UEFA Women's Euro 2025 bids
The bidding process for the UEFA Women's Euro 2025 will be the process by which the location for the 14th UEFA Women's Championship or commonly referred as UEFA Women's Euro 2025, will be selected.
Hosting requirements[]
Media agencies revealed on 11 November 2020, that the European football governing body UEFA will decide on the host of UEFA Women's Euro 2025 in December 2022.[1] The application for hosting must be submitted no later than August 2022[2] The bidding concept for UEFA Euro 2024 was ratified on 1 February 2019.
The tournament is expected to continue the format of the 2017 and 2022 editions, with a total of 31 matches taking place for a duration of up to 25 days, with 16 teams competing in the tournament.
The requirements for the stadiums are as follows:
- 6-8 stadiums with 8,000-20,000 seats
- 1 stadium with at least 20,000 seats (potential final hosting)
- 4 quality training facilities per stadium
- 4 hotels per stadium
Schedule[]
| Date | Notes |
|---|---|
| 1 June 2019 | Bid committee announced |
| 9 August 2019 | Meeting with former and upcoming hosts |
| 29 August 2019 | UEFA Women's Euro 2025 Workshop |
| August 2022 | Submission of detailed bids |
| December 2022 | Bid presentation and announcement of hosts |
Bids[]
Eight European national associations signalled to UEFA their interest in staging UEFA Women's Euro 2025:
Confirmed bids[]
Poland[]
On 3 June 2021, Zbigniew Boniek, head of the Polish Football Association, announced that the association had filed their bid at UEFA to host the 2025 Women's Championship, citing women's football as gaining in popularity in many European countries, including Poland. Poland hosted previously the Men's Euro in 2012 with Ukraine and the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[3]
The following are the 10 host cities and stadiums selected for Poland's bid:[4]
- Wrocław – Stadion Wrocław, capacity 45,105
- Gdańsk – Stadion Gdańsk, capacity 43,615
- Kraków – Stadion Miejski im. Henryka Reymana, capacity 33,326
- Warsaw – Stadion Wojska Polskiego, capacity 31,800
- Białystok – Stadion Miejski (Białystok), capacity 22,386
- Łódź – Stadion Miejski im. Władysława Króla, capacity 18,029
- Lublin – Arena Lublin, capacity 15,500
- Tychy – Stadion Miejski (Tychy), capacity 15,500
- Gdynia – Stadion Miejski (Gdynia), capacity 15,139
- Bielsko-Biała – Stadion Miejski (Bielsko-Biała), capacity 15,076
Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden[]
On 15 October 2021, the Danish Football Association, announced that the Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden) with support from Iceland and Faroe Islands, have confirmed their bids to host the UEFA Euro 2025. Following statement, where mentioned by president of the Danish Football Association (DBU) Jesper Møller saying, "We at DBU and in the Nordic football associations have very ambitious visions for the development of women's football. For four years, we have worked closely with our Nordic colleagues to create a strong bid for a final round. We are convinced that a Nordic host for the UEFA Euro 2025 will be fantastic for women's football - fans, players, stakeholders and UEFA".[5]
Head of Women's Football Development Manager in the Finnish Football Association Heidi Pihlaja said in a press release: "The European Championship finals bid, together with the other Nordic countries, is a key part of our goal to strengthen football as a sport for women and girls". All four countries previously hosted the tournament in 1984, 1987, 1991, 1995, 1997, 2009 and 2013, .[6]
France[]
France has never hosted the UEFA Women's Euro before, but the French Football Federation decleard interested of hosting it for the first time in the country's history. If France is selected, it would mark six years after France hosted the FIFA Women's World Cup.[7]
Switzerland[]
Switzerland looks to host its first ever UEFA Women's Euro in their history. the Swiss Football Association confirmed their interest in November 2021. If awarded, it would be seventeen years after Switzerland co-host the Men's Euro with Austria.[8]
Ukraine[]
Ukrainian Association of Football had decleared their interest in November 2026, It would mark the first time that Ukraine has hosted the tournament and would be thirteen years after hosting the Men's Euro with Poland.[9]
Cancelled bids[]
Denmark[]
In February 2019, the Danish Football Association stated its intention to bid, inspired by the recent success of the Denmark women's national football team. A joint bid with the other Nordic countries has also been mentioned to be possible.[10] Denmark hosted the UEFA Women's Euro 1991, with the host cities of Aalborg, Frederikshavn and Hjørring. As of July 2020, a bidding committee has already been set up to facilitate the Danish attempt to host the tournament.[11] However, according to the president of the Danish Football Association Jesper Møller, there will also be a modernization of several of the Danish stadiums if the desire to apply should become a reality.[12]
On 25 March 2021, the Danish regional television station TV 2/Fyn, announced that they given access to documents, through Odense Municipality, where it appears that 12 Danish cities would be potential host cities for the tournament in 2025.[13][14] A timetable in the annexes states that the interested host cities have one year from now to decide whether they want to take their interest seriously.
The following are the 12 host cities and stadiums selected for Denmark's potential bid:[13]
- Copenhagen – Parken Stadium, capacity 38,065
- Brøndby – Brøndby Stadium, capacity 29,000
- Aarhus – Ceres Park, capacity 19,433
- Esbjerg – Blue Water Arena, capacity 18,000
- Odense – Nature Energy Park, capacity 15,790
- Aalborg – Aalborg Portland Park, capacity 13,800
- Herning – MCH Arena, capacity 11,423
- Horsens – CASA Arena Horsens, capacity 10,400
- Randers – Cepheus Park Randers, capacity 10,300
- Haderslev – Sydbank Park, capacity 10,000
- Silkeborg – JYSK Park, capacity 10,000
- Viborg – Energi Viborg Arena, capacity 9,566
On 15 October 2021, the president of the Danish Football Association Jesper Møller announced on a press conference that his association has now abandoned its original plan to host the tournament independently and will focus on the plans for the Nordic candidacy.[6]
References[]
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- ^ "Denmark wants to stage Women's European Championship in 2025". BBC Sport. 7 March 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
- ^ "Mistrzostwa Europy kobiet 2025 również w Krakowie? Jest na to szansa!". Polsat Sport. 3 June 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
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{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Football: France could organize the Women's Euro in 2025". Archyde. 6 November 2021.
- ^ "L'Association suisse de football convoite l'Euro féminin 2025" (in French). letemps.ch. 26 November 2021.
- ^ "Ukraine among bidders for hosting 2025 UEFA Women's Championship". Kyivpost.com. 6 November 2021.
- ^ "Denmark wants to stage Women's European Championship in 2025". BBC Sport. 7 March 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
- ^ "Women's Euro 2025 Budkomité" (in Danish). Danish Football Association. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
- ^ "Kvinde-EM på hjemmebane? DBU-formand kalder det en fifty-fifty" (in Danish). Danmarks Radio. 6 July 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Odense i spil som værtsby: DBU vil have EM for kvinder til Danmark" (in Danish). TV 2/Fyn. 25 March 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
- ^ "Viborg er i spil som værtsby for EM i kvindefodbold - borgmester ser det gerne ske" (in Danish). Viborg Stifts Folkeblad. 25 March 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
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