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UEFA
Union of European Football Associations
AbbreviationUEFA
Formation15 June 1954; 71 years ago (1954-06-15)
Founded atBasel, Switzerland
TypeFootball organisation
HeadquartersNyon, Switzerland
Coordinates46°22′16″N 6°13′52″E / 46.371009°N 6.23103°E / 46.371009; 6.23103
Region
Europe[a]
Membership55 full member associations
Official languages
English
French
German[1]
(other main but not official: Italian, Russian, Portuguese, Spanish)[2]
Aleksander Čeferin[3]
First vice-president
Gabriele Gravina
Vice-presidents
Hans-Joachim Watzke
Jesper Møller Christensen
Laura McAllister
Armand Duka
General secretary
Theodore Theodoridis
Main organ
UEFA Congress
Parent organization
FIFA
Websiteuefa.com

The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA /jˈfə/ yoo-AY-fə; French: Union des associations européennes de football;[b] German: Union der europäischen Fußballverbände[c]) is the governing body of football in Europe, uniting 55 national associations and overseeing the promotion, regulation and development of the sport across the continent. It runs many of the world’s leading football competitions, such as the Champions League, the Women's Champions League, the European Championship and the Women's European Championship, and reinvests 97.5% of its net revenue[4] back into the game to ensure long-term sustainability and growth.

UEFA works closely with its member national associations, leagues, clubs, players’ unions, supporters and European institutions, such as the European Commission, to safeguard the integrity of football and maintain its role as a unifying force. The organisation is headquartered in Nyon, Switzerland.[5]

UEFA is one of the continental confederations within global football’s governance structure and forms part of the wider ecosystem under FIFA, the world governing body, with which it cooperates on regulatory, competitive and development matters. It also works directly alongside the five other confederations to further develop the game around the world, through the UEFA Together programme.

History

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UEFA was founded on 15 June 1954 in Basel, Switzerland, after several European national associations sought to strengthen cooperation in football following the Second World War. Associations aimed to expand international play, develop refereeing and coaching, and take advantage of emerging broadcast technologies. A pioneering trio – Ottorino Barassi, José Crahay and Henri Delaunay – played key roles in shaping the organisation’s creation and advancing a unified European football structure.[6]

Soon after, UEFA launched its first major competitions: the European Champion Clubs’ Cup in 1955 and the European Championship in 1958, both destined to become central pillars of European and global football.[6]

Over the decades, UEFA has expanded to 55 member associations and broadened its remit beyond competitions to include governance, development, social responsibility and sustainability.[5]

Running elite competitions

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UEFA organises many of football's premier competitions, including the UEFA EURO, UEFA Women's EURO, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Women’s Champions League, UEFA Europa League, and the UEFA Youth League, alongside major futsal and youth tournaments. These competitions set benchmarks for sporting quality and global reach, defining the competitive landscape of European football.[7][8]

The organisation also upholds regulatory standards – such as financial sustainability and club licensing – to ensure integrity, stability and fairness across all competitions.[9]

Developing the game at all levels

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UEFA reinvests 97.5% of its net revenue into football development to strengthen grassroots initiatives, coaching, refereeing, facilities and infrastructure, youth pathways and long-term association capacities across Europe.[10][11]

UEFA promotes solidarity and ensures that all 55 of its member associations benefit from development funding and initiatives. This work is further supported by providing accessible education, governance insights and extensive coverage of the game.

Sustainable football

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UEFA increasingly integrates sustainability into its wider mission, using the reach and influence of football as a force for social and environmental good. Its programmes focus on inclusion, equality, community impact and responsible governance, extending the organisation’s influence beyond the pitch.[12]

The UEFA Foundation for Children contributes significantly to this vision by using football to support vulnerable children around the world, promoting education, inclusion and opportunities for a better future.[13]

Executive committee

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The UEFA executive committee comprises the UEFA president and up to 19 other members: 16 elected by the UEFA Congress (including at least two female members), two by European Football Clubs and one by the European Leagues. All members hold the same rights and duties[14]

List of UEFA office holders

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List of presidents of UEFA
President Nationality Term
Ebbe Schwartz Image Denmark 1954–1962
Gustav Wiederkehr Image Switzerland 1962–1972
Sándor Barcs Image Hungary 1972–1973 (acting)
Artemio Franchi Image Italy 1973–1983
Jacques Georges Image France 1983–1990
Lennart Johansson Image Sweden 1990–2007
Michel Platini Image France 2007–2015
Ángel María Villar Image Spain 2015–2016 (acting)
Aleksander Čeferin Image Slovenia 2016–present
List of secretaries general of UEFA
Chief Executive
Secretary general Nationality Term
Henri Delaunay Image France 1954–1955
Pierre Delaunay Image France 1955–1960
Hans Bangerter Image Switzerland 1960–1989
Gerhard Aigner Image Germany 1989–1999
1999–2003
Lars-Christer Olsson Image Sweden 2003–2007
Gianni Infantino Image Switzerland
Image Italy
2007
David Taylor Image Scotland 2007–2009
Gianni Infantino Image Switzerland
Image Italy
2009–2016
Theodore Theodoridis Image Greece 2016–present

Members

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Code Association National teams Founded FIFA
affiliation
UEFA
affiliation
IOC
member
ALB Image Albania 1930 1932 1954 Yes
AND Image Andorra 1994 1996 1996 Yes
ARM Image Armenia 1992 1992 1992 Yes
AUT Image Austria 1904 1905 1954 Yes
AZE Image Azerbaijan 1992 1994 1994 Yes
BLR Image Belarus 1989 1992 1993 Yes
BEL Image Belgium 1895 1904 1954 Yes
BIH Image Bosnia and Herzegovina 1920 1996 1998 Yes
BUL Image Bulgaria 1923 1924 1954 Yes
CRO Image Croatia 1912 1941 1993 Yes
CYP Image Cyprus 1934 1948 1962 Yes
CZE Image Czech Republic 1901 1907 1954 Yes
DEN Image Denmark 1889 1904 1954 Yes
ENG Image England 1863 1905 1954 No[d]
EST Image Estonia 1921 1923 1992 Yes
FRO Image Faroe Islands 1979 1988 1990 No[e]
FIN Image Finland 1907 1908 1954 Yes
FRA Image France 1919[f] 1904[g] 1954 Yes
GEO Image Georgia 1990 1992 1992 Yes
GER Image Germany 1900 1904 1954 Yes
GIB Image Gibraltar 1895 2016 2013 No[d]
GRE Image Greece 1926 1927 1954 Yes
HUN Image Hungary 1901 1906 1954 Yes
ISL Image Iceland 1947[h] 1947 1954 Yes
ISR Image Israel[i] 1928 1929 1994[j] Yes
ITA Image Italy 1898 1905 1954 Yes
KAZ Image Kazakhstan[k] 1994 1994 2002 Yes[l]
KOS Image Kosovo 2008 2016 2016 Yes
LVA Image Latvia 1921 1922 1992 Yes
LIE Image Liechtenstein 1934 1974 1974 Yes
LTU Image Lithuania 1922 1923 1992 Yes
LUX Image Luxembourg 1908 1910 1954 Yes
MLT Image Malta 1900 1959 1960 Yes
MDA Image Moldova 1990 1994 1993 Yes
MNE Image Montenegro 1931 2007 2007 Yes
NED Image Netherlands 1889 1904 1954 Yes
MKD Image North Macedonia 1926 1994 1994 Yes
NIR Image Northern Ireland 1880 1911 1954 No[d]
NOR Image Norway 1902 1908 1954 Yes
POL Image Poland 1919[m] 1923 1954 Yes
POR Image Portugal 1914 1923 1954 Yes
IRL Image Republic of Ireland 1921 1923 1954 Yes
ROU Image Romania 1909 1923 1954 Yes
RUS Image Russia 1912 1912 1954 Yes
SMR Image San Marino 1931 1988 1988 Yes
SCO Image Scotland 1873 1910 1954 No[d]
SRB Image Serbia 1919 1923 1954 Yes
SVK Image Slovakia 1938 1939 1993 Yes
SVN Image Slovenia 1920 1992 1992 Yes
ESP Image Spain 1909 1904 1954 Yes
SWE Image Sweden 1904 1904 1954 Yes
SUI Image Switzerland 1895 1904 1954 Yes
TUR Image Turkey 1923 1923 1962 Yes
UKR Image Ukraine 1991 1992 1992 Yes
WAL Image Wales 1876 1910 1954 No[d]

Aspiring future members

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  • Image Jersey: In December 2015, an application was submitted to UEFA to allow Jersey to take part in international matches,[15] following on from Gibraltar's admission two years earlier.[16] In October 2016, Jersey's bid to join UEFA was rejected,[17] but this decision was appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in June 2017.[18] In September 2017, the CAS ordered the UEFA Congress to hear Jersey's case.[19] In February 2018 a majority of the member associations of UEFA voted against admitting Jersey as a member.[20]

Former members

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Association Year Note
Image Saarland 1954–1956 [n]
East Germany East Germany 1954–1990
Soviet Union Soviet Union
Image CIS
1954–1991
1992
[o]
Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia 1954–1993 [p]
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia
Serbia and Montenegro FR Yugoslavia
Serbia and Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro
1954–1992
1992–2003
2003–2006
[q]

Competitions

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UEFA continental competitions

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Defunct

UEFA runs official international competitions in Europe and some countries of Northern, Southwestern and Central Asia for national teams and professional clubs, known as UEFA competitions, some of which are regarded as the world's most prestigious tournaments.

UEFA is the organiser of two of the most prestigious competitions in international football: The UEFA European Championship and the UEFA Nations League. The main competition for men's national teams is the UEFA European Championship (also known as the Euro), which started in 1958, with the first finals in 1960, and was known as the European Nations Cup until 1964. The UEFA Nations League is the second tournament of UEFA and was introduced in 2018. The tournament largely replaced the international friendly matches previously played on the FIFA International Match Calendar. It will be played every two years.

UEFA also runs national competitions at Under-21, Under-19 and Under-17 levels. For women's national teams, UEFA operates the UEFA Women's Championship for senior national sides as well as Women's Under-19 and Women's Under-17 Championships.

World, Olympic and intercontinental competitions

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Beside continental European competitions for national and their junior teams, the UEFA organizes various qualification male and female tournaments among European national and their junior teams for World Cups (organized by FIFA) and Olympics (organized by IOC).

UEFA also organised the UEFA–CAF Meridian Cup with CAF for youth teams in an effort to boost youth football. UEFA launched the UEFA Regions' Cup, for semi-professional teams representing their local region, in 1999. In futsal there is the UEFA Futsal Championship and UEFA Under-19 Futsal Championship. Despite the existence of UEFA's Futsal and Beach soccer committee, UEFA does not organise any beach soccer competitions. International and club beach soccer competitions for UEFA members are organised externally by Beach Soccer Worldwide.

The Italian, German, Spanish, French and Russian[r] men's national teams are the only teams to have won the European football championship in all categories.

Club

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Image
UEFA member countries by club competition entry entitlements, 2009/10

The top-ranked UEFA competition is the UEFA Champions League, which started in 1955 as the European Champion Clubs' Cup (or simply the European Cup) and initially only gathered the top team of each country; this competition has since been expanded to gather the top 1–4 teams of each country's league (the number of teams depend on that country's ranking and can be upgraded or downgraded).

A second, lower-ranked competition is the UEFA Europa League. This competition, for national knockout cup winners and high-placed league teams, was launched by UEFA in 1971 as a successor of both the former UEFA Cup and the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup (also began in 1955). A third competition, the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, which started in 1960, was absorbed into the UEFA Cup (now UEFA Europa League) in 1999.

In December 2018, UEFA announced the creation of a third club competition, later named the UEFA Europa Conference League. The competition features 32 teams in 8 groups of 4, with a knockout round between the second placed teams in Europa Conference League and the third placed teams in the Europa League, leading to a final 16 knockout stage featuring the eight group winners. The first edition of the competition was played in 2021–2022.[21]

In women's football UEFA also conducts the UEFA Women's Champions League for club teams. The competition was first held in 2001, and was known as the UEFA Women's Cup until 2009.

The UEFA Super Cup pits the winners of the Champions League against the winners of the Europa League (previously the winners of the Cup Winners' Cup), and came into being in 1973.[22][23][24]

The UEFA Intertoto Cup was a summer competition, previously operated by several Central European football associations, which was relaunched and recognised as official UEFA club competition by UEFA in 1995.[25] The last Intertoto Cup took place in 2008.

The European/South American Cup was jointly organised with CONMEBOL between the Champions League and the Copa Libertadores winners.[26]

Only five teams[27][28] (Juventus, Ajax, Manchester United, Bayern Munich and Chelsea[s]) have won each of the three main competitions (European Cup/UEFA Champions League, European Cup Winners' Cup/UEFA Cup Winners' Cup and UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League),[29] a feat that is no longer possible for any team that did not win the Cup Winners' Cup. There are currently eight teams throughout Europe that have won two of the three trophies; all but one have won the Cup Winners' Cup, four require a win in the Champions League and four require a UEFA Europa League win.

Until the first staging of the UEFA Europa Conference League in 2022, Juventus of Italy was the only team in Europe to win all UEFA's official championships and cups[30] and, in commemoration of achieving that feat, have received The UEFA Plaque by the Union of European Football Associations on 12 July 1988.[31][32]

UEFA's premier futsal competition is the UEFA Futsal Cup, a tournament started in 2001 which replaced the former Futsal European Clubs Championship. This event, despite enjoying a long and well-established tradition in the European futsal community, dating back to 1984, was never recognised as official by UEFA.

There was an attempt to create a Europa League-style second tier women's club competition, which had been in discussion since 2021.[33] In December 2023, the attempt came into a fruition, with the first edition of the competition to be played in 2025–26.[34] In December 2024, the name of the competition, "UEFA Women's Europa Cup", was announced.[35][36]

Current title holders

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Competition Year Champions Title Runners-up Next edition
Intercontinental (UEFA–CONMEBOL)
Finalissima 2022 Image Argentina 2nd Image Italy 2026
Women's Finalissima 2023 Image England 1st Image Brazil 2026
Club Challenge 2023 Spain Sevilla 1st Ecuador Independiente del Valle 2025
U-20 Intercontinental Cup 2024 Brazil Flamengo 1st Greece Olympiacos 2025
Futsal Finalissima 2022 Image Portugal 1st Image Spain 2026
Men's national teams
European Championship 2024 Image Spain 4th Image England 2028
Nations League 2024–25 Image Portugal 2nd Image Spain 2026–27
U-21 Championship 2025 Image England 4th Image Germany 2027
U-19 Championship 2025 Image Netherlands 1st Image Spain 2026
U-17 Championship 2025 Image Portugal 7th Image France 2026
Futsal Championship 2026 Image Spain 8th Image Portugal 2030
U-19 Futsal Championship 2025 Image Portugal 2nd Image Spain 2027
Women's national teams
Women's Championship 2025 Image England 2nd Image Spain 2029
Women's Nations League 2025 Image Spain 2nd Image Germany 2027
Women's U-19 Championship 2025 Image Spain 7th Image France 2026
Women's U-17 Championship 2025 Image Netherlands 1st Image Norway 2026
Women's Futsal Championship 2023 Image Spain 3rd Image Ukraine 2027
Men's club teams
Super Cup 2025 France Paris Saint-Germain 1st England Tottenham Hotspur 2026
Champions League 2024–25 France Paris Saint-Germain 1st Italy Inter Milan 2025–26
Europa League 2024–25 England Tottenham Hotspur 3rd England Manchester United 2025–26
Conference League 2024–25 England Chelsea 1st Spain Real Betis 2025–26
Youth League 2024–25 Spain Barcelona 3rd Turkey Trabzonspor 2025–26
Futsal Champions League 2024–25 Spain Palma Futsal 3rd Kazakhstan Kairat 2025–26
Women's club teams
Women's Champions League 2024–25 England Arsenal 2nd Spain Barcelona 2025–26
Women's Europa Cup Sweden 1st Sweden 2025–26
Men's amateur teams
Regions' Cup 2025 Spain Aragon 1st Poland Dolnośląski 2027

Titles by nation

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Nation Men Women Futsal Total
Euro NL U21 U19 U17 Euro NL U19 U17 Men's U19 Women's
Image Spain 4 1 5 12 9 2 6 5 7 2 3 56
Image Germany[t] 3 3 3 4 8 6 8 35
Image France 2 1 1 8 3 5 1 21
Image England 4 11 2 2 1 20
Image Portugal 1 2 4 7 2 2 18
Image Italy 2 5 4 2 1 2 16
Image Russia[u] 1 2 6 3 1 1 14
Image Netherlands 1 2 1 4 1 1 1 11
Image Sweden 1 1 3 5
Image Czech Republic[v] 1 1 1 1 4
Image Serbia[w] 1 3 4
Image Bulgaria 3 3
Image Hungary 3 3
Image Poland 1 1 1 3
Image Turkey 1 2 3
Image Austria 2 2
Image Denmark 1 1 2
Image Norway 2 2
Image Republic of Ireland 1 1 2
Image Belgium 1 1
Image Greece 1 1
Image Romania 1 1
Image Scotland 1 1
Image  Switzerland 1 1
Image Ukraine 1 1

Sponsors

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UEFA national team competitions[37]
UEFA Champions League
Global sponsors
Suppliers and enhanced partners

Note: The UEFA Champions League sponsors are also sponsors of the UEFA Super Cup and the UEFA Youth League.

UEFA Europa League
Global sponsors
Suppliers

Note: The UEFA Europa League sponsors are also sponsors of the UEFA Conference League.

UEFA women's football competitions

FIFA World Rankings

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Overview

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Team of the Year

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Major tournament records

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Legend

  •  1st  – Champions
  •  2nd  – Runners-up
  •  3rd  – Third place[x]
  •  4th  – Fourth place
  • QF – Quarter-finals (1934–1938, 1954–1970, and 1986–present: knockout round of 8)
  • R3 – Round 3 (2026–present: knockout round of 16)
  • R2 – Round 2 (1974–1978: second group stage, top 8; 1982: second group stage, top 12; 1986–2022: knockout round of 16; 2026–present: knockout round of 32)
  • R1 – Round 1 (1930, 1950–1970 and 1986–present: group stage; 1934–1938: knockout round of 16; 1974–1982: first group stage)
  • Q — Qualified for upcoming tournament
  •  ••  – Qualified but withdrew
  •    – Did not qualify
  •  ×  – Did not enter / Withdrew / Banned
  •     – Hosts

For each tournament, the flag of the host country and the number of teams in each finals tournament (in brackets) are shown.

FIFA World Cup

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FIFA World Cup record
Team 1930
Uruguay
(13)
1934
Italy
(16)
1938
France
(15)
1950
Brazil
(13)
1954
Switzerland
(16)
1958
Sweden
(16)
1962
Chile
(16)
1966
England
(16)
1970
Mexico
(16)
1974
West Germany
(16)
1978
Argentina
(16)
1982
Spain
(24)
1986
Mexico
(24)
1990
Italy
(24)
1994
United States
(24)
1998
France
(32)
2002
South Korea
Japan
(32)
2006
Germany
(32)
2010
South Africa
(32)
2014
Brazil
(32)
2018
Russia
(32)
2022
Qatar
(32)
2026
Canada
Mexico
United States
(48)
2030
Morocco
Portugal
Spain
(48)
2034
Saudi Arabia
(48)
Years
Image Austria × 4th ×[y] × 3rd R1
15th
× R2
7th
R2
8th
R1
T-18th
R1
23rd
Q 8
Image Belgium R1
11th
R1
15th
R1
13th
× R1
12th
R1
T-10th
R2
10th
4th R2
11th
R2
11th
R1
19th
R2
14th
QF
6th
3rd R1
23rd
Q 15
Image Bosnia and Herzegovina Part of Yugoslavia × R1
20th
Q 2
Image Bulgaria × × R1
15th
R1
15th
R1
13th
R1
12th
R2
15th
4th R1
29th
7
Image Croatia Part of Yugoslavia × 3rd R1
23rd
R1
22nd
R1
19th
2nd 3rd Q 7
Image Czech Republic[z] × 2nd QF
5th
× R1
14th
R1
9th
2nd R1
15th
R1
19th
QF
6th
R1
20th
Q 10
Image Denmark × × × × × × R2
9th
QF
8th
R2
10th
R1
24th
R2
11th
R1
28th
6
Image East Germany[z] Part of Germany × × R2
6th
Part of Germany 1
Image England × × × R1
8th
QF
6th
R1
11th
QF
8th
1st QF
8th
R2
6th
QF
8th
4th R2
9th
QF
6th
QF
7th
R2
13th
R1
26th
4th QF
6th
Q 17
Image France R1
7th
R1
T-9th
QF
6th
R1
11th
3rd R1
T-13th
R1
12th
4th 3rd 1st R1
28th
2nd R1
29th
QF
7th
1st 2nd Q 17
Image Germany[z] × 3rd R1
10th
× 1st 4th QF
7th
2nd 3rd 1st R2
6th
2nd 2nd 1st QF
5th
QF
7th
2nd 3rd 3rd 1st R1
22nd
R1
17th
Q 21
Image Greece × × R1
24th
R1
25th
R2
13th
3
Image Hungary × QF
6th
2nd × 2nd R1
10th
QF
5th
QF
6th
R1
15th
R1
14th
R1
18th
9
Image Iceland × × × × × × × × R1
28th
1
Image Israel[aa] × R1
12th
1
Image Italy × 1st 1st R1
7th
R1
10th
R1
9th
R1
9th
2nd R1
10th
4th 1st R2
12th
3rd 2nd QF
5th
R2
15th
1st R1
26th
R1
22nd
18
Image Netherlands × R1
T-9th
R1
14th
× × 2nd 2nd R2
15th
QF
7th
4th R2
11th
2nd 3rd QF
5th
Q 12
Image Northern Ireland × × × QF
8th
R2
9th
R1
21st
3
Image Norway × × R1
12th
× R1
17th
R2
15th
Q 4
Image Poland × R1
11th
× × 3rd R2
5th
3rd R2
14th
R1
25th
R1
21st
R1
25th
R2
15th
9
Image Portugal × 3rd R1
17th
R1
21st
4th R2
11th
R1
18th
R2
13th
QF
8th
Q Q 9
Image Republic of Ireland[ab] × QF
8th
R2
16th
R2
12th
3
Image Romania R1
8th
R1
12th
R1
9th
× R1
T-10th
R2
12th
QF
6th
R2
11th
7
Image Russia[ac] × × × × × QF
7th
QF
6th
4th QF
5th
R2
7th
R2
10th
R1
17th
R1
18th
R1
22nd
R1
24th
QF
8th
× × 11
Image Scotland × × × •• R1
15th
R1
14th
R1
9th
R1
11th
R1
15th
R1
19th
R1
T-18th
R1
27th
Q 9
Image Serbia[z] 4th[x] R1
5th
QF
7th
QF
5th
4th R2
7th
R1
16th
QF
5th
× R2
10th
R1
32nd
R1
23rd
R1
23rd
R1
29th
13
Image Slovakia[ad] × 2nd QF
5th
× R1
14th
R1
9th
2nd R1
15th
R1
19th
QF
6th
R2
16th
1
Image Slovenia Part of Yugoslavia × R1
30th
R1
18th
2
Image Spain × QF
5th
× 4th R1
12th
R1
10th
R1
10th
R2
12th
QF
7th
R2
10th
QF
8th
R1
17th
QF
5th
R2
9th
1st R1
23rd
R2
10th
R2
13th
Q Q 17
Image Sweden × QF
8th
4th 3rd 2nd R1
9th
R2
5th
R1
13th
R1
21st
3rd R2
13th
R2
14th
QF
7th
Q 13
Image  Switzerland × QF
7th
QF
7th
R1
6th
QF
8th
R1
16th
R1
16th
R2
15th
R2
10th
R1
19th
R2
11th
R2
14th
R2
12th
Q 13
Image Turkey × × × •• R1
9th
× 3rd Q 3
Image Ukraine Part of Soviet Union × QF
8th
1
Image Wales × × × QF
6th
R1
30th
2
Total (34 teams) 4 12 13 6 12 12 10 10 9 9 10 14 14 14 13 15 15 14 13 13 13 13 16 TBD TBD

FIFA Women's World Cup

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FIFA Women's World Cup record
Team 1991
China
(12)
1995
Sweden
(12)
1999
United States
(16)
2003
United States
(16)
2007
China
(16)
2011
Germany
(16)
2015
Canada
(24)
2019
France
(24)
2023
Australia
New Zealand
(32)
2027
Brazil
(32)
Years
Image Denmark QF
7th
QF
7th
R1
15th
R1
12th
R2
11th
5
Image England QF
6th
QF
7th
QF
7th
3rd 4th 2nd 6
Image France R1
9th
4th QF
5th
QF
6th
QF
6th
5
Image Germany 4th 2nd QF
8th
1st 1st QF
6th
4th QF
5th
R1
17th
9
Image Italy QF
6th
R1
9th
QF
7th
R1
22nd
4
Image Netherlands R2
13th
2nd QF
7th
3
Image Norway 2nd 1st 4th QF
7th
4th R1
10th
R2
10th
QF
8th
R2
15th
9
Image Portugal × R1
19th
1
Image Republic of Ireland × R1
26th
1
Image Russia × QF
5th
QF
8th
× 2
Image Scotland R1
19th
1
Image Spain R1
20th
R2
12th
1st 3
Image Sweden 3rd QF
5th
QF
6th
2nd R1
T-10th
3rd R2
16th
3rd 3rd 9
Image Switzerland R2
15th
R2
14th
2
Total (14 teams) 5 5 6 5 5 5 8 9 12 11/12 60

Olympic Games

[edit]

Men's tournament

[edit]
Olympic Games (Men's tournament) record
Team 1900
France
(3)
1904
United States
(3)
1908
United Kingdom
(6)
1912
Sweden
(11)
1920
Belgium
(14)
1924
France
(22)
1928
Netherlands
(17)
1936
Germany
(16)
1948
United Kingdom
(18)
1952
Finland
(25)
1956
Australia
(11)
1960
Italy
(16)
1964
Japan
(14)
1968
Mexico
(16)
1972
West Germany
(16)
1976
Canada
(13)
1980
Soviet Union
(16)
1984
United States
(16)
1988
South Korea
(16)
1992
Spain
(16)
1996
United States
(16)
2000
Australia
(16)
2004
Greece
(16)
2008
China
(16)
2012
United Kingdom
(16)
2016
Brazil
(16)
2020
Japan
(16)
2024
France
(16)
Years
Image Austria 6 2 =11 =5 4
Image Belarus 10 1
Image Belgium 3 1 15 =5 4 5
Image Bulgaria 10 =17 3 5 2 5
Image Czech Republic 14 1
Image Czechoslovakia 9 9 2 9 1 Split into Slovakia and Czech Republic 5
Image Denmark 2 2 10 3 =5 2 6 13 8 9
Image East Germany[ae] 3 3 1 2 Merged with West Germany 4
Image Estonia =17 1
Image Finland 4 =9 =14 9 4
Image France 2 5 4 5 =9 =5 =17 9 7 5 1 5 13 2 14
Image Germany[af] 7 =5 =6 4 =9 5 5 3 2 9 10
Image Great Britain 1 1 1 11 =6 4 =17 =5 8 5 10
Image Greece 13 =17 15 3
Image Hungary 5 13 =9 1 3 1 1 2 16 9
Image Ireland 7 =17 2
Image Israel Competed with Asia (qualified 2 times) 15 3
Image Italy 8 5 6 3 1 =5 =9 4 4 4 5 12 5 3 5 15
Image Latvia 16 1
Image Lithuania =17 1
Image Luxembourg 12 11 =9 =9 =9 =9 6
Image Netherlands 3 3 3 4 =9 =9 =17 7 8
Image Norway 9 7 3 =14 10 5
Image Poland =17 4 =9 10 1 2 2 7
Image Portugal =5 4 14 6 4
Image Romania 14 =17 5 11 4
Image Russia 10 1
Image Serbia 12 1
Image Serbia and Montenegro 16 Split into 2 nations 1
Image Slovakia 13 1
Image Soviet Union =9 1 3 3 3 1 Split into 15 nations 6
Image Spain 2 =17 =5 6 12 10 1 6 2 14 2 1 12
Image Sweden 4 11 6 3 =9 1 3 6 6 15 10
Image Switzerland 2 =9 13 3
Image Turkey =17 =9 =9 =5 =5 14 6
Image Ukraine 9 1
Image Yugoslavia 9 =17 =9 2 2 2 1 6 4 3 10 Split into 7 nations 11
Total (37 teams) 3 0 6 11 13 18 11 10 10 19 5 9 6 5 6 5 6 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

Women's tournament

[edit]
Olympic Games (Women's tournament) record
Team 1996
United States
(8)
2000
Australia
(8)
2004
Greece
(10)
2008
China
(12)
2012
United Kingdom
(12)
2016
Brazil
(12)
2020
Japan
(12)
2024
France
(12)
Years
Image Denmark 8 1
Image France 4 6 6 3
Image Germany 5 3 3 3 1 3 6
Image Great Britain 5 7 2
Image Greece 10 1
Image Netherlands 5 1
Image Norway 3 1 7 3
Image Spain 4 1
Image Sweden 6 6 4 6 7 2 2 7
Total (9 teams) 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 25

UEFA European Championship

[edit]
UEFA European Championship record
Team
(Total 36 teams)
1960
France
(4)
1964
Spain
(4)
1968
Italy
(4)
1972
Belgium
(4)
1976
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
(4)
1980
Italy
(8)
1984
France
(8)
1988
West Germany
(8)
1992
Sweden
(8)
1996
England
(16)
2000
Belgium
Netherlands
(16)
2004
Portugal
(16)
2008
Austria
Switzerland
(16)
2012
Poland
Ukraine
(16)
2016
France
(24)
2020
Europe
(24)
2024
Germany
(24)
2028
England
Northern Ireland
Scotland
Wales
Republic of Ireland
(24)
2032
Italy
Turkey
(24)
Years
Image Albania × × × GS GS 2
Image Austria GS GS R16 R16 4
Image Belgium × 3rd 2nd GS GS QF QF R16 7
Image Bulgaria GS GS 2
Image Croatia Part of Image Yugoslavia QF GS QF GS R16 R16 GS 7
Image Czech Republic[ag] 3rd 1st 3rd 2nd GS SF GS QF GS QF GS 11
Image Denmark 4th SF GS 1st GS GS QF GS SF R16 10
Image England × 3rd GS GS GS SF GS QF QF R16 2nd 2nd 11
Image Finland × × GS 1
Image France 4th 1st GS SF 1st QF GS QF 2nd R16 SF 11
Image Georgia Part of Image Soviet Union R16 1
Image Germany[ah] × × 1st 2nd 1st GS SF 2nd 1st GS GS 2nd SF SF R16 QF 14
Image Greece ×[ai] GS 1st GS QF 4
Image Hungary 3rd 4th R16 GS GS 5
Image Iceland × × × QF 1
Image Italy × 1st 4th SF GS 2nd GS QF 2nd QF 1st R16 Q 11
Image Latvia Part of Image Soviet Union GS 1
Image Netherlands × 3rd GS 1st SF QF SF SF QF GS R16 SF 11
Image North Macedonia Part of Image Yugoslavia GS 1
Image Northern Ireland × R16 1
Image Norway GS 1
Image Poland GS GS QF GS GS 5
Image Portugal SF QF SF 2nd QF SF 1st R16 QF 9
Image Republic of Ireland GS GS R16 3
Image Romania GS GS QF GS GS R16 6
Image Russia[aj] 1st 2nd 4th 2nd 2nd GS GS GS SF GS GS GS × 12
Image Scotland × × GS GS GS GS 4
Image Serbia[ak] 2nd 2nd 4th GS •×[al] × QF GS 6
Image Slovakia[am] 3rd 1st 3rd R16 GS R16 6
Image Slovenia Part of Image Yugoslavia GS R16 2
Image Spain •×[an] 1st GS 2nd GS QF QF GS 1st 1st R16 SF 1st 12
Image Sweden × SF GS QF GS GS GS R16 7
Image  Switzerland × GS GS GS R16 QF QF 6
Image Turkey GS QF SF GS GS QF Q 6
Image Ukraine Part of Image Soviet Union GS GS QF GS 4
Image Wales × SF R16 2

UEFA Women's Championship

[edit]
Team 1984 (4) 1987
Norway (4)
1989
West Germany (4)
1991
Denmark (4)
1993
Italy (4)
1995 (4) 1997
Norway
Sweden (8)
2001
Germany (8)
2005
England (8)
2009
Finland (12)
2013
Sweden (12)
2017
Netherlands (16)
2022
England (16)
2025
Switzerland (16)
2029
Germany (16)
Total
Image Austria × × × × × × SF QF 2
Image Belgium GS QF GS 3
Image Denmark SF 3rd 3rd GS SF GS GS SF 2nd GS GS 11
Image England 2nd 4th SF GS GS 2nd GS SF 1st 1st 10
Image Finland SF QF GS GS GS 5
Image France GS GS GS QF QF QF SF QF 8
Image Germany[ao] 1st 1st 4th 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st QF 2nd SF 12
Image Iceland × × × GS QF GS GS GS 5
Image Italy SF 3rd 4th 4th 2nd 2nd GS GS QF QF GS GS SF 13
Image Netherlands SF GS 1st QF GS 5
Image Northern Ireland × × × × × × GS 1
Image Norway 1st 2nd 2nd 1st SF GS SF 2nd SF 2nd GS GS QF 13
Image Poland × × × GS 1
Image Portugal GS GS GS 3
Image Russia Part of Image Soviet Union GS GS GS GS GS × × 5
Image Scotland × × GS 1
Image Spain × SF QF QF QF 2nd 5
Image Sweden 1st 2nd 3rd 2nd SF 2nd SF QF SF QF SF QF 12
Image Switzerland GS GS QF 3
Image Ukraine Part of Image Soviet Union × GS 1
Image Wales × × × × × GS 1

FIFA U-20 World Cup

[edit]
FIFA U-20 World Cup record
Team 1977
Tunisia
(16)
1979
Japan
(16)
1981
Australia
(16)
1983
Mexico
(16)
1985
Soviet Union
(16)
1987
Chile
(16)
1989
Saudi Arabia
(16)
1991
Portugal
(16)
1993
Australia
(16)
1995
Qatar
(16)
1997
Malaysia
(24)
1999
Nigeria
(24)
2001
Argentina
(24)
2003
United Arab Emirates
(24)
2005
Netherlands
(24)
2007
Canada
(24)
2009
Egypt
(24)
2011
Colombia
(24)
2013
Turkey
(24)
2015
New Zealand
(24)
2017
South Korea
(24)
2019
Poland
(24)
2023
Argentina
(24)
2025
Chile
(24)
Years
Image Austria R1 R1 4th R1 R2 5
Image Belgium R2 1
Image Bulgaria QF QF 2
Image Croatia R2 R1 R2 3
Image Czech Republic R1 R1 QF R1 2nd R2 6
Image East Germany 3rd R1 2
Image England 4th R1 R1 3rd R2 R1 R1 R1 R2 R1 1st R2 12
Image Finland R1 1
Image France R1 QF QF 4th 1st R2 R2 R1 4th 9
Image Germany 1st 2nd R1 R1 R1 R2 R1 QF QF QF R2 11
Image Greece R2 1
Image Hungary R1 R1 R1 R1 3rd R2 6
Image Israel 3rd 1
Image Italy R1 R1 QF QF QF 3rd 4th 2nd R2 9
Image Kazakhstan[ap] R1 1
Image Netherlands QF R1 QF QF 4
Image Norway R1 R1 R1 QF 4
Image Poland 4th R1 3rd R2 R2 5
Image Portugal QF 1st 1st R1 3rd R2 R2 2nd R2 QF QF R1 12
Image Republic of Ireland R1 R1 3rd R2 R2 5
Image Romania 3rd 1
Image Russia 1st 2nd R1 4th QF 3rd QF QF 8
Image Scotland QF QF R1 3
Image Serbia R1 1st 1st 3
Image Slovakia R1 R1 R2 R2 2
Image Spain R1 QF R1 2nd R1 QF 4th QF 1st 2nd QF QF R2 QF QF QF 16
Image Sweden R1 1
Image  Switzerland R1 1
Image Turkey R1 R2 R2 3
Image Ukraine R2 R2 R2 1st R2 5
Total (30 teams) 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 6 7 6 6 7 6 6 6 7 6 5 6 5 5

FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

[edit]
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup record
Team 2002
Canada
(12)
2004
Thailand
(12)
2006
Russia
(16)
2008
Chile
(16)
2010
Germany
(16)
2012
Japan
(16)
2014
Canada
(16)
2016
Papua New Guinea
(16)
2018
France
(16)
2022[aq]
Costa Rica
(16)
2024
Colombia
(24)
2026
Poland
(24)
Years
Image Austria R2 1
Image Denmark QF 1
Image England QF QF R1 R1 3rd Q 6
Image Finland R1 R1 2
Image France R1 QF 4th R1 3rd 2nd 4th QF R2 Q 10
Image Germany 3rd 1st QF 3rd 1st 2nd 1st QF QF R1 QF 11
Image Italy R1 R1 Q 3
Image Netherlands QF 4th 4th 3
Image Norway R1 QF 2
Image Poland Q 1
Image Portugal Q 1
Image Russia QF QF × × 2
Image Spain R1 QF 2nd 1st QF Q 6
Image Sweden QF R1 2
Image  Switzerland R1 R1 R1 3
Total (13 teams) 4 4 5 4 5 4 4 4 5 4 5 6 54

FIFA U-17 World Cup

[edit]
FIFA U-17 World Cup record
Team 1985
China
(16)
1987
Canada
(16)
1989
Scotland
(16)
1991
Italy
(16)
1993
Japan
(16)
1995
Ecuador
(16)
1997
Egypt
(16)
1999
New Zealand
(16)
2001
Trinidad and Tobago
(16)
2003
Finland
(16)
2005
Peru
(16)
2007
South Korea
(24)
2009
Nigeria
(24)
2011
Mexico
(24)
2013
United Arab Emirates
(24)
2015
Chile
(24)
2017
India
(24)
2019
Brazil
(24)
2023
Indonesia
(24)
2025
Qatar
(48)
2026
Qatar
(48)
Years
Image Austria R1 R1 2nd 3
Image Belgium R1 3rd R2 Q 4
Image Croatia R1 R1 QF R2 Q 5
Image Czech Republic QF R1 R2 3
Image Denmark R1 Q 2
Image East Germany QF Merged with West Germany 1
Image England QF QF R1 1st R2 R3 6
Image Finland R1 1
Image France QF 1st QF QF R2 R2 3rd 2nd R3 Q 10
Image Germany 2nd QF R1 4th R1 3rd R2 3rd R2 QF 1st R2 12
Image Greece Q 1
Image Hungary QF R1 2
Image Italy R1 4th R1 R1 R1 QF R2 QF 3rd Q 10
Image Montenegro Q 1
Image Netherlands 3rd R1 R1 4th 4
Image Poland 4th R1 R1 3
Image Portugal 3rd QF QF 1st 4
Image Republic of Ireland × R3 Q 2
Image Romania Q 1
Image Russia 1st R2 R2 × × × 3
Image Scotland 2nd 1
Image Serbia Q 1
Image Slovakia R2 1
Image Spain 2nd R1 3rd R1 R1 2nd 2nd 3rd 2nd QF QF Q 12
Image Sweden 3rd 1
Image  Switzerland 1st QF 2
Image Turkey 4th QF R1 3
Total (27 teams) 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 11 11

FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup

[edit]
FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup record
Team 2008
New Zealand
(16)
2010
Trinidad and Tobago
(16)
2012
Azerbaijan
(16)
2014
Costa Rica
(16)
2016
Jordan
(16)
2018
Uruguay
(16)
2022
India
(16)
2024
Dominican Republic
(16)
2025
Morocco
(24)
2026
Morocco
(24)
Years
Image Azerbaijan R1 1
Image Denmark QF 1
Image England 4th QF 4th 3
Image Finland R1 1
Image France R1 1st R1 QF 4
Image Germany 3rd QF 4th R1 QF QF 4th 7
Image Italy 3rd QF 2
Image Netherlands 2nd 1
Image Norway R1 1
Image Poland QF 1
Image Republic of Ireland QF 1
Image Spain 3rd 2nd 3rd 1st 1st 2nd R2 7
Total (12 teams) 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 35

FIFA Futsal World Cup

[edit]
FIFA Futsal World Cup record
Team 1989
Netherlands
(16)
1992
Hong Kong
(16)
1996
Spain
(16)
2000
Guatemala
(16)
2004
Taiwan
(16)
2008
Brazil
(20)
2012
Thailand
(24)
2016
Colombia
(24)
2021
Lithuania
(24)
2024
Uzbekistan
(24)
Years
Image Azerbaijan QF 1
Image Belgium 4th R2 R2 3
Image Croatia R2 R2 2
Image Czech Republic R2 R1 R2 R2 4
Image Denmark R1 1
Image France 4th 1
Image Hungary R2 1
Image Italy R2 R1 R2 2nd 3rd 3rd R2 7
Image Kazakhstan R1 R2 4th QF 4
Image Lithuania R1 1
Image Netherlands 2nd R2 R2 R2 R2 5
Image Poland R2 1
Image Portugal 3rd R2 R1 QF 4th 1st R2 7
Image Russia R1 3rd 4th 4th QF 2nd QF 7
Image Serbia R2 R2 2
Image Spain R1 3rd 2nd 1st 1st 2nd 2nd QF QF R2 10
Image Ukraine 4th R2 R2 QF R2 3rd 6
Total (17 teams) 6 6 6 6 5 6 7 7 7 7 63

FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup

[edit]
Team Beach Soccer World Championship record FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup record Appearances
1995
Brazil
(8)
1996
Brazil
(8)
1997
Brazil
(8)
1998
Brazil
(10)
1999
Brazil
(12)
2000
Brazil
(12)
2001
Brazil
(12)
2002
Brazil
(8)
2003
Brazil
(8)
2004
Brazil
(12)
2005
Brazil
(12)
2006
Brazil
(16)
2007
Brazil
(16)
2008
France
(16)
2009
United Arab Emirates
(16)
2011
Italy
(16)
2013
French Polynesia
(16)
2015
Portugal
(16)
2017
The Bahamas
(16)
2019
Paraguay
(16)
2021
Russia
(16)
2024
United Arab Emirates
(16)
2025
Seychelles
(16)
WC
/10
FIFA
/13
Years
/23
Image Belarus × × × R1
11th
R1
14th
4th 2nd 0 4 4
Image Belgium R1
12th
× × × × × × × × × 1 0 1
Image Denmark R1
6th
× × × × × × × × × 1 0 1
Image England 3rd × × 1 0 1
Image France R1
7th
2nd R1
11th
R1
11th
2nd R1
7th
4th QF
5th
1st 3rd 4th QF
8th
8 4 12
Image Germany R1
5th
R1
12th
R1
12th
R1
11th
4 0 4
Image Italy 4th 3rd R1
5th
R1
10th
R1
9th
QF
8th
QF
8th
R1
6th
R1
6th
4th R1
15th
R1
10th
2nd QF
8th
QF
5th
4th 4th 2nd 2nd QF 10 10 20
Image Netherlands R1
8th
× R1
14th
× × × × × 1 1 2
Image Poland R1
11th
R1
15th
0 2 2
Image Portugal R1
6th
R1
5th
2nd QF
6th
1st 2nd 3rd 3rd 2nd 4th QF
8th
3rd 3rd 3rd 1st QF
8th
1st R1
10th
QF
5th
3rd 8 12 20
Image Russia R1
5th
× R1
9th
QF
6th
QF
7th
1st 1st 3rd 3rd 1st × × 1 8 9
Image Spain R1
6th
QF
5th
3rd QF
6th
R1
6th
2nd 2nd QF
7th
R1
10th
QF
7th
4th QF
6th
2nd R1
10th
QF
7th
R1
13th
QF 7 10 17
Image  Switzerland QF
8th
2nd R1
10th
QF
8th
QF
5th
QF
8th
3rd 1 6 7
Image Turkey R1
10th
× × × 1 0 1
Image Ukraine QF
6th
R1
9th
R1
12th
× × × 0 3 3
Total (15 teams) 4 3 3 4 4 5 6 4 4 7 4 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 4 5 5 4 4

Former tournaments

[edit]

FIFA Confederations Cup

[edit]
FIFA Confederations Cup record
Team 1992
Saudi Arabia
(4)
1995
Saudi Arabia
(6)
1997
Saudi Arabia
(8)
1999
Mexico
(8)
2001
South Korea
Japan
(8)
2003
France
(8)
2005
Germany
(8)
2009
South Africa
(8)
2013
Brazil
(8)
2017
Russia
(8)
Years
Image Czech Republic × 3rd 1
Image Denmark × 1st 1
Image France × •• 1st 1st 2
Image Germany × •• GS •• 3rd 1st 3
Image Greece × GS 1
Image Italy × •• GS 3rd 2
Image Portugal × 3rd 1
Image Russia × GS 1
Image Spain × •• 3rd 2nd 2
Image Turkey × 3rd 1
Total (10 teams) 0 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 15

Sanctions

[edit]

Against associations

[edit]

Against clubs

[edit]
  • Albania Albania, in 1967 special sanctions were imposed against 1966–67 Albanian Superliga due to its political background
  • England England, in 1985–1991 sanctions were imposed against English association football clubs due to the Heysel Stadium disaster by suspending their participation in continental competitions for five years
  • Italy Italy, in 1974–1975 sanctions were imposed against SS Lazio due to its fans, Italy was restricted from the European Cup to which Lazio qualified
  • Netherlands Netherlands, in 1990–1991 sanctions were imposed against AFC Ajax due to its fans, the Netherlands were restricted from the European Cup to which Ajax qualified

Corruption and controversy

[edit]

Dissatisfied fans across Europe have referred to the organisation as UEFA mafia, including in Russia's top league,[44] in Bulgaria's top league,[45] and in a Champions League group stage match held in Sweden.[46] The term has also been covered for its use outside of stadiums, for example during a protest in Kosovo outside an EU building following the Serbia v Albania (UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying) match.[47] F.C. Copenhagen supporters displayed banners around the city, with slogans such as "UEFA MAFIA – THE PANDEMIC OF FOOTBALL", when UEFA ordered their 2019–20 Europa League round of 16 return leg be played behind closed doors, despite reduced capacity being allowed by the Danish government.[48]

Following the 2015 FIFA corruption case, the then-president of UEFA, Michel Platini, was also involved in the case. Swiss prosecutors accused FIFA president Sepp Blatter of making a "disloyal payment" of $2m (£1.6m) to Mr Platini. Swiss attorney general, Michael Lauber [de], stated: "We didn't interview Mr Platini as a witness, that's not true. We investigated against him in between as a witness and an accused person".[49][50] Both Platini and Sepp Blatter were banned from football-related activity. Platini appealed to Court of Arbitration for Sports, which lowered the six-year ban to four years. He further appealed to Swiss courts and the European Court of Human Rights but the courts rejected his appeals.[51]

In 2019 UEFA's decision to host Europa League Cup final in Baku, Azerbaijan left one of the finalists, Arsenal, with a decision to withdraw their Armenian player Henrikh Mkhitaryan out of the competition due to safety concerns,[52] and there has been long-standing debates about the extent to which the elite clubs or UEFA itself should exert the most influence on the game.[53] UEFA's decision to partner with blockchain company Chiliz in February 2022 was criticised and described as 'incomprehensible' by fan groups across Europe.[54]

In July 2025, UEFA sanctioned Crystal Palace F.C. and Olympique Lyonnais for breaching its multi-club ownership rules, due to overlapping ownership by John Textor's Eagle Football Group. Palace, who had qualified for the UEFA Europa League as FA Cup winners, were instead placed in the UEFA Europa Conference League, while Lyon retained the Europa League spot. The Court of Arbitration for Sport rejected Palace's appeal in August 2025.[55][56]

See also

[edit]

Resolutions

[edit]

UEFA congress

[edit]

Financial fair play

[edit]

UEFA coefficient

[edit]

UEFA presidents

[edit]
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Planned competitions

[edit]

Notes

[edit]
  1. ^ Also includes the transcontinental countries of Turkey, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Kazakhstan, as well as the West Asian countries of Cyprus, Armenia and Israel.
  2. ^ Pronounced [ynjɔ̃ dez‿asɔsjɑsjɔ̃ øʁɔpeɛn futbol].
  3. ^ Pronounced [uˈni̯oːn deːɐ̯ ʔɔʏʁoˈpɛːɪʃn̩ ˈfuːsbalfɐˌbɛndə].
  4. ^ a b c d e Part of the British Olympic Association.
  5. ^ Part of the National Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark.
  6. ^ Founded as Comité Français Interfédéral in 1907, a predecessor to the current federation.
  7. ^ The current French FA, the French Football Federation (in its previous incarnation, the Comité Français Interfédéral), replaced the USFSA in 1907.
  8. ^ 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
  9. ^ Former member of the Asian Football Confederation (1954–1974), joined UEFA after political pressure from Arab and Muslim members that refused to play against them. See also Foreign relations of Israel and International recognition of Israel.
  10. ^ In 1992 Israel joined UEFA as an associate member, and thereafter Israeli clubs have played in the various UEFA club competitions, while the national teams have played in UEFA championships.
  11. ^ Former member of the Asian Football Confederation (1994–2002), joined UEFA.
  12. ^ Kazakhstan is a member of the Olympic Council of Asia rather than the European Olympic Committees.
  13. ^ Founded as Związek Polski Piłki Nożnej (part of the disintegrated Austrian Football Union) in 1911, a predecessor to the current federation.
  14. ^ Joined the German Football Association.
  15. ^ In 1992, the Soviet Union was dissolved into 15 republics (10 in Europe and 5 in Asia) with the Russian Football Union being acknowledged as the direct successor of the Football Federation of the Soviet Union; in spring and summer of 1992 it was represented by teams of the Commonwealth of Independent States.
  16. ^ Became Football Association of the Czech Republic and Slovak Football Association with both football associations acknowledged as its direct successor.
  17. ^ In 1992, the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia collapsed, with various federal republics becoming independent states. Serbia and Montenegro, which remained in SR Yugoslavia, formed a new, third Yugoslavia, called the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. There was no direct successor of the Football Association of Yugoslavia. Four other successor republics formed their own football organisations.
    FR Yugoslavia was renamed the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro in 2003. In 2006, it was dissolved and the Football Association of Serbia became the successor of FA Yugoslavia. Montenegro created the Football Association of Montenegro.
  18. ^ Including results of the Soviet Union.
  19. ^ Chelsea qualified for Europa League's Round of 32 after finishing in third place in the group stage of the 2012–13 Champions League.
  20. ^ Does Not Include East Germany.
  21. ^ Including the Soviet Union.
  22. ^ Including Czechoslovakia.
  23. ^ Including Yugoslavia.
  24. ^ a b There was no third place match in 1930; The United States and Yugoslavia lost in the semi-finals. FIFA recognizes the United States as the third-placed team and Yugoslavia as the fourth-placed team using the overall records of the teams in the 1930 FIFA World Cup.
  25. ^ Austria qualified in 1938, but withdrew to play as part of Germany after being annexed.
  26. ^ a b c d Both FIFA and UEFA consider that the national team of Germany succeeds West Germany and East Germany, the national team of Russia succeeds the USSR, the national team of Serbia succeeds Yugoslavia/Serbia and Montenegro, and the national team of the Czech Republic succeeds Czechoslovakia.
  27. ^ Israel competed as Eretz Yisrael (Land of Israel) in 1934 and in 1938, with a team consisting exclusively of Jewish and British footballers from the Palestine Mandate.
  28. ^ Republic of Ireland competed as the Irish Free State in 1934 and then as Ireland in 1938 and 1950.
  29. ^ Russia's best result is quarter-finals in 2018. However, FIFA considers Russia as the successor team of the USSR.
  30. ^ FIFA consider that the national teams of the Czech Republic and Slovakia succeeds Czechoslovakia.[42]
  31. ^ The East German team represented the United Team of Germany in 1964, winning the bronze medal.
  32. ^ The team represented the United Team of Germany in 1956, and the Federal Republic of Germany (i.e., West Germany) in 1972, 1984 and 1988, and winning the bronze medal in 1988.
  33. ^ Includes three appearances as Czechoslovakia
  34. ^ Includes five appearances as West Germany
  35. ^ Greece entered the 1964 competition, but later withdrew after refusing to play Albania.
  36. ^ Includes five appearances as the Soviet Union and one as CIS
  37. ^ Includes four appearances as Yugoslavia and one as FR Yugoslavia
  38. ^ Does not include Euro 1992 qualification and disqualification due to international sanctions
  39. ^ Includes three appearances as Czechoslovakia.[43]
  40. ^ Spain refused to travel to the Soviet Union for their qualification match, so the Soviet Union qualified by walkover.
  41. ^ Includes participations as West Germany before 1991.
  42. ^ Kazakhstan represented AFC before 2000.
  43. ^ The 2020 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, later postponed to 2021, was cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.

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