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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 language	English, French, German
President	Florentino Pérez
Vice-president	Şenes Erzik
General Secretary	Emilio Butragueño
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. The President of the UEFA is Florentino Pérez, who also works as the president of Real Madrid.

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

Members of UEFA

Code	Country	National teams	Founded	Joined FIFA	Joined UEFA
ALB	Albania	Men's, Womens	1930	1932	1954
AND	Andorra	Men's, Women's	1994	1996	1996
ARM	Armenia	Men's, Women's	1992	1992	1992
AUT	Austria	Men's, Women's	1904	1905	1954
AZE	Azerbaijan	Men's, Women's	1992	1994	1994
BLR	Belarus	Men's, Women's	1989	1992	1993
BEL	Belgium	Men's, Women's	1895	1904	1954
BIH	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Men's, Women's	1946	1996	1998
BUL	Bulgaria	Men's, Women's	1923	1924	1954
CRO	Croatia	Men's, Women's	1912	1992	1993
CYP	Cyprus	Men's, Women's	1934	1948	1962
CZE	Czech Republic	Men's, Women's	1901	1907	1954
DEN	Denmark	Men's, Women's	1889	1904	1954
ENG	England	Men's, Women's	1863	1905	1954
EST	Estonia	Men's, Women's	1921	1923	1992
FRO	Faroe Islands	Men's, Women's	1979	1988	1990
FIN	Finland	Men's, Women's	1907	1908	1954
FRA	France	Men's, Women's	1919	1904	1954
GEO	Georgia	Men's, Women's	1990	1992	1992
GER	Germany	Men's, Women's	1900	1904	1954
GIB	Gibraltar	Men's, Women's	1895	2016	2013
GRE	Greece	Men's, Women's	1926	1927	1954
HUN	Hungary	Men's, Women's	1901	1906	1954
ISL	Iceland	Men's, Women's	1947	1947	1954
ISR	Israel	Men's, Women's	1949	1949	1994
ITA	Italy	Men's, Women's	1898	1905	1954
KAZ	Kazakhstan	Men's, Women's	1994	1994	2002
KOS	Kosovo	Men's, Women's	2008	2016	2016
LVA	Latvia	Men's, Women's	1921	1922	1992
LIE	Liechtenstein	Men's, Women's	1934	1974	1974
LTU	Lithuania	Men's, Women's	1922	1923	1992
LUX	Luxembourg	Men's, Women's	1908	1910	1954
MLT	Malta	Men's, Women's	1900	1959	1960
MDA	Moldova	Men's, Women's	1990	1994	1993
MNE	Montenegro	Men's, Women's	1931	2007	2007
NED	Netherlands	Men's, Women's	1889	1904	1954
MKD	North Macedonia	Men's, Women's	1926	1994	1994
NIR	Northern Ireland	Men's, Women's	1880	1911	1954
NOR	Norway	Men's, Women's	1902	1908	1954
POL	Poland	Men's, Women's	1919	1923	1954
POR	Portugal	Men's, Women's	1914	1923	1954
IRL	Republic of Ireland	Men's, Women's	1921	1923	1954
ROU	Romania	Men's, Women's	1909	1923	1954
RUS	Russia	Men's, Women's	1912	1912	1954
SMR	San Marino	Men's, Women's	1931	1988	1988
SCO	Scotland	Men's, Women's	1873	1910	1954
SRB	Serbia	Men's, Women's	1919	1923	1954
SVK	Slovakia	Men's, Women's	1938	1994	1993
SVN	Slovenia	Men's, Women's	1920	1992	1992
ESP	Spain	Men's, Women's	1909	1904	1954
SWE	Sweden	Men's, Women's	1904	1904	1954
SUI	Switzerland	Men's, Women's	1895	1904	1954
TUR	Turkey	Men's, Women's	1923	1923	1962
UKR	Ukraine	Men's, Women's	1991	1992	1992
WAL	Wales	Men's, Women's	1876	1910	1954

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Competitions

International competitions

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

Club competitions

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

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

Winner of the UEFA Champions League

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

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

Union of European Football Associations facts for kids

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Members of UEFA

Competitions

International competitions

Club competitions

Winner of the UEFA Champions League

Winner of the UEFA Women's Champions League

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