UEFA: AbbreviationUEFA Formation15 June 1954 (59 years ago) TypeSports organisation HeadquartersNyon,Switzerland Coordinates46.371009°N 6.23103°E Region servedEurope Membership54 full member associations Official languagesEnglish,French,German PresidentMichel Platini[1] Vice-presidentŞenes Erzik[1] General SecretaryGianni Infantino[2] Honorary PresidentLennart Johansson[1] Main organUEFA Congress Parent organizationFIFA Websitewww.UEFA.com TheUnion of European Football Associations(French: Union des associations européennes de football,[3][4]also referred to by its acronymUEFA(/juːˈeɪfə/ew-ay-fə)) is the administrative body forassociation footballinEuropeand, partially,Asia. It is one of six continental confederations of world football's governing bodyFIFA. UEFA consists of fifty-four national associationsmembers. UEFA represents the national football associations of Europe, runs nation and club competitions including theUEFA European Championship,UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, andUEFA Super Cup, and controls the prize money, regulations and media rights to those competitions. UEFA was founded on 15 June 1954 inBaselafter consultation between the Italian, French, and Belgian associations. Initially, the European football union consisted of 25 members which number doubled by the early 1990s. UEFA membership coincides for the most part with recognition as a sovereign country in Europe, although there some exceptions. Some micro states, (e.g. the 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. Examples include England, (part of the United Kingdom) or the Faroe Islands, (part of Denmark) 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, (e.g. Turkey). Several Asian countries were also admitted to the European football association, particularly Israel and Kazakhstan, which had been members of the Asian football association. Additionally some UEFA member associations allow teams from outside their association's main territory to take part in their"domestic"competition, Monaco for example take part in the French League, (in a different sovereign entity) and Berwick participate in the Scottish League, (whilst in the same sovereign entity, the United Kingdom, Berwick is located in England and not Scotland). Until 1959 the main headquarters were located inParis, and later inBern. Since 1995, UEFA headquarters transferred toNyon, Switzerland.Henri Delaunaywas the first General Secretary andEbbe Schwartzthe firstpresident. The current president isMichel Platini.