The bidding process for UEFA Euro 2004 ended on 11 October 1999 in Aachen, Germany when Portugal was selected as the host, beating out Spain and the joint bid of Austria and Hungary.
History By October 1999, only three bids left to fight for earning the right to host Euro 2004: Portugal Austria–Hungary (joint bid) Spain
The UEFA Executive Committee voted on the bids on 12 October 1999, and chose Portugal as the winning bid.
Bids Portugal The bid was launched on 1 June 1998. The proposed venues for the bid were the following:
Lisbon – Estádio da Luz Lisbon – Estádio José Alvalade Porto – Estádio do Dragão Porto – Estádio do Bessa Braga – Estádio Municipal de Braga Aveiro – Estádio Municipal de Aveiro Coimbra – Estádio Cidade de Coimbra Guimarães – Estádio D. Afonso Henriques Leiria – Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa Faro/Loulé – Estádio Algarve
Spain The bid was launched on 8 November 1996. The proposed venues for the bid were the following:
Madrid – Santiago Bernabéu Madrid – Vicente Calderón Barcelona – Camp Nou Barcelona – Montjuic Olympic Stadium Valencia – Mestalla Sevilla – La Cartuja Bilbao – San Mames A Coruña – Riazor Zaragoza – La Romareda Vigo – Balaídos Palma de Mallorca – Son Moix San Sebastian – Anoeta Valladolid – Jose Zorrilla Granada – New Los Carmenes Oviedo – New Tartiere
Austria–Hungary The bid was launched in June 1997. The proposed venues for the bid were the following:
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
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