Overview
- UEFA issued an official communication and Ceferin confirmed in Berlin that he will stand for re-election at the UEFA Congress in Astana on 22 April 2027.
- The announcement came at a meeting of presidents and secretaries-general of the 55 national federations, who had asked him to reverse his earlier decision to step down.
- Ceferin had said in February 2024 that he would leave at the end of his mandate, but a UEFA Congress later approved statute changes allowing an additional four-year term.
- If re-elected, Ceferin — UEFA president since 2016 — would begin a fourth term that could extend his leadership through 2031.
- The bid frames continuity for European football as its purpose and sets the stage for a contested Congress vote that will determine UEFA's leadership and policy direction next cycle.