Union of European Football Associations

The **Union of European Football Associations** mostly called the **UEFA**, is the organization that controls European football (soccer) (often referred to as association football). The UEFA is one of 6 continental confederations of the FIFA. It is also the biggest one. The President of the UEFA is Aleksander Čeferin.

Some members of the UEFA are partly or whole not part of the European continent (Israel, Turkey, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Armenia, Cyprus and Russia). There are members that do not represent sovereign states, such as the Faroe Islands, England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

UEFA national teams have won 12 FIFA World Cups (Italy-4, Germany-4, France-2, England and Spain-one trophy each), and UEFA clubs have won 21 Intercontinental Cups and four FIFA Club World Cups. In women's, UEFA teams have won three FIFA Women's World Cups (Germany 2, Norway 1) and one Olympic gold medal (Norway).

### International competitions

The main international competition is the UEFA European Championship. This competition started in 1958, with the first finals in 1960. It is held every four years. The most recent finals were hosted by Germany in 2024. Spain won for the fourth time. There were also European competitions at the Under-21, Under-19 and Under-17 levels.

UEFA also operates the UEFA Women's Championship. The most recent edition, hosted by Switzerland in 2025, was won by England.

A second men's international competition, the UEFA Nations League, was first held in the 2018–19 season, and is held every two years. The Nations League divides all UEFA national teams into four groups by competitive level. Only the teams in the highest level, Group A, compete for the championship. Promotion and relegation exists between the groups (A, B, C, D). The most recent edition in 2024–25 was won by Portugal.

The women's counterpart, the UEFA Women's Nations League, was first held in the 2023–24 season. The second edition was held entirely within calendar 2025. Future competitions will be held in a single calendar year. Like the men's Nations League, the women's version is held every two years and divides teams into groups by competitive level, with promotion and relegation. However, the women's version has only three groups. The first edition in 2023–24 was won by Spain; the 2025 edition is ongoing.

### Club competitions

There are three main club competitions for men and two for women.

The highest men's competition is the UEFA Champions League. It started in the 1992/93 season as follower of the UEFA Champion Cup. This competition was first held in 1956. The second is the UEFA Europa League. The league started in 1999 when the UEFA Cup and the Cup Winners' Cup merged. The newest is the UEFA Conference League, which started in 2021 as the UEFA Europa Conference League. The word "Europa" was dropped in 2024.

The highest women's competition for club teams is the UEFA Women's Champions League, followed by the UEFA Women's Europa Cup. The Women's Champions League was first held in 2009 (out of UEFA Women's Cup until 2009). The first Women's Europa Cup is being held in the 2025–26 season.

#### Winner of the UEFA Champions League

- 2024/25- Paris Saint-Germain
- 2023/24-Real Madrid
- 2022/23-Manchester City
- 2021/22-Real Madrid
- 2017/18-Real Madrid
- 2016/17-Real Madrid
- 2015/16-Real Madrid
- 2014/15-FC Barcelona
- 2013/14-Real Madrid
- 2012/13-Bayern Munich
- 2011/12-Chelsea FC
- 2010/11-FC Barcelona
- 2009/10-Inter Milan
- 2008/09-FC Barcelona
- 2007/08-Manchester United
- 2006/07-AC Milan
- 2005/06-FC Barcelona
- 2004/05-Liverpool FC
- 2003/04-FC Porto
- 2002/03-AC Milan
- 2001/02-Real Madrid
- 2000/01-Bayern Munich
- 1999/00-Real Madrid
- 1998/99-Manchester United
- 1997/98-Real Madrid
- 1996/97-Borussia Dortmund
- 1995/96-Juventus
- 1994/95-Ajax Amsterdam
- 1993/94-AC Milan
- 1992/93-Olympic Marseille
In 2026 Real Madrid was the first team who was able to defend the title in the  next season.

#### Winner of the UEFA Women's Champions League

- 2009/10-1. FFC Turbine Potsdam (Germany)
- 2010/11-Olympique Lyon (France)
- 2011/12-Olympique Lyon
- 2012/13-VfL Wolfsburg (Germany)
- 2013/14-VfL Wolfsburg
- 2014/15-1. FFC Frankfurt (Germany)
- 2015/16-2019/20- Olympique Lyon
- 2020/21- FC Barcelona  (Spain)
- 2021/22- Olympique Lyon
- 2022/23- FC Barcelona
- 2023/24- FC Barcelona
- 2024/25- Arsenal (England)

## Related pages

- European Football Champions
- UEFA Champions League
- FIFA
- UEFA Europa League

## Other websites

- UEFA homepage

## Infobox (organization)

- **name**: Union of European Football Associations
- **logo**: Uefa 2013.png
- **logo size**: 220px
- **abbreviation**: UEFA
- **motto**: _We care about Football_
- **formation**: 15 June 1954
- **type**: Sports organisation
- **region served**: Europe
- **membership**: 53 member associations
- **language**: English language, English, French language, French, German language, German
- **leader title**: President
- **leader name**: Aleksander Čeferin
- **leader title2**: General Secretary
- **leader name2**: Theodoros Theodoridis
- **leader title4**: Honorary President
- **leader name4**: Lennart Johansson
- **main organ**: UEFA Congress
- **parent organization**: FIFA
- **website**: [http://www.uefa.com/ www.UEFA.com]