UEFA confirms Baku`s candidacy for 2020 UEFA European Championship
Baku, September 20 (AZERTAC). The UEFA Executive Committee has confirmed the list of member associations that have declared an interest in hosting matches at the 2020 UEFA European Championship, including Azerbaijan`s candidacy by the meeting last Thursday`s deadline.
The final tournament will be staged in 13 cities across Europe, following a decision taken by the UEFA Executive Committee in January 2013. The matches will be split into 13 different packages, with 12 standard packages, including three group matches and one knockout round (round of 16 or quarter-final), and one package for the semi-finals and the final.
The 32 member associations that have stated their interest, together with their proposed provisional host cities, are: Azerbaijan (Baku), Belarus (Minsk), Belgium (Brussels), Bulgaria (Sofia), Croatia (Zagreb), Czech Republic (Prague), Denmark (Copenhagen), England (London), Finland (Helsinki), France (Lyon), Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (Skopje), Germany (Munich), Greece (Athens), Hungary (Budapest), Israel (Jerusalem), Italy (Rome, Milan), Kazakhstan (Astana), Netherlands (Amsterdam), Poland (Warsaw, Chorzow), Portugal (Lisbon, Porto), Republic of Ireland (Dublin), Romania (Bucharest), Russia (St Petersburg), Scotland (Glasgow), Serbia (Belgrade), Spain (Madrid, Barcelona, Bilbao, Valencia), Sweden (Solna), Switzerland (Basel), Turkey (Istanbul), Ukraine (Kyiv, Donetsk), Wales (Cardiff) and Armenia (Yerevan).
Each of the 32 associations will be allowed to present up to two bids - one for the standard package and one for the semi-finals/final package. Each national association can decide to present the same city, or two different cities, for these two bids, but there will be a maximum of one venue appointed per country. The candidates have the right to change their initial host city selection, but must submit their final bid dossier by 25 April 2014.
The appointment of the host cities by the UEFA Executive Committee will take place on 25 September 2014.
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