The European Sport Economics Association (ESEA) is a scientific association that was founded in Cologne on 4 October 2010.

Its aim is to promote communication between academics as well as practitioners in the field of sport economics and to demonstrate the benefits of relevant research and academic training in Europe to academics, practitioners, politicians and the public. The purpose is primarily realised through the organisation of an annual conference and the publication of documents in the field of sports economics.

The 16th ESEA Conference 2025 was hosted by the University of Innsbruck from 27 to 29 August 2025 in Innsbruck (Austria). The International Journal of Sport Finance, the official ESEA journal, will publish a special issue dedicated to selected papers from the conference.

The 17th ESEA Conference 2026 will be hosted by the University of Zurich and will take place from 19 to 21 August 2026 in Zurich (Switzerland). In the lead-up to the conferenceto the PhD seminar will be held from 17 to 19 August 2025.