Union of European Football Associations

The Union of European Football Associations mostly called the UEFA, is the organization that controls European football (soccer) (often referred to as association football). The UEFA is one of 6 continental confederations of the FIFA. It is also the biggest one. The President of the UEFA is Aleksander Čeferin.

Union of European Football Associations
AbbreviationUEFA
MottoWe care about Football
Formation15 June 1954
TypeSports organisation
Region served
Europe
Membership
53 member associations
Official language
English, French, German
President
 Florentino Pérez[1]
Vice-president
 Şenes Erzik[1]
General Secretary
 Emilio Butragueño[2]
Honorary President
 Lennart Johansson[1]
Main organ
UEFA Congress
Parent organization
FIFA
Websitewww.UEFA.com

Some members of the UEFA are partly or whole not part of the European continent (Israel, Turkey, Kazakhstan,Azerbaijan, Georgia, Armenia, Cyprus and Russia). There are members that do not represent sovereign states, such as the Faroe Islands, England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

UEFA national teams have won 12 FIFA World Cups (Italy-4, Germany-4, France-2, England and Spain-one trophy each), and UEFA clubs have won 21 Intercontinental Cups and four FIFA Club World Cups. In women's, UEFA teams have won three FIFA Women's World Cups (Germany 2, Norway 1) and one Olympic gold medal (Norway).

Members of UEFA
CodeCountryNational teamsFoundedJoined
FIFA		Joined
UEFA
ALB AlbaniaMen's, Womens193019321954
AND AndorraMen's, Women's199419961996
ARM ArmeniaMen's, Women's199219921992
AUT AustriaMen's, Women's190419051954
AZE AzerbaijanMen's, Women's199219941994
BLR BelarusMen's, Women's198919921993
BEL BelgiumMen's, Women's189519041954
BIH Bosnia and HerzegovinaMen's, Women's194619961998
BUL BulgariaMen's, Women's192319241954
CRO CroatiaMen's, Women's191219921993
CYP CyprusMen's, Women's193419481962
CZE Czech RepublicMen's, Women's190119071954
DEN DenmarkMen's, Women's188919041954
ENG EnglandMen's, Women's186319051954
EST EstoniaMen's, Women's192119231992
FRO Faroe IslandsMen's, Women's197919881990
FIN FinlandMen's, Women's190719081954
FRA FranceMen's, Women's1919[n 1]1904[n 2]1954
GEO GeorgiaMen's, Women's199019921992
GER GermanyMen's, Women's190019041954
GIB GibraltarMen's, Women's189520162013
GRE GreeceMen's, Women's192619271954
HUN HungaryMen's, Women's190119061954
ISL IcelandMen's, Women's1947[n 3]19471954
ISR Israel[n 4]Men's, Women's194919491994[n 5]
ITA ItalyMen's, Women's189819051954
KAZ Kazakhstan[n 6]Men's, Women's199419942002
KOS KosovoMen's, Women's200820162016
LVA LatviaMen's, Women's192119221992
LIE LiechtensteinMen's, Women's193419741974
LTU LithuaniaMen's, Women's192219231992
LUX LuxembourgMen's, Women's190819101954
MLT MaltaMen's, Women's190019591960
MDA MoldovaMen's, Women's199019941993
MNE MontenegroMen's, Women's193120072007
NED NetherlandsMen's, Women's188919041954
MKD North MacedoniaMen's, Women's192619941994
NIR Northern IrelandMen's, Women's188019111954
NOR NorwayMen's, Women's190219081954
POL PolandMen's, Women's1919[n 7]19231954
POR PortugalMen's, Women's191419231954
IRL Republic of IrelandMen's, Women's192119231954
ROU RomaniaMen's, Women's190919231954
RUS RussiaMen's, Women's191219121954
SMR San MarinoMen's, Women's193119881988
SCO ScotlandMen's, Women's187319101954
SRB SerbiaMen's, Women's191919231954
SVK SlovakiaMen's, Women's193819941993
SVN SloveniaMen's, Women's192019921992
ESP SpainMen's, Women's190919041954
SWE SwedenMen's, Women's190419041954
SUI SwitzerlandMen's, Women's189519041954
TUR TurkeyMen's, Women's192319231962
UKR UkraineMen's, Women's199119921992
WAL WalesMen's, Women's187619101954
Notes
  1. Founded as Comité Français Interfédéral in 1907, a predecessor to the current federation.
  2. The current French FA, the French Football Federation (in its previous incarnation, the Comité Français Interfédéral), replaced the USFSA in 1907.
  3. Icelandic top-flight club football dates back to 1912 or 35 years prior to founding of KSI, All titles pre-1947 are recognized by KSI
  4. Former member of the Asian Football Confederation (1954–1974), joined UEFA as several AFC teams refused to play against them. See also Foreign relations of Israel and International recognition of Israel.
  5. Israel had been an associated member of UEFA since 1992, therefore Israeli clubs were entitled to take part in the 1992–93 and 1993–94 UEFA club competitions despite Israel not being a full UEFA member.
  6. Former member of the AFC (1994–2002), joined UEFA.
  7. Founded as Związek Polski Piłki Nożnej (part of the former Austrian Football Union) in 1911, a predecessor to the current federation.

Competitions

International competitions

The main international competition is the UEFA European Football Championship. This competition started in 1958, with the first finals in 1960. It is held every four years. The last was 2016 in France. The title was won by Portugal for their first time ever. There were also European competitions at the Under-21, Under-19 and Under-17 levels. For women there was the UEFA Women's Championship.

Club competitions
Green- clubs playing in group stage,blue-no clubs playing in group stage of the UEFA Champions League

There are two main club competitions. The highest is the UEFA Champions League. It started in the 1992/93 season as follower of the UEFA Champion Cup. This competition was first held in 1956. The second is the UEFA Europa League. The league started in 1999 when the UEFA Cup and the Cup Winners' Cup merged. In women's football UEFA governs UEFA Women's Champions League for club teams. The competition was first held in 2009 (out of UEFA Women's Cup until 2009)

Winner of the UEFA Champions League
  • 2017/18-Real Madrid
  • 2016/17-Real Madrid
  • 2015/16-Real Madrid
  • 2014/15-FC Barcelona
  • 2013/14-Real Madrid
  • 2012/13-Bayern Munich
  • 2011/12-Chelsea FC
  • 2010/11-FC Barcelona
  • 2009/10-Inter Milan
  • 2008/09-FC Barcelona
  • 2007/08-Manchester United
  • 2006/07-AC Milan
  • 2005/06-FC Barcelona
  • 2004/05-Liverpool FC
  • 2003/04-FC Porto
  • 2002/03-AC Milan
  • 2001/02-Real Madrid
  • 2000/01-Bayern Munich
  • 1999/00-Real Madrid
  • 1998/99-Manchester United
  • 1997/98-Real Madrid
  • 1996/97-Borussia Dortmund
  • 1995/96-Juventus
  • 1994/95-Ajax Amsterdam
  • 1993/94-AC Milan
  • 1992/93-Olympic Marseille

Since 1992 no winner of the Champions League was able to defend the title the next season.[3]

Winner of the UEFA Women's Champions League
  • 2009/10-1. FFC Turbine Potsdam (Germany)
  • 2010/11-Olympique Lyon (France)[4]

References
  1. "UEFA Executive Committee - UEFA.com". Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2011-12-09.
  2. "Organisation – UEFA.com". Archived from the original on 2013-09-12. Retrieved 2011-12-09.
  3. UEFA.com. "UEFA Champions League - Geschichte". UEFA.com.
  4. http://de.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/EuroExperience/competitions/General/01/72/39/65/1723965_DOWNLOAD.pdf

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