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Observatory on the Italian Sport System

Since 2006, the European Union has acknowledged the significant contribution made by sport to the continent’s economy; not just as a driver for growth and employment, but also for its positive effects on the health of citizens, on territorial growth, tourism and social integration. The EU has asked Italy to follow the example of other virtuous countries by equipping itself with the tools needed to measure the value of sport nationally. To respond to the European Union request to report regularly on Sport System data, Banca Ifis has started publishing an annual Report. Its first edition was presented on 30 March in the CONI offices in Rome, in the presence of Giovanni Malagò, President of CONI, and Ernesto Furstenberg Fassio, Deputy Chairman of Banca Ifis.

In 2022, the Observatory monitored the evolution of the Italian sport system, carrying out an in-depth study on the youth sport ecosystem. Banca Ifis, which has always been close to the world of sport, is this year supporting the growth of young Federation athletes by donating 160,000 Euros worth of scholarships. The initiative and new advertising campaign were presented on 15 December in Rome by the Chairman of CONI Giovanni Malagò and the Chairman of Banca Ifis Ernesto Fürstenberg Fassio.

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“Banca Ifis has always had a lively interest in sport and this has led us to support worthy initiatives for the professional, amateur and youth sport system.”

ERNESTO FÜRSTENBERG FASSIO - PRESIDENTE DI BANCA IFIS

The Observatory on the Italian Sport System

The Italian Sport System Observatory is the first study to measure the economic dimension of all the components of sport and to provide public and private decision makers with data and information that are essential for making strategic decisions.

Football

Main Sponsor of U.C. Sampdoria men’s and women’s team.

Basket

Special Partner of Umana Reyer Venezia men’s and women’s team.

Official Partner of Lega Basket Serie A.

Golf

Exclusive sponsor of the youth sector of the Villa Condulmer Golf Club, of the Pro-Am tournament and of a doubles tournament.

Volley

Partner del Vero Volley Monza men’s and women’s team.

Main Jersey Sponsor of A.S.D. Volley Letojanni.

Athletics

Sponsor of Venicemarathon 2021 and 2022.

Sci

Partner of Mexican Alpine Ski Championships 2022.

The Sports Campaign of Banca Ifis

The advertising campaign dedicated to the world and values of sport focuses on four of the recipients of scholarships – who ideally make up the ‘digital bloom‘, the Bank’s iconic logo – engaged in their sporting activities.

The athletes are: cyclist Mattia Predomo, Gold at the Junior World Track Cycling Championships (Tel Aviv 2022) in two different disciplines; sports climber Beatrice Colli, Gold at the Junior World Championships (Dallas 2022) and Gold at the U18 World Championships (Voronexh 2021); judoka Assunta Scutto, Gold at the Junior World Championships (Olbia 2021) and Bronze at the Senior World Championships (Tashkent 2022); and fencer Pietro Torre, Gold in the team category at the Junior World Championships (Dubai 2022), Silver in the individual category (Dubai 2022), and Bronze in the team category at the Senior World Championships (Cairo 2022).

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The numbers of sport

96
billion€

IN ANNUAL REVENUE

3.6
%

GDP

of which10
billion€
POSITIVE EXTERNALITIES

The extraordinary 2020-2021 two-year period lived by sport forces us to assess the historical trend differently; to consider the constraints and restrictions imposed by the pandemic. That is why this edition of the Observatory presents data considering 2019 as an average year of reference.