European Club Association

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European Club Association
Predecessor G-14 and European Club Forum [1]
FormationJanuary 2008;17 years ago (2008-01)
TypeSports organization
Headquarters Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Nyon, Switzerland
Membership704 clubs [2]
Flag of Qatar.svg Nasser Al-Khelaifi
Affiliations UEFA
Website ecaeurope.com

The European Club Association (ECA) is officially recognised by both UEFA and FIFA as the sole, independent body for football clubs at European level.

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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.

History

Formed on the merge of the G-14 group with the European Club Forum, a task force created by UEFA in 2002 to bring together 102 member clubs, [1] in January 2008. Karl-Heinz Rummenigge served as acting chairman until he was officially elected chairman when the ECA's 103 members met for the first time on 7–8 July 2008 at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.

Karl-Heinz Rummenigge was the acting chairman [3] before officially being elected chairman of the ECA when its 103 members met for the first time on the 7–8 July 2008 at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland. In addition to replacing the G-14, which was dissolved in favour of the ECA on 15 February 2008, the new ECA also replaces UEFA's European Club Forum (of which Karl-Heinz Rummenigge was also chairman). [3]

The European Club Forum utilised a similar membership selection process as the European Club Association, with 102 members picked every two years. In April 2021 following the announcement of the European Super League, several of the clubs involved resigned from the ECA. The ECA had criticised the formation of the new league. On 7 May 2021, UEFA approved reintegration measures for nine clubs involved in that breakaway competition. [4]

As of March 2023, there were 512 ECA members including 135 ordinary, 169 associated in addition to 208 network clubs and 40 women's clubs. [4] On 1 June 2024, it was reported that Juventus would rejoin the ECA starting from July, following their withdrawal as part of the Super League project in 2021. [5]

Structure

List of Chairmen

PresidentTerm
Flag of Germany.svg Karl-Heinz Rummenigge 2008–2017
Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Agnelli 2017–2021
Flag of Qatar.svg Nasser Al-Khelaifi 2021–present

Working Groups

The Working Groups are an important cornerstone of ECA's organisational structure as they provide active advice and support not only to the Executive Board, but also to ECA representatives participating in UEFA, FIFA, EU committees and working groups. Their contribution is key and strategic to the association. Alongside ECA Working Groups, dedicated Task Forces give assistance on specific matters, which require urgent decision-making.

Working Group Leads

Men's Football - Aki Riihilahti

Women's Football - Martina Pavlova

Youth Football - Dennis te Kloese

Commercial & Innovation - Michael Verscheuren

Finance - Peter Lawwell

Legal & Regulatory  -  Jan-Christian Dreesen

Sustainability  - Niclas Carlnén

ECA Governance & Development - Dariusz Mioduski

ECA Administration

The ECA Administration is responsible for administering the running of the organisation. The ECA Headquarters are located in Nyon, Switzerland. Since the creation of ECA, Working Groups have been an important cornerstone of ECA's organisational structure. They provide active advice and support to the ECA Executive Board and to ECA representatives participating in committees or working groups at UEFA, FIFA and EU level. In addition, they drive membership engagement and communication across the organisation on key issues, challenges and opportunities. [6] All working groups are made up of both Ordinary Member and Associated Member Clubs from all four subdivisions.

Achievements

Under a Memorandum of Understanding signed by UEFA in 2008, the European Club Association was recognized as the sole body representing the interests of clubs at European level. As part of the Memorandum of Understanding, UEFA also agreed to distribute every four years an amount from the UEFA European Championship to national associations for them to pass on to their clubs who have contributed to the successful staging of a European Championship.

2012

A renewed Memorandum of Understanding for the period 2012–2018 was signed on 22 March 2012 between ECA and UEFA at the occasion of the XXXVI Ordinary UEFA Congress. The memorandum was signed by ECA Chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge and UEFA President Michel Platini. [7]

2023

The most updated Memorandum of Understanding between FIFA and ECA happened at the 29th ECA General Assembly in Budapest, Hungary. This hopes to encourage close collaboration between ECA and FIFA with an extension now fulfilled until December 2030. UEFA also signed a landmark agreement that extends their cooperation until 2030. A central part of this agreement is nurturing of talent throughout football pyramid.

2024

The most recent Memorandum of Understanding between UEFA and ECA was announced in October during ECA’s 31st General Assembly in Athens, building their long-standing partnership out until 2033. The renewal of the long-term agreement underlines the strengthened relationship between the two organisations who have collaborated on critical issues on European club football in recent years ranging from new competition and revenue distribution structures to financial sustainability regulations.

International Match Calendar

The International Match Calendar, a key topic of discussions, makes the release of national team players compulsory for clubs on the dates it highlights. The 2014–18 International Match Calendar is based on a concrete proposal put forward by ECA, and the efforts of a dedicated working group comprising representatives from ECA, European Leagues, FIFPro, and UEFA. The working group's recommendation, acknowledged by FIFA, offers a more balanced system of nine double-headers over two years with no single friendly matches and is beneficial for both clubs and national associations. [7]

Insurance for Players' Salaries

The Club Protection Program, initially put in place at the expense of UEFA to cover the Euro 2012 in Poland and Ukraine, has since been taken over at FIFA's expense following the approval by the FIFA Congress in Budapest in May 2012. [8] It now covers all clubs that release players for national A-team matches listed on the International Match Calendar, including a FIFA commitment to insure the football tournament of the Olympic Games. [7] The Club Protection Program provides compensation for clubs in the event that national A-team players participating for their national association suffer a temporary total disablement (TTD) as a result of bodily injuries caused by an accident. Players are insured up to a maximum of one year from the day of the excess period (= date of injury + 27 days) and a maximum of €7.5 million. [9]

Distribution for EURO Benefits

As stipulated in the 2008 MoU between ECA and UEFA, the UEFA Executive Committee agreed to set aside provisions of €43.5 million for Euro 2008 in Switzerland and Austria, and €55 million for Euro 2012 in Poland and Ukraine. [10] With the renewal of the MoU, the benefits for clubs releasing players for the Euro 2012 have increased to €100 million and are set to increase again to €150 million for Euro 2016. [7] In view of the increased amounts of benefits received by clubs, UEFA and ECA have elaborated a new distribution mechanism. The main objective of this distribution mechanism is to have a fair and balanced system, ensure increased benefit for all clubs compared to previous tournaments, and guarantee more clubs are entitled to receive a share of the benefits. For the Euro 2012, the total amount of €100 million was split between the final tournament (60%) and the qualifying phase (40%). This new distribution mechanism led to 578 clubs receiving varying amounts of compensation from UEFA for their part in releasing players for qualifying matches and the final tournament, a significant increase from the 181 clubs who received a share after the UEFA EURO 2008. [7]

Governance

Finally, the new MoU has also granted a greater influence for clubs in the decision-making processes at UEFA. In the future, clubs are guaranteed to have their voices heard and that no decision directly affecting club football will be taken without their prior consent. ECA representatives from the executive board are appointed in both the UEFA Executive Committee, UEFA Club Competitions Committee, UEFA Professional Football Strategy Council and the UEFA Women's Football Committee. [7]

Education

ECA’s ECA Campus services are designed to make a lasting impact by contributing to the continuous development of football club professionals and raising standards across the football club industry in an increasingly complex and fast-changing environment. The three pillars of ECA Campus are Knowledge, Network and Impact.

Programmes & Initiatives:

· Academy Management Programme (AMP)

· Club Management Programme (CMP) [6]

· Club Talent & Mentoring Programme (CTMP)

· Knowledge-sharing workshops

· ECA Campus Alumni Association

Publications

Community & Social Responsibility Report

In September 2011, the European Club Association published its first Community & Social Responsibility (CSR) Report. The aim of this publication was to present the beneficial work of European football clubs in the field of CSR. The report is a collection of 54 ECA Member clubs’ CSR projects. All projects underline that football, and sport in general, have an important social and educational role to play. [ citation needed ]

ECA Legal Bulletin

As of 2011, the European Club Association has published a yearly Legal Bulletin, outlining key recurrent legal issues faced by club representatives. The legal bulletins aim to provide support and advice to clubs on how to deal with particular problems regarding training compensation, dealing with clubs in administration, third party ownership, etc.... [ citation needed ]

ECA Report on Youth Academies in Europe

In September 2012, ECA published a Report on Youth Academies in Europe, [11] which acts as a benchmark and provides a comparable perspective that underlines different approaches and philosophies of youth academies across Europe.

ECA Study on the Transfer System in Europe

In March 2014, ECA published a study on the transfer system, which offers an in-depth overview of all the incoming and outgoing transfer transactions involving European clubs over a two-year period. The ECA Executive Board mandated PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and LIUC University to carry out this work. [ citation needed ]

ECA Women's Club Football Analysis

In 2014, ECA published an analysis on Women's Football. This report of the ECA analyses women's football from a club perspective. Topics such as women's club structure, relations with stakeholders as well as key success and constraint factors in the women's game are addressed. [ citation needed ]

ECA Club Management Guide (see education)

Published in 2015, this publication is a unique mixture of practical and conceptual football club management, focusing on club core activities, environment and strategies. The ECA Club Management Guide is a collation of club representatives’ practical experiences in managing a football club. An extract is available in 9 languages. [ citation needed ]

Transition from Academy to First team football

Published in 2024, the reports key objective were to understand the first team transition process in Europe. I t provides a number of recommendations that clubs of all sizes across ECA’s membership can follow to help guide youngsters through this crucial milestone.

ECA Sustainability Strategy

Published in 2024 this report was released after the important presentations about sustainability at the Executive Committee meeting at the start of that year. It aims to depict the necessity of sustainability being integrated into core strategy of football clubs and organisations alike.

Founding members

The following 16 clubs founded the ECA in 2008. Clubs currently being an Ordinary Member Club are marked in italics: [6]

Current ECA members

CountryOrdinary MemberAssociated Member
Flag of Albania.svg  Albania Laçi, Vllaznia Kukësi, Partizani
Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra Inter Club d'Escaldes Carroi, Atlètic Amèrica, CF Esperança d'Andorra, Ordino, Sant Julià, FC Santa Coloma, UE Santa Coloma
Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia Ararat-Armenia Alashkert, FC Ararat, FC Noah, Pyunik, Shirak, Urartu, West Armenia, FC Van, Sardarapat
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Red Bull Salzburg, LASK, Sturm Graz, Wolfsberger AC Altach, Austria Wien, Blau-Weiss Linz, Rapid Wien
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan Qarabağ Araz-Naxçıvan, Gabala, Kapaz, Neftçi, Sabah, Sabail, Sumgayit, Turan Tovuz, Zira
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus BATE Borisov, ZFK Minsk Arsenal Dzerzhinsk, Dinamo Brest, Dinamo Minsk, Dnepr Mogilev, Energetik-BGU Minsk, Gomel, Isloch, Neman Grodno, Shakhtyor Soligorsk, Slutsk, Smorgon
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Anderlecht, Club Brugge, Gent, Royal Antwerp Cercle Brugge, Eupen, Genk, Kortrijk, Oud-Heverlee Leuven, Mechelen, R.W.D. Molenbeek, Standard Liège, Westerlo
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo, Zrinjski Borac Banja Luka, Igman Konjic, Sloga Doboj, Široki Brijeg, Tuzla City, Posušje, GOŠK Gabela, Velež Mostar, Željezničar, Zvijezda 09
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria CSKA Sofia, Ludogorets Razgrad Dunav Ruse, Etar Veliko Tarnovo, Hebar Pazardzhik, Lokomotiv Sofia, NSA Sofia, Sportika Blagoevgrad, Botev Vratsa, Arda Kardzhali, Beroe Stara Zagora, Botev Plovdiv, Cherno More Varna, Levski Sofia, Lokomotiv Plovdiv, Pirin Blagoevgrad, Slavia Sofia
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Dinamo Zagreb, Rijeka Gorica, Hajduk Split, Istra 1961, Osijek, Rudeš, Slaven Belupo
Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus APOEL, Apollon Limassol, Omonia AEK Larnaca, AEL Limassol, AEZ Zakakiou, Anorthosis Famagusta, Aris Limassol, Ethnikos Achnas, Karmiotissa, Nea Salamis, Pafos FC
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Sparta Prague, Slavia Prague Bohemians 1905, Baník Ostrava, Hradec Králové, Jablonec, Mladá Boleslav, Pardubice, Teplice, Karviná, Sigma Olomouc, Slovácko, Slovan Liberec, České Budějovice, Viktoria Plzeň, FC Zlin
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Brøndby, Copenhagen, Midtjylland Aalborg, AGF Aarhus, HB Køge, Nordsjælland, Odense, Silkeborg
Flag of England.svg  England Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur, West Ham United Aston Villa, Brighton & Hove Albion, Brentford, Everton, Fulham, Leeds United, Leicester City, Newcastle United, Nottingham Forest, Wolverhampton Wanderers
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia Flora Tallinn Levadia Tallinn, Narva Trans, Nõmme Kalju, Paide Linnameeskond, Kuressaare, Nõmme United, Harju JK Laagri, Tallinna Kalev, Tammeka Tartu, Pärnu JK Vaprus
Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands KÍ Klaksvik B36 Tórshavn, EB/Streymur, HB Tórshavn, Víkingur, NSÍ Runavík
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland HJK Honka, Inter Turku, KuPS Kuopio, SJK Seinäjoki, Oulu, Haka, Lahti, Mariehamn, Ilves, VPS
Flag of France.svg  France Lille, Lyon, Marseille, Paris Saint-Germain, Rennes Bordeaux, Nantes, Nice, Lens, Toulouse, Saint-Étienne, Clermont, Dijon, Guingamp, Lorient, Metz, Montpellier, Paris FC, Strasbourg, Brest, Reims, Dunkerque
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia Dinamo Tbilisi Dila Gori, Dinamo Batumi, Iberia 1999, Torpedo Kutaisi, Guria Lanchkhuti, Chikhura Sachkhere, Gagra, Kakheti Telavi, Samtredia, Samgurali Tsqaltubo
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Bayern Munich, Bayer Leverkusen, Borussia Dortmund, Eintracht Frankfurt, RB Leipzig, Union Berlin, VfL Wolfsburg Borussia Mönchengladbach, Darmstadt 98, 1. FC Heidenheim, 1. FC Köln, Hamburger SV, Hertha BSC, Mainz 05, Schalke 04, SC Freiburg, TSG Hoffenheim, VfB Stuttgart, VFL Bochum, Werder Bremen
Flag of Gibraltar.svg  Gibraltar Lincoln Red Imps Europa, FCB Magpies, St Joseph's, College 1975, Europa Point, Lynx, Mons Calpe
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Olympiacos, PAOK AEK Athens, Aris, Atromitos, Panathinaikos, Asteras Tripolis, Kifisia, OFI Crete, PAS Giannina, Lamia, Panetolikos, Panserraikos, Volos
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Fehérvár, Ferencváros Debrecen, Puskás Akadémia, Budapest Honvéd, Kisvárda, MTK Budapest, Újpest
Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland Breiðablik FH, KR Reykjavík, Stjarnan, Valur, Víkingur Reykjavik, Fylkir, Akureyri, Keflavík, Vestri, ÍA Akranes
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Hapoel Be'er Sheva, Maccabi Tel Aviv Beitar Jerusalem, Maccabi Haifa, ASA Tel Aviv University, Bnei Sakhnin, Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv, Ashdod, Hapoel Hadera, Hapoel Haifa, Hapoel Jerusalem, Hapoel Petah Tikva, Hapoel Tel Aviv, Maccabi Bnei Reineh, Maccabi Kishronot Hadera, Maccabi Petah Tikva
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy AC Milan, Atalanta, Fiorentina, Inter Milan, Lazio, Napoli, Roma Bari, Bologna, Brescia, Cagliari, Como, Cremonese, Empoli, Frosinone, Genoa, Hellas Verona, Juventus, Lecce, Monza, Palermo, Parma, Salernitana, Sampdoria, Sassuolo, Torino, Udinese, Venezia
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Astana Aktobe, Okzhetpes, Shakhter Karagandy, Ordabasy
Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo Drita Ballkani, Prishtina, Llapi, Mitrovica, Gjilani
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia Riga FC Liepāja, SFK Rīga, Valmiera FC, Spartaks Jūrmala
Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein Vaduz
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania Žalgiris Vilnius Gintra, Riteriai, Sūduva, Kauno Žalgiris, Džiugas Telšiai, Dainava, Utenis Utena
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg F91 Dudelange Fola Esch, FC Differdange 03, Progrès Niederkorn, Racing-Union, Swift Hesperange, Wiltz 71, Käerjéng 97
Flag of Malta.svg  Malta Hibernians Balzan, Birkirkara, Floriana, Gzira United, Hamrun Spartans, Valletta, Sliema Wanderers
Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol, Zimbru Chișinău Milsami Orhei, Petrocub Hîncești, Bălți, Dacia Buiucani, Floreşti
Flag of Monaco.svg  Monaco Monaco
Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro Budućnost Podgorica Dečić, Sutjeska, Arsenal Tivat, Jedinstvo Bijelo Polje, Jezero, Mladost Donja Gorica, Mornar Bar, Petrovac, Rudar Pljevlja, Titograd, Zeta
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Ajax, AZ, Feyenoord, PSV, Twente Utrecht, Vitesse, Go Ahead Eagles, Heerenveen, Nijmegen, Waalwijk, Zwolle
Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia Shkëndija Brera Strumica, Shkupi, Struga, Makedonija GP Skopje, Sileks, Sasa, Bregalnica Štip, Gostivar, Rabotnički, Tikvesh, Vardar, Voska Sport
Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland Linfield Cliftonville, Coleraine, Crusaders, Glentoran, Larne, Dungannon Swifts, Glenavon
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Bodø/Glimt, Lillestrøm, Molde, Rosenborg, Vålerenga Haugesund, Fredrikstad, Odds, Strømsgodset, Viking
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Lech Poznań, Legia Warszawa Cracovia, Pogoń Szczecin, Piast Gliwice, Raków Częstochowa, Śląsk Wrocław, Jagiellonia, Lechia Gdańsk, Korona Kielce, Puszcza Niepołomice, Widzew Łódź, Radomiak Radom, Warta Poznań, Wisła Kraków
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Benfica, Braga, Porto, Sporting CP Vitória de Guimarães, Estrela da Amadora, Gil Vicente, Marítimo, Estoril, Famalicao, Vizela
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland Shamrock Rovers Cork City, St Patrick's Athletic, Shelbourne, Sligo Rovers
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania FCSB, CFR Cluj Olimpia Cluj, Universitatea Craiova, Botoșani, Csíkszereda Miercurea Ciuc, Dinamo Bucureşti, Farul Constanța, Oțelul Galați, Petrolul Ploiești, Politehnica Iași, Rapid Bucureşti, Universitatea Cluj, Voluntari
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Lokomotiv Moscow, Zenit Saint Petersburg CSKA Moscow, Krasnodar, Spartak Moscow
Flag of San Marino.svg  San Marino Tre Penne La Fiorita, Tre Fiori, Juvenes/Dogana, Libertas, Fiorentino, Cailungo, Folgore, Murata, Virtus
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Aberdeen, Celtic, Rangers Heart of Midlothian, Hibernian, Motherwell, Dundee, Kilmarnock, Livingston, Ross County, St Johnstone, St Mirren
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia Partizan, Red Star Belgrade, Vojvodina Čukarički, FK IMT, Javor Ivanjica, Mladost Lučani, Napredak, Novi Pazar, Radnik Surdulica, Radnički Niš, Spartak Subotica, Voždovac, Železničar Pančevo
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia Spartak Trnava, Slovan Bratislava FC DAC 1904, Ružomberok, MŠK Žilina, Trenčín, ViOn Zlaté Moravce
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia Maribor Celje, Domžale, Mura, Olimpija Ljubljana, Aluminij, Bravo, Koper, Radomlje, Rogaška
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Atlético Madrid, Real Betis, Real Sociedad, Sevilla, Villarreal Getafe, Valencia, Athletic Bilbao, Girona, Celta Vigo, Espanyol, Real Zaragoza
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Häcken, Djurgården, Malmö AIK, Hammarby, Elfsborg, Göteborg, Brommapojkarna, Norrköping
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland Young Boys, Basel, Lugano, Servette, Zürich Grasshopper, Lausanne-Sport, Luzern, Rapperswil-Jona, Sion, Stade Lausanne Ouchy, Thun, Yverdon-Sport
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Fenerbahçe, Galatasaray, İstanbul Başakşehir Beşiktaş, Sivasspor, Trabzonspor, Adana Demirspor, Alanyaspor, Antalyaspor, Beylerbeyi, Fatih Karagümrük, Gaziantep, Hatayspor, İstanbulspor, Kasımpaşa, Kayserispor, Konyaspor, Ankaragücü, Pendikspor, Rizespor, Samsunspor
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv, Shakhtar Donetsk, Vorskla Poltava, Zorya Luhansk Oleksandriya, Kolos Kovalivka, Dnipro-1, Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih, Veres Rivne
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales The New Saints Connah's Quay Nomads, Cardiff Metropolitan University, Wrexham A.F.C.

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The Women's Finalissima is an intercontinental women's football super cup organised by CONMEBOL and UEFA and contested by the winners of the Copa América Femenina and UEFA Women's Championship. Played as a quadrennial one-off match, the first match was played a year after the revival of the men's competition in 2022 following the signing of a memorandum of understanding between CONMEBOL and UEFA.

The UEFA–CONMEBOL memorandum of understanding is an agreement between UEFA and CONMEBOL, the association football confederations of Europe and South America, respectively, signed between both parties with the aim of achieving close collaboration for the development of this sport in the regions. It was signed on 12 February 2020 and extended on 15 December 2021 in a first stage, and on 2 June 2022 in a second stage. This will permit creation of official championships in the branches of men's, women's, youth and indoor football and the possibility of exchanging referees in the tournaments organised by both entities.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2023 Women's Finalissima</span> Football match

The 2023 Women's Finalissima was the first edition of the Women's Finalissima, an intercontinental women's football match between the winners of the most recent European and South American championships. The match featured England, winners of UEFA Women's Euro 2022, and Brazil, winners of the 2022 Copa América Femenina. It was played at Wembley Stadium in London on 6 April 2023. The match was organised by UEFA and CONMEBOL as part of a renewed partnership between the two confederations.

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