European Club Association
| European Club Association | |
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| Formation | January 2008 |
| Type | Sports organization |
| Headquarters | Nyon, Switzerland |
| Membership | 201 clubs |
| President | Karl-Heinz Rummenigge |
| Website | http://www.ecaeurope.com/ |
The European Club Association (ECA) is an organization representing football clubs in Europe
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[edit] History
Formed on the dissolution of the G-14 group in January 2008, the European Club Association represents 201 clubs, made up of 103 ordinary members and 98 associated members, with at least one from each of the 53 national associations. The precise number of clubs from each member association will be established every two years at the end of the UEFA season on the basis of the UEFA ranking of its member associations according to the following principles. The three highest-ranking associations will have five clubs; the next three, four clubs; the associations ranked from 7th to 15th will each have three clubs; associations ranked from 16th to 26th will have two clubs; and those remaining associations will have one club. Karl-Heinz Rummenigge is the acting chairman.[1][2] Rummenigge is expected to be elected chairman of the ECA when its 103 members meet for the first time 7–8 July at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.[3]
In addition to replacing the G-14, which was dissolved in favour of the ECA on 15 February 2008,[4] the new ECA also replaces UEFA's European Club Forum (of which Karl-Heinz Rummenigge was also chairman).[5][6] The European Club Forum currently has 102 members picked every two years on the same basis as will be used for selecting the members of the ECA.[7]
[edit] Structure
It was agreed that a transitional ECA Board would represent the ECA and its 16 founding members until the next general assembly meets at the end of the season, when elections for a new Executive Board will be held. The ECA Board will comprise eleven members, plus the four representatives appointed by the Executive Board to the UEFA Professional Football Strategy Council. The ECA will also provide half of the members of the UEFA Club Competitions Committee.[2]
The transitional ECA Board was Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (chairman; Bayern Munich), Joan Laporta (vice-chairman; Barcelona), John F. McClelland (vice-chairman; Rangers), Umberto Gandini (vice-chairman; Milan), Peter Kenyon (Chelsea), Maarten Fontein (AZ) and Jean-Michel Aulas (Lyon).[2]
On the last ECA General Assembly held on 8 September 2010, the board was confirmed in the following form: Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (chairman; Bayern Munich), Umberto Gandini (second vice-chairman; Milan), Sandro Rosell (third vice-chairman; Barcelona), John F. McClelland (fourth vice-chairman; Rangers), Evgeni Giner (CSKA Moscow), Ernesto Paolillo (Internazionale), Florentino Pérez (Real Madrid), David Gill (Manchester United), Maarten Fontein (AZ), Jean-Michel Aulas (Lyon), Ebru Köksal (Galatasaray), Diogo Brandao (Porto), Marko Vjetrovic (Partizan), Michel Verschueren (Anderlecht), and Ausrys Labinas (FK Ekranas).
[edit] Achievements
Under a memorandum of understanding signed by UEFA, the ECA would be 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 European Championship to national associations for them to pass on to their clubs who have contributed to the successful staging of a European Championship. The target distribution amount for Euro 2008 is €43.5 million ($62.8 million), with the payments made on a "per day per player' basis of approximately €4,000.[1] As part of the planned moves, UEFA and FIFA will also enter into a series of commitments to the clubs, including financial contributions for player participation in European Championships and World Cups, subject to the approval of their respective bodies.[5]
It was agreed that a transitional ECA Board would represent the ECA and its 16 founding members until the next general assembly meets at the end of the season, when elections for a new Executive Board will be held. The ECA Board will comprise eleven members, plus the four representatives appointed by the Executive Board to the UEFA Professional Football Strategy Council. The ECA will also provide half of the members of the UEFA Club Competitions Committee.[2]
The transitional ECA Board was: Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (chairman; Bayern Munich), Joan Laporta (vice-chairman; Barcelona), John F. McClelland (vice-chairman; Rangers), Umberto Gandini (vice-chairman; Milan), Peter Kenyon (Chelsea), Maarten Fontein (AZ), and Jean-Michel Aulas (Lyon).[2]
At their first meeting, the ECA rejected FIFA's 6+5 rule in favour of UEFA's proposed quota system. Karl-Heinz Rummenigge and Joan Laporta were confirmed as chairman and vice-chairman, respectively.[8]
[edit] Founding members
The following sixteen clubs founded the ECA in 2008:
[edit] All ECA members
This list is complete 2010/2011[9]
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[edit] References
- ^ a b UEFA hails creation of European Club Association
- ^ a b c d e Agreement heralds new era in football
- ^ European Club Association opposes restrictions on Premier League wealth
- ^ G-14 football group is disbanded
- ^ a b FIFA.com - Victory for football as a whole
- ^ European Club Association: The New Voice of the Clubs
- ^ uefa.com: European Club Forum
- ^ Ashdown, John (8 July 2008). "Europe's top clubs oppose Blatter's quota plans". The Guardian (London). http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2008/jul/08/3. Retrieved 2008-07-08.
- ^ "ECA Members". European Club Association. http://www.ecaeurope.com/Default.aspx?id=1082680. Retrieved 2010-07-23.
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