List of presidents of UEFA

The following is a list of presidents of UEFA, the European association football governing body.

President of UEFA
Incumbent Aleksander Čeferin since 14 September 2016
Term length	Four years
Inaugural holder	Ebbe Schwartz
Formation	22 June 1954
Website	Official website

Presidents of UEFA

No.	Image	Name	Took office	Left office	Tenure
1		Ebbe Schwartz (1901–1964)	22 June 1954	17 April 1962	7 years, 299 days
2		Gustav Wiederkehr (1905–1972)	17 April 1962	7 July 1972 (died)	10 years, 76 days
–		Sándor Barcs (1912–2010)	7 July 1972	15 March 1973	251 days
3		Artemio Franchi (1922–1983)	15 March 1973	12 August 1983 (died)	10 years, 150 days
4		Jacques Georges (1916–2004)	12 August 1983[1]	19 April 1990	6 years, 250 days
5		Lennart Johansson (1929–2019)	19 April 1990[1]	26 January 2007	16 years, 282 days
6		Michel Platini (1955–)	26 January 2007	8 October 2015[lower-alpha 1]	8 years, 255 days
–		Ángel María Villar (1950–)	9 October 2015	14 September 2016	341 days
7		Aleksander Čeferin (1967–)	14 September 2016	Incumbent	8 years, 45 days

Notes

• Jacques Georges served as interim president before being elected on 26 June 1984.
• The title of Honorary President was conferred to Jacques Georges upon leaving office until his death in 2004.
• The title of Honorary President was conferred to Lennart Johansson upon leaving office until his death in 2019.

See also

• List of association football competitions
• List of presidents of FIFA
• List of presidents of AFC
• List of presidents of CAF
• List of presidents of CONCACAF
• List of presidents of CONMEBOL
• List of presidents of OFC

Notes

1. Date of suspension;^[2] Banned for 6 years on 21 December 2015.^[3][4]

References

1. "Past presidents". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 20 January 2010. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
2. Sport (8 October 2015). "Angel Maria Villar will be interim president of UEFA - liga-bbva". sport-english.com.
3. "Sepp Blatter & Michel Platini lose Fifa appeals but bans reduced". BBC Sport. 24 February 2016. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
4. "Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini given eight-year bans by FIFA". ESPN.

External links

• UEFA – Past presidents