Club Competitions Committee
Wednesday, September 20, 2023
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1. The Club Competitions Committee is composed of a chair and the number of deputy chairs (all of them being members of the Executive Committee), vice-chairs and ordinary members (nominated by the ECA and ratified by the UEFA Executive Committee) deemed necessary for the committee to function properly and in accordance with the procedure agreed with the ECA. Furthermore, the EL are entitled to nominate one ordinary member to be ratified by the UEFA Executive Committee.
2. The Club Competitions Committee:
a) exchanges views on the current UEFA club competitions and discusses any matters related thereto, including financial, marketing and disciplinary matters;
b) draws up recommendations regarding possible modifications to the existing UEFA club competitions and to the regulations governing these competitions; if the Executive Committee disagrees with such recommendations, it will refer the matter back to the Club Competitions Committee for further consideration with the request to make a new proposal. In case of a “dead-lock situation”, the UEFA President and the ECA Chairman shall discuss a solution in good faith and, if they cannot reach any agreement, the status quo shall continue to apply, unless because of imperative reasons an amendment cannot be delayed any further (whereas in such urgent cases, only preliminary decisions can be taken);
c) considers any reports and proposals made by UEFA Club Competitions SA on UEFA club competitions business matters;
d) may assist in the process of selecting the venues for the UEFA club competitions finals;
e) proposes models for the distribution of club competition revenues;
f) has the following duties in competition management matters, including:
i. assisting in defining the draw principles and monitors the preparation of draws;
ii. setting scheduling principles in case of clashes of stadiums and/or cities;
iii. monitoring the preparation and completion of the various phases of the competitions.
Chairman | Gabriele Gravina | Italy |
Deputy Chairman | David Gill | England |
Deputy Chairman | Alexander Dyukov | Russia |
Members | Jokin Aperribay | Real Sociedad de Fútbol |
Asif Asgarov | Qarabağ FK | |
Rebecca Caplehorn | Tottenham Hotspur FC | |
Niclas Carlnén | Malmö FF | |
Fernando Carro de Prada | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | |
Giorgio Chiellini | Juventus FC | |
Damien Comolli | Toulouse FC | |
Ali Y. Koç | Fenerbahçe SK | |
Pablo Longoria | Olympique de Marseille | |
Dariusz Mioduski | Legia Warszawa | |
Pál Orosz | Ferencváros TC | |
Aki Riihilahti | HJK Helsinki | |
Snorre Strand | Molde FK | |
Kuno Tehva | Nõmme Kalju FC | |
Erik van Spanje | AFC Ajax | |
André Villas-Boas | FC Porto | |
Special Advisor | Fernando Gomes | Portugal |
European Leagues Representative | Claus Thomsen | Denmark |