The bidding process for UEFA Euro 2004 ended on 11 October 1999 in Aachen, Germany when Portugal was selected as the host, beating out Spain and the joint bid of Austria and Hungary.[1]
History
editBy October 1999, only three bids left to fight for earning the right to host Euro 2004:
Portugal
Austria–Hungary (joint bid)
Spain
The UEFA Executive Committee voted on the bids on 12 October 1999, and chose Portugal as the winning bid.
Bids
editPortugal
editThe bid was launched on 1 June 1998.[2] The proposed venues for the bid were the following:[3]
- Lisbon – Estádio da Luz
- Lisbon – Estádio José Alvalade
- Porto – Estádio do Dragão
- Porto – Estádio do Bessa
- Braga – Estádio Municipal de Braga
- Aveiro – Estádio Municipal de Aveiro
- Coimbra – Estádio Cidade de Coimbra
- Guimarães – Estádio D. Afonso Henriques
- Leiria – Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa
- Faro/Loulé – Estádio Algarve
Spain
editThe bid was launched on 8 November 1996.[4] The proposed venues for the bid were the following:
- Madrid – Santiago Bernabéu
- Madrid – Vicente Calderón
- Barcelona – Camp Nou
- Barcelona – Montjuic Olympic Stadium
- Valencia – Mestalla
- Sevilla – La Cartuja
- Bilbao – San Mames
- A Coruña – Riazor
- Zaragoza – La Romareda
- Vigo – Balaídos
- Palma de Mallorca – Son Moix
- San Sebastian – Anoeta
- Valladolid – Jose Zorrilla
- Granada – New Los Carmenes
- Oviedo – New Tartiere
Austria–Hungary
editThe bid was launched in June 1997.[5][6] The proposed venues for the bid were the following:
- Austria
- Vienna – Ernst Happel Stadium
- Salzburg – Salzburg-Wals Stadium
- Innsbruck – Tivoli Stadium
- Graz – Arnold Schwarzenegger Stadium
- St. Pölten – Niederosterreich Arena
- Hungary
References
edit- ^ "Euro Championships lowdown". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 29 November 2003. Retrieved 26 April 2010.
- ^ "Artigo de apoio Infopédia – Euro 2004". www.infopedia.pt. 12 June 2004. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
- ^ "FUTBOL – Portugal será la sede de la Eurocopa del 2004". El Mundo (in Spanish). 12 October 1999. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
- ^ "CNN/SI – World Soccer – Spain Euro 2004 Bid Factfile". Sportsillustrated.cnn.com. 8 October 1999. Archived from the original on January 19, 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
- ^ "CNN/SI – World Soccer – Austria-Hungary Euro 2004 Bid Factfile". Sportsillustrated.cnn.com. 8 October 1999. Archived from the original on January 20, 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
- ^ "JOINT AUSTRIA-HUNGARY BID FOR EURO 2004 "GAINING SUPPORT"". sportbusiness.com. 27 September 2001. Retrieved 8 February 2021.