European Leagues

European Leagues
Formation6 June 2005[1]
HeadquartersNyon, Switzerland[1]
Membership
26 European professional football leagues
Official language
English, French, German
Chairman
Claus Thomsen
Managing Director
Jacco Swart
Websiteeuropeanleagues.com Edit this at Wikidata

European Leagues (EL) is a sports organisation within association football created for growth of professional football in Europe.[2]

Its members are the professional football leagues organisations[1] of 31 countries: Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Israel, Italy, Kazakhstan, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Scotland, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Romania, Latvia, Ukraine, and Serbia.[3] In addition, there are seven associate leagues representing some of these countries as well as Turkey and Ireland.[4]

  1. ^ a b c "Leagues". UEFA. Retrieved 21 April 2010.
  2. ^ Belet, Ivo, ed. (13 February 2007). REPORT on the future of professional football in Europe (Report). European Parliament. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Member Leagues". EPFL.
  4. ^ "Member Leagues".