The UEFA Congress (French: Congrès de l'UEFA, German: UEFA-Kongress) is the supreme controlling organ of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). UEFA is the administrative body for association football and futsal in Europe, and is one of six continental confederations of world football's governing body, the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). UEFA consists of 55 member associations.[1]
The congresses may be ordinary or extraordinary. Ordinary congresses meet annually, typically between February and May. An extraordinary congress may be convened by the UEFA Executive Committee, or at the written request of one fifth or more of the UEFA member associations, to deal with financial matters and/or matters of particular significance. Each of the 55 members of UEFA has one vote in the congress. The members of UEFA are responsible for electing the UEFA president and the members of the UEFA Executive Committee.[2]
The most recent edition, the 48th Ordinary UEFA Congress, was held on 8 February 2024 in Paris, France. The next congress is scheduled to be held on 3 April 2025 in Belgrade, Serbia
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- ^ "UEFA Statutes" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. February 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 November 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2020.