In today's world of business, the term project has become an integral subject in the organization of activities. It is applicable in various industrial and economic branches, and project management methods serve as a basis for the successful implementation of business activities. The selected topic explores the role and importance of project management methods in the field of sports event management. The paper also presents the management processes of the project and their life cycle. Considering that the understanding of project success as well as project management developed during the year, the historical development of the project idea and evaluation of project success is presented. In order to more clearly show the connection between the project management process and the management of sports events, this paper presents the specification of the types of events and defines the concept of a sports event. In this aspect, we tried to prove the connection and interdependence of project management methods in the organization of sports events. As part of these statements, a research part of the work follows in the form of interviews with various sports organizers in the area of Zagreb in order to establish in reality the applicability and importance of project management methods in the development of sports events and sports in general.