ECA Board approves ‘Membership for All’ reforms

Doha: The European Club Association (ECA) Board, chaired by Nasser Al Khelaifi, concluded its meeting in Dublin, Ireland with a number of key decision...

Doha: The European Club Association (ECA) Board, chaired by Nasser Al Khelaifi, concluded its meeting in Dublin, Ireland with a number of key decisions taken concerning its future membership structure and growth.

The Board approved a revision to the organisational regulations that will see the existing membership structure amended with the Partner/Network category being merged into the Associated Member category across respective Subdivisions.

This means that the former Network/Partner clubs will have the ability to elect members to the Board via the Subdivisions and have the same rights as those held by Associated Members. There is no change for Ordinary Members.

Commenting on the huge growth of ECA membership, the ECA Chairman said: “This is an amazing achievement to have reached over 700 clubs of the ECA Family with a member growth of 160% since the start of the 2023/24 season. With the changes to our membership structure approved by the Board today, that will go to the General Assembly for final ratification, we will continue to make ECA more democratic, more open and more inclusive for all clubs across Europe.”

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