UEFA Euro 2012 Mistrzostwa Europy w Piłce Nożnej 2012 Чемпіонат Європи з футболу 2012
Tournament details
Host countries	Poland  Ukraine
Dates	June 9 – July 1
Teams	16
Venue(s)	8 (in 8 host cities)

The UEFA Euro 2012, commonly referred to as Euro 2012, will be the 14th European Championship for national football teams sanctioned by UEFA. Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland Ukraine (Україна Ukrayina, /ukrɑˈjinɑ/ is a country in Eastern Europe. Events 53 - Roman Emperor Nero marries Claudia Octavia 62 - Claudia Octavia commits "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. The UEFA European Football Championship is the main football competition of the men's national football teams governed by UEFA (the Union of European This is a list of the men's national Association football teams in the world The Union of European Football Associations (Union des associations européennes de football is the administrative and controlling body for European football. Poland and Ukraine will be the host nations of the final tournament, scheduled for the summer of 2012, following the election of their joint-bid by UEFA's Executive Committee, on April 18, 2007, in Cardiff, Wales. Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland Ukraine (Україна Ukrayina, /ukrɑˈjinɑ/ is a country in Eastern Europe. Events 1025 - Bolesław Chrobry is crowned in Gniezno, becoming the first King of Poland. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Cardiff ( 'kɑːdɪf) is the Capital and the largest city and county in Wales. This bid defeated the other shortlisted bids from Italy and Croatia/Hungary, becoming the third successful joint-bid for the European Championship, after those of Belgium/Netherlands, for Euro 2000, and Austria/Switzerland for Euro 2008. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Croatia (Hrvatska ˈxȓvatska officially the Republic of Croatia ( Republika Hrvatska) is a southern Central European country at the crossroads between Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands The 2000 UEFA European Football Championship, or Euro 2000, was the 11th UEFA European Football Championship, which is held every four years and organized by Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation The 2008 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly referred to as Euro 2008, was the 13th UEFA European Football Championship, a quadrennial football

Contents 1 Background 2 Venues 2.1 Poland 2.2 Ukraine 3 Participation 3.1 Qualified Teams 4 Host selection process 4.1 Bid history 4.2 Voting procedure 5 Other candidates 5.1 Italy 5.2 Croatia and Hungary 6 References 7 External links

Background

The Polish-Ukrainian hosting is seen as a way of shifting the focus towards regions and nations of central and eastern Europe, whose population demonstrates a strong feeling for football, but are less developed in terms of the quality of the local leagues and football infrastructure, when compared with western Europe. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Apart from Chorzów, Dnipropetrovsk and Donetsk, the host cities are all popular tourist destinations. Chorzów Subcarpathian Voivodeship Chorzów (Königshütte) is a city in Silesia southern Poland with around 114680 (2006 inhabitants and an area of 33 Dnipropetrovsk (Дніпропетровськ Днепропетро́вск Dnepropetrovsk; formerly Yekaterinoslav, ru Екатериносла́въ is Donetsk (Донецьк translit Donets’k; Доне́цк translit However, it is unclear if they have sufficient experience in accommodating large numbers of visitors for extended stays, and the existing transportation infrastructure within and between both countries is inadequate to allow a rapid flow of people between the venues. In order to improve this situation, the bid plans the expansion and modernization of roads and highways (e. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Before adding any more images to this * * page please do carefully consider * * whether they would be mere decoration * * or actually improve g. , Poland's southwest–southeast A4 highway^[1]). The obligatory improvement of the football infrastructure includes the building of the new Shakhtar Stadium in Donetsk, which fits the 5-star UEFA criteria, and the near-completed 31,000-seat Dnipro Stadium in Dnipropetrovsk. Donetsk (Донецьк translit Donets’k; Доне́цк translit Dnipropetrovsk (Дніпропетровськ Днепропетро́вск Dnepropetrovsk; formerly Yekaterinoslav, ru Екатериносла́въ is

Emerging concerns about the progress of infrastructure improvements have prompted UEFA president Michel Platini to go on the record on January 30, 2008, warning the organizers of the need to avoid "critical slippages" in their preparations^{[2] [3]}. The Union of European Football Associations (Union des associations européennes de football is the administrative and controlling body for European football. Michel François Platini (born June 21, 1955) is a French former football player manager and current president of the UEFA.

It was later revealed that Scotland has been informed by UEFA that there may be an opportunity for it to host the 2012 tournament if Poland and Ukraine fail their summer inspections, which it has been hinted they may. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. When the BBC asked for a response from Ukraine FA, they said ". . . it's not a good situation here at the moment. We have no main stadium and there are problems with the roads. It's not a good situation politically. People here feel there are too many problems to host this tournament. Can we host it? I really don't know. "^[4] A new stadium for Aberdeen and a joint stadium for Dundee and Dundee United are possible options if Scotland are awarded the tournament. Aberdeen Football Club (also known as The Dons, The Reds and The Dandies) is a Scottish professional football club based in Aberdeen Dundee Football Club, founded in 1893 are a football team based in the city of Dundee, Scotland. ^[5]

Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko said on Wednesday June 11, 2008 that Ukraine's preparations for Euro 2012 were proceeding normally and was confident all projects would be completed on time. Yulia Volodymyrivna Tymoshenko (Юлія Володимирівна Тимошенко ʋɔlɔ'dɪmɪriʋnɑ tɪmɔ'ʃɛnkɔ Julia Volodymyrivna Tymošenko) (born on November Events 1184 BC - Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned according to the calculations of Eratosthenes. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Ukraine (Україна Ukrayina, /ukrɑˈjinɑ/ is a country in Eastern Europe. ^[6]

On June 12, 2008, an official from the Ukrainian football federation said Ukraine could lose the right to co-host the event due to delays in the renovation of Kiev’s Olympic stadium. Events 1381 - Peasants' Revolt: in England, rebels arrive at Blackheath. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Ukraine (Україна Ukrayina, /ukrɑˈjinɑ/ is a country in Eastern Europe. Kiev, also known as Kyiv ( Ukrainian:, Kyiv, ˈkɪjiw Russian:, Kiyev; see also Cities' alternative names) is the ^[7]

There are no plans to hold Euro 2012 outside of Poland and Ukraine, UEFA says. Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland Ukraine (Україна Ukrayina, /ukrɑˈjinɑ/ is a country in Eastern Europe. The Union of European Football Associations (Union des associations européennes de football is the administrative and controlling body for European football. ^[8]

Venues

Poland

City	Stadium	Capacity*	Host Club	Host Matches
Chorzów	Silesian Stadium	47,246	Poland (Górnik Zabrze, GKS Katowice, Ruch Chorzów, Polonia Bytom only in important matches)	reserve
Warsaw	National Stadium	73,000	Poland (Legia Warszawa and Polonia Warszawa only in important matches)	Opening Match, two other Group Matches, Quarter-Final and Semi-Final
Poznań	Municipal Stadium	46,000	Lech Poznań (Warta Poznań only in important matches)	3 Group Matches
Wrocław	Stadium in Maślice	44,000	Śląsk Wrocław	3 Group Matches
Gdańsk	Baltic Arena	44,000	Lechia Gdańsk (Arka Gdynia only in important matches)	3 Group Matches and Quarter-Final
Kraków	Wisła Stadium	35,000	Wisła Kraków	reserve

* Capacity is stated as expected upon completion of construction or reconstruction (year 2012). Chorzów Subcarpathian Voivodeship Chorzów (Königshütte) is a city in Silesia southern Poland with around 114680 (2006 inhabitants and an area of 33 Silesian Stadium ( Polish: Stadion Śląski) is a Sport Stadium located between Chorzów and Katowice, Silesia The Poland national football team (Reprezentacja Polski w piłce nożnej is the national football team of Poland, under the auspices of the Polish Górnik Zabrze ( pron ˈgurɲik ˈzabʐɛ) is a Polish football club from Zabrze. GKS Katowice, pron katɔˈvitsɛ (GKS stands for Górniczy Klub Sportowy = Miners Sporting Club) is a Polish football club based in Ruch Chorzów ( pron ˈrux ˈxɔʐuf is a Polish football club based in Chorzów, Upper Silesia. TS Polonia Bytom, pron pɔˈlɔɲa ˈbɨtɔm is a Polish football club founded January 4 1920 in the city of Bytom, during the hectic months of Warsaw (Warszawa; also known by other names) is the Capital and Largest city of Poland. The National Stadium (Stadion Narodowy is a planned Football (soccer Stadium, which will be built in Warsaw, Poland The Poland national football team (Reprezentacja Polski w piłce nożnej is the national football team of Poland, under the auspices of the Polish Legia Warszawa ( pron ˈlɛgʲa varˈʂava Leg-ya Var-sha-va) is a Polish professional football club based in Warsaw Polonia Warszawa, ( pron pɔˈlɔɲa varˈʂava is a Polish Sports club with football and Basketball teams Poznań Lublin Voivodeship This article is about the city in Poland Stadion Miejski is a multi-use Stadium in Poznań, Poland. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Lech Poznań ( pron ˈlɛx ˈpɔznaɲ) is a Polish football club based in Poznań, Poland. Warta Poznań, pron ˈvarta ˈpɔznaɲ is a Football (soccer club based in Poznań, Poland. Wrocław (Breslau Vratislav Vratislavia or Wratislavia Yiddish: ברעסלוי) is the chief City of the historical region of Lower Silesia The Stadium in Maślice is a planned Football (soccer Stadium, which will be built in Wrocław, Poland. Śląsk Wrocław, pron ˈɕlɔ̃sk ˈvrɔʦwaf is a football club from Wrocław, Poland. Gdańsk ( Polish pronunciation; 'Danzig', Gduńsk Gedania Dantiscum is the City at the centre of the fourth-largest Metropolitan area in Poland The Baltic Arena (Arena Bałtycka is a multi-use Stadium in Gdańsk 's Letnica neighborhood Poland, which is going to be constructed for the Lechia Gdańsk, pron ˈlɛxja ˈgdaɲsk is a Polish football club (founded in 1945 as a BOP Baltia Gdańsk) based in Gdańsk, Arka Gdynia, pron ˈarka ˈgdɨɲa is a Polish football club based in Gdynia, Poland. Kraków, in English also spelled Krakow or Cracow (ˈkrækaʊ M-W: krăk'ou krāk'ō is one of the largest and oldest cities in Poland Stadion Wisły is a football-specific Stadium in Kraków, Poland. Wisła Kraków ( pron 'viswa ˈkrakuf Veeswa Krakouf) is a Polish football club based in Kraków Poland ^[9]

Ukraine

City	Stadium	Capacity*	Host Club	Host Matches
Kiev	NSK Olimpiyskyi	83,450[10]	Ukraine, FC Arsenal Kyiv (FC Dynamo Kyiv only in European competitions)	3 Group Matches, Quarter-Final and Final
Donetsk	Shakhtar Stadium	50,000	FC Shakhtar Donetsk	3 Group Matches, Quarter-Final and Semi-Final
Kharkiv	Metalist Stadium	42,000	FC Metalist Kharkiv, FC Kharkiv	reserve**
Lviv	Ukraina Stadium	32,000	FC Karpaty Lviv	3 Group Matches
Odessa	Chornomorets Stadium	34,362	FC Chornomorets Odesa	reserve
Dnipropetrovsk	Dnipro Stadium	34,000	FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk	3 Group Matches

Ukraina Stadium in Lviv

Municipal Stadium in Poznań

Silesia Stadium in Chorzów

Participation

Main article: UEFA Euro 2012 Qualifying

Euro 2012 is currently set to feature 16 national teams, as has been the format since 1996. Kiev, also known as Kyiv ( Ukrainian:, Kyiv, ˈkɪjiw Russian:, Kiyev; see also Cities' alternative names) is the The Olimpiysky National Sports Complex (also known as Olympic Stadium, Republican Stadium or Central Stadium; Національний спортивний The Ukraine national football team is the national football team of Ukraine and is controlled by the Football Federation of Ukraine. FC Arsenal Kyiv (ФК "Арсенал" Київ is a professional football club in the Ukrainian capital of Kiev. FC Dynamo Kyiv (ФК Динамо Київ FK Dynamo Kyiv; Динамо Киев Dinamo Kiev) is a professional football Club from the Donetsk (Донецьк translit Donets’k; Доне́цк translit "FC Shakhtar" redirects here For other uses see Shakhtar (disambiguation. Kharkiv or Kharkov (Харків Харьков is the second largest city in Ukraine. Metalist Stadium is a multi-use Stadium in Kharkiv, Ukraine. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home of FC Metalist Kharkiv (Металіст Харків Металлист Харьков are a professional Ukrainian Football club based in Kharkiv, FC Kharkiv (ФК «Харків» ФК «Харьков» FC Kharkov) is a professional football club based in Kharkiv, Ukraine. Lviv ( Ukrainian: Львів, L’viv, Lwów Lemberg Львов L'vov; see also other names) is a major city in western Ukraina Stadium (стадіон Україна is a multi-use Stadium in Lviv, Ukraine. FC Karpaty Lviv (ФК «Карпати» Львів is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Lviv. ODESSA which stands for the German phrase O rganisation d er e hemaligen SS - A ngehörigen which in turn translates Tsentralnyi-Chornomorets Stadium is a multi-use Stadium in Odessa, Ukraine. FC Chornomorets Odessa (ФК «Чорноморець» is a professional football club in the Ukrainian Premier League. Dnipropetrovsk (Дніпропетровськ Днепропетро́вск Dnepropetrovsk; formerly Yekaterinoslav, ru Екатериносла́въ is FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (ФК "Днiпро" Днiпропетровськ ФК "Днепр" Днепропетровск Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk) is a Ukraina Stadium (стадіон Україна is a multi-use Stadium in Lviv, Ukraine. Lviv ( Ukrainian: Львів, L’viv, Lwów Lemberg Львов L'vov; see also other names) is a major city in western Poznań Lublin Voivodeship This article is about the city in Poland Chorzów Subcarpathian Voivodeship Chorzów (Königshütte) is a city in Silesia southern Poland with around 114680 (2006 inhabitants and an area of 33 Many European football associations were in favour of expanding the tournament to 24 teams due to the much-increased number of UEFA members in recent years (53 in April 2006 compared to 33 prior to the break up of the USSR^[11] and of Yugoslavia). The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 See also Kingdom of Yugoslavia, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia ( Serbo-Croatian However, on April 17, 2007, UEFA's Executive Committee formally decided against an expansion in 2012. Events 69 - After the First Battle of Bedriacum, Vitellius becomes Roman Emperor. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The Union of European Football Associations (Union des associations européennes de football is the administrative and controlling body for European football. ^[12] Analysts suspect the decision may be reversed, since it was one of the electoral promises of both Platini and his rival, former UEFA president Lennart Johansson, and more than forty F. Michel François Platini (born June 21, 1955) is a French former football player manager and current president of the UEFA. Lennart Johansson (born 5 November, 1929) was the president of UEFA, the Union of European Football Associations from 1990 until 2007 A. s backed the proposal. ^[13]

Qualified Teams

•  Poland Host - 1 prior appearance (2008)
•  Ukraine Host - debut appearance

Host selection process

Bid history

The organization of the event was initially contested for by five bids representing seven countries: Croatia/Hungary (joint bid), Greece, Italy, Poland/Ukraine (joint bid), and Turkey. The Poland national football team (Reprezentacja Polski w piłce nożnej is the national football team of Poland, under the auspices of the Polish The 2008 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly referred to as Euro 2008, was the 13th UEFA European Football Championship, a quadrennial football The Ukraine national football team is the national football team of Ukraine and is controlled by the Football Federation of Ukraine. Croatia (Hrvatska ˈxȓvatska officially the Republic of Croatia ( Republika Hrvatska) is a southern Central European country at the crossroads between Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland Ukraine (Україна Ukrayina, /ukrɑˈjinɑ/ is a country in Eastern Europe. Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches

On November 8, 2005, UEFA's Executive Committee whittled the candidates down to a short list of three:^[14]

• Italy (11 Committee member votes)
• Croatia/Hungary (9 votes)
• Poland/Ukraine (7 votes)
• Turkey (6 votes, eliminated)
• Greece (2 votes, eliminated)

On May 31, 2006 all three bids completed the second phase of the process by submitting more detailed dossiers. Events 1519 - Hernán Cortés enters Tenochtitlán and Aztec ruler Moctezuma welcomes him with great a Celebration Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Union of European Football Associations (Union des associations européennes de football is the administrative and controlling body for European football. A short list is a list of candidates for a job prize award political position etc Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Croatia (Hrvatska ˈxȓvatska officially the Republic of Croatia ( Republika Hrvatska) is a southern Central European country at the crossroads between Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland Ukraine (Україна Ukrayina, /ukrɑˈjinɑ/ is a country in Eastern Europe. Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία Events 1279 BC - Rameses II (The Great (19th dynasty becomes pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. In September 2006, UEFA conducted site visits to candidate countries. The hosts were chosen on April 18, 2007 in Cardiff, Wales. Events 1025 - Bolesław Chrobry is crowned in Gniezno, becoming the first King of Poland. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Cardiff ( 'kɑːdɪf) is the Capital and the largest city and county in Wales. The results of the voting are:

• Poland/Ukraine (8 votes, winner)
• Italy (4 votes, eliminated)
• Croatia/Hungary (0 votes, eliminated)

Voting procedure

The voting would have been made in a maximum of two rounds. Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland Ukraine (Україна Ukrayina, /ukrɑˈjinɑ/ is a country in Eastern Europe. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Croatia (Hrvatska ˈxȓvatska officially the Republic of Croatia ( Republika Hrvatska) is a southern Central European country at the crossroads between Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic For the vote to be valid, there had to be a quorum in the meeting room, i. e. at least eight Committee members, excluding the president and his deputy who did not have the right to vote. In the first round, each member had one vote. As the Poland/Ukraine bid received an absolute majority of 8 votes, it was announced the winner and the second round was not required. An absolute majority or majority of the entire membership (in American English, a Supermajority Voting requirement is a Voting basis

The voting committee was composed of 14 members:

Surkis and Carraro were not entitled to vote in any of the ballots, as they represent candidate countries. Franco Carraro (born December 6 1939) is an Italian sport manager and a former member of Italian Socialist Party in the 1980s and 1990s Per Ravn Omdal (born August 20 1947 in Stavanger) is a former president of the Norwegian Football Association. Mircea Sandu (born 22 October, 1952) is a retired Romanian Football (soccer player Hryhoriy Surkis (Суркіс Григорій Михайлович (born September 4, 1949 in Odessa) is a Ukrainian businessman and politician (UEFA official voting rules) This left 12 votes available for the three competing bids.

Other candidates

Italy

Italy had already hosted the European Football Championship finals in 1968 and 1980, and also hosted the FIFA World Cup in 1934 and 1990. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest The 1968 UEFA European Football Championship final tournament was held in Italy. The 1980 UEFA European Football Championship final tournament was held in Italy. The FIFA World Cup, occasionally called the Football World Cup, but usually referred to simply as the World Cup, is an international Association football The 1934 FIFA World Cup was the second World Cup staged and was hosted in Italy from 27 May to 10 June

The Italian bid appeared to be the most solid of the three due to Italy's generally excellent transportation infrastructure, the wide availability of lodging for visiting fans, and the Italian football association's past experience in organizing major tournaments. None of the other short-list candidates had ever hosted the finals of a major football tournament independently or as part of a joint bid, with the partial exception of Croatia. Croatia (Hrvatska ˈxȓvatska officially the Republic of Croatia ( Republika Hrvatska) is a southern Central European country at the crossroads between Also, the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin demonstrated the Italian ability to host a sporting event comparable to the Euro in magnitude. The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, were a Winter Multi-sport event which was celebrated in Italy's current status of World Cup holder was also thought to be a positive factor. The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th instance of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament

However, the recent scandal in Italy's first division and the football-related violence in Catania, which led to the death of police officer Filippo Raciti and revealed safety deficiencies in many stadia, have damaged the overall standing of Italian football. The 2006 Italian football scandal (Italian more common names Calciopoli or Moggiopoli, sometimes referred to as Calciocaos) involved Italy 's On February 2 2007, football violence occurred between football supporters and the police in Catania, Italy. Filippo Raciti ( 17 January 1967 - 2 February 2007) was an Italian police officer ("ispettore capo di polizia" Yet the Italian government's resolve to assist football authorities in solving the problem – e. g. , by introducing anti-hooliganism laws and allocating funds to immediate safety improvement measures in stadia – gave hope that it might partially mitigate the risk to Italy's Euro bid. Another minor risk was potential apathy of domestic fans after repeatedly re-using the same host nation, though 22 years would have elapsed since the last major tournament at home if Italy was selected to host Euro 2012.

The following venues were proposed by the Italian Football Federation:

• Bari, San Nicola Stadium
• Florence, Artemio Franchi Stadium
• Milan, Giuseppe Meazza "San Siro" Stadium (probable semifinal venue)
• Naples, a new stadium to be built in the north side of the city (probable semifinal venue)
• Palermo, another new ground to be built on the old velodrome site
• Rome, Stadio Olimpico (probable final venue)
• Turin, the new Juventus home soil, currently under construction over former Delle Alpi's site
• Udine, Friuli Stadium

There were, still four "reserve" venues:

• Bologna with its Renato Dall'Ara Stadium, or a new one planned in the nearby Medicina
• Cagliari, home of the Sant'Elia Stadium
• Genoa and its Luigi Ferraris "Marassi" Stadium or the new Sampdoria ground, planned in Sestri Ponente
• Verona, with its Marcantonio Bentegodi Stadium

Rumors appeared about two of these cities being added later (bringing the stadia to ten, the same of 2004 edition), being Bologna and Genoa the most probable "nominees". The Italian Football Federation (Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio FIGC) also known as Federcalcio, is the governing body of football in Italy Bari ( Barium in Latin, Bàrion or Vàrion in Greek, Bare in Neapolitan Stadio San Nicola is a multi-use all-seater Stadium designed by Renzo Piano in Bari, Italy. Florence ( Italian: Firenze Florentia and Fiorenza) is the Capital City of the Italian region of Tuscany Stadio Artemio Franchi is a football Stadium in Florence, Italy. Milan (Milano Milan (listen) is one of the largest cities in Italy, located in the plains of Lombardy. For the town in the Province of Como, see San Siro (Como. For the saint after which these places are named see Syrus of Pavia or Syrus of Naples ( Napoli, Neapolitan: Nàpule) is a historic City in southern Italy, the Capital of the Palermo ( Sicilian: Palermu, Greek: Panormus, al-Madinah during Muslim rule is a historic City in Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2 Stadio Olimpico, located on the Foro Italico, is the major stadium of Rome, Italy. The Stadio delle Alpi is a football and athletics stadium in Turin, Italy, and was the home of both Juventus and Torino Udine ( Friulian Udin, Slovene Videm, German Weiden, Latin Utinum) is a city in northeastern Stadio Friuli is a multi-use Stadium in Udine, Italy. It is currently used mostly for football matches and the home of Udinese Calcio Bologna (boloɲa from Latin Bononia, Bulåggna in Bolognese dialect is the capital city of Emilia-Romagna in northern Italy Stadio Renato Dall'Ara is a multi-use Stadium in Bologna, Italy. Medicina is an Italian Comune with 13276 inhabitants in the Province of Bologna, part of the region of Emilia-Romagna. Stadio Comunale Sant'Elia is a football Stadium in Cagliari, Italy. Genoa ( Genova, ˈdʒɛːnova in Italian; Zena in Genoese and Ligurian; Genua in Latin and archaically in English Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris, also known as the Marassi from the name of the ward where is located is a multi-use Stadium in Genoa, Italy. Unione Calcio Sampdoria (commonly nicknamed Blucerchiati, blue-ringed is a football club based in Genoa, Italy. Sestri Ponente is an industrial suburb of Genoa in northwest Italy. Verona is a city and provincial capital in Veneto, Northern Italy. Bologna (boloɲa from Latin Bononia, Bulåggna in Bolognese dialect is the capital city of Emilia-Romagna in northern Italy Genoa ( Genova, ˈdʒɛːnova in Italian; Zena in Genoese and Ligurian; Genua in Latin and archaically in English

The cities were basically the same as for Italia 90 - and so were the stadia, with the exceptions of the Neapolitan (San Paolo) and Palermitan (La Favorita) venues, replaced by new facilities, and the Turinese Delle Alpi, under full rebuilding. Stadio San Paolo is a multi-use Stadium in the western suburb of Fuorigrotta of Naples, Italy, and is the third largest football stadium La Favorita redirects here For the Donizetti opera please see La favorite. The Stadio delle Alpi is a football and athletics stadium in Turin, Italy, and was the home of both Juventus and Torino The remaining sites were to be improved and made safer, in order to reach the fourth star in the UEFA stadia rating, which is required to host a game – target currently reached only by Olimpico and San Siro with their five stars, and San Nicola, with four. Stadio Olimpico, located on the Foro Italico, is the major stadium of Rome, Italy. For the town in the Province of Como, see San Siro (Como. For the saint after which these places are named see Syrus of Pavia or Syrus of Stadio San Nicola is a multi-use all-seater Stadium designed by Renzo Piano in Bari, Italy.

Croatia and Hungary

The following cities were proposed by the Hungarian Football Federation and the Croatian Football Federation:

• Croatia: Zagreb, Split, Rijeka, Osijek
• Hungary: Budapest, Székesfehérvár, Győr, Debrecen

Hungary was bidding for the third time consecutively after failing to win either the Euro 2004 or the Euro 2008 bid. The Hungarian Football Federation ( MLSZ) (Magyar Labdarúgó Szövetség is the governing body of football in Hungary. The Croatian Football Federation ( HNS) (in Croatian: Hrvatski nogometni savez) is the governing body of football in Croatia. Croatia (Hrvatska ˈxȓvatska officially the Republic of Croatia ( Republika Hrvatska) is a southern Central European country at the crossroads between Zagreb (ˈzɑːgrɛb is the Capital and the largest city of Croatia. Split (Spalatum Ancient Greek: Aspálathos, Ασπάλαθος Spalato is the largest and most important Dalmatian city the second-largest Rijeka (other Croatian dialects Rika and Reka, Reka Italian and Hungarian: Fiume, Sankt Veit am Pflaumb is Osijek (ˈɔsjɛk is the fourth largest city in Croatia with a population of 114616 in 2001 Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic Budapest ( also /ˈbʊ-/) is the capital city of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary it serves as the country's principal Political, Székesfehérvár (ˈseːkɛʃfɛˈheːrvaːr, colloquial Fehérvár Stuhlweißenburg İstolni Belgrad is a city in central Hungary, located around southwest of Győr (ˈɟøːr, known under alternative names) is the most important city of northwest Hungary, the capital of Győr-Moson-Sopron county and lies Debrecen, (approximate pronunciation Deb-ret-sen known by alternative names) is the second largest city in Hungary after Budapest. Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic The 2004 UEFA European Football Championship (or just Euro 2004) was the twelfth edition of the UEFA European Football Championship, a quadrennial football The 2008 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly referred to as Euro 2008, was the 13th UEFA European Football Championship, a quadrennial football It teamed up with Croatia after its previous partner, Austria, opted to associate with Switzerland to (successfully) bid to host Euro 2008. Croatia (Hrvatska ˈxȓvatska officially the Republic of Croatia ( Republika Hrvatska) is a southern Central European country at the crossroads between Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation The 2008 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly referred to as Euro 2008, was the 13th UEFA European Football Championship, a quadrennial football

Some elements of a successful bid were already in place, though gaps remained when compared to Italy. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest The two capital cities Budapest and Zagreb as well as the popular tourist destinations of Rijeka and Split already had decent transportation and lodging infrastructure. Budapest ( also /ˈbʊ-/) is the capital city of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary it serves as the country's principal Political, Zagreb (ˈzɑːgrɛb is the Capital and the largest city of Croatia. Rijeka (other Croatian dialects Rika and Reka, Reka Italian and Hungarian: Fiume, Sankt Veit am Pflaumb is Split (Spalatum Ancient Greek: Aspálathos, Ασπάλαθος Spalato is the largest and most important Dalmatian city the second-largest The favorable economic conditions of the two countries were likely to keep funds available to improve road, rail, or air networks and make the necessary infrastructure improvements in the other host cities. For instance, Croatia built more than 700 km of new highways and expressways in the last 10 years (including a new highway to the Hungarian border) despite the recent war, and further improvements between all host cities were planned by 2012. Airports There are international Airports in Zagreb, Zadar, Split, Dubrovnik and Rijeka (on the island of Krk

Despite these recent improvements, however, the road and rail networks of the two candidate countries fell short of Italy's. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest In addition, several factors were hampering the bid. The lack of high-quality accommodations in some areas in Hungary and Croatia and recent outbursts of hooliganism by some Croatian football fans have been a problem, as have the 2006 protests in Hungary and the protest of a group of Hungarian fans during the UEFA delegation's visit to Budapest (claiming that Hungary should focus on improving its own football instead of hosting Euro 2012). The 2006 protests in Hungary are a series of Anti-government protests triggered by the release of Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsány 's Another challenge for the bid was poor league attendance in Hungary and Croatia comparing to other bidders, among all nation Hungary had the lowest average attendance with approximately 2,354, which is almost four times lower than in Ukraine and almost nine times lower than in Italy. ^[15]

Neither of the two countries had ever hosted similar major tournaments, although Croatia's capital Zagreb did host one semifinal and the third-place match of Euro 1976 when the country was part of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. Croatia (Hrvatska ˈxȓvatska officially the Republic of Croatia ( Republika Hrvatska) is a southern Central European country at the crossroads between Zagreb (ˈzɑːgrɛb is the Capital and the largest city of Croatia. The 1976 UEFA European Football Championship final tournament was held in Yugoslavia. The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia ( Serbo-Croatian, Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian:

If the Croatian/Hungarian bid had succeeded, Zagreb's Maksimir Stadium would have hosted he opening ceremony and the opening match – and Budapest's Ferenc Puskás Stadium would have been the venue for the final. Zagreb (ˈzɑːgrɛb is the Capital and the largest city of Croatia. Maksimir Stadium (Stadion Maksimir is a Stadium in the Croatian capital of Zagreb. Budapest ( also /ˈbʊ-/) is the capital city of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary it serves as the country's principal Political, Stadium Puskás Ferenc ( Hungarian: Puskás Ferenc Stadion) is a multi-use Stadium in Budapest, Hungary.

References

External links

• Official website
• Official preparation website

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