UEFA

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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)[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
FIFA confederations
AFC, CAF, CONCACAF
CONMEBOL, OFC, UEFA

The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA /juːˈeɪfə/ 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]

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.[5]

History and membership[edit]

UEFA was officially inaugurated on 15 June 1954 in Basel, Switzerland after consultation between the Italian, French, and Belgian associations.[6] 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.[7] 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.[8]

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.[9]

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 [10] 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.[11]

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.[12][13] The Russian Football Union unsuccessfully appealed the UEFA ban to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, which upheld the ban.[14][15] 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.[16] This was rejected by the FA of Ukraine, England, and Sweden, with all three threatening to boycott matches against Russia.[17]

Executive committee[edit]

UEFA executive committee is composed of;[18]

Members[edit]

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[edit]

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 Yugoslavia > Serbia and Montenegro Yugoslavia
> Serbia and Montenegro Serbia-Montenegro 		1954–2003
2003–2006 		[q]

Competitions[edit]

Main article: UEFA competitions
See also: List of association football competitions and FIFA International Match Calendar

UEFA continental competitions[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Further information: List of UEFA club competition winners
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.[22]

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.[23][24][25]

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.[26] 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.[27]

Only five teams[28][29] (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),[30] 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[31] and, in commemoration of achieving that feat, have received The UEFA Plaque by the Union of European Football Associations on 12 July 1988.[32][33]

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.[34]

Current title holders[edit]

See also: Portal:Current events/Sports, 2024 in association football, 2024 in sports, and FIFA International Match Calendar
For events postponed or cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic, see Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports.
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
UEFA–CONMEBOL Club Challenge 2023 Spain Sevilla 1st Ecuador Independiente del Valle 2024
Under-20 Intercontinental Cup 2023 Argentina Boca Juniors 1st Netherlands AZ 2024
Futsal Finalissima 2022  Portugal 1st  Spain 2026
Men's national teams
European Championship 2020  Italy 2nd  England 2024
Nations League 2022–23  Spain 1st  Croatia 2024–25
U-21 Championship 2023  England 3rd  Spain 2025
U-19 Championship 2023  Italy 4th  Portugal 2024
U-17 Championship 2023  Germany 4th  France 2024
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 2023  Spain 5th  Germany 2024
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 2023 England Manchester City 1st Spain Sevilla 2024
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
Europa 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[edit]

Main article: UEFA club competition records and statistics
Nation Men Women Futsal Total
Euro NL U21 U19 U17 Euro NL U19 U17 Men's U19 Women's
 Spain 3 1 5 11 9 – 1 5 5 7 2 3 52
 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 1 – – 1 – 2 – – 15
 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[edit]

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[edit]

See also: FIFA World Rankings and FIFA Women's World Rankings

Overview[edit]

Team of the Year[edit]

Major tournament records[edit]

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[edit]

Main article: National team appearances in the FIFA World Cup
See also: European nations at the 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
 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[z] × 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[ac] 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[edit]

Main article: FIFA Women's World Cup records and statistics
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
 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 60

Olympic Games[edit]

Men's tournament[edit]

See also: Football at the Summer Olympics § Participating nations
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[ad] – – – – – – – – – – – – 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 Q 14
 Germany[ae] – – – 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) – – – – – – – – – – – Q 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 Q 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 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Q 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[edit]

See also: Football at the Summer Olympics § Participating nations 2
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 – Q 3
 Germany 5 3 3 3 – 1 – Q 6
 Great Britain – – – – 5 – 7 – 2
 Greece – – 10 – – – – – 1
 Netherlands – – – – – – 5 – 1
 Norway 3 1 – 7 – – – – 3
 Spain – – – – – – – Q 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]

Main article: UEFA European Championship records and statistics
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 • Q 2
 Austria • • • • • • • • • • • • GS • GS R16 Q 4
 Belgium × • • 3rd • 2nd GS • • • GS • • • QF QF Q 7
 Bulgaria • • • • • • • • • GS • GS • • • • • 2
 Croatia Part of  Yugoslavia QF • GS QF GS R16 R16 Q 7
 Czech Republic[af] 3rd • • • 1st 3rd • • • 2nd GS SF GS QF GS QF Q 11
 Denmark • 4th • • • • SF GS 1st GS GS QF • GS • SF Q 10
 England × • 3rd • • GS • GS GS SF GS QF • QF R16 2nd Q 11
 Finland × × • • • • • • • • • • • • • GS • 1
 France 4th • • • • • 1st • GS SF 1st QF GS QF 2nd R16 Q 11
 Georgia Part of  Soviet Union • • • • • • • Q 1
 Germany[ag] × × • 1st 2nd 1st GS SF 2nd 1st GS GS 2nd SF SF R16 Q 14
 Greece • ×[ah] • • • GS • • • • • 1st GS QF • • • 4
 Hungary • 3rd • 4th • • • • • • • • • • R16 GS Q 5
 Iceland × • × × • • • • • • • • • • QF • • 1
 Italy × • 1st • • 4th • SF • GS 2nd GS QF 2nd QF 1st Q Q 11
 Latvia Part of  Soviet Union • • GS • • • • • 1
 Netherlands × • • • 3rd GS • 1st SF QF SF SF QF GS • R16 Q 11
 North Macedonia Part of  Yugoslavia • • • • • • GS • 1
 Northern Ireland × • • • • • • • • • • • • • R16 • • 1
 Norway • • • • • • • • • • GS • • • • • • 1
 Poland • • • • • • • • • • • • GS GS QF GS Q 5
 Portugal • • • • • • SF • • QF SF 2nd QF SF 1st R16 Q 9
 Republic of Ireland • • • • • • • GS • • • • • GS R16 • • 3
 Romania • • • • • • GS • • GS QF • GS • GS • Q 6
 Russia[ai] 1st 2nd 4th 2nd • • • 2nd GS GS • GS SF GS GS GS × 12
 Scotland × × • • • • • • GS GS • • • • • GS Q 4
 Serbia[aj] 2nd • 2nd • 4th • GS • •×[ak] × QF • • • • • Q 6
 Slovakia[af] 3rd • • • 1st 3rd • • • • • • • • R16 GS Q 6
 Slovenia Part of  Yugoslavia • GS • • • • • Q 2
 Spain •×[al] 1st • • • GS 2nd GS • QF QF GS 1st 1st R16 SF Q 12
 Sweden × • • • • • • • SF • GS QF GS GS GS R16 • 7
  Switzerland × • • • • • • • • GS • GS GS • R16 QF Q 6
 Turkey • • • • • • • • • GS QF • SF • GS GS Q Q 6
 Ukraine Part of  Soviet Union • • • • GS GS QF Q 4
 Wales × • • • • • • • • • • • • • SF R16 • 2

UEFA Women's Championship[edit]

See also: UEFA Women's Championship § Participation details
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 2
 Denmark SF • • 3rd 3rd • GS SF GS GS SF 2nd GS 10
 England 2nd 4th • • • SF • GS GS 2nd GS SF 1st 9
 Finland • • • • • • • • SF QF GS • GS 4
 France • • • • • • GS GS GS QF QF QF SF 7
 Germany • • 1st 1st 4th 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st QF 2nd 11
 Iceland • × × × • • • • • GS QF GS GS 4
 Italy SF 3rd 4th 4th 2nd • 2nd GS GS QF QF GS GS 12
 Netherlands • • • • • • • • • SF GS 1st QF 4
 Northern Ireland • • × • × × × × × • • • GS 1
 Norway • 1st 2nd 2nd 1st SF GS SF 2nd SF 2nd GS GS 12
 Portugal • • • • • • • • • • • GS GS 2
 Russia × × × × • • GS GS • GS GS GS × × 5
 Scotland • • • × • • • • • • • GS • 1
 Spain × • • • • • SF • • • QF QF QF 4
 Sweden 1st 2nd 3rd • • 2nd SF 2nd SF QF SF QF SF 11
 Switzerland • • • • • • • • • • • GS GS Q 3
 Ukraine Part of  Soviet Union × • • • • GS • • • 1

FIFA U-20 World Cup[edit]

Main article: FIFA U-20 World Cup records and statistics
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
 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 8
 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 8
 Kazakhstan[am] • • • R1 • • • • • • • • • • • 1
 Netherlands • • • QF • • • • • R1 • • QF • QF • • • • • • • • 4
 Norway • • • • • • R1 • R1 • • • • • • • • • • • • R1 • 3
 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 • • • • 15
 Sweden • • • • • • • R1 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 1
  Switzerland • • • • • • • • • • • • • • R1 • • • • • • • • 1
 Turkey • • • • • • • • R1 • • • • • R2 • • • R2 • • • • 3
 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[edit]

See also: FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup § Comprehensive team results in each 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[an]
Costa Rica
(16) 		2024
Colombia
(24) 		Years
 Austria • • • • • • • • • • Q 1
 Denmark QF • • • • • • • • • • 1
 England QF • • QF GS • GS • 3rd • • 5
 Finland • • GS • • • GS • • • • 2
 France GS • QF 4th GS • 3rd 2nd 4th QF Q 9
 Germany 3rd 1st QF 3rd 1st 2nd 1st QF QF GS Q 11
 Italy • GS • • • GS • • • • • 2
 Netherlands • • • • • • • • QF 4th Q 3
 Norway • • • GS • QF • • • • • 2
 Russia • QF QF • • • • • • • × 2
 Spain • GS • • • • • QF 2nd 1st Q 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]

Main article: FIFA U-17 World Cup records and statistics
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]

See also: FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup § Comprehensive team results in each 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
 Azerbaijan • • R1 • • • • 1
 Denmark QF • • • • • • 1
 England 4th • • • QF • • 2
 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
 Spain • 3rd • 2nd 3rd 1st 1st 5
Total (9 teams) 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 19

FIFA Futsal World Cup[edit]

Main article: 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
 Azerbaijan QF 1
 Belgium 4th R2 R2 3
 Croatia R2 1
 Czech Republic R2 R1 R2 R2 4
 Denmark R1 1
 Hungary R2 1
 Italy R2 R1 R2 2nd 3rd 3rd R2 7
 Kazakhstan R1 R2 4th 3
 Lithuania R1 1
 Netherlands 2nd R2 R2 R2 4
 Poland R2 1
 Portugal 3rd R2 R1 QF 4th 1st 6
 Russia R1 3rd 4th 4th QF 2nd QF 7
 Serbia R2 R2 2
 Spain R1 3rd 2nd 1st 1st 2nd 2nd QF QF 9
 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[edit]

Main article: FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup records and statistics
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]

Main article: FIFA Confederations Cup records and statistics
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,[40] in Bulgaria's top league,[41] and in a Champions League group stage match held in Sweden.[42] 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.[43] 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.[44]

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".[45][46] 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.[47]

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,[48] 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.[49] UEFA's decision to partner with blockchain company Chiliz in February 2022 was criticised and described as 'incomprehensible' by fan groups across Europe.[50]

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.[51]

See also[edit]

Resolutions[edit]

UEFA congress[edit]

Financial fair play[edit]

UEFA coefficient[edit]

UEFA presidents[edit]

Related links[edit]

Planned competitions[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ pronounced [ynjɔ̃ dez‿asɔsjɑsjɔ̃ øʁɔpeɛn də 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 e FIFA considers that the national team of Russia succeeds the USSR, the national team of Serbia succeeds Yugoslavia/Serbia and Montenegro, the national teams of the Czech Republic and Slovakia succeeds Czechoslovakia, and the national team of Germany succeeds West Germany and East Germany.
  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. ^ a b Russia's best result is quarter-finals in 2018. However, FIFA considers Russia as the successor team of the USSR.
  30. ^ The East German team represented the United Team of Germany in 1964, winning the bronze medal.
  31. ^ 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.
  32. ^ a b Includes three appearances as Czechoslovakia
  33. ^ Includes five appearances as West Germany
  34. ^ Greece entered the 1964 competition, but later withdrew after refusing to play Albania.
  35. ^ Includes five appearances as the Soviet Union and one as CIS
  36. ^ Includes four appearances as Yugoslavia and one as FR Yugoslavia
  37. ^ Does not include Euro 1992 qualification and disqualification due to international sanctions
  38. ^ Spain refused to travel to the Soviet Union for their qualification match, so the Soviet Union qualified by walkover.
  39. ^ Kazakhstan represented AFC before 2000.
  40. ^ The 2020 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, later postponed to 2021, was cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.

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