18 cities and stadia have declared their official interest in acting as host venues for EURO 2024 to the German Football Association (DFB) in time for the deadline. Among those hoping to be a part of the federation's bid to host the tournament are Berlin (Olympiastadion), Bremen (Weser Stadion), Dortmund (Signal Iduna Park), Dresden (DDV-Stadion), Düsseldorf (ESPRIT arena), Frankfurt am Main (Commerzbank-Arena), Freiburg (Neues Stadion Freiburg), Gelsenkirchen (VELTINS-Arena), Hamburg (Volksparkstadion), Hannover (HDI Arena), Kaiserslautern (Fritz-Walter-Stadion), Karlsruhe (Wildparkstadion), Cologne (RheinEnergieSTADION), Leipzig (Red Bull Arena), Mönchengladbach (BORUSSIA-PARK), Munich (Allianz Arena), Nuremberg (Stadion Nürnberg) and Stuttgart (Mercedes-Benz Arena).
UEFA's guidelines state that eligible arenas must have a minimum seated capacity of 30,000, not including places reserved for media infrastructure and seats that cannot be sold due to poor visibility. The stadia in Karlsruhe and Freiburg are set for general upgrades, which will see them able to hold the suitable number of people upon finishing. The stadium in Dresden currently holds 25,000, which sits under UEFA's minimum capacity, but all others fit the requirements.
Grindel: "It shows great enthusiasm"
DFB President Reinhard Grindel stated: "We have received huge interest from all regions. The depth of that shows the huge enthusiasm for the idea of holding the EUROs in Germany, while also showing that Germany certainly already has the appropriate infrastructure to host such a tournament. On this level we can be a cost-effective option for UEFA, because so little will need upgrading to make it feasible. In an open and visible process with the help of Transparency International, we will meticulously analyse every option in order to come to a decision regarding the final ten possible venues."
The DFB has until 3rd March 2017 to submit their official interest in hosting to UEFA. UEFA themselves will reveal the full list of applicants on 10th March. A week on from that on 17th March, UEFA will present its full requirements for host venues, which will in turn be presented to the applicants by the DFB on 11th April. Potential venues must submit their full documentation by 12th June 2017.
On 15th September 2017, the DFB will formally announce their ten choices for potential match locations. Potential host nations have until 27th April 2018 to submit their full applications to UEFA, who will reveal the tournament's hosts in September 2018.
Am 15. September 2017 wird das Präsidium die Auswahl der zehn Spielorte vornehmen, mit denen der DFB in das UEFA-Bewerbungsverfahren gehen wird. Bis zum 27. April 2018 müssen interessierte Nationalverbände die vollständigen Unterlagen bei der UEFA eingereicht haben, die Festlegung des Ausrichters der EURO 2024 wird im September 2018 durch die UEFA erfolgen.
18 cities and stadia have declared their official interest in acting as host venues for EURO 2024 to the German Football Association (DFB) in time for the deadline. Among those hoping to be a part of the federation's bid to host the tournament are Berlin (Olympiastadion), Bremen (Weser Stadion), Dortmund (Signal Iduna Park), Dresden (DDV-Stadion), Düsseldorf (ESPRIT arena), Frankfurt am Main (Commerzbank-Arena), Freiburg (Neues Stadion Freiburg), Gelsenkirchen (VELTINS-Arena), Hamburg (Volksparkstadion), Hannover (HDI Arena), Kaiserslautern (Fritz-Walter-Stadion), Karlsruhe (Wildparkstadion), Cologne (RheinEnergieSTADION), Leipzig (Red Bull Arena), Mönchengladbach (BORUSSIA-PARK), Munich (Allianz Arena), Nuremberg (Stadion Nürnberg) and Stuttgart (Mercedes-Benz Arena).
UEFA's guidelines state that eligible arenas must have a minimum seated capacity of 30,000, not including places reserved for media infrastructure and seats that cannot be sold due to poor visibility. The stadia in Karlsruhe and Freiburg are set for general upgrades, which will see them able to hold the suitable number of people upon finishing. The stadium in Dresden currently holds 25,000, which sits under UEFA's minimum capacity, but all others fit the requirements.
Grindel: "It shows great enthusiasm"
DFB President Reinhard Grindel stated: "We have received huge interest from all regions. The depth of that shows the huge enthusiasm for the idea of holding the EUROs in Germany, while also showing that Germany certainly already has the appropriate infrastructure to host such a tournament. On this level we can be a cost-effective option for UEFA, because so little will need upgrading to make it feasible. In an open and visible process with the help of Transparency International, we will meticulously analyse every option in order to come to a decision regarding the final ten possible venues."
The DFB has until 3rd March 2017 to submit their official interest in hosting to UEFA. UEFA themselves will reveal the full list of applicants on 10th March. A week on from that on 17th March, UEFA will present its full requirements for host venues, which will in turn be presented to the applicants by the DFB on 11th April. Potential venues must submit their full documentation by 12th June 2017.
On 15th September 2017, the DFB will formally announce their ten choices for potential match locations. Potential host nations have until 27th April 2018 to submit their full applications to UEFA, who will reveal the tournament's hosts in September 2018.
Am 15. September 2017 wird das Präsidium die Auswahl der zehn Spielorte vornehmen, mit denen der DFB in das UEFA-Bewerbungsverfahren gehen wird. Bis zum 27. April 2018 müssen interessierte Nationalverbände die vollständigen Unterlagen bei der UEFA eingereicht haben, die Festlegung des Ausrichters der EURO 2024 wird im September 2018 durch die UEFA erfolgen.
