UEFA

Union of European Football Associations
Abbreviation	UEFA
Formation	15 June 1954
Founded at	Basel, Switzerland
Type	Football organisation
Headquarters	Nyon, Switzerland
Coordinates	46.371009°N 6.23103°E
Region served	Europe
Membership	55 full member associations
Official languages	English ; French ; German ; (other main but not official: Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish)[1]
President	Aleksander Čeferin[2]
First vice-president	Karl-Erik Nilsson
Vice-presidents	Zbigniew Boniek; Sándor Csányi; Luis Rubiales; Fernando Gomes; Michele Uva
General secretary	Theodore Theodoridis
Main organ	UEFA Congress
Parent organization	FIFA
Website	uefa.com

Union of European Football Associations (UEFA by short abbreviation /juːˈeɪfə/ yoo-AY-fə; French: Union des associations européennes de football;[lower-alpha 1] German: Union der europäischen Fußballverbände)[lower-alpha 2] is one of six continental bodies of governance in association football. It governs football, futsal and beach soccer in Europe and the Eurasian transcontinental countries of Russia, Turkey, Cyprus, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, and Kazakhstan.[3] UEFA consists of 55 national association members. Because of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, FIFA and UEFA suspended all Russian national representative teams and club teams from any FIFA and UEFA competitions.[4]

UEFA consists of the national football associations of Europe, and runs national and club competitions including the UEFA European Championship, UEFA Nations League, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, UEFA Europa Conference League, and UEFA Super Cup, and also controls the prize money, regulations, as well as media rights to those competitions.

Henri Delaunay acted as the first general secretary and Ebbe Schwartz as the first president. The current president is Aleksander Čeferin, a former Football Association of Slovenia president, who was elected as UEFA's seventh president at the 12th Extraordinary UEFA Congress in Athens in September 2016, and automatically became a vice-president of the world body FIFA.[5]

History and membership

UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland

UEFA was inaugurated on 15 June 1954 in Basel, Switzerland after consultation between the Italian, French, and Belgian associations.[6] At the founding meeting, 25 members were present. However, 6 other associations which were not present were still recognised as founding members, bringing the total of founding associations to 31.[7] UEFA grew to more than 50 members by the mid-1990s, as new associations were born out of the fragmentation of the Soviet Union, Yugoslavia and Czechoslovakia into their constituent states.

UEFA's main headquarters after its foundation were located in Paris, but moved to Bern in 1960. They moved to Nyon, Switzerland, in 1995, where they operated out of temporary offices until 1999 while the organisation's current headquarters were under construction.[8]

UEFA membership coincides for the most part with recognition as a sovereign country in Europe (48 out of 55 members are sovereign UN member states), although there are some exceptions. One UN member state (Monaco) and one UN observer state (Vatican City) are not members. Some UEFA members are not sovereign states, but form part of a larger recognised sovereign state in the context of international law. These include England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales (constituent countries of the United Kingdom), Gibraltar (British Overseas Territory), the Faroe Islands (constituent country within the Kingdom of Denmark), and Kosovo (state with limited recognition), however, in the context of these countries, government functions concerning sport tend to be carried at the territorial level coterminous with the UEFA member entity.

Some UEFA members are transcontinental states (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Russia and Turkey) and others are considered part of Europe both culturally and politically (Cyprus). Countries which had been members of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) were also admitted to the European football association, such as Israel (because it had been banned from the AFC group in 1974) and Kazakhstan.

Some UEFA member associations allow teams from outside their association's main territory to take part in their "domestic" competition. AS Monaco, for example, takes part in the French League (though a separate sovereign entity); Welsh clubs Cardiff City, Swansea City and Newport County A.F.C. participate in the English League; Derry City, situated in Northern Ireland, plays in the Republic of Ireland-based League of Ireland and the 7 native Liechtenstein teams play in the Swiss Leagues, as Liechtenstein has no internal league [9] and only a cup competition.

National teams represented by UEFA are known for being successful throughout the history of the FIFA World Cup. Out of 21 tournaments so far, European teams have won 12 World Cup titles. Italy and Germany have four titles each, followed by France with two titles and England and Spain, winning once each. The national associations of these countries also are responsible for organizing the so-called "Big Five European Leagues", consisting of Spain's La Liga, England's Premier League, Germany's Bundesliga, Italy's Serie A and France's Ligue 1.

On 28 February 2022, due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine and in accordance with a recommendation by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the UEFA suspended the participation of Russia.[10][11] The Russian Football Union unsuccessfully appealed the UEFA ban to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, which upheld the ban.[12][13]

Executive committee

President

Aleksander Čeferin

Vice-presidents

Karl-Erik Nilsson – First Vice-president[14]
Zbigniew Boniek
Sándor Csányi
Fernando Gomes
Luis Rubiales
David Gill
Michele Uva

Members

Armand Duka[14]
Alexander Dyukov
Gabriele Gravina
Florence Hardouin[15]
Rainer Koch
Jesper Møller[14]
Andriy Pavelko[14]
Just Spee
Davor Šuker[14]
Servet Yardımcı
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge
Nasser Al-Khelaifi
Javier Tebas

General secretary

Theodore Theodoridis

Deputy general secretary

Giorgio Marchetti

Treasurer

David Gill[16]

Head of club competitions

Michael Heselschwerdt

Head of national competitions

Lance Kelly

Members

Code	Association	National teams	Founded	FIFA affiliation	UEFA affiliation	IOC member
ALB	Albania	Men's U21 U19 U17 F BS Women's U19 U17	1930	1932	1954	Yes
AND	Andorra	Men's U21 U19 U17 F BS Women's U19 U17	1994	1996	1996	Yes
ARM	Armenia	Men's U21 U19 U17 F BS Women's U19 U17	1992	1992	1992	Yes
AUT	Austria	Men's U21 U19 U17 F BS Women's U19 U17	1904	1905	1954	Yes
AZE	Azerbaijan	Men's U21 U19 U17 F BS Women's U19 U17	1992	1994	1994	Yes
BLR	Belarus	Men's U21 U19 U17 F BS Women's U19 U17	1989	1992	1993	Yes
BEL	Belgium	Men's U21 U19 U17 F BS Women's U19 U17	1895	1904	1954	Yes
BIH	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Men's U21 U19 U17 F BS Women's U19 U17	1946	1996	1998	Yes
BUL	Bulgaria	Men's U21 U19 U17 F BS Women's U19 U17	1923	1924	1954	Yes
CRO	Croatia	Men's U21 U19 U17 F BS Women's U19 U17	1912	1992	1993	Yes
CYP	Cyprus	Men's U21 U19 U17 F BS Women's U19 U17	1934	1948	1962	Yes
CZE	Czech Republic	Men's U21 U19 U17 F BS Women's U19 U17	1901	1907	1954	Yes
DEN	Denmark	Men's U21 U19 U17 F BS Women's U19 U17	1889	1904	1954	Yes
ENG	England	Men's U21 U19 U17 F BS Women's U19 U17	1863	1905	1954	No[n 1]
EST	Estonia	Men's U21 U19 U17 F BS Women's U19 U17	1921	1923	1992	Yes
FRO	Faroe Islands	Men's U21 U19 U17 F BS Women's U19 U17	1979	1988	1990	No
FIN	Finland	Men's U21 U19 U17 F BS Women's U19 U17	1907	1908	1954	Yes
FRA	France	Men's U21 U19 U17 F BS Women's U19 U17	1919[n 2]	1904[n 3]	1954	Yes
GEO	Georgia	Men's U21 U19 U17 F BS Women's U19 U17	1990	1992	1992	Yes
GER	Germany	Men's U21 U19 U17 F BS Women's U19 U17	1900	1904	1954	Yes
GIB	Gibraltar	Men's U21 U19 U17 F BS Women's U19 U17	1895	2016	2013	No
GRE	Greece	Men's U21 U19 U17 F BS Women's U19 U17	1926	1927	1954	Yes
HUN	Hungary	Men's U21 U19 U17 F BS Women's U19 U17	1901	1906	1954	Yes
ISL	Iceland	Men's U21 U19 U17 F BS Women's U19 U17	1947[n 4]	1947	1954	Yes
ISR	Israel[n 5]	Men's U21 U19 U17 F BS Women's U19 U17	1928	1929	1994[n 6]	Yes
ITA	Italy	Men's U21 U19 U17 F BS Women's U19 U17	1898	1905	1954	Yes
KAZ	Kazakhstan[n 7]	Men's U21 U19 U17 F BS Women's U19 U17	1994	1994	2002	Yes[n 8]
KOS	Kosovo	Men's U21 U19 U17 F BS Women's U19 U17	2008	2016	2016	Yes
LVA	Latvia	Men's U21 U19 U17 F BS Women's U19 U17	1921	1922	1992	Yes
LIE	Liechtenstein	Men's U21 U19 U17 F BS Women's U19 U17	1934	1974	1974	Yes
LTU	Lithuania	Men's U21 U19 U17 F BS Women's U19 U17	1922	1923	1992	Yes
LUX	Luxembourg	Men's U21 U19 U17 F BS Women's U19 U17	1908	1910	1954	Yes
MLT	Malta	Men's U21 U19 U17 F BS Women's U19 U17	1900	1959	1960	Yes
MDA	Moldova	Men's U21 U19 U17 F BS Women's U19 U17	1990	1994	1993	Yes
MNE	Montenegro	Men's U21 U19 U17 F BS Women's U19 U17	1931	2007	2007	Yes
NED	Netherlands	Men's U21 U19 U17 F BS Women's U19 U17	1889	1904	1954	Yes
MKD	North Macedonia	Men's U21 U19 U17 F BS Women's U19 U17	1926	1994	1994	Yes
NIR	Northern Ireland	Men's U21 U19 U17 F BS Women's U19 U17	1880	1911	1954	No[n 1]
NOR	Norway	Men's U21 U19 U17 F BS Women's U19 U17	1902	1908	1954	Yes
POL	Poland	Men's U21 U19 U17 F BS Women's U19 U17	1919[n 9]	1923	1954	Yes
POR	Portugal	Men's U21 U19 U17 F BS Women's U19 U17	1914	1923	1954	Yes
IRL	Republic of Ireland	Men's U21 U19 U17 F BS Women's U19 U17	1921	1923	1954	Yes
ROU	Romania	Men's U21 U19 U17 F BS Women's U19 U17	1909	1923	1954	Yes
RUS	Russia	Men's U21 U19 U17 F BS Women's U19 U17	1912	1912	1954	Yes
SMR	San Marino	Men's U21 U19 U17 F BS Women's U19 U17	1931	1988	1988	Yes
SCO	Scotland	Men's U21 U19 U17 F BS Women's U19 U17	1873	1910	1954	No[n 1]
SRB	Serbia	Men's U21 U19 U17 F BS Women's U19 U17	1919	1921	1954	Yes
SVK	Slovakia	Men's U21 U19 U17 F BS Women's U19 U17	1938	1994	1993	Yes
SVN	Slovenia	Men's U21 U19 U17 F BS Women's U19 U17	1920	1992	1992	Yes
ESP	Spain	Men's U21 U19 U17 F BS Women's U19 U17	1909	1904	1954	Yes
SWE	Sweden	Men's U21 U19 U17 F BS Women's U19 U17	1904	1904	1954	Yes
SUI	Switzerland	Men's U21 U19 U17 F BS Women's U19 U17	1895	1904	1954	Yes
TUR	Turkey	Men's U21 U19 U17 F BS Women's U19 U17	1923	1923	1962	Yes
UKR	Ukraine	Men's U21 U19 U17 F BS Women's U19 U17	1991	1992	1992	Yes
WAL	Wales	Men's U21 U19 U17 F BS Women's U19 U17	1876	1910	1954	No[n 1]

Notes

Part of the British Olympic Association.
Founded as Comité Français Interfédéral in 1907, a predecessor to the current federation.
The current French FA, the French Football Federation (in its previous incarnation, the Comité Français Interfédéral), replaced the USFSA in 1907.
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
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.
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.
Former member of the Asian Football Confederation (1994–2002), joined UEFA.
Country is a member of the Olympic Council of Asia rather than the European Olympic Committees.
Founded as Związek Polski Piłki Nożnej (part of the disintegrated Austrian Football Union) in 1911, a predecessor to the current federation.

Former members

Association	Year	Note
Saarland Football Union	1954–1956	[n 1]
Football Association of East Germany	1954–1990	[n 2]
Football Federation of the Soviet Union	1954–1991	[n 3]
Football Association of Yugoslavia	1954–1992	[n 4]
Football Association of Serbia and Montenegro	1992–2006	[n 5]
Football Association of Czechoslovakia	1954–1993	[n 6]

Notes

Joined Football Association of West Germany.
Joined Football Association of West Germany as German Football Association.
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.
In 1992 Yugoslavia collapsed, with various federal republics becoming independent states, leaving only Serbia and Montenegro as part of FR Yugoslavia (which was renamed the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro in 2003); there was no direct successor of Football Association of Yugoslavia. Four other successor republics formed their own football organisations.
In 2006 the union state was dissolved with the Football Association of Serbia becoming its successor. Montenegro, which exited the union, created the Football Association of Montenegro. It competed as FR Yugoslavia until 2003 when the country changed its name to Serbia and Montenegro.
Became Football Association of the Czech Republic and Slovak Football Association with the Football Association of the Czech Republic acknowledged as its direct successor.

Non-members

There are several national teams within Europe that are not members of UEFA. Many of them are instead affiliated with CONIFA.

There are two independent European states that have national teams that are not affiliated with UEFA or FIFA. All are microstates.
- Monaco
- Vatican City
The constituent countries of the United Kingdom ( England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales) all have separate UEFA teams. The Crown Dependencies, which are not technically part of the United Kingdom, have official teams not affiliated with UEFA or FIFA
- Guernsey
- Isle of Man
- Jersey, whose membership application was rejected by UEFA in 2018[17]
Autonomous region of Finland
- Åland
Several European states with limited recognition have official national teams, but none have been considered for UEFA membership.
- Abkhazia
- Artsakh
- Donetsk People's Republic
- Luhansk People's Republic
- Northern Cyprus
- South Ossetia
- Transnistria

Competitions

UEFA continental competitions

National teams:

UEFA European Championship
UEFA Nations League
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
UEFA European Under-19 Championship
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
UEFA Women's Championship
UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship
UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship
UEFA Futsal Championship
UEFA Under-19 Futsal Championship
UEFA Women's Futsal Championship

Defunct

UEFA Under-21 Futsal Tournament

Clubs:

UEFA Champions League
UEFA Europa League
UEFA Europa Conference League
UEFA Super Cup
UEFA Youth League
UEFA Women's Champions League
UEFA Futsal Champions League

Defunct

Amateur:

UEFA Regions' Cup

Defunct

UEFA Amateur Cup

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), started in 1958, with the first finals in 1960, and 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:

CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions
UEFA–CONMEBOL Women's Finalissima
Futsal Finalissima

Defunct

UEFA–CAF Meridian Cup

Intercontinental clubs:

Under-20 Intercontinental Cup

Defunct

Intercontinental Champions' Supercup
Intercontinental Cup

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[18] men's national teams are the only teams to have won the European football championship in all categories.

Club

UEFA member countries by club competition entry entitlements, 2009/10

The top-ranked UEFA competition is the UEFA Champions League, which started in the 1992/93 season and gathers 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); this competition was re-structured from a previous one that only gathered the top team of each country (held from 1955 to 1992 and known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or simply the European Cup).

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 begun in 1955). A third competition, the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, which had 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 proper 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.[19]

In women's football UEFA also conducts the UEFA Women's Champions League for club teams. The competition was first held in 2001, and 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.[20][21][22]

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.[23] 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.[24]

Only five teams[25][26] (Juventus, Ajax, Manchester United, Bayern Munich and Chelsea[27]) 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),[28] 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[29] and, in commemoration of achieving that feat, have received The UEFA Plaque by the Union of European Football Associations on 12 July 1988.[30][31]

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.

Recently, there has been an attempt to create a Europa League-style second tier women's club competition, which has been in discussion since 2021.[32]

Current title holders

Intercontinental (UEFA–CONMEBOL)
Competition	Year	Champions	Title	Runners-up	Next edition
Cup of Champions	2022	Argentina	2nd	Italy	2025
Under-20 Intercontinental Cup	2022	Benfica	1st	Peñarol	2023
Futsal Finalissima	2022	Portugal	1st	Spain	2026
Men's national teams
European Championship	2020 (Final)	Italy	2nd	England	2024 (Final)
Nations League	2020–21 (Final)	France	1st	Spain	2022–23 (Final)
U-21 Championship	2021	Germany	3rd	Portugal	2023
U-19 Championship	2022	England	11th	Israel	2023
U-17 Championship	2022	France	3rd	Netherlands	2023
Futsal Championship	2022	Portugal	2nd	Russia	2026
U-19 Futsal Championship	2022	Spain	2nd	Portugal	2023
Women's national teams
Women's Championship	2022 (Final)	England	1st	Germany	2025 (Final)
Women's U-19 Championship	2022	Spain	4th	Norway	2023
Women's U-17 Championship	2022	Germany	8th	Spain	2023
Women's Futsal Championship	2022	Spain	2nd	Portugal	2023
Men's club teams
Super Cup	2022	Real Madrid	5th	Eintracht Frankfurt	2023
Champions League	2021–22 (Final)	Real Madrid	14th	Liverpool	2022–23 (Final)
Europa League	2021–22 (Final)	Eintracht Frankfurt	2nd	Rangers	2022–23 (Final)
Europa Conference League	2021–22 (Final)	Roma	1st	Feyenoord	2022–23 (Final)
Youth League	2021–22 (Final)	Benfica	1st	Red Bull Salzburg	2022–23 (Final)
Futsal Champions League	2021–22 (Final)	Barcelona	4th	Sporting CP	2022–23 (Final)
Women's club teams
Women's Champions League	2021–22 (Final)	Lyon	8th	Barcelona	2022–23 (Final)
Men's amateur teams
Regions' Cup	2019 (Final)	Lower Silesia	2nd	Bavaria	2023 (Final)

Titles by nation

Nation	Men					Women			Futsal				Total
Nation	Euro	League	U21	U19	U17	Euro	U19	U17	Men's	U21	U19	Women's	Total
Spain	3	–	5	11	9	–	4	4	7	–	2	2	47
Germany[upper-alpha 1]	3	–	3	6	3	8	6	8	–	–	–	–	37
France	2	1	1	8	3	–	5	–	–	–	–	–	20
England	–	–	2	11	2	1	1	–	–	–	–	–	17
Russia[upper-alpha 2]	1	–	2	6	3	–	1	–	1	1	–	–	15
Italy	2	–	5	3	1	–	1	–	2	–	–	–	14
Portugal	1	1	–	4	6	–	–	–	2	–	–	–	14
Netherlands	1	–	2	–	4	1	1	–	–	–	–	–	9
Sweden	–	–	1	–	–	1	3	–	–	–	–	–	5
Czech Republic[upper-alpha 3]	1	–	1	1	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	4
Serbia[upper-alpha 4]	–	–	1	3	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	4
Bulgaria	–	–	–	3	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	3
Hungary	–	–	–	3	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	3
Poland	–	–	–	1	1	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	3
Turkey	–	–	–	1	2	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	3
Austria	–	–	–	2	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2
Denmark	1	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	2
Norway	–	–	–	–	–	2	–	–	–	–	–	–	2
Republic of Ireland	–	–	–	1	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2
Belgium	–	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1
Greece	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1
Romania	–	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1
Scotland	–	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1
Switzerland	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1
Ukraine	–	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1

Including East Germany and West Germany.
Including the Soviet Union.
Including Czechoslovakia.
Including Yugoslavia.

FIFA World Rankings

Overview

FIFA Men's Rankings (as of 6 October 2022)[38]
UEFA*	FIFA	+/-	National Team	Points
1	2		Belgium	1816.71
2	4		France	1759.78
3	5		England	1728.47
4	6	1	Italy	1726.14
5	7	1	Spain	1715.22
6	8		Netherlands	1694.51
7	9		Portugal	1676.56
8	10		Denmark	1666.57
9	11		Germany	1650.21
10	12	3	Croatia	1645.64
11	15	1	Switzerland	1635.92
12	19		Wales	1569.82
13	21	4	Serbia	1563.62
14	25	5	Sweden	1553.33
15	26		Poland	1548.59
16	27		Ukraine	1536.99
17	33	2	Russia	1496.11
18	34	1	Austria	1492.95
19	35	3	Czech Republic	1492.21
20	36	1	Hungary	1492.2
21	40	5	Scotland	1479.53
22	42	6	Norway	1473.04
23	49	2	Republic of Ireland	1440.19
24	52	3	Greece	1437.6
25	53	1	Romania	1434.68
26	55	4	Slovakia	1425.59
27	56	3	Finland	1405.6
28	58	1	Bosnia and Herzegovina	1403.51
29	59	1	Northern Ireland	1396.55
30	62	1	Iceland	1384.41
31	63	2	Slovenia	1384.04
32	65	1	North Macedonia	1358.51
33	66		Albania	1354.11
34	69	2	Montenegro	1341.03
35	72	2	Bulgaria	1335.36
36	76		Israel	1316.55
37	78	4	Georgia	1307.34
38	92	1	Luxembourg	1243.8
39	93	1	Armenia	1233.93
40	97	1	Belarus	1221.06
41	107	1	Kosovo	1187.01
42	109	1	Estonia	1184.64
43	110	2	Cyprus	1183.82
44	113	1	Kazakhstan	1166.63
45	122	3	Faroe Islands	1147.17
46	123	5	Azerbaijan	1146.72
47	134	5	Latvia	1114.21
48	144	2	Lithuania	1069.75
49	151	1	Andorra	1035.2
50	168	1	Malta	977.92
51	174	3	Moldova	961.23
52	196	2	Liechtenstein	862.39
53	204	4	Gibraltar	852.16
54	211		San Marino	762.22
*Local rankings based on FIFA ranking points

FIFA Women's Rankings (as of 13 October 2022)[39]
UEFA*	FIFA	+/-	National Team	Points
1	2	1	Sweden	2066.3
2	3	1	Germany	2064.75
3	4		England	2051.61
4	5		France	2023.09
5	6	2	Spain	1997.74
6	8	2	Netherlands	1994.69
7	12	1	Norway	1910.78
8	14	1	Italy	1865.09
9	16	2	Iceland	1850.91
10	18	1	Denmark	1847.17
11	19	1	Austria	1793.68
12	20	1	Belgium	1791.37
13	21		Switzerland	1777.65
14	23	4	Portugal	1742.25
15	24	2	Republic of Ireland	1739.46
16	25	2	Scotland	1727.97
17	26	2	Russia	1716.57
18	28		Czech Republic	1689.06
19	30	1	Finland	1655.04
20	31	1	Wales	1652.67
21	32		Poland	1652.49
22	33	1	Ukraine	1644.97
23	36	1	Serbia	1622.84
24	39	1	Romania	1581.28
25	42	1	Slovakia	1549.26
26	44		Hungary	1543.19
27	46	1	Slovenia	1534.03
28	49	1	Northern Ireland	1516.47
29	55		Belarus	1447.37
30	60	1	Croatia	1410.32
31	62	1	Greece	1404.05
32	63		Bosnia and Herzegovina	1392.46
33	67		Turkey	1373.01
34	70	1	Israel	1360.76
35	73	2	Albania	1342.43
36	79	2	Azerbaijan	1296.27
37	88	3	Malta	1236.19
38	91	4	Montenegro	1224.47
39	92		Bulgaria	1223.98
40	96	10	Estonia	1216.98
41	100	11	Kazakhstan	1205.62
42	101	1	Faroe Islands	1204.24
43	102	7	Lithuania	1201.07
44	110	1	Moldova	1169.45
45	111	2	Kosovo	1165.73
46	116	1	Luxembourg	1150.08
47	119	7	Latvia	1142.4
48	124		Cyprus	1120.8
49	128	2	Georgia	1113.38
50	131	3	North Macedonia	1096.39
51	139		Armenia	1068.19
52	179	2	Andorra	751.46
*Local rankings based on FIFA ranking points

Historical leaders

Men's

Highest Ranked UEFA member
in the men's FIFA World Rankings

Major tournament records

Legend

1st – Champions
2nd – Runners-up
3rd – Third place[wc 1]
4th – Fourth place
QF – Quarter-finals (1934–1938, 1954–1970, and 1986–present: knockout round of 8)
R2 – Round 2 (1974–1978, second group stage, top 8; 1982: second group stage, top 12; 1986–2022: knockout round of 16)
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
• – 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

FIFA World Cup record
Team	1930 (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)	Years
Austria	×	4th	×[wc 2]	×	3rd	R1 15th	×	•	•	•	R2 7th	R2 8th	•	R1 T-18th	•	R1 23rd	•	•	•	•	•	•		7
Belgium	R1 11th	R1 15th	R1 13th	×	R1 12th	•	•	•	R1 T-10th	•	•	R2 10th	4th	R2 11th	R2 11th	R1 19th	R2 14th	•	•	QF 6th	3rd	Q		14
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Part of Yugoslavia														×	•	•	•	•	R1 20th	•	•		1
Bulgaria	×	•	•	×	•	•	R1 15th	R1 15th	R1 13th	R1 12th	•	•	R2 15th	•	4th	R1 29th	•	•	•	•	•	•		7
Croatia	Part of Yugoslavia														×	3rd	R1 23rd	R1 22nd	•	R1 19th	2nd	Q		6
Czech Republic[wc 3]	×	2nd	QF 5th	×	R1 14th	R1 9th	2nd	•	R1 15th	•	•	R1 19th	•	QF 6th	•	•	•	R1 20th	•	•	•	•		9
Denmark	×	×	×	×	×	•	×	•	•	•	•	•	R2 9th	•	•	QF 8th	R2 10th	•	R1 24th	•	R2 11th	Q		6
East Germany[wc 3]	Part of Germany			×	×	•	•	•	•	R2 6th	•	•	•	•	Part of Germany									1
England	×	×	×	R1 8th	QF 6th	R1 11th	QF 8th	1st	QF 8th	•	•	R2 6th	QF 8th	4th	•	R2 9th	QF 6th	QF 7th	R2 13th	R1 26th	4th	Q		16
France	R1 7th	R1 T-9th	QF 6th	•	R1 11th	3rd	•	R1 T-13th	•	•	R1 12th	4th	3rd	•	•	1st	R1 28th	2nd	R1 29th	QF 7th	1st	Q		16
Germany[wc 3]	×	3rd	R1 10th	×	1st	4th	QF 7th	2nd	3rd	1st	R2 6th	2nd	2nd	1st	QF 5th	QF 7th	2nd	3rd	3rd	1st	R1 22nd	Q		20
Greece	×	•	•	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1 24th	•	•	•	R1 25th	R2 13th	•	•		3
Hungary	×	QF 6th	2nd	×	2nd	R1 10th	QF 5th	QF 6th	•	•	R1 15th	R1 14th	R1 18th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•		9
Iceland	×	×	×	×	×	•	×	×	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1 28th	•		1
Israel[wc 4]	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1 12th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•		1
Italy	×	1st	1st	R1 7th	R1 10th	•	R1 9th	R1 9th	2nd	R1 10th	4th	1st	R2 12th	3rd	2nd	QF 5th	R2 15th	1st	R1 26th	R1 22nd	•	•		18
Netherlands	×	R1 T-9th	R1 14th	×	×	•	•	•	•	2nd	2nd	•	•	R2 15th	QF 7th	4th	•	R2 11th	2nd	3rd	•	Q		11
Northern Ireland	×	×	×	•	•	QF 8th	•	•	•	•	•	R2 9th	R1 21st	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•		3
Norway	×	×	R1 12th	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1 17th	R2 15th	•	•	•	•	•	•		3
Poland	×	•	R1 11th	×	×	•	•	•	•	3rd	R2 5th	3rd	R2 14th	•	•	•	R1 25th	R1 21st	•	•	R1 25th	Q		9
Portugal	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	3rd	•	•	•	•	R1 17th	•	•	•	R1 21st	4th	R2 11th	R1 18th	R2 13th	Q		8
Republic of Ireland[wc 5]	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	QF 8th	R2 16th	•	R2 12th	•	•	•	•	•		3
Romania	R1 8th	R1 12th	R1 9th	×	•	•	•	•	R1 T-10th	•	•	•	•	R2 12th	QF 6th	R2 11th	•	•	•	•	•	•		7
Russia[wc 6]	×	×	×	×	×	QF 7th	QF 6th	4th	QF 5th	•	•	R2 7th	R2 10th	R1 17th	R1 18th	•	R1 22nd	•	•	R1 24th	QF 8th	×		11
Scotland	×	×	×	••	R1 15th	R1 14th	•	•	•	R1 9th	R1 11th	R1 15th	R1 19th	R1 T-18th	•	R1 27th	•	•	•	•	•	•		8
Serbia[wc 3]	4th[wc 7]	•	•	R1 5th	QF 7th	QF 5th	4th	•	•	R2 7th	•	R1 16th	•	QF 5th	×	R2 10th	•	R1 32nd	R1 23rd	•	R1 23rd	Q		13
Slovakia	Part of Czechoslovakia															•	•	•	R2 16th	•	•	•		1
Slovenia	Part of Yugoslavia														×	•	R1 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	1st	R1 23rd	R2 10th	Q		16
Sweden	×	QF 8th	4th	3rd	•	2nd	•	•	R1 9th	R2 5th	R1 13th	•	•	R1 21st	3rd	•	R2 13th	R2 14th	•	•	QF 7th	•		12
Switzerland	×	QF 7th	QF 7th	R1 6th	QF 8th	•	R1 16th	R1 16th	•	•	•	•	•	•	R2 15th	•	•	R2 10th	R1 19th	R2 11th	R2 14th	Q		12
Turkey	×	×	×	••	R1 9th	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	3rd	•	•	•	•	•		2
Ukraine[wc 6]	Part of Soviet Union														×	•	•	QF 8th	•	•	•	•		1
Wales	×	×	×	•	•	QF 6th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	Q		2
Total (34 teams)	4	12	13	6	12	12	10	10	9	9	10	14	14	14	13	15	15	14	13	13	13	13	TBD

Notes

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.
Austria qualified in 1938, but withdrew to play as part of Germany after being annexed.
FIFA considers that the national team of Russia succeeds the USSR, the national team of Serbia succeeds Yugoslavia/Serbia and Montenegro, the national team of Czech Republic succeeds Czechoslovakia, and the national team of Germany succeeds West Germany and East Germany.
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.
Republic of Ireland competed as the Irish Free State in 1934 and then as Ireland in 1938 and 1950.
Russia's best result is quarter-finals in 2018. However, FIFA considers Russia as the successor team of the USSR.
There was no official World Cup Third Place match in 1930; The USA and Yugoslavia lost in the semi-finals. Currently, FIFA recognizes USA 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.

FIFA Women's World Cup

FIFA Women's World Cup record
Team	1991 (12)	1995 (12)	1999 (16)	2003 (16)	2007 (16)	2011 (16)	2015 (24)	2019 (24)	2023 (32)	Years
Denmark	QF 7th	QF 7th	R1 15th	•	R1 12th	•	•	•	Q	5
England	•	QF 6th	•	•	QF 7th	QF 7th	3rd	4th	Q	6
France	•	•	•	R1 9th	•	4th	QF 5th	QF	Q	5
Germany	4th	2nd	QF 8th	1st	1st	QF 6th	4th	QF	Q	9
Italy	QF 6th	•	R1 9th	•	•	•	•	QF	Q	4
Netherlands	•	•	•	•	•	•	R2 13th	2nd	Q	3
Norway	2nd	1st	4th	QF 7th	4th	R1 10th	R2 10th	QF	Q	8
Republic of Ireland	•	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	Q	1
Russia	×	•	QF 5th	QF 8th	•	•	•	•	×	2
Scotland	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1		1
Spain	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1 20th	R2	Q	3
Sweden	3rd	QF 5th	QF 6th	2nd	R1 10–11	3rd	R2 16th	3rd	Q	9
Switzerland	•	•	•	•	•	•	R2 15th	•	Q	1
Total (12 teams)	5	5	6	5	5	5	8	9	11	59

Olympic Games For Men

Olympic Games (Men's tournament) record
Team	1900 (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)	Years
Austria	–	–	–	6	–	–	–	2	=11	=5	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	4
Belarus	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	10	–	–	1
Belgium	3	–	–	–	1	15	=5	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	4	–	–	–	5
Bulgaria	–	–	–	–	–	10	–	–	–	=17	3	5	–	2	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	5
Czech Republic	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	14	–	–	–	–	–	1
Czechoslovakia	–	–	–	–	9	9	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	9	–	–	1	–	–	Split into Slovakia and Czech Republic								5
Denmark	–	–	2	2	10	–	–	–	3	=5	–	2	–	–	6	–	–	–	–	13	–	–	–	–	–	8	–	9
East Germany[ol 1]	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	3	–	3	1	2	–	–	Merged with West Germany								4
Estonia	–	–	–	–	–	=17	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1
Finland	–	–	–	4	–	–	–	=9	–	=14	–	–	–	–	–	–	9	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	4
France	2	–	5	–	4	5	=9	–	=5	=17	–	9	–	7	–	5	–	1	–	–	5	–	–	–	–	–	13	13
Germany[ol 2]	–	–	–	7	–	–	=5	=6	–	4	=9	–	–	–	5	–	–	5	3	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	9	10
Great Britain	1	–	1	1	11	–	–	=6	4	=17	=5	8	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	5	–	–	10
Greece	–	–	–	–	13	–	–	–	–	=17	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	15	–	–	–	–	3
Hungary	–	–	–	5	–	13	–	=9	–	1	–	3	1	1	2	–	–	–	–	–	16	–	–	–	–	–	–	9
Ireland	–	–	–	–	–	7	–	–	=17	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2
Israel	Competed with Asia (qualified 2 times)																–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2
Italy	–	–	–	8	5	6	3	1	=5	=9	–	4	–	–	–	–	–	4	4	5	12	5	3	5	–	–	–	15
Latvia	–	–	–	–	–	16	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1
Lithuania	–	–	–	–	–	=17	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1
Luxembourg	–	–	–	–	12	11	=9	=9	=9	=9	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	6
Netherlands	–	–	3	3	3	4	=9	–	=9	=17	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	7	–	–	–	8
Norway	–	–	–	9	7	–	–	3	–	=14	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	10	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	5
Poland	–	–	–	–	–	=17	–	4	–	=9	–	10	–	–	1	2	–	–	–	2	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	7
Portugal	–	–	–	–	–	–	=5	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	4	–	14	–	–	6	–	4
Romania	–	–	–	–	–	14	–	–	–	=17	–	–	5	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	11	4
Russia	–	–	–	10	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1
Serbia	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	12	–	–	–	1
Serbia and Montenegro	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	16	Split into 2 nations				1
Slovakia	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	13	–	–	–	–	–	1
Soviet Union	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	=9	1	–	–	–	3	3	3	–	1	–	Split into 15 nations							6
Spain	–	–	–	–	2	=17	=5	–	–	–	–	–	–	6	–	12	10	–	–	1	6	2	–	–	14	–	2	11
Sweden	–	–	4	11	6	3	–	=9	1	3	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	6	6	–	–	–	–	–	15	–	10
Switzerland	–	–	–	–	–	2	=9	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	13	–	–	3
Turkey	–	–	–	–	–	=17	=9	=9	=5	=5	–	14	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	6
Yugoslavia	–	–	–	–	9	=17	=9	–	2	2	2	1	6	–	–	–	4	3	10	–	Split into 7 nations							11
Total (36 teams)	3	0	6	11	13	18	11	10	10	19	5	9	6	5	6	5	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4

Notes

The East German team represented the United Team of Germany in 1964, winning the bronze medal.
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.

Olympic Games For Women

Olympic Games (Women's tournament) record
Team	1996 (8)	2000 (8)	2004 (10)	2008 (12)	2012 (12)	2016 (12)	2020 (12)	Years
Denmark	8	–	–	–	–	–	–	1
France	–	–	–	–	4	6	–	2
Germany	5	3	3	3	–	1	–	5
Great Britain	–	–	–	–	5	–	7	2
Greece	–	–	10	–	–	–	–	1
Netherlands	–	–	–	–	–	–	5	1
Norway	3	1	–	7	–	–	–	3
Sweden	6	6	4	6	7	2	2	7
Total (8 teams)	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	22

UEFA European Championship

UEFA European Championship record
Team (Total 35 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)	Years
Albania	×	•	•	•	×	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•		1
Austria	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	GS	R16		3
Belgium	×	•	•	3rd	•	2nd	GS	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	QF	QF		6
Bulgaria	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	GS	•	•	•	•		2
Croatia	Part of Yugoslavia									QF	•	GS	QF	GS	R16	R16		6
Czech Republic[lower-alpha 3]	3rd	•	•	•	1st	3rd	•	•	•	2nd	GS	SF	GS	QF	GS	QF		10
Denmark	•	4th	•	•	•	•	SF	GS	1st	GS	GS	QF	•	GS	•	SF		9
England	×	•	3rd	•	•	GS	•	GS	GS	SF	GS	QF	•	QF	R16	2nd		10
Finland	×	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS		1
France	4th	•	•	•	•	•	1st	•	GS	SF	1st	QF	GS	QF	2nd	R16		10
Germany[lower-alpha 4]	×	×	•	1st	2nd	1st	GS	SF	2nd	1st	GS	GS	2nd	SF	SF	R16	Q	14 [lower-alpha 5]
Greece	•	×[lower-alpha 6]	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	1st	GS	QF	•	•		4
Hungary	•	3rd	•	4th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R16	GS		4
Iceland	×	•	×	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	QF	•		1
Italy	×	•	1st	•	•	4th	•	SF	•	GS	2nd	GS	QF	2nd	QF	1st		10
Latvia	Part of Soviet Union									•	•	GS	•	•	•	•		1
Netherlands	×	•	•	•	3rd	GS	•	1st	SF	QF	SF	SF	QF	GS	•	R16		10
North Macedonia	Part of Yugoslavia									•	•	•	•	•	•	GS		1
Northern Ireland	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R16	•		1
Norway	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•		1
Poland	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	GS	QF	GS		4
Portugal	•	•	•	•	•	•	SF	•	•	QF	SF	2nd	QF	SF	1st	R16		8
Republic of Ireland	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	GS	R16	•		3
Romania	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•	GS	QF	•	GS	•	GS	•		5
Russia[lower-alpha 7]	1st	2nd	4th	2nd	•	•	•	2nd	GS	GS	•	GS	SF	GS	GS	GS		12
Scotland	×	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	GS	•	•	•	•	•	GS		3
Serbia[lower-alpha 8]	2nd	•	2nd	•	4th	•	GS	•	•×[lower-alpha 9]	×	QF	•	•	•	•	•		5
Slovakia	Part of Czechoslovakia									•	•	•	•	•	R16	GS		2
Slovenia	Part of Yugoslavia									•	GS	•	•	•	•	•		1
Spain	•×[lower-alpha 10]	1st	•	•	•	GS	2nd	GS	•	QF	QF	GS	1st	1st	R16	SF		11
Sweden	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	SF	•	GS	QF	GS	GS	GS	R16		7
Switzerland	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	GS	GS	•	R16	QF		5
Turkey	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	QF	•	SF	•	GS	GS		5
Ukraine	Part of Soviet Union									•	•	•	•	GS	GS	QF		3
Wales	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	SF	R16		2

Notes

pronounced [ynjɔ̃ dez‿asɔsjɑsjɔ̃ øʁɔpeɛn də futbol].
pronounced [uˈni̯oːn deːɐ̯ ʔɔʏʁoˈpɛːɪʃn̩ ˈfuːsbalfɛʁˌbɛndə].
Includes three appearances as Czechoslovakia
Includes five appearances as West Germany
Including UEFA Euro 2024 in which Germany is already qualified as host.
Greece entered the 1964 competition, but later withdrew after refusing to play Albania.
Includes five appearances as the Soviet Union and one as CIS
Includes four appearances as Yugoslavia and one as FR Yugoslavia
Does not include Euro 1992 qualification and disqualification due to international sanctions
Spain refused to travel to the Soviet Union for their qualification match, so the Soviet Union qualified by walkover.

UEFA Women's Championship

UEFA Women's Championship record
Team (Total 19 teams)	1984 (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)	Years
Austria	×	×	×	×	×	×	•	•	•	•	•	SF	QF	2
Belgium	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	QF	2
Denmark	SF	•	•	3rd	3rd	•	GS	SF	GS	GS	SF	2nd	GS	10
England	2nd	4th	•	•	•	SF	•	GS	GS	2nd	GS	SF	1st	9
Finland	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	SF	QF	GS	•	GS	4
France	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	GS	GS	QF	QF	QF	SF	7
Germany	•	•	1st	1st	4th	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	QF	2nd	11
Iceland	•	×	×	×	•	•	•	•	•	GS	QF	GS	GS	4
Italy	SF	3rd	4th	4th	2nd	•	2nd	GS	GS	QF	QF	GS	GS	12
Netherlands	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	SF	GS	1st	QF	4
Northern Ireland	•	•	×	•	×	×	×	×	×	•	•	•	GS	1
Norway	•	1st	2nd	2nd	1st	SF	GS	SF	2nd	SF	2nd	GS	GS	12
Portugal	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	GS	2
Russia	×	×	×	×	•	•	GS	GS	•	GS	GS	GS	×	5
Scotland	•	•	•	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	1
Spain	×	•	•	•	•	•	SF	•	•	•	QF	QF	QF	4
Sweden	1st	2nd	3rd	•	•	2nd	SF	2nd	SF	QF	SF	QF	SF	11
Switzerland	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	GS	2
Ukraine	Part of Soviet Union				×	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	1

FIFA U-20 World Cup

FIFA U-20 World Cup record
Team	1977 (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)	Years
Austria	R1	•	•	R1	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	4th	•	R1	•	R2	•	•	•	5
Belgium	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R2	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	1
Bulgaria	•	•	•	•	QF	QF	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	2
Croatia									•	•	•	R2	•	•	•	•	•	R1	R2	•	•	•	•	3
Czech Republic	•	•	•	R1	•	•	R1	•	•	•	•	•	QF	R1	•	2nd	R2	•	•	•	•	•	•	6
East Germany	•	•	•	•	•	3rd	R1	•																2
England	•	•	4th	•	R1	•	•	R1	3rd	•	R2	R1	•	R1	•	•	R1	R2	R1	•	1st	•		12
Finland	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	1
France	R1	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	QF	•	QF	•	•	•	•	4th	1st	•	R2	R2		8
Germany	•	•	1st	•	•	2nd	•	•	R1	R1	•	R1	R2	R1	QF	•	QF	•	•	QF	R2	•	•	11
Greece	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R2	•	•	•	•	1
Hungary	R1	R1	•	•	R1	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	•	•	•	•	3rd	•	•	R2	•	•	•	6
Israel	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•		1
Italy	R1	•	R1	•	•	QF	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	QF	•	QF	•	•	•	3rd	4th		8
Kazakhstan[40]									•	•	•	R1	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	1
Netherlands	•	•	•	QF	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	•	QF	•	QF	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	4
Norway	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	R1	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	3
Poland	•	4th	R1	3rd	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R2	•	•	•	•	•	R2	•	5
Portugal	•	QF	•	•	•	•	1st	1st	R1	3rd	•	R2	•	•	•	R2	•	2nd	R2	QF	QF	R1	•	12
Republic of Ireland	•	•	•	•	R1	•	•	R1	•	•	3rd	R2	•	R2	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	5
Romania	•	•	3rd	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	1
Russia	1st	2nd	•	R1	4th	•	QF	3rd	QF	QF	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	8
Scotland	•	•	•	QF	•	QF	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	3
Serbia	•	R1	•	•	•	1st	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	1st	•	•	•	3
Slovakia										•	•	•	•	R2	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•		2
Spain	R1	QF	R1	•	2nd	•	R1	QF	•	4th	QF	1st	•	2nd	QF	QF	R2	QF	QF	•	•	•	•	15
Sweden	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	1
Switzerland	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	1
Turkey	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	•	•	•	•	R2	•	•	•	R2	•	•	•	•	3
Ukraine									•	•	•	•	R2	•	R2	•	•	•	•	R2	•	1st	•	4
Total (29 teams)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	6	7	6	6	7	6	6	6	7	6	5	6	5

FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup record
Team	2002 (12)	2004 (12)	2006 (16)	2008 (16)	2010 (16)	2012 (16)	2014 (16)	2016 (16)	2018 (16)	2022[lower-alpha 1] (16)	Years
Denmark	QF	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	1
England	QF	•	•	QF	GS	•	GS	•	3rd	•	5
Finland	•	•	GS	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	2
France	GS	•	QF	4th	GS	•	3rd	2nd	4th	QF	8
Germany	3rd	1st	QF	3rd	1st	2nd	1st	QF	QF	GS	10
Italy	•	GS	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	2
Netherlands	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	QF	4th	2
Norway	•	•	•	GS	•	QF	•	•	•	•	2
Russia	•	QF	QF	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	2
Spain	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	QF	2nd	1st	4
Sweden	•	•	•	•	QF	•	•	GS	•	•	2
Switzerland	•	•	GS	•	GS	GS	•	•	•	•	3
Total (12 teams)	4	4	5	4	5	4	4	4	5	4	43

Notes

The 2020 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, later postponed to 2021, was cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.

FIFA U-17 World Cup

FIFA U-17 World Cup record
Team	1985 (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)	Years
Austria	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	•	•		2
Belgium	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	•	•	3rd	•	•		2
Croatia	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	•	•	•	•	R1	QF	•	•		3
Czech Republic	•	•	•	•	QF	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	•	•	•		2
Denmark	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	•	•	•		1
East Germany	•	•	QF	•																1
England	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	QF	•	QF	•	R1	1st	•		4
Finland	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•		1
France	•	QF	•	•	•	•	•	•	1st	•	•	QF	•	QF	•	R2	R2	3rd		6
Germany	2nd	•	•	QF	•	R1	4th	R1	•	•	•	3rd	R2	3rd	•	R2	QF	•		10
Hungary	QF	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1		2
Italy	R1	4th	•	R1	R1	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	QF	•	R2	•	•	QF		8
Netherlands	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	3rd	•	R1	R1	•	•	•	4th		4
Poland	•	•	•	•	4th	•	•	R1	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•		2
Portugal	•	•	3rd	•	•	QF	•	•	•	QF	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•		3
Russia	•	1st	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R2	R2	•	•		3
Scotland	•	•	2nd	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•		1
Slovakia	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R2	•	•	•		1
Spain	•	•	•	2nd	•	R1	3rd	R1	R1	2nd	•	2nd	3rd	•	•	•	2nd	QF		10
Sweden	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	3rd	•	•	•		1
Switzerland	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	1st	•	•	•	•	•		1
Turkey	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	4th	•	QF	•	•	•	R1	•		3
Total (22 teams)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	5	6	6	6	6	5	5	5

FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup

FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup record
Team	2008 (16)	2010 (16)	2012 (16)	2014 (16)	2016 (16)	2018 (16)	2022 (16)	Years
Azerbaijan	•	•	R1	•	•	•	•	1
Denmark	QF	•	•	•	•	•	•	1
England	4th	•	•	•	QF	•	•	2
Finland	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	1
France	R1	•	1st	•	•	•		3
Germany	3rd	QF	4th	GS	QF	QF		7
Italy	•	•	•	3rd	•	•	•	1
Republic of Ireland	•	QF	•	•	•	•	•	1
Spain	•	3rd	•	2nd	3rd	1st		5
Total (9 teams)	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	19

FIFA Futsal World Cup

FIFA Futsal World Cup record
Team	1989 (16)	1992 (16)	1996 (16)	2000 (16)	2004 (16)	2008 (20)	2012 (24)	2016 (24)	2021 (24)	Years
Azerbaijan								QF		1
Belgium	4th	R2	R2							3
Croatia				R2						1
Czech Republic					R2	R1	R2		R2	4
Denmark	R1									1
Hungary	R2									1
Italy	R2	R1	R2		2nd	3rd	3rd	R2		7
Kazakhstan				R1				R2	4th	3
Lithuania									R1	1
Netherlands	2nd	R2	R2	R2						4
Poland		R2								1
Portugal				3rd	R2	R1	QF	4th	1st	6
Russia		R1	3rd	4th		4th	QF	2nd	QF	7
Serbia							R2		R2	2
Spain	R1	3rd	2nd	1st	1st	2nd	2nd	QF	QF	9
Ukraine			4th		R2	R2	QF	R2		5
Total (16 teams)	6	6	6	6	5	6	7	7	7	56

FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup

Team	Beach Soccer World Championship record										FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup record											Appearances
Team	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)	WC /10	FIFA /11	Years /21
Belarus	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	×	×	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1 11th	R1	0	2	2
Belgium	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1 12th	•	•	×	×	•	×	×	×	×	×	•	1	0	1
Denmark	•	R1 6th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	•	×	•	1	0	1
England	3rd	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	×	•	1	0	1
France	•	•	R1 7th	2nd	R1 11th	R1 11th	2nd	R1 7th	4th	QF 5th	1st	3rd	4th	QF 8th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	8	4	12
Germany	R1 5th	•	•	•	•	R1 12th	R1 12th	•	•	R1 11th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	4	0	4
Italy	4th	3rd	R1 5th	R1 10th	R1 9th	QF 8th	QF 8th	R1 6th	R1 6th	4th	•	R1 15th	R1 10th	2nd	QF 8th	QF 5th	•	4th	4th	2nd	•	10	8	18
Netherlands	R1 8th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	×	•	•	•	R1 14th	×	•	×	•	1	1	2
Poland	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1 11th	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1 15th	•	•	0	2	2
Portugal	•	•	R1 6th	R1 5th	2nd	QF 6th	1st	2nd	3rd	3rd	2nd	4th	QF 8th	3rd	3rd	3rd	•	1st	QF 8th	1st	R1	8	10	18
Russia	•	R1 5th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	×	•	R1 9th	QF 6th	QF 7th	1st	1st	3rd	•	3rd	1st	1	8	9
Spain	•	•	•	R1 6th	QF 5th	3rd	QF 6th	R1 6th	2nd	2nd	QF 7th	R1 10th	QF 7th	4th	QF 6th	•	2nd	R1 10th	•	•	QF	7	8	15
Switzerland	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	QF 8th	•	•	•	•	2nd	R1 10th	•	QF 8th	QF 5th	QF 8th	3rd	1	6	7
Turkey	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1 10th	•	•	•	•	×	•	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	1	0	1
Ukraine	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	QF 6th	•	•	•	•	R1 9th	R1 12th	•	•	×	×	0	3	3
Total (15 teams)	4	3	3	4	4	5	6	4	4	7	4	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	5	5

FIFA Confederations Cup

FIFA Confederations Cup record
Team	1992 (4)	1995 (6)	1997 (8)	1999 (8)	2001 (8)	2003 (8)	2005 (8)	2009 (8)	2013 (8)	2017 (8)	Years
Czech Republic	×	•	3rd	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	1
Denmark	×	1st	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	1
France	×	•	•	••	1st	1st	•	•	•	•	2
Germany	×	•	••	GS	•	••	3rd	•	•	1st	3
Greece	×	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	1
Italy	×	•	•	•	•	••	•	GS	3rd	•	2
Portugal	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	3rd	1
Russia	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	1
Spain	×	•	•	•	•	••	•	3rd	2nd	•	2
Turkey	×	•	•	•	•	3rd	•	•	•	•	1
Total (10 teams)	0	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	3	15

Sanctions

Against associations

Lithuania, in 1990 sanctions were imposed due to the secession of the Lithuanian Football Federation from the Football Federation of the Soviet Union
FR Yugoslavia, in 1992–1998 sanctions were imposed due to the Bosnian War (as part of the Yugoslav Wars)
Russia, in 2022 sanctions were imposed due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Belarus was sanctioned by UEFA and FIFA in 2022 for supporting Russia in the Ukraine conflict .

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,[41] in Bulgaria's top league,[42] and in a Champions League group stage match held in Sweden.[43] 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.[44] 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.[45]

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".[46][47] 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.[48]

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.,[49] 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.[50]

External links

Official website (in English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish)
Union of European Football Association, Soccerlens.com. Retrieved: 9 October 2010.
NZ Streaming Partner – Spark Sport - Retrieved: 23 September 2022

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[FRA-FIFA-21] The current French FA, the French Football Federation (in its previous incarnation, the Comité Français Interfédéral), replaced the USFSA in 1907.

[ISL-22] 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

[ISR-23] 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.

[ISR_Club-24] 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.

[KAZ-25] Former member of the Asian Football Confederation (1994–2002), joined UEFA.

[oca-26] Country is a member of the Olympic Council of Asia rather than the European Olympic Committees.

[POL-founded-27] Founded as Związek Polski Piłki Nożnej (part of the disintegrated Austrian Football Union) in 1911, a predecessor to the current federation.

[28] Joined Football Association of West Germany.

[29] Joined Football Association of West Germany as German Football Association.

[30] 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.

[31] In 1992 Yugoslavia collapsed, with various federal republics becoming independent states, leaving only Serbia and Montenegro as part of FR Yugoslavia (which was renamed the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro in 2003); there was no direct successor of Football Association of Yugoslavia. Four other successor republics formed their own football organisations.

[32] In 2006 the union state was dissolved with the Football Association of Serbia becoming its successor. Montenegro, which exited the union, created the Football Association of Montenegro. It competed as FR Yugoslavia until 2003 when the country changed its name to Serbia and Montenegro.

[33] Became Football Association of the Czech Republic and Slovak Football Association with the Football Association of the Czech Republic acknowledged as its direct successor.

[50] Including East Germany and West Germany.

[51] Including the Soviet Union.

[52] Including Czechoslovakia.

[53] Including Yugoslavia.

[1930_World_Cup-61] 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.

[62] Austria qualified in 1938, but withdrew to play as part of Germany after being annexed.

[successor-63] FIFA considers that the national team of Russia succeeds the USSR, the national team of Serbia succeeds Yugoslavia/Serbia and Montenegro, the national team of Czech Republic succeeds Czechoslovakia, and the national team of Germany succeeds West Germany and East Germany.

[64] 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.

[Republic_of_Ireland-65] Republic of Ireland competed as the Irish Free State in 1934 and then as Ireland in 1938 and 1950.

[USSR-66] Russia's best result is quarter-finals in 2018. However, FIFA considers Russia as the successor team of the USSR.

[wc1930-67] There was no official World Cup Third Place match in 1930; The USA and Yugoslavia lost in the semi-finals. Currently, FIFA recognizes USA 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.

[gdr1964-68] The East German team represented the United Team of Germany in 1964, winning the bronze medal.

[ger-69] 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.

[3] ronounced [ynjɔ̃ dez‿asɔsjɑsjɔ̃ øʁɔpeɛn də futbol].

[4] ronounced [uˈni̯oːn deːɐ̯ ʔɔʏʁoˈpɛːɪʃn̩ ˈfuːsbalfɛʁˌbɛndə].

[70] Includes three appearances as Czechoslovakia

[71] Includes five appearances as West Germany

[72] Including UEFA Euro 2024 in which Germany is already qualified as host.

[73] Greece entered the 1964 competition, but later withdrew after refusing to play Albania.

[74] Includes five appearances as the Soviet Union and one as CIS

[75] Includes four appearances as Yugoslavia and one as FR Yugoslavia

[76] Does not include Euro 1992 qualification and disqualification due to international sanctions

[77] Spain refused to travel to the Soviet Union for their qualification match, so the Soviet Union qualified by walkover.

[79] The 2020 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, later postponed to 2021, was cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.

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