Vol. 7, Issue 2, Part F (2025)

The research aims to identify administrative growth and its role in enhancing administrative innovation among club managements in the Iraqi Professional Football League. This is achieved by determining the level of administrative growth in the managements of clubs participating in the Iraqi Professional League, identifying the reality of administrative innovation among club managements participating in the Iraqi Professional League, and analyzing the relationship between administrative growth and administrative innovation among club managements participating in the Iraqi Professional League. The research areas were, from the human field: members of the administrative bodies of sports clubs participating in the Professional Football League for the season (2023-2024), the time period (February 14, 2024) to (June 18, 2024), and the spatial field: the headquarters of sports clubs for the Professional Football League in Iraq for the season (2023-2024). The current research community was determined through a sample limitation, where the research community and sample were determined from the members of the administrative bodies of sports clubs for the Professional Football League in Iraq, where the number of members of the administrative bodies reached (166) distributed among the sports clubs for the Professional Football League participating in the league for the season (2023/2024) According to the available statistics, the researcher adopted a percentage of (100%) for the research sample, where (166) members of the administrative bodies of sports clubs for the Iraqi Professional Football League were approved. Then the researcher divided the current research sample into (3) basic samples (exploratory - preparation - application). The results showed that administrations are moving towards adopting flexible work models that encourage continuous renewal and development. Administrative bodies are keen to enhance the effective participation of the human element in innovation processes. The findings demonstrate that there is growing interest in acquiring new technologies to aid in administrative work. The greatest suggestions were: improving culture of creativity by incorporating innovation standards in performance analysis, integrating flexible organizational systems that enable unending adjustment depending on variables, and mobilizing empowerment initiatives to improve the involvement of the human aspect in decision making.