FIGC President Gabriele Gravina has put his name forward for membership on the UEFA Executive Committee for the next four years. The election will be held in Belgrade on Thursday 3 April, during the 49th UEFA Ordinary Congress.

This was announced by UEFA, who also confirmed that all candidates had passed an eligibility test, required by the elections committee which is composed of members of the UEFA Governance and Compliance Committee, in accordance with article 2186) of the UEFA Statute and article 4bis of the Regulations for amendments to the UEFA Statute.

Gravina, who won re-election as FIGC President with 98.7% of the vote on 3 February, will appointed to the UEFA Executive Committee in April 2021, receiving 53 endorsements out of a possible 55, becoming the candidate with the most votes. Two years later, on 5 April 2023, he was named Vice-president of European football’s governing body.

CANDIDATES

a) Candidate for a position as a female member of the UEFA Executive Committee (four-year term)

1. Klaveness Lise, Norway

b) Candidates for seven positions on the UEFA Executive Committee (four-year term)

1. Blanc Dominique, Switzerland
2. Gravina Gabriele*, Italy
3. Kulesza Cezary, Poland
4. Kustić Marijan, Croatia
5. Lahti Ari, Finland
6. Melikbekyan Armen, Armenia
7. Paauw Frank, Netherlands
8. Pohlak Aivar, Estonia
9. Proença Pedro, Portugal
10. Quaderer Hugo, Liechtenstein
11. Watzke Hans-Joachim*, Germany

* up for re-election

c) Candidates for two positions on the UEFA Executive Committee (two-year terms)

1. Ļašenko Vadims, Lithuania
2. Louzán Abal Rafael, Spain
3. Shevchenko Andriy, Ukraine
4. Vassallo Bjorn, Malta
5. Zuares Moshe, Israel