UEFA
Football organisation
Full nameUnion of European Football Associations
AbbreviationUEFA
Formation15 June 1954 (age 72)
Founding locationBasel, Switzerland
HeadquartersNyon, Switzerland
Coordinates46.371009°N 6.23103°E
Region servedEurope[a]
Num members55 full member associations
LanguagesEnglish
French
German[1]
(other main but not official: Italian, Russian, Portuguese, Spanish)[2]
PresidentAleksander Čeferin[3]
First vice-presidentGabriele Gravina
Vice-presidentsHans-Joachim Watzke
Jesper Møller Christensen
Laura McAllister
Armand Duka
General secretaryTheodore Theodoridis
Main organUEFA Congress
Parent organizationFIFA
Websiteuefa.com

The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA /juːˈeɪfə/ yoo-AY-fə; French: Union des associations européennes de football;[b] German: Union der europäischen Fußballverbände[c]) is the governing body of football in Europe, uniting 55 national associations and overseeing the promotion, regulation and development of the sport across the continent. It runs many of the world’s leading football competitions, such as the Champions League, the Women's Champions League, the European Championship and the Women's European Championship, and reinvests 97.5% of its net revenue[4] back into the game to ensure long-term sustainability and growth.

UEFA works closely with its member national associations, leagues, clubs, players’ unions, supporters and European institutions, such as the European Commission, to safeguard the integrity of football and maintain its role as a unifying force. The organisation is headquartered in Nyon, Switzerland.[5]

UEFA is one of the continental confederations within global football’s governance structure and forms part of the wider ecosystem under FIFA, the world governing body, with which it cooperates on regulatory, competitive and development matters. It also works directly alongside the five other confederations to further develop the game around the world, through the UEFA Together programme.

History

UEFA was founded on 15 June 1954 in Basel, Switzerland, after several European national associations sought to strengthen cooperation in football following the Second World War. Associations aimed to expand international play, develop refereeing and coaching, and take advantage of emerging broadcast technologies. A pioneering trio – Ottorino Barassi, José Crahay and Henri Delaunay – played key roles in shaping the organisation’s creation and advancing a unified European football structure.[6]

Soon after, UEFA launched its first major competitions: the European Champion Clubs’ Cup in 1955 and the European Championship in 1958, both destined to become central pillars of European and global football.[6]

Over the decades, UEFA has expanded to 55 member associations and broadened its remit beyond competitions to include governance, development, social responsibility and sustainability.[5]

Running elite competitions

UEFA organises many of football's premier competitions, including the UEFA EURO, UEFA Women's EURO, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Women’s Champions League, UEFA Europa League, and the UEFA Youth League, alongside major futsal and youth tournaments. These competitions set benchmarks for sporting quality and global reach, defining the competitive landscape of European football.[7][8]

The organisation also upholds regulatory standards – such as financial sustainability and club licensing – to ensure integrity, stability and fairness across all competitions.[9]

Developing the game at all levels

UEFA reinvests 97.5% of its net revenue into football development to strengthen grassroots initiatives, coaching, refereeing, facilities and infrastructure, youth pathways and long-term association capacities across Europe.[10][11]

UEFA promotes solidarity and ensures that all 55 of its member associations benefit from development funding and initiatives. This work is further supported by providing accessible education, governance insights and extensive coverage of the game.

Sustainable football

UEFA increasingly integrates sustainability into its wider mission, using the reach and influence of football as a force for social and environmental good. Its programmes focus on inclusion, equality, community impact and responsible governance, extending the organisation’s influence beyond the pitch.[12]

The UEFA Foundation for Children contributes significantly to this vision by using football to support vulnerable children around the world, promoting education, inclusion and opportunities for a better future.[13]

Executive committee

The UEFA executive committee comprises the UEFA president and up to 19 other members: 16 elected by the UEFA Congress (including at least two female members), two by European Football Clubs and one by the European Leagues. All members hold the same rights and duties[14]

President

Vice-presidents

Members

General secretary

FIFA Council – European members

List of UEFA office holders

List of presidents of UEFA
Main article: List of presidents of UEFA
PresidentNationalityTerm
Ebbe Schwartz1954–1962
Gustav Wiederkehr1962–1972
Sándor Barcs1972–1973 (acting)
Artemio Franchi1973–1983
Jacques Georges1983–1990
Lennart Johansson1990–2007
Michel Platini2007–2015
Ángel María Villar2015–2016 (acting)
Aleksander Čeferin2016–present
List of secretaries general of UEFA
Chief Executive
Secretary generalNationalityTerm
Henri Delaunay1954–1955
Pierre Delaunay1955–1960
Hans Bangerter1960–1989
Gerhard Aigner1989–1999
1999–2003
Lars-Christer Olsson2003–2007
Gianni Infantino
2007
David Taylor2007–2009
Gianni Infantino
2009–2016
Theodore Theodoridis2016–present

Members

CodeAssociationNational teamsFoundedFIFA
affiliation		UEFA
affiliation		IOC
member
ALB193019321954
AND199419961996
ARM199219921992
AUT190419051954
AZE199219941994
BLR198919921993
BEL189519041954
BIH192019961998
BUL192319241954
CRO191219411993
CYP193419481962
CZE190119071954
DEN188919041954
ENG186319051954[d]
EST192119231992
FRO197919881990[e]
FIN190719081954
FRA1919[f]1904[g]1954
GEO199019921992
GER190019041954
GIB189520162013[d]
GRE192619271954
HUN190119061954
ISL1947[h]19471954
ISR[i]192819291994[j]
ITA189819051954
KAZ[k]199419942002[l]
KOS200820162016
LVA192119221992
LIE193419741974
LTU192219231992
LUX190819101954
MLT190019591960
MDA199019941993
MNE193120072007
NED188919041954
MKD192619941994
NIR188019111954[d]
NOR190219081954
POL1919[m]19231954
POR191419231954
IRL192119231954
ROU190919231954
RUS191219121954
SMR193119881988
SCO187319101954[d]
SRB191919231954
SVK193819391993
SVN192019921992
ESP190919041954
SWE190419041954
SUI189519041954
TUR192319231962
UKR199119921992
WAL187619101954[d]

Aspiring future members

  • In December 2015, an application was submitted to UEFA to allow Jersey to take part in international matches,[15] following on from Gibraltar's admission two years earlier.[16] In October 2016, Jersey's bid to join UEFA was rejected,[17] but this decision was appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in June 2017.[18] In September 2017, the CAS ordered the UEFA Congress to hear Jersey's case.[19] In February 2018 a majority of the member associations of UEFA voted against admitting Jersey as a member.[20]

"Special Zone"

In 2014 Crimea was designated as a special zone by UEFA [21] until further notice

Former members

AssociationYearNote
Saarland1954–1956[n]
East Germany1954–1990
Soviet Union
CIS		1954–1991
1992		[o]
Czechoslovakia1954–1993[p]
Yugoslavia
FR Yugoslavia
Serbia and Montenegro		1954–1992
1992–2003
2003–2006		[q]

Competitions

Main article: UEFA competitions
See also: List of association football competitions and FIFA International Match Calendar

UEFA continental competitions

National teams:

Men
Women

Clubs:

Men
Women

Amateur:

Defunct

See also:

National teams:

Men

Clubs:

Men

Amateur:

Men

UEFA runs official international competitions in Europe and some countries of Northern, Southwestern and Central Asia for national teams and professional clubs, known as UEFA competitions, some of which are regarded as the world's most prestigious tournaments.

UEFA is the organiser of two of the most prestigious competitions in international football: The UEFA European Championship and the UEFA Nations League. The main competition for men's national teams is the UEFA European Championship (also known as the Euro), which started in 1958, with the first finals in 1960, and was known as the European Nations Cup until 1964. The UEFA Nations League is the second tournament of UEFA and was introduced in 2018. The tournament largely replaced the international friendly matches previously played on the FIFA International Match Calendar. It will be played every two years.

UEFA also runs national competitions at Under-21, Under-19 and Under-17 levels. For women's national teams, UEFA operates the UEFA Women's Championship for senior national sides as well as Women's Under-19 and Women's Under-17 Championships.

World, Olympic and intercontinental competitions

Intercontinental national teams:

Defunct

Intercontinental clubs:

Defunct

Beside continental European competitions for national and their junior teams, the UEFA organizes various qualification male and female tournaments among European national and their junior teams for World Cups (organized by FIFA) and Olympics (organized by IOC).

UEFA also organised the UEFA–CAF Meridian Cup with CAF for youth teams in an effort to boost youth football. UEFA launched the UEFA Regions' Cup, for semi-professional teams representing their local region, in 1999. In futsal there is the UEFA Futsal Championship and UEFA Under-19 Futsal Championship. Despite the existence of UEFA's Futsal and Beach soccer committee, UEFA does not organise any beach soccer competitions. International and club beach soccer competitions for UEFA members are organised externally by Beach Soccer Worldwide.

The Italian, German, Spanish, French and Russian[r] men's national teams are the only teams to have won the European football championship in all categories.

Club

Further information: List of UEFA club competition winners

The top-ranked UEFA competition is the UEFA Champions League, which started in 1955 as the European Champion Clubs' Cup (or simply the European Cup) and initially only gathered the top team of each country; this competition has since been expanded to gather 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).

A second, lower-ranked competition is the UEFA Europa League. This competition, for national knockout cup winners and high-placed league teams, was launched by UEFA in 1971 as a successor of both the former UEFA Cup and the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup (also began in 1955). A third competition, the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, 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 UEFA Europa Conference League. The competition 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.[22]

In women's football UEFA also conducts the UEFA Women's Champions League for club teams. The competition was first held in 2001, and was known as the UEFA Women's Cup until 2009.

The UEFA Super Cup pits the winners of the Champions League against the winners of the Europa League (previously the winners of the Cup Winners' Cup), and came into being in 1973.[23][24][25]

The UEFA Intertoto Cup was a summer competition, previously operated by several Central European football associations, which was relaunched and recognised as official UEFA club competition by UEFA in 1995.[26] The last Intertoto Cup took place in 2008.

The European/South American Cup was jointly organised with CONMEBOL between the Champions League and the Copa Libertadores winners.[27]

Only five teams[28][29] (Juventus, Ajax, Manchester United, Bayern Munich and Chelsea[s]) 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),[30] 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 UEFA Europa Conference League in 2022, Juventus of Italy was the only team in Europe to win all UEFA's official championships and cups[31] and, in commemoration of achieving that feat, have received The UEFA Plaque by the Union of European Football Associations on 12 July 1988.[32][33]

UEFA's premier futsal competition is the UEFA Futsal Cup, a tournament started in 2001 which replaced the former Futsal European Clubs Championship. This event, despite enjoying a long and well-established tradition in the European futsal community, dating back to 1984, was never recognised as official by UEFA.

There was an attempt to create a Europa League-style second tier women's club competition, which had been in discussion since 2021.[34] In December 2023, the attempt came into a fruition, with the first edition of the competition to be played in 2025–26.[35] In December 2024, the name of the competition, "UEFA Women's Europa Cup", was announced.[36][37]

Current title holders

See also: Portal:Current events/Sports, in association football, in sports and FIFA International Match Calendar
CompetitionYearChampionsTitleRunners-upNext edition
Intercontinental (UEFA–CONMEBOL)
Finalissima2022Argentina2ndItalyTBD
Women's Finalissima2023England1stBrazilTBD
Club Challenge2023Sevilla1stIndependiente del ValleTBD
U-20 Intercontinental Cup2025Flamengo2ndBarcelonaTBD
Futsal Finalissima20221stTBD
Men's national teams
European Championship2024Spain4thEngland2028
Nations League2024–25Portugal2ndSpain2026–27
U-21 Championship2025England U214thGermany U212027
U-19 Championship2025Netherlands U191stSpain U192026
U-17 Championship2025Portugal U177thFrance U172026
Futsal Championship20268th2030
U-19 Futsal Championship2025Portugal2ndSpain2027
Women's national teams
Women's Championship2025England2ndSpain2029
Women's Nations League2025Spain2ndGermany2027
Women's U-19 Championship2025Spain U197thFrance U192026
Women's U-17 Championship2026Germany U179thFrance U172027
Women's Futsal Championship20233rd2027
Men's club teams
Super Cup2025Paris Saint-Germain1stTottenham Hotspur2026
Champions League2025–26Paris Saint-Germain2ndArsenal2026–27
Europa League2025–26Aston Villa1stSC Freiburg2026–27
Conference League2025–26Crystal Palace1stRayo Vallecano2026–27
Youth League2025–26Real Madrid2ndClub Brugge2026–27
Futsal Champions League2025–26Sporting CP3rdPalma Futsal2026–27
Women's club teams
Women's Champions League2025–26Barcelona4thLyon2026–27
Women's Europa Cup2025–26BK Häcken1stHammarby IF2026–27
Men's amateur teams
Regions' Cup2025Aragon1stDolnośląski2027

Titles by nation

For winners of UEFA club competitions, see List of UEFA club competition winners.
NationMenWomenFutsalTotal
EuroNLU21U19U17EuroNLU19U17Men'sU19Women's
Spain415129–27572357
Germany[t]3–3348–68–––35
France21183––51–––21
England––41122–1––––20
Portugal12–47––––22–18
Italy2–542––1–2––16
Russia[u]1–263––1–1––14
Netherlands1–2141–11–––11
Sweden––1––1–3––––5
Czech Republic[v]1–111–––––––4
Serbia[w]––13––––––––4
Bulgaria–––3––––––––3
Hungary–––3––––––––3
Poland–––11–––1–––3
Turkey–––12–––––––3
Austria–––2––––––––2
Denmark1––––––1––––2
Norway–––––2––––––2
Republic of Ireland–––11–––––––2
Belgium–––1––––––––1
Greece1–––––––––––1
Romania–––1––––––––1
Scotland–––1––––––––1
Switzerland––––1–––––––1
Ukraine–––1––––––––1

Sponsors

UEFA national team competitions[38]
UEFA Champions League
Global sponsors
Suppliers and enhanced partners

Note: The UEFA Champions League sponsors are also sponsors of the UEFA Super Cup and the UEFA Youth League.

UEFA Europa League
Global sponsors
Suppliers

Note: The UEFA Europa League sponsors are also sponsors of the UEFA Conference League.

UEFA women's football competitions

FIFA World Rankings

See also: FIFA Men's World Rankings and FIFA Women's World Rankings

Overview

Team of the Year

Team ranking in the top four – Men's[41]
YearFirstSecondThirdFourth
2025SpainFranceEnglandPortugal
2024FranceSpainEnglandPortugal
2023FranceEnglandBelgiumNetherlands
2022FranceBelgiumEnglandNetherlands
2021BelgiumFranceEnglandItaly
2020BelgiumFranceEnglandPortugal
2019BelgiumFranceEnglandCroatia
2018BelgiumFranceCroatiaEngland
2017GermanyPortugalBelgiumSpain
2016GermanyBelgiumFrancePortugal
2015BelgiumSpainGermanyPortugal
2014GermanyBelgiumNetherlandsPortugal
2013SpainGermanyPortugalItaly
2012SpainGermanyItalyEngland
2011SpainNetherlandsGermanyEngland
2010SpainNetherlandsGermanyEngland
2009SpainNetherlandsItalyPortugal
2008SpainGermanyNetherlandsItaly
2007ItalySpainGermanyCzech Republic
2006ItalyFranceEnglandGermany
2005Czech RepublicNetherlandsSpainFrance
2004FranceCzech RepublicSpainNetherlands
2003FranceSpainNetherlandsCzech Republic
2002FranceSpainGermanyNetherlands
2001FrancePortugalItalySpain
2000FranceItalyCzech RepublicPortugal
1999Czech RepublicFranceSpainGermany
1998FranceGermanyCroatiaFR Yugoslavia
1997GermanyCzech RepublicEnglandFrance
1996GermanyFranceCzech RepublicDenmark
1995GermanyItalySpainRussia
1994SpainSwedenItalyGermany
1993GermanyItalyNorwaySpain
Team ranking in the top four – Women's[41]
YearFirstSecondThirdFourth
2025SpainGermanyEnglandSweden
2024SpainGermanyEnglandSweden
2023SpainFranceEnglandSweden
2022GermanySwedenEnglandFrance
2021SwedenGermanyFranceNetherlands
2020GermanyFranceNetherlandsSweden
2019GermanyNetherlandsFranceSweden
2018GermanyFranceEnglandNetherlands
2017GermanyEnglandFranceNetherlands
2016GermanyFranceEnglandSweden
2015GermanyFranceEnglandSweden
2014GermanyFranceSwedenEngland
2013GermanyFranceSwedenNorway
2012GermanyFranceSwedenEngland
2011GermanySwedenFranceEngland
2010GermanySwedenNorwayFrance
2009GermanySwedenNorwayEngland
2008GermanySwedenNorwayDenmark
2007GermanySwedenNorwayFrance
2006GermanyNorwaySwedenFrance
2005GermanyNorwaySwedenFrance
2004GermanyNorwaySwedenDenmark
2003GermanyNorwaySwedenDenmark

Major tournament records

Legend

  • ' – Champions
  • ' – Runners-up
  • ' – Third place[x]
  • ' – Fourth place
  • QF – Quarter-finals (1934–1938, 1954–1970, and 1986–present: knockout round of 8)
  • R3 – Round 3 (2026–present: knockout round of 16)
  • R2 – Round 2 (1974–1978: second group stage, top 8; 1982: second group stage, top 12; 1986–2022: knockout round of 16; 2026–present: knockout round of 32)
  • 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
  • – Qualified but withdrew
  • – Did not qualify
  • – Did not enter / Withdrew / Banned
  •  – Hosts

For each tournament, the flag of the host country and the number of teams in each finals tournament (in brackets) are shown.

FIFA World Cup

Main article: National team appearances in the FIFA World Cup
See also: European nations at the FIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup record
Team1930

(13)		1934

(16)		1938

(15)		1950

(13)		1954

(16)		1958

(16)		1962

(16)		1966

(16)		1970

(16)		1974

(16)		1978

(16)		1982

(24)		1986

(24)		1990

(24)		1994

(24)		1998

(32)		2002


(32)		2006

(32)		2010

(32)		2014

(32)		2018

(32)		2022

(32)		2026



(48)		2030



(48)		2034

(48)		Years
Austria×4th×[y]×3rdR1
15th		ו••R2
7th		R2
8th		•R1
T-18th		•R1
23rd		••••••Q8
BelgiumR1
11th		R1
15th		R1
13th		×R1
12th		•••R1
T-10th		••R2
10th		4thR2
11th		R2
11th		R1
19th		R2
14th		••QF
6th		3rdR1
23rd		Q15
Bosnia and HerzegovinaPart of Yugoslaviaו••••| R1
20th		••Q2
Bulgariaו•×••R1
15th		R1
15th		R1
13th		R1
12th		••R2
15th		•4thR1
29th		•••••••7
CroatiaPart of Yugoslavia×3rdR1
23rd		R1
22nd		•R1
19th		2nd3rdQ7
Czech Republic[z]×2ndQF
5th		×R1
14th		R1
9th		2nd•R1
15th		••R1
19th		•QF
6th		•••R1
20th		••••Q10
Denmark××××וו••••R2
9th		••QF
8th		R2
10th		•R1
24th		•R2
11th		R1
28th		•6
East Germany[z]Part of Germany×ו•••R2
6th		••••Part of Germany1
England×××R1
8th		QF
6th		R1
11th		QF
8th		1stQF
8th		••R2
6th		QF
8th		4th•R2
9th		QF
6th		QF
7th		R2
13th		R1
26th		4thQF
6th		Q17
FranceR1
7th		R1
T-9th		QF
6th		•R1
11th		3rd•R1
T-13th		••R1
12th		4th3rd••1stR1
28th		2ndR1
29th		QF
7th		1st2ndQ17
Germany[z]×3rdR1
10th		×1st4thQF
7th		2nd3rd1stR2
6th		2nd2nd1stQF
5th		QF
7th		2nd3rd3rd1stR1
22nd		R1
17th		Q21
Greeceו•×••••••••••R1
24th		•••R1
25th		R2
13th		•••3
Hungary×QF
6th		2nd×2ndR1
10th		QF
5th		QF
6th		••R1
15th		R1
14th		R1
18th		••••••••••9
Iceland××××ו××ו••••••••••R1
28th		••1
Israel[aa]ו••••••R1
12th		••••••••••••••1
Italy×1st1stR1
7th		R1
10th		•R1
9th		R1
9th		2ndR1
10th		4th1stR2
12th		3rd2ndQF
5th		R2
15th		1stR1
26th		R1
22nd		•••18
Netherlands×R1
T-9th		R1
14th		×ו•••2nd2nd••R2
15th		QF
7th		4th•R2
11th		2nd3rd•QF
5th		Q12
Northern Ireland××ו•QF
8th		•••••R2
9th		R1
21st		••••••••••3
Norway××R1
12th		ו•••••••••R1
17th		R2
15th		••••••Q4
PolandוR1
11th		×ו•••3rdR2
5th		3rdR2
14th		•••R1
25th		R1
21st		••R1
25th		R2
15th		•9
Portugalו•••••3rd••••R1
17th		•••R1
21st		4thR2
11th		R1
18th		R2
13th		QF
8th		QQ9
Ireland[ab]ו•••••••••••QF
8th		R2
16th		•R2
12th		••••••3
RomaniaR1
8th		R1
12th		R1
9th		ו•••R1
T-10th		••••R2
12th		QF
6th		R2
11th		•••••••7
Russia[ac]×××××QF
7th		QF
6th		4thQF
5th		••R2
7th		R2
10th		R1
17th		R1
18th		•R1
22nd		••R1
24th		QF
8th		××11
Scotland××ו•R1
15th		R1
14th		•••R1
9th		R1
11th		R1
15th		R1
19th		R1
T-18th		•R1
27th		••••••Q9
Serbia[z]4th[x]••R1
5th		QF
7th		QF
5th		4th••R2
7th		•R1
16th		•QF
5th		×R2
10th		•R1
32nd		R1
23rd		•R1
23rd		R1
29th		•13
Slovakia[ad]×2ndQF
5th		×R1
14th		R1
9th		2nd•R1
15th		••R1
19th		•QF
6th		••••R2
16th		••••1
SloveniaPart of YugoslaviaוR1
30th		•R1
18th		••••2
Spain×QF
5th		×4th••R1
12th		R1
10th		••R1
10th		R2
12th		QF
7th		R2
10th		QF
8th		R1
17th		QF
5th		R2
9th		1stR1
23rd		R2
10th		R2
13th		QQ17
Sweden×QF
8th		4th3rd•2nd••R1
9th		R2
5th		R1
13th		••R1
21st		3rd•R2
13th		R2
14th		••QF
7th		•Q13
Switzerland×QF
7th		QF
7th		R1
6th		QF
8th		•R1
16th		R1
16th		••••••R2
15th		••R2
10th		R1
19th		R2
11th		R2
14th		R2
12th		Q13
Turkey××ו•R1
9th		ו•••••••••3rd•••••Q3
UkrainePart of Soviet Unionו•QF
8th		•••••1
Wales××ו•QF
6th		•••••••••••••••R1
30th		•2
Total (34 teams)412136121210109910141414131515141313131316TBDTBD

FIFA Women's World Cup

Main article: FIFA Women's World Cup records and statistics
FIFA Women's World Cup record
Team1991

(12)		1995

(12)		1999

(16)		2003

(16)		2007

(16)		2011

(16)		2015

(24)		2019

(24)		2023


(32)		2027

(32)		Years
DenmarkQF
7th		QF
7th		R1
15th		•R1
12th		•••R2
11th		5
England•QF
6th		••QF
7th		QF
7th		3rd4th2nd6
France•••R1
9th		•4thQF
5th		QF
6th		QF
6th		5
Germany4th2ndQF
8th		1st1stQF
6th		4thQF
5th		R1
17th		9
ItalyQF
6th		•R1
9th		••••QF
7th		R1
22nd		4
Netherlands••••••R2
13th		2ndQF
7th		3
Norway2nd1st4thQF
7th		4thR1
10th		R2
10th		QF
8th		R2
15th		9
Portugalו••••••R1
19th		1
Ireland•×••••••R1
26th		1
RussiaוQF
5th		QF
8th		••••××2
Scotland•••••••R1
19th		•1
Spain••••••R1
20th		R2
12th		1st3
Sweden3rdQF
5th		QF
6th		2ndR1
T-10th		3rdR2
16th		3rd3rd9
Switzerland••••••R2
15th		•R2
14th		2
Total (14 teams)556555891211/1260

Olympic Games

Men's tournament

See also: Football at the Summer Olympics#Participating nations
Olympic Games (Men's tournament) record
Team1900

(3)		1904

(3)		1908

(6)		1912

(11)		1920

(14)		1924

(22)		1928

(17)		1936

(16)		1948

(18)		1952

(25)		1956

(11)		1960

(16)		1964

(14)		1968

(16)		1972

(16)		1976

(13)		1980

(16)		1984

(16)		1988

(16)		1992

(16)		1996

(16)		2000

(16)		2004

(16)		2008

(16)		2012

(16)		2016

(16)		2020

(16)		2024

(16)		Years
Austria–––6–––2=11=5––––––––––––––––––4
Belarus––––––––––––––––––––––––10–––1
Belgium3–––115=5––––––––––––––––4––––5
Bulgaria–––––10–––=1735–2––––––––––––––5
Czech Republic–––––––––––––––––––––14––––––1
Czechoslovakia––––99––––––29––1––Split into Slovakia and Czech Republic5
Denmark––2210–––3=5–2––6––––13–––––8––9
East Germany[ae]––––––––––––3–312––Merged with West Germany4
Estonia–––––=17––––––––––––––––––––––1
Finland–––4–––=9–=14––––––9–––––––––––4
France2–5–45=9–=5=17–9–7–5–1––5–––––13214
Germany[af]–––7––=5=6–4=9–––5––53––––––29–10
United Kingdom1–1111––=64=17=58––––––––––––5–––10
Greece––––13––––=17––––––––––––15–––––3
Hungary–––5–13–=9–1–3112–––––16–––––––9
Ireland–––––7––=17–––––––––––––––––––2
IsraelCompeted with Asia (qualified 2 times)–––––––––––153
Italy–––85631=5=9–4–––––44512535––––15
Latvia–––––16––––––––––––––––––––––1
Lithuania–––––=17––––––––––––––––––––––1
Luxembourg––––1211=9=9=9=9––––––––––––––––––6
Netherlands––3334=9–=9=17–––––––––––––7––––8
Norway–––97––3–=14–––––––10––––––––––5
Poland–––––=17–4–=9–10––12–––2––––––––7
Portugal––––––=5–––––––––––––4–14––6––4
Romania–––––14–––=17––5–––––––––––––11–4
Russia–––10––––––––––––––––––––––––1
Serbia–––––––––––––––––––––––12––––1
Serbia and Montenegro––––––––––––––––––––––16Split into 2 nations1
Slovakia–––––––––––––––––––––13––––––1
Soviet Union–––––––––=91–––333–1–Split into 15 nations6
Spain––––2=17=5––––––6–1210––162––14–2112
Sweden––41163–=913––––––––66–––––15––10
Switzerland–––––2=9–––––––––––––––––13–––3
Turkey–––––=17=9=9=5=5–14––––––––––––––––6
Ukraine–––––––––––––––––––––––––––91
Yugoslavia––––9=17=9–22216–––4310–Split into 7 nations11
Total (37 teams)30611131811101019596565655554444444

Women's tournament

See also: Football at the Summer Olympics#Participating nations 2
Olympic Games (Women's tournament) record
Team1996

(8)		2000

(8)		2004

(10)		2008

(12)		2012

(12)		2016

(12)		2020

(12)		2024

(12)		Years
Denmark8–––––––1
France––––46–63
Germany5333–1–36
United Kingdom––––5–7–2
Greece––10–––––1
Netherlands––––––5–1
Norway31–7––––3
Spain–––––––41
Sweden6646722–7
Total (9 teams)4333333325

UEFA European Championship

Main article: UEFA European Championship records and statistics
UEFA European Championship record
Team
(Total 36 teams)		1960

(4)		1964

(4)		1968

(4)		1972

(4)		1976

(4)		1980

(8)		1984

(8)		1988

(8)		1992

(8)		1996

(16)		2000


(16)		2004

(16)		2008


(16)		2012


(16)		2016

(24)		2020

(24)		2024

(24)		2028




(24)		2032


(24)		Years
Albaniaו••×ו•••••••GS•GS2
Austria••••••••••••GS•GSR16R164
Belgiumו•3rd•2ndGS•••GS•••QFQFR167
Bulgaria•••••••••GS•GS•••••2
CroatiaPart of YugoslaviaQF•GSQFGSR16R16GS7
Czech Republic[ag]3rd•••1st3rd•••2ndGSSFGSQFGSQFGS11
Denmark•4th••••SFGS1stGSGSQF•GS•SFR1610
Englandו3rd••GS•GSGSSFGSQF•QFR162nd2nd11
Finland×ו••••••••••••GS•1
France4th•••••1st•GSSF1stQFGSQF2ndR16SF11
GeorgiaPart of Soviet Union•••••••R161
Germany[ah]×ו1st2nd1stGSSF2nd1stGSGS2ndSFSFR16QF14
Greece•×[ai]•••GS•••••1stGSQF•••4
Hungary•3rd•4th••••••••••R16GSGS5
Icelandו×ו•••••••••QF••1
Italyו1st••4th•SF•GS2ndGSQF2ndQF1stR16Q11
LatviaPart of Soviet Union••GS•••••1
Netherlandsו••3rdGS•1stSFQFSFSFQFGS•R16SF11
North MacedoniaPart of Yugoslavia••••••GS•1
Northern Irelandו••••••••••••R16••1
Norway••••••••••GS••••••1
Poland••••••••••••GSGSQFGSGS5
Portugal••••••SF••QFSF2ndQFSF1stR16QF9
Republic of Ireland•••••••GS•••••GSR16••3
Romania••••••GS••GSQF•GS•GS•R166
Russia[aj]1st2nd4th2nd•••2ndGSGS•GSSFGSGSGS×12
Scotland×ו•••••GSGS•••••GSGS4
Serbia[ak]2nd•2nd•4th•GS••×[al]×QF•••••GS6
Slovakia[am]3rd•••1st3rd••••••••R16GSR166
SloveniaPart of Yugoslavia•GS•••••R162
Spain•×[an]1st•••GS2ndGS•QFQFGS1st1stR16SF1st12
Swedenו••••••SF•GSQFGSGSGSR16•7
Switzerlandו•••••••GS•GSGS•R16QFQF6
Turkey•••••••••GSQF•SF•GSGSQFQ6
UkrainePart of Soviet Union••••GSGSQFGS4
Walesו••••••••••••SFR16•2

UEFA Women's Championship

See also: UEFA Women's Championship records and statistics
Team1984 (4)1987
(4)		1989
(4)		1991
(4)		1993
(4)		1995 (4)1997

(8)		2001
(8)		2005
(8)		2009
(12)		2013
(12)		2017
(16)		2022
(16)		2025
(16)		2029
(16)		Total
Austria×××××ו••••SFQF•2
Belgium•••••••••••GSQFGS3
DenmarkSF••3rd3rd•GSSFGSGSSF2ndGSGS11
England2nd4th•••SF•GSGS2ndGSSF1st1st10
Finland••••••••SFQFGS•GSGS5
France••••••GSGSGSQFQFQFSFQF8
Germany[ao]••1st1st4th1st1st1st1st1st1stQF2ndSFQ13
Iceland•××ו••••GSQFGSGSGS5
ItalySF3rd4th4th2nd•2ndGSGSQFQFGSGSSF13
Netherlands•••••••••SFGS1stQFGS5
Northern Ireland••×•××××ו••GS•1
Norway•1st2nd2nd1stSFGSSF2ndSF2ndGSGSQF13
Poland××ו•••••••••GS1
Portugal•••••••••••GSGSGS3
RussiaPart of Soviet Union••GSGS•GSGSGS××5
Scotland••×ו••••••GS••1
Spainו••••SF•••QFQFQF2nd5
Sweden1st2nd3rd••2ndSF2ndSFQFSFQFSFQF12
Switzerland•••••••••••GSGSQF3
UkrainePart of Soviet Unionו•••GS••••1
Wales×××ו•••×••••GS1

FIFA U-20 World Cup

Main article: FIFA U-20 World Cup records and statistics
FIFA U-20 World Cup record
Team1977

(16)		1979

(16)		1981

(16)		1983

(16)		1985

(16)		1987

(16)		1989

(16)		1991

(16)		1993

(16)		1995

(16)		1997

(24)		1999

(24)		2001

(24)		2003

(24)		2005

(24)		2007

(24)		2009

(24)		2011

(24)		2013

(24)		2015

(24)		2017

(24)		2019

(24)		2023

(24)		2025

(24)		Years
Austria U20R1••R1•••••••••••4th•R1•R2••••5
Belgium U20••••••••••R2•••••••••••|•••1
Bulgaria U20••••QFQF••••••••••••••••••2
Croatia U20•••R2•••••R1R2•••••3
Czech Republic U20•••R1••R1•••••QFR1•2ndR2•••••••6
East Germany U20•••••3rdR1•2
England U20••4th•R1••R13rd•R2R1•R1••R1R2R1•1st•R2•12
Finland U20••••••••••••R1•••••••••••1
France U20R1•••••••••QF•QF••••4th1st•R2R2R14th9
Germany U20••1st••2nd••R1R1•R1R2R1QF•QF••QFR2•••11
Greece U20••••••••••••••••••R2•••••1
Hungary U20R1R1••R1•••••R1•••••3rd••R2••••6
Israel U19••••••••••••••••••••••3rd•1
Italy U20R1•R1••QF••••••••QF•QF•••3rd4th2ndR29
Kazakhstan U19[ap]•••R1••••••••••••1
Netherlands U20•••QF•••••R1••QF•QF•••••••••4
Norway U20••••••R1•R1••••••••••••R1•QF4
Poland U20•4thR13rd•••••••••••R2•••••R2••5
Portugal U20•QF••••1st1stR13rd•R2•••R2•2ndR2QFQFR1••12
Ireland U20••••R1••R1••3rdR2•R2••••••••••5
Romania U20••3rd•••••••••••••••••••••1
Russia U201st2nd•R14th•QF3rdQFQF••••••••••••••8
Scotland U20•••QF•QF•••••••••R1••••••••3
Serbia U20•R1•••1st•••••••••••••1st••••3
Slovakia U20•••R1••R1••••••R2••••••••R2•2
Spain U20R1QFR1•2nd•R1QF•4thQF1st•2ndQFQFR2QFQF••••QF16
Sweden U20•••••••R1••••••••••••••••1
Switzerland U20••••••••••••••R1•••••••••1
Turkey U20••••••••R1•••••R2•••R2•••••3
Ukraine U20••••R2•R2••••R2•1st•R25
Total (30 teams)666666666567667666765655

FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

See also: FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup#Comprehensive team results in each World Cup
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup record
Team2002

(12)		2004

(12)		2006

(16)		2008

(16)		2010

(16)		2012

(16)		2014

(16)		2016

(16)		2018

(16)		2022

(16)		2024

(24)		2026

(24)		Years
Austria U20••••••••••R2•1
Denmark U20QF•••••••••••1
England U20QF••QFR1•R1•3rd••Q6
Finland U20••R1•••R1•••••2
France U20R1•QF4thR1•3rd2nd4thQFR2Q10
Germany U203rd1stQF3rd1st2nd1stQFQFR1QF•11
Italy U20•R1•••R1•••••Q3
Netherlands U20••••••••QF4th4th•3
Norway U20•••R1•QF••••••2
Poland U20•••••••••••Q1
Portugal U20•••••••••••Q1
Russia U20•QFQF•••••••××2
Spain U20•R1•••••QF2nd1stQFQ6
Sweden U20••••QF••R1••••2
Switzerland U20••R1•R1R1••••••3
Total (13 teams)44545444545654

FIFA U-17 World Cup

Main article: FIFA U-17 World Cup records and statistics
FIFA U-17 World Cup record
Team1985

(16)		1987

(16)		1989

(16)		1991

(16)		1993

(16)		1995

(16)		1997

(16)		1999

(16)		2001

(16)		2003

(16)		2005

(16)		2007

(24)		2009

(24)		2011

(24)		2013

(24)		2015

(24)		2017

(24)		2019

(24)		2023

(24)		2025

(48)		2026

(48)		Years
Austria U17••••••R1•••••••R1••••2nd•3
Belgium U17•••••••••••R1•••3rd•••R2Q4
Croatia U17••••R1•••••R1QF•••R2Q5
Czech Republic U17••••QF••••••••R1•••••R2•3
Denmark U17•••••••••••••R1••••••Q2
East Germany U16••QF•Merged with West Germany1
England U17•••••••••••QF•QF•R11st•R2R3•6
Finland U17•••••••••R1•••••••••••1
France U17•QF••••••1st••QF•QF•R2R23rd2ndR3Q10
Germany U172nd••QF•R14thR1•••3rdR23rd•R2QF•1stR2•12
Greece U17••••••••••••••••••••Q1
Hungary U17QF••••••••••••••••R1•••2
Italy U17R14th•R1R1•••••R1•QF•R2••QF•3rdQ10
Montenegro U17•••••••••Q1
Netherlands U17••••••••••3rd•R1R1•••4th•••4
Poland U17••••4th••R1••••••••••R1••3
Portugal U17••3rd••QF•••QF•••••••••1st•4
Ireland U17ו•••••••••••••••••R3Q2
Romania U17••••••••••••••••••••Q1
Russia U17•1st••••••••••••R2R2••×××3
Scotland U17••2nd••••••••••••••••••1
Serbia U17••••••••••••••••••••Q1
Slovakia U17•••••••••R2••••••1
Spain U17•••2nd•R13rdR1R12nd•2nd3rd•••2ndQFQF•Q12
Sweden U17••••••••••••••3rd••••••1
Switzerland U17••••••••••••1st••••••QF•2
Turkey U17••••••••••4th•QF•••R1••••3
Total (27 teams)33333333333566665551111

FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup

See also: FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup#Comprehensive team results by tournament
FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup record
Team2008

(16)		2010

(16)		2012

(16)		2014

(16)		2016

(16)		2018

(16)		2022

(16)		2024

(16)		2025

(24)		2026

(24)		Years
Azerbaijan U17••R1•••••••1
Denmark U17QF•••••••••1
England U174th•••QF••4th••3
Finland U17•••••R1••••1
France U17R1•1st•••R1•QFQ5
Germany U173rdQF4thR1QFQF4th••Q8
Italy U17•••3rd••••QF•2
Netherlands U17••••••••2nd•1
Norway U17••••••••R1Q2
Poland U17•••••••QF•Q2
Ireland U17•QF••••••••1
Spain U17•3rd•2nd3rd1st1st2ndR2Q8
Total (12 teams)433333335535

FIFA Futsal World Cup

Main article: FIFA Futsal World Cup#Comprehensive team results by tournament
FIFA Futsal World Cup record
Team1989

(16)		1992

(16)		1996

(16)		2000

(16)		2004

(16)		2008

(20)		2012

(24)		2016

(24)		2021

(24)		2024

(24)		Years
QF1
4thR2R23
R2R22
R2R1R2R24
R11
4th1
R21
R2R1R22nd3rd3rdR27
R1R24thQF4
R11
2ndR2R2R2R25
R21
3rdR2R1QF4th1stR27
R13rd4th4thQF2ndQF7
R2R22
R13rd2nd1st1st2nd2ndQFQFR210
4thR2R2QFR23rd6
Total (17 teams)666656777763

FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup

Main article: FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup records and statistics
TeamBeach Soccer World Championship recordFIFA Beach Soccer World Cup recordAppearances
1995

(8)		1996

(8)		1997

(8)		1998

(10)		1999

(12)		2000

(12)		2001

(12)		2002

(8)		2003

(8)		2004

(12)		2005

(12)		2006

(16)		2007

(16)		2008

(16)		2009

(16)		2011

(16)		2013

(16)		2015

(16)		2017

(16)		2019

(16)		2021

(16)		2024

(16)		2025

(16)		WC
/10		FIFA
/13		Years
/23
••••••••••××ו•••••R1
11th		R1
14th		4th2nd044
•••••••••R1
12th		••×ו××××××ו101
•R1
6th		••••••••×××××××וו••101
3rd••••••••••••••••••×•×•101
••R1
7th		2ndR1
11th		R1
11th		2ndR1
7th		4thQF
5th		1st3rd4thQF
8th		•••••••••8412
R1
5th		••••R1
12th		R1
12th		••R1
11th		•••••••••••••404
4th3rdR1
5th		R1
10th		R1
9th		QF
8th		QF
8th		R1
6th		R1
6th		4th•R1
15th		R1
10th		2ndQF
8th		QF
5th		•4th4th2nd•2ndQF101020
R1
8th		•••••••••••×•••R1
14th		ו××××112
•••••••••••R1
11th		••••••R1
15th		••••022
••R1
6th		R1
5th		2ndQF
6th		1st2nd3rd3rd2nd4thQF
8th		3rd3rd3rd•1stQF
8th		1stR1
10th		QF
5th		3rd81220
•R1
5th		••••••••×•R1
9th		QF
6th		QF
7th		1st1st3rd•3rd1st××189
•••R1
6th		QF
5th		3rdQF
6th		R1
6th		2nd2ndQF
7th		R1
10th		QF
7th		4thQF
6th		•2ndR1
10th		••QF
7th		R1
13th		QF71017
•••••••••QF
8th		••••2ndR1
10th		•QF
8th		QF
5th		QF
8th		3rd••167
••••••R1
10th		••••×•×••••••••×101
••••••••••QF
6th		••••R1
9th		R1
12th		••××ו033
Total (15 teams)43344564474555554545544

Former tournaments

FIFA Confederations Cup

Main article: FIFA Confederations Cup records and statistics
FIFA Confederations Cup record
Team1992

(4)		1995

(6)		1997

(8)		1999

(8)		2001


(8)		2003

(8)		2005

(8)		2009

(8)		2013

(8)		2017

(8)		Years
Czech Republicו3rd•••••••1
Denmark×1st••••••••1
Franceו•••1st1st••••2
Germanyו••GS•••3rd••1st3
Greeceו••••GS•••1
Italyו••••••GS3rd•2
Portugalו•••••••3rd1
Russiaו•••••••GS1
Spainו••••••3rd2nd•2
Turkeyו•••3rd••••1
Total (10 teams)011112222315

Sanctions

Against associations

Against clubs

  • Albania, in 1967 special sanctions were imposed against 1966–67 Albanian Superliga due to its political background
  • England, in 1985–1991 sanctions were imposed against English association football clubs due to the Heysel Stadium disaster by suspending their participation in continental competitions for five years
  • Italy, in 1974–1975 sanctions were imposed against SS Lazio due to its fans, Italy was restricted from the European Cup to which Lazio qualified
  • Netherlands, in 1990–1991 sanctions were imposed against AFC Ajax due to its fans, the Netherlands were restricted from the European Cup to which Ajax qualified

Corruption and controversy

Dissatisfied fans across Europe have referred to the organisation as UEFA mafia, including in Russia's top league,[42] in Bulgaria's top league,[43] and in a Champions League group stage match held in Sweden.[44] The term has also been covered for its use outside of stadiums, for example during a protest in Kosovo outside an EU building following the Serbia v Albania (UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying) match.[45] F.C. Copenhagen 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.[46]

Following the 2015 FIFA corruption case, the then-president of UEFA, Michel Platini, was also involved in the case. Swiss prosecutors accused FIFA president Sepp Blatter of making a "disloyal payment" of $2m (£1.6m) to Mr Platini. Swiss attorney general, Michael Lauber, stated: "We didn't interview Mr Platini as a witness, that's not true. We investigated against him in between as a witness and an accused person".[47][48] Both Platini and Sepp Blatter were banned from football-related activity. Platini appealed to Court of Arbitration for Sports, which lowered the six-year ban to four years. He further appealed to Swiss courts and the European Court of Human Rights but the courts rejected his appeals.[49]

In 2019 UEFA's decision to host Europa League Cup final in Baku, Azerbaijan left one of the finalists, Arsenal, with a decision to withdraw their Armenian player Henrikh Mkhitaryan out of the competition due to safety concerns,[50] 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.[51] UEFA's decision to partner with blockchain company Chiliz in February 2022 was criticised and described as 'incomprehensible' by fan groups across Europe.[52]

In July 2025, UEFA sanctioned Crystal Palace F.C. and Olympique Lyonnais for breaching its multi-club ownership rules, due to overlapping ownership by John Textor's Eagle Football Group. Palace, who had qualified for the UEFA Europa League as FA Cup winners, were instead placed in the UEFA Europa Conference League, while Lyon retained the Europa League spot. The Court of Arbitration for Sport rejected Palace's appeal in August 2025.[53][54]

See also

Resolutions

Awards:

Qualifications:

Match:

UEFA congress

Financial fair play

UEFA coefficient

UEFA presidents

Planned competitions

Notes

  1. ^ Also includes the transcontinental countries of Turkey, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Kazakhstan, as well as the West Asian countries of Cyprus, Armenia and Israel.
  2. ^ ynjɔ̃ dez‿asɔsjɑsjɔ̃ øʁɔpeɛn də futbol.
  3. ^ uˈni̯oːn deːɐ̯ ʔɔʏʁoˈpɛːɪʃn̩ ˈfuːsbalfɐˌbɛndə.
  4. ^ Part of the British Olympic Association.
  5. ^ Part of the National Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark.
  6. ^ Founded as Comité Français Interfédéral in 1907, a predecessor to the current federation.
  7. ^ The current French FA, the French Football Federation (in its previous incarnation, the Comité Français Interfédéral), replaced the USFSA in 1907.
  8. ^ Icelandic top-flight club football dates back to 1912 or 35 years prior to founding of KSI. All titles pre-1947 are recognized by KSI
  9. ^ Former member of the Asian Football Confederation (1954–1974), joined UEFA after political pressure from Arab and Muslim members that refused to play against them. See also Foreign relations of Israel and International recognition of Israel.
  10. ^ In 1992 Israel joined UEFA as an associate member, and thereafter Israeli clubs have played in the various UEFA club competitions, while the national teams have played in UEFA championships.
  11. ^ Former member of the Asian Football Confederation (1994–2002), joined UEFA.
  12. ^ Kazakhstan is a member of the Olympic Council of Asia rather than the European Olympic Committees.
  13. ^ Founded as Związek Polski Piłki Nożnej (part of the disintegrated Austrian Football Union) in 1911, a predecessor to the current federation.
  14. ^ Joined the German Football Association.
  15. ^ In 1992, the Soviet Union was dissolved into 15 republics (10 in Europe and 5 in Asia) with the Russian Football Union being acknowledged as the direct successor of the Football Federation of the Soviet Union; in spring and summer of 1992 it was represented by teams of the Commonwealth of Independent States.
  16. ^ Became Football Association of the Czech Republic and Slovak Football Association with both football associations acknowledged as its direct successor.
  17. ^ In 1992, the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia collapsed, with various federal republics becoming independent states. Serbia and Montenegro, which remained in SR Yugoslavia, formed a new, third Yugoslavia, called the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. There was no direct successor of the Football Association of Yugoslavia. Four other successor republics formed their own football organisations.
    FR Yugoslavia was renamed the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro in 2003. In 2006, it was dissolved and the Football Association of Serbia became the successor of FA Yugoslavia. Montenegro created the Football Association of Montenegro.
  18. ^ Including results of the Soviet Union.
  19. ^ Chelsea qualified for Europa League's Round of 32 after finishing in third place in the group stage of the 2012–13 Champions League.
  20. ^ Does Not Include East Germany.
  21. ^ Including the Soviet Union.
  22. ^ Including Czechoslovakia.
  23. ^ Including Yugoslavia.
  24. ^ There was no third place match in 1930; The United States and Yugoslavia lost in the semi-finals. FIFA recognizes the United States as the third-placed team and Yugoslavia as the fourth-placed team using the overall records of the teams in the 1930 FIFA World Cup.
  25. ^ Austria qualified in 1938, but withdrew to play as part of Germany after being annexed.
  26. ^ Both FIFA and UEFA consider that the national team of Germany succeeds West Germany and East Germany, the national team of Russia succeeds the USSR, the national team of Serbia succeeds Yugoslavia/Serbia and Montenegro, and the national team of the Czech Republic succeeds Czechoslovakia.
  27. ^ Israel competed as Eretz Yisrael (Land of Israel) in 1934 and in 1938, with a team consisting exclusively of Jewish and British footballers from the Palestine Mandate.
  28. ^ Republic of Ireland competed as the Irish Free State in 1934 and then as Ireland in 1938 and 1950.
  29. ^ Russia's best result is quarter-finals in 2018. However, FIFA considers Russia as the successor team of the USSR.
  30. ^ FIFA consider that the national teams of the Czech Republic and Slovakia succeeds Czechoslovakia.[55]
  31. ^ The East German team represented the United Team of Germany in 1964, winning the bronze medal.
  32. ^ The team represented the United Team of Germany in 1956, and the Federal Republic of Germany (i.e., West Germany) in 1972, 1984 and 1988, and winning the bronze medal in 1988.
  33. ^ Includes three appearances as Czechoslovakia
  34. ^ Includes five appearances as West Germany
  35. ^ Greece entered the 1964 competition, but later withdrew after refusing to play Albania.
  36. ^ Includes five appearances as the Soviet Union and one as CIS
  37. ^ Includes four appearances as Yugoslavia and one as FR Yugoslavia
  38. ^ Does not include Euro 1992 qualification and disqualification due to international sanctions
  39. ^ Includes three appearances as Czechoslovakia.[56]
  40. ^ Spain refused to travel to the Soviet Union for their qualification match, so the Soviet Union qualified by walkover.
  41. ^ Includes participations as West Germany before 1991.
  42. ^ Kazakhstan represented AFC before 2000.

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