List of presidents of UEFA

The following is a list of presidents of UEFA, the European association football governing body.

President of UEFA
Incumbent
Aleksander Čeferin
since 14 September 2016
Term lengthFour years
Inaugural holderEbbe Schwartz
Formation22 June 1954
WebsiteOfficial website

Presidents of UEFA
No. Image Name Took office Left office Tenure
1 Ebbe Schwartz 22 June 1954 17 April 1962 7 years, 299 days
2 Gustav Wiederkehr 17 April 1962 7 July 1972 (died) 10 years, 76 days
– Sándor Barcs 7 July 1972 15 March 1973 251 days
3 Artemio Franchi 15 March 1973 12 August 1983 (died) 10 years, 150 days
4 Jacques Georges 12 August 1983[1] 19 April 1990 6 years, 250 days
5 Lennart Johansson 19 April 1990[1] 26 January 2007 16 years, 282 days
6 Michel Platini 26 January 2007 8 October 2015[lower-alpha 1] 8 years, 255 days
– Ángel María Villar 9 October 2015 14 September 2016 341 days
7 Aleksander Čeferin 14 September 2016 Incumbent 7 years, 41 days
Notes
  • Jacques Georges served as interim president before being elected on 26 June 1984.
  • The title of Honorary President was conferred to Jacques Georges upon leaving office until his death in 2004.
  • The title of Honorary President was conferred to Lennart Johansson upon leaving office until his death in 2019.

See also

Notes
  1. Date of suspension;[2] Banned for 6 years on 21 December 2015.[3][4]

References
  1. "Past presidents". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 20 January 2010. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  2. Sport (8 October 2015). "Angel Maria Villar will be interim president of UEFA - liga-bbva". sport-english.com.
  3. "Sepp Blatter & Michel Platini lose Fifa appeals but bans reduced". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  4. "Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini given eight-year bans by FIFA". ESPN.
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