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

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 29 countries: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, 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.

History

Created in 1997, originally under the name Association of the European Union Premier Professional Football Leagues (EUPPFL).[1] The name was changed from European Professional Football Leagues (EPFL) to European Leagues in April 2018.[4]

Members

Members of EPFL in 2015:[3]

Regular

Country Organisation Affiliation Competitions
 AustriaÖsterreichische Fußball Bundesliga2005 Bundesliga
Erste Liga
 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan Professional Football League2013 Premier League
I Division
Cup
Super Cup
 BelgiumPro League2005 Pro League
Super Cup
 Czech RepublicLigová Fotbalová Asociace2018 Czech First League
Czech National Football League
Czech Cup
 DenmarkDivionsforeningen2005 Superliga
1. division
2. division (Øst / Vest)
 EnglandThe Football Association Premier League Limited2005 Premier League
 FinlandThe Finnish Football League Association2005 Veikkausliiga
Liigacup
 FranceLigue de Football Professionnel2005 Ligue 1
Ligue 2
Trophée des Champions
 GermanyDFL Deutsche Fußball Liga GmbH2005 Bundesliga
2. Bundesliga
DFL-Supercup
 GreeceSuper League Greece2005 Super League
 IsraelIsraeli Professional Football Leagues2014 Premier League
Liga Leumit
 ItalyLega Nazionale Professionisti Serie A2005[note 1] Serie A
Coppa
Supercoppa
 KazakhstanProfessional Football League of Kazakhstan2015 Premier League
First League
Cup
Super Cup
 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 League[note 2]2005 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

Country Organisation Affiliation Competitions
 EnglandEnglish Football League2006 EFL Championship
EFL League One
EFL League Two
EFL Cup
EFL Trophy
 FranceUnion des Clubs Professionnels de Football2008
 ItalyLega Nazionale Professionisti Serie B2011 Serie B
 ItalyLega Italiana Calcio Professionistico2008 Serie C
Coppa
Supercoppa
 NetherlandsFederatie Betaald Voetbal Organisaties2008
 RussiaFootball National League2011 First Division
Cup
 RussiaAssociation Professional Football League2007 Second Division (West / Centre
/ South / Ural-Povolzhe / East)
 TurkeyTurkish Union of Clubs2010 Süper Lig

Development

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

Former

Former EPFL members:[5]

See also

Notes

  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. According to the EPFL is a continuation of The Scottish Premier League

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "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. 1 2 "Member leagues". EPFL.
  4. Bassam, Tom (6 April 2018). "EPFL becomes European Leagues as it announces renewed mission". Sportspromedia. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  5. 2010–11 EPFL League Summary of Results (PDF) (Report). EPFL. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2023.


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