query: organizer 2009 uefa super cup
supports: The 2009 UEFA Super Cup was the 34th UEFA Super Cup , an annual football match between the winners of the previous season 's UEFA Champions League and UEFA Cup competitions . The match was contested by 2008 -- 09 UEFA Champions League winners , Barcelona , and 2008 -- 09 UEFA Cup winners , Shakhtar Donetsk at the Stade Louis II in Monaco on 28 August 2009 , following the UEFA Champions League and Europa League draws at the Grimaldi Forum . This was the first meeting between the two sides since they met in Group C of the previous season 's Champions League competition . The UEFA Champions League is an annual continental club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) and contested by top-division European clubs. It is one of the most prestigious tournaments in the world and the most prestigious club competition in European football, played by the national league champion (and, for some nations, one or more runners-up) of each UEFA national association. The final of the 201213 tournament was the most watched UEFA Champions League final to date, as well as the most watched annual sporting event worldwide in 2013, drawing 360 million television viewers. The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA, ; ) is the administrative body for association football in Europe, although several member states are primarily or entirely located in Asia. It is one of six continental confederations of world football's governing body FIFA. UEFA consists of 55 national association members. The UEFA Super Cup is an annual football match organized by UEFA and contested by the reigning champions of the two main European club competitions, the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League. It takes place at the start of the domestic season, in mid-August, normally on a Tuesday. The Stade Louis II is a stadium located in the Fontvieille district of Monaco. It serves primarily as a venue for football, being the home of AS Monaco and the Monaco national football team. From 1998 - 2012 this was the location of the annual UEFA Super Cup match.  The Monaco national football team is a national side that represents Monaco in association football. The team is controlled by the Monegasque Football Federation, the governing body for all football in Monaco. Monaco is not a member of the FIFA or the UEFA, and does not participate in any of their international tournaments. Monaco was a founding member of the N.F.-Board in 2003, and finished second in the 2006 VIVA World Cup inaugural edition. However, due to political opposition, Monaco severed ties with the organization in 2010.
candidates: fifa union of european football associations
answer: union of european football associations