identifying the competencies required by managers to establish a meritocracy system in sports organizations

Background: the objective of this research was to identify the competencies required by managers to establish a meritocracy system in sports organizations. methods: the method of this research is qualitative and uses the phenomenology method. the statistical population of this research included the professors of the academic faculties of the country's universities with leadership and management experience in sports organizations. the validity and reliability of this research confirm using the indicators of validity, transferability, trustworthiness, and verifiability .results: after coding the research stages using the phenomenological method, 54 sub-themes we identified in 5 areas of managerial, specialized, personality, communication and leadership competencies. the results of the research showed that the competencies required for managers in sports organizations include managerial competencies (planning, decision-making skills), specialized competencies (education and experience), personality competencies (such as justice and order management), communication skills (human and political relations skills) leadership skills (motivation skills, flexibility). conclusions: the results of this research can be utilized to establish a meritocracy system in sports organizations.