UEFA

Source From Wikipedia English.
Union of European Football Associations
Union des associations européennes de football (French)
Union der europäischen Fußballverbände (German)
AbbreviationUEFA
Formation15 June 1954; 69 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 served
Europe
Membership
55 full member associations
Official languages
English
French
German
(other main but not official: Italian, Russian, Portuguese, Spanish)
Aleksander Čeferin
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; German: Union der europäischen Fußballverbände) 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. 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.

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 Europa 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.

History and membership

UEFA was officially inaugurated on 15 June 1954 in Basel, Switzerland after consultation between the Italian, French, and Belgian associations. At the founding meeting, 25 members were present. However, 6 other associations which were not present were still recognised as founding members, bringing the total of founding associations to 31. 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. They moved to Nyon, Switzerland, in 1995, where they operated out of temporary offices until 1999 while the organisation's current headquarters were under construction.

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 (constituent countries of the United Kingdom), Gibraltar (British Overseas Territory), the Faroe Islands (autonomous territory within the Kingdom of Denmark), 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.

Some UEFA members are transcontinental states (Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan and Turkey) and others are considered part of Europe both culturally and politically (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.

Some UEFA member associations allow teams from outside their association's main territory to take part in their "domestic" competition. AS Monaco, for example, takes part in the French League (though a separate sovereign entity); Welsh clubs Cardiff City, Swansea City, Newport County A.F.C. and Wrexham A.F.C. participate in the English League; Derry City, situated in Northern Ireland, plays in the Republic of Ireland-based League of Ireland; A team from San Marino participates in the Italian League; FC Andorra, situated in Andorra, plays in the Spanish League and the 7 native Liechtenstein teams play in the Swiss Leagues, as Liechtenstein has no internal league and only a cup competition.

National teams represented by UEFA are known for being successful throughout the history of the FIFA World Cup. Out of 22 tournaments so far, European teams have won 12 World Cup titles. Italy and Germany have four titles each, followed by France with two titles and England and Spain, winning once each. The national associations of these countries also are responsible for organizing 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.

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. The Russian Football Union unsuccessfully appealed the UEFA ban to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, which upheld the ban. On 26 September, 2023 the ban was lifted for the Russia national under-17 football team enabling them to complete in the 2024 UEFA European Under-17 Championship 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. This was rejected by the FA of Ukraine, England, and Sweden, with all three threatening to boycott matches against Russia.

Executive committee

UEFA's executive committee is composed of;

Members

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

Former members

Association Year Note
Saarland 1954–1956
East Germany East Germany 1954–1990
Soviet Union Soviet Union 1954–1991
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia 1954–2003
Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia 1954–1993
Serbia and Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro 2003–2006

Competitions

UEFA continental competitions

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

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 men's national teams are the only teams to have won the European football championship in all categories.

Club

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

The top-ranked UEFA competition is the UEFA Champions League, which started in the 1992/93 season and gathers 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); this competition was re-structured from a previous one that only gathered the top team of each country (held from 1955 to 1992 and known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or simply the European Cup).

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.

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.

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. 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.

Only five teams (Juventus, Ajax, Manchester United, Bayern Munich and Chelsea) 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), 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 and, in commemoration of achieving that feat, have received The UEFA Plaque by the Union of European Football Associations on 12 July 1988.

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.

Recently, there has been an attempt to create a Europa League-style second tier women's club competition, which has been in discussion since 2021.

Current title holders

Competition Year Champions Title Runners-up Next edition
Intercontinental (UEFA–CONMEBOL)
Cup of Champions 2022 UEFA - Wikidata Argentina 2nd UEFA - Wikidata Italy 2025
Women's Finalissima 2023 UEFA - Wikidata England 1st UEFA - Wikidata Brazil 2026
UEFA–CONMEBOL Club Challenge 2023 Spain Sevilla 1st Ecuador Independiente del Valle 2024
Under-20 Intercontinental Cup 2023 Argentina Boca Juniors 1st Netherlands AZ TBD
Futsal Finalissima 2022 UEFA - Wikidata Portugal 1st UEFA - Wikidata Spain 2026
Men's national teams
European Championship 2020 UEFA - Wikidata Italy 2nd UEFA - Wikidata England 2024
Nations League 2022–23 UEFA - Wikidata Spain 1st UEFA - Wikidata Croatia 2024–25
U-21 Championship 2023 UEFA - Wikidata England 3rd UEFA - Wikidata Spain 2025
U-19 Championship 2023 UEFA - Wikidata Italy 4th UEFA - Wikidata Portugal 2024
U-17 Championship 2023 UEFA - Wikidata Germany 4th UEFA - Wikidata France 2024
Futsal Championship 2022 UEFA - Wikidata Portugal 2nd UEFA - Wikidata Russia 2026
U-19 Futsal Championship 2023 UEFA - Wikidata Portugal 1st UEFA - Wikidata Spain 2025
Women's national teams
Women's Championship 2022 UEFA - Wikidata England 1st UEFA - Wikidata Germany 2025
Women's Nations League 2023–24 UEFA - Wikidata Spain 1st UEFA - Wikidata France 2025–26
Women's U-19 Championship 2023 UEFA - Wikidata Spain 5th UEFA - Wikidata Germany 2024
Women's U-17 Championship 2023 UEFA - Wikidata France 1st UEFA - Wikidata Spain 2024
Women's Futsal Championship 2023 UEFA - Wikidata Spain 3rd UEFA - Wikidata Ukraine 2027
Men's club teams
Super Cup 2023 England Manchester City 1st Spain Sevilla 2024
Champions League 2022–23 England Manchester City 1st Italy Inter Milan 2023–24
Europa League 2022–23 Spain Sevilla 7th Italy Roma 2023–24
Europa Conference League 2022–23 England West Ham United 1st Italy Fiorentina 2023–24
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 2022–23 Spain Barcelona 2nd Germany VfL Wolfsburg 2023–24
Women's Second Competition 2025–26
Men's amateur teams
Regions' Cup 2023 Spain Galicia 1st Serbia Belgrade 2025

Titles by nation

Nation Men Women Futsal Total
Euro NL U21 U19 U17 Euro NL U19 U17 Men's U19 Women's
UEFA - Wikidata Spain 3 1 5 11 9 1 5 4 7 2 3 51
UEFA - Wikidata Germany 3 3 6 4 8 6 8 38
UEFA - Wikidata France 2 1 1 8 3 5 1 21
UEFA - Wikidata England 3 11 2 1 1 18
UEFA - Wikidata Italy 2 5 4 1 1 2 15
UEFA - Wikidata Portugal 1 1 4 6 2 1 15
UEFA - Wikidata Russia 1 2 6 3 1 1 14
UEFA - Wikidata Netherlands 1 2 4 1 1 9
UEFA - Wikidata Sweden 1 1 3 5
UEFA - Wikidata Czech Republic 1 1 1 1 4
UEFA - Wikidata Serbia 1 3 4
UEFA - Wikidata Bulgaria 3 3
UEFA - Wikidata Hungary 3 3
UEFA - Wikidata Poland 1 1 1 3
UEFA - Wikidata Turkey 1 2 3
UEFA - Wikidata Austria 2 2
UEFA - Wikidata Denmark 1 1 2
UEFA - Wikidata Norway 2 2
UEFA - Wikidata Republic of Ireland 1 1 2
UEFA - Wikidata Belgium 1 1
UEFA - Wikidata Greece 1 1
UEFA - Wikidata Romania 1 1
UEFA - Wikidata Scotland 1 1
UEFA - Wikidata  Switzerland 1 1
UEFA - Wikidata Ukraine 1 1

Sponsors

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 Europa Conference League.

UEFA women's football competitions

FIFA World Rankings

Overview

FIFA Women's Rankings (as of 15 March 2024)
UEFA* FIFA +/- National Team Points
1 1 Steady UEFA - Wikidata Spain 2085.96
2 2 Increase 2 UEFA - Wikidata England 2021.41
3 3 Steady UEFA - Wikidata France 2018.81
4 5 Increase 1 UEFA - Wikidata Germany 2005.24
5 6 Decrease 1 UEFA - Wikidata Sweden 1998.57
6 8 Decrease 1 UEFA - Wikidata Netherlands 1951.81
7 13 Steady UEFA - Wikidata Denmark 1873.36
8 14 Steady UEFA - Wikidata Italy 1852.28
9 15 Steady UEFA - Wikidata Iceland 1843.79
10 16 Steady UEFA - Wikidata Norway 1841.69
11 17 Steady UEFA - Wikidata Austria 1836.08
12 18 Steady UEFA - Wikidata Belgium 1822.99
13 21 Steady UEFA - Wikidata Portugal 1758.94
14 22 Steady UEFA - Wikidata Switzerland 1745.07
15 24 Increase 1 UEFA - Wikidata Scotland 1732.88
16 25 Decrease 1 UEFA - Wikidata Republic of Ireland 1730.58
17 26 Steady UEFA - Wikidata Russia 1716.96
18 27 Steady UEFA - Wikidata Finland 1701.52
19 29 Steady UEFA - Wikidata Poland 1675.85
20 28 Decrease 2 UEFA - Wikidata Czech Republic 1670.48
21 32 Steady UEFA - Wikidata Wales 1663.66
22 34 Decrease 1 UEFA - Wikidata Ukraine 1636.87
23 35 Increase 1 UEFA - Wikidata Serbia 1625.48
24 41 Increase 3 UEFA - Wikidata Slovenia 1543.75
25 43 Decrease 2 UEFA - Wikidata Hungary 1541.48
26 45 Steady UEFA - Wikidata Romania 1524.64
27 46 Steady UEFA - Wikidata Northern Ireland 1524.06
28 49 Steady UEFA - Wikidata Slovakia 1516.65
29 57 Steady UEFA - Wikidata Belarus 1439.51
30 59 Decrease 1 UEFA - Wikidata Croatia 1428.94
31 60 Increase 2 UEFA - Wikidata Greece 1416.52
32 62 Increase 1 UEFA - Wikidata Turkey 1404.24
33 63 Increase 1 UEFA - Wikidata Bosnia and Herzegovina 1401.01
34 70 Decrease 1 UEFA - Wikidata Israel 1372.96
35 73 Steady UEFA - Wikidata Albania 1331.86
36 76 Steady UEFA - Wikidata Azerbaijan 1305.48
37 87 Decrease 1 UEFA - Wikidata Malta 1253.52
38 89 Decrease 1 UEFA - Wikidata Montenegro 1241.73
39 91 Increase 9 UEFA - Wikidata Kosovo 1227.49
40 95 Decrease 5 UEFA - Wikidata Bulgaria 1217.29
41 99 Decrease 1 UEFA - Wikidata Estonia 1209.43
42 102 Decrease 3 UEFA - Wikidata Kazakhstan 1205.07
43 103 Decrease 2 UEFA - Wikidata Lithuania 1204.42
44 110 Steady UEFA - Wikidata Faroe Islands 1171.65
45 116 Decrease 1 UEFA - Wikidata Latvia 1143.3
46 117 Increase 1 UEFA - Wikidata Luxembourg 1143.19
47 119 Increase 1 UEFA - Wikidata Cyprus 1138.38
48 120 Increase 1 UEFA - Wikidata Moldova 1131.01
49 124 Steady UEFA - Wikidata Georgia 1113.62
50 135 Steady UEFA - Wikidata North Macedonia 1085.24
51 147 Increase 1 UEFA - Wikidata Armenia 1026.34
52 183 Decrease 1 UEFA - Wikidata Andorra 772.72
*Local rankings based on FIFA ranking points

Team of the Year

Team ranking in the top four - Women's
Year First Second Third Fourth
2023 UEFA - Wikidata Spain UEFA - Wikidata France UEFA - Wikidata England UEFA - Wikidata Sweden
2022 UEFA - Wikidata Germany UEFA - Wikidata Sweden UEFA - Wikidata England UEFA - Wikidata France
2021 UEFA - Wikidata Sweden UEFA - Wikidata Germany UEFA - Wikidata France UEFA - Wikidata Netherlands
2020 UEFA - Wikidata Germany UEFA - Wikidata France UEFA - Wikidata Netherlands UEFA - Wikidata Sweden
2019 UEFA - Wikidata Germany UEFA - Wikidata Netherlands UEFA - Wikidata France UEFA - Wikidata Sweden
2018 UEFA - Wikidata Germany UEFA - Wikidata France UEFA - Wikidata England UEFA - Wikidata Netherlands
2017 UEFA - Wikidata Germany UEFA - Wikidata England UEFA - Wikidata France UEFA - Wikidata Netherlands
2016 UEFA - Wikidata Germany UEFA - Wikidata France UEFA - Wikidata England UEFA - Wikidata Sweden
2015 UEFA - Wikidata Germany UEFA - Wikidata France UEFA - Wikidata England UEFA - Wikidata Sweden
2014 UEFA - Wikidata Germany UEFA - Wikidata France UEFA - Wikidata Sweden UEFA - Wikidata England
2013 UEFA - Wikidata Germany UEFA - Wikidata France UEFA - Wikidata Sweden UEFA - Wikidata Norway
2012 UEFA - Wikidata Germany UEFA - Wikidata France UEFA - Wikidata Sweden UEFA - Wikidata England
2011 UEFA - Wikidata Germany UEFA - Wikidata Sweden UEFA - Wikidata France UEFA - Wikidata England
2010 UEFA - Wikidata Germany UEFA - Wikidata Sweden UEFA - Wikidata Norway UEFA - Wikidata France
2009 UEFA - Wikidata Germany UEFA - Wikidata Sweden UEFA - Wikidata Norway UEFA - Wikidata England
2008 UEFA - Wikidata Germany UEFA - Wikidata Sweden UEFA - Wikidata Norway UEFA - Wikidata Denmark
2007 UEFA - Wikidata Germany UEFA - Wikidata Sweden UEFA - Wikidata Norway UEFA - Wikidata France
2006 UEFA - Wikidata Germany UEFA - Wikidata Norway UEFA - Wikidata Sweden UEFA - Wikidata France
2005 UEFA - Wikidata Germany UEFA - Wikidata Norway UEFA - Wikidata Sweden UEFA - Wikidata France
2004 UEFA - Wikidata Germany UEFA - Wikidata Norway UEFA - Wikidata Sweden UEFA - Wikidata Denmark
2003 UEFA - Wikidata Germany UEFA - Wikidata Norway UEFA - Wikidata Sweden UEFA - Wikidata Denmark

Major tournament records

Legend

  •  1st  – Champions
  •  2nd  – Runners-up
  •  3rd  – Third place
  •  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

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
UEFA - Wikidata Austria × 4th × × 3rd R1
15th
× R2
7th
R2
8th
R1
T-18th
R1
23rd
7
UEFA - Wikidata 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
UEFA - Wikidata Bosnia and Herzegovina Part of Yugoslavia × R1
20th
1
UEFA - Wikidata Bulgaria × × R1
15th
R1
15th
R1
13th
R1
12th
R2
15th
4th R1
29th
7
UEFA - Wikidata Croatia Part of Yugoslavia × 3rd R1
23rd
R1
22nd
R1
19th
2nd 3rd 6
UEFA - Wikidata Czech Republic × 2nd QF
5th
× R1
14th
R1
9th
2nd R1
15th
R1
19th
QF
6th
R1
20th
9
UEFA - Wikidata Denmark × × × × × × R2
9th
QF
8th
R2
10th
R1
24th
R2
11th
R1
28th
6
UEFA - Wikidata East Germany Part of Germany × × R2
6th
Part of Germany 1
UEFA - Wikidata 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
UEFA - Wikidata 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
UEFA - Wikidata Germany × 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
UEFA - Wikidata Greece × × R1
24th
R1
25th
R2
13th
3
UEFA - Wikidata Hungary × QF
6th
2nd × 2nd R1
10th
QF
5th
QF
6th
R1
15th
R1
14th
R1
18th
9
UEFA - Wikidata Iceland × × × × × × × × R1
28th
1
UEFA - Wikidata Israel × R1
12th
1
UEFA - Wikidata 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
UEFA - Wikidata Netherlands × R1
T-9th
R1
14th
× × 2nd 2nd R2
15th
QF
7th
4th R2
11th
2nd 3rd QF
5th
11
UEFA - Wikidata Northern Ireland × × × QF
8th
R2
9th
R1
21st
3
UEFA - Wikidata Norway × × R1
12th
× R1
17th
R2
15th
3
UEFA - Wikidata Poland × R1
11th
× × 3rd R2
5th
3rd R2
14th
R1
25th
R1
21st
R1
25th
R2
15th
9
UEFA - Wikidata Portugal × 3rd R1
17th
R1
21st
4th R2
11th
R1
18th
R2
13th
QF
8th
Q 8
UEFA - Wikidata Republic of Ireland × QF
8th
R2
16th
R2
12th
3
UEFA - Wikidata Romania R1
8th
R1
12th
R1
9th
× R1
T-10th
R2
12th
QF
6th
R2
11th
7
UEFA - Wikidata Russia × × × × × QF
7th
QF
6th
4th QF
5th
R2
7th
R2
10th
R1
17th
R1
18th
R1
22nd
R1
24th
QF
8th
× 11
UEFA - Wikidata Scotland × × × •• R1
15th
R1
14th
R1
9th
R1
11th
R1
15th
R1
19th
R1
T-18th
R1
27th
8
UEFA - Wikidata Serbia 4th R1
5th
QF
7th
QF
5th
4th R2
7th
R1
16th
QF
5th
× R2
10th
R1
32nd
R1
23rd
R1
23rd
R1
29th
13
UEFA - Wikidata Slovakia × 2nd QF
5th
× R1
14th
R1
9th
2nd R1
15th
R1
19th
QF
6th
R2
16th
1
UEFA - Wikidata Slovenia Part of Yugoslavia × R1
30th
R1
18th
2
UEFA - Wikidata 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
UEFA - Wikidata Sweden × QF
8th
4th 3rd 2nd R1
9th
R2
5th
R1
13th
R1
21st
3rd R2
13th
R2
14th
QF
7th
12
UEFA - Wikidata  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
UEFA - Wikidata Turkey × × × •• R1
9th
× 3rd 2
UEFA - Wikidata Ukraine Part of Soviet Union × QF
8th
1
UEFA - Wikidata 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

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)
Years
UEFA - Wikidata Denmark QF
7th
QF
7th
R1
15th
R1
12th
R2
11th
5
UEFA - Wikidata England QF
6th
QF
7th
QF
7th
3rd 4th 2nd 6
UEFA - Wikidata France R1
9th
4th QF
5th
QF
6th
QF
6th
5
UEFA - Wikidata Germany 4th 2nd QF
8th
1st 1st QF
6th
4th QF
5th
R1
17th
9
UEFA - Wikidata Italy QF
6th
R1
9th
QF
7th
R1
22nd
4
UEFA - Wikidata Netherlands R2
13th
2nd QF
7th
3
UEFA - Wikidata Norway 2nd 1st 4th QF
7th
4th R1
10th
R2
10th
QF
8th
R2
15th
9
UEFA - Wikidata Portugal × R1
19th
1
UEFA - Wikidata Republic of Ireland × R1
26th
1
UEFA - Wikidata Russia × QF
5th
QF
8th
× 2
UEFA - Wikidata Scotland R1
19th
1
UEFA - Wikidata Spain R1
20th
R2
12th
1st 3
UEFA - Wikidata Sweden 3rd QF
5th
QF
6th
2nd R1
T-10th
3rd R2
16th
3rd 3rd 9
UEFA - Wikidata Switzerland R2
15th
R2
14th
2
Total (14 teams) 5 5 6 5 5 5 8 9 12 60

Olympic Games

Men's tournament

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

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
UEFA - Wikidata Denmark 8 1
UEFA - Wikidata France 4 6 Q 3
UEFA - Wikidata Germany 5 3 3 3 1 Q 6
UEFA - Wikidata Great Britain 5 7 2
UEFA - Wikidata Greece 10 1
UEFA - Wikidata Netherlands 5 1
UEFA - Wikidata Norway 3 1 7 3
UEFA - Wikidata Spain Q 1
UEFA - Wikidata Sweden 6 6 4 6 7 2 2 7
Total (9 teams) 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 25

UEFA European Championship

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
UEFA - Wikidata Albania × × × GS Q 2
UEFA - Wikidata Austria GS GS R16 Q 4
UEFA - Wikidata Belgium × 3rd 2nd GS GS QF QF Q 7
UEFA - Wikidata Bulgaria GS GS 2
UEFA - Wikidata Croatia Part of UEFA - Wikidata Yugoslavia QF GS QF GS R16 R16 Q 7
UEFA - Wikidata Czech Republic 3rd 1st 3rd 2nd GS SF GS QF GS QF Q 11
UEFA - Wikidata Denmark 4th SF GS 1st GS GS QF GS SF Q 10
UEFA - Wikidata England × 3rd GS GS GS SF GS QF QF R16 2nd Q 11
UEFA - Wikidata Finland × × GS 1
UEFA - Wikidata France 4th 1st GS SF 1st QF GS QF 2nd R16 Q 11
UEFA - Wikidata Georgia Part of UEFA - Wikidata Soviet Union Q 1
UEFA - Wikidata Germany × × 1st 2nd 1st GS SF 2nd 1st GS GS 2nd SF SF R16 Q 14
UEFA - Wikidata Greece × GS 1st GS QF 4
UEFA - Wikidata Hungary 3rd 4th R16 GS Q 5
UEFA - Wikidata Iceland × × × QF 1
UEFA - Wikidata Italy × 1st 4th SF GS 2nd GS QF 2nd QF 1st Q Q 11
UEFA - Wikidata Latvia Part of UEFA - Wikidata Soviet Union GS 1
UEFA - Wikidata Netherlands × 3rd GS 1st SF QF SF SF QF GS R16 Q 11
UEFA - Wikidata North Macedonia Part of UEFA - Wikidata Yugoslavia GS 1
UEFA - Wikidata Northern Ireland × R16 1
UEFA - Wikidata Norway GS 1
UEFA - Wikidata Poland GS GS QF GS Q 5
UEFA - Wikidata Portugal SF QF SF 2nd QF SF 1st R16 Q 9
UEFA - Wikidata Republic of Ireland GS GS R16 3
UEFA - Wikidata Romania GS GS QF GS GS Q 6
UEFA - Wikidata Russia 1st 2nd 4th 2nd 2nd GS GS GS SF GS GS GS × 12
UEFA - Wikidata Scotland × × GS GS GS Q 4
UEFA - Wikidata Serbia 2nd 2nd 4th GS •× × QF Q 6
UEFA - Wikidata Slovakia 3rd 1st 3rd R16 GS Q 6
UEFA - Wikidata Slovenia Part of UEFA - Wikidata Yugoslavia GS Q 2
UEFA - Wikidata Spain •× 1st GS 2nd GS QF QF GS 1st 1st R16 SF Q 12
UEFA - Wikidata Sweden × SF GS QF GS GS GS R16 7
UEFA - Wikidata  Switzerland × GS GS GS R16 QF Q 6
UEFA - Wikidata Turkey GS QF SF GS GS Q Q 6
UEFA - Wikidata Ukraine Part of UEFA - Wikidata Soviet Union GS GS QF Q 4
UEFA - Wikidata Wales × SF R16 2

UEFA Women's Championship

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
UEFA - Wikidata Austria × × × × × × SF QF 2
UEFA - Wikidata Belgium GS QF 2
UEFA - Wikidata Denmark SF 3rd 3rd GS SF GS GS SF 2nd GS 10
UEFA - Wikidata England 2nd 4th SF GS GS 2nd GS SF 1st 9
UEFA - Wikidata Finland SF QF GS GS 4
UEFA - Wikidata France GS GS GS QF QF QF SF 7
UEFA - Wikidata Germany 1st 1st 4th 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st QF 2nd 11
UEFA - Wikidata Iceland × × × GS QF GS GS 4
UEFA - Wikidata Italy SF 3rd 4th 4th 2nd 2nd GS GS QF QF GS GS 12
UEFA - Wikidata Netherlands SF GS 1st QF 4
UEFA - Wikidata Northern Ireland × × × × × × GS 1
UEFA - Wikidata Norway 1st 2nd 2nd 1st SF GS SF 2nd SF 2nd GS GS 12
UEFA - Wikidata Portugal GS GS 2
UEFA - Wikidata Russia × × × × GS GS GS GS GS × × 5
UEFA - Wikidata Scotland × GS 1
UEFA - Wikidata Spain × SF QF QF QF 4
UEFA - Wikidata Sweden 1st 2nd 3rd 2nd SF 2nd SF QF SF QF SF 11
UEFA - Wikidata Switzerland GS GS Q 3
UEFA - Wikidata Ukraine Part of UEFA - Wikidata Soviet Union × GS 1

FIFA U-20 World Cup

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)
Years
UEFA - Wikidata Austria R1 R1 4th R1 R2 5
UEFA - Wikidata Belgium R2 1
UEFA - Wikidata Bulgaria QF QF 2
UEFA - Wikidata Croatia R2 R1 R2 3
UEFA - Wikidata Czech Republic R1 R1 QF R1 2nd R2 6
UEFA - Wikidata East Germany 3rd R1 2
UEFA - Wikidata England 4th R1 R1 3rd R2 R1 R1 R1 R2 R1 1st R2 12
UEFA - Wikidata Finland R1 1
UEFA - Wikidata France R1 QF QF 4th 1st R2 R2 R1 8
UEFA - Wikidata Germany 1st 2nd R1 R1 R1 R2 R1 QF QF QF R2 11
UEFA - Wikidata Greece R2 1
UEFA - Wikidata Hungary R1 R1 R1 R1 3rd R2 6
UEFA - Wikidata Israel 3rd 1
UEFA - Wikidata Italy R1 R1 QF QF QF 3rd 4th 2nd 8
UEFA - Wikidata Kazakhstan R1 1
UEFA - Wikidata Netherlands QF R1 QF QF 4
UEFA - Wikidata Norway R1 R1 R1 3
UEFA - Wikidata Poland 4th R1 3rd R2 R2 5
UEFA - Wikidata Portugal QF 1st 1st R1 3rd R2 R2 2nd R2 QF QF R1 12
UEFA - Wikidata Republic of Ireland R1 R1 3rd R2 R2 5
UEFA - Wikidata Romania 3rd 1
UEFA - Wikidata Russia 1st 2nd R1 4th QF 3rd QF QF 8
UEFA - Wikidata Scotland QF QF R1 3
UEFA - Wikidata Serbia R1 1st 1st 3
UEFA - Wikidata Slovakia R1 R1 R2 R2 2
UEFA - Wikidata Spain R1 QF R1 2nd R1 QF 4th QF 1st 2nd QF QF R2 QF QF 15
UEFA - Wikidata Sweden R1 1
UEFA - Wikidata  Switzerland R1 1
UEFA - Wikidata Turkey R1 R2 R2 3
UEFA - Wikidata Ukraine R2 R2 R2 1st 4
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

FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

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
Costa Rica
(16)
2024
Colombia
(24)
Years
UEFA - Wikidata Austria Q 1
UEFA - Wikidata Denmark QF 1
UEFA - Wikidata England QF QF GS GS 3rd 5
UEFA - Wikidata Finland GS GS 2
UEFA - Wikidata France GS QF 4th GS 3rd 2nd 4th QF Q 9
UEFA - Wikidata Germany 3rd 1st QF 3rd 1st 2nd 1st QF QF GS Q 11
UEFA - Wikidata Italy GS GS 2
UEFA - Wikidata Netherlands QF 4th Q 3
UEFA - Wikidata Norway GS QF 2
UEFA - Wikidata Russia QF QF × 2
UEFA - Wikidata Spain GS QF 2nd 1st Q 5
UEFA - Wikidata Sweden QF GS 2
UEFA - Wikidata  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

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
UEFA - Wikidata Austria R1 R1 2
UEFA - Wikidata Belgium R1 3rd 2
UEFA - Wikidata Croatia R1 R1 QF 3
UEFA - Wikidata Czech Republic QF R1 2
UEFA - Wikidata Denmark R1 1
UEFA - Wikidata East Germany QF Merged with West Germany 1
UEFA - Wikidata England QF QF R1 1st R2 5
UEFA - Wikidata Finland R1 1
UEFA - Wikidata France QF 1st QF QF R2 R2 3rd 2nd 8
UEFA - Wikidata Germany 2nd QF R1 4th R1 3rd R2 3rd R2 QF 1st 11
UEFA - Wikidata Hungary QF R1 2
UEFA - Wikidata Italy R1 4th R1 R1 R1 QF R2 QF 8
UEFA - Wikidata Netherlands 3rd R1 R1 4th 4
UEFA - Wikidata Poland 4th R1 R1 3
UEFA - Wikidata Portugal 3rd QF QF 3
UEFA - Wikidata Russia 1st R2 R2 × 3
UEFA - Wikidata Scotland 2nd 1
UEFA - Wikidata Slovakia R2 1
UEFA - Wikidata Spain 2nd R1 3rd R1 R1 2nd 2nd 3rd 2nd QF QF 11
UEFA - Wikidata Sweden 3rd 1
UEFA - Wikidata  Switzerland 1st 1
UEFA - Wikidata 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

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)
Years
UEFA - Wikidata Azerbaijan R1 1
UEFA - Wikidata Denmark QF 1
UEFA - Wikidata England 4th QF 2
UEFA - Wikidata Finland GS 1
UEFA - Wikidata France R1 1st GS 3
UEFA - Wikidata Germany 3rd QF 4th GS QF QF 4th 7
UEFA - Wikidata Italy 3rd 1
UEFA - Wikidata Republic of Ireland QF 1
UEFA - Wikidata Spain 3rd 2nd 3rd 1st 1st 5
Total (9 teams) 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 19

FIFA Futsal World Cup

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)
Years
UEFA - Wikidata Azerbaijan QF 1
UEFA - Wikidata Belgium 4th R2 R2 3
UEFA - Wikidata Croatia R2 1
UEFA - Wikidata Czech Republic R2 R1 R2 R2 4
UEFA - Wikidata Denmark R1 1
UEFA - Wikidata Hungary R2 1
UEFA - Wikidata Italy R2 R1 R2 2nd 3rd 3rd R2 7
UEFA - Wikidata Kazakhstan R1 R2 4th 3
UEFA - Wikidata Lithuania R1 1
UEFA - Wikidata Netherlands 2nd R2 R2 R2 4
UEFA - Wikidata Poland R2 1
UEFA - Wikidata Portugal 3rd R2 R1 QF 4th 1st 6
UEFA - Wikidata Russia R1 3rd 4th 4th QF 2nd QF 7
UEFA - Wikidata Serbia R2 R2 2
UEFA - Wikidata Spain R1 3rd 2nd 1st 1st 2nd 2nd QF QF 9
UEFA - Wikidata Ukraine 4th R2 R2 QF R2 5
Total (16 teams) 6 6 6 6 5 6 7 7 7 56

FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup

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
UEFA - Wikidata Belarus × × × R1
11th
R1
14th
4th 0 3 3
UEFA - Wikidata Belgium R1
12th
× × × × × × × × × 1 0 1
UEFA - Wikidata Denmark R1
6th
× × × × × × × × × 1 0 1
UEFA - Wikidata England 3rd × × 1 0 1
UEFA - Wikidata France R1
7th
2nd R1
11th
R1
11th
2nd R1
7th
4th QF
5th
1st 3rd 4th QF
8th
8 4 12
UEFA - Wikidata Germany R1
5th
R1
12th
R1
12th
R1
11th
4 0 4
UEFA - Wikidata 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
UEFA - Wikidata Netherlands R1
8th
× R1
14th
× × × × 1 1 2
UEFA - Wikidata Poland R1
11th
R1
15th
0 2 2
UEFA - Wikidata 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
UEFA - Wikidata Russia R1
5th
× R1
9th
QF
6th
QF
7th
1st 1st 3rd 3rd 1st × 1 8 9
UEFA - Wikidata 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
UEFA - Wikidata  Switzerland QF
8th
2nd R1
10th
QF
8th
QF
5th
QF
8th
3rd 1 6 7
UEFA - Wikidata Turkey R1
10th
× × 1 0 1
UEFA - Wikidata 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

FIFA Confederations Cup

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
UEFA - Wikidata Czech Republic × 3rd 1
UEFA - Wikidata Denmark × 1st 1
UEFA - Wikidata France × •• 1st 1st 2
UEFA - Wikidata Germany × •• GS •• 3rd 1st 3
UEFA - Wikidata Greece × GS 1
UEFA - Wikidata Italy × •• GS 3rd 2
UEFA - Wikidata Portugal × 3rd 1
UEFA - Wikidata Russia × GS 1
UEFA - Wikidata Spain × •• 3rd 2nd 2
UEFA - Wikidata Turkey × 3rd 1
Total (10 teams) 0 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 15

Sanctions

Against associations

Against clubs

  • 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

Dissatisfied fans across Europe have referred to the organisation as UEFA mafia, including in Russia's top league, in Bulgaria's top league, and in a Champions League group stage match held in Sweden. 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. 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.

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". 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.

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

The adjudicatory committee of UEFA's Club Financial Control Board's report that was produced in 2020 but never published, get leaked. The report on Manchester City F.C.'s financial charges has been obtained by the filmmakers of the YouTube documentary "Britain's Biggest Football Scandal?", which was released by Surise Media.

The report claims that two £15 million payments were made by a United Arab Emirates' mystery man to the Manchester City football club from 2012 and 2013. The £30 million payments are expected to be included in the 115 alleged violations of the Premier League's financial regulations that Manchester City was charged with. The payments, which were purportedly made by Etisalat, the UAE's majority state-owned telecommunications company, were actually disguised equity funding. The report claims that the funding came from the Abu Dhabi United Group (ADUG), the investment group owned by Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan.

Manchester City argued that Etisalat had repaid the £30 million in 2015, but the UEFA adjudicatory committee did not accept this. In 2019, the committee imposed a two-year European ban on City, which was overturned a year later by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). The CAS ruled that the £30 million payments could not be considered rule breaches because they were time-barred. Premier League and UEFA financial rules allows unlimited amount of sponsorship funding into the club while limiting the amount of equity funding into the club to cover losses.

See also

Resolutions

UEFA congress

Financial fair play

UEFA coefficient

UEFA presidents

Related links

Planned competitions

Notes

References

External links