European Leagues

European Leagues (EL) is a sports organization within association football created for growth of professional football in Europe.[2]

European Leagues
Formation6 June 2005[1]
HeadquartersNyon, Switzerland[1]
Membership
26 European Professional Football Leagues
Official language
English, French, German,
WebsiteOfficial website

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.

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 Premier League2005 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 Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional2005 Primeira Liga
Segunda Liga
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
 SpainLiga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional2005 La Liga
Segunda División
 SwedenSwedish Elite Football2005 Allsvenskan
Superettan
  SwitzerlandSwiss Football League2005 Super League
Challenge League
 UkraineUkrainian Premier League2009 Championship
Super Cup

Associate
Country Organisation Affiliation Competitions
 EnglandThe Football League2006 Championship
One
Two
League Cup
League Trophy
 FranceUnion des Clubs Professionnels de Football2008 –
 ItalyLega Nazionale Professionisti Serie B2011 Serie B
 ItalyLega Italiana Calcio Professionistico2008 Campionato
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 –

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:[4]

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. "Leagues". UEFA. Retrieved 21 April 2010.
  2. REPORT on the future of professional football in Europe / Governance / 13. European Parliament
  3. Member leagues EPFL
  4. League Results 2010 2011 Season Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine EPFL


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