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UEFA Membership
- 2024 (55)
  - Germany qualifies as host
  - 53 in qualifying rounds (Russia suspended by UEFA due to Russian invasion of Ukraine (Feb 2022) and did not participate in 2022 draw)
- 2021 (due to COVID-19 pandemic; no host (all of Europe))
  - 1 new member (55)
    - Kosovo (2016) - breakup of Serbia
  - Macedonia changed name to North Macedonia (2019)
  - 55 in qualifying rounds (2018 draw)
- 2016
  - 1 new member (54)
    - Gibraltar (2013)
  - France qualified as host
  - 53 in qualifying rounds (2014 draw)
- 2012
  - 1 new member (53)
    - Montenegro (2007) - breakup of Serbia and Montenegro
  - Serbia and Montenegro changed name to Serbia (2006)
  - Poland and Ukraine qualified as hosts
  - 51 in qualifying rounds (2010 draw)
- 2008 (52)
  - Austria and Switzerland qualified as hosts
  - 50 in qualifying rounds (2006 draw)
- 2004
  - 1 new member (52)
    - Kazakhstan (2002) - moved from Asian Football Confed (AFC)
  - FR Yugoslavia changed name to Serbia and Montenegro (2003)
  - Portugal qualified as host
  - 51 in qualifying rounds (2002 draw)
- 2000
  - 2 new members (51)
    - Andorra (1996)
    - Bosnia and Herzegovina (1998) - breakup of Yugoslavia
  - Belgium and Netherlands qualified as hosts
  - 49 in qualifying rounds (1998 draw)
- 1996
  - 1 member ceased to exist (35)
    - East Germany (1990)
  - Soviet Union changed name to Russia (1992)
  - Yugoslavia changed name to FR Yugoslavia (1992)
  - Czechoslovakia changed name to Czech Republic (1993)
  - 14 new members (49)
    - Armenia (1992) - breakup of Soviet Union
    - Estonia (1992) - breakup of Soviet Union
    - Georgia (1992) - breakup of Soviet Union
    - Latvia (1992) - breakup of Soviet Union
    - Lithuania (1992) - breakup of Soviet Union
    - Slovenia (1992) - breakup of Yugoslavia
    - Ukraine (1992) - breakup of Soviet Union
    - Belarus (1993) - breakup of Soviet Union
    - Croatia (1993) - breakup of Yugoslavia
    - Moldova (1994) - breakup of Soviet Union
    - Slovakia (1994) - breakup of Czechoslovakia
    - Azerbaijan (1994) - breakup of Soviet Union
    - Israel (1994)
    - Macedonia (1994) - breakup of Yugoslavia
  - England qualified as host
  - 47 in qualifying rounds (FR Yugoslavia banned by UN due to Yugoslav wars (May 1992) and did not participate in 1994 draw)
- 1992
  - 2 new members (36)
    - San Marino (1988)
    - Faroe Islands (1990)
  - Sweden qualified as host
  - 34 in qualifying rounds (Liechtenstein did not participate in 1990 draw)
    - After draw, East Germany merged with West Germany to form unified Germany team (Oct 1990)
    - Yugoslavia qualified by winning Group 4 but were banned by UN due to Yugoslav wars (May 1992), replaced by Denmark
    - Soviet Union qualified by winning Group 3 but were dissolved into 12 states (Dec 1991) but were reformed as Commonwealth of Independent States (Jan 1992) just for Euro 1992 tournament
- 1988 (34)
  - West Germany qualified as host
  - 32 in qualifying rounds (Liechtenstein did not participate in 1986 draw)
- 1984 (34)
  - France qualified as host
  - 32 in qualifying rounds (Liechtenstein did not participate in 1982 draw)
- 1980 (34)
  - Italy qualified as host
  - 31 in qualifying rounds (Albania and Liechtenstein did not participate in 1977 draw)
- 1976
  - 1 new member (34)
    - Liechtenstein (1974)
  - 32 in qualifying rounds (Albania and Liechtenstein did not participate in 1974 group qualifying)
- 1972 (33)
  - 32 in qualifying rounds (Iceland did not participate in 1970 group qualifying)
- 1968 (33)
  - 31 in qualifying rounds (Iceland and Malta did not participate in 1966 group qualifying)
- 1964
  - 3 new members (33)
    - Malta (1960)
    - Cyprus (1962)
    - Turkey (1962)
  - 29 in qualifying rounds (Cyprus, Finland, Scotland, and West Germany did not participate in 1962 preliminary round)
- 1960
  - 30 members

17 in qualifying rounds (Albania, Belgium, England, Finland, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Scotland, Sweden, Switzerland, Wales, and West Germany did not participate in 1958 preliminary round)
- Austria
- Bulgaria
- Czechoslovakia
- Denmark
- East Germany
- France
- Greece
- Hungary
- Northern Ireland
- Norway
- Poland
- Portugal
- Ireland
- Romania
- Soviet Union
- Spain
- Yugoslavia

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