The bidding process for the UEFA Euro 2032 was the process by which the location for the 19th European Championship, commonly referred to as Euro 2032, was selected.
Hosting requirements
editBid requirements must contain specific criteria relating to the respect of human rights, based on the United Nations "Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights".[1][2][3]
The tournament is expected to continue the format of the 2016, 2020, 2024 and 2028 editions, with a total of 51 matches taking place for a duration of up to 32 days, with 24 teams competing in the tournament.
The required capacities for the ten stadiums are as follows:[4]
- 1 stadium with 60,000 seats
- 1 stadium (preferably 2) with 50,000 seats
- 4 stadiums with 40,000 seats
- 3 stadiums with 30,000 seats
Schedule
edit| Date[5] | Notes |
|---|---|
| 27 September 2021 | Applications formally invited |
| 23 March 2022, 18:00 CET | Closing date for registering intention to bid |
| 30 March 2022 | Bid requirements made available to bidders |
| 5 April 2022 | Announcement of bidders |
| 28 April 2022 | Opening workshop for bidders |
| 16 November 2022[6] | Submission of preliminary bid dossier |
| 12 April 2023 | Submission of final bid dossier |
| 10 October 2023 | Bid presentation and announcement of host |
Bids
editConfirmed plan to bid
editItaly and Turkey
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Italy – In February 2019, Italian Football Federation (FIGC) President Gabriele Gravina told Sky Sport Italia that the federation was considering a bid.[7] The bid was further promoted by Gravina himself in July 2021, following Italy's final victory at UEFA Euro 2020.[8] In February 2022, the FIGC announced that they would withdraw their original bid for Euro 2028 to focus on the 2032 edition, as it would allow more time to invest on stadiums and facilities.[9] On 17 November 2022, the FIGC presented their preliminary bid dossier for Euro 2032, revealing a shortlist of eleven cities involved in the organization (Milan, Turin, Verona, Genoa, Bologna, Florence, Rome, Naples, Bari, Cagliari and Palermo).[10][11] In April 2023, the FIGC submitted their final bid dossier to UEFA, confirming the direct involvement of all the aforementioned cities, except for Palermo.[12][13][14]
- Milan – San Siro, capacity 75,817
- Turin – Juventus Stadium, capacity 41,507
- Verona – Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi, capacity 39,371 (to be renovated)
- Genoa – Stadio Luigi Ferraris, capacity 36,205 (to be renovated)
- Bologna – Stadio Renato Dall'Ara, capacity 38,279 (to be renovated)
- Florence – Stadio Artemio Franchi, capacity 43,147 (to be renovated)
- Rome – Stadio Olimpico, capacity 70,634
- Naples – Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, capacity 54,726 (to be renovated)
- Bari – Stadio San Nicola, capacity 58,270 (to be renovated)
- Cagliari – Unipol Domus, capacity 25,000, expandable to 30,000 (new stadium)
Turkey – On 15 August 2019, the Turkish Football Federation (TFF) announced that Turkey will bid to host Euro 2032.[15] The Federation confirmed the submission of its application on 23 March 2022.[16] Turkey's bid is the seventh consecutive bid of the country, having bid in 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024 and 2028. On 12 April 2023, TFF revealed a list 10 stadiums for this bid:[17]
- Istanbul – Atatürk Olympic Stadium, capacity 74,753
- Istanbul – Rams Park, capacity 53,611
- Istanbul – Ülker Stadium, capacity 47,834
- Ankara – New Ankara 19 Mayıs Stadium, capacity 45,000
- Bursa – Sütaş Timsah Park, capacity 43,331
- Konya – Medaş Konya Büyükşehir Stadyumu, capacity 42,000
- Trabzon – Şenol Güneş Sports Complex, capacity 40,782
- Antalya – Corendon Airlines Park, capacity 32,537
- Eskişehir – Atatürk Stadium, capacity 32,500
- Gaziantep – Kalyon Stadium, capacity 33,502
Italy and Turkey joint bid
editOn 28 July 2023, UEFA announced that the FIGC and the TFF had requested to merge their bids into one joint bid to host UEFA EURO 2032. The new bid was subject to further examinations to determine whether it was ready to get submitted to the UEFA Executive Committee at the meeting scheduled on 10 October, where the appointments for 2028 and 2032 were set to be made.[18][19][20]
Ineligible bids
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Russia – On 12 June 2021, Alexej Sorokin, the organizing committee director of Euro 2020 host Saint Petersburg, proposed an application from Russia for Euro 2028 or 2032.[21] This was reaffirmed on 23 March 2022, the deadline for bids.[22] On 2 May 2022, UEFA declared their bids for 2028 and 2032 as ineligible due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, citing that it breaches article 16.2 of the Bid Regulations, which state "each bidder shall ensure that it does not act in a manner that could bring UEFA, any other bidder, the bidding procedure or European football into disrepute".[23]
References
edit- ^ "Germany and Turkey receive bid requirements for hosting UEFA EURO 2024". UEFA. 1 May 2017.
- ^ "UEFA EURO 2024 Tournament Requirements" (PDF). UEFA.
- ^ "UEFA EURO 2024 Bid Dossier Template" (PDF). UEFA.
- ^ "UEFA announces bidding process for potential UEFA EURO 2023 hosts". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 12 October 2021. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- ^ "UEFA EURO 2028 – Invitation to bid". UEFA Circular Letter. No. 67/2021. Union of European Football Associations. 27 September 2021. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- ^ "Türkiye and joint UK/Republic of Ireland bids for 2028, Italy and Türkiye bids for 2032". UEFA.com. UEFA. 16 November 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
- ^ Livio (7 February 2019). "Gravina: Italy could host Euro 2028". Football Italia.
- ^ "Gravina: "Il trionfo azzurro dà impulso al Paese". E lancia la candidatura per Euro 2028". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 17 July 2021.
- ^ Nair, Aadi (8 February 2022). "Soccer-Italy announce intent to host Euro 2032". Reuters. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
- ^ "Italian Football Federation Confirms Preliminary UEFA EURO 2032 Bid".
- ^ "Europei 2032, Figc completa dossier preliminare: 11 le città coinvolte". La Repubblica (in Italian). 16 November 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
- ^ Di Chiaro, Michael (12 April 2023). "Italia candidata a ospitare Euro 2032: la FIGC ha scelto i 10 stadi". Goal.com (in Italian). Retrieved 12 April 2023.
- ^ "EURO 2032, consegnato alla UEFA il Final Bid Dossier di candidatura della FIGC. Gravina: "Una straordinaria opportunità per l'Italia"". Italian Football Federation (in Italian). 12 April 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
- ^ "Euro 2032, l'Italia si candida: ecco le 10 città designate". Sky Sport Italia (in Italian). 12 April 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
- ^ "Turkey eyes to host UEFA EURO 2028 tournament". Hurriyet. Anadolu Agency. 15 August 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
- ^ "Turkey submits bid to host UEFA Euro 2028". Daily Sabah. 23 March 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ^ "TFF EURO 2028 ve EURO 2032 adaylık dosyasını UEFA'ya teslim etti". 61saat.com (in Turkish). 12 April 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
- ^ "Italy and Türkiye request to bid together to host UEFA EURO 2032". UEFA.com. 28 July 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
- ^ "Italia e Turchia si sono candidate per ospitare insieme gli Europei di calcio del 2032". Il Post (in Italian). 28 July 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
- ^ "UEFA'dan Türkiye ile İtalya'nın EURO 2032 ortaklığı için açıklama!". Cumhuriyet (in Turkish). 28 July 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
- ^ Shelton, Lillian (12 June 2021). "Russia is considering bidding for the 2028 or 2032 European Championships – football". Socialpost. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
- ^ Fenton, James (23 March 2022). "Russia declare an intention to challenge Ireland and UK Euro 2028 bid". Punditarena.com.
- ^ "Uefa announces further sanctions on Russian clubs and national teams amid Ukraine invasion". BBC Sport. 2 May 2022.