National Associations Committee
Wednesday, July 1, 2026
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1. The National Associations Committee deals with relations between UEFA and its member associations, in particular:
a) development of UEFA's relationship with its member associations;
b) problems within or between UEFA member associations;
c) problems regarding applications for UEFA membership;
d) any exceptional situation that could justify a suspension of a UEFA member association in accordance with the UEFA Statutes;
e) cooperation with political authorities as well as cases of unwarranted political or other interference;
f) advice and assistance to UEFA member associations on matters related to their internal organisation, upon request;
g) the organisation of workshops and seminars designed to improve standards of administration within UEFA member associations, in cooperation with other organisations;
h) decisions on measures to be taken in order to solve problems arising within member associations affected by exceptional circumstances;
i) monitoring the proper implementation of UEFA’s GROW Business Development Programme in order to support the strategic and systematic development of UEFA’s member associations;
j) consideration of needs of UEFA member associations and strategies to be applied in this respect, such as the Top Executive Programme, as well as of recommendations of portfolio holders to the Executive Committee.
2. The National Associations Committee monitors the proper implementation of UEFA’s confederation support programme as defined by the UEFA Executive Committee.
3. The National Associations Committee may be supported in its work by the Administrative Experts Panel.
| Chair | Servet Yardımcı | Türkiye |
| Deputy Chair | Alexander Dyukov | Russia |
| Deputy Chair | Marijan Kustić | Croatia |
| 1st Vice Chair | Moshe Zuares | Israel |
| 2nd Vice Chair | Cezary Kulesza | Poland |
| 3rd Vice Chair | Vico Zeljković | Bosnia & Herzegovina |
| 4th Vice Chair | Simon Åström | Sweden |
| Members | François Bigot | France |
| Robert Breiter | Switzerland | |
| Kakha Chumburidze | Georgia | |
| Tomislav Čizmić | Slovenia | |
| María de León | England | |
| Eduard Dervishaj | Spain | |
| Chrysostomos Gkagkatsis | Greece | |
| Leonid Jandreoski | North Macedonia | |
| Haris Loizides | Cyprus | |
| Karl-Petter Løken | Norway | |
| Noel Mooney | Wales | |
| Patrick Nelson | Northern Ireland | |
| Armen Nikoghosyan | Armenia | |
| Leonid Oleinicenco | Moldova | |
| Marat Omarov | Kazakhstan | |
| Pedro Proença | Portugal | |
| Branko Radujko | Serbia | |
| Thomas Risch | Liechtenstein | |
| Hedeli Sassi | Belgium | |
| Ivana Schneebergerová | Slovakia | |
| Radu Visan | Romania | |
| Patrick Wolf | Germany | |
| Special Advisor | Alan McRae | Scotland |
| EFC Representative | Michele Centenaro | Italy |
| FIFPRO Europe Representative | Mirko Poledica | Serbia |