UEFA Logo PNG
UEFA is an abbreviation for the Union of European Football Associations, which was established in 1954, and by today has grown into one of the most reputable and influential organizations in the global sports industry. UEFA is one of the major world football associations, which form FIFA.
Since its foundation in the 1950s, the Union of European Football Associations has gone through only a couple of logo modifications, with the major one in 1995, and only slight refinements since then.
Meaning and history
What is UEFA?
The Union of European Football Associations, founded in Switzerland in the middle of the 1950s, today is managed by Alexander a Ceferin and has 55 members. UEFA is considered to be one of the most influential football organizations in the world.
1954 – 1995
The initial UEFA logo featured an elegant yet contemporary and strong monochrome badge, composed of a stylized flag, which was weaving on a white background. The flag had its bottom part replaced by a custom bold sans-serif “UEFA” lettering with the horizontal bars of the “E” elongated, and accompanied by the upper flag part, with the pattern of five horizontal black stripes.
1995 – 2012
In 1995 the new UEFA badge was introduced. A solid red circular medallion with a smaller blue circle in the middle today is one of the most recognizable sport badges across the globe. Its first version was outlined in gold and drawn in a flat 2D manner, with the bold white “UEFA” inscription in a custom sans-serif arched above the stylized blue and white globe symbol.
2012 – 2021
In 2011, the emblem went through an update. Although it’s possible not to notice it, especially at smaller sizes, in fact, there were quite a few modifications.
On the old emblem, the thin ring was colored gold, while the new one has a silver outline. Also, the previous version was flat, while the current one uses a gradient texture both in the red and blue parts to create a 3D effect. While the map of Europe on the old logo was made up of white dots, the new version uses white bars for the purpose.
In addition to this, the Union of European Football Associations logo introduced in 2011 sports a different typeface. In comparison with its predecessor, it looks more modern and dynamic due to the combination of rounded and sharp corners, as well as asymmetric elements on the glyphs “A” and “E.” The letters themselves are slightly thinner than those used on the previous version.
2021 – Today
This design was pretty much the same as the one before, except for this period they dropped an additional map emblem.
