Indeed, unlike shareholders in a company, the members of the association do not invest their capital in order to acquire "ownership" of a certain share in the association (although they are required to pay a registration fee to the association in order to be a member of it); they cannot sell or transfer their "right of membership" in the association; they are not entitled to enjoy its profits; nor are they entitled to benefit from the balance of its assets if it is dissolved (see section 15(c) of the association's articles of association, According to it: "The association has been dissolved and after its debts have been paid in full, its assets remain, these assets will be transferred to another association with similar goals to the association's"; and compare the matter of Kahani, in paragraphs 31-32, to the judgment of Justice Y. Amit).
- At the same time, even if the members of the association have no clear property interest in it, this does not mean that they have no interest in its economic and administrative conduct. First, the members of the Association (and not only them) have an interest in promoting the purpose for which it was established and is working - "Development, Concentration and Management of Football in Israel". As stated above, the Association needs funds to achieve this goal, funds it may receive if a lawsuit filed on its behalf is accepted.
Moreover, in the case of the Football Association, the goal is realized, among other things, by transferring resources – both financial and other – to the teams. The groups are therefore among the beneficiaries of the Association's activities, and have an interest in the Association's activities and in enriching its coffers. Therefore, the members of the Football Association are at least some of the beneficiaries of the realization of its goals, who may benefit from an improvement in its financial situation.
The main conclusion from the above is that even if the members of an association do not usually have a "strong" property interest in having a derivative claim in its name accepted, the association itself (and in particular the association) has such an interest. Hence, the purpose of the derivative claim to protect the property interest of the corporation exists in relation to the association. Moreover, in the case of the Football Association, the members of the association are also among the beneficiaries of the realization of its goals, and this benefit is often of an economic-property nature.