UEFA: half of European top division clubs are controlled by an association or a public entity

Half of the top division clubs among UEFA's 55 national associations are controlled either by an association or a public entity, according to the 11^th edition of the "European Club Footballing Landscape report" published by UEFA on 16/01/2020.

67 European clubs out of the 685 studied are foreign-owned, 12 of which are in the Premier League and seven in Ligue 1 Conforama, the two leagues with the highest number of clubs, according to the European Confederation in in its annual club licensing benchmarking report.

"Just under 13% of clubs (64) reported a change of ownership in the 2018 financial year, underlining the stability of club ownership across Europe's top division," states UEFA in Chapter 6 of the "European Club Footballing Landscape report" which is dedicated to club ownership.

"In the 2018 financial year, there were 28 countries where at least half of all top-division clubs were owned by a private party or individual(s), and eight where all clubs were privately owned (including France, England and Italy). The most common club legal form is a limited company although there are…