UEFA Euro 2024 bids

The bidding process of UEFA Euro 2024 will end on 24 September 2018 when the host country will be announced. Two bids came before the deadline, 3 March 2017, which were Germany and Turkey as single bids.

Hosting requirements

Press agencies revealed on 5 November 2014, that the European football governing body UEFA will decide on the host of Euro 2024 in 2018. The bidding concept for UEFA Euro 2024 was ratified on 9 December 2016.

For the first time ever, bid requirements must contain specific criteria relating to the respect of human rights, based on the United Nations "Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights".

The tournament is expected to continue the format of the 2016 and 2020 editions, with a total of 51 matches taking place for a duration of up to 32 days, with 24 team competing in the tournament. The required capacities for the ten stadiums are as follows:

• 3 stadia with 50,000 seats
• 3 stadia with 40,000 seats
• 4 stadia with 30,000 seats

Schedule

Date	Notes
9 December 2016	Applications formally invited
3 March 2017	Closing date for registering intention to bid
10 March 2017	Announcement of bidders
27 April 2018	Submission of detailed bids
24 September 2018	Bid presentation and announcement of host(s)

Bids

Two European national associations, Germany and Turkey, signaled to UEFA their interest in staging UEFA Euro 2024.

Germany

Berlin

Bremen

Cologne

Dortmund

Düsseldorf

Frankfurt

Gelsenkirchen

Hamburg

Hanover

Leipzig

Mönchengladbach

Munich

Nuremberg

Stuttgart

German preliminary stadia map

On 24 October 2013, DFB president Wolfgang Niersbach announced that the executive committee of the German Football Association had voted to place a bid for hosting the tournament.

Previously, UEFA Euro 1988 had been held in West Germany, as well as the 1974 FIFA World Cup and the 2006 FIFA World Cup. German media has also reported that it was willing to let Wembley Stadium host the final for UEFA Euro 2020, in return for support from the Football Association for Germany's bid. The bid would include stadiums which were also used in the 2006 World Cup. The bid was confirmed by German Football Association in January 2017, after a unanimous deicision by its executive committee.

A total of 18 cities announced their interest in hosting matches, including the 12 hosts of the 2006 FIFA World Cup. 17 cities requested the bidding documents at DFB, 15 cities entered their bid at DFB before the 25 April 2017 deadline. On 15 May 2017, Kaiserslautern withdrew from the bidding process due to financial uncertainties.

The capacities below are for international matches, the list will be cut from 14 to the final 10 by September 2017 and become candidate venues.

List of host cities stadia proposed for 2024 bid:

• Berlin – Olympiastadion, capacity 74,244
• Bremen – Weser-Stadion, capacity 37,512
• Cologne – RheinEnergieSTADION, capacity 46,195
• Dortmund – Signal Iduna Park, capacity 65,829
• Düsseldorf – ESPRIT arena, capacity 51,333
• Frankfurt – Commerzbank-Arena, capacity 48,000
• Gelsenkirchen – Veltins-Arena, capacity 54,740
• Hamburg – Volksparkstadion, capacity 51,750
• Hanover – HDI-Arena, capacity 45,000
• Leipzig – Red Bull Arena, capacity 44,345
• Mönchengladbach – Borussia-Park, capacity 46,287
• Munich – Allianz Arena, capacity 70,000
• Nuremberg – Max-Morlock-Stadion, capacity 44,308
• Stuttgart – Mercedes-Benz Arena, capacity 54,812

Turkey

In April 2014, the Turkish Football Federation announced they will not bid for the semi-finals and final of UEFA Euro 2020, but they plan preparations for hosting UEFA Euro 2024. This is due to Turkey losing out to France for the UEFA Euro 2016, and Istanbul losing the 2020 Summer Olympics to Tokyo. On 15 February 2017, the Turkish Football Federation confirmed the Turkish bid.

Decided not to bid

Denmark–Finland–Norway–Sweden

On 4 March 2016, the Danish Football Association announced preparation of a joint bid together with the FAs of Sweden, Norway, and Finland for either the UEFA Euro 2024 or 2028. Sweden has previously hosted UEFA Euro 1992, and Denmark is one of the 13 hosts of the 2020 edition. Stockholm (1912) and Helsinki (1952) hosted Summer Olympic Games.

Unsuccessfully, the Nordic countries joined forces to bid for UEFA Euro 2008, losing out to Austria–Switzerland. There were also just ten over 20,000+ seater stadiums which could host matches, and these are: Solna (final venue), Gothenburg, Stockholm, Malmö (Sweden), Copenhagen, Brøndby, Aarhus (Denmark), Oslo, Trondheim (Norway), and Helsinki (Finland). While not hosting any matches, related events will be held in Iceland and the Faroe Islands, too. However, the federations ditched plans to bid for the 2024 European Championship on 28 February 2017.

Estonia–Russia

In December 2012, it was reported that the Estonian Football Association were negotiating the possibility of a joint bid together with Russia. Russia will host the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Moscow hosted the Summer Olympic Games, in 1980, when Russia and Estonia were part of the Soviet Union.

Netherlands

On 23 March 2012, Bert van Oostveen said, the Netherlands have plan to host Euro 2024. In 2000, the Netherlands and Belgium co-hosted the tournament. Cities would be Rotterdam (two stadiums), Amsterdam (two stadiums), Eindhoven, Heerenveen, Groningen, Enschede, Arnhem, and Utrecht (over 20,000 each with possibility to expand least to 30,000). Amsterdam hosted the Summer Olympic Games, in 1928.

External links

• UEFA Euro 2024 tournament requirements
• UEFA Euro 2024 bid regulations