Union of European Football Associations

Union of European Football Associations
Abbreviation	UEFA
Motto	We care about Football
Formation	15 June 1954
Type	Sports organisation
Region served	Europe
Membership	53 member associations
Official languages	English, French, German
President	Michel Platini
Vice-president	Şenes Erzik
General Secretary	Gianni Infantino
Honorary President	Lennart Johansson
Main organ	UEFA Congress
Parent organization	FIFA
Website	www.UEFA.com

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. President of the UEFA is former player Michel Platini.

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 ten FIFA World Cups (Italy 4, Germany 3, England, France and Spain one trophy each), and UEFA clubs have won 21 Intercontinental Cups and four FIFA Club World Cups. In the women's game, UEFA teams have won three World Cups (Germany 2, Norway 1) and one Olympic gold medal (Norway).

Teams of the UEFA

Men's national teams

Albania Azerbaijan Bulgaria Denmark Finland Greece Israel3 Liechtenstein Malta Northern Ireland Romania Serbia Sweden Wales

Andorra Belarus Croatia England France Hungary Italy Lithuania Moldova Norway Russia Slovakia Switzerland

Armenia Belgium Cyprus Estonia Georgia Iceland Kazakhstan4 Luxembourg Montenegro Poland San Marino Slovenia Turkey

Austria Bosnia-Herzegovina1 Czech Republic Faroe Islands Germany Republic of Ireland2 Latvia FYR Macedonia5 Netherlands Portugal Scotland Spain Ukraine Kosovo Vatican City

Women's national teams

Albania Azerbaijan Bulgaria Denmark Finland Greece Israel3 Liechtenstein Malta Northern Ireland Romania Serbia Sweden Wales

Andorra Belarus Croatia England France Hungary Italy Lithuania Moldova Norway Russia Slovakia Switzerland

Armenia Belgium Cyprus Estonia Georgia Iceland Kazakhstan4 Luxembourg Montenegro Poland San Marino Slovenia Turkey

Austria Bosnia-Herzegovina1 Czech Republic Faroe Islands Germany Ireland2 Latvia FYR Macedonia5 Netherlands Portugal Scotland Spain Ukraine Vatican Kosovo Transnistria

1: Official name used by FIFA and UEFA for Bosnia and Herzegovina
2: Official name used by FIFA and UEFA for Ireland
3: Formerly member of AFC (AFC 1954–1974; Joined UEFA in 1994)
4: Formerly member of AFC (AFC 1998–2002; Joined UEFA in 2002)
5: Official name used by FIFA and UEFA for Republic of Macedonia

NB: Gibraltar was a provisional member of UEFA between 8 December 2006 and 26 January 2007 until the GFA had its application for full membership rejected.

Competitions

International competitions

The main international competition ist the UEFA European Football Championship. This competition started 1958, with the first finals in 1960. It is held all four years. The last was 2008 in Austria and Switzerland. The title was won by Spain. 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-winner´s cup merged. In women's football UEFA governs the for club teams. The competition was first held in 2009 (out of UEFA Women's Cup until 2009)

Winner of the UEFA Champions League

• 2011/12 Chelsea FC
• 2010/11 CF Barcelona
• 2009/10 Internazionale Mailand
• 2008/09 CF Barcelona
• 2007/08 Manchester United
• 2006/07 AC Milan
• 2005/06 CF Barcelona
• 2004/05 Liverpool FC
• 2003/04 FC Porto
• 2002/03 AC Milan
• 2001/02 Real Madrid
• 2000/01 Bayern München
• 1999/00 Real Madrid
• 1998/99 Manchester United
• 1997/98 Real Madrid
• 1996/97 Borussia Dortmund
• 1995/96 Juventus Turin
• 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.

Winner of the UEFA Women's Champions League

• 2009/10 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam (Germany)
• 2010/11 Olympique Lyon (France)

Other pages

• European Football Championship
• UEFA Champions League
• FIFA

Other websites

• UEFA-COEFFICIENTS.COM - Country Ranking, Champions League and Europa League statistics
• UEFA homepage