UEFA Academy
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We train leaders, specialists and players to supply the world’s favourite sport with the best professionals.
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With a global network of over 3,500 graduates, the UEFA Academy offers a wide range of education and research programmes to help administrators, players and specialists develop careers in a range of football-related activities.
In 2022/23, 922 students representing 456 organisations from across the global football community – confederations, associations, leagues and clubs – graduated from 19 UEFA Academy courses.
Viktor Kassai, participant in the UEFA MIP
Working closely with leading professionals and universities, UEFA Academy courses cover numerous disciplines, including football management, leadership, administration, communication, law and football medicine. We also tailor programmes to cater specifically to the needs of players, both on and off the field.
Reinvesting in European football
The UEFA Academy is an example of how we reinvest revenue generated by our elite competitions back into the European game’s development. It offers free personal and professional development courses to staff at all 55 of our member associations, with benefits spreading across all levels of the football pyramid.
“At the heart of our ethos lies the belief that genuine progress stems from an insatiable curiosity, a commitment to lifelong learning, relentless improvement, and fostering a robust community of peers.”
Our programmes reserve places for professionals working outside of European football associations, allowing more members of the football community to advance their specialist skills.
Join us at the UEFA Academy and start a journey towards unparalleled success in the beautiful game.
The UEFA Academy: in numbers
- 3,500 graduates representing 170 nationalities
- 87 courses each year spread over 203 days
- 60 countries visited by our programmes
- 2,000 documents available on our online platform
- 1 unique network
LIFT-certified
The UEFA Academy is a LIFT-certified organisation, having successfully completed the European Foundation for Management Development's Learning Impact Certification LIFT (Learning Impact for Today and Tomorrow).
"The UEFA Academy has demonstrated ‘relentless improvement’ through their systematic use of stakeholder feedback ... and ‘community’ by helping to establish alumni groups that facilitate continuous learning."
Introduced in 2024, LIFT allows a learning function to evaluate and benchmark how it delivers impact to its stakeholders against industry standards. The certification was created using inputs from over 30 organisations, including CLIP-accredited learning functions and EQUIS-accredited business schools.
UEFA Academy partners
Football stakeholders
Sports governing bodies
International Basketball Federation
International Ice Hockey Federation
International Olympic Committee
Public Institutions
Universities
Ca’ Foscari University (Venice, Italy)
IMD Business School (Lausanne, Switzerland)
Institut Nacional d'Educació Física de Catalunya – Generalitat de Catalunya (Barcelona, Spain)
Johannes Gutenberg Universität (Mainz, Germany)
Kadir Has University (Istanbul, Türkiye)
University of Lausanne: Faculty of Business and Economics – HEC Lausanne (Switzerland)
University of London: Birkbeck Sport Business Centre (United Kingdom)
University of Limoges: Centre de Droit et d'Economie du Sport – CDES (France)
University of Rijeka: Law Faculty (Croatia)