Union of European Football Associations (UEFA ; french: Union des associations européennes de football; german: Union der europäischen Fußballverbände) is one of six continental bodies of governance in

association football Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...

. It governs

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...

futsal Futsal is a football-based game played on a hardcourt, hard court smaller than a football pitch, and mainly indoors. It has similarities to five-a-side football and Indoor soccer, indoor football. Futsal is played between two teams of five players ...

and

beach football Beach soccer, also known as beach football, sand football or beasal, is a variant of association football played on a beach or some form of sand. Whilst football has been played informally on beaches, the introduction of ''beach soccer'' was an a ...

Europe Europe is a large peninsula conventionally considered a continent in its own right because of its great physical size and the weight of its history and traditions. Europe is also considered a Continent#Subcontinents, subcontinent of Eurasia ...

and the

Eurasian Eurasia (, ) is the largest continental area on Earth, comprising all of Europe and Asia. Primarily in the Northern and Eastern Hemispheres, it spans from the British Isles and the Iberian Peninsula in the west to the Japanese archipelago ...

transcontinental countries This is a list of countries with territory that straddles more than one continent, known as transcontinental states or intercontinental states. Contiguous transcontinental countries are states that have one continuous or immediately-adjacent ...

Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a List of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia, Northern Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the ...

Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolia, Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with ...

Cyprus Cyprus ; tr, Kıbrıs (), officially the Republic of Cyprus,, , lit: Republic of Cyprus is an island country located south of the Anatolian Peninsula in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Its continental position is disputed; while it is geo ...

Azerbaijan Azerbaijan (, ; az, Azərbaycan ), officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, , also sometimes officially called the Azerbaijan Republic is a transcontinental country located at the boundary of Eastern Europe and Western Asia. It is a part of th ...

Armenia Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Western Asia.The UNbr>classification of world regions places Armenia in Western Asia; the CIA World Factbook , , and ''Ox ...

Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States Georgia may also refer to: Places Historical states and entities * Related to the ...

, and

Kazakhstan Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country located mainly in Central Asia and partly in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the north and west, China to the east, Kyrgyzstan to the southeast, Uzbeki ...

, as well as one

Asia Asia (, ) is one of the world's most notable geographical regions, which is either considered a continent in its own right or a subcontinent of Eurasia, which shares the continental landmass of Afro-Eurasia with Africa. Asia covers an area ...

n country

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

. UEFA consists of 55 national association

members Member may refer to: * Military jury, referred to as "Members" in military jargon * Element (mathematics), an object that belongs to a mathematical set * In object-oriented programming, a member of a class ** Field (computer science), entries in ...

. Because of the

2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine On 24 February 2022, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, which began in 2014. The invasion has resulted in tens of thousands of deaths on both sides. It has caused Europe's largest refugee crisis since World War II. An ...

FIFA FIFA (; stands for ''Fédération Internationale de Football Association'' ( French), meaning International Association Football Federation ) is the international governing body of association football, beach football and futsal. It was found ...

and UEFA suspended all Russian national teams and clubs from any FIFA and UEFA competitions. UEFA consists of the national football associations of Europe, and runs national and club competitions including the

UEFA European Championship The UEFA European Football Championship, less formally the European Championship and informally the Euro, is the primary association football tournament organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). The competition is contes ...

UEFA Nations League The UEFA Nations League is a biennial international football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the member associations of UEFA, the sport's European governing body. The first tournament began in September 2018. The ...

UEFA Champions League The UEFA Champions League (abbreviated as UCL, or sometimes, UEFA CL) is an annual club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) and contested by top-division European clubs, deciding the competit ...

UEFA Europa League The UEFA Europa League (abbreviated as UEL, or sometimes, UEFA EL), formerly the UEFA Cup, is an annual football club competition organised since 1971 by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) for eligible European football clubs. It ...

UEFA Europa Conference League The UEFA Europa Conference League (abbreviated as UECL) is an annual football club competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) for eligible European football clubs. Clubs qualify for the competition based on their ...

, and

UEFA Super Cup The UEFA Super Cup is an annual super cup football match organised by UEFA and contested by the winners of the two main European club competitions; the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League. The competition's official name was originall ...

, and also controls the prize money, regulations, as well as media rights to those competitions.

Henri Delaunay Henri Delaunay (15 June 1883 – 9 November 1955) was a French football (soccer), football administrator. Biography After playing for the Paris team Étoile des Deux Lacs, he became a referee (association football), referee. He retired fol ...

acted as the first general secretary and

Ebbe Schwartz Ebbe Schwartz (3 May 1901 – 19 October 1964) was a Danish football administrator. Career * From 1950 until 1964 he was president of the Danish Football Association (the DBU). * He served as UEFA Union of European Football Association ...

as the first

president President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) *President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Automobiles * Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ful ...

. The current president is

Aleksander Čeferin Aleksander Čeferin (, born 13 October 1967) is a Slovenian lawyer and football administrator. Between 2011 and 2016, he was president of the Football Association of Slovenia. Since September 2016, he has been the president of UEFA. Career Afte ...

, a former Football Association of Slovenia president, who was elected as UEFA's seventh president at the 12th Extraordinary

UEFA Congress The UEFA Congress (french: Congrès de l'UEFA, german: UEFA-Kongress) is the supreme controlling organ of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). UEFA is the administrative body for association football and futsal in Europe, and is on ...

Athens Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai (pl.) ) is both the capital and largest city of Greece. With a population close to four million, it is also the seventh largest city in the European Union. Athens dominates ...

in September 2016, and automatically became a vice-president of the world body FIFA.

History and membership

UEFA was inaugurated on 15 June 1954 in

Basel , french: link=no, Bâlois(e), it, Basilese , neighboring_municipalities= Allschwil (BL), Hégenheim (FR-68), Binningen (BL), Birsfelden (BL), Bottmingen (BL), Huningue (FR-68), Münchenstein (BL), Muttenz (BL), Reinach (BL), Riehen (BS ...

, Switzerland after consultation between the Italian, French, and Belgian associations. At the founding meeting, 25 members were present. However, 6 other associations which were not present were still recognised as founding members, bringing the total of founding associations to 31. UEFA grew to more than 50 members by the mid-1990s, as new associations were born out of the fragmentation of the Soviet Union, Yugoslavia and Czechoslovakia into their constituent states. UEFA's main headquarters after its foundation were located in Paris, but moved to

Bern german: Berner(in)french: Bernois(e) it, bernese , neighboring_municipalities = Bremgarten bei Bern, Frauenkappelen, Ittigen, Kirchlindach, Köniz, Mühleberg, Muri bei Bern, Neuenegg, Ostermundigen, Wohlen bei Bern, Zollikofen , website ...

in 1960. They moved to

Nyon Nyon (; outdated German language, German: or ; outdated Italian language, Italian: , ) is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in Nyon District in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It is located some 25 kilomet ...

, Switzerland, in 1995, where they operated out of temporary offices until 1999 while the organisation's current headquarters were under construction. UEFA membership coincides for the most part with recognition as a sovereign country in Europe (48 out of 55 members are sovereign UN member states), although there are some exceptions. One UN member state (Monaco) and one UN 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 (

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Gibraltar ) , anthem = " God Save the King" , song = " Gibraltar Anthem" , image_map = Gibraltar location in Europe.svg , map_alt = Location of Gibraltar in Europe , map_caption = United Kingdom shown in pale green , mapsize = , image_map2 = Gib ...

(

British Overseas Territory The British Overseas Territories (BOTs), also known as the United Kingdom Overseas Territories (UKOTs), are fourteen dependent territory, territories with a constitutional and historical link with the United Kingdom. They are the last remna ...

), the

Faroe Islands The Faroe Islands ( ), or simply the Faroes ( fo, Føroyar ; da, Færøerne ), are a North Atlantic island group and an autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark. They are located north-northwest of Scotland, and about halfway bet ...

(constituent country within the Kingdom of Denmark), and

Kosovo Kosovo ( sq, Kosova or ; sr-Cyrl, Косово ), officially the Republic of Kosovo ( sq, Republika e Kosovës, links=no; sr, Република Косово, Republika Kosovo, links=no), is a partially recognised state in Southeast Euro ...

( 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 (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Russia and Turkey) and others are considered part of Europe both culturally and politically (Cyprus). Countries which had been members of the

Asian Football Confederation The Asian Football Confederation is the governing body of association football, beach soccer, and futsal in some countries/territories in Asia and Oceania. It has 47 member countries most of which are located in Asia. Australia, formerly in ...

(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 Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club SA, commonly referred to as AS Monaco () or Monaco, is a professional football club based in Monaco that is member of French Football Federation (FFF) and competes in Ligue 1, the top tier of Fre ...

, for example, takes part in the French League (though a separate sovereign entity); Welsh clubs

Cardiff City Cardiff City Football Club ( cy, Clwb Pêl-droed Dinas Caerdydd) is a professional association football club based in Cardiff, Wales. It competes in the Championship, the second tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1899 as R ...

Swansea City Swansea City Association Football Club (; cy, Clwb Pêl-droed Cymdeithas Dinas Abertawe) is a professional football club based in Swansea, Wales that plays in the Championship, the second tier of English football. Swansea have played their ho ...

and

Newport County A.F.C. Newport County Association Football Club ( cy, Clwb Pêl-droed Cymdeithas Sir Casnewydd) is a professional football club in the city of Newport, South Wales. The team compete in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. The c ...

participate in the English League;

Derry City Derry, officially Londonderry (), is the second-largest city in Northern Ireland and the fifth-largest city on the island of Ireland. The name ''Derry'' is an anglicisation of the Old Irish name (modern Irish: ) meaning 'oak grove'. The ...

, situated in Northern Ireland, plays in the Republic of Ireland-based

League of Ireland The League of Ireland ( ga, Sraith na hÉireann), together with the Football Association of Ireland, is one of the two main governing bodies responsible for organising association football in the Republic of Ireland. The term was originally us ...

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 The FIFA World Cup, often simply called the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of the ' ( FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The tournament ha ...

. Out of 21 tournaments so far, European teams have won 12 World Cup titles.

Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...

and

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

have four titles each, followed by

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...

with two titles and

England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...

and

Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , i ...

, winning once each. The national associations of these countries also are responsible for organizing the so-called "Big Five European Leagues", consisting of Spain's

La Liga The Campeonato Nacional de Liga de Primera División, commonly known simply as Primera División in Spain, and as La Liga in English-speaking countries and officially as LaLiga Santander for sponsorship reasons, stylized as LaLiga, is the men's ...

, England's

Premier League The Premier League (legal name: The Football Association Premier League Limited) is the highest level of the men's English football league system. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the English Foo ...

, Germany's

Bundesliga The Bundesliga (; ), sometimes referred to as the Fußball-Bundesliga () or 1. Bundesliga (), is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of the German football league system, the Bundesliga is Germany's primary footba ...

, Italy's

Serie A The Serie A (), also called Serie A TIM for national sponsorship with TIM, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and the winner is awarded the Scudetto and the Coppa ...

and France's

Ligue 1 Ligue 1, officially known as Ligue 1 Uber Eats for sponsorship reasons, is a French professional league for men's association football clubs. At the top of the French football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. A ...

. On 28 February 2022, due to the

and in accordance with a recommendation by the

International Olympic Committee The International Olympic Committee (IOC; french: link=no, Comité international olympique, ''CIO'') is a non-governmental sports organisation based in Lausanne, Switzerland. It is constituted in the form of an association under the Swiss ...

(IOC), the UEFA suspended the participation of Russia. The

Russian Football Union The Russian Football Union (russian: Российский Футбольный Союз, ''Rossiyskiy Futbolnyy Soyuz'' or RFS) is the official governing body of association football in the Russian Federation. With headquarters in Moscow, it org ...

unsuccessfully appealed the UEFA ban to the

Court of Arbitration for Sport The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS; french: Tribunal arbitral du sport, ''TAS'') is an international body established in 1984 to settle disputes related to sport through arbitration. Its headquarters are in Lausanne, Switzerland and its co ...

, which upheld the ban.

Executive committee

President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) *President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Automobiles * Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ful ...

Vice-presidents * Karl-Erik Nilsson – First Vice-president *

Zbigniew Boniek Zbigniew Boniek (; born 3 March 1956) is a Polish former footballer and manager as well as current UEFA vice-president. A former midfielder, who was also capable of playing mostly as a right winger and second striker, he is considered one of the ...

* Sándor Csányi * Fernando Gomes *

Luis Rubiales Luis Manuel Rubiales Béjar (born 23 August 1977) is a Spanish football official and former professional player who played as a defender. He is the current president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation. Known for not being a very skilled p ...

* David Gill *

Michele Uva Michele Uva (born in Matera, Italy, 8 November 1964) is an international sports administrator. He is the UEFA director of football and social responsibility since January 2021. He was UEFA vice president and UEFA executive committee member from Ma ...

Members *

Armand Duka Armand Duka (born 7 October 1962) is head of the Albanian Football Association The Albanian Football Association ( sq, Federata Shqiptare e Futbollit; FSHF) is the governing body of football in Albania. The association is based in Tirana, Albani ...

* Alexander Dyukov *

Gabriele Gravina Gabriele Gravina (born 5 October 1953) is an Italian sport director. Since 22 October 2018, he serves as president of the Italian Football Federation. Biography Originally from Castellaneta, Gravina resides in Sulmona, Abruzzo. He has a degree i ...

Florence Hardouin Florence Denise Philippine Hardouin (' Topin; born 26 January 1967) is a French football official. In February 2013, she became the Deputy General Manager of the French Football Federation (French: Fédération Française de Football, FFF) and in a ...

Rainer Koch Rainer Koch (born 18 December 1958) is a German jurist and football official. From November 2015 to April 2016, he was the acting president of the German Football Association along with Reinhard Rauball. Koch is a member of UEFA's Appeals Bod ...

* Jesper Møller *

Andriy Pavelko Andriy Vasylyovych Pavelko ( ua, Андрій Васильович Павелко, Andriy Vasylyovych Pavelko; born 7 October 1975) is a Ukrainian politician and sports functionary. On 6 March 2015, he was elected as president of the Football Fe ...

Just Spee Just Spee (born 12 January 1965) is a Dutch football administrator. Since 17 December 2019 he serves as President of the Royal Netherlands Football Association (KNVB). Background and career Just Spee was born in Haarlem on 12 January 1965. ...

Davor Šuker Davor Šuker (; born 1 January 1968) is a Croatian football administrator and former Association football, footballer who played as a Striker (association football), striker. He served as president of the Croatian Football Federation from 2012 t ...

* Servet Yardımcı *

Karl-Heinz Rummenigge Karl-Heinz "Kalle" Rummenigge (; born 25 September 1955) is a German football executive and former professional player. He was the longtime Chairman of Executive Board of FC Bayern München AG, a daughter company of German Bundesliga team Bayern ...

Nasser Al-Khelaifi Nasser bin Ghanim Al-Khelaifi ( ar, ناصر بن غانم الخليفي; born 12 November 1973) is a Qatari businessman and the chairman of beIN Media Group, chairman of Qatar Sports Investments, president of Paris Saint-Germain and the Qatar ...

Javier Tebas Javier Tebas Medrano (; born 31 July 1962) is a Spanish lawyer and the president of Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional, the association responsible for administering Spain's two professional football leagues. First elected in April 2013, he w ...

General secretary *

Theodore Theodoridis Theodore Theodoridis (born 1 August 1965 in Athens) is a Greek football official. Biography In March 2016, Theodoridis was appointed interim general secretary of UEFA, as a replacement for Gianni Infantino. This became permanent that September, ...

Deputy general secretary * Giorgio Marchetti Treasurer * David Gill Head of club competitions *

Michael Heselschwerdt Michael may refer to: People * Michael (given name), a given name * Michael (surname), including a list of people with the surname Michael Given name "Michael" * Michael (archangel), ''first'' of God's archangels in the Jewish, Christian and ...

Head of national competitions *

Lance Kelly Union of European Football Associations (UEFA ; french: Union des associations européennes de football; german: Union der europäischen Fußballverbände) is one of six continental bodies of governance in association football. It governs fo ...

Members

Former members

Non-members

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

CONIFA The Confederation of Independent Football Associations (CONIFA) is the international governing body for association football teams that are not affiliated with FIFA. Competitions Women's football All members of CONIFA are encouraged to inv ...

. *There are two independent European states that have national teams that are not affiliated with UEFA or FIFA. All are

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s. ** ** *The constituent countries of the (, , and ) 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 ** ** **, whose membership application was rejected by UEFA in 2018 * Autonomous region of Finland ** *Several European

states with limited recognition A number of polities have declared independence and sought diplomatic recognition from the international community as sovereign states, but have not been universally recognised as such. These entities often have ''de facto'' control of thei ...

have official national teams, but none have been considered for UEFA membership. ** ** ** ** **

Competitions

UEFA continental competitions

National teams: *

UEFA European Under-21 Championship The UEFA European Under-21 Championship, the UEFA Under-21 Championship or simply the Euro Under-21, is a biennial football competition contested by the European men's under-21 national teams of the UEFA member associations. Since 1992, the compe ...

UEFA European Under-19 Championship The UEFA European Under-19 Championship, or simply UEFA Under-19 Championship or the UEFA Euro U-19, is an annual football competition contested by the European men's under-19 national teams of the member associations of UEFA. Spain and England ...

UEFA European Under-17 Championship The UEFA European Under-17 Championship or simply UEFA Under-17 Championship, is an annual football competition contested by the European men's under-17 national teams of the member associations of UEFA. Spain is the most successful team in this ...

UEFA Women's Championship The UEFA European Women's Championship, also called the UEFA Women's Euro, held every four years, is the main competition in women's association football between national teams of the UEFA confederation. The competition is the women's equivalent ...

UEFA Women's Nations League The UEFA Women's Nations League is an upcoming biennial international women's football competition contested by the senior women's national teams of the member associations of UEFA, the sport's European governing body. The competition will fea ...

(future) *

UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship The UEFA European Women's Under-19 Championship or simply UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship, is a competition in women's football for European national teams of players under 19 years of age. National under-19 teams whose countries belong to the ...

UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship The UEFA European Women's Under-17 Championship or simply UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship, is a European championship football tournament, organized by UEFA, for national teams of women under age seventeen. The tournament was first played out i ...

UEFA Futsal Championship The UEFA European Futsal Championship is the main futsal competition of the men's national futsal teams governed by UEFA (the Union of European Football Associations). History The first tournament was held in Spain in 1996 and featured only six t ...

UEFA Under-19 Futsal Championship The UEFA European Under-19 Futsal Championship is the main futsal competition of the under-19 List of youth national futsal teams, national futsal teams governed by UEFA (the Union of European Football Associations). The tournament is held every t ...

UEFA Women's Futsal Championship The UEFA European Women's Futsal Championship is the main futsal competition of the women's List of women's national futsal teams, national futsal teams governed by UEFA (the Union of European Football Associations). The tournament is held every ...

''Defunct'' *

UEFA Under-21 Futsal Tournament The UEFA European Under-21 Futsal Tournament was a futsal competition organised by UEFA. As of 2020, only one edition of the competition has ever been played. The 2008 tournament was hosted and won by Russia who defeated Italy 5–4 in the final. ...

Clubs: *

UEFA Youth League The UEFA Youth League is an annual club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) since 2013. In its current format, it is contested by the youth teams of the clubs competing in the UEFA Champions League ...

UEFA Women's Champions League The UEFA Women's Champions League, previously called the UEFA Women's Cup (2001–2009), is a European women's association football competition. It involves the top club teams from countries affiliated with the European governing body UEFA. The ...

UEFA Futsal Champions League The UEFA Futsal Champions League is an annual futsal competition for European club teams organized by UEFA. It was founded as the UEFA Futsal Cup in 2001 and replaced the Futsal European Clubs Championship, an unofficial competition held since 1984 ...

''Defunct'' *

UEFA Cup Winners' Cup The UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was a European football club competition contested annually by the winners of domestic cup competitions. The cup was, chronologically, the second seasonal inter-European club competition organised by UEFA. The tournam ...

UEFA Intertoto Cup The UEFA Intertoto Cup (from la, Inter, 'between' + german: toto, 'betting pool'),Most precisely, from (football pool); cf. often abbreviated and more known in the German-speaking world as UI Cup and originally called the International Foot ...

Amateur: *

UEFA Regions' Cup The UEFA Regions' Cup is a football competition for amateur teams in Europe, run by UEFA. It was held for the first time in 1999 and has been played biennially since. The 2019 champions are the Lower Silesia team from Poland. The competition was ...

''Defunct'' *

UEFA Amateur Cup The UEFA Amateur Cup was a football competition for amateur teams in Europe Europe is a large peninsula conventionally considered a continent in its own right because of its great physical size and the weight of its history and traditions. ...

UEFA runs official international competitions in Europe and some countries of

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and

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Asia for national teams and professional clubs, known as ''

UEFA competitions UEFA competitions (french: competitions de l'UEFA), referred improperly by the mass media as European football, are the set of tournaments organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), generally in professional and amateur asso ...

'', 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

and the

. The main competition for men's national teams is the

(also known as the Euro), which started in 1958, with the first finals in

1960 It is also known as the "Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism. Events January * Ja ...

, and was known as the European Nations Cup until 1964. The

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

for senior national sides as well as Women's Under-19 and Women's Under-17 Championships.

World, Olympic and intercontinental competitions

Intercontinental national teams: *

CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions The CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions, previously known officially as the European/South American Nations Cup and commonly as the Artemio Franchi Cup, is an official intercontinental football match organised by CONMEBOL and UEFA and contested by ...

Women's Finalissima The Women's Finalissima is a future official super cup football match organised by CONMEBOL and UEFA and contested by the winners of the Copa América Femenina and UEFA Women's Championship. Organised as a quadrennial one-off match, it is a w ...

Futsal Finalissima The Futsal Finalissima ( es, Finalissima de Futsal) is a quadrennial futsal competition organised by CONMEBOL and UEFA. The tournament is contested by the top two teams of the South American and European futsal championships for men's national ...

''Defunct'' *

UEFA–CAF Meridian Cup The UEFA–CAF Meridian Cup was a football tournament that featured national teams from Europe and Africa among players under 18, and was part of the co-operation programme between UEFA and the Confederation of African Football, CAF. Meridian Pro ...

Intercontinental clubs: *

Under-20 Intercontinental Cup The Under-20 Intercontinental Cup ( es, Sub-20 Intercontinental, pt, Intercontinental de Sub-20) is a football match organised by CONMEBOL and UEFA. The match is contested by the winners of the South American and European youth club competitions ...

''Defunct'' *

Intercontinental Champions' Supercup The Intercontinental Champions' Supercup, commonly referred to as the Intercontinental Supercup or Recopa Intercontinental, was a football competition endorsed by UEFA and CONMEBOL, contested by the past winners of the Intercontinental Cup. Th ...

* Intercontinental Cup 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

with CAF for youth teams in an effort to boost youth football. UEFA launched the

, for semi-professional teams representing their local region, in 1999. In

there is the

and

. 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 Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW) is the organisation responsible for the founding and growth of association football's derivative sport of beach soccer. The founding partners of BSWW codified the rules of beach soccer in 1992, with BSWW as it is kno ...

. The

Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance language *** Regional Ita ...

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) **Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ger ...

Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries **Spanish cuisine Other places * Spanish, Ontario, Cana ...

French French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents ** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...

and

Russian Russian(s) refers to anything related to Russia, including: *Russians (, ''russkiye''), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries *Rossiyane (), Russian language term for all citizens and peo ...

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

Club

The top-ranked UEFA competition is the

, 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

. 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 The Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, sometimes referred to as the European Fairs Cup, Fairs Cities' Cup, or simply as the Fairs Cup, was a European Association football, football competition played between 1955 and 1971. It is often considered the predecess ...

(also began in 1955). A third competition, the

, 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

. The competition proper features 32 teams in 8 groups of 4, with a knockout round between the second placed teams in Europa Conference League and the third placed teams in the Europa League, leading to a final 16 knockout stage featuring the eight group winners. The first edition of the competition was played in 2021–2022. In women's football UEFA also conducts the

for club teams. The competition was first held in 2001, and was known as the UEFA Women's Cup until 2009. The

pits the winners of the Champions League against the winners of the Europa League (previously the winners of the Cup Winners' Cup), and came into being in 1973. The

was a summer competition, previously operated by several Central European football associations, which was relaunched and recognised as official UEFA club competition by UEFA in 1995. The last Intertoto Cup took place in 2008. The

European/South American Cup The European/South American Cup, more commonly known as the Intercontinental Cup and from 1980 to 2004 as the Toyota European/South American Cup (abbreviated as Toyota Cup) for sponsorship reasons, was an international football competition endo ...

was jointly organised with

CONMEBOL The South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL, , or CSF; es, Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol; pt, Confederação Sul-Americana de Futebol) is the continental governing body of football in South America (apart from Guyana, Suri ...

between the Champions League and the

Copa Libertadores The CONMEBOL Libertadores, also known as the Copa Libertadores de América ( pt, Copa Libertadores da América), is an annual international club football competition organized by CONMEBOL since 1960. It is the highest level of competition in S ...

winners. Only five teams (

Juventus Juventus Football Club (from la, iuventūs, 'youth'; ), colloquially known as Juve (), is a professional Association football, football club based in Turin, Piedmont, Italy, that competes in the Serie A, the top tier of the Italian football leagu ...

Ajax Ajax may refer to: Greek mythology and tragedy * Ajax the Great, a Greek mythological hero, son of King Telamon and Periboea * Ajax the Lesser, a Greek mythological hero, son of Oileus, the king of Locris * ''Ajax'' (play), by the ancient Greek ...

Manchester United Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of City of Salford, Salford to ...

Bayern Munich Fußball-Club Bayern München e. V. (FCB, ), also known as FC Bayern (), Bayern Munich, or simply Bayern, is a German professional sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. It is best known for its professional men's football team, which pla ...

and

Chelsea Chelsea or Chelsey may refer to: Places Australia * Chelsea, Victoria Canada * Chelsea, Nova Scotia * Chelsea, Quebec United Kingdom * Chelsea, London, an area of London, bounded to the south by the River Thames ** Chelsea (UK Parliament consti ...

) have won each of the three main competitions (European Cup/UEFA Champions League, European Cup Winners' Cup/UEFA Cup Winners' Cup and UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League), a feat that is no longer possible for any team that did not win the Cup Winners' Cup. There are currently eight teams throughout Europe that have won two of the three trophies; all but one have won the Cup Winners' Cup, four require a win in the Champions League and four require a UEFA Europa League win. Until the first staging of the

in 2022, Juventus of Italy was the only team in Europe to win all UEFA's official championships and cups and, in commemoration of achieving that feat, have received ''

The UEFA Plaque The UEFA Plaque was a honorific award given by the UEFA, Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) to those clubs that had won, at least once, the title in each of the three major international competitions organised by that confederation, n ...

'' by the Union of European Football Associations on 12 July 1988. UEFA's premier

competition is the

UEFA Futsal Cup The UEFA Futsal Champions League is an annual futsal competition for European club teams organized by UEFA. It was founded as the UEFA Futsal Cup in 2001 and replaced the Futsal European Clubs Championship, an unofficial competition held since 1984 ...

, a tournament started in 2001 which replaced the former

Futsal European Clubs Championship The Futsal European Clubs Championship was an annual futsal competition for European club teams. It was introduced in 1984 and discontinued after the 2000–01 season, when it was replaced by the UEFA Futsal Cup The UEFA Futsal Champions League is ...

. This event, despite enjoying a long and well-established tradition in the European futsal community, dating back to 1984, was never recognised as official by UEFA. Recently, there has been an attempt to create a Europa League-style second tier women's club competition, which has been in discussion since 2021.

Current title holders

Titles by nation

FIFA World Rankings

Overview

Historical leaders

;Men's

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

Major tournament records

Legend * – Champions * – Runners-up * – Third place * – 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.

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1958 Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the third ...

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1962 Events January * January 1 – Western Samoa becomes independent from New Zealand. * January 3 – Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro for preaching communism. * January 8 – Harmelen train disaster: 93 die in the wors ...

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1966 Events January * January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko. * January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo i ...

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1970 Events January * January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC. * January 5 – The 7.1 Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli intensity of X (''Extrem ...

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1974 Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War determined politics; f ...

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1978 Events January * January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213. * January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd go ...

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1982 Events January * January 1 – In Malaysia and Singapore, clocks are adjusted to the same time zone, UTC+8 (GMT+8.00). * January 13 – Air Florida Flight 90 crashes shortly after takeoff into the 14th Street bridges, 14th Street Bridge in ...

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1986 The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. **Spain and Portugal ente ...

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1990 File:1990 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1990 FIFA World Cup is played in Italy; The Human Genome Project is launched; Voyager I takes the famous Pale Blue Dot image- speaking on the fragility of Humankind, humanity on Earth, Astroph ...

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1994 File:1994 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1994 Winter Olympics are held in Lillehammer, Norway; The Kaiser Permanente building after the 1994 Northridge earthquake; A model of the MS Estonia, which Sinking of the MS Estonia, sank in ...

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1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The '' Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently ...

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2002 File:2002 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 2002 Winter Olympics are held in Salt Lake City; Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and her daughter Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon die; East Timor gains East Timor independence, indepe ...

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succeeds

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FIFA Women's World Cup

{{main, FIFA Women's World Cup records and statistics {, class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" !colspan=11,

FIFA Women's World Cup The FIFA Women's World Cup is an international association football competition contested by the senior women's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association ( FIFA), the sport's international governing bo ...

record , - ! Team !!

1991 File:1991 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Boris Yeltsin, elected as Russia's first president, waves the new flag of Russia after the 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt, orchestrated by Soviet hardliners; Mount Pinatubo erupts in the Phil ...

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1995 File:1995 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: O.J. Simpson is O. J. Simpson murder case, acquitted of the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman from the 1994, year prior in "The Trial of the Century" in the United States; The ...

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1999 File:1999 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The funeral procession of King Hussein of Jordan in Amman; the 1999 İzmit earthquake kills over 17,000 people in Turkey; the Columbine High School massacre, one of the first major school shootin ...

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2003 File:2003 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The crew of STS-107 perished when the Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated during reentry into Earth's atmosphere; SARS became an epidemic in China, and was a precursor to SARS-CoV-2; A des ...

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2007 File:2007 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Steve Jobs unveils Apple's first iPhone; TAM Airlines Flight 3054 overruns a runway and crashes into a gas station, killing almost 200 people; Former Pakistani Prime Minister of Pakistan, Pr ...

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(16) !!

2011 File:2011 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: a protester partaking in Occupy Wall Street heralds the beginning of the Occupy movement; protests against Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, who was killed that October; a young man celebrate ...

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(16) !!

2015 File:2015 Events Collage new.png, From top left, clockwise: Civil service in remembrance of November 2015 Paris attacks; Germanwings Flight 9525 was purposely crashed into the French Alps; the rubble of residences in Kathmandu following the Apri ...

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2019 File:2019 collage v1.png, From top left, clockwise: Hong Kong protests turn to widespread riots and civil disobedience; House of Representatives votes to adopt articles of impeachment against Donald Trump; CRISPR gene editing first used to experim ...

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2023 Events Predicted and scheduled events * January 1 ** In the United States, books, films, and other works published in 1927 will enter the public domain, assuming there are no changes made to copyright law. ** Croatia will adopt the eu ...

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Olympic Games For Men

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Olympic Games The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques) are the leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a var ...

( Men's tournament) record , - ! Team, ,

1900 As of March 1 ( O.S. February 17), when the Julian calendar acknowledged a leap day and the Gregorian calendar did not, the Julian calendar fell one day further behind, bringing the difference to 13 days until February 28 ( O.S. February 15), 2 ...

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1904 Events January * January 7 – The distress signal ''CQD'' is established, only to be replaced 2 years later by ''SOS''. * January 8 – The Blackstone Library is dedicated, marking the beginning of the Chicago Public Library system. * ...

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1908 Events January * January 1 – The British ''Nimrod'' Expedition led by Ernest Shackleton sets sail from New Zealand on the ''Nimrod'' for Antarctica. * January 3 – A total solar eclipse is visible in the Pacific Ocean, and is the 46 ...

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1912 Events January * January 1 – The Republic of China (1912–49), Republic of China is established. * January 5 – The Prague Conference (6th All-Russian Conference of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party) opens. * January 6 ...

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1920 Events January * January 1 ** Polish–Soviet War in 1920: The Russian Red Army increases its troops along the Polish border from 4 divisions to 20. ** Kauniainen, completely surrounded by the city of Espoo, secedes from Espoo as its own ma ...

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1924 Events January * January 12 – Gopinath Saha shoots Ernest Day, whom he has mistaken for Sir Charles Tegart, the police commissioner of Calcutta, and is arrested soon after. * January 20– 30 – Kuomintang in China hol ...

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1928 Events January * January – British bacteriologist Frederick Griffith reports the results of Griffith's experiment, indirectly proving the existence of DNA. * January 1 – Eastern Bloc emigration and defection: Boris Bazhanov, J ...

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1936 Events January–February * January 20 – George V of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India, dies at his Sandringham Estate. The Prince of Wales succeeds to the throne of the United Kingdom as King E ...

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1948 Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The Constitution of New Jersey (later subject to amendment) goes into effect. ** The railways of Britain are nationalized, to form British ...

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(18) , ,

1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Black Saturday in Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, becomes m ...

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1956 Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Jim ...

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(11) , ,

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1964 Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 - In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patriarch ...

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(14) , ,

1968 The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide. Events January–February * January 5 – "Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. * Januar ...

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1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, me ...

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1976 Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Phila ...

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1980 Events January * January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission. * January 6 – Global Positioning System time epoch begins at 00:00 UTC. * January 9 – ...

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(16) , ,

1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeast A ...

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1988 File:1988 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The oil platform Piper Alpha explodes and collapses in the North Sea, killing 165 workers; The USS Vincennes (CG-49) mistakenly shoots down Iran Air Flight 655; Australia celebrates its Australian ...

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1992 File:1992 Events Collage V1.png, From left, clockwise: 1992 Los Angeles riots, Riots break out across Los Angeles, California after the Police brutality, police beating of Rodney King; El Al Flight 1862 crashes into a residential apartment buildi ...

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1996 File:1996 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: A Centennial Olympic Park bombing, bomb explodes at Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta, set off by a radical Anti-abortion violence, anti-abortionist; The center fuel tank explodes on TWA Flight 8 ...

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2000 File:2000 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Protests against Bush v. Gore after the 2000 United States presidential election; Heads of state meet for the Millennium Summit; The International Space Station in its infant form as seen from ...

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2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...

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2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; ...

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2012 File:2012 Events Collage V3.png, From left, clockwise: The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia lies capsized after the Costa Concordia disaster; Damage to Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, New Jersey as a result of Hurricane Sandy; People gather ...

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2016 File:2016 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Bombed-out buildings in Ankara following the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt; the impeachment trial of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff; Damaged houses during the 2016 Nagorno-Karabakh ...

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2020 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, social and Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of events, COVID- ...

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(16) , , Years , - , align=left, {{flagIOC, AUT , , – , , – , , – , , 6 , , – , , – , , – , , style="background:silver;", 2 , , =11 , , =5 , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – ! 4 , - , align=left, {{flagIOC, BLR , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , 10 , , – , , – ! 1 , - , align=left, {{flagIOC, BEL, , style="background:#c96;", 3 , , – , , – , , – , , bgcolor=gold, 1 , , 15 , , =5 , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , 4 , , – , , – , , – ! 5 , - , align=left, {{flagIOC, BUL, , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , 10 , , – , , – , , – , , =17 , , style="background:#c96;", 3 , , 5 , , – , , style="background:silver;", 2 , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – ! 5 , - , align=left, {{flagIOC, CZE , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , 14 , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – ! 1 , - , align=left, {{flagIOC, TCH, , – , , – , , – , , – , , 9 , , 9 , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , style="background:silver;", 2 , , 9 , , – , , – , , bgcolor=gold, 1 , , – , , – , , colspan=8, Split into Slovakia and Czech Republic ! 5 , - , align=left, {{flagIOC, DEN, , – , , – , , style="background:silver;", 2 , , style="background:silver;", 2 , , 10 , , – , , – , , – , , style="background:#c96;", 3 , , =5 , , – , , style="background:silver;", 2 , , – , , – , , 6 , , – , , – , , – , , – , , 13 , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , 8 , , – ! 9 , - , align=left, {{flagIOC, GDR{{efn, name="gdr1964", The East German team represented the

United Team of Germany The United Team of Germany (german: Gesamtdeutsche Mannschaft) was a combined team of athletes from West Germany and East Germany that competed in the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Winter and Summer Olympic Games. In 1956, the team also included athletes f ...

in 1964, winning the bronze medal. , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , style="background:#c96;", 3 , , – , , style="background:#c96;", 3 , , bgcolor=gold, 1 , , style="background:silver;", 2 , , – , , – , , colspan=8, Merged with West Germany ! 4 , - , align=left, {{flagIOC, EST, , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , =17 , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – ! 1 , - , align=left, {{flagIOC, FIN , , – , , – , , – , , 4 , , – , , – , , – , , =9 , , – , , =14 , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , 9 , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – ! 4 , - , align=left, {{flagIOC, FRA , , style="background:silver;", 2 , , – , , 5 , , – , , 4 , , 5 , , =9 , , – , , =5 , , =17 , , – , , 9 , , – , , 7 , , – , , 5 , , – , , bgcolor=gold, 1 , , – , , – , , 5 , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , 13 ! 13 , - , align=left, {{flagIOC, GER{{efn, name="ger", The team represented the

in 1956, and the

Federal Republic of Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated between ...

(i.e., West Germany) in 1972, 1984 and 1988, and winning the bronze medal in 1988., , – , , – , , – , , 7 , , – , , – , , =5 , , =6 , , – , , 4 , , =9 , , – , , – , , – , , 5 , , – , , – , , 5 , , style="background:#c96;", 3 , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , style="background:silver;", 2 , , 9 ! 10 , - , align=left, {{flagIOC, GBR, , bgcolor=gold, 1 , , – , , bgcolor=gold, 1 , , bgcolor=gold, 1 , , 11 , , – , , – , , =6 , , 4 , , =17 , , =5 , , 8 , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , 5 , , – , , – ! 10 , - , align=left, {{flagIOC, GRE, , – , , – , , – , , – , , 13 , , – , , – , , – , , – , , =17 , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , 15 , , – , , – , , – , , – ! 3 , - , align=left, {{flagIOC, HUN, , – , , – , , – , , 5 , , – , , 13 , , – , , =9 , , – , , bgcolor=gold, 1, , – , , style="background:#c96;", 3 , , bgcolor=gold, 1 , , bgcolor=gold, 1, , style="background:silver;", 2 , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , 16 , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – ! 9 , - , align=left, {{flagIOC, IRL , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , 7 , , – , , – , , =17 , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – ! 2 , - , align=left, {{flagIOC, ISR , , colspan="16" , Competed with Asia (qualified 2 times), , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – ! 2 , - , align=left, {{flagIOC, ITA , , – , , – , , – , , 8 , , 5 , , 6 , , style="background:#c96;", 3 , , bgcolor=gold, 1 , , =5 , , =9 , , – , , 4 , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , 4 , , 4 , , 5 , , 12 , , 5 , , style="background:#c96;", 3 , , 5 , , – , , – , , – ! 15 , - , align=left, {{flagIOC, LAT , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , 16 , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – ! 1 , - , align=left, {{flagIOC, LTU , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , =17 , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – ! 1 , - , align=left, {{flagIOC, LUX , , – , , – , , – , , – , , 12 , , 11 , , =9 , , =9 , , =9 , , =9 , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – ! 6 , - , align=left, {{flagIOC, NED , , – , , – , , style="background:#c96;", 3 , , style="background:#c96;", 3 , , style="background:#c96;", 3 , , 4 , , =9 , , – , , =9 , , =17 , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , 7 , , – , , – , , – ! 8 , - , align=left, {{flagIOC, NOR , , – , , – , , – , , 9 , , 7 , , – , , – , , style="background:#c96;", 3 , , – , , =14 , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , 10 , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – ! 5 , - , align=left, {{flagIOC, POL , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , =17 , , – , , 4 , , – , , =9 , , – , , 10 , , – , , – , , bgcolor="gold" , 1 , , style="background:silver;" , 2 , , – , , – , , – , , style="background:silver;" , 2 , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – ! 7 , - , align=left, {{flagIOC, POR, , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , =5 , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , 4 , , – , , 14 , , – , , – , , 6 , , – ! 4 , - , align=left, {{flagIOC, ROU, , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , 14 , , – , , – , , – , , =17 , , – , , – , , 5 , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , 11 ! 4 , - , align=left, {{flagIOC, RUS, , – , , – , , – , , 10 , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – ! 1 , - , align=left, {{flagIOC, SRB , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , 12 , , – , , – , , – ! 1 , - , align=left, {{flagIOC, SCG, 2004 Summer, , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , 16 , , colspan=4, Split into 2 nations ! 1 , - , align=left, {{flagIOC, SVK , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , 13 , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – ! 1 , - , align=left, {{flagIOC, URS , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , =9 , , bgcolor=gold, 1 , , – , , – , , – , , style="background:#c96;", 3 , , style="background:#c96;", 3 , , style="background:#c96;", 3 , , – , , bgcolor=gold, 1 , , – , , colspan=7, Split into 15 nations ! 6 , - , align=left, {{flagIOC, ESP , , – , , – , , – , , – , , style="background:silver;", 2 , , =17 , , =5 , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , 6 , , – , , 12 , , 10 , , – , , – , , bgcolor=gold, 1 , , 6 , , style="background:silver;", 2 , , – , , – , , 14 , , – , , style="background:silver;", 2 ! 11 , - , align=left, {{flagIOC, SWE , , – , , – , , 4 , , 11 , , 6 , , style="background:#c96;", 3 , , – , , =9 , , bgcolor=gold, 1 , , style="background:#c96;", 3 , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , 6 , , 6 , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , 15 , , – ! 10 , - , align=left, {{flagIOC, SUI , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , style="background:silver;", 2 , , =9 , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , 13 , , – , , – ! 3 , - , align=left, {{flagIOC, TUR , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , =17 , , =9 , , =9 , , =5 , , =5 , , – , , 14 , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – ! 6 , - , align=left, {{flagIOC, YUG , , – , , – , , – , , – , , 9 , , =17 , , =9 , , – , , style="background:silver;", 2 , , style="background:silver;", 2 , , style="background:silver;", 2 , , bgcolor=gold, 1 , , 6 , , – , , – , , – , , 4 , , style="background:#c96;", 3 , , 10 , , – , , colspan=7, Split into 7 nations ! 11 , - ! align=left, 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 !

Olympic Games For Women

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Women's tournament A woman is an adult female human. Prior to adulthood, a female human is referred to as a girl (a female child or adolescent). The plural ''women'' is sometimes used in certain phrases such as "women's rights" to denote female humans regardle ...

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{{flagicon, United States
(8) !

{{flagicon, Australia
(8) !

{{flagicon, Greece
(10) !

{{flagicon, China
(12) !

{{flagicon, GBR
(12) !

{{flagicon, Brazil
(12) !

{{flagicon, Japan
(12) ! Years , - , align=left, {{flagIOC, DEN , , 8 , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – ! 1 , - , align=left, {{flagIOC, FRA , , – , , – , , – , , – , , 4 , , 6 , , – ! 2 , - , align=left, {{flagIOC, GER , , 5 , , style="background:#c96;", 3 , , style="background:#c96;", 3 , , style="background:#c96;", 3, , – , , bgcolor=gold, 1 , , – ! 5 , - , align=left, {{flagIOC, GBR , , – , , – , , – , , – , , 5 , , – , , 7 ! 2 , - , align=left, {{flagIOC, GRE , , – , , – , , 10 , , – , , – , , – , , – ! 1 , - , align=left, {{flagIOC, NED , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , 5 ! 1 , - , align=left, {{flagIOC, NOR , , style="background:#c96;", 3 , , bgcolor=gold, 1 , , – , , 7 , , – , , – , , – ! 3 , - , align=left, {{flagIOC, SWE , , 6 , , 6 , , 4 , , 6 , , 7 , , style="background:silver;", 2 , , style="background:silver;", 2 ! 7 , - ! align=left, Total (8 teams) !! 4 !! 3 !! 3 !! 3 !! 3 !! 3 !! 3 ! 22

UEFA European Championship

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record , - ! Team
(Total 35 teams) !

{{flagicon, France
(4) !

{{flagicon, Spain, 1945
(4) !

{{flagicon, Italy
(4) !

{{flagicon, Belgium
(4) !

{{flagicon, Yugoslavia
(4) !

{{flagicon, Italy
(8) !

{{flagicon, France
(8) !

{{flagicon, West Germany
(8) !

{{flagicon, Sweden
(8) !

{{flagicon, England
(16) !

{{flagicon, Belgium
{{flagicon, Netherlands
(16) !

{{flagicon, Portugal
(16) !

{{flagicon, Austria
{{flagicon, Switzerland
(16) !

{{flagicon, Poland
{{flagicon, Ukraine
(16) !

{{flagicon, France
(24) !

{{flagicon, Europe
(24) !

2024 Predicted and scheduled events * January 1 ** In the United States, books, films, and other works published in 1928 will enter the public domain, assuming there are no changes made to copyright law. ***''Steamboat Willie'', Walt Disney's fi ...

{{flagicon, Germany
(24) ! Years , - , align=left, {{fb, Albania , × , • , • , • , × , × , • , • , • , • , • , • , • , • , GS , • , ! 1 , - , align=left, {{fb, Austria , • , • , • , • , • , • , • , • , • , • , • , • , style="border:3px solid red", GS , • , GS , R16 , ! 3 , - , align=left, {{fb, Belgium , × , • , • , style="border:3px solid red; background:#cc9966", 3rd , • , style="background:silver", 2nd , GS , • , • , • , style="border:3px solid red", GS , • , • , • , QF , QF , ! 6 , - , align=left, {{fb, Bulgaria , • , • , • , • , • , • , • , • , • , GS , • , GS , • , • , • , • , ! 2 , - , align=left, {{fb, Croatia , colspan=9, Part of {{fb, Yugoslavia , QF , • , GS , QF , GS , R16 , R16 , ! 6 , - , align=left, {{fb, Czech Republic{{efn, Includes three appearances as

Czechoslovakia , rue, Чеськословеньско, , yi, טשעכאסלאוואקיי, , common_name = Czechoslovakia , life_span = 1918–19391945–1992 , p1 = Austria-Hungary , image_p1 ...

, style="background:#cc9966", 3rd , • , • , • , style="background:gold", 1st , style="background:#cc9966", 3rd , • , • , • , style="background:silver", 2nd , GS , style="background:#81c846", SF , GS , QF , GS , QF , ! 10 , - , align=left, {{fb, Denmark , • , style="background:#9acdff", 4th , • , • , • , • , style="background:#81c846", SF , GS , style="background:gold", 1st , GS , GS , QF , • , GS , • , style="border:3px solid red; background:#81c846", SF , ! 9 , - , align=left, {{fb, England , × , • , style="background:#cc9966", 3rd , • , • , GS , • , GS , GS , style="border:3px solid red; background:#81c846", SF , GS , QF , • , QF , R16 , style="border:3px solid red; background:silver", 2nd , ! 10 , - , align=left, {{fb, Finland , × , × , • , • , • , • , • , • , • , • , • , • , • , • , • , GS , ! 1 , - , align=left, {{fb, France , style="border:3px solid red; background:#9acdff", 4th , • , • , • , • , • , style="border:3px solid red; background:gold", 1st , • , GS , style="background:#81c846", SF , style="background:gold", 1st , QF , GS , QF , style="border:3px solid red; background:silver", 2nd , R16 , ! 10 , - , align=left, {{fb, Germany{{efn, Includes five appearances as West Germany , × , × , • , style="background:gold", 1st , style="background:silver", 2nd , style="background:gold", 1st , GS , style="border:3px solid red; background:#81c846", SF , style="background:silver", 2nd , style="background:gold", 1st , GS , GS , style="background:silver", 2nd , style="background:#81c846", SF , style="background:#81c846", SF , style="border:3px solid red", R16 , style="border:3px solid red", ''Q'' ! 14 {{efn, Including UEFA Euro 2024 in which Germany is already qualified as host. , - , align=left, {{fb, Greece , • , ×{{efn, Greece entered the 1964 competition, but later withdrew after refusing to play Albania. , • , • , • , GS , • , • , • , • , • , style="background:gold", 1st , GS , QF , • , • , ! 4 , - , align=left, {{fb, Hungary , • , style="background:#cc9966", 3rd , • , style="background:#9acdff", 4th , • , • , • , • , • , • , • , • , • , • , R16 , style="border:3px solid red", GS , ! 4 , - , align=left, {{fb, Iceland , × , • , × , × , • , • , • , • , • , • , • , • , • , • , QF , • , ! 1 , - , align=left, {{fb, Italy , × , • , style="border:3px solid red; background:gold", 1st , • , • , style="border:3px solid red; background:#9acdff", 4th , • , style="background:#81c846", SF , • , GS , style="background:silver", 2nd , GS , QF , style="background:silver", 2nd , QF , style="border:3px solid red; background:gold" , 1st , ! 10 , - , align=left, {{fb, Latvia , colspan=9, Part of {{fb, Soviet Union , • , • , GS , • , • , • , • , ! 1 , - , align=left, {{fb, Netherlands , × , • , • , • , style="background:#cc9966", 3rd , GS , • , style="background:gold", 1st , style="background:#81c846", SF , QF , style="border:3px solid red; background:#81c846", SF , style="background:#81c846", SF , QF , GS , • , style="border:3px solid red", R16 , ! 10 , - , align=left, {{fb, North Macedonia , colspan=9, Part of {{fb, Yugoslavia , • , • , • , • , • , • , GS , ! 1 , - , align=left, {{fb, Northern Ireland , × , • , • , • , • , • , • , • , • , • , • , • , • , • , R16 , • , ! 1 , - , align=left, {{fb, Norway , • , • , • , • , • , • , • , • , • , • , GS , • , • , • , • , • , ! 1 , - , align=left, {{fb, Poland , • , • , • , • , • , • , • , • , • , • , • , • , GS , style="border:3px solid red", GS , QF , GS , ! 4 , - , align=left, {{fb, Portugal , • , • , • , • , • , • , style="background:#81c846", SF , • , • , QF , style="background:#81c846", SF , style="border:3px solid red; background:silver", 2nd , QF , style="background:#81c846", SF , style="background:gold", 1st , R16 , ! 8 , - , align=left, {{fb, Republic of Ireland , • , • , • , • , • , • , • , GS , • , • , • , • , • , GS , R16 , • , ! 3 , - , align=left, {{fb, Romania , • , • , • , • , • , • , GS , • , • , GS , QF , • , GS , • , GS , style="border:3px solid red", • , ! 5 , - , align=left, {{fb, Russia{{efn, Includes five appearances as the

Soviet Union The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen national ...

and one as

CIS Cis or cis- may refer to: Places * Cis, Trentino, in Italy * In Poland: ** Cis, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, south-central ** Cis, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, north Math, science and biology * cis (mathematics) (cis(''θ'')), a trigonome ...

, style="background:gold", 1st , style="background:silver", 2nd , style="background:#9acdff", 4th , style="background:silver", 2nd , • , • , • , style="background:silver", 2nd , GS , GS , • , GS , style="background:#81c846", SF , GS , GS , style="border:3px solid red", GS , × ! 12 , - , align=left, {{fb, Scotland , × , × , • , • , • , • , • , • , GS , GS , • , • , • , • , • , style="border:3px solid red", GS , ! 3 , - , align=left, {{fb, Serbia{{efn, Includes four appearances as

and one as

FR Yugoslavia Serbia and Montenegro ( sr, Cрбија и Црна Гора, translit=Srbija i Crna Gora) was a country in Southeast Europe located in the Balkans that existed from 1992 to 2006, following the breakup A relationship breakup, breakup, or ...

, style="background:silver", 2nd , • , style="background:silver", 2nd , • , style="border:3px solid red; background:#9acdff", 4th , • , GS , • , •×{{efn, Does not include Euro 1992 qualification and disqualification due to international sanctions , × , QF , • , • , • , • , • , ! 5 , - , align=left, {{fb, Slovakia , colspan=9, Part of {{fb, Czechoslovakia , • , • , • , • , • , R16 , GS , ! 2 , - , align=left, {{fb, Slovenia , colspan=9, Part of {{fb, Yugoslavia , • , GS , • , • , • , • , • , ! 1 , - , align=left, {{fb, Spain , •×{{efn, Spain refused to travel to the Soviet Union for their qualification match, so the Soviet Union qualified by walkover. , style="border:3px solid red; background:gold", 1st , • , • , • , GS , style="background:silver", 2nd , GS , • , QF , QF , GS , style="background:gold", 1st , style="background:gold", 1st , R16 , style="border:3px solid red; background:#81c846", SF , ! 11 , - , align=left, {{fb, Sweden , × , • , • , • , • , • , • , • , style="border:3px solid red; background:#81c846", SF , • , GS , QF , GS , GS , GS , R16 , ! 7 , - , align=left, {{fb, Switzerland , × , • , • , • , • , • , • , • , • , GS , • , GS , style="border:3px solid red", GS , • , R16 , QF , ! 5 , - , align=left, {{fb, Turkey , • , • , • , • , • , • , • , • , • , GS , QF , • , style="background:#81c846", SF , • , GS , GS , ! 5 , - , align=left, {{fb, Ukraine , colspan=9, Part of {{fb, Soviet Union , • , • , • , • , style="border:3px solid red", GS , GS , QF , ! 3 , - , align=left, {{fb, Wales , × , • , • , • , • , • , • , • , • , • , • , • , • , • , style="background:#81c846", SF , R16 , ! 2

UEFA Women's Championship

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record , - ! Team
(Total 19 teams) !

(4) !

1987 File:1987 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The MS Herald of Free Enterprise capsizes after leaving the Port of Zeebrugge in Belgium, killing 193; Northwest Airlines Flight 255 crashes after takeoff from Detroit Metropolitan Airport, k ...

{{Flagicon, Norway
(4) !

1989 File:1989 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The Cypress Street Viaduct, Cypress structure collapses as a result of the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, killing motorists below; The proposal document for the World Wide Web is submitted; The Exxo ...

{{Flagicon, West Germany
(4) !

{{flagicon, Denmark
(4) !

1993 File:1993 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The Oslo I Accord is signed in an attempt to resolve the Israeli–Palestinian conflict; The Russian White House is shelled during the 1993 Russian constitutional crisis; Czechoslovakia is peace ...

{{flagicon, Italy
(4) !

(4) !

1997 File:1997 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The movie set of ''Titanic'', the highest-grossing movie in history at the time; ''Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'', is published; Comet Hale-Bopp passes by Earth and becomes one of t ...

{{flagicon, Norway
{{Flagicon, Sweden
(8) !

2001 The September 11 attacks against the United States by Al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror, were a defining event of 2001. The United States led a Participants in ...

{{flagicon, Germany
(8) !

2005 File:2005 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf of Mexico; the Funeral of Pope John Paul II is held in Vatican City; "Me at the zoo", the first video ever to be uploaded to YouTube; Eris was discovered in ...

{{flagicon, England
(8) !

2009 File:2009 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The vertical stabilizer of Air France Flight 447 is pulled out from the Atlantic Ocean; Barack Obama becomes the first African American to become President of the United States; 2009 Iran ...

{{flagicon, Finland
(12) !

2013 File:2013 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: Edward Snowden becomes internationally famous for leaking classified NSA wiretapping information; Typhoon Haiyan kills over 6,000 in the Philippines and Southeast Asia; The Dhaka garment fact ...

{{flagicon, Sweden
(12) !

2017 File:2017 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The War Against ISIS at the Battle of Mosul (2016-2017); aftermath of the Manchester Arena bombing; The Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 ("Great American Eclipse"); North Korea tests a ser ...

{{flagicon, NED
(16) !

{{flagicon, ENG
(16) ! Years , - , align=left, {{fbw, Austria , × , × , × , × , × , × , • , • , • , • , • , bgcolor=#9acdff, SF , QF ! 2 , - , align=left, {{fbw, Belgium , • , • , • , • , • , • , • , • , • , • , • , GS , QF ! 2 , - , align=left, {{fbw, Denmark , bgcolor=#9acdff, SF , • , • , style="border:3px solid red" bgcolor=#cc9966, 3rd , bgcolor=#cc9966, 3rd , • , GS , bgcolor=#9acdff, SF , GS , GS , bgcolor=#9acdff, SF , bgcolor=Silver, 2nd , GS ! 10 , - , align=left, {{fbw, England , bgcolor=Silver, 2nd , bgcolor=#9acdff, 4th , • , • , • , bgcolor=#9acdff, SF , • , GS , style="border:3px solid red", GS , bgcolor=Silver, 2nd , GS , bgcolor=#9acdff, SF , style="border:3px solid red" bgcolor=Gold, 1st ! 9 , - , align=left, {{fbw, Finland , • , • , • , • , • , • , • , • , bgcolor=#9acdff, SF , style="border:3px solid red", QF , GS , • , GS ! 4 , - , align=left, {{fbw, France , • , • , • , • , • , • , GS , GS , GS , QF , QF , QF , bgcolor=#9acdff, SF ! 7 , - , align=left, {{fbw, Germany , • , • , style="border:3px solid red" bgcolor=Gold, 1st , bgcolor=Gold, 1st , bgcolor=#9acdff, 4th , style="border:3px solid red" bgcolor=Gold, 1st , bgcolor=Gold, 1st , style="border:3px solid red" bgcolor=Gold, 1st , bgcolor=Gold, 1st , bgcolor=Gold, 1st , bgcolor=Gold, 1st , QF , bgcolor=Silver, 2nd ! 11 , - , align=left, {{fbw, Iceland , • , × , × , × , • , • , • , • , • , GS , QF , GS , GS ! 4 , - , align=left, {{fbw, Italy , bgcolor=#9acdff, SF , bgcolor=#cc9966, 3rd , bgcolor=#9acdff, 4th , bgcolor=#9acdff, 4th , style="border:3px solid red" bgcolor=Silver, 2nd , • , bgcolor=Silver, 2nd , GS , GS , QF , QF , GS , GS ! 12 , - , align=left, {{fbw, Netherlands , • , • , • , • , • , • , • , • , • , bgcolor=#9acdff, SF , GS , style="border:3px solid red" bgcolor=Gold, 1st , QF ! 4 , - , align=left, {{fbw, Northern Ireland , • , • , × , • , × , × , × , × , × , • , • , • , GS ! 1 , - , align=left, {{fbw, Norway , • , style="border:3px solid red" bgcolor=Gold, 1st , bgcolor=Silver, 2nd , bgcolor=Silver, 2nd , bgcolor=Gold, 1st , bgcolor=#9acdff, SF , style="border:3px solid red", GS , bgcolor=#9acdff, SF , bgcolor=Silver, 2nd , bgcolor=#9acdff, SF , bgcolor=Silver, 2nd , GS , GS ! 12 , - , align=left, {{fbw, Portugal , • , • , • , • , • , • , • , • , • , • , • , GS , GS ! 2 , - , align=left, {{fbw, Russia , × , × , × , × , • , • , GS , GS , • , GS , GS , GS , × ! 5 , - , align=left, {{fbw, Scotland , • , • , • , × , • , • , • , • , • , • , • , GS , • ! 1 , - , align=left, {{fbw, Spain , × , • , • , • , • , • , bgcolor=#9acdff, SF , • , • , • , QF , QF , QF ! 4 , - , align=left, {{fbw, Sweden , bgcolor=Gold, 1st , bgcolor=Silver, 2nd , bgcolor=#cc9966, 3rd , • , • , bgcolor=Silver, 2nd , style="border:3px solid red" bgcolor=#9acdff, SF , bgcolor=Silver, 2nd , bgcolor=#9acdff , SF , QF , style="border:3px solid red" bgcolor=#9acdff, SF , QF , bgcolor=#9acdff , SF ! 11 , - , align=left, {{fbw, Switzerland , • , • , • , • , • , • , • , • , • , • , • , GS , GS ! 2 , - , align=left, {{fbw, Ukraine , colspan=4, Part of {{fbw, Soviet Union , × , • , • , • , • , GS , • , • , • ! 1

FIFA U-20 World Cup

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1977 Events January * January 8 – Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group. * January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (now the Democratic R ...

{{Flagicon, Tunisia, 1959
(16) !

1979 Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ...

{{Flagicon, Japan, 1947
(16) !

1981 Events January * January 1 ** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union. ** Palau becomes a self-governing territory. * January 10 – Salvadoran Civil War: The FMLN launches its first major offensiv ...

{{Flagicon, Australia
(16) !

1983 The year 1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call. Events January * January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to Internet protocol suite, TCP/IP is officially completed (this is consid ...

{{Flagicon, Mexico
(16) !

1985 The year 1985 was designated as the International Youth Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** The Internet's Domain Name System is created. ** Greenland withdraws from the European Economic Community as a result of a ...

{{Flagicon, USSR
(16) !

{{Flagicon, Chile
(16) !

{{Flagicon, Saudi Arabia
(16) !

{{Flagicon, Portugal
(16) !

{{Flagicon, Australia
(16) !

{{Flagicon, Qatar
(16) !

{{Flagicon, Malaysia
(24) !

{{Flagicon, Nigeria
(24) !

{{Flagicon, Argentina
(24) !

{{Flagicon, United Arab Emirates
(24) !

{{Flagicon, Netherlands
(24) !

{{Flagicon, Canada
(24) !

{{Flagicon, Egypt
(24) !

{{Flagicon, Colombia
(24) !

{{Flagicon, Turkey
(24) !

{{Flagicon, New Zealand
(24) !

{{Flagicon, South Korea
(24) !

{{Flagicon, Poland
(24) !

{{Flagicon, Indonesia
(24) !Years , - align=center , align=left, {{fbu, 20, AUT , R1, , •, , •, , R1, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , bgcolor=#9acdff, 4th, , •, , R1, , •, , R2, , •, , •, , • ! 5 , - align=center , align=left, {{fbu, 20, BEL , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , R2, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, •, , • ! 1 , - style="background:#f4f4f4;" align=center , align=left, {{fbu, 20, BUL , •, , •, , •, , •, , QF, , QF, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , • ! 2 , - style="background:#f4f4f4;" align=center , align=left, {{fbu, 20, CRO , colspan=8, , , •, , •, , •, , R2, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , R1, , R2, , •, , •, , •, , • ! 3 , - style="background:#f4f4f4;" align=center , align=left, {{fbu, 20, CZE , •, , •, , •, , R1, , •, , •, , R1, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , QF, , R1, , •, , bgcolor=silver, 2nd, , R2, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , • ! 6 , - align=center , align=left, {{fbu, 20, GDR , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , bgcolor=#cc9966, 3rd, , R1, , •, , colspan=15, ! 2 , - align=center , align=left, {{fbu, 20, ENG , •, , •, , bgcolor=#9acdff, 4th, , •, , R1, , •, , •, , R1, , bgcolor=#cc9966, 3rd, , •, , R2, , R1, , •, , R1, , •, , •, , R1, , R2, , R1, , •, , bgcolor=gold, 1st, , , •, , ! 12 , - style="background:#f4f4f4;" align=center , align=left, {{fbu, 20, FIN , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , R1, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , • ! 1 , - align=center , align=left, {{fbu, 20, FRA , R1, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , QF, , •, , QF, , •, , •, , •, , •, , bgcolor=#9acdff, 4th, , bgcolor=gold, 1st, , •, , R2, , R2, , ! 8 , - align=center , align=left, {{fbu, 20, GER , •, , •, , bgcolor=gold, 1st, , •, , •, , bgcolor=silver, 2nd, , •, , •, , R1, , R1, , •, , R1, , R2, , R1, , QF, , •, , QF, , •, , •, , QF, , R2, , •, , • ! 11 , - align=center , align=left, {{fbu, 20, GRE , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , R2, , •, , •, , •, , • ! 1 , - align=center , align=left, {{fbu, 20, HUN , R1, , R1, , •, , •, , R1, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , R1, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , bgcolor=#cc9966, 3rd, , •, , •, , R2, , •, , •, , • ! 6 , - align=center , align=left, {{fbu, 19, ISR , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , ! 1 , - align=center , align=left, {{fbu, 20, ITA , R1, , •, , R1, , •, , •, , QF, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , QF, , •, , QF, , •, , •, , •, , bgcolor=#cc9966, 3rd, , bgcolor=#9acdff, 4th, , ! 8 , - style="background:#f4f4f4;" align=center , align=left, {{fbu, 19, KAZ{{efn, name="Kazakhstan", ''

'' represented AFC before 2000. , colspan=8, , , •, , •, , •, , R1, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , • ! 1 , - style="background:#f4f4f4;" align=center , align=left, {{fbu, 20, NED , •, , •, , •, , QF, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , R1, , •, , •, , QF, , •, , style="border: 3px solid red", QF, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , • ! 4 , - style="background:#f4f4f4;" align=center , align=left, {{fbu, 20, NOR , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , R1, , •, , R1, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , R1, , • ! 3 , - align=center , align=left, {{fbu, 20, POL , • , , bgcolor=#9acdff, 4th , , R1 , , bgcolor=#cc9966, 3rd , , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , R2, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , style="border: 3px solid red", R2, , • ! 5 , - style="background:#f4f4f4;" align=center , align=left, {{fbu, 20, POR , •, , QF, , •, , •, , •, , •, , bgcolor=gold, 1st, , style="border: 3px solid red" bgcolor=gold, 1st, , R1, , bgcolor=#cc9966, 3rd, , •, , R2, , •, , •, , •, , R2, , •, , bgcolor=silver, 2nd, , R2, , QF, , QF, , R1, , • ! 12 , - style="background:#f4f4f4;" align=center , align=left, {{fbu, 20, IRL , •, , •, , •, , •, , R1, , •, , •, , R1, , •, , •, , bgcolor=#cc9966, 3rd, , R2, , •, , R2, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , • ! 5 , - align=center , align=left, {{fbu, 20, ROM , •, , •, , bgcolor=#cc9966, 3rd, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , • ! 1 , - style="background:#f4f4f4;" align=center , align=left, {{fbu, 20, RUS , bgcolor=gold, 1st, , bgcolor=silver, 2nd, , •, , R1, , style="border: 3px solid red" bgcolor=#9acdff, 4th, , •, , QF, , bgcolor=#cc9966, 3rd, , QF, , QF, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , • ! 8 , - style="background:#f4f4f4;" align=center , align=left, {{fbu, 20, SCO , •, , •, , •, , QF, , •, , QF, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , R1, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , • ! 3 , - style="background:#f4f4f4;" align=center , align=left, {{fbu, 20, SRB , •, , R1, , •, , •, , •, , bgcolor=gold, 1st, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , bgcolor=gold, 1st, , •, , •, , • ! 3 , - align=center , align=left, {{fbu, 20, SVK , colspan=9, , , •, , •, , •, , •, , R2, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , ! 2 , - style="background:#f4f4f4;" align=center , align=left, {{fbu, 20, ESP , R1, , QF, , R1, , •, , bgcolor=silver, 2nd, , •, , R1, , QF, , •, , bgcolor=#9acdff, 4th, , QF, , bgcolor=gold, 1st, , •, , bgcolor=silver, 2nd, , QF, , QF, , R2, , QF, , QF, , •, , •, , •, , • ! 15 , - align=center , align=left, {{fbu, 20, SWE , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , R1, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , • ! 1 , - style="background:#f4f4f4;" align=center , align=left, {{fbu, 20, SUI , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , R1, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , • ! 1 , - style="background:#f4f4f4;" align=center , align=left, {{fbu, 20, TUR , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , R1, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , R2, , •, , •, , •, , style="border: 3px solid red", R2, , •, , •, , •, , • ! 3 , - style="background:#f4f4f4;" align=center , align=left, {{fbu, 20, UKR , colspan=8, , , •, , •, , •, , •, , R2, , •, , R2, , •, , •, , •, , •, , R2, , •, , bgcolor=gold, 1st, , • ! 4 , - ! align=left, 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

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FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup The FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup is an international association football tournament, organized by FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association), for national teams of women under the age of 20. The tournament is held in even-numbere ...

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{{flagicon, CAN
(12) !

{{flagicon, THA
(12) !

{{flagicon, RUS
(16) !

{{flagicon, CHI
(16) !

{{flagicon, GER
(16) !

{{flagicon, JPN
(16) !

{{flagicon, CAN
(16) !

{{flagicon, PNG
(16) !

{{flagicon, FRA
(16) !

{{efn, The

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{{flagicon, CRC
(16) !Years , - align=center , align=left, {{fbwu, 20, DEN , QF, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , • ! 1 , - align=center , align=left, {{fbwu, 20, ENG , QF, , •, , •, , QF, , GS, , •, , GS, , •, , bgcolor=#cc9966, 3rd, , • ! 5 , - align=center , align=left, {{fbwu, 20, FIN , •, , •, , GS, , •, , •, , •, , GS, , •, , •, , • ! 2 , - align=center , align=left, {{fbwu, 20, FRA , GS, , •, , QF, , bgcolor=#9acdff, 4th, , GS, , •, , bgcolor=#cc9966, 3rd, , bgcolor=silver, 2nd, , style="border: 3px solid red" bgcolor=#9acdff, 4th, , QF ! 8 , - align=center , align=left, {{fbwu, 20, GER , bgcolor=#cc9966, 3rd, , bgcolor=gold, 1st, , QF, , bgcolor=#cc9966, 3rd, , style="border: 3px solid red" bgcolor=gold, 1st, , bgcolor=silver, 2nd, , bgcolor=gold, 1st, , QF, , QF, , GS ! 10 , - align=center , align=left, {{fbwu, 20, ITA , •, , GS, , •, , •, , •, , GS, , •, , •, , •, , • ! 2 , - align=center , align=left, {{fbwu, 20, NED , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , QF, , bgcolor=#9acdff, 4th ! 2 , - align=center , align=left, {{fbwu, 20, NOR , •, , •, , •, , GS, , •, , QF, , •, , •, , •, , • ! 2 , - align=center , align=left, {{fbwu, 20, RUS , •, , QF, , style="border: 3px solid red", QF, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , • ! 2 , - align=center , align=left, {{fbwu, 20, ESP , •, , GS, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , QF, , bgcolor=silver, 2nd, , bgcolor=gold, 1st ! 4 , - align=center , align=left, {{fbwu, 20, SWE , •, , •, , •, , •, , QF, , •, , •, , GS, , •, , • ! 2 , - align=center , align=left, {{fbwu, 20, SUI , •, , •, , GS, , •, , GS, , GS, , •, , •, , •, , • ! 3 , - ! align=left, Total (12 teams) !! 4 !! 4 !! 5 !! 4 !! 5 !! 4 !! 4 !! 4 !! 5 !! 4 ! 43

FIFA U-17 World Cup

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record , - !Team !

{{Flagicon, China
(16) !

{{Flagicon, Canada
(16) !

{{Flagicon, Scotland
(16) !

{{Flagicon, Italy
(16) !

{{Flagicon, Japan, 1947
(16) !

{{Flagicon, Ecuador
(16) !

{{Flagicon, Egypt
(16) !

{{Flagicon, New Zealand
(16) !

{{Flagicon, Trinidad and Tobago
(16) !

{{Flagicon, Finland
(16) !

{{Flagicon, Peru, football
(16) !

{{Flagicon, South Korea, 1997
(24) !

{{Flagicon, Nigeria
(24) !

{{Flagicon, Mexico
(24) !

{{Flagicon, United Arab Emirates
(24) !

{{Flagicon, Chile
(24) !

{{Flagicon, India
(24) !

{{Flagicon, Brazil
(24) !

{{Flagicon, Peru, football
(24) ! Years , - style="background:#f4f4f4;" align=center , align=left, {{fbu, 17, AUT , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , R1, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , R1, , •, , •, , •, , ! 2 , - style="background:#f4f4f4;" align=center , align=left, {{fbu, 17, BEL , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , R1, , •, , •, , •, , bgcolor=#cc9966, 3rd, , •, , •, , ! 2 , - align=center , align=left, {{fbu, 17, CRO , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , R1, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , R1, , QF, , •, , •, , ! 3 , - align=center , align=left, {{fbu, 17, CZE , •, , •, , •, , •, , QF, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , R1, , •, , •, , •, , •, , ! 2 , - style="background:#f4f4f4;" align=center , align=left, {{fbu, 17, DEN , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , R1, , •, , •, , •, , •, , ! 1 , - align=center , align=left, {{fbu, 16, GDR , •, , •, , QF, , •, , colspan="15", ! 1 , - style="background:#f4f4f4;" align=center , align=left, {{fbu, 17, ENG , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , QF, , •, , QF, , •, , R1, , bgcolor=gold, 1st, , •, , ! 4 , - align=center , align=left, {{fbu, 17, FIN , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , style="border: 3px solid red", R1, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , ! 1 , - style="background:#f4f4f4;" align=center , align=left, {{fbu, 17, FRA , •, , QF, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , bgcolor=gold, 1st, , •, , •, , QF, , •, , QF, , •, , R2, , R2, , bgcolor=#cc9966, 3rd, , ! 6 , - style="background:#f4f4f4;" align=center , align=left, {{fbu, 17, GER , bgcolor=silver, 2nd, , •, , •, , QF, , •, , R1, , bgcolor=#9acdff, 4th, , R1, , •, , •, , •, , bgcolor=#cc9966, 3rd, , R2, , bgcolor=#cc9966, 3rd, , •, , R2, , QF, , •, , ! 10 , - align=center , align=left, {{fbu, 17, HUN , QF, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , R1, , ! 2 , - align=center , align=left, {{fbu, 17, ITA , R1, , bgcolor=#9acdff, 4th, , •, , style="border: 3px solid red", R1, , R1, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , R1, , •, , QF, , •, , R2, , •, , •, , QF, , ! 8 , - align=center , align=left, {{fbu, 17, NED , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , bgcolor=#cc9966, 3rd, , •, , R1, , R1, , •, , •, , •, , bgcolor=#9acdff, 4th, , ! 4 , - style="background:#f4f4f4;" align=center , align=left, {{fbu, 17, POL , •, , •, , •, , •, , bgcolor=#9acdff, 4th, , •, , •, , R1, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , ! 2 , - align=center , align=left, {{fbu, 17, POR , •, , •, , bgcolor=#cc9966, 3rd, , •, , •, , QF, , •, , •, , •, , QF, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , ! 3 , - align=center , align=left, {{fbu, 17, RUS , •, , bgcolor=gold, 1st, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , R2, , R2, , •, , •, , ! 3 , - style="background:#f4f4f4;" align=center , align=left, {{fbu, 17, SCO , •, , •, , style="border: 3px solid red" bgcolor=silver, 2nd, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , ! 1 , - style="background:#f4f4f4;" align=center , align=left, {{fbu, 17, SVK , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , R2, , •, , •, , •, , ! 1 , - style="background:#f4f4f4;" align=center , align=left, {{fbu, 17, ESP , •, , •, , •, , bgcolor=silver, 2nd, , •, , R1, , bgcolor=#cc9966, 3rd, , R1, , R1, , bgcolor=silver, 2nd, , •, , bgcolor=silver, 2nd, , bgcolor=#cc9966, 3rd, , •, , •, , •, , bgcolor=silver, 2nd, , QF, , ! 10 , - style="background:#f4f4f4;" align=center , align=left, {{fbu, 17, SWE , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , bgcolor=#cc9966, 3rd, , •, , •, , •, , ! 1 , - align=center , align=left, {{fbu, 17, SUI , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , bgcolor=gold, 1st, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , ! 1 , - style="background:#f4f4f4;" align=center , align=left, {{fbu, 17, TUR , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , bgcolor=#9acdff, 4th, , •, , QF, , •, , •, , , •, , R1, , •, , ! 3 , - ! align=left, 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

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FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup The FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup is an international association football tournament for female players under the age of 17. It is organized by Fédération Internationale de Football Association ( FIFA). The tournament is held in even-numbered y ...

record , - !Team !

{{flagicon, NZL
(16) !

{{flagicon, TRI
(16) !

{{flagicon, AZE
(16) !

{{flagicon, CRC
(16) !

{{flagicon, JOR
(16) !

{{flagicon, URU
(16) !

{{flagicon, IND
(16) !Years , - align=center , align=left, {{fbwu, 17, AZE , •, , •, , style="border: 3px solid red", R1, , •, , •, , •, , • ! 1 , - align=center , align=left, {{fbwu, 17, DEN , QF, , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , • ! 1 , - align=center , align=left, {{fbwu, 17, ENG , bgcolor=#9acdff, 4th, , •, , •, , •, , QF, , •, , • ! 2 , - align=center , align=left, {{fbwu, 17, FIN , •, , •, , •, , •, , •, , GS, , • ! 1 , - align=center , align=left, {{fbwu, 17, FRA , R1, , •, , bgcolor=gold, 1st, , •, , •, , •, , GS ! 3 , - align=center , align=left, {{fbwu, 17, GER , bgcolor=#cc9966, 3rd, , QF, , bgcolor=#9acdff, 4th, , GS, , QF, , QF, , bgcolor=#9acdff, 4th ! 7 , - align=center , align=left, {{fbwu, 17, ITA , •, , •, , •, , bgcolor=#cc9966, 3rd, , •, , •, , • ! 1 , - align=center , align=left, {{fbwu, 17, IRL , •, , QF, , •, , •, , •, , •, , • ! 1 , - align=center , align=left, {{fbwu, 17, ESP , •, , bgcolor=#cc9966, 3rd, , •, , bgcolor=silver, 2nd, , bgcolor=#cc9966, 3rd, , bgcolor=gold, 1st, , bgcolor=gold, 1st ! 5 , - ! align=left, Total (9 teams) !! 4 !! 3 !! 3 !! 3 !! 3 !! 3 !! 3 ! 19

FIFA Futsal World Cup

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FIFA Futsal World Cup The FIFA Futsal World Cup is an international futsal competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the member associations of FIFA, the sport's global governing body. Since the first edition that took place in 1989 in the Netherlan ...

record , - ! Team !

{{Flagicon, Netherlands
(16) !!

{{Flagicon, Hong Kong, 1959
(16) !!

{{Flagicon, Spain
(16) !!

{{Flagicon, Guatemala
(16) !!

{{Flagicon, Taiwan
(16) !!

{{Flagicon, Brazil
(20) !!

{{Flagicon, Thailand
(24) !!

{{Flagicon, Colombia
(24) !!

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{{Flagicon, Lithuania
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FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup

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FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup The FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup is an international beach soccer competition contested by the national teams of the member associations of FIFA, the sport's global governing body. The tournament was preceded by the ''Beach Soccer World Champions ...

record !width=5 rowspan=18, !colspan=3, Appearances , - !

{{Flagicon, Brazil
(8) !

{{Flagicon, Brazil
(10) !

{{Flagicon, Brazil
(12) !

{{Flagicon, Brazil
(8) !

{{Flagicon, Brazil
(12) !

{{Flagicon, Brazil
(16) !

{{Flagicon, France
(16) !

{{flagicon, UAE
(16) !

{{flagicon, ITA
(16) !

{{flagicon, TAH
(16) !

{{flagicon, POR
(16) !

{{flagicon, BAH
(16) !

{{flagicon, PAR
(16) !

{{flagicon, RUS
(16) !

{{flagicon, UAE
(16) !

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{{small, 6th , bgcolor=gold, 1st , bgcolor=silver , 2nd , bgcolor=#cc9966, 3rd , bgcolor=#cc9966, 3rd , bgcolor=silver , 2nd , bgcolor=#9acdff, 4th , QF
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{{small, 8th , bgcolor=gold , 1st , R1
{{small, 10th , , , 8 , 10 ! 18 , - , align=left, {{beachsoccer, RUS , • , R1
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Former tournaments

FIFA Confederations Cup

{{Main article, FIFA Confederations Cup records and statistics {, class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" , - ! colspan=12,

FIFA Confederations Cup The FIFA Confederations Cup was an international association football tournament for men's national teams, held every four years by FIFA. It was contested by the holders of each of the six continental championships ( AFC, CAF, CONCACAF, CONMEBOL, ...

record , - !Team !

{{flagicon, Saudi Arabia
(4) !

{{flagicon, Saudi Arabia
(6) !

{{flagicon, Saudi Arabia
(8) !

{{flagicon, Mexico
(8) !

{{flagicon, South Korea
{{flagicon, Japan
(8) !

{{flagicon, France
(8) !

{{flagicon, Germany
(8) !

{{flagicon, South Africa
(8) !

{{flagicon, Brazil
(8) !

{{flagicon, Russia
(8) !Years , - , align=left, {{fb, Czech Republic , × , • , bgcolor=cc9966, 3rd , • , • , • , • , • , • , • ! 1 , - , align=left, {{fb, Denmark , × , bgcolor=Gold, 1st , • , • , • , • , • , • , • , • ! 1 , - , align=left, {{fb, France , × , • , • , •• , bgcolor=Gold, 1st , style="border:3px solid red" bgcolor=Gold, 1st , • , • , • , • ! 2 , - , align=left, {{fb, Germany , × , • , •• , GS , • , •• , style="border:3px solid red" bgcolor=cc9966, 3rd , • , • , bgcolor=Gold, 1st ! 3 , - , align=left, {{fb, Greece , × , • , • , • , • , • , GS , • , • , • ! 1 , - , align=left, {{fb, Italy , × , • , • , • , • , •• , • , GS , bgcolor=cc9966, 3rd , • ! 2 , - , align=left, {{fb, Portugal , × , • , • , • , • , • , • , • , • , bgcolor=cc9966, 3rd ! 1 , - , align=left, {{fb, Russia , × , • , • , • , • , • , • , • , • , style="border:3px solid red", GS ! 1 , - , align=left, {{fb, Spain , × , • , • , • , • , •• , • , bgcolor=cc9966, 3rd , bgcolor=Silver, 2nd , • ! 2 , - , align=left, {{fb, Turkey , × , • , • , • , • , bgcolor=cc9966, 3rd , • , • , • , • ! 1 , - ! Total (10 teams) , , 0 , , 1 , , 1 , , 1 , , 1 , , 2 , , 2 , , 2 , , 2 , , 3 ! 15

Sanctions

Against associations

* {{flagicon, Lithuania

Lithuania Lithuania (; lt, Lietuva ), officially the Republic of Lithuania ( lt, Lietuvos Respublika, links=no ), is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea. Lithuania ...

, in 1990 sanctions were imposed due to the secession of the Lithuanian Football Federation from the Football Federation of the Soviet Union * {{flagicon, FR Yugoslavia

, in 1992–1998 sanctions were imposed due to the

Bosnian War The Bosnian War ( sh, Rat u Bosni i Hercegovini / Рат у Босни и Херцеговини) was an international armed conflict that took place in Bosnia and Herzegovina between 1992 and 1995. The war is commonly seen as having started ...

(as part of the

Yugoslav Wars The Yugoslav Wars were a series of separate but related#Naimark, Naimark (2003), p. xvii. ethnic conflicts, wars of independence, and Insurgency, insurgencies that took place in the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, SFR Yugoslavia from ...

) * {{Flagicon, Russia

, in 2022 sanctions were imposed due to the

. * {{flagicon, Belarus

Belarus Belarus,, , ; alternatively and formerly known as Byelorussia (from Russian ). officially the Republic of Belarus,; rus, Республика Беларусь, Respublika Belarus. is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by R ...

, in 2022 sanctions were imposed due to supporting Russia in the Ukraine conflict.

Against clubs

* {{flagicon, Albania

Albania Albania ( ; sq, Shqipëri or ), or , also or . officially the Republic of Albania ( sq, Republika e Shqipërisë), is a country in Southeastern Europe. It is located on the Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea and shares ...

, in 1967 special sanctions were imposed against 1966–67 Albanian Superliga due to its political background * {{flagicon, England

, in 1985–1991 sanctions were imposed against English association football clubs due to the

Heysel Stadium disaster The Heysel Stadium disaster ( it, Strage dell'Heysel ; german: link=no, Katastrophe von Heysel ; french: Drame du Heysel ; nl, Heizeldrama ) was a crowd disaster that occurred on 29 May 1985 when mostly Juventus fans escaping from a breach by ...

by suspending their participation in continental competitions for five years * {{flagicon, Italy

, in 1974–1975 sanctions were imposed against

SS Lazio Società Sportiva Lazio (; ; ''Lazio Sport Club''), commonly referred to as Lazio, is an Italian professional sports club based in Rome, most known for its football activity. The society, founded in 1900, plays in the Serie A and have spent ...

due to its fans, Italy was restricted from the European Cup to which Lazio qualified * {{flagicon, Netherlands

Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

, in 1990–1991 sanctions were imposed against

AFC Ajax Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax (), also known as AFC Ajax, Ajax Amsterdam, or simply Ajax, is a Dutch professional football club based in Amsterdam, that plays in the , the top tier in Dutch football. Historically, Ajax (named after the l ...

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 "Mafia" is an informal term that is used to describe criminal organizations that bear a strong similarity to the original “Mafia”, the Sicilian Mafia and Italian Mafia. The central activity of such an organization would be the arbitration of d ...

'', including in Russia's top league, in Bulgaria's top league, and in a Champions League group stage match held in Sweden. The term has also been covered for its use outside of stadiums, for example during a protest in Kosovo outside an EU building following the

Serbia v Albania (UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying) A UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying match involving the national association football teams of Serbia and Albania took place on 14 October 2014 at Partizan Stadium, in Belgrade, Serbia. The match was abandoned after several incidents of hooliganism took ...

match.

F.C. Copenhagen Football Club Copenhagen ( da, Football Club København, ), commonly known as FC København, FC Copenhagen, Copenhagen or simply FCK, is a professional Danish football club in Copenhagen, Denmark. FCK was founded in 1992 as a superstructure on ...

supporters displayed banners around the city, with slogans such as "UEFA MAFIA - THE PANDEMIC OF FOOTBALL", when UEFA ordered their 2019-20 Europa League round of 16 return leg be played behind closed doors, despite reduced capacity being allowed by the Danish government. Following the

2015 FIFA corruption case In 2015, United States federal prosecutors disclosed cases of corruption by officials and associates connected with the Fédération internationale de Football Association ( FIFA), the governing body of association football, futsal and beach s ...

, the then-president of UEFA,

Michel Platini Michel François Platini (born 21 June 1955) is a French football administrator and former player and manager. Regarded as one of the greatest footballers of all time, Platini won the Ballon d'Or three times in a row, in 1983, 1984 and 1985, ...

, 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, {{Ill, Michael Lauber, de, stated: "We didn't interview Mr Platini as a witness, that's not true. We investigated against him in between as a witness and an accused person". Both Platini and

Sepp Blatter Joseph "Sepp" Blatter (born Josef Blatter; 10 March 1936) is a Swiss former football administrator who served as the eighth President of FIFA from 1998 to 2015. He has been banned from participating in FIFA activities since 2015 as a result of ...

were banned from football-related activity. Platini appealed to

s, which lowered the six-year ban to four years. He further appealed to Swiss courts and the

European Court of Human Rights The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR or ECtHR), also known as the Strasbourg Court, is an international court of the Council of Europe which interprets the European Convention on Human Rights. The court hears applications alleging that a ...

but the courts rejected his appeals. In 2019 UEFA's decision to host Europa League Cup final in Baku, Azerbaijan left one of the finalists, Arsenal, with a decision to withdraw their Armenian player

Henrikh Mkhitaryan Henrikh Mkhitaryan ( hy, Հենրիխ Մխիթարյան, ; born 21 January 1989) is an Armenian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for club Inter Milan. Mkhitaryan won four Armenian Premier League titles wi ...

out of the competition due to safety concerns, and there has been long-standing debates about the extent to which the elite clubs or UEFA itself should exert the most influence on the game.{{Cite journal, last=Holt, first=Matthew, date=11 December 2006, title=The Ownership and Control of Elite Club Competition in European Football, journal=Soccer and Society, publisher=Taylor and Francis Online, volume=8, pages=50–67, doi=10.1080/14660970600989491, s2cid=143783793, issn=1466-0970, eissn=1743-9590

History and membership

Executive committee

Members

Former members

Non-members

Competitions

UEFA continental competitions

World, Olympic and intercontinental competitions

Club

Current title holders

Titles by nation

Sponsors

FIFA World Rankings

Overview

Historical leaders

Major tournament records

FIFA World Cup

FIFA Women's World Cup

Olympic Games For Men

Olympic Games For Women

UEFA European Championship

UEFA Women's Championship

FIFA U-20 World Cup

FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

FIFA U-17 World Cup

FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup

FIFA Futsal World Cup

FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup

Former tournaments

FIFA Confederations Cup

Sanctions

Against associations

Against clubs

Corruption and controversy

See also

Resolutions

UEFA congress

Financial fair play

UEFA coefficient

UEFA presidents

Related links

Planned competitions

Notes

References

External links