UEFA
Union of European Football Associations | |
| Abbreviation | UEFA |
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| Formation | 15 June 1954 |
| Founded at | Basel, Switzerland |
| Type | Football organisation |
| Headquarters | Nyon, Switzerland |
| Coordinates | 46°22′15″N 6°13′52″E / 46.37083°N 6.23111°E |
Region served | Europe |
| Members | 55 full member associations |
Official languages | English French German (other main but not official: Italian, Russian, Portuguese, Spanish) |
| Aleksander Čeferin | |
First vice-president | Gabriele Gravina |
Vice-presidents | Hans-Joachim Watzke Jesper Møller Christensen Laura McAllister Armand Duka |
General secretary | Theodore Theodoridis |
Main organ | UEFA Congress |
Parent organisation | FIFA |
| Website | uefa.com |
| FIFA confederations |
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| AFC • CAF • CONCACAF |
| CONMEBOL • OFC • UEFA |
The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) is the governing body of football in Europe and one of FIFA's six continental confederations for association football consisting of 55 national associations. It runs national and club competitions for men and women, such as the Champions League, the Women's Champions League, the European Championship, and the Women's European Championship as well as the Nations League.