UEFA Euro 2004 bids
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The bidding process for UEFA Euro 2004 ended on 11 October 1999 in Aachen, Germany, when Portugal was selected as the host, beating Spain and the joint bid of Austria/Hungary.[1]
History
By October 1999 only 3 bids left to fight for earning the right to host EURO 2004:
Portugal
Austria–Hungary (joint bid),
Spain
On 11 October 1999, the UEFA Executive Committee voted on the bids, and chose Portugal as the winning bid.
Bids
Spain
The bid was launched on 8 November 1996.[2] The proposed venues for the bid were following:
- Madrid – Santiago Bernabéu
- Madrid – Vicente Calderon
- Barcelona – Camp Nou
- Barcelona – Montjuic Olympic Stadium
- Valencia – Mestalla
- Sevilla – La Cartuja
- Bilbao – San Mames
- A Coruña – Riazor
- Zaragoza – La Romareda
- Vigo – Balaidos
- Palma de Mallorca – Son Moix
- San Sebastian – Anoeta
- Valladolid – Jose Zorrilla
- Granada - New Los Carmenes
- Oviedo - New Tartiere
Austria and Hungary
Bid launched 1997.[3]
- Austria
- Vienna – Ernst Happel Stadium
- Salzburg – Salzburg-Wals Stadium
- Innsbruck – Tivoli Stadium
- Graz – Arnold Schwarzenegger Stadium
- St. Pölten – Niederosterreich Arena
- Hungary
- Budapest – Nép Stadium
- Budapest – Ferencváros Stadium
- Debrecen – Nagyerdei Stadion
- Székesfehérvár – Sóstói Stadion
- Győr – Rába Eto Stadium
