UEFA coaching licences#UEFA B Licence

The UEFA Pro Licence is the highest coaching certification available in Europe and generally follows the completion of the 'B' and 'A' licences.{{cite web |title=The UEFA Pro Diploma |url=https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/0268-11f1908f8de9-9feac6d280b8-1000/ |website=UEFA |access-date=27 June 2024}}{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/6189330.stm | work=BBC Sport | first=Alistair | last=Magowan | title=What is a UEFA Pro Licence? | date=23 June 2008 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061205194651/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/6189330.stm | archive-date=5 December 2006 | url-status=live }} A Pro Licence is required for anyone who wishes to manage a football club in the top tier of any European nation's league system on a permanent basis, i.e. more than 12 weeks (the amount of time an unqualified caretaker manager is allowed to take control). Such a licence is also required to manage in the UEFA Champions League, the UEFA Europa League and the UEFA Conference League.{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/mar/28/fa-uefa-pro-licence-course?INTCMP=ILCNETTXT3487|title=The FA's UEFA Pro Licence Course – Who, What and When|publisher=Guardian News and Media|work=The Guardian|access-date=12 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140329195634/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/mar/28/fa-uefa-pro-licence-course?INTCMP=ILCNETTXT3487|archive-date=29 March 2014|url-status=live}}{{cite news| url=http://www.theuksportsnetwork.com/so-you-want-to-be-a-football-coach-just-how-easy-is-i | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130204191230/http://www.theuksportsnetwork.com/so-you-want-to-be-a-football-coach-just-how-easy-is-i | url-status=dead | archive-date=4 February 2013 | work=UK Sports Network | first=Chris | last=Jessop | title=So You Want to be a Football Coach. Just How Easy Is It? | date=31 August 2010}}

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The UEFA A Licence is one level below the UEFA Pro Licence and allows holders to be head coaches of youth teams up to age 18, reserve teams (also known as 'B' teams) for top-flight clubs, and men's professional second-tier clubs.{{cite news|url=https://www.thepfa.com/coaching/courses/qualifications |title=Qualification Pyramid |publisher=The Professional Footballers' Association (PFA)|access-date=19 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130614120850/https://www.thepfa.com/coaching/courses/qualifications|archive-date=14 June 2013|url-status=dead}}{{cite web |url= https://www.fourfourtwo.com/performance/training/what-happens-a-uefa-a-licence-course|title=What happens on a Uefa A Licence course?|website=www.fourfourtwo.com|access-date=2019-10-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170126130442/https://www.fourfourtwo.com/performance/training/what-happens-a-uefa-a-licence-course|archive-date=2017-01-26|url-status=live}}

The UEFA B Licence is one level below the UEFA A Licence, and allows holders to be head coaches of amateur clubs, youth teams up to age 16, and assistant coaches for professional clubs.

The C License is one level below the B License.{{Cite web |last= |title=Course details: The UEFA C Diploma |url=https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/0268-11f19e6613bf-0114eb62de91-1000--course-details-the-uefa-c-diploma/ |access-date=2025-02-06 |website=UEFA |language=en}} This license replaced the FA Level 2 certificate, which was previously provided by local football associations.{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=The FA Level 2 Award in Coaching Football |url=https://www.northumberlandfa.com/get-involved/coach/development-and-courses/fa-level-2-in-coaching-football |access-date=2025-02-06 |website=www.northumberlandfa.com |language=en}} The FA Level 1 certificate, now known as the "Introduction to Coaching Football" course, serves as a prerequisite for the C License. Some football associations refer to this entry-level coaching qualification as a "D License." When applying for the C License, completing the FA Level 1 course is often required.

• AFC Professional Coaching Diploma: the coaching licence of the Asian Football Confederation equivalent to the UEFA Pro Licence.{{cite web|url=http://www.afcasiancup.com/en/coaches-news/29787-upgrade-qualification-afc-to-coaches |title=Upgrade qualification: AFC to coaches |publisher=Asian Football Confederation |date=20 July 2010 |accessdate=3 November 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304050406/http://www.afcasiancup.com/en/coaches-news/29787-upgrade-qualification-afc-to-coaches |archivedate=4 March 2016 }}
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• [https://www.uefa.com UEFA]
• [https://www.uefa.com/development/coaches/uefa-coaching-licences/ UEFA coach education]
• [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/2369274/The-Knowledge.html The Knowledge - Coaching Corner - How does the coaching badge system work?] at The Telegraph, 5 December 2005.

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