Formed on the dissolution of the G-14 group in January 2008, as from the 2013-15 membership cycle, the European Club Association represents 220 clubs, made up of 106 Ordinary Members and 114 Associated Members, with at least one from each of the 53 national associations.
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge was the acting chairman[REF][REF] before officially being elected chairman of the ECA when its 103 members met for the first time on the 7-8 July 2008 at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland [REF].