Budget 2023/24 General Remarks
The first season of a new Membership Cycle: The 2023/24 fiscal year marks a pivotal moment in our membership association’s trajectory, as we embrace the first year of the 2023-2027 Membership Cycle. This cycle signifies not just a renewal of our commitment to represent European clubs but a significant necessary expansion of our organisation following the unanimously approved internal governance reforms last season. The continuing increase of our membership base underscores the growing recognition of ECA’s value and relevance across diverse strategic pillars. Nurturing Strategic Pillars and member clubs’ representation The proposed budget has been built on the following principles and pillars: • Growing European Club Representation: • Our relentless pursuit of the interests of European clubs was underscored by the renewal of our MoU with FIFA. We expect to renew our MoU with UEFA in the near future. These enduring partnerships act as a conduit, harmonising our objectives with the global football landscape. Through these strategic alliances, we endeavour to safeguard the voices and aspirations of European clubs, ensuring they resonate at international level. The MoU with UEFA forms the cornerstone of our commitment to maintaining an unbroken continuum of engagement between clubs and
their core European partner UEFA, a testament to our determination to champion European clubs on the European stage. • In tandem with our MoU renewal, we continue building on a groundbreaking journey through a commercial joint venture with UEFA. This visionary partnership is set to redefine the commercial landscape of football engagement, establishing new pathways for collaboration and creating an ecosystem that not only bolsters our clubs’ interests but also elevates the collective football experience. This joint venture stands as an emblem of our combined dedication with UEFA to driving innovation, forging partnerships, and etching a legacy of cooperative excellence. • Shaping the Future: The European football landscape is fast moving, and we are now embarking on a journey to pause, reflect and define our organisational strategy for the 2023- 2027 cycle. Part of the coming season’s work, once a new ECA Board is in place, will be to commission a leading consultancy firm to undertake a strategic review. • Scaling Member Services : As our membership base increases so too will the quality and quantity of services and events we deliver for the benefit of all clubs, meaning we will also need to grow our human resource and expertise in a responsible manner, with future recruitment prioritised in the area of account management and the delivery
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Financial Report 2021/22 and Budget 2022/23 Budget 2023/24
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