UEFA Certificate In Football Management – Apply Now For The 2024/25 Edition

For anybody working within a football organisation, the UEFA Certificate in Football Management represents a golden opportunity to gain a deeper knowledge and understanding of how the game operates.

Run under the aegis of the UEFA Academy, the UEFA CFM offers course participants the chance to increase their understanding of the football industry as well as to develop their own managerial skills and, in the process, join our growing global community of over 2,000 football industry professionals.

If that sounds enticing, then why not apply for a place? The latest edition of our prestigious programme begins in November 2024 and the deadline is approaching for candidates to submit their applications.

How it is structured

The 2024/25 edition will run for nine months until summer 2025 and will entail both e-learning and in person training, all in English. Programme participants will undertake 10 interactive online modules and three face-to-face seminars – the first and third at UEFA’s HQ in Nyon, and the second in football venues in London.

Each module and seminar covers the following key areas of football management:

– The organisation of world football

– Strategic and performance management

– Operational management

– Football marketing and sponsorship

– Communication, media and public relations

– Event and volunteer management

– Women’s football

– Football development

– Social and environmental sustainability

– Football law                                                            

On completion, participants will earn a Certificate of Advance Studies (CAS) in Football Management worth 10 ECTS, which are recognised by all European universities.

View the 2024/25 programme here.

What it costs

The full cost is €7,900, including all programme materials as well as F&B during the seminars.

How to apply

WHO – People working in or connected to the football industry who wish to enhance their career can apply.

WHEN – Deadline to apply for the 6th edition: 31 July 2024

Click here to apply.

Need to know more? If you have any other questions, please contact us at academy@uefa.ch