UEFA

The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA /juːˈeɪfə/ yoo-AY-fə; French: Union des Associations Européennes de Football;[lower-alpha 1] German: Vereinigung Europäischer Fußballverbände)[lower-alpha 2] is the administrative body for football, futsal and beach soccer in Europe. It is one of six continental confederations of world football's governing body FIFA. UEFA consists of 55 national association members.

Union of European Football Associations (UEFA)

Abbreviation	UEFA
Formation	15 June 1954
Founded at	Basel, Switzerland
Type	Football organisation
Headquarters	Nyon, Switzerland
Coordinates	46.371009°N 6.23103°E
Region served	Europe
Membership	55 full member associations
Official languages	English French German (other main but not official: Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish) [1]
President	Aleksander Čeferin[2]
First vice-president	Karl-Erik Nilsson
Vice-presidents	Sándor Csányi Luis Rubiales Fernando Gomes Michele Uva
General secretary	Theodore Theodoridis
Main organ	UEFA Congress
Parent organization	FIFA
Website	uefa.com

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

Henri Delaunay was the first general secretary and Ebbe Schwartz 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.[3]

History and membership

UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland

UEFA was founded on 15 June 1954 in Basel, Switzerland after consultation between the Italian, French, and Belgian associations.[4] 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.[5] 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.

Until 1959 the main headquarters were located in Paris, and later in Bern. In 1995, UEFA headquarters were transferred to Nyon, Switzerland.

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 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 Northern Ireland, Scotland, England and Wales (countries of the United Kingdom), Gibraltar (British Overseas Territory), the Faroe Islands (constituent country 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.

Some UEFA members are transcontinental states (Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Russia and Turkey) and others are considered part of Europe both culturally and politically (Armenia and Cyprus). Countries which had been members of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) were also admitted to the European football association, particularly Israel (because it had been banned from the AFC group in 1974) and Kazakhstan.

Additionally 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 and Newport County A.F.C. participate in the English League; Derry City, situated in Northern Ireland, plays in the Republic of Ireland-based League of Ireland 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 21 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 current champion is France, which won its second title at the 2018 tournament in Russia. The national associations of these countries also are responsible for organizing the so-called "Big Five European Leagues", consisting of Spain's La Liga, England's Premier League, Germany's Bundesliga, Italy's Serie A and France's Ligue 1.

Executive Committee

President Aleksander Čeferin Vice-presidents Karl-Erik Nilsson – First Vice-President[6] Fernando Gomes Luis Rubiales Sándor Csányi Michele Uva David Gill Members Armand Duka[6] Florence Hardouin[7] Jesper Møller[6] Andriy Pavelko[6] Michael van Praag Davor Šuker[6] Servet Yardımcı Zbigniew Boniek Andrea Agnelli Ivan Gazidis Lars-Christer Olsson Nasser Al-Khelaifi

General secretary Theodore Theodoridis Deputy general secretary Giorgio Marchetti Treasurer David Gill[8] Head of club competitions Michael Heselschwerdt Head of national competitions Lance Kelly

Members

Code	Association	National teams	Founded	FIFA affiliation	UEFA affiliation
ALB	Albania	Men's U21 U19 U17 Women's U19 U17	1930	1932	1954
AND	Andorra	Men's U21 U19 U17 Women's U19 U17	1994	1996	1996
ARM	Armenia	Men's U21 U19 U17 Women's U19 U17	1992	1992	1992
AUT	Austria	Men's U21 U19 U17 Women's U19 U17	1904	1905	1954
AZE	Azerbaijan	Men's U21 U19 U17 Women's U19 U17	1992	1994	1994
BLR	Belarus	Men's U21 U19 U17 Women's U19 U17	1989	1992	1993
BEL	Belgium	Men's U21 U19 U17 Women's U19 U17	1895	1904	1954
BIH	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Men's U21 U19 U17 Women's U19 U17	1946	1996	1998
BUL	Bulgaria	Men's U21 U19 U17 Women's U19 U17	1923	1924	1954
CRO	Croatia	Men's U21 U19 U17 Women's U19 U17	1912	1992	1993
CYP	Cyprus	Men's U21 U19 U17 Women's U19 U17	1934	1948	1962
CZE	Czech Republic	Men's U21 U19 U17 Women's U19 U17	1901	1907	1954
DEN	Denmark	Men's U21 U19 U17 Women's U19 U17	1889	1904	1954
ENG	England	Men's U21 U19 U17 Women's U19 U17	1863	1905	1954
EST	Estonia	Men's U21 U19 U17 Women's U19 U17	1921	1923	1992
FRO	Faroe Islands	Men's U21 U19 U17 Women's U19 U17	1979	1988	1990
FIN	Finland	Men's U21 U19 U17 Women's U19 U17	1907	1908	1954
FRA	France	Men's U21 U19 U17 Women's U19 U17	1919[n 1]	1904[n 2]	1954
GEO	Georgia	Men's U21 U19 U17 Women's U19 U17	1990	1992	1992
GER	Germany	Men's U21 U19 U17 Women's U19 U17	1900	1904	1954
GIB	Gibraltar	Men's U21 U19 U17 Women's U19 U17	1895	2016	2013
GRE	Greece	Men's U21 U19 U17 Women's U19 U17	1926	1927	1954
HUN	Hungary	Men's U21 U19 U17 Women's U19 U17	1901	1906	1954
ISL	Iceland	Men's U21 U19 U17 Women's U19 U17	1947[n 3]	1947	1954
ISR	Israel[n 4]	Men's U21 U19 U17 Women's U19 U17	1928	1929	1994[n 5]
ITA	Italy	Men's U21 U19 U17 Women's U19 U17	1898	1905	1954
KAZ	Kazakhstan[n 6]	Men's U21 U19 U17 Women's U19 U17	1994	1994	2002
KOS	Kosovo	Men's U21 U19 U17 Women's U19 U17	2008	2016	2016
LVA	Latvia	Men's U21 U19 U17 Women's U19 U17	1921	1922	1992
LIE	Liechtenstein	Men's U21 U19 U17 Women's U19 U17	1934	1974	1974
LTU	Lithuania	Men's U21 U19 U17 Women's U19 U17	1922	1923	1992
LUX	Luxembourg	Men's U21 U19 U17 Women's U19 U17	1908	1910	1954
MLT	Malta	Men's U21 U19 U17 Women's U19 U17	1900	1959	1960
MDA	Moldova	Men's U21 U19 U17 Women's U19 U17	1990	1994	1993
MNE	Montenegro	Men's U21 U19 U17 Women's U19 U17	1931	2007	2007
NED	Netherlands	Men's U21 U19 U17 Women's U19 U17	1889	1904	1954
MKD	North Macedonia	Men's U21 U19 U17 Women's U19 U17	1926	1994	1994
NIR	Northern Ireland	Men's U21 U19 U17 Women's U19 U17	1880	1911	1954
NOR	Norway	Men's U21 U19 U17 Women's U19 U17	1902	1908	1954
POL	Poland	Men's U21 U19 U17 Women's U19 U17	1919[n 7]	1923	1954
POR	Portugal	Men's U21 U19 U17 Women's U19 U17	1914	1923	1954
IRL	Republic of Ireland	Men's U21 U19 U17 Women's U19 U17	1921	1923	1954
ROU	Romania	Men's U21 U19 U17 Women's U19 U17	1909	1923	1954
RUS	Russia	Men's U21 U19 U17 Women's U19 U17	1912	1912	1954
SMR	San Marino	Men's U21 U19 U17 Women's U19 U17	1931	1988	1988
SCO	Scotland	Men's U21 U19 U17 Women's U19 U17	1873	1910	1954
SRB	Serbia	Men's U21 U19 U17 Women's U19 U17	1919	1923	1954
SVK	Slovakia	Men's U21 U19 U17 Women's U19 U17	1938	1994	1993
SVN	Slovenia	Men's U21 U19 U17 Women's U19 U17	1920	1992	1992
ESP	Spain	Men's U21 U19 U17 Women's U19 U17	1909	1904	1954
SWE	Sweden	Men's U21 U19 U17 Women's U19 U17	1904	1904	1954
SUI	Switzerland	Men's U21 U19 U17 Women's U19 U17	1895	1904	1954
TUR	Turkey	Men's U21 U19 U17 Women's U19 U17	1923	1923	1962
UKR	Ukraine	Men's U21 U19 U17 Women's U19 U17	1991	1992	1992
WAL	Wales	Men's U21 U19 U17 Women's U19 U17	1876	1910	1954

Notes

1. Founded as Comité Français Interfédéral in 1907, a predecessor to the current federation.
2. The current French FA, the French Football Federation (in its previous incarnation, the Comité Français Interfédéral), replaced the USFSA in 1907.
3. 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
4. Former member of the Asian Football Confederation (1954–1974), joined UEFA as several AFC teams refused to play against them. See also Foreign relations of Israel and International recognition of Israel.
5. Israel had been an associated member of UEFA since 1992, therefore Israeli clubs were entitled to take part in the 1992–93 and 1993–94 UEFA club competitions despite Israel not being a full UEFA member.
6. Former member of the Asian Football Confederation (1994–2002), joined UEFA.
7. Founded as Związek Polski Piłki Nożnej (part of the disintegrated Austrian Football Union) in 1911, a predecessor to the current federation.

Former members

• Saarland Football Union (1954–1956), joined Football Association of West Germany
• Football Association of East Germany (1954–1990), joined Football Association of West Germany as German Football Association
• Football Federation of the Soviet Union (1954–1991); 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
• Football Association of Yugoslavia (1954–1992); in 1992 Yugoslavia collapsed, with various federal republics becoming independent states, leaving only Serbia and Montenegro as part of FR Yugoslavia (which was renamed the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro in 2003); the Football Association of Serbia and Montenegro was acknowledged as the direct successor of Football Association of Yugoslavia. Four other successor republics formed their own football organisations.
• Football Association of Serbia and Montenegro (1992–2006); in 2006 the union state was dissolved with the Football Association of Serbia becoming its successor. Montenegro, which exited the union, created the Football Association of Montenegro. It competed as FR Yugoslavia until 2003 when the country changed its name to Serbia and Montenegro.
• Football Association of Czechoslovakia (1954–1993), became Football Association of the Czech Republic and Slovak Football Association with the Football Association of the Czech Republic acknowledged as its direct successor.

Non-members

There are several national teams within Europe that are not members of UEFA. Many of them are instead affiliated with CONIFA.

• There are two independent European states that have national teams that are not affiliated with UEFA or FIFA. Both are microstates.
  •  Monaco
  •   Vatican City
• The constituent countries of the  United Kingdom ( England,  Northern Ireland,  Scotland, and  Wales) all have separate UEFA teams. The Crown dependencies, which are not technically part of the United Kingdom, have official teams not affiliated with UEFA or FIFA
  •  Guernsey
  •  Isle of Man
  •  Jersey, whose membership application was rejected by UEFA in 2018[9]
• Although one of the autonomous territories of the Kingdom of Denmark has its own UEFA membership ( Faroe Islands), the other does not.
  •  Greenland, which is expected to apply for membership to UEFA and FIFA in the near future.[10]
• Several European states with limited recognition have official national teams, but none have been considered for UEFA membership.
  •  Abkhazia
  •  Artsakh
  •  Northern Cyprus
  •  South Ossetia
  •  Transnistria
• Spanish nations or autonomous regions formed football teams approved by home associations.
  •  Catalonia
  •  Basque Country
  •  Galicia
  •  Balearic Islands
  •  Canary Islands

Competitions

UEFA continental competitions

National teams: UEFA European Championship UEFA Nations League UEFA European Under-21 Championship UEFA European Under-19 Championship UEFA European Under-17 Championship UEFA Women's Championship UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship UEFA Futsal Championship UEFA Under-19 Futsal Championship UEFA Women's Futsal Championship

Clubs: UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League UEFA Europa Conference League UEFA Super Cup UEFA Youth League UEFA Women's Champions League UEFA Futsal Champions League Defunct UEFA Cup Winners' Cup UEFA Intertoto Cup

Intercontinental: Defunct Intercontinental Champions' Supercup Intercontinental Cup UEFA–CAF Meridian Cup

Amateur: UEFA Regions' Cup Defunct UEFA Amateur Cup

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), started in 1958, with the first finals in 1960, and 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, 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[11] men's national teams are the sole 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 begun in 1955). A third competition, the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, which had 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, with a working title of Europa League 2 (UEL2) (The name was later decided as UEFA Europa Conference League) . The competition would feature 32 teams directly in 8 groups of 4, with a knockout round between the second placed teams in UEFA Europa Conference League and the third placed teams in the Europa League, leading to a final 16 knockout stage featuring the eight group winners. UEFA announced that the first edition of the competition begins in 2021.[12]

In women's football UEFA also conducts the UEFA Women's Champions League for club teams. The competition was first held in 2001, and 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.[13][14][15]

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.[16] 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.[17]

Only five teams[18][19] (Juventus, Ajax, Manchester United, Bayern Munich and Chelsea[20]) 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),[21] 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.

Juventus of Italy was the first team in Europe—remaining the only one to date (2021)—to win all UEFA's official championships and cups[22] and, in commemoration of achieving that feat, have received The UEFA Plaque by the Union of European Football Associations on 12 July 1988.[23][24]

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.

Current title holders

Competition	Year	Champions	Title	Runners-up	Next edition
National teams (Men's)
European Championship	2016	Portugal	1st	France	2020
Nations League	2018–19	Portugal	1st	Netherlands	2020–21
U-21 Championship	2019	Spain	5th	Germany	2021
U-19 Championship	2019	Spain	11th	Portugal	2020
U-17 Championship	2019	Netherlands	4th	Italy	2020
Futsal Championship	2018	Portugal	1st	Spain	2022
U-19 Futsal Championship	2019	Spain	1st	Croatia	2021
National teams (Women's)
Women's Championship	2017	Netherlands	1st	Denmark	2022
Women's U-19 Championship	2019	France	5th	Germany	2020
Women's U-17 Championship	2019	Germany	7th	Netherlands	2020
Women's Futsal Championship	2019	Spain	1st	Portugal	2021
Club teams (Men's)
Super Cup	2020	Bayern Munich	2nd	Sevilla	2021
Champions League	2019–20	Bayern Munich	6th	Paris Saint-Germain	2020–21
Europa League	2019–20	Sevilla	6th	Inter Milan	2020–21
Europa Conference League					2021–22
Youth League	2019–20	Real Madrid	1st	Benfica	2020–21
Futsal Champions League	2018–19	Sporting CP	1st	Kairat	2019–20
Club teams (Women's)
Women's Champions League	2019–20	Lyon	7th	VfL Wolfsburg	2020–21

Titles by nation

Nation	Men					Women			Futsal		Total
	Euro	League	U21	U19	U17	Euro	U19	U17	Men's	Women's
Spain	3	–	5	11	9	–	3	4	7	1	43
Germany[upper-alpha 1]	3	–	2	6	3	8	6	7	–	–	35
France	2	–	1	8	2	–	5	–	–	–	18
England	–	–	2	10	2	–	1	–	–	–	15
Russia[upper-alpha 2]	1	–	2	6	3	–	1	–	1	–	14
Italy	1	–	5	3	1	–	1	–	2	–	13
Portugal	1	1	–	4	6	–	–	–	1	–	13
Netherlands	1	–	2	–	4	1	1	–	–	–	9
Sweden	–	–	1	–	–	1	3	–	–	–	5
Czech Republic[upper-alpha 3]	1	–	1	1	1	–	–	–	–	–	4
Serbia[upper-alpha 4]	–	-	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
Ukraine	–	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	1

1. Including East Germany and West Germany.
2. Including the Soviet Union.
3. Including Czechoslovakia.
4. Including Yugoslavia.

Sponsors

UEFA national team competitions

Alipay Booking.com FedEx

Hisense[25] Socar Volkswagen[26]

UEFA Champions League

Banco Santander Expedia Group Hotels.com Expedia Gazprom[27] Heineken

MasterCard Nissan[28] Sony/PlayStation PepsiCo Pepsi & Pepsi Max Lay's/Walkers

Note: The UEFA Champions League sponsors are also sponsors of the UEFA Super Cup, UEFA Women's Champions League and the UEFA Youth League (excluding Heineken, which is replaced by EA Sports's FIFA).

UEFA Europa League

Amstel Enterprise FedEx[29]

Hankook[30] Kia Motors

FIFA world rankings

Highest Ranked UEFA member
in the men's FIFA World Rankings

• Last updates:
  • Men's national teams – 19 December 2019[31]
  • Women's national teams – 12 July 2019[32]

Top men's national teams Rankings are calculated by FIFA.					—	Top women's national teams Rankings are calculated by FIFA.
UEFA	FIFA	Nation	Points	+/-		UEFA	FIFA	Nation	Points	+/-
1	1	Belgium	1765			1	2	Germany	2059
2	2	France	1733			2	3	Netherlands	2037	5
3	4	England	1661			3	4	France	2029
4	6	Croatia	1642			4	5	England	2027	2
5	7	Portugal	1639			5	6	Sweden	2021	3
6	8	Spain	1636			6	12	Norway	1917
7	12	Switzerland	1608			7	13	Spain	1899
8	13	Italy	1607			8	14	Italy	1891	1
9	14	Netherlands	1604			9	15	Denmark	1839	2
10	15	Germany	1602			10	17	Iceland	1822	5
11	16	Denmark	1598			11	18	Switzerland	1815
12	17	Sweden	1579			12	19	Belgium	1813	1
13	19	Poland	1559			13	21	Austria	1793	2
14	22	Wales	1540			14	22	Scotland	1791	2
15	24	Ukraine	1537			15	24	Ukraine	1708
16	26	Austria	1507			16	25	Russia	1704
17	29	Turkey	1494			17	28	Czech Republic	1679	1
18	29	Serbia	1494			18	29	Poland	1675	1
19	32	Slovakia	1490			19	30	Portugal	1671
20	34	Republic of Ireland	1486			20	31	Finland	1668	1
21	36	Northern Ireland	1476			21	32	Wales	1667	1
22	37	Romania	1475			22	33	Republic of Ireland	1666	2
23	38	Russia	1470			23	42	Romania	1548	1
24	39	Iceland	1464			24	43	Serbia	1546
25	44	Norway	1451	1		25	45	Hungary	1525
26	45	Czech Republic	1446			26	47	Slovakia	1500	1
27	49	Bosnia and Herzegovina	1430			27	51	Slovenia	1453	1
28	50	Scotland	1422			28	54	Belarus	1446	1
29	52	Hungary	1416			29	55	Croatia	1440	1
30	54	Greece	1409			30	59	Northern Ireland	1420
31	58	Finland	1386			31	62	Turkey	1412	1
32	59	Bulgaria	1381			32	64	Israel	1392	1
33	64	Montenegro	1365			33	65	Greece	1376	2
33	64	Slovenia	1365			34	67	Bosnia and Herzegovina	1371	1
35	66	Albania	1356			35	73	Kazakhstan	1349	1
36	68	North Macedonia	1347			36	77	Azerbaijan	1345
37	87	Belarus	1280			37	78	Albania	1326	1
38	91	Georgia	1267			38	79	Bulgaria	1303	1
39	93	Israel	1260			39	85	Faroe Islands	1272	2
40	95	Cyprus	1251			40	93	Latvia	1228
41	98	Luxembourg	1236			41	96	Moldova	1219	1
42	102	Armenia	1213			42	98	Montenegro	1217	1
43	103	Estonia	1202			43	99	Estonia	1212
44	110	Faroe Islands	1181			44	102	Malta	1192	1
45	114	Azerbaijan	1177			45	106	Lithuania	1172	1
46	115	Kosovo	1174			46	112	Georgia	1143
47	118	Kazakhstan	1155			47	113	Luxembourg	1134
48	131	Lithuania	1089			48	117	Cyprus	1123	2
49	135	Andorra	1082			49	126	Kosovo	1059	3
50	137	Latvia	1082			50	127	North Macedonia	1053	3
51	175	Moldova	959			51	156	Andorra	749	3
52	180	Liechtenstein	926
53	184	Malta	919
54	196	Gibraltar	879
55	209	San Marino	824

• * – Inactive for more than 18 months and therefore not ranked.

Major tournament records

Legend

• 1st – Champions
• 2nd – Runners-up
•  3rd  – Third place[wc 1]
• 4th – Fourth place
• QF – Quarterfinals
• R16 – Round of 16 (since 1986: knockout round of 16)
• R2 – Second round (for the 1974, 1978, and 1982 tournaments, which had two group stages)
• R1 – Group stage (in the 1950, 1974, 1978, and 1982 tournaments, which had two group stages, this refers to the first group stage)
• 1S – First Knockout Stage (1934–1938 Single-elimination 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 (13)	1934 (16)	1938 (15)	1950 (13)	1954 (16)	1958 (16)	1962 (16)	1966 (16)	1970 (16)	1974 (16)	1978 (16)	1982 (24)	1986 (24)	1990 (24)	1994 (24)	1998 (32)	2002 (32)	2006 (32)	2010 (32)	2014 (32)	2018 (32)	2022 (32)	2026 (48)	Years
Austria	×	4th	×[wc 2]	×	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	R16 11th	R16 11th	R1 19th	R16 14th	•	•	QF 6th	3rd			13
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Part of Yugoslavia														×	•	•	•	•	R1 20th	•			1
Bulgaria	×	•	•	×	•	•	R1 15th	R1 15th	R1 13th	R1 12th	•	•	R16 15th	•	4th	R1 29th	•	•	•	•	•			7
Croatia	Part of Yugoslavia														×	3rd	R1 23rd	R1 22nd	•	R1 19th	2nd			5
Czech Republic[wc 3]	×	2nd	QF 5th	×	R1 14th	R1 9th	2nd	•	R1 15th	•	•	R1 19th	•	QF 6th	•	•	•	R1 20th	•	•	•			9
Denmark	×	×	×	×	×	•	×	•	•	•	•	•	R16 9th	•	•	QF 8th	R16 10th	•	R1 24th	•	R16 11th			5
East Germany[wc 3]	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	•	R16 9th	QF 6th	QF 7th	R16 13th	R1 26th	4th			15
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			15
Germany[wc 3]	×	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			19
Greece	×	•	•	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1 24th	•	•	•	R1 25th	R16 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[wc 4]	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1 12th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•			1
Italy	×	1st	1st	R1 7th	R1 10th	•	R1 9th	R1 9th	2nd	R1 10th	4th	1st	R16 12th	3rd	2nd	QF 5th	R16 15th	1st	R1 26th	R1 22nd	•			18
Netherlands	×	R1 T-9th	R1 14th	×	×	•	•	•	•	2nd	2nd	•	•	R16 15th	QF 7th	4th	•	R16 11th	2nd	3rd	•			10
Northern Ireland	×	×	×	•	•	QF 8th	•	•	•	•	•	R2 9th	R1 21st	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•			3
Norway	×	×	R1 12th	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1 17th	R16 15th	•	•	•	•	•			3
Poland	×	•	R1 11th	×	×	•	•	•	•	3rd	R2 5th	3rd	R16 14th	•	•	•	R1 25th	R1 21st	•	•	R1 25th			8
Portugal	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	3rd	•	•	•	•	R1 17th	•	•	•	R1 21st	4th	R16 11th	R1 18th	R16 13th			7
Republic of Ireland[wc 5]	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	QF 8th	R16 16th	•	R16 12th	•	•	•	•			3
Romania	R1 8th	R1 12th	R1 9th	×	•	•	•	•	R1 T-10th	•	•	•	•	R16 12th	QF 6th	R16 11th	•	•	•	•	•			7
Russia[wc 6]	×	×	×	×	×	QF 7th	QF 6th	4th	QF 5th	•	•	R2 7th	R16 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[wc 3]	4th[wc 7]	•	•	R1 5th	QF 7th	QF 5th	4th	•	•	R2 7th	•	R1 16th	•	QF 5th	×	R16 10th	•	R1 32nd	R1 23rd	•	R1 23rd			12
Slovakia	Part of Czechoslovakia															•	•	•	R16 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	R16 10th	QF 8th	R1 17th	QF 5th	R16 9th	1st	R1 23rd	R16 10th			15
Sweden	×	QF 8th	4th	3rd	•	2nd	•	•	R1 9th	R2 5th	R1 13th	•	•	R1 21st	3rd	•	R16 13th	R16 14th	•	•	QF 7th			12
Switzerland	×	QF 7th	QF 7th	R1 6th	QF 8th	•	R1 16th	R1 16th	•	•	•	•	•	•	R16 15th	•	•	R16 10th	R1 19th	R16 11th	R16 14th			11
Turkey	×	×	×	••	R1 9th	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	3rd	•	•	•	•			2
Ukraine[wc 6]	Part of Soviet Union														×	•	•	QF 8th	•	•	•			1
Wales	×	×	×	•	•	QF 6th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•			1
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	TBD

Notes

1. 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.
2. Austria qualified in 1938, but withdrew to play as part of Germany after being annexed.
3. FIFA considers that the national team of Russia succeeds the USSR, the national team of Serbia succeeds Yugoslavia/Serbia and Montenegro, the national team of Czech Republic succeeds Czechoslovakia, and the national team of Germany succeeds West Germany and East Germany.
4. 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.
5. Republic of Ireland competed as the Irish Free State in 1934 and then as Ireland in 1938 and 1950.
6. Russia's best result is quarter-finals in 2018. However, FIFA considers Russia as the successor team of the USSR.
7. There was no official World Cup Third Place match in 1930; The USA and Yugoslavia lost in the semi-finals. Currently, FIFA recognizes USA 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.

FIFA Women's World Cup

FIFA Women's World Cup record
Team	1991 (12)	1995 (12)	1999 (16)	2003 (16)	2007 (16)	2011 (16)	2015 (24)	2019 (24)	2023 (32)	Years
Denmark	QF 7th	QF 7th	R2 15th	•	R2 12th	•	•	•		4
England	•	QF 6th	•	•	QF 7th	QF 7th	3rd	4th		5
France	•	•	•	R2 9th	•	4th	QF 5th	QF		4
Germany	4th	2nd	QF 8th	1st	1st	QF 6th	4th	QF		8
Italy	QF 6th	•	R2 9th	•	•	•	•	QF		3
Netherlands	•	•	•	•	•	•	R2 13th	2nd		2
Norway	2nd	1st	4th	QF 7th	4th	R2 10th	R2 10th	QF		8
Russia	×	•	QF 5th	QF 8th	•	•	•	•		2
Scotland	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1		1
Spain	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1 20th	R2		2
Sweden	3rd	QF 5th	QF 6th	2nd	R2 10–11	3rd	R2 16th	3rd		8
Switzerland	•	•	•	•	•	•	R2 15th	•		1
Total (12 teams)	5	5	6	5	5	5	8	9	11	59

Olympic Games For Men

Olympic Games (Men's tournament) record
Team	1900 (3)	1904 (3)		1908 (6)	1912 (11)	1920 (14)	1924 (22)	1928 (17)	1936 (16)	1948 (18)	1952 (25)	1956 (11)	1960 (16)	1964 (14)	1968 (16)	1972 (16)	1976 (13)	1980 (16)	1984 (16)	1988 (16)	1992 (16)	1996 (16)	2000 (16)	2004 (16)	2008 (16)	2012 (16)	2016 (16)	2021 (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[ol 1]	–	–		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	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	–	–	–	–	–	q	13
Germany[ol 2]	–	–		–	7	–	–	=5	=6	–	4	=9	–	–	–	5	–	–	5	3	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	q	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)																	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2
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	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	q	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	–	q	11
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
Yugoslavia	–	–		–	–	9	=17	=9	–	2	2	2	1	6	–	–	–	4	3	10	–	Split into 7 nations							11
Total (36 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

Notes

1. The East German team represented the United Team of Germany in 1964, winning the bronze medal.
2. 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.

Olympic Games For Women

Olympic Games (Women's tournament) record
Team	1996 (8)	2000 (8)	2004 (10)	2008 (12)	2012 (12)	2016 (12)	2021 (12)	Years
Denmark	8	–	–	–	–	–	–	1
France	–	–	–	–	4	6	–	2
Germany	5	3	3	3	–	1	–	5
Great Britain	–	–	–	–	5	–	q	2
Greece	–	–	10	–	–	–	–	1
Netherlands	–	–	–	–	–	–	q	1
Norway	3	1	–	7	–	–	–	3
Sweden	6	6	4	6	7	2	q	7
Total (8 teams)	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	22

UEFA European Championship

UEFA European Championship record
Team (Total 34 teams)	1960 (4)	1964 (4)	1968 (4)	1972 (4)	1976 (4)	1980 (8)	1984 (8)	1988 (8)	1992 (8)	1996 (16)	2000 (16)	2004 (16)	2008 (16)	2012 (16)	2016 (24)	2020 (24)	2024 (24)	Years
Albania	×	•	•	•	×	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•		1
Austria	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	GS	q		3
Belgium	×	•	•	3rd	•	2nd	GS	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	QF	q		6
Bulgaria	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	GS	•	•	•			2
Croatia	Part of  Yugoslavia									QF	•	GS	QF	GS	R16	q		6
Czech Republic[lower-alpha 3]	3rd	•	•	•	1st	3rd	•	•	•	2nd	GS	SF	GS	QF	GS	q		10
Denmark	•	4th	•	•	•	•	SF	GS	1st	GS	GS	QF	•	GS	•	q		9
England	×	•	3rd	•	•	GS	•	GS	GS	SF	GS	QF	•	QF	R16	q		10
Finland	×	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	q		1
France	4th	•	•	•	•	•	1st	•	GS	SF	1st	QF	GS	QF	2nd	q		10
Germany[lower-alpha 4]	×	×	•	1st	2nd	1st	GS	SF	2nd	1st	GS	GS	2nd	SF	SF	q	q	14 [lower-alpha 5]
Greece	•	×[lower-alpha 6]	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	1st	GS	QF	•	•		4
Hungary	•	3rd	•	4th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R16			3
Iceland	×	•	×	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	QF			1
Italy	×	•	1st	•	•	4th	•	SF	•	GS	2nd	GS	QF	2nd	QF	q		10
Latvia	Part of  Soviet Union									•	•	GS	•	•	•	•		1
Netherlands	×	•	•	•	3rd	GS	•	1st	SF	QF	SF	SF	QF	GS	•	q		10
Northern Ireland	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R16			1
Norway	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•			1
Poland	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	GS	QF	q		4
Portugal	•	•	•	•	•	•	SF	•	•	QF	SF	2nd	QF	SF	1st	q		8
Republic of Ireland	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	GS	R16			3
Romania	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•	GS	QF	•	GS	•	GS			5
Russia[lower-alpha 7]	1st	2nd	4th	2nd	•	•	•	2nd	GS	GS	•	GS	SF	GS	GS	q		12
Scotland	×	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	GS	•	•	•	•	•			2
Serbia[lower-alpha 8]	2nd	•	2nd	•	4th	•	GS	•	•×[lower-alpha 9]	×	QF	•	•	•	•			5
Slovakia	Part of  Czechoslovakia									•	•	•	•	•	R16			1
Slovenia	Part of  Yugoslavia									•	GS	•	•	•	•	•		1
Spain	•×[lower-alpha 10]	1st	•	•	•	GS	2nd	GS	•	QF	QF	GS	1st	1st	R16	q		11
Sweden	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	SF	•	GS	QF	GS	GS	GS	q		7
Switzerland	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	GS	GS	•	R16	q		5
Turkey	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	QF	•	SF	•	GS	q		5
Ukraine	Part of  Soviet Union									•	•	•	•	GS	GS	q		3
Wales	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	SF	q		2

Notes

1. pronounced [ynjɔ̃ dez‿asɔsjɑsjɔ̃ øʁɔpeɛn də futbol].
2. pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʔaɪnɪɡʊŋ ɔʏʁoˈpɛːɪʃɐ ˈfuːsbalfɛɐ̯ˌbɛndə].
3. Includes three appearances as Czechoslovakia
4. Includes five appearances as West Germany
5. Including UEFA Euro 2024 in which Germany is already qualified as host.
6. Greece entered the 1964 competition, but later withdrew after refusing to play Albania.
7. Includes five appearances as the Soviet Union and one as CIS
8. Includes four appearances as Yugoslavia and one as FR Yugoslavia
9. Does not include Euro 1992 qualification and disqualification due to international sanctions
10. Spain refused to travel to the Soviet Union for their qualification match, so the Soviet Union qualified by walkover.

UEFA Women's Championship

UEFA Women's Championship record
Team (Total 18 teams)	1984 (4)	1987 (4)	1989 (4)	1991 (4)	1993 (4)	1995 (4)	1997 (8)	2001 (8)	2005 (8)	2009 (12)	2013 (12)	2017 (16)	2021 (16)	Years
Austria	×	×	×	×	×	×	•	•	•	•	•	SF		1
Belgium	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS		1
Denmark	SF	•	•	3rd	3rd	•	GS	SF	GS	GS	SF	2nd		9
England	2nd	4th	•	•	•	SF	•	GS	GS	2nd	GS	SF	q	9
Finland	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	SF	QF	GS	•		3
France	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	GS	GS	QF	QF	QF		6
Germany	•	•	1st	1st	4th	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	QF		10
Iceland	•	×	×	×	•	•	•	•	•	GS	QF	GS		3
Italy	SF	3rd	4th	4th	2nd	•	2nd	GS	GS	QF	QF	GS		11
Netherlands	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	SF	GS	1st		3
Norway	•	1st	2nd	2nd	1st	SF	GS	SF	2nd	SF	2nd	GS		11
Portugal	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS		1
Russia	×	×	×	×	•	•	GS	GS	•	GS	GS	GS		5
Scotland	•	•	•	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS		1
Spain	×	•	•	•	•	•	SF	•	•	•	QF	QF		3
Sweden	1st	2nd	3rd	•	•	2nd	SF	2nd	SF	QF	SF	QF		10
Switzerland	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS		1
Ukraine	Part of  Soviet Union				×	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•		1

FIFA U-20 World Cup

FIFA U-20 World Cup record
Team	1977 (16)	1979 (16)	1981 (16)	1983 (16)	1985 (16)	1987 (16)	1989 (16)	1991 (16)	1993 (16)	1995 (16)	1997 (24)	1999 (24)	2001 (24)	2003 (24)	2005 (24)	2007 (24)	2009 (24)	2011 (24)	2013 (24)	2015 (24)	2017 (24)	2019 (24)	2021 (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	•		11
Finland	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•		1
France	R1	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	QF	•	QF	•	•	•	•	4th	1st	•	R2	R2		7
Germany	•	•	1st	•	•	2nd	•	•	R1	R1	•	R1	R2	R1	QF	•	QF	•	•	QF	R2	•		11
Greece	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R2	•	•	•	•	1
Hungary	R1	R1	•	•	R1	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	•	•	•	•	3rd	•	•	R2	•	•	•	6
Italy	R1	•	R1	•	•	QF	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	QF	•	QF	•	•	•	3rd	4th		7
Kazakhstan[33]									•	•	•	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										•	•	•	•	R2	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•		1
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 (29 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 (12)	2004 (12)	2006 (16)	2008 (16)	2010 (16)	2012 (16)	2014 (16)	2016 (16)	2018 (16)	2022[lower-alpha 1] (16)	Years
Denmark	QF	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•		1
England	QF	•	•	QF	GS	•	GS	•	3rd		5
Finland	•	•	GS	•	•	•	GS	•	•		2
France	GS	•	QF	4th	GS	•	3rd	2nd	4th		8
Germany	3rd	1st	QF	3rd	1st	2nd	1st	QF	QF		10
Italy	•	GS	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•		2
Netherlands	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	QF		2
Norway	•	•	•	GS	•	QF	•	•	•		2
Russia	•	QF	QF	•	•	•	•	•	•		2
Spain	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	QF	2nd		4
Sweden	•	•	•	•	QF	•	•	GS	•		2
Switzerland	•	•	GS	•	GS	GS	•	•	•		3
Total (12 teams)	4	4	5	4	5	4	4	4	5	4	43

Notes

1. The 2020 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, later postponed to 2021, was cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.

FIFA U-17 World Cup

FIFA U-17 World Cup record
Team	1985 (16)	1987 (16)	1989 (16)	1991 (16)	1993 (16)	1995 (16)	1997 (16)	1999 (16)	2001 (16)	2003 (16)	2005 (16)	2007 (24)	2009 (24)	2011 (24)	2013 (24)	2015 (24)	2017 (24)	2019 (24)	2021 (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	•																1
England	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	QF	•	QF	•	R1	1st	•		4
Finland	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•		1
France	•	QF	•	•	•	•	•	•	1st	•	•	QF	•	QF	•	R2	R2	3rd		6
Germany	2nd	•	•	QF	•	R1	4th	R1	•	•	•	3rd	R2	3rd	•	R2	QF	•		10
Hungary	QF	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1		2
Italy	R1	4th	•	R1	R1	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	QF	•	R2	•	•	QF		8
Netherlands	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	3rd	•	R1	R1	•	•	•	4th		4
Poland	•	•	•	•	4th	•	•	R1	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•		2
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		10
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

FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup record
Team	2008 (16)	2010 (16)	2012 (16)	2014 (16)	2016 (16)	2018 (16)	2021 (16)	Years
Azerbaijan	•	•	R1	•	•	•		1
Denmark	QF	•	•	•	•	•		1
England	4th	•	•	•	QF	•		2
Finland	•	•	•	•	•	GS		1
France	R1	•	1st	•	•	•		2
Germany	3rd	QF	4th	GS	QF	QF		6
Italy	•	•	•	3rd	•	•		1
Republic of Ireland	•	QF	•	•	•	•		1
Spain	•	3rd	•	2nd	3rd	1st		4
Total (9 teams)	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	19

FIFA Futsal World Cup

FIFA Futsal World Cup record
Team	1989 (16)	1992 (16)	1996 (16)	2000 (16)	2004 (16)	2008 (20)	2012 (24)	2016 (24)	2021 (24)	Years
Azerbaijan								QF		1
Belgium	4th	R2	R2							3
Croatia				R2						1
Czech Republic					R2	R1	R2			3
Denmark	R1									1
Hungary	R2									1
Italy	R2	R1	R2		2nd	3rd	3rd	R2		7
Kazakhstan				R1				R2	q	3
Lithuania									q	1
Netherlands	2nd	R2	R2	R2						4
Poland		R2								1
Portugal				3rd	R2	R1	QF	4th	q	6
Russia		R1	3rd	4th		4th	QF	2nd	q	7
Serbia							R2			1
Spain	R1	3rd	2nd	1st	1st	2nd	2nd	QF	q	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

Team	Beach Soccer World Championship record											FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup record												Appearances
	1995 (8)	1996 (8)	1997 (8)	1998 (10)	1999 (12)	2000 (12)	2001 (12)	2002 (8)	2003 (8)	2004 (12)		2005 (12)	2006 (16)	2007 (16)	2008 (16)	2009 (16)	2011 (16)	2013 (16)	2015 (16)	2017 (16)	2019 (16)	2021 (16)		WC /10	FIFA /11	Years /21
Belarus	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•		×	×	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1 11th			0	1	1
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			10	8	18
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			8	9	17
Russia	•	R1 5th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•		×	•	R1 9th	QF 6th	QF 7th	1st	1st	3rd	•	3rd	q		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	•	•			7	7	14
Switzerland	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	QF 8th		•	•	•	•	2nd	R1 10th	•	QF 8th	QF 5th	QF 8th			1	5	6
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

FIFA Confederations Cup

FIFA Confederations Cup record
Team	1992 (4)	1995 (6)	1997 (8)	1999 (8)	2001 (8)	2003 (8)	2005 (8)	2009 (8)	2013 (8)	2017 (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

Against associations

• Lithuania, in 1990 sanctions were imposed due to the secession of the Lithuanian Football Federation from the Football Federation of the Soviet Union
• FR Yugoslavia, in 1992–1998 sanctions were imposed due to the Bosnian War (as part of the Yugoslav Wars)

Against clubs

• Albania, in 1967 special sanctions were imposed against 1966–67 Albanian Superliga due to its political background
• 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, 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, 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,[34] in Bulgaria's top league,[35] and in a Champions League group stage match held in Sweden.[36] 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.[37]

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, 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".[38][39] 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.[40]

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.[41]

See also

Resolutions

Awards: UEFA Club Football Awards UEFA Men's Player of the Year Award UEFA Women's Player of the Year Award UEFA President's Award UEFA Team of the Year UEFA Jubilee Awards UEFA Golden Jubilee Poll UEFA Euro Teams of the Tournament UEFA EqualGame Award

Qualifications: UEFA coefficient UEFA Fair Play ranking UEFA stadium categories

Match: UEFA Celebration Match

Financial fair play

• UEFA Financial Fair Play Regulations

UEFA coefficient

• UEFA coefficient

UEFA presidents

• List of Presidents of UEFA

Related links

• Timeline of football
• List of association football competitions
• International Federation of Association Football (FIFA)
• Asian Football Confederation (AFC)
• Confederation of African Football (CAF)
• Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF)
• Confederation of South American Football (CONMEBOL)
• Oceania Football Confederation (OFC)

Notes

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External links

• Official website (in English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish)
• Union of European Football Association, Soccerlens.com. Retrieved: 9 October 2010.