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2007/08 Report of the President and Executive Committee Annual report 2008_E:Layout 1 16/2/09 14:51 Page 1 WE CARE ABOUT FOOTBALL REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE UEFA ADMINISTRATION REPORT 2007/08 XXXIII Ordinary UEFA Congress Copenhagen, Denmark, March 2009 Annual report 2008_E:Layout 1 16/2/09 14:52 Page 3 02 03 Contents PART I: Report of the President and Executive Committee 06 07 Summary 08 09 Competitions 10 13 Meetings 14 15 Relations with the European Union and other public authorities 16 17 Composition 18 23 The Committees PART II: UEFA Administration Report 26 27 Introduction 28 33 National Associations 34 41 Competitions 42 45 Football Development 46 49 Governance and Legal Affairs 50 53 Communications 54 59 Marketing 60 63 Commercial 64 67 Finance 68 71 Services 72 77 UEFA Media Technologies Annual report 2008_E:Layout 1 16/2/09 14:52 Page 5 04 05 PART I: REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 1 July 2007 – 30 June 2008 Annual report 2008_E:Layout 1 16/2/09 14:52 Page 7 Report of the President and Executive Committee 06 07 Summary 2007/08 EURO 2008, which was held in Austria and The period covered by this report was also Links with the member associations and their During the period covered by this report, Switzerland, was the main event of the 2007/08 marked by continuing measures to strengthen officials were also improved through numerous the policy of strengthening the national season. The Executive Committee closely links between members of the European football visits made by the President to the associations associations was implemented through the monitored the whole preparatory phase. family. A vital step in this direction was taken in and by delegations to UEFA's Nyon headquarters, organisation of seminars specially tailored to the The President and members attended numerous January 2008, with the creation of the European as well as the regular participation of Executive associations' individual needs (TEP programme) matches, promotional events, inaugurations and Club Association, which replaced the European Committee members in national association and the sharing of good practices in the other events. Club Forum and was recognised by the clubs general assemblies. Free of the tension of management of sport and sports competitions and UEFA as the body capable of representing elections, the 32nd Ordinary UEFA Congress, (KISS programme). The resounding success of the tournament not all European clubs and defending their interests. which was held in Zagreb on 31 January 2008, only rewarded all the effort put in by the organisers, This measure resulted in the disbanding of the also provided a chance to discuss many of the but also underlined, once again, the extraordinary exclusive group of clubs based in Brussels (the issues being addressed by UEFA, while offering popularity of international football. so-called G14) and the withdrawal of various the delegations an opportunity to strengthen their complaints pending with civil courts. Another links with one another. The same was true of the The European Championship also provided stumbling block – the release of players for meeting of presidents and general secretaries, opportunities to strengthen links with top-level national team matches – was also successfully held in Vienna the day before the EURO 2008 final. politicians. In addition, the Executive Committee's resolved for the benefit of the European football decisions in the areas of television image family as a whole. production and marketing proved to be correct. The resulting financial success of the tournament Created in early 2007, the Professional Football ensured that support for the national associations Strategy Council has proved, in these and other through the HatTrick II programme will continue discussions, to be an ideal forum for debate of for the next few years. important issues common to UEFA and its member associations, professional leagues, The importance of the European Championship clubs and players. An agreement was also final round is such that an enormous amount of signed between UEFA and FIFPro Europe in attention is paid to preparations for the event. October 2007. For this reason, EURO 2012, which was awarded to the national associations of Poland and Now chaired by Executive Committee members, Ukraine in April 2007, has already been a frequent the UEFA committees fully played their part by topic of discussion at Executive Committee supporting the Executive Committee, which meetings during the last year. The political benefited from their detailed work. Their opinions instability in these countries and the delays in and proposals were included in reports brought work being carried out mean that the to each meeting of the Executive Committee, preparations require constant scrutiny and the enabling it to take decisions with the benefit of President and Executive Committee are doing committee recommendations. Committee weeks their utmost to ensure that the tournament can were introduced, during which two committee be held as planned in the countries of these two meetings were held each day at UEFA national associations. headquarters in Nyon. The expert panels also contributed to the Executive Committee's activities. All the national associations are represented within these bodies by their most senior officials, giving them greater involvement in UEFA's work and activities. Annual report 2008_E:Layout 1 16/2/09 14:52 Page 9 Report of the President and Executive Committee 08 09 Competitions 2007/08 Organising competitions for national teams and The club competitions will enter a new clubs clearly remains one of UEFA's key activities. three-season cycle in 2009, with a revised format. Like UEFA EURO 2008, the most prestigious Here also, dialogue and the exchange of ideas matches were a great success, both the UEFA were chosen as means of reaching a solution Champions League final in Moscow and the that, as far as possible, took all interests into UEFA Cup final in Manchester. The women's, account, without ever losing sight of the general youth and futsal competitions were also interest and the pre-eminence of the sporting successfully completed. Women's football in aspect. The Executive Committee adopted the particular continued to grow in popularity and the new club competitions format at its meeting in Executive Committee also carefully monitored the Lucerne at the end of 2007, opening the UEFA development of beach football. Champions League to representatives of more national associations while retaining the elements However, such success should not prevent us that are crucial to its success. Furthermore, from looking forward and seeking new ways of the final will be played on a Saturday evening ensuring that these major events continue to play, rather than a Wednesday, a switch that should or even increase, their role as stimulators of enable more children and families to attend, European football. As far as the European as well as ensuring that the match marks the Championship is concerned, a detailed study was culmination of a week-long football festival. carried out to examine the feasibility of increasing the number of final round participants to 24, As regards the UEFA Cup, at their meeting on as certain associations had requested at the 25/26 September 2008, the Executive Committee 2007 Congress in Düsseldorf. The meeting of approved a change of name to the UEFA Europa presidents and general secretaries held in Vienna League and chose the format of 12 groups of at the end of June 2008 was clearly in favour of four teams, with centralised marketing of media this proposal. rights for the group stage and fully centralised marketing of the knockout phase. The Executive Committee also decided to stick with the principle of clubs linking the UEFA Champions League with the new UEFA Europa League, through allowing clubs eliminated in the Champions League second and third qualifying rounds to enter the new competition. Finally, the UEFA Super Cup will continue to be played in Monaco until at least 2011 and will, from now on, be marketed with the UEFA Champions League rather than the UEFA Cup. Annual report 2008_E:Layout 1 16/2/09 14:52 Page 11 Report of the President and Executive Committee 10 11 Meetings 2007/08 The Executive Committee met six times In addition, the President and Executive during the reporting period. On each occasion, Committee members carried out numerous Summary of meetings: it reviewed the committees' activities, discussed individual missions, including meetings with their recommendations and took a large number political authorities, working group meetings, 26 September 2007 in Istanbul 30 November – 1 December 2007 in Lucerne of decisions, ranging from the selection of visits to national associations and representing organisers of final tournaments and competition UEFA at matches throughout Europe. • Adoption of EURO 2008 draw procedure • Approval of the new club competitions finals to the adoption of regulations, the approval format for 2009-12 of the construction of a new administrative The European members of the FIFA Executive • Proposal for ranking system for the draw for building, financial and commercial matters, the Committee participated in all UEFA Executive the 2010 World Cup qualifying competition • UEFA Champions League final moved to awarding of grants and monitoring of the club Committee meetings in order to ensure Saturday from 2010 licensing procedure, as well as draw procedures consistent, harmonious cooperation between • Partnership agreement with the and technical, legal and other issues. world football's governing body and UEFA. International Committee of the Red Cross • Approval of the agreement with the new Moreover, at each of these meetings, the at EURO 2008 European Club Association (ECA) President and General Secretary of the host national association were invited to attend in • Payment of a subsidy of CHF 1 million to • Hungarian Football Federation selected to order to familiarise themselves with the Executive the Hellenic Football Federation to fund the host the final round of the 2009/10 Committee's work and the way it dealt with the reconstruction of infrastructures damaged European Futsal Championship issues under discussion.
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