The 2008 European Football Championship will take place in Austria and Switzerland.
Austria and Switzerland will automatically qualify as hosts. The remaining 14 teams will be determined in a qualifying tournament that will start in 2006.
Venues
- Basel / St.Jakob-Park / First match, 2 group matches, 2 quarterfinal matches, 1 semifinal match
- Bern / Wankdorfstadion / 3 group matches
- Geneva / Stade de Géneve / 3 group matches
- Zürich / Stadion Zürich / 3 group matches
- Innsbruck / Tivoli-Neu Stadion / 3 group matches
- Klagenfurt / Waidmannsdorf-Neu Stadion / 3 group matches
- Salzburg / Salzburg-Stadion / 3 group matches
- Vienna / Ernst-Happel-Stadion / 3 group matches, 2 quarterfinal matches, 1 semifinal match and final
In 2004, the Zürich venue became a problem for organizers. Originally, the Hardturm stadium was to be renovated and used as the city's venue, but legal challenges delayed the plan to a point that would not have allowed the ground to be used in 2008. This created a problem, as the agreement between UEFA and the organizers stipulated that four venues would be used in each country. The problem was solved when the organizers proposed renovating Letzigrund instead; UEFA approved the revised plan in January 2005.
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Last updated: 08-21-2005 14:57:26
