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 out Spain and the joint bid of AustriaHungary.[1]

History

By 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

Portugal

The bid was launched on 1 June 1998.[2] The proposed venues for the bid were the following: [3]

Spain

The bid was launched on 8 November 1996.[4] The proposed venues for the bid were the following:

Austria–Hungary

The bid was launched in June 1997.[5][6] The proposed venues for the bid were the following:

Austria
Hungary

References

  1. "Euro Championships lowdown". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 29 November 2003. Retrieved 26 April 2010.
  2. "Artigo de apoio Infopédia - Euro 2004". www.infopedia.pt. 12 June 2004. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
  3. "FUTBOL - Portugal será la sede de la Eurocopa del 2004". El Mundo (in Spanish). 12 October 1999. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  4. "CNN/SI - World Soccer - Spain Euro 2004 Bid Factfile". Sportsillustrated.cnn.com. 8 October 1999. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
  5. "CNN/SI - World Soccer - Austria-Hungary Euro 2004 Bid Factfile". Sportsillustrated.cnn.com. 8 October 1999. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
  6. "JOINT AUSTRIA-HUNGARY BID FOR EURO 2004 "GAINING SUPPORT"". sportbusiness.com. 27 September 2001. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
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