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Governing Body

UEFA

Also Known As Union of European Football Associations
Continental Sport Confederations

UEFA, the Union of European Football Associations, was founded in Basel on 15 June 1954 as European football's governing body. It moved its headquarters from Bern to Paris and then, in 1995, to Nyon, Switzerland, where its House of European Football building was inaugurated in 1999. UEFA organizes national-team and club competitions across Europe, including the UEFA European Championship.

Facts
Body Type
Continental confederation 1
Founded
1954 1
Headquarters
Nyon, Switzerland (since 1995; founded in Basel). 1
Founders
Founded 15 June 1954 in Basel, Switzerland, after consultation between the Italian, French and Belgian football associations; 31 associations recognized as founding members. 1
Connections

Administers

UEFA European Championship, Competitions
Source Wikipedia, UEFA European Championship

Associated With

Deutscher Fussball-Bund (DFB), Governing Bodies
Source German Football Association (Wikipedia)
Federation Francaise de Football (FFF), Governing Bodies
Source Wikipedia, Federation Francaise de Football (FFF)
Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio (FIGC), Governing Bodies
FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football Association), Governing Bodies
Source Wikipedia, UEFA
The Football Association (The FA), Governing Bodies
Source Wikipedia, The Football Association (The FA)

Governs

Association Football, Sports
Source Wikipedia, UEFA
Sources
1. Wikipedia, UEFA
Wikipedia
  • History section, founding paragraph
    UEFA was officially inaugurated on 15 June 1954 in Basel, Switzerland, after consultation between the Italian, French, and Belgian associations.
  • Governs: Association Football
  • Associated With: FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football Association), Lead, sentence 1
    six continental confederations for association football
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Wikipedia, UEFA European Championship
WikipediaAdministers: UEFA European ChampionshipView the Source
German Football Association (Wikipedia)
Associated With: Deutscher Fussball-Bund (DFB), Lead, sentence 2
Quote, Associated With: Deutscher Fussball-Bund (DFB), Lead, sentence 2
A founding member of both FIFA and UEFA
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Wikipedia, Federation Francaise de Football (FFF)
WikipediaAssociated With: Federation Francaise de Football (FFF), Lead, sentence 4
Quote, Associated With: Federation Francaise de Football (FFF), Lead, sentence 4
The French Football Federation is a founding member of UEFA
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Wikipedia, The Football Association (The FA)
WikipediaAssociated With: The Football Association (The FA), Lead section
Quote, Associated With: The Football Association (The FA), Lead section
The FA is a member of both UEFA and FIFA
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