UEFA Euro 2028 bids
The bidding process for UEFA Euro 2028 will be the process by which the location for the 18th European Championship, commonly referred to as Euro 2028, will be selected.
Hosting requirements
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".[1][2][3]
The tournament is expected to continue the format of the 2016, 2020 and 2024 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
| 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 |
| September 2023 | Bid presentation and announcement of host |
Bids
Confirmed plan to bid
Great Britain and Ireland
United Kingdom and Ireland venue map
United Kingdom (
England–
Northern Ireland–
Scotland–
Wales)–
Republic of Ireland – On 5 January 2022, the football associations of England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales and the Republic of Ireland announced a joint Ireland and United Kingdom bid for the UEFA Euro 2028, which meant their own 2030 World Cup bid would be unsustainable.[7][8] The five associations confirmed on 7 February that they would drop their 2030 interest and would instead focus on Euro 2028.[9] On 5 March 2022, media outlets in Ireland and UK reported that the Ireland and UK bid would be the sole remaining bid, with Turkey set to withdraw its bid, and Russia barred from applying.[10][11]
On 16 November 2022, a shortlist of 14 host stadiums was revealed, a final list of 10 stadiums will be submitted to UEFA in April 2023:[1]
- Cardiff, Wales – Principality Stadium, capacity 73,931[12]
- Belfast, Northern Ireland – Casement Park, proposed capacity 34,578 (redevelopment due 2023)[12]
- Birmingham, England – Villa Park, capacity 42,682 (redevelopment confirmed taking stadiums capacity to around 50,000)[12]
- Dublin, Republic of Ireland – Aviva Stadium, capacity 51,700[12]
- Dublin, Republic of Ireland – Croke Park, capacity 82,300[12]
- Glasgow, Scotland – Hampden Park, capacity 51,866[12]
- Liverpool, England – Everton Stadium, capacity 52,888 (Under Construction)[12]
- London, England – London Stadium, capacity 66,000[12]
- London, England – Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, capacity 62,850[12]
- London, England – Wembley Stadium, capacity 90,000[12]
- Manchester, England – City of Manchester Stadium, capacity 53,000[12]
- Manchester, England – Old Trafford, capacity 74,310[12]
- Newcastle, England – St James' Park, capacity 52,305[12]
- Sunderland, England – Stadium of Light, capacity 49,000[12]
Türkiye
Turkey – On 15 August 2019, the Turkish Football Federation announced that Turkey would bid to host Euro 2028.[13] The Federation confirmed the submission of its application on 23 March 2022.[14] Turkey's bid is the sixth consecutive bid of the country, having been unsuccessful on the previous five occasions (2008, 2012, 2016, 2020 and 2024).- Ankara – New Ankara Stadium, capacity 65,307
- Antalya – New Antalya Stadium, capacity 43,616 (after expansion)
- Bursa – Timsah Arena, capacity 43,331
- Eskişehir – New Eskişehir Stadium, capacity 34,930
- Gaziantep – New Gaziantep Stadium, capacity 35,219
- Istanbul – Atatürk Olympic Stadium, capacity 92,208 (after expansion)
- Istanbul – Nef Stadium, capacity 53,611 (after renovation)
- İzmit – İzmit Stadium, capacity 34,712
- Konya – Konya Büyükşehir Stadium, capacity 37,829 (after renovation)
- Trabzon – Şenol Güneş Stadium, capacity 43,233 (after renovation)
Previously expressed interest in bidding
These teams previously expressed interest in bidding, but did not submit a bid
Denmark, 
Faroe Islands, 
Finland, 
Iceland, 
Norway and 
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 Euro 2028 plus events in the Faroe Islands and Iceland.[15][16]
Portugal and 
Spain – On 12 September 2018, the Royal Spanish Football Federation announced intentions of a joint bid together with the Portuguese Football Federation for Euro 2028 or the 2030 World Cup.[17]
Romania, 
Greece, 
Bulgaria and 
Serbia – At the meeting in February 2019 of the Ministers of Youth and Sports of Romania (Constantin Bogdan Matei); Bulgaria (Krasen Kralev); Serbia (Vanja Udovičić) and Deputy Minister of Culture and Sports of Greece (Giorgos Vasileiadis), it was officially confirmed that these four countries would submit joint candidacy for the organisation of the Euro 2028 and 2030 FIFA World Cup.[18][19][20]
Abandoned bids
Italy – In February 2019, Italian Football Federation President Gabriele Gravina told Sky Sport Italia that the federation was considering a bid.[21] The bid was proposed again by Gravina some few days after Italy's win at Euro 2020.[22] In February 2022, the Italian federation announced it would bid for Euro 2032, instead of 2028, as it would allow them more time to redevelop facilities.[23]
Ineligible bids
Russia – On 12 June 2021, Alexej Sorokin, the organising committee director of Euro 2020 host Saint Petersburg, proposed an application from Russia for Euro 2028 or 2032.[24] This was reaffirmed on 23 March 2022, the deadline for bids.[25] 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".[26]
References
- ^ a b "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 2028 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.
- ^ MacInnes, Paul (5 January 2022). "UK and Ireland may favour Euro 2028 bid over 2030 World Cup". The Guardian.
- ^ Ziegler, Martyn (5 January 2022). "Britain and Ireland set to bid for 2028 European Championship instead of 2030 World Cup". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ^ "Ireland and UK bid for UEFA EURO 2028". Scottish Football Association. 7 February 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
- ^ Victor, Tom (5 March 2022). "Euro 2028 set for UK and Ireland with Russia and Turkey out of the running". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ^ "Euro 2028 set for Ireland and UK as rivals drop out". The Irish Times. 5 March 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Stadia confirmed for Ireland's Euro 2028 bid as Casement Park makes provisional shortlist". The42.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "DBU går efter EM-værtsskab". Archived from the original on 7 March 2016.
- ^ O'Connor, Philip (3 April 2016). "Nordic countries to make joint bid for Euro 2024, 2028". Reuters.
- ^ "España tiene como primer objetivo organizar la Eurocopa 2028". MARCA. 12 September 2018.
- ^ "Întâlnire decisivă pentru organizarea Euro 2028 și CM 2030 » Ultimele detalii despre candidatura României, Serbiei, Greciei și Bulgariei". Gazeta Sporturilor. 25 February 2019.
- ^ "Romanian, Serbian, Bulgarian, Greek governments to create organizing committee for EURO2028 and WC2030 candidacies". Ştiri pe Surse. 25 February 2019.
- ^ "Bulgaria, Serbia, Greece and Romania with joint bid to host UEFA Euro 2028". Bulgarian National Radio. 25 February 2019.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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 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.
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