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The Union of Professional Football Clubs (UCPF) is a federation of employers which represents professional French football clubs.

History
The UCPF was created on the 28th of February 1990 as an association under the law of 1901 under the name "Union des clubs professionnels de football" (Union of Professional Football Clubs).

19 Ligue 1 clubs left the UCPF in August 2015 to create a federation named "Première Ligue" (Premier League).

The UCPF and Première Ligue reunited on the 1st of June 2021 under the name "Foot Unis" (United Football).

Purpose
The UCPF has multiple purposes :


 * to defend the general and specific interests of football clubs, particularly within national and international bodies ;
 * to be the main representative of football employees within the framework of a constructive social dialogue ;
 * to contribute, in cooperation with the public authorities, to the development of a competitive legal, fiscal and financial environment for professional football clubs ;
 * to promote solidarity and interaction in the world of football.

Members
For the 2019-2020 season, the UCPF comprised 22 members.

Governance
The executive committee is the governing body of the UCPF; it is composed of 10 members elected by the general assembly.

The president of the UCPF is elected by the general assembly on the recommendation of the executive committee.

The executive committee is responsible for:


 * controlling the general director's handling of the UCPF's administration and trade union affairs;
 * making all decisions and actions relating to the UCPF and its assets ;
 * proposing and monitoring the implementation of the UCPF policy voted by the general assembly,
 * establishing, if necessary, internal regulations and drafting proposals to be submitted to the general assembly.

It is responsible for unity within the UCPF and for the proper execution by the general director of all decisions made by the general assembly.

It executes all operations and actions decided upon by the general assembly and has the power of decision and implementation to accomplish all that is not explicitly within the jurisdiction of the assembly.