As previously reported, the 49th UEFA Congress took place in Belgrade. Elections to the UEFA Executive Committee and FIFA Council were held in the Serbian capital.
The press service of the union reported on the elections to the Executive Committee and other bodies.
Elections took place at the Congress:
• for seven positions on the UEFA Executive Committee with a four-year mandate
During the voting in the first round, it was necessary to obtain 28 votes (more than half of 55)
Candidates and number of votes
Frank Paw (Netherlands) 49
Gabriele Gravina (Italy)* 48
Hans-Joachim Watzke (Germany)* 48
Marjan Kustić (Croatia) 42
Ari Lahti (Finland) 41
Aivar Pohlak (Estonia) 37
Armen Melikbekyan (Armenia) 29
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Cezar Kulesh (Poland) 21
Hugo Kvaederer (Liechtenstein) 19
Dominique Blanc (Switzerland) 11
Pedro Proenza (Portugal) 7
*re-elected
• for two positions on the UEFA Executive Committee with a two-year mandate
Candidates and number of votes
Rafael Lusan Abal (Spain) 32
Moshe Zuarez (Israel) 31
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Bjorn Vassallo (Malta) 18
Andriy Shevchenko (Ukraine) 15
Vadym Lyashenko (Latvia) 11
• for a women's position on the UEFA Executive Committee with a four-year mandate
Lize Klavaness (Norway) was elected unanimously.
Claudius Schafer (Switzerland) was approved as a member of the UEFA Executive Committee with a four-year mandate from European leagues.
Elections took place at the Congress:
• for a women's position on the FIFA Council with a four-year mandate
Pascale van Damme (Belgium)
• for four positions on the FIFA Council with a four-year mandate
• Rezvan Burlanu (Romania)*
• George Kumas (Cyprus)*
• Bernd Neuyendorf (Germany)*
• Dejan Savicevic (Montenegro)*
* re-elected
At the founding meeting of the UEFA Executive Committee, which took place after the UEFA Congress, Gabriele Gravina was appointed as the first vice-president of UEFA, and Hans-Joachim Watzke and Jesper Moller were appointed as vice-presidents. Sandor Csanadi was appointed as treasurer of UEFA and confirmed as vice-president of UEFA.
David Gill (ENG), Karl-Erik Nilsson (SWE), and Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (GER) received the status of honorary members of UEFA for their outstanding contributions to the development of European football.