UEFA
Sports abbreviation · Sports League and Organization
| Stands for | Union of European Football Associations |
|---|---|
| Categories | Sports |
UEFA stands for Union of European Football Associations, a sports league and organization abbreviation.
Governing body of European soccer and one of FIFA's six continental confederations, with 55 member associations. It runs the UEFA Champions League, Europa League and Conference League for clubs and the European Championship for national teams.
Example: UEFA fined the club for crowd trouble during its Europa League tie in Rome.
Usage notes
Founded in Basel on June 15, 1954, and headquartered in Nyon, Switzerland. Usually pronounced "you-AY-fuh". Membership includes associations partly or wholly outside geographic Europe, such as Israel, Turkey and Kazakhstan. Its Financial Fair Play rules, introduced in 2011, were replaced by financial sustainability regulations in 2022.
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