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European Leagues

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European Leagues
Formation6 June 2005[1]
HeadquartersNyon, Switzerland[1]
Members35 European professional football leagues; 14 Women's league members and associates
Official language
English, French, German
President of the Board
Switzerland Claudius Schäfer[2]
Vice-President of the Board
England Mathieu Moreuil[2]
Websiteeuropeanleagues.com Edit this at Wikidata

European Leagues (EL) is a sports organisation within association football created for growth of professional football in Europe.[3]

History

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Created in 1997, originally under the name Association of the European Union Premier Professional Football Leagues (EUPPFL).[1]

The name was changed to European Professional Football Leagues (EPFL) in 2005, then to European Leagues (EL) in April 2018.[4][5]

Members

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Members of EPFL in 2026:[5]

Regular

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Country League Affiliation Competitions
 AlbaniaLiga Profesioniste e Futbollit2022 Kategoria Superiore
 AustriaÖsterreichische Fußball Bundesliga2005 Bundesliga
2. Liga
 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan Professional Football League2013 Premier League
I Division
Cup
Super Cup
 BelgiumPro League2005 Pro League
Challenger Pro League
Belgian Cup
Super Cup
 BulgariaBulgarian Professional Football League(2007–2012; 2022) Bulgarian A Professional Football Group
Bulgarian B Professional Football Group
Bulgarian Cup
 Czech RepublicCzech League Football Association [cz]2018 Czech First League
National Football League
 DenmarkDivisionsforeningen2005 Superliga
1. division
2. division
3. division
Danish Cup
 EnglandFA Premier League2005 Premier League
 EnglandEnglish Football League2006 EFL Championship
EFL League One
EFL League Two
EFL Cup
EFL Trophy
 FinlandThe Finnish Football League Association2005 Veikkausliiga
Liigacup
 FranceLigue de Football Professionnel2005 Ligue 1
Ligue 2
Trophée des Champions
 GermanyDeutsche Fußball Liga2005 Bundesliga
2. Bundesliga
DFL-Supercup
 GreeceSuper League Greece2005 Super League Greece
 IsraelIsraeli Professional Football Leagues2014 Premier League
Liga Leumit
 ItalyLega Serie A2005
[note 1]		 Serie A
Coppa Italia
Supercoppa
 ItalyLega B2011 Serie B
 ItalyLega Pro2008 Serie C
Coppa di C
Supercoppa di C
 KazakhstanProfessional Football League of Kazakhstan2015 Premier League
First League
Cup
Super Cup
 MaltaMalta Premier League2022 Malta Super League
Malta Premier League
 NorwayNorsk Toppfotball2007 Eliteserien
1. divisjon
 NetherlandsEredivisie CV2005 Eredivisie
 PolandPolish Professional Football League2007 Ekstraklasa
Super Cup
 PortugalLiga Portugal2005 Liga Portugal 1
Liga Portugal 2
Taça da Liga
 RomaniaLiga Profesionistă de Fotbal(2009–2011)
2014		 Liga 1
Cupa Ligii
 RussiaRussian Football Premier League2007 Championship
Super Cup
 ScotlandScottish Professional Football League2005
[note 2]		 Premiership
Championship
League 1
League 2
League Cup
Challenge Cup
 SerbiaSerbian Superliga2010 Super Liga
 SpainLaLiga2005 LaLiga
LaLiga 2
 SwedenSwedish Elite Football2005 Allsvenskan
Superettan
 SwitzerlandSwiss Football League2005 Super League
Challenge League
 UkraineUkrainian Premier League2009 Championship
Super Cup

Associate

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Country League Affiliation Competitions
 GermanyDeutscher Fußball-Bund2021 3. Liga
 IrelandLeague of Ireland2022 Men's Premier Division
Men's First Division
Men's FAI Cup
Men's President's Cup
LOI Academy Development Programme
 RussiaFootball National League2011 First Division
Cup
 RussiaAssociation Professional Football League2007 Second Division (West / Centre
/ South / Ural-Povolzhe / East)
 TurkeyTurkish Union of Clubs2010 Süper Lig
 WalesFootball Association of Wales2023 Cymru Premier
Cymru South
Cymru North
Ardal Leagues (North West
North East
South East
South West)

Former

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Former EPFL members:[6]

Development

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Country Organisation Affiliation Competitions
 LatviaFutbola Virslīga2018 Virslīga
 LithuaniaLithuanian Football Clubs Association A lyga2018 A lyga
 Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Football League2019 Premiership
Championship
Premier Intermediate League
League Cup

Women's League Members

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Country Organisation Competitions
 BelgiumPro League Belgian Women's Super League
 DenmarkLigaforbundet A-Liga
 EnglandWSL Football Women's Super League
Women's Super League 2
 IcelandIcelandic Topfootball Besta deild kvenna
 Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Women's Football Association NIFL Women's Premiership
 ScotlandScottish Women's Premier League Scottish Women's Premier League
Scottish Women's Premier League 2
Scottish Women's Premier League Cup
 SpainLiga Profesional de Fútbol Femenino [es] Liga F
 SwedenElitfotboll Dam Damallsvenskan
Elitettan

Women's League Associate Members

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Country Organisation Competitions
 FranceLigue féminine de football professionnel Première Ligue
 GermanyFrauen-Bundesliga Frauen-Bundesliga
 IrelandLeague of Ireland League of Ireland Women's Premier Division
FAI Women's Cup
Women's All-Island Cup
Women's President's Cup
 ItalySerie A Women Serie A Women
 NetherlandsVrouwen Eredivisie Vrouwen Eredivisie
 WalesAdran Premier Adran Premier

Governance

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Board of Directors (2025–2029)

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Source:[7]
Member Position Affiliation
Switzerland Claudius Schäfer President Swiss Football League
England Mathieu Moreuil Vice-President Premier League
Belgium Lorin Parys Member Pro League
Denmark Claus Thomsen Member Divisionsforeningen
Spain Javier Tebas Member LaLiga
France Benjamin Viard Member Ligue de Football Professionnel
Germany Marc Lenz Member Deutsche Fußball Liga
Italy Luigi De Siervo Member Lega Serie A
Italy Paolo Bedin Member Lega B
Netherlands Jan de Jong Member Eredivisie CV
Poland Marcin Animucki Member Ekstraklasa
Scotland Neil Doncaster Member Scottish Professional Football League
Slovakia Michal Mertinyak Member Únia ligových klubov

List of chairs

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Holder Affiliation Term
England Dave Richards Premier League 1997–2013[a]
France Frédéric Thiriez [fr] Ligue de Football Professionnel 2013–2016[b]
Sweden Lars-Christer Olsson Swedish Professional Football Leagues 2016–2021[c]
Denmark Claus Thomsen Divisionsforeningen 2021–2023
Portugal Pedro Proença Liga Portugal 2023–2025
Switzerland Claudius Schäfer Swiss Football League 2025–present
Notes
  1. ↑ EUPPFL (1997–2005); EPFL (2005–2013)
  2. ↑ EPFL
  3. ↑ EPFL (2016–2018); European Leagues (2018–2021)

See also

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Notes

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  1. ↑ Lega Serie A was established in 2010. The date of accession indicate the period during which the Lega was unified and the top two divisions of Italy, called Lega Calcio.
  2. ↑ SPFL is a continuation of The Scottish Premier League

References

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  1. 1 2 3 "Leagues". UEFA. Archived from the original on 9 February 2010. Retrieved 21 April 2010.
  2. 1 2 "About European Leagues". European Leagues. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
  3. ↑ Belet, Ivo, ed. (13 February 2007). REPORT on the future of professional football in Europe (Report). European Parliament. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  4. ↑ Bassam, Tom (6 April 2018). "EPFL becomes European Leagues as it announces renewed mission". Sportspromedia. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  5. 1 2 "Member Leagues". EPFL.
  6. ↑ 2010–11 EPFL League Summary of Results (PDF) (Report). EPFL. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  7. ↑ "Statement – European Leagues 50th General Assembly". European Leagues. 6 March 2025.
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