UEFA Euro 2004 bids

The bidding process for UEFA Euro 2004 ended on 11 October 1999 in Aachen, Germany, when Portugal was selected as the host, beating Spain and the joint bid of Austria/Hungary.^[1]

History

By October 1999 only 3 bids left to fight for earning the right to host EURO 2004:

• Portugal
• Austria–Hungary (joint bid),
• Spain

On 11 October 1999, the UEFA Executive Committee voted on the bids, and chose Portugal as the winning bid.

Bids

Spain

The bid was launched on 8 November 1996.^[2] The proposed venues for the bid were following:

• Madrid – Santiago Bernabéu
• Madrid – Vicente Calderon
• Barcelona – Camp Nou
• Barcelona – Montjuic Olympic Stadium
• Valencia – Mestalla
• Sevilla – La Cartuja
• Bilbao – San Mames
• A Coruña – Riazor
• Zaragoza – La Romareda
• Vigo – Balaidos
• Palma de Mallorca – Son Moix
• San Sebastian – Anoeta
• Valladolid – Jose Zorrilla
• Granada - New Los Carmenes
• Oviedo - New Tartiere

Austria and Hungary

Bid launched 1997.^[3]

Austria

• Vienna – Ernst Happel Stadium
• Salzburg – Salzburg-Wals Stadium
• Innsbruck – Tivoli Stadium
• Graz – Arnold Schwarzenegger Stadium
• St. Pölten – Niederosterreich Arena

Hungary

• Budapest – Nép Stadium
• Budapest – Ferencváros Stadium
• Debrecen – Nagyerdei Stadion
• Székesfehérvár – Sóstói Stadion
• Győr – Rába Eto Stadium

References

1. "Euro Championships lowdown". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 29 November 2003. Retrieved 26 April 2010.
2. "CNN/SI - World Soccer - Spain Euro 2004 Bid Factfile". Sportsillustrated.cnn.com. 1999-10-08. Retrieved 2012-07-01.
3. "CNN/SI - World Soccer - Austria-Hungary Euro 2004 Bid Factfile". Sportsillustrated.cnn.com. 1999-10-08. Retrieved 2012-07-01.