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Football · Level 10: Professional · Sub-level 10.105

The UEFA Licensing System

10 tests · 100 facts · updated 12 October 2026 · markdown

UEFA's two licensing systems: the Coaching Convention and its diplomas, national coaching schools, club licensing and the financial sustainability rules, sanctions and settlements, multi-club ownership and clubs refused a licence.

Each test below is ten questions on Insporta. The list under a test is what the questions check: one fact per question, with the source it was written from. Read it before the test, or come back from a wrong answer.

Test 1The UEFA Coaching ConventionTake a test

  1. A licence earned in one signatory country is recognised in the others.

    Source: UEFA Coaching Convention; UEFA Club Licensing and Financial Sustainability Regulations; UEFA and federation announcements · applied

  2. UEFA sets the minimum standards and checks each association's courses.

    Source: UEFA Coaching Convention; UEFA Club Licensing and Financial Sustainability Regulations; UEFA and federation announcements · recall

  3. It is named after the Czech coach Václav Jíra.

    Source: UEFA Coaching Convention; UEFA Club Licensing and Financial Sustainability Regulations; UEFA and federation announcements · recall

  4. An association can be endorsed for some levels, such as B, before others, such as Pro.

    Source: UEFA Coaching Convention; UEFA Club Licensing and Financial Sustainability Regulations; UEFA and federation announcements · recall

  5. A Pro licence from one signatory country is valid for top-flight jobs in another.

    Source: UEFA Coaching Convention; UEFA Club Licensing and Financial Sustainability Regulations; UEFA and federation announcements · applied

  6. The C diploma is the entry level, below the B.

    Source: UEFA Coaching Convention; UEFA Club Licensing and Financial Sustainability Regulations; UEFA and federation announcements · applied

  7. The licence bears the association's name and UEFA's endorsement.

    Source: UEFA Coaching Convention; UEFA Club Licensing and Financial Sustainability Regulations; UEFA and federation announcements · recall

  8. Endorsement comes before any licence can be issued.

    Source: UEFA Coaching Convention; UEFA Club Licensing and Financial Sustainability Regulations; UEFA and federation announcements · applied

  9. The Pro licence is the top of the ladder.

    Source: UEFA Coaching Convention; UEFA Club Licensing and Financial Sustainability Regulations; UEFA and federation announcements · recall

  10. Václav Jíra chaired UEFA's coaching work for many years.

    Source: UEFA Coaching Convention; UEFA Club Licensing and Financial Sustainability Regulations; UEFA and federation announcements · recall

Test 2The diplomas and what they allowTake a test

  1. It sits at A level and focuses on developing players for the professional game.

    Source: UEFA Coaching Convention; UEFA Club Licensing and Financial Sustainability Regulations; UEFA and federation announcements · recall

  2. Goalkeeping has its own route alongside the outfield ladder.

    Source: UEFA Coaching Convention; UEFA Club Licensing and Financial Sustainability Regulations; UEFA and federation announcements · recall

  3. The UEFA Futsal B was added to the Convention for futsal coaches.

    Source: UEFA Coaching Convention; UEFA Club Licensing and Financial Sustainability Regulations; UEFA and federation announcements · recall

  4. The head coach must hold the Pro licence; the assistant needs at least the A.

    Source: UEFA Coaching Convention; UEFA Club Licensing and Financial Sustainability Regulations; UEFA and federation announcements · recall

  5. Renewal depends on hours of continuing education approved by the association.

    Source: UEFA Coaching Convention; UEFA Club Licensing and Financial Sustainability Regulations; UEFA and federation announcements · recall

  6. The Pro course usually also asks for coaching experience after the A.

    Source: UEFA Coaching Convention; UEFA Club Licensing and Financial Sustainability Regulations; UEFA and federation announcements · recall

  7. The A and Pro are needed for senior professional roles.

    Source: UEFA Coaching Convention; UEFA Club Licensing and Financial Sustainability Regulations; UEFA and federation announcements · recall

  8. Most associations ask for time coaching between the A and the Pro.

    Source: UEFA Coaching Convention; UEFA Club Licensing and Financial Sustainability Regulations; UEFA and federation announcements · applied

  9. B or C, then A, then Pro.

    Source: UEFA Coaching Convention; UEFA Club Licensing and Financial Sustainability Regulations; UEFA and federation announcements · applied

  10. The Pro licence is required for head coaches in top divisions and UEFA competitions.

    Source: UEFA Coaching Convention; UEFA Club Licensing and Financial Sustainability Regulations; UEFA and federation announcements · recall

Test 3National coaching schoolsTake a test

  1. Coaches finishing Italy's top course there write a thesis that is kept on file.

    Source: UEFA Coaching Convention; UEFA Club Licensing and Financial Sustainability Regulations; UEFA and federation announcements · recall

  2. Many of the theses by later famous coaches have been published or quoted.

    Source: UEFA Coaching Convention; UEFA Club Licensing and Financial Sustainability Regulations; UEFA and federation announcements · recall

  3. Pirlo was named Juventus coach in August 2020 with his course nearly finished.

    Source: UEFA Coaching Convention; UEFA Club Licensing and Financial Sustainability Regulations; UEFA and federation announcements · recall

  4. It is the German route to the UEFA Pro licence.

    Source: UEFA Coaching Convention; UEFA Club Licensing and Financial Sustainability Regulations; UEFA and federation announcements · recall

  5. Weisweiler won titles with Mönchengladbach and Köln and ran the Cologne sports university's coaching course.

    Source: UEFA Coaching Convention; UEFA Club Licensing and Financial Sustainability Regulations; UEFA and federation announcements · recall

  6. The complex opened in 2003; the others are club training grounds.

    Source: UEFA Coaching Convention; UEFA Club Licensing and Financial Sustainability Regulations; UEFA and federation announcements · recall

  7. Admission usually weighs coaching experience and playing career.

    Source: UEFA Coaching Convention; UEFA Club Licensing and Financial Sustainability Regulations; UEFA and federation announcements · applied

  8. 1958, 2003 and 2012.

    Source: UEFA Coaching Convention; UEFA Club Licensing and Financial Sustainability Regulations; UEFA and federation announcements · recall

  9. The thesis is the last piece of work before the licence.

    Source: UEFA Coaching Convention; UEFA Club Licensing and Financial Sustainability Regulations; UEFA and federation announcements · applied

  10. The federation's complex houses the national teams, the offices and the coaching school.

    Source: UEFA Coaching Convention; UEFA Club Licensing and Financial Sustainability Regulations; UEFA and federation announcements · recall

Test 4UEFA club licensingTake a test

  1. The licensing system came before the financial fair play rules of 2010.

    Source: UEFA Coaching Convention; UEFA Club Licensing and Financial Sustainability Regulations; UEFA and federation announcements · recall

  2. UEFA sets the criteria and audits the licensors.

    Source: UEFA Coaching Convention; UEFA Club Licensing and Financial Sustainability Regulations; UEFA and federation announcements · recall

  3. The place usually goes to the next club in the league.

    Source: UEFA Coaching Convention; UEFA Club Licensing and Financial Sustainability Regulations; UEFA and federation announcements · recall

  4. Personnel criteria cover the coaches, medical staff and officers the club must employ.

    Source: UEFA Coaching Convention; UEFA Club Licensing and Financial Sustainability Regulations; UEFA and federation announcements · recall

  5. Youth teams and an approved development programme are required.

    Source: UEFA Coaching Convention; UEFA Club Licensing and Financial Sustainability Regulations; UEFA and federation announcements · recall

  6. The categories run from 1 to 4 and set rules on capacity, facilities and lighting.

    Source: UEFA Coaching Convention; UEFA Club Licensing and Financial Sustainability Regulations; UEFA and federation announcements · recall

  7. Overdue payables are checked at set dates in the season.

    Source: UEFA Coaching Convention; UEFA Club Licensing and Financial Sustainability Regulations; UEFA and federation announcements · applied

  8. Licences are decided before the season in which the club plays in Europe.

    Source: UEFA Coaching Convention; UEFA Club Licensing and Financial Sustainability Regulations; UEFA and federation announcements · applied

  9. 2004-05, 2011-12 and 2023-24.

    Source: UEFA Coaching Convention; UEFA Club Licensing and Financial Sustainability Regulations; UEFA and federation announcements · recall

  10. Sporting, infrastructure, personnel and administrative, legal and financial.

    Source: UEFA Coaching Convention; UEFA Club Licensing and Financial Sustainability Regulations; UEFA and federation announcements · recall

Test 5The financial sustainability rules of 2022Take a test

  1. The Club Licensing and Financial Sustainability Regulations were phased in from 2022-23.

    Source: UEFA Coaching Convention; UEFA Club Licensing and Financial Sustainability Regulations; UEFA and federation announcements · recall

  2. No overdue payables, the football earnings rule and the squad cost rule.

    Source: UEFA Coaching Convention; UEFA Club Licensing and Financial Sustainability Regulations; UEFA and federation announcements · recall

  3. It doubled the old limit and can rise to 90 million for clubs in good financial health.

    Source: UEFA Coaching Convention; UEFA Club Licensing and Financial Sustainability Regulations; UEFA and federation announcements · recall

  4. Spending on youth, women's football and infrastructure is left out to encourage it.

    Source: UEFA Coaching Convention; UEFA Club Licensing and Financial Sustainability Regulations; UEFA and federation announcements · recall

  5. The same exemption applies to spending on stadiums and training facilities.

    Source: UEFA Coaching Convention; UEFA Club Licensing and Financial Sustainability Regulations; UEFA and federation announcements · applied

  6. Unpaid fees, wages or taxes can lead to sanctions.

    Source: UEFA Coaching Convention; UEFA Club Licensing and Financial Sustainability Regulations; UEFA and federation announcements · recall

  7. A club can make a loss and still pass, if player spending stays within the ratio.

    Source: UEFA Coaching Convention; UEFA Club Licensing and Financial Sustainability Regulations; UEFA and federation announcements · applied

  8. Many cases end in a settlement agreement rather than a hearing.

    Source: UEFA Coaching Convention; UEFA Club Licensing and Financial Sustainability Regulations; UEFA and federation announcements · applied

  9. 30, 60 and 90 million euros.

    Source: UEFA Coaching Convention; UEFA Club Licensing and Financial Sustainability Regulations; UEFA and federation announcements · recall

  10. The new rules keep licensing and add a squad cost limit.

    Source: UEFA Coaching Convention; UEFA Club Licensing and Financial Sustainability Regulations; UEFA and federation announcements · recall

Test 6Sanctions and settlementsTake a test

  1. City had been banned from UEFA competitions for two seasons in February 2020.

    Source: UEFA disciplinary decisions and settlement agreements; CAS awards; league and federation announcements; contemporary reporting · recall

  2. The rest of the charges were found not proven.

    Source: UEFA disciplinary decisions and settlement agreements; CAS awards; league and federation announcements; contemporary reporting · recall

  3. Both agreed fines of 60 million euros, 40 million of it suspended.

    Source: UEFA disciplinary decisions and settlement agreements; CAS awards; league and federation announcements; contemporary reporting · recall

  4. They could register 21 players instead of 25 in 2014-15.

    Source: UEFA disciplinary decisions and settlement agreements; CAS awards; league and federation announcements; contemporary reporting · recall

  5. The club accepted the exclusion as part of an agreement with UEFA.

    Source: UEFA disciplinary decisions and settlement agreements; CAS awards; league and federation announcements; contemporary reporting · recall

  6. Clubs that miss the agreed targets face further sanctions.

    Source: UEFA disciplinary decisions and settlement agreements; CAS awards; league and federation announcements; contemporary reporting · recall

  7. The new owners reported the issues themselves after buying the club.

    Source: UEFA disciplinary decisions and settlement agreements; CAS awards; league and federation announcements; contemporary reporting · recall

  8. 2014, 2019 and 2020.

    Source: UEFA disciplinary decisions and settlement agreements; CAS awards; league and federation announcements; contemporary reporting · recall

  9. The court sits in Lausanne.

    Source: UEFA disciplinary decisions and settlement agreements; CAS awards; league and federation announcements; contemporary reporting · applied

  10. The fine was for failing to cooperate with UEFA's investigation.

    Source: UEFA disciplinary decisions and settlement agreements; CAS awards; league and federation announcements; contemporary reporting · recall

Test 7Multi-club ownership and UEFATake a test

  1. Owners can keep both clubs in by reducing their control of one before the deadline.

    Source: UEFA disciplinary decisions and settlement agreements; CAS awards; league and federation announcements; contemporary reporting · recall

  2. The trustee held the shares, and the group gave up its say in Girona's running.

    Source: UEFA disciplinary decisions and settlement agreements; CAS awards; league and federation announcements; contemporary reporting · recall

  3. Both clubs could then play in the same UEFA competition.

    Source: UEFA disciplinary decisions and settlement agreements; CAS awards; league and federation announcements; contemporary reporting · recall

  4. The owner still owns the shares but cannot influence the club's decisions.

    Source: UEFA disciplinary decisions and settlement agreements; CAS awards; league and federation announcements; contemporary reporting · recall

  5. Its clubs included Genoa, Hertha Berlin, Standard Liège and Vasco da Gama.

    Source: UEFA disciplinary decisions and settlement agreements; CAS awards; league and federation announcements; contemporary reporting · recall

  6. Influence can come without owning a majority of the shares.

    Source: UEFA disciplinary decisions and settlement agreements; CAS awards; league and federation announcements; contemporary reporting · recall

  7. Eagle Football was John Textor's group; V Sports belongs to Aston Villa's owners.

    Source: UEFA disciplinary decisions and settlement agreements; CAS awards; league and federation announcements; contemporary reporting · recall

  8. UEFA has accepted blind trusts and governance changes; a sale ends the link altogether.

    Source: UEFA disciplinary decisions and settlement agreements; CAS awards; league and federation announcements; contemporary reporting · applied

  9. The deadline falls before the draws for the competition.

    Source: UEFA disciplinary decisions and settlement agreements; CAS awards; league and federation announcements; contemporary reporting · applied

  10. Brighton's owner Tony Bloom was a major investor in the Belgian club; both played in the Europa League.

    Source: UEFA disciplinary decisions and settlement agreements; CAS awards; league and federation announcements; contemporary reporting · recall

Test 8Clubs refused a licence or refoundedTake a test

  1. Their investor did not provide the guarantees the licence needed.

    Source: UEFA disciplinary decisions and settlement agreements; CAS awards; league and federation announcements; contemporary reporting · recall

  2. The DFB runs the third tier and the national teams.

    Source: UEFA disciplinary decisions and settlement agreements; CAS awards; league and federation announcements; contemporary reporting · recall

  3. It played its first refounded season as Florentia Viola.

    Source: UEFA disciplinary decisions and settlement agreements; CAS awards; league and federation announcements; contemporary reporting · recall

  4. Aurelio De Laurentiis took over the refounded club.

    Source: UEFA disciplinary decisions and settlement agreements; CAS awards; league and federation announcements; contemporary reporting · recall

  5. They rose again through three divisions in three seasons.

    Source: UEFA disciplinary decisions and settlement agreements; CAS awards; league and federation announcements; contemporary reporting · recall

  6. They were admitted to the old Third Division by the Scottish Football League.

    Source: UEFA disciplinary decisions and settlement agreements; CAS awards; league and federation announcements; contemporary reporting · recall

  7. Their financial guarantees fell through before the season could start.

    Source: UEFA disciplinary decisions and settlement agreements; CAS awards; league and federation announcements; contemporary reporting · recall

  8. Conditions can include proving funds by a set date.

    Source: UEFA disciplinary decisions and settlement agreements; CAS awards; league and federation announcements; contemporary reporting · applied

  9. Serie D is the highest amateur level.

    Source: UEFA disciplinary decisions and settlement agreements; CAS awards; league and federation announcements; contemporary reporting · recall

  10. Three promotions in a row took them from the fourth tier to the top.

    Source: UEFA disciplinary decisions and settlement agreements; CAS awards; league and federation announcements; contemporary reporting · recall

Test 9Squad lists in UEFA competitionsTake a test

  1. The other four may come from other clubs in the same country.

    Source: UEFA disciplinary decisions and settlement agreements; CAS awards; league and federation announcements; contemporary reporting · recall

  2. Both kinds count as locally trained if they spent three seasons there between 15 and 21.

    Source: UEFA disciplinary decisions and settlement agreements; CAS awards; league and federation announcements; contemporary reporting · recall

  3. If fewer than two keepers are available, a club may register a replacement.

    Source: UEFA disciplinary decisions and settlement agreements; CAS awards; league and federation announcements; contemporary reporting · recall

  4. List B has no upper limit on numbers.

    Source: UEFA disciplinary decisions and settlement agreements; CAS awards; league and federation announcements; contemporary reporting · recall

  5. Before, a player who had appeared for one club was cup-tied for the season.

    Source: UEFA disciplinary decisions and settlement agreements; CAS awards; league and federation announcements; contemporary reporting · recall

  6. UEFA's lists count locally trained players, not nationalities.

    Source: UEFA disciplinary decisions and settlement agreements; CAS awards; league and federation announcements; contemporary reporting · recall

  7. The Bosman ruling of 1995 ended quotas on EU players.

    Source: UEFA disciplinary decisions and settlement agreements; CAS awards; league and federation announcements; contemporary reporting · applied

  8. List B players can be added until the day before a match.

    Source: UEFA disciplinary decisions and settlement agreements; CAS awards; league and federation announcements; contemporary reporting · applied

  9. The three seasons must fall between the ages of 15 and 21.

    Source: UEFA disciplinary decisions and settlement agreements; CAS awards; league and federation announcements; contemporary reporting · applied

  10. The winter changes are allowed before the knockout rounds.

    Source: UEFA disciplinary decisions and settlement agreements; CAS awards; league and federation announcements; contemporary reporting · recall

Test 10Contested questions about licensing and moneyTake a test

  1. Critics say revenue-based limits favour clubs with big incomes; UEFA says they prevent ruin.

    Source: UEFA disciplinary decisions and settlement agreements; CAS awards; league and federation announcements; contemporary reporting · applied

  2. Supporters point to clubs that collapsed after spending beyond their means.

    Source: UEFA disciplinary decisions and settlement agreements; CAS awards; league and federation announcements; contemporary reporting · applied

  3. Results depend on players, money and luck as much as on the coach.

    Source: UEFA disciplinary decisions and settlement agreements; CAS awards; league and federation announcements; contemporary reporting · applied

  4. Some associations have added bursaries and part-time routes.

    Source: UEFA disciplinary decisions and settlement agreements; CAS awards; league and federation announcements; contemporary reporting · applied

  5. The shortcut is itself debated: playing and coaching are different skills.

    Source: UEFA disciplinary decisions and settlement agreements; CAS awards; league and federation announcements; contemporary reporting · applied

  6. City kept its place in the Champions League.

    Source: UEFA disciplinary decisions and settlement agreements; CAS awards; league and federation announcements; contemporary reporting · recall

  7. Supporters reply that the limits still stop clubs spending money they do not have.

    Source: UEFA disciplinary decisions and settlement agreements; CAS awards; league and federation announcements; contemporary reporting · applied

  8. Mid-2000s, 2018-19 and 2023-24.

    Source: UEFA disciplinary decisions and settlement agreements; CAS awards; league and federation announcements; contemporary reporting · recall

  9. Phasing gives clubs time to adjust their budgets.

    Source: UEFA disciplinary decisions and settlement agreements; CAS awards; league and federation announcements; contemporary reporting · applied

  10. FIFA is in Zurich and the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne.

    Source: UEFA disciplinary decisions and settlement agreements; CAS awards; league and federation announcements; contemporary reporting · recall

Sources

IFAB, FIFA and UEFA regulations and reports / club and federation statements / published coaching literature / peer-reviewed studies / contemporary reporting

  • UEFA Coaching Convention; UEFA Club Licensing and Financial Sustainability Regulations; UEFA and federation announcements50
  • UEFA disciplinary decisions and settlement agreements; CAS awards; league and federation announcements; contemporary reporting50