The Identification of Obstacles to develoment of women's elite football in Iran

The purpose of this research was an identification of obstacles to develoment of women's championship football in Iran. This study is a descriptive-survey that do it survey form. Measuring tool of research is a 9 dimnesions questionnaire Debosscher elite sport development and developed by interview and research Foundations. In interview section, Statistical population was national coaches, national players and woman Expert referees and national players that interview lasted until Achieving Saturated. In questionnare section, population was included coaches (n=22), Supervisors (n=22), referees (n=22) that samples was equal to population. And players of women's football super league (n=150). Method of sampling was Purposive sampling. Overally, 152 people as statistical sampling selected in this research. Data analysed by using SPSS software (ver: 22) to KS statistical tests and Friedman.factor analysis did with Amos 21. Results showed that among nine dimensionals of management levels, sport facilities was the most importamt obstcle with 0.895 factor loads and financial support was the least important with 0.464 factor load barriers in women's championship football development. regarding to this current results, the most inportant obstcle of womens’ championship football was sport facility.According to women's sport is at the beginning of the path of development. Therfore in the current situation requires to the development of sports facilities and equipment. Although, other dimensionals are as development obstcles of womens championship football with significant important.but descision makers should pay more attention to development of womens championship football based on this this research.