European Leagues (EL) is a sports organization within association football created for growth of professional football in Europe.
Its members are the professional football leagues organisations of 24 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, Ukraine, and Serbia. In addition, there are seven associate leagues representing some of these countries as well as Turkey.
Video European Leagues
History
Created in 1997, originally under the name Association of the European Union Premier Professional Football Leagues (EUPPFL). The name was changed from European Professional Football Leagues (EPFL) to European Leagues in April 2018.
Maps European Leagues
Members
Members of EPFL in 2015:
Regular
Associate
Former
Former EPFL members:
- Bulgarian Professional Football League (2007-2012, withdrew)
- Association of 1. SNL (2006-2012, changed object action)
- Professional Football League of Ukraine (1997-2008, replaced)
See also
- European Club Association
- ULEB
Notes
References
External links
- Official website
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