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The bidding process for the 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". The tournament is expected to continue the format of the
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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: * 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


Bids


Confirmed plan to bid


Great Britain and Ireland

* (– Northern IrelandScotlandWales)– 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. The five associations confirmed on 7 February that they would drop their 2030 interest and would instead focus on Euro 2028. 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. 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: * Cardiff, Wales
Principality Stadium The Millennium Stadium ( cy, Stadiwm y Mileniwm), known since 2016 as the Principality Stadium ( cy, Stadiwm Principality) for sponsorship reasons, is the national stadium of Wales. Located in Cardiff, it is the home of the Wales national rug ...
, capacity 73,931 * Belfast, Northern IrelandCasement Park, proposed capacity 34,578 ''(redevelopment due 2023)'' * Birmingham, EnglandVilla Park, capacity 42,682 (redevelopment confirmed taking stadiums capacity to around 50,000) * Dublin, Republic of IrelandAviva Stadium, capacity 51,700 *Dublin, Republic of Ireland –
Croke Park Croke Park ( ga, Páirc an Chrócaigh, ) is a Gaelic games stadium in Dublin, Ireland. Named after Archbishop Thomas Croke, it is referred to as Croker by GAA fans and locals. It serves as both the principal national stadium of Ireland and he ...
, capacity 82,300 * Glasgow, Scotland
Hampden Park Hampden Park (Scottish Gaelic: ''Pàirc Hampden''), often referred to as Hampden, is a football stadium in the Mount Florida area of Glasgow, Scotland. The -capacity venue serves as the national stadium of football in Scotland. It is the no ...
, capacity 51,866 * Liverpool, England – Everton Stadium, capacity 52,888 (Under Construction) * London, England – London Stadium, capacity 66,000 *London, England – Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, capacity 62,850 *London, England – Wembley Stadium, capacity 90,000 * Manchester, England –
City of Manchester Stadium The City of Manchester Stadium in Manchester, England, also known as the Etihad Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is the home of Premier League club Manchester City F.C., with a domestic football capacity of 53,400, making it the 6th-largest ...
, capacity 53,000 *Manchester, England –
Old Trafford Old Trafford () is a football stadium in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, England, and the home of Manchester United. With a capacity of 74,310 it is the largest club football stadium (and second-largest football stadium overall after Wemb ...
, capacity 74,310 * Newcastle, England – St James' Park, capacity 52,305 *
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, England –
Stadium of Light The Stadium of Light is an all-seater football stadium in Sunderland, England, and the eighth and current home to Sunderland A.F.C. With space for 49,000 spectators, the Stadium of Light is the ninth largest football stadium in England. ...
, capacity 49,000


Turkey

* – On 15 August 2019, the Turkish Football Federation announced that Turkey will bid to host Euro 2028. The Federation confirmed the submission of its application on 23 March 2022. Turkey's bid is the sixth consecutive bid of the country, having been unsuccessful on the previous five occasions (
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2020 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, social and Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of events, COVID- ...
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2024 Predicted and scheduled events * January 1 ** In the United States, books, films, and other works published in 1928 will enter the public domain, assuming there are no changes made to copyright law. ***''Steamboat Willie'', Walt Disney's fi ...
). * AnkaraNew Ankara Stadium, capacity 65,307 * AntalyaNew Antalya Stadium, capacity 43,616 (after expansion) *
Bursa ( grc-gre, Προῦσα, Proûsa, Latin: Prusa, ota, بورسه, Arabic:بورصة) is a city in northwestern Turkey and the administrative center of Bursa Province. The fourth-most populous city in Turkey and second-most populous in the ...
Timsah Arena, capacity 43,331 * Eskişehir
New Eskişehir Stadium The New Eskişehir Atatürk Stadium ( tr, Yeni Eskişehir Atatürk Stadyumu) is a stadium Eskişehir, Turkey. It opened to the public in late 20 November 2016 and has a capacity of 32,500spectators. It is the home ground of Eskişehirspor. It rep ...
, capacity 34,930 * Gaziantep
New Gaziantep Stadium The Gaziantep Stadium, known for sponsorship reasons as the Kalyon Stadium ( tr, Kalyon Stadyumu), is a stadium in Gaziantep, Turkey. It has a capacity of 35,574 spectators. and was opened on 15 January 2017. It is the home ground of Gaziantep F. ...
, capacity 35,219 * IstanbulAtatürk Olympic Stadium, capacity 92,208 (after expansion) * Istanbul – Nef Stadium, capacity 53,611 (after renovation) * İzmit
İzmit Stadium Kocaeli Stadium or İzmit Stadium is a stadium in İzmit, Turkey. It was opened to public in 2018 with a capacity of 34,712 spectators. It is the new home of Kocaelispor. It replaced the club's old home stadium, İzmit İsmetpaşa Stadium. Inte ...
, capacity 34,712 * Konya
Konya Büyükşehir Stadium The Konya Metropolitan Municipality Stadium ( tr, Konya Büyükşehir Belediye Stadyumu) is a multi-purpose stadium in Konya, Turkey. It is primarily used for football matches with Konyaspor being the main tenants. It is part of a complex of spo ...
, capacity 37,829 (after renovation) * Trabzon
Şenol Güneş Stadium Şenol is a Turkish given name for males. Notable people with the name include: * Şenol Can (born 1983), Bulgarian footballer and manager * Şenol Çorlu, Turkish footballer * Şenol Güneş Şenol Güneş, T.C., (, born 1 June 1952) is a ...
, capacity 43,233 (after renovation)


Previously expressed interest in bidding

These teams previously expressed interest in bidding, but did not submit a bid *, , , , and – On 4 March 2016, the
Danish Football Association The Danish Football Union ( da, Dansk Boldspil-Union; DBU) is the governing body of football in Denmark. It is the organization of the Danish football clubs and runs the professional Danish football leagues and the men's and women's national t ...
announced preparation of a joint bid together with the FAs of
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, Norway and Finland for Euro 2028 plus events in the Faroe Islands and Iceland. * and – On 12 September 2018, the
Royal Spanish Football Federation The Royal Spanish Football Federation ( es, Real Federación Española de Fútbol; RFEF) is the governing body of football in Spain. It is based in La Ciudad del Fútbol of Las Rozas, a municipality near Madrid. It was founded on 14 October 1909 ...
announced intentions of a joint bid together with the Portuguese Football Federation for Euro 2028 or the 2030 World Cup. *, , and – At the meeting in February 2019 of the Ministers of Youth and Sports of Romania (Constantin Bogdan Matei); Bulgaria (
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); 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
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Abandoned bids

* – In February 2019,
Italian Football Federation The Italian Football Federation ( it, Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio; FIGC), known colloquially as ''Federcalcio'', is the governing body of football in Italy. It is based in Rome and the technical department is in Coverciano, Florence. It ...
President Gabriele Gravina told
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that the federation was considering a bid. The bid was proposed again by Gravina some few days after Italy's win at Euro 2020. 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.


Ineligible bids

* – 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. This was reaffirmed on 23 March 2022, the deadline for bids. On 2 May 2022, UEFA declared their bids for 2028 and
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as ineligible due to the
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, 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".


References

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