European Club Association

European Club Association
PredecessorG-14 and European Club Forum[1]
FormationJanuary 2008; 16 years ago (2008-01)
TypeSports organization
HeadquartersSwitzerland Nyon, Switzerland
Membership
704 clubs[2]
Qatar Nasser Al-Khelaifi
AffiliationsUEFA
Websiteecaeurope.com

The European Club Association (ECA) is officially recognized by both UEFA and FIFA as the sole, independent body for football clubs at European level. Since its inception in 2008, ECA has represented and created value for its membership and beyond, safeguarding, strengthening and developing European clubs’ interests as the key club stakeholder in all international football affairs and decision-making.

  1. ^ "The European Club Forum gives way to the European Club Association" (PDF). UEFA direct. No. 71. Nyon: Union des Associations Européennes de Football. February 2008. pp. 8–9. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-01-14. Retrieved 2021-08-07.
  2. ^ "Membership". European Club Association. Retrieved 23 September 2024.