  Increasing investments into various dimensions of sports draw a significant
amount of attention to the way these resources are being managed and which
organizations achieve development goals with higher efficiency. This paper
reviews the methodology of designing an efficiency rating model for assessing
sports entities, focusing on the experience of Russian football. The Russian
Regional Efficiency of Football Development model aims to evaluate the regional
federations of the Football Union of Russian via 5 dimensions. The scoring
method of the model is based on the three-sigma rule of distribution. Support
factors in the form of population density and climate were also included, since
Russian regions significantly differentiate in these aspects. The findings of
this paper showcased that not a single region was able to achieve a maximum 5-
star rating, while regions set to host the 2018 FIFA World Cup did not score
better compared to others. In conclusion the authors provide various
suggestions on further developing and implementing rating models within global
sports organizations.
