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UEFA
Union of European Football Associations
AbbreviationUEFA
Formation15 June 1954; 70 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
Membership55 full member associations
Official languages
English
French
German
(other main but not official: Italian, Russian, Portuguese, Spanish)[1]
Aleksander Čeferin[2]
First vice-president
Karl-Erik Nilsson
Vice-presidents
Zbigniew Boniek
Armand Duka
David Gill
Gabriele Gravina
Laura McAllister
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;[a] German: Union der europäischen Fußballverbände)[b] is one of six continental bodies of governance in association football. It governs football, futsal and beach football in Europe and the transcontinental countries of Turkey, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Kazakhstan, as well as the West Asian countries of Cyprus, Armenia and Israel.[3] UEFA consists of 55 national association members. Since 2022, due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, FIFA and UEFA suspended all Russian national teams and clubs from any FIFA and UEFA competitions.[4][5]

UEFA consists of the national football associations of Europe, and runs national and club competitions including the UEFA European Championship, UEFA Nations League, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, UEFA Conference League, and UEFA Super Cup, and also controls the prize money, regulations, as well as media rights to those competitions.

Henri Delaunay acted as the first general secretary and Ebbe Schwartz as the first president. The current president is Aleksander Čeferin, a former Football Association of Slovenia president, who was elected as UEFA's seventh president at the 12th Extraordinary UEFA Congress in Athens in September 2016, and automatically became a vice-president of the world body FIFA.[6]

History and membership

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UEFA was officially inaugurated on 15 June 1954 in Basel, Switzerland after consultation between the Italian, French, and Belgian associations.[7] At the founding meeting, 25 members were present. However, six other associations which were not present were still recognised as founding members, bringing the total of founding associations to 31.[8] UEFA grew to more than 50 members by the mid-1990s, as new associations were born out of the fragmentation of the Soviet Union, Yugoslavia and Czechoslovakia into their constituent states. UEFA's main headquarters after its foundation were located in Paris, but moved to Bern in 1960. Finally, they moved to Nyon, Switzerland, in 1995, opening the organisation's current headquarters in 1999.[9]

Current members

UEFA membership coincides for the most part with recognition as a sovereign country in Europe (48 out of 55 members are sovereign UN member states), although there are some exceptions. One UN member state (Monaco) and one UN General Assembly non-member observer state (Vatican City) are not members. Some UEFA members are not sovereign states, but form part of a larger recognised sovereign state in the context of international law. These include England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales (UK constituent countries), Gibraltar (UK overseas territory), Faroe Islands (Danish Realm), and Kosovo (state with limited recognition), however, in the context of these countries, government functions concerning sport tend to be carried at the territorial level coterminous with the UEFA member entity. UEFA have previously declined membership to those deemed as non-sovereign countries like Jersey.[10]

Some UEFA members are transcontinental states (Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan and Turkey) and others are considered part of Europe both culturally and politically (Turkey, Cyprus and Armenia). Countries which had been members of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) were also admitted to the European football association, such as Israel (because it had been banned from the AFC group in 1974) and Kazakhstan. Involving clubs, some UEFA member associations allow teams from outside their association's main territory to take part in their "domestic" competition, for example, AS Monaco in the French League, Welsh clubs Cardiff City or Swansea City in the English League, or Derry City, situated in Northern Ireland, plays in the Republic of Ireland-based League of Ireland.[11][12]

On 28 February 2022, due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine and in accordance with a recommendation by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the UEFA suspended the participation of Russia.[13][14] The Russian Football Union unsuccessfully appealed the UEFA ban to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, which upheld the ban.[15][16] On 26 September 2023 the ban was lifted for the Russia U-17 team enabling them to complete in the 2024 Euro U-17 with UEFA saying "by banning children from our competitions, we not only fail to recognise and uphold a fundamental right for their holistic development but we directly discriminate against them". The lifting of the ban also applied to all teams, men and women, of underage players.[17] This was rejected by the FA of Ukraine, England, and Sweden, with all three threatening to boycott matches against Russia.[18]

Europe's Big Five

Five of the UEFA national teams, Germany, Italy, France, England and Spain, have won 12 out of 22 FIFA World Cups for Europe. These five nations also make up the so-called «Europe's Big Five», consisting of Spain's La Liga, England's Premier League, Germany's Bundesliga, Italy's Serie A and France's Ligue 1.[19]

Executive committee

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UEFA executive committee is composed of;[20]

List of UEFA office holders

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

Members

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

Former members

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Association Year Note
Saarland 1954–1956 [m]
East Germany East Germany 1954–1990 [n]
Soviet Union Soviet Union 1954–1991 [o]
Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia 1954–1993 [p]
Socialist Federal Republic of YugoslaviaSerbia and Montenegro Yugoslavia
Serbia and Montenegro Serbia-Montenegro
1954–2003
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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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.[24]

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.[25][26][27]

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.[28] 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.[29]

Only five teams[30][31] (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),[32] 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[33] and, in commemoration of achieving that feat, have received The UEFA Plaque by the Union of European Football Associations on 12 July 1988.[34][35]

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 began in discussion in 2021.[36] In December 2023, the attempt came into a fruition, with the first edition of the competition to be played in 2025–26.[37]

Current title holders

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Competition Year Champions Title Runners-up Next edition
Intercontinental (UEFA–CONMEBOL)
Cup of Champions 2022  Argentina 2nd  Italy 2025
Women's Finalissima 2023  England 1st  Brazil 2026
U-20 Intercontinental Cup 2024 Brazil Flamengo 1st Greece Olympiacos 2025
Futsal Finalissima 2022  Portugal 1st  Spain 2026
Men's national teams
European Championship 2024  Spain 4th  England 2028
Nations League 2022–23  Spain 1st  Croatia 2024–25
U-21 Championship 2023  England 3rd  Spain 2025
U-19 Championship 2024  Spain 12th  France 2025
U-17 Championship 2024  Italy 2nd  Portugal 2025
Futsal Championship 2022  Portugal 2nd  Russia 2026
U-19 Futsal Championship 2023 Portugal 1st Spain 2025
Women's national teams
Women's Championship 2022  England 1st  Germany 2025
Women's Nations League 2023–24  Spain 1st  France 2025–26
Women's U-19 Championship 2024  Spain 6th  Netherlands 2025
Women's U-17 Championship 2024  Spain 5th  England 2025
Women's Futsal Championship 2023  Spain 3rd  Ukraine 2027
Men's club teams
Super Cup 2024 Spain Real Madrid 6th Italy Atalanta 2025
Champions League 2023–24 Spain Real Madrid 15th Germany Borussia Dortmund 2024–25
Europa League 2023–24 Italy Atalanta 1st Germany Bayer Leverkusen 2024–25
Conference League 2023–24 Greece Olympiacos 1st Italy Fiorentina 2024–25
Youth League 2023–24 Greece Olympiacos 1st Italy Milan 2024–25
Futsal Champions League 2023–24 Spain Palma Futsal 2nd Spain Barcelona 2024–25
Women's club teams
Women's Champions League 2023–24 Spain Barcelona 3rd France Lyon 2024–25
Women's Second Competition 2025–26
Men's amateur teams
Regions' Cup 2023 Spain Galicia 1st Serbia Belgrade 2025

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
 Spain 4 1 5 12 9 1 6 5 7 2 3 55
 Germany[t] 3 3 6 4 8 6 8 38
 France 2 1 1 8 3 5 1 21
 England 3 11 2 1 1 18
 Italy 2 5 4 2 1 2 16
 Portugal 1 1 4 6 2 1 15
 Russia[u] 1 2 6 3 1 1 14
 Netherlands 1 2 4 1 1 9
 Sweden 1 1 3 5
 Czech Republic[v] 1 1 1 1 4
 Serbia[w] 1 3 4
 Bulgaria 3 3
 Hungary 3 3
 Poland 1 1 1 3
 Turkey 1 2 3
 Austria 2 2
 Denmark 1 1 2
 Norway 2 2
 Republic of Ireland 1 1 2
 Belgium 1 1
 Greece 1 1
 Romania 1 1
 Scotland 1 1
  Switzerland 1 1
 Ukraine 1 1

Sponsors

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UEFA national team competitions
UEFA Champions League

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

UEFA Europa League

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)
  • R2 – Round 2 (1974–1978, second group stage, top 8; 1982: second group stage, top 12; 1986–2022: knockout round of 16)
  • 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
  •    – 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
 Austria × 4th ×[y] × 3rd R1
15th
× R2
7th
R2
8th
R1
T-18th
R1
23rd
7
 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
14
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Part of Yugoslavia × R1
20th
1
 Bulgaria × × R1
15th
R1
15th
R1
13th
R1
12th
R2
15th
4th R1
29th
7
 Croatia Part of Yugoslavia × 3rd R1
23rd
R1
22nd
R1
19th
2nd 3rd 6
 Czech Republic[z] × 2nd QF
5th
× R1
14th
R1
9th
2nd R1
15th
R1
19th
QF
6th
R1
20th
9
 Denmark × × × × × × R2
9th
QF
8th
R2
10th
R1
24th
R2
11th
R1
28th
6
 East Germany[z] Part of Germany × × R2
6th
Part of Germany 1
 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
16
 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 16
 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
20
 Greece × × R1
24th
R1
25th
R2
13th
3
 Hungary × QF
6th
2nd × 2nd R1
10th
QF
5th
QF
6th
R1
15th
R1
14th
R1
18th
9
 Iceland × × × × × × × × R1
28th
1
 Israel[aa] × R1
12th
1
 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
 Netherlands × R1
T-9th
R1
14th
× × 2nd 2nd R2
15th
QF
7th
4th R2
11th
2nd 3rd QF
5th
11
 Northern Ireland × × × QF
8th
R2
9th
R1
21st
3
 Norway × × R1
12th
× R1
17th
R2
15th
3
 Poland × R1
11th
× × 3rd R2
5th
3rd R2
14th
R1
25th
R1
21st
R1
25th
R2
15th
9
 Portugal × 3rd R1
17th
R1
21st
4th R2
11th
R1
18th
R2
13th
QF
8th
Q 8
 Republic of Ireland[ab] × QF
8th
R2
16th
R2
12th
3
 Romania R1
8th
R1
12th
R1
9th
× R1
T-10th
R2
12th
QF
6th
R2
11th
7
 Russia[ac] × × × × × QF
7th
QF
6th
4th QF
5th
R2
7th
R2
10th
R1
17th
R1
18th
R1
22nd
R1
24th
QF
8th
× 11
 Scotland × × × •• R1
15th
R1
14th
R1
9th
R1
11th
R1
15th
R1
19th
R1
T-18th
R1
27th
8
 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
 Slovakia[ad] × 2nd QF
5th
× R1
14th
R1
9th
2nd R1
15th
R1
19th
QF
6th
R2
16th
1
 Slovenia Part of Yugoslavia × R1
30th
R1
18th
2
 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 16
 Sweden × QF
8th
4th 3rd 2nd R1
9th
R2
5th
R1
13th
R1
21st
3rd R2
13th
R2
14th
QF
7th
12
  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
12
 Turkey × × × •• R1
9th
× 3rd 2
 Ukraine Part of Soviet Union × QF
8th
1
 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
 Denmark QF
7th
QF
7th
R1
15th
R1
12th
R2
11th
5
 England QF
6th
QF
7th
QF
7th
3rd 4th 2nd 6
 France R1
9th
4th QF
5th
QF
6th
QF
6th
5
 Germany 4th 2nd QF
8th
1st 1st QF
6th
4th QF
5th
R1
17th
9
 Italy QF
6th
R1
9th
QF
7th
R1
22nd
4
 Netherlands R2
13th
2nd QF
7th
3
 Norway 2nd 1st 4th QF
7th
4th R1
10th
R2
10th
QF
8th
R2
15th
9
 Portugal × R1
19th
1
 Republic of Ireland × R1
26th
1
 Russia × QF
5th
QF
8th
× 2
 Scotland R1
19th
1
 Spain R1
20th
R2
12th
1st 3
 Sweden 3rd QF
5th
QF
6th
2nd R1
T-10th
3rd R2
16th
3rd 3rd 9
 Switzerland R2
15th
R2
14th
2
Total (14 teams) 5 5 6 5 5 5 8 9 12 11/12 60

Olympic Games

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Men's tournament

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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
 Austria 6 2 =11 =5 4
 Belarus 10 1
 Belgium 3 1 15 =5 4 5
 Bulgaria 10 =17 3 5 2 5
 Czech Republic 14 1
 Czechoslovakia 9 9 2 9 1 Split into Slovakia and Czech Republic 5
 Denmark 2 2 10 3 =5 2 6 13 8 9
 East Germany[ae] 3 3 1 2 Merged with West Germany 4
 Estonia =17 1
 Finland 4 =9 =14 9 4
 France 2 5 4 5 =9 =5 =17 9 7 5 1 5 13 2 14
 Germany[af] 7 =5 =6 4 =9 5 5 3 2 9 10
 Great Britain 1 1 1 11 =6 4 =17 =5 8 5 10
 Greece 13 =17 15 3
 Hungary 5 13 =9 1 3 1 1 2 16 9
 Ireland 7 =17 2
 Israel Competed with Asia (qualified 2 times) 15 3
 Italy 8 5 6 3 1 =5 =9 4 4 4 5 12 5 3 5 15
 Latvia 16 1
 Lithuania =17 1
 Luxembourg 12 11 =9 =9 =9 =9 6
 Netherlands 3 3 3 4 =9 =9 =17 7 8
 Norway 9 7 3 =14 10 5
 Poland =17 4 =9 10 1 2 2 7
 Portugal =5 4 14 6 4
 Romania 14 =17 5 11 4
 Russia 10 1
 Serbia 12 1
 Serbia and Montenegro 16 Split into 2 nations 1
 Slovakia 13 1
 Soviet Union =9 1 3 3 3 1 Split into 15 nations 6
 Spain 2 =17 =5 6 12 10 1 6 2 14 2 1 12
 Sweden 4 11 6 3 =9 1 3 6 6 15 10
 Switzerland 2 =9 13 3
 Turkey =17 =9 =9 =5 =5 14 6
 Ukraine 9 1
 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

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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
 Denmark 8 1
 France 4 6 6 3
 Germany 5 3 3 3 1 3 6
 Great Britain 5 7 2
 Greece 10 1
 Netherlands 5 1
 Norway 3 1 7 3
 Spain 4 1
 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
 Albania × × × GS GS 2
 Austria GS GS R16 R16 4
 Belgium × 3rd 2nd GS GS QF QF R16 7
 Bulgaria GS GS 2
 Croatia Part of  Yugoslavia QF GS QF GS R16 R16 GS 7
 Czech Republic[ag] 3rd 1st 3rd 2nd GS SF GS QF GS QF GS 11
 Denmark 4th SF GS 1st GS GS QF GS SF R16 10
 England × 3rd GS GS GS SF GS QF QF R16 2nd 2nd 11
 Finland × × GS 1
 France 4th 1st GS SF 1st QF GS QF 2nd R16 SF 11
 Georgia Part of  Soviet Union R16 1
 Germany[ah] × × 1st 2nd 1st GS SF 2nd 1st GS GS 2nd SF SF R16 QF 14
 Greece ×[ai] GS 1st GS QF 4
 Hungary 3rd 4th R16 GS GS 5
 Iceland × × × QF 1
 Italy × 1st 4th SF GS 2nd GS QF 2nd QF 1st R16 Q 11
 Latvia Part of  Soviet Union GS 1
 Netherlands × 3rd GS 1st SF QF SF SF QF GS R16 SF 11
 North Macedonia Part of  Yugoslavia GS 1
 Northern Ireland × R16 1
 Norway GS 1
 Poland GS GS QF GS GS 5
 Portugal SF QF SF 2nd QF SF 1st R16 QF 9
 Republic of Ireland GS GS R16 3
 Romania GS GS QF GS GS R16 6
 Russia[aj] 1st 2nd 4th 2nd 2nd GS GS GS SF GS GS GS × 12
 Scotland × × GS GS GS GS 4
 Serbia[ak] 2nd 2nd 4th GS •×[al] × QF GS 6
 Slovakia[am] 3rd 1st 3rd R16 GS R16 6
 Slovenia Part of  Yugoslavia GS R16 2
 Spain •×[an] 1st GS 2nd GS QF QF GS 1st 1st R16 SF 1st 12
 Sweden × SF GS QF GS GS GS R16 7
  Switzerland × GS GS GS R16 QF QF 6
 Turkey GS QF SF GS GS QF Q 6
 Ukraine Part of  Soviet Union GS GS QF GS 4
 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)
Total
 Austria × × × × × × SF QF 2
 Belgium GS QF Q 3
 Denmark SF 3rd 3rd GS SF GS GS SF 2nd GS Q 11
 England 2nd 4th SF GS GS 2nd GS SF 1st Q 10
 Finland SF QF GS GS Q 5
 France GS GS GS QF QF QF SF Q 8
 Germany 1st 1st 4th 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st QF 2nd Q 12
 Iceland × × × GS QF GS GS Q 5
 Italy SF 3rd 4th 4th 2nd 2nd GS GS QF QF GS GS Q 13
 Netherlands SF GS 1st QF Q 5
 Northern Ireland × × × × × × GS 1
 Norway 1st 2nd 2nd 1st SF GS SF 2nd SF 2nd GS GS Q 13
 Poland × × × Q 1
 Portugal GS GS Q 3
 Russia × × × × GS GS GS GS GS × × 5
 Scotland × GS 1
 Spain × SF QF QF QF Q 5
 Sweden 1st 2nd 3rd 2nd SF 2nd SF QF SF QF SF Q 12
 Switzerland GS GS Q 3
 Ukraine Part of  Soviet Union × GS 1
 Wales × × × × × Q 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
 Austria R1 R1 4th R1 R2 5
 Belgium R2 1
 Bulgaria QF QF 2
 Croatia R2 R1 R2 3
 Czech Republic R1 R1 QF R1 2nd R2 6
 East Germany 3rd R1 2
 England 4th R1 R1 3rd R2 R1 R1 R1 R2 R1 1st R2 12
 Finland R1 1
 France R1 QF QF 4th 1st R2 R2 R1 Q 9
 Germany 1st 2nd R1 R1 R1 R2 R1 QF QF QF R2 11
 Greece R2 1
 Hungary R1 R1 R1 R1 3rd R2 6
 Israel 3rd 1
 Italy R1 R1 QF QF QF 3rd 4th 2nd Q 9
 Kazakhstan[ao] R1 1
 Netherlands QF R1 QF QF 4
 Norway R1 R1 R1 Q 4
 Poland 4th R1 3rd R2 R2 5
 Portugal QF 1st 1st R1 3rd R2 R2 2nd R2 QF QF R1 12
 Republic of Ireland R1 R1 3rd R2 R2 5
 Romania 3rd 1
 Russia 1st 2nd R1 4th QF 3rd QF QF 8
 Scotland QF QF R1 3
 Serbia R1 1st 1st 3
 Slovakia R1 R1 R2 R2 2
 Spain R1 QF R1 2nd R1 QF 4th QF 1st 2nd QF QF R2 QF QF Q 16
 Sweden R1 1
  Switzerland R1 1
 Turkey R1 R2 R2 3
 Ukraine R2 R2 R2 1st Q 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[ap]
Costa Rica
(16)
2024
Colombia
(24)
Years
 Austria R16 1
 Denmark QF 1
 England QF QF GS GS 3rd 5
 Finland GS GS 2
 France GS QF 4th GS 3rd 2nd 4th QF R16 9
 Germany 3rd 1st QF 3rd 1st 2nd 1st QF QF GS QF 11
 Italy GS GS 2
 Netherlands QF 4th 4th 3
 Norway GS QF 2
 Russia QF QF × 2
 Spain GS QF 2nd 1st QF 5
 Sweden QF GS 2
  Switzerland GS GS GS 3
Total (13 teams) 4 4 5 4 5 4 4 4 5 4 5 48

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)
Years
 Austria R1 R1 2
 Belgium R1 3rd 2
 Croatia R1 R1 QF 3
 Czech Republic QF R1 2
 Denmark R1 1
 East Germany QF Merged with West Germany 1
 England QF QF R1 1st R2 5
 Finland R1 1
 France QF 1st QF QF R2 R2 3rd 2nd 8
 Germany 2nd QF R1 4th R1 3rd R2 3rd R2 QF 1st 11
 Hungary QF R1 2
 Italy R1 4th R1 R1 R1 QF R2 QF 8
 Netherlands 3rd R1 R1 4th 4
 Poland 4th R1 R1 3
 Portugal 3rd QF QF 3
 Russia 1st R2 R2 × 3
 Scotland 2nd 1
 Slovakia R2 1
 Spain 2nd R1 3rd R1 R1 2nd 2nd 3rd 2nd QF QF 11
 Sweden 3rd 1
  Switzerland 1st 1
 Turkey 4th QF R1 3
Total (22 teams) 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 6 6 6 6 5 5 5

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)
Years
 Azerbaijan R1 1
 Denmark QF 1
 England 4th QF 4th 3
 Finland GS 1
 France R1 1st GS 3
 Germany 3rd QF 4th GS QF QF 4th 7
 Italy 3rd 1
 Republic of Ireland QF 1
 Poland QF 1
 Spain 3rd 2nd 3rd 1st 1st 2nd 6
Total (10 teams) 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 25

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
 Azerbaijan QF 1
 Belgium 4th R2 R2 3
 Croatia R2 R2 2
 Czech Republic R2 R1 R2 R2 4
 Denmark R1 1
 France 4th 1
 Hungary R2 1
 Italy R2 R1 R2 2nd 3rd 3rd R2 7
 Kazakhstan R1 R2 4th QF 4
 Lithuania R1 1
 Netherlands 2nd R2 R2 R2 R2 5
 Poland R2 1
 Portugal 3rd R2 R1 QF 4th 1st R2 7
 Russia R1 3rd 4th 4th QF 2nd QF 7
 Serbia R2 R2 2
 Spain R1 3rd 2nd 1st 1st 2nd 2nd QF QF R2 10
 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
 Belarus × × × R1
11th
R1
14th
4th 0 3 3
 Belgium R1
12th
× × × × × × × × × 1 0 1
 Denmark R1
6th
× × × × × × × × × 1 0 1
 England 3rd × × 1 0 1
 France R1
7th
2nd R1
11th
R1
11th
2nd R1
7th
4th QF
5th
1st 3rd 4th QF
8th
8 4 12
 Germany R1
5th
R1
12th
R1
12th
R1
11th
4 0 4
 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 10 9 19
 Netherlands R1
8th
× R1
14th
× × × × 1 1 2
 Poland R1
11th
R1
15th
0 2 2
 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
8 11 19
 Russia R1
5th
× R1
9th
QF
6th
QF
7th
1st 1st 3rd 3rd 1st × 1 8 9
 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
7 9 16
  Switzerland QF
8th
2nd R1
10th
QF
8th
QF
5th
QF
8th
3rd 1 6 7
 Turkey R1
10th
× × 1 0 1
 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
 Czech Republic × 3rd 1
 Denmark × 1st 1
 France × •• 1st 1st 2
 Germany × •• GS •• 3rd 1st 3
 Greece × GS 1
 Italy × •• GS 3rd 2
 Portugal × 3rd 1
 Russia × GS 1
 Spain × •• 3rd 2nd 2
 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,[42] in Bulgaria's top league,[43] and in a Champions League group stage match held in Sweden.[44] 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.[45] 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.[46]

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".[47][48] 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.[49]

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,[50] 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.[51] UEFA's decision to partner with blockchain company Chiliz in February 2022 was criticised and described as 'incomprehensible' by fan groups across Europe.[52]

See also

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Resolutions

[edit]

UEFA congress

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Financial fair play

[edit]

UEFA coefficient

[edit]

UEFA presidents

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Planned competitions

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Notes

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  1. ^ Pronounced [ynjɔ̃ dez‿asɔsjɑsjɔ̃ øʁɔpeɛn futbol].
  2. ^ Pronounced [uˈni̯oːn deːɐ̯ ʔɔʏʁoˈpɛːɪʃn̩ ˈfuːsbalfɛʁˌbɛndə].
  3. ^ a b c d e Part of the British Olympic Association.
  4. ^ Part of the National Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark.
  5. ^ Founded as Comité Français Interfédéral in 1907, a predecessor to the current federation.
  6. ^ The current French FA, the French Football Federation (in its previous incarnation, the Comité Français Interfédéral), replaced the USFSA in 1907.
  7. ^ 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
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ Former member of the Asian Football Confederation (1994–2002), joined UEFA.
  11. ^ Kazakhstan is a member of the Olympic Council of Asia rather than the European Olympic Committees.
  12. ^ Founded as Związek Polski Piłki Nożnej (part of the disintegrated Austrian Football Union) in 1911, a predecessor to the current federation.
  13. ^ Joined the German Football Association.
  14. ^ Joined German FA
  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. ^ Including East Germany and West 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 Czechia 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 Czechia and Slovakia succeeds Czechoslovakia.[citation needed]
  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.[citation needed]
  40. ^ Spain refused to travel to the Soviet Union for their qualification match, so the Soviet Union qualified by walkover.
  41. ^ Kazakhstan represented AFC before 2000.
  42. ^ The 2020 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, later postponed to 2021, was cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.

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