Supporting the UEFA EURO 2008™ Experience INFORMATION

Contents
4 Editorial – A special kind of celebration 36 Brief portraits of the host countries
6 Key information about the tournament 40 The two host associations
7 Countdown 44 The organisers
8 Finance 46 Board of Administration
10 Main sources of revenue 55 Tasks of Euro 2008 SA
12 Marketing 56 Management Board
Impressum 14 Media rights 59 EURO ABC – from A for accreditation
16 What happens to the revenue? to Z for Zurich
Publisher Euro 2008 SA 17 HatTrick – Solidarity has a name 80 The EURO history
Headquarters 21 Greece made CHF 26 million 81 From 1960 to the present day
Route de St-Cergue 9 22 Trends in costs 82 Henri Delaunay trophy
CH-1260 Nyon 1 23 Economic benefits for Austria and 84 The finals
Switzerland
Switzerland 85 The winning Captains
Tel.: +41 (0) 848 00 2008
24 Facts and figures from The Champion Coaches
Fax: +41 (0) 848 01 2008
UEFA EURO 2004™ in Portugal 86 4,728 goals in 1,685 matches
Translation UEFA Language Services 26 Distances 87 Attendances
Design The Works Ltd. / Leeds (England) 28 Distances and travel times 88 Team of the Tournament
Layout / Setting team2graphics / Helsingør (Denmark) 30 UEFA EURO 2008™ match schedule 91 Fixture list for the UEFA EURO 2008™
Printing Imprimerie Morellon & Fils SA / Neuchâtel (Switzerland) 32 The stadiums qualifying competition
34 Most frequently asked questions 99 Contact details
concerning UEFA EURO 2008™
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A special kind of celebration
UEFA EURO 2008™ is the world’s third largest sports event, after the FIFA World Cup and the
Olympic Summer Games. In terms of TV viewing figures, the European Championship final
round is bettered only by the World Cup. A cumulative total of 7.9 billion TV viewers watched
the 31 matches in Portugal, while 1.1 million people saw the games in the stadiums.

This brochure, containing information about the UEFA European Football Championship in
general and the 2008 finals in particular, has deliberately been kept small and compact. It only
contains facts and figures. It will not be long before the emotions of the event begin to be felt,
probably during the first qualifying matches in August 2006, but definitely at 6 p.m. on 7 June
2008, when the first of the 31 final round matches kicks off in Basle.

We are already looking forward to a special kind of celebration, which we hope will provide
each one of us with many unforgettable moments.

With sportive regards

Lennart Johansson Friedrich Stickler Ralph Zloczower SFA President Ralph Zloczower
UEFA President President of the President of the with UEFA President Lennart
Johansson and ÖFB President
Austrian Football Swiss Football
4 Friedrich Stickler
Association Association
Key information about the tournament Countdown
The UEFA European Football Championship UEFA EURO 2008™, as the tournament is
2006 2008
final round will be held in Austria and officially known, is only the second final
Switzerland from 7 to 29 June 2008. Featuring round (after Belgium/Netherlands in 2000) 16 August UEFA EURO 2008™ 13 March Workshop for the 16 final
Europe’s best 16 teams, the tournament will to be jointly hosted by two neighbouring qualifying round begins round participants in
last 23 days and comprise 31 matches (16 countries. The host countries both qualify Vienna
27 September Official mascot
in Austria, 15 in Switzerland). Around 1,500 automatically. A further 50 nations will com-
presentation in Vienna
people will be employed at each match, pete for the 14 remaining places in seven Spring Promotional tour begins
looking after the players, safety and organ- qualifying groups, with matches to be 2007
isation in the stadium. Just over 1 million played between 16 August 2006 and Spring Ticket sales begin May Workshop for the 12 final
match tickets will be sold (from spring 2007). 21 November 2007. A total of 308 qualifying round referees (in
matches will be played. The top two teams 21 November Qualifying round concludes Switzerland, exact location
in each group will qualify for the finals. The (after 308 matches in total)
to be confirmed)
draw for the final tournament will be staged 2 December Draw for the UEFA EURO
in Lucerne (Switzerland) on 2 December 2008™ finals in Lucerne 7 June, Opening match in Basle
2007. (Switzerland) and presenta- 6 p.m.
tion of the official match
ball 29 June, Final in Vienna
End of the year Start of registration phase 8.45 p.m.
for accreditations;
confirmation of team bases
and training grounds
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Finance Total turnover

The UEFA European Football Championship EURO brand now has a huge market value – 1310 1,400
1,400

Millions of EUR
Millions of CHF
has grown tremendously since it was first particularly in the field of media and com- 1,200 1,200
staged in 1960, not just in sporting terms but mercial rights. 1,000 1,000 839.7
also from a commercial point of view. The 800 800
600 600
345
400 400
221 141.7 221.2
200 200
61.3 39.3
0 0
1992 1996 2000 2004 1992 1996 2000 2004

EUR 1 = CHF 1.56

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Main sources of revenue
The total turnover of a European Football 1996 2000 2004
Championship can be broken down into the
following sources of revenue: Commercial Match tickets Commercial Match tickets Commercial Match tickets
rights CHF 97 mn. rights CHF 123.7 mn. rights CHF 123.8 mn.
Media rights (television, radio, new media) CHF 44 mn. EUR 62.2 mn.* CHF 81.2 mn. EUR 79.3 mn.* CHF 278.6 mn. EUR 79.4 mn.*
EUR 28.2 mn.* 44% EUR 52.1 mn.* 36% EUR 178.6 mn.* 9%
Commercial rights, including sponsorship 20% 24% 21%
income, as well as revenue from the
various licensed products (e.g. T-shirts,
mascot, official video)
Corporate
Sale of match tickets Hospitality
CHF 45.5 mn.
Corporate hospitality – i.e. the best seats EUR 29.2 mn.*
in the stadium, combined with excellent Media rights Media rights 3% Media rights
food, VIP treatment and the offer of add- CHF 80 mn. CHF 140 mn. CHF 862 mn.
itional entertainment EUR 51.3 mn.* EUR 89.7 mn.* EUR 552.6 mn.*
36% 40% 67%
The huge increase in revenue from media and commercial rights for UEFA EURO 2004™ is due to the
fact that a fixed contract covered the three editions between 1992 and 2000.
* EUR 1 = CHF 1.56
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Marketing
The sponsors of the European Champion- There are three kinds of sponsor: The most comprehensive rights are for “Qualifiers”
ship final round are well looked after. “We UEFA EURO 2008™, where they include For the first time, EURO sponsors also have
are providing unique opportunities for our 1 EUROTOP partners (6) – the elite sponsor- traditional forms of marketing such as the opportunity to be involved in the
sponsors at the tournament itself, on tele- ship programme. Carlsberg, Coca-Cola, perimeter advertising, event promotion European Championship qualifying com-
vision and on the Internet,” says Philippe Hyundai/KIA, JVC, MasterCard and (posters, etc.), dedicated VIP sectors, petition (starting in August 2006). Through
Margraff, Chief Operating Officer of UEFA McDonald’s can enjoy four years of first-class catering and ticket quotas for the sports marketing agency Sportfive, and
Marketing and Media Management. worldwide advertising rights for all na- all matches. The EUROTOP programme in cooperation with the associations, UEFA is
tional team competitions, which en- also offers sponsorship of live TV broad- offering perimeter advertising and tickets for
In this case, less is more: there were 22 compass seven final rounds between casts, Internet coverage, the innovative more than 170 matches. The time period for
sponsors at UEFA EURO 2000™ in Belgium now and 2009, including UEFA EURO “Match Partner” programme and two promotional activities is therefore increased
and the Netherlands and 17 in Portugal; 2008™, the UEFA European Under-21 and exclusive partner programmes each. from just four weeks to two years.
in 2008 there will be just 14. “This is so that Women’s Championships and the UEFA
we can give the remaining companies European Futsal Championship. 2 EURO sponsors (4) – their rights (also
more promotional opportunities and thus a worldwide) apply only to UEFA EURO
greater market value,” Philippe Margraff 2008™.
explains. The figures themselves underline
the success of this strategy, since income 3 National supporters (4 per host country) –
from sponsors is up by a good 60 per cent. restricted to national advertising rights.

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Media rights
UEFA is treading new ground for UEFA EURO European broadcast rights. The media rights The broadcasters are also given the oppor-
2008™ final round. “From the first Euro- are sold on a market-by-market basis, a tunity to distribute the UEFA EURO 2008™
pean Championship in 1960 up until UEFA process which will take about two years, until matches across all types of media platforms,
EURO2004™,” says Philippe Le Floc’h, summer 2007. “We insist that most of the including mobile and Internet.
director of Marketing and Media Rights, “the 31 matches be shown on free-to-air TV,”
European broadcast rights have always Le Floc’h added, “including the opening Another major step into the development of
been assigned to the European Broad- match, the quarter-finals, the semi-finals and UEFA EURO 2008™ brand equity is the inter-
casting Union (EBU), which bought the TV the final itself as well as all matches of the nalisation of all host broadcasting activities.
rights on behalf of its members and was local team in its country.” This will allow UEFA to ensure that the way
responsible for the production and trans- the competition is shown and conveyed to
mission of pictures during the final round. It With regards to ex-European distribution, a the fans around the world reflects its
was a groundbreaking decision to depart tender process is being held. UEFA European premium quality.
from this tradition.” Football Championship final round is
becoming an attractive and truly global
Instead, UEFA has selected the marketing property and UEFA’s primary objective is to Laurent Scharapan (Sportfive), Philippe Le Floc’h
agency Sportfive as its exclusive repre- maximise exposure and viewership in these (UEFA) and Martin Kallen (Euro 2008 SA)
sentative for the commercialisation of the territories.

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What happens to the revenue? HatTrick –
Solidarity has a name
At UEFA EURO 2004™, revenue totalled CHF In millions CHF EUR In order to invest the profits generated from That’s not all: to celebrate UEFA’s Golden
1.31 billion (EUR 840 million) – three times the major tournaments (particularly UEFA Jubilee, each of the 52 associations (from
more than four years previously. Tournament Direct event expenditure 263 169 EURO 2004™) in its member associations, Albania to Wales) received CHF 1 million (EUR
expenditure (including all preparation costs) Future UEFA operational costs 240 154 UEFA established the HatTrick programme 640,000) to build mini-pitches (between 250
amounted to CHF 263 million (EUR 169 mil- for the support of grassroots football in 2003. and 1,000 m 2). So far, more than 2,200
lion). UEFA also put aside reserves of CHF Prize money for The programme has a total budget of CHF of these pitches have been built across
240 million (EUR 154 million) to cover costs final round participants 200 128 490 million (EUR 314 million) until 2008. In Europe.
until 2008. Some of this money will be used HatTrick solidarity payments 490 314 accordance with UEFA’s solidarity principle,
to finance the current youth and women’s each of the 52 member associations “Since last year, we have particularly been
competitions. UEFA Media Technologies receives between CHF 500,000 and CHF 1.1 focusing on basic and further training for
expenditure 31 20 million (EUR 320,000 – EUR 705,000) per year employees of the member associations,”
Net profit 86 55 – the exact amount depends on their level explains Andreas Kuhn, who is in charge of all
of participation in UEFA competitions and UEFA assistance programmes. A total of CHF
Total 1,310 840 the quality of their club licensing system. This 20 million (EUR 12.8 million) is available for fur-
represents a total (until 2008) of around CHF ther training in the technical and administra-
EUR 1 = CHF 1.56 230 million (EUR 147 million). In addition, up to tive fields.
CHF 2.5 million (EUR 1.6 million) is awarded to
each association for the financing of infra-
structure.

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Projects
Projects supported by the HatTrick programme include:

Germany: creation of a unified database for the administration of players’ and Austria: renovation of the Ernst Happel stadium;
coaches’ licences, etc. “Fit for EURO 2008,” an educational programme for stewards and young referees

England: support for 39 socially deprived regions – through the construction of Switzerland: support for two projects (in Huttwil and Emmen) for the sporting and
mini-pitches and employment of community football workers, who promote sport, academic education of each 20 talented male and female 14 to 16 year olds
education and health among socially disadvantaged young people
Czech Republic: installation of an air-conditioning system at the association
Italy: renovation of the Coverciano training centre in Florence headquarters

Belarus: purchase of a scoreboard for the Gomel central stadium;

Lithuania: construction of a youth training centre in Kaunas construction of a heated artificial pitch in Minsk

Europe: 2,200 mini-pitches constructed throughout Europe to date

Netherlands: refereeing master plan, covering the recruitment, education, training
and personal coaching of referees

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 Financial assistance through the HatTrick programme Greece made CHF 26 million

Solidarity payments Participating associations In addition to the aforementioned solidarity participants received a basic premium of
payments made to all associations, CHF 200 CHF 7.5 million (EUR 4.8 million). European
800 800
Millions of CHR

Millions of EUR
million (EUR 128 million) was paid out to champion Greece received an impressive
700 700
the EURO 2004 final round participants. All CHF 26 million (EUR 16.6 million).
600 600
500 500 Group match Group match Quarter- Semi- Losing
490 400
Year Winner
400 minimum maximum final final finalist

300 300 314.1 1996 3.6 4.5 5.4 7.65 9.9 10.8
200 200
76 2000 4.8 5.4 7.8 10.2 13.2 14.4
100 45 100
48.7
75
2004 7.5 9 12.63 16.75 22.5 26
75 200 128.2
28.8
50 4,1 120 50 77 Millions of CHF
90 2.62 57.7
25 42 25
26.9 Year
Group match Group match Quarter- Semi- Losing
Winner
0 0 minimum maximum final final finalist
1992 1996 2000 2004 1992 1996 2000 2004
1996 2.3 2.9 3.5 4.9 6.3 6.9
EUR 1 = CHF 1.56 2000 3.1 3.5 5 6.5 8.5 9.2
2004 4.8 5.8 8.1 10.7 14.4 16.7
The distribution key for 2008 has not yet been established.
Millions of EUR
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 Trends in costs Economic benefits for Austria
and Switzerland
Costs can only be properly compared since isations. As turnover has increased, the cost The Institute for Advanced Studies in Vienna In Switzerland, a study by Rütter & Partner
2004, since previous UEFA European Football of organising the event has also risen. estimates that Austria will benefit from an suggests that direct and indirect economic
Championships were run by different organ- added value of around EUR 375 million (CHF benefits will be worth CHF 550 million (EUR
585 million), a purchasing power increase of 353 million), with gross added value of ap-
EUR 250 million (CHF 390 million) and around proximately CHF 320 million (EUR 205 million).
4,000 new jobs. Up to 900,000 additional hotel bookings and
600 600

Millions of EUR
Millions of CHF

at least 3,500 new full-time jobs (over a one-

500 500
year period) can be expected.
400 400
263
300 300
168.6 Austria in million Switzerland in million
200 134 200
100 70.1 100 44.9 85.9 CHF EUR * CHF EUR *
0 0
Added value 585 375 Direct/indirect
1996 2000 2004 1996 2000 2004 economic benefits 550 353
Purchasing power
increase 390 250 Gross added value 320 205
EUR 1 = CHF 1.56

New full-time jobs 4,000 New full-time jobs 3,500

* EUR 1 = CHF 1.56 * EUR 1 = CHF 1.56

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Facts and figures from UEFA EURO 2004™ in Portugal

0 Greece travelled to Portugal in 2004 without a single European

Championship final round victory under their belts, but Rehhagel’s
600,000 foreign supporters stayed for an average of seven days, spending
EUR 1,320 each on average. 81 per cent of the fans were male and
team went on to lift the trophy. Their success was mainly founded the average age was 32.
on the three clean sheets they kept in their last three matches
(quarter-final against France, semi-final against the Czech Republic
and final against Portugal).
151,000,000 Each of the 31 matches was watched by at least 151 million
TV viewers. The cumulative television audience was 7.9 billion
and a total of 28,378 hours of airtime was devoted to the event
2.48 In the 31 EURO 2004 matches, a total of 77 goals were scored at an
average of 2.48 per match.
worldwide. Interest was certainly not confined to Europe:
in America, 446 million TV viewers tuned in, along with 986 million
in Africa and an impressive 1.1 billion in Asia.
5 With five goals, the Czech Republic’s Milan Baros was the
tournament’s top goal scorer.
500,000,000 New records were also set on the Internet. The official UEFA EURO
2004™ website registered a total of 500 million hits and more than
4,947 voluntary helpers were recruited for the tournament. 40 million users between April and July.

6,208 media representatives were accredited.

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Distances Salzburg

Basle
Zurich 300 km

AUSTRIA
Berne
320 km
85 km 185 km
98 km 227 km Vienna
280 km
128 km

SWITZERLAND
157 km

Innsbruck

Klagenfurt
Geneva
Distance Geneva–Vienna: 1,032 km
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Distances and travel times

Basle Berne Geneva Zurich Vienna Klagenfurt Innsbruck Salzburg

Basle 98 255 85 Basle 840 750 365 539

Berne — 1:05 0:58 157 128 Berne 874 791 408 587
Plane / Car / Train

Plane / Car / Train

Distance in km
Geneva — 2:30 2:42 — 1:40 1:46 280 Geneva 1032 850 560 740
Zurich — 1:00 1:06 — 1:30 0:58 — 2:50 2:43 Zurich 755 665 280 461
Vienna 1:30 8:30 10:21 3:302) 8:40 10:05 1:50 10:00 11:50 1:20 7:30 8:55 Vienna 320 477 300
Klagenfurt 4:001) 7:10 11:08 4:203) 7:45 10:25 4:001) 8:10 12:01 3:101) 6:20 8:40 Klagenfurt 0:50 3:15 4:12 320 227
Innsbruck 3:001) 4:00 5:13 4:403) 4:30 4:51 3:501) 5:45 6:36 3:101) 3:00 3:47 Innsbruck 1:15 4:40 5:00 2:351) 4:00 4:45 185
Salzburg 3:101) 5:30 7:15 4:203) 5:50 6:59 4:001) 7:15 8:44 3:201) 4:40 5:49 Salzburg 0:50 3:00 2:37 2:451) 2:15 3:16 3:201) 1:50 1:59

1) via Vienna 2) via Munich 3) via Munich and Vienna as at July 2006 1) via Vienna 2) via Munich 3) via Munich and Vienna as at July 2006

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 UEFA EURO 2008™ – Match Schedule

No.
CITY of Games 1st Match Days 2nd Match Days 3rd Match Days Quarter-Finals Rest Days Semi-Finals Rest Days FINAL CITY
Group QF Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
Stadium Stadium
Stage SF, F 7 June 8 June 9 June 10 June 11 June 12 June 13 June 14 June 15 June 16 June 17 June 18 June 19 June 20 June 21 June 22 June 23 June 24 June 25 June 26 June 27 June 28 June 29 June TEAM MATCH
Match 3 Match 12 Match 20 Match 20 Match 28 Match 30 Match 31 SUI - A2 1
VIENNA
WIEN 3 4 20:45
BASEL
BASLE SUI - A4 10
18:00 20:45 20:45 20:45 20:45 20:45 St. Jakob-Park
Jakob-Park
Ernst-Happel-Stadion
Ernst-Happel-Stadion 50,000 St. SUI - A3 17
W29 - W30
AUT - B2 AUT - B4 AUT - B3 WB - RA WD - RC W27 - W28 A
Match 8 Match 16 Match 23 A3 - A4 2
SALZBURG GENEVA
AUSTRIA

3 20:45 20:45 20:45 A2 - A3 9

Stadion Salzburg Wals-Siezenheim 30,000 Stade de Genève
D1 - D2 D1 - D4 D1 - D3 A4 - A2 18
Match 7 Match 15 Match 24 AUT - B2 3
INNSBRUCK VIENNA
3 18:00 18:00 20:45 AUT - B4 12
Stadion Tivoli NEU 30,000 Ernst-Happel-Stadion
D3 - D4 D2 - D3 D4 - D2 AUT - B3 20
Match 4 Match 11 Match 19 B3 - B4 4
B
KLAGENFURT 3 20:45 18:00 20:45
KLAGENFURT B2 - B3 11
Wörthersee Stadion 30,000 Wörthersee Stadion
B4 - B2 19
B3 - B4 B2 - B3 B4 - B2
Match 1 Spiel 10
Match 10 Match 17 Match 25 Match 27 Match 29 C3 - C4 5
BASLE 20:45
ZURICH
SWITZERLAND

St. Jakob-Park 40,000 3 3 18:00 20:45 20:45 20:45 20:45 20:45 Letzigrund C2 - C3 13
SUI - A2 SUII -- A4
SUI A4 SUI - A3 WA - RB WC - RD W25 - W26 C4 - C2 22
Match 5 Match 13 Match 22 C1 - C2 6
C
ZURICH 3 BERNE C1 - C4 14
18:00 18:00 20:45
Letzigrund 30,000 Stade de Suisse Wankdorf
C3 - C4 C2 - C3 C4 - C2 C1 - C3 21
Match 6 Match 14 Match 21 D1 - D2 8
BERNE 3 20:45 20:45 20:45
SALZBURG D1 - D4 16
Stade de Suisse Wankdorf 30,000 Stadion Salzburg Wals-Siezenheim
C1 - C2 C1 - C4 C1 - C3 D1 - D3 23
Match 2 Spiel 99
Match Match 18 D3 - D4 7
D
GENEVA INNSBRUCK
30,000 3 20:45 18:00
18:00 20:45 Stadion Tivoli NEU D2 - D3 15
Stade de Genève
A3 - A4 A2 -A3
A2- A3 A4 - A2 D4 - D2 24

The match schedule is according to CET (Central European Time). UEFA reserves the right to change venues in particular cases for W - Winner
potential safety and security reasons. Any such changes would be made after the final - round draw on 2 December 2007. R - Runner-up

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The stadiums – Austria The stadiums – Switzerland
Vienna Klagenfurt Zurich Basle

Ernst-Happel stadium Wörthersee stadium Letzigrund St Jakob Park

Capacity: 50,000, 7 matches 30,000, 3 group matches 30,000, 3 group matches 40,000, 6 matches
(3 group matches, 2 quarter-finals, (3 group matches, including opening
1 semi-final, final) match, 2 quarter-finals, 1 semi-final)

Salzburg Innsbruck Berne Geneva

Wals-Siezenheim stadium Tivoli NEU Stade de Suisse Wankdorf Stade de Genève

30,000, 3 group matches 30,000, 3 group matches 30,000, 3 group matches 30,000, 3 group matches

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Most frequently asked questions concerning
UEFA EURO 2008™
Where and how can I apply for a job Who answers general questions about Who decided the attribution for Why is the final being staged in Vienna?
at EURO 2008? UEFA EURO 2008™? UEFA EURO 2008™? The decision to stage the final in the Austrian
The latest information can be found on the The simplest way is to send an e-mail to The UEFA Executive Committee, which com- capital was entirely due to stadium cap-
Internet at euro2008.com/jobs. In July 2006, [email protected]. prises 14 members (including UEFA President acity. Vienna’s Ernst-Happel stadium is the
Euro 2008 SA had 51 employees. There will Lennart Johansson). only one of the eight stadiums to offer the
be more than 300 shortly before the tourna- What are the chances of actually required capacity of 50,000 for the final.
ment kicks off. An excellent command of obtaining tickets for the finals? Why were Austria and Switzerland chosen?
English and a high level of flexibility are And when will advance sales begin? The European Championship is a great How long before the start of UEFA EURO
required. Around 2,500 volunteers will be Sales will begin in spring 2007. Tickets will chance for both countries to develop both 2008™ must the stadiums be ready?
recruited from summer 2007 in the fields of be sold via the Internet and, if demand in sporting terms and in terms of infra- At the beginning of the 2007/08 season
welcome services, stadium organisation, VIP exceeds supply, they will be allocated by structure (through stadium construction). (except Zurich, which will not be ready until
and media assistance and transport. the drawing of lots. Anyone applying at That, according to UEFA President Lennart September 2007).
the beginning of the sales procedure stands Johansson, was the deciding factor. Another
a very good chance of obtaining tickets. advantage was the central location of both
There is a maximum of four tickets per match countries, making them easily accessible for
and per person. many other nations. “Football’s best – close
to you” – that was the slogan of the Swiss/
Austrian bid.

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Brief portraits of the host countries

Austria State and government

structure
Parliamentary democratic federal republic since 1918.
The Parliament has 183 members (elected every four years), the
Bundesrat (Federal Council) as the parliament of the Länder
Surface area 83,871 square kilometres
has a total of 62 members.
Population 8,217,201 – a population density of 98 inhabitants per square
Head of State President Heinz Fischer (Social Democratic Party/SPÖ), since 8 July
kilometre (as at 1 April 2005)
2004. The President serves a six-year term and may be re-elected.
Capital city Vienna
Head of Government Wolfgang Schüssel (People’s Party/ÖVP), since 4 February 2000. The
Federal Government is responsible for running the Federation. Its
Largest cities by Vienna 1.5 million, Graz 226,000, Linz 183,000, Salzburg 142,000,
members include the Federal Chancellor, Vice-Chancellor and other
population size Innsbruck 114,000, Klagenfurt 91,000 (as at 1 April 2005)
ministers (number of members: 10, as at 1 May 2006).
Languages German, regional (minority) languages: Croatian, Hungarian,
National holiday 26 October (adoption of the 1955 Neutrality Act)
Slovenian

Currency 1 Euro (EUR) = CHF 1.56 (as at 1 May 2006)

Main religions 73.6% Catholic, 4.7% Protestant

Gross national product EUR 19,660 (CHF 30,670, as at 1 May 2006)

per inhabitant

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Switzerland The Swiss Parliament has two chambers, which together are
known as the Bundesversammlung (Federal Assembly) and share
legislative authority. The 200-member Nationalrat (National
Surface area 41,285 square kilometres
Council) represents the people, while the Ständerat (Council of
States) represents the 26 cantons. Both are directly elected by the
Population 7,415,102 – a population density of 179 inhabitants per square
people.
kilometre (as at 1 January 2005)
The Swiss Government comprises the seven members
of the Bundesrat (Federal Council), who are elected by the
Capital city Berne
Bundesversammlung for a four-year term.
Largest cities by Zurich approx. 360,000 (agglomeration 1,080,000),
Federal President Elected for one year, during which time he acts as Primus inter
population size Geneva 185,000, Basle 166,000, Berne 127,000 (2005 figures)
pares, i.e. first among equals. He chairs meetings of the Bundesrat
and fulfils certain official duties.
Languages German 63.7%, French 20.4%, Italian 6.5%, Romansch 0.5%,
others 9.0%
National holiday 1 August (in remembrance of the oath taken on the Rütli by the
founders of the Swiss Confederation in 1291)
Main religions 41.8% Catholic, 35.3% Protestant

Currency 1 Swiss franc (CHF) = 0.64 EUR (as at 1 May 2006)

State and government The Swiss Confederation has been a federal state since 1848.
structure Switzerland has a federal structure, with semi-direct democracy.
Gross national product CHF 46,492 (EUR 29,803, as at 1 May 2006)
per inhabitant
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The two host associations
UEFA in 1954). The English gardeners of Former Bremen and Bayern star Andreas UEFA Champions League in 2005/06. Hickers-
the noble Rothschild family had brought Herzog is the most-capped Austrian player berger previously coached the national
football to Austria. The country’s first ten (103 caps) and also the country’s EURO 2008 team from 1987 to 1990, reaching the World
The Austrian Football Association (ÖFB), with international matches were all against ambassador. The national team’s record Cup final tournament in Italy.
a total of 592,375 members and 2,211 clubs, neighbour Hungary. goal scorer is Anton Polster with 44 goals,
is by far the largest sports federation in followed by Hans Krankl with 34. Austria’s biggest victory in an international
Austria. To put it another way: around The Austrian national team has played in match was 9-0 (against Malta in Salzburg
1 million Austrians are involved in football seven World Cup final tournaments, finishing President Friedrich Stickler has been in his on 30 April 1977, including six goals by Hans
matches (nearly) every weekend, either as third in Switzerland in 1954 and fourth in Italy post since 7 April 2002. General secretary Krankl) and its heaviest defeat was also
players, coaches, officials or spectators. 7.4 in 1934. It failed to qualify from the group Alfred Ludwig has been in office for more 0-9 (against Spain in Valencia on 27 March
per cent of the whole population plays phase on its last appearance in the finals, in than 20 years. The national team coach is 1999).
football for a club, putting Austria in sixth France in 1998 (drawing 1-1 with Cameroon Josef Hickersberger. Capped 39 times, he
position among the 52 UEFA member asso- and Chile, losing 1-2 to Italy). took the job at the start of 2006. Born in
ciations, even ahead of Germany. Lower Austria (Amstetten, 27 April 1948), he
Austria has never previously qualified for won the Austrian league title with Rapid as
The Austrian Football Association was the UEFA European Football Championship a player in 1982 and as coach in 2005,
founded in 1904 (it joined FIFA in 1907 and finals. taking Austria’s most successful club into the

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 “Xam” Abegglen. Another highlight was the two matches (0-1 to Scotland and 0-2 to General Secretary (since 1993). The national
1954 World Cup which Switzerland hosted – the Netherlands). In Portugal in 2004, they team is coached by Jakob “Köbi” Kuhn,
the Swiss team beat Italy twice, but, after drew 0-0 with Croatia before losing 0-3 to who as a player won six Swiss league titles
The Swiss Football Association (SFA) was leading 3-0, went down 5-7 in the quarter- England and 1-3 to France. The Swiss con- with FC Zurich and 63 caps. Before he took
one of the seven founder members of FIFA final against Austria, who went on to finish solation goal went down in the history books, the job in June 2001, Kuhn coached the
in 1904 and has also been a member of the tournament in third place. as 18-year-old Johan Vonlanthen broke national Under-21 team. Under Kuhn,
UEFA since it was founded in 1954. The Englishman Wayne Rooney’s record as the Switzerland qualified for UEFA EURO 2004™
SFA itself was established in 1895. Today, In all, Switzerland have played in eight World youngest ever goal scorer at a European and the 2006 FIFA World Cup. They qualified
with around 1,500 clubs, 13,000 teams and Cup final rounds (including the 2006 FIFA Championship final round. automatically as hosts for UEFA EURO 2008™.
230,000 players on its books, it is the country’s World Cup in Germany). They have reached
largest sports organisation. the quarter-finals three times (1934, 1938 and Switzerland’s most-capped player is Heinz The Swiss national team’s biggest victory was
1954). Hermann, who appeared 117 times for the 9-0 against Lithuania (in Berne on 25 May
The Swiss national team enjoyed its first major national team. The top goal scorers are 1924) and their heaviest defeats were 0-9
success in 1924, when they reached the final The Swiss have qualified twice for the UEFA Kubilay Türkyilmaz and Max Abegglen with against England in Basle on 20 May 1909 and
of the Olympic Games tournament in Paris. European Championship finals (1996 and 34 goals each. against Hungary in Budapest on 29 October
Although they lost the final 0-3 to Uruguay, 2004), going out after the group phase on 1911.
they were given the unofficial title of Euro- both occasions. In England in 1996, Switzer- Ralph M. Zloczower has been President
pean champions after beating Sweden 2-1 land achieved a highly respectable 1-1 of the Swiss Football Association since
in the semi-finals with two goals by Max draw with the host nation, but lost their other 10 February 2001; Peter Gilliéron is the

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 The organisers
The overall organisation of UEFA EURO The supreme decision-making body of the Staff 2008 Staff recruited per year
2008™ is the responsibility of Euro 2008 SA, a company, which was founded on 17 De-
100 per cent subsidiary of UEFA with its head- cember 2004, is the Board of Administration, 250 240

Number of staff

Number of staff
quarters in Nyon and tournament offices in which comprises representatives of UEFA
Vienna and Berne. Its operational budget is and the two host associations. SFA President 200
CHF 215 million (EUR 138 million). In July 2006, Ralph M. Zloczower (until the end of 2006) 200
it had 51 employees, a number which will and ÖFB President Friedrich Stickler (from 160
grow to over 300 by 2008. 2007 onwards) will share the chairmanship of 150
the Euro 2008 SA Board.
120
100
Euro 2008 SA 80

Board of Administration
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Management Board

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Nyon Berne Vienna Venues 2005 2006 2007 2008
Administration Special Projects Tournament Office, Tournament Office, Event Management TV & Media Operations
Austria Switzerland Operations

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Board of Administration
(The nine members in alphabetical order)
Peter Gilliéron Lars-Åke Lagrell
(Switzerland, born on 5 May 1953) (Sweden, born on 20 January 1940)

General Secretary of the Swiss Football President of the Swedish Football Association
Association (since 1993); a qualified lawyer, (since 1991), Chairman of the UEFA National
he began his career at the Federal Social Teams Committee. Lagrell was a member of
Insurance Office (1978–1982), before spend- the Euro 2004 SA Board. His career in football
ing nine years as head of legal services at administration started at the age of 13 as
the Swiss Cheese Union, including four as youth leader of IK Cyrus in Jönköping. He has
deputy director. He became General Secre- since filled a number of football association
tary of the Swiss Football Association on roles, beginning as chairman of the Småland
1 August 1993. He was previously president regional association, before becoming a
of FC Minerva. Peter Gilliéron is a member board member of the Swedish Football
of UEFA’s Stadium and Security Committee, Association in 1980, general secretary in
Administrative Experts Panel and Match 1986 and, finally, president five years later.
Delegates Panel. Lars-Åke Lagrell is also vice-chairman of the
Swedish Sports Confederation and governor
of the Kronobergs Län district of Växjö.

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 Alfred Ludwig Giorgio Marchetti
(Austria, born on 26 July 1950) (Italy, born on 27 February 1960)

The Viennese began his career as a sec- UEFA Director of Professional Football (since
ondary school teacher and journalist, before 2004). Marchetti studied literature at the
joining the Austrian Football Association in University of Milan. In 1980, he joined the
1981, firstly as press officer and then, since Italian Football Association, before moving
1986, as general secretary (with a one-year to the Italian Football League in 1984. There,
break in 2003 when he acted as tour- he became deputy general secretary in
nament director for UEFA EURO 2008™). 1991 and general secretary in 1997. Mile-
Since the 1990s, Ludwig has also been chair- stones include the conclusion of TV con-
man of the 100 per cent ÖFB subsidiary tracts and collective agreements with
Austrian Football Marketing GmbH (AFM). players, as well as solidarity arrangements
between clubs.

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 Lars-Christer Olsson Mathieu Sprengers
(Sweden, born on 6 February 1950) (Netherlands, born on 24 May 1938)

UEFA Chief Executive (since 2004). Olsson President of the Dutch Football Association,
completed a degree in leisure industry and UEFA Treasurer and Executive Committee
public sector administration, followed by an member. After graduating in economics at
MBA. He became general secretary of the University of Tilburg, Sprengers began his
the Swedish Football League in 1990 and career as an adviser to small and medium-
general secretary of the Swedish Football sized companies. He spent 20 years as chief
Association a year later, when he was also executive of a building company. He started
appointed as tournament director of the in football administration in 1976, when he
1992 UEFA European Football Championship became treasurer of VV Venlo – a role he
finals. In 2000, Lars-Christer Olsson joined has filled at UEFA since 2000. In Portugal, he
UEFA as director of Professional Football was the vice-chairman of the Euro 2004 SA
and Marketing, before succeeding Gerhard Board.
Aigner as Chief Executive in 2004.

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 Friedrich Stickler Markus Studer
(Austria, born on 18 January 1949) (Switzerland, born on 31 October 1956)

President of the Austrian Football Association UEFA Deputy Chief Executive. Studer studied
(since 2002). Stickler has worked for the law at Berne University before spending two
Austrian casino and lottery associations years with a law firm. He joined UEFA as
since 1982 and is currently general director head of its Legal Department in March 1989.
of the Austrian sports betting association He became deputy general secretary in
and vice-chairman of the lotteries associa- 1993 and then, in 2000, assumed the dual
tion, as well as being a member of the role of deputy chief executive and director
European Lotteries Association executive of Legal Services and Assistance Pro-
committee. He came into contact with foot- grammes. Since 2004, Markus Studer has
ball through the UEFA Intertoto Cup and has been able to dedicate himself exclusively to
chaired the UEFA Club Competitions his role as UEFA Deputy Chief Executive.
Committee since 2002. Friedrich Stickler has
been a member of the managing commit-
tee of the ÖOC (Austrian Olympic
Committee) since 2004.

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 Ralph M. Zloczower Tasks of Euro 2008 SA
(Switzerland, born on 21 February 1933)
Organise the 31 matches of the UEFA European Football Championship final round
President of the Swiss Football Association. Assist the host associations in their collaboration with the Austrian and Swiss governments
After studying law in Berne and Heidelberg, in areas such as security and infrastructure
Zloczower opened a law practice in Berne Implement the commercial rights programme in cooperation with UEFA
in 1960. In the 1970s, he became president
Provide assistance to the participating teams
of the Swiss Curling Association and then of
the BSC Young Boys football club. He played Organise accommodation for commercial partners, media, employees, officials, etc.
various roles at the Swiss Football Association (in cooperation with Kuoni)
before being elected as its president on Organise ticket sales (including corporate hospitality)
10 February 2001. Ralph Zloczower is a Organise the accreditation system
member of the UEFA Professional Football Set up a volunteer programme
and National Teams Committees.
Organise various events (such as the qualifying and final round draws, logo launch,
mascot presentation, finalists workshop, etc.)
Help produce the international television signal from the eight match venues and assist
the broadcast partners
Provide media facilities (including comprehensive assistance)

Key areas such as legal services, marketing and sponsorship, and the sale of media rights
are dealt with internally by UEFA.

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Management Board
Background: The man from the Bernese volunteer programme in Austria and Switzer-
Oberland joined UEFA in 1994. He started land.
his UEFA career in the Marketing Depart-
ment as head of Corporate Identity before Background: Before joining the UEFA EURO
becoming event manager with responsibility 2008™ project, Christian Mutschler worked
for all commercial matters. As deputy head in various financial companies in business
of the Marketing Department, he was and process management. He was also
involved in marketing UEFA’s TV, sponsorship CEO of Basel United Stadium Management
and new media rights. After being pro- Ltd., responsible for the new St Jakob Park
moted to senior manager of the newly stadium in Basle. He made a name for
established Event Management unit in himself as one of the co-organisers of the
2000, he was responsible for the successful UEFA European Under-21 Championship in
implementation of all UEFA finals and final Switzerland, several matches of the Swiss
Martin Kallen tournaments. In 2002, he was appointed Christian Mutschler national team and Swiss Cup finals. He
(Switzerland, born on 22 July 1963) COO of Euro 2004 SA and moved to Portu- (Switzerland, born on 13 February 1970) also organised the matches played by
gal. There he organised the best European FC Basel 1893 in the UEFA Champions
Chief Operating Officer Championship finals of all time and he Tournament Director, Switzerland League. Incidentally, Christian Mutschler is
intends to make UEFA EURO 2008™ even the longest-serving member of the UEFA
Responsibilities: Operational management better. Responsibilities: Coordinating cooperation EURO 2008™ team, having been appointed
of Euro 2008 SA. with the authorities, implementation of sta- Tournament Director by the Swiss Football
dium contracts, contact person for partners Association in 2003.
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 Background: After playing in goal for the
Austrian Under-18 and Under-21 teams,
EURO ABC –
Christian Schmölzer lost no less than three from A for accreditation
years of his football career after a car acci-
dent on his 20th birthday, when he tore a
to Z for Zurich
nerve in his right shoulder. The Carinthian
nevertheless made a comeback and Accreditation
played for a further seven years as a profes-
sional with FK Austria Vienna. Players, officials, organising committee
members, service staff, stewards, media re-
A degree in commerce opened the door presentatives, technical staff, etc., all need
for Schmölzer to join the Austrian Football accreditation for UEFA EURO 2008™. Up to
League, where he became head of
Christian Schmölzer Marketing and then deputy CEO. In 2004,
ten different access areas are defined –
from the pitch to the dressing room area and
(Austria, born on 25 June 1968) he was appointed Tournament Director, VIP club to the media centre and catering
Austria, for UEFA EURO 2008™. zone. A total of around 30,000 accredita-
Tournament Director, Austria tions will be required.

Responsibilities: Coordinating cooperation

with the authorities, stadium contracts, con-
tact person for partners in Austria and imple-
mentation of the volunteer programme in UEFA EURO 2004™: accreditations
Austria.

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Basle Berne
The Basle region is where Germany, France Founded in 1191, capital city of Switzerland
and Switzerland all meet. The city of Basle, and home of the Swiss Parliament since
with an official population of 166,000, is a 1848. Its Wankdorf stadium was the venue
small, distinguished European city. Not least of the 1954 World Cup final, where the so-
because of its geographical location in the called miracle of Berne took place. Berne
heart of Europe, it has developed over the has 127,000 inhabitants and is on the Aar
centuries into a cosmopolitan, innovative river, nestling between the Jura and the
economic, cultural and research centre. world-renowned Jungfrau region. The an-
Thanks to Baselworld, the world watch and cient city centre has been on the UNESCO
jewellery show, as well as Art Basel, the World Heritage List since 1983. The Young
world’s leading art fair, it is also Switzerland’s Boys Berne football club is one of
most important exhibition and conference Switzerland’s oldest sports clubs. Berne’s ice
city. The adjacent Baselbiet provides a hockey club, the SCB, boasts Europe’s high-
scenic contrast to the city. Numerous est average attendance of around 16,000
historical sites, such as the Roman town of spectators per match. Three UEFA EURO
Augusta Raurica, are well worth a visit. 2008™ group matches will be held in the
Basle’s St Jakob Park stadium, home to FC Stade de Suisse Wankdorf, which has a
Basel 1893, will host six matches, including capacity of 30,000.
the opening match, two quarter-finals and The Rhine with the bridge known as Mittlere Berne's Münster cathedral against the backdrop
one semi-final. Brücke and the cathedral of the Jungfrau massif

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Countdown Doping controls euro2008.com Fans
The qualifying matches will be played These will be carried out at all 31 final round The official website of the UEFA European More than 1 million spectators are expected,
between 16 August 2006 and 21 November matches. Tests will also be conducted in the Football Championship. Figures from Portu- including around 600,000 from abroad. In
2007. The draw for the final round will be run-up to the finals and at many qualifying gal: in 2004, the site recorded an incredible Portugal, the “average fan” stayed for
staged in Lucerne (Switzerland) on 2 De- matches. Over the last ten years (1995 – 500 million hits and more than 40 million users seven days, spent a total of EUR 1,320 and
cember 2007 (four groups with four teams 2005), around 3,900 players have been between May and July. This represents a 285 was 32 years old.
in each, Switzerland will be in Group A and tested at UEFA competitions – of those, only per cent increase compared to 2000. 45 per
Austria in Group B). Around 100 days before twelve have tested positive. UEFA spends cent of users came from Europe, 27 per cent
the tournament, in early March 2008, the around CHF 2.5 million (EUR 1.6 million) on its from Asia and 20 per cent from America.
customary workshop for all the participating rigorous doping control programme each
teams will be held in Austria and a publicity year. UEFA currently has a pool of 30 anti- Dutch fans at UEFA EURO 2004™
tour featuring the official mascot and the doping experts and hopes to increase the
Henri Delaunay trophy will be launched. In number to 40. Each expert has to pass
April, the twelve referees will gather in annual aptitude tests.
Switzerland for a final training session. The
eight stadiums will then be officially handed
over to UEFA in early May. The opening
match will kick off in Basle at exactly 6 p.m.
on 7 June 2008.

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Geneva Host broadcasting
Meeting place for people and ideas, cul- Approximately 1,200 people (including pro- the necessary technical infrastructure such
ture, finance and sport, Geneva is the home ducers, cameramen and cable carriers) as commentary boxes and studios. And last
of the European headquarters of the United will be working to provide high-quality TV but not least, it ensures that the international
Nations. The Canton of Geneva has a total coverage of all 31 final round matches. broadcasting centre in Vienna operates
of 450,000 inhabitants and lies at the heart of smoothly.”
a dynamic region on the shores of Western According to Alexandre Fourtoy, CEO of
Europe’s largest lake. The city’s history, UEFA Media Technologies, the host broad-
dating back more than 2,000 years, provides caster has three main tasks: “Firstly, it pro-
a rich cultural heritage. Today, Geneva is not duces the international picture signal from
only an important financial centre and a all eight match venues. It looks after the
well-known congress and exhibition venue, broadcast partners and provides them with
it is also a city of watches, industry, science
and gastronomy, with a famous wine-
growing area on its doorstep. Geneva,
home of FC Servette, also stands for a
high quality of life and is described as the
“smallest of metropolises” on account of its
manageable size. The football stadium can
hold 30,000 spectators and will host three The Jet d'Eau, the water fountain, is the emblem
group matches. of the City of Geneva

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Innsbruck Klagenfurt
The former home city of Emperor Maxi- With a population of 92,000, Klagenfurt is the
milian I has twice hosted the Olympic Winter southernmost regional capital of Austria. The
Games (1964 and 1976) and has a pop- city, home of FC Kärnten, lies directly on the
ulation of around 130,000, including 20,000 warmest European Alpine lake, the
or so students. Innsbruck, the capital city of Wörthersee. It is the regular venue of the
Tyrol, lies exactly 575 metres above sea level Beach Volleyball Grand Slam, which attracts
and is located between the Nordkette (2334 more than 100,000 visitors each year, the
m) and the Patscherkofel (2247 m) mount- Ironman Austria competition, in which over
ains. The city’s emblem is the Golden Roof, a 2,000 competitors take part, and the Snow-
magnificent balcony covered with 2,657 boarding Big Air World Cup. The Wörthersee
gold-plated copper tiles (commissioned by stadium is being rebuilt for UEFA EURO
Emperor Maximilian I). Three group matches 2008™. It will include a youth football
will be held in Innsbruck's Tivoli NEU stadium, academy, a ball sports skills centre and a
home to FC Wacker Tirol, which can hold sports park. Stadium capacity: 30,000.
30,000 spectators.

The Golden Roof, emblem of Innsbruck The Lindwurm fountain is the emblem
of Klagenfurt

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Media Merchandising
As in Portugal, Warner Bros. Consumer Prod-
ucts are responsible for the licensing of items
such as the official mascot, official song and
official shirt. In 2004, 35 licensees manufact-
ured no less than 2,000 official products,
which were sold in 5,000 shops across
Europe. More than 6 million Adidas “Roteiro”
matchballs were sold – a new record. A
million copies of the official UEFA EURO
2004™ video game were also sold, as well as
100 million Panini stickers, probably another
record.
Photographers during UEFA EURO 2004™
Around 7,000 media representatives are
expected, including some 2,500 newspaper
journalists, 700 photographers and 3,500 TV
and radio employees (including techni-
cians). The host broadcaster will have
around 1,200 staff. UEFA EURO 2004™:
Mascot Kinas and the
official ball, “Roteiro”

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Organisation Publications
“We want to organise the best UEFA Euro- round matches, including stewards, security The official magazine of the UEFA European
pean Football Championship of all time,” staff, technicians and officials. French- Football Championship, “inside,” is published
says Martin Kallen, COO of Euro 2008 SA. speaking Geneva and German-speaking by Euro 2008 SA in three languages (Ger-
Preparations are under way in three offices – Vienna are around 1,000 kilometres apart; man, English and French). The first issue was
the headquarters in Nyon as well as in Berne their laws and mentalities could hardly be published in January 2006, with the eighth
and Vienna. In July 2006, Euro 2008 SA had more different. Nevertheless, the tourna- and final edition planned for early 2008. The
51 full-time members of staff; by the time the ment is meant to be a harmonious celebra- magazine contains 44 pages on average
tournament begins in 2008, it is likely to have tion – what a challenge! and 10,000 copies are printed. It can also be
around 300. Approximately 1,500 people downloaded as a PDF file on the Internet at
(including volunteers) will be involved with euro2008.com. “inside” deals primarily with
the organisation of each of the 31 final organisational matters, providing as much
first-hand information as possible.

First issue of the UEFA EURO 2008™

magazine “inside”

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Salzburg Security Tickets
This city is famous not only as part of the As part of the bidding process in 2001 and Just over 1 million tickets will be available for
world’s cultural heritage with its historic old 2002, the federal governments of both the 31 matches. They will only be sold via the
town, but also as a lively international countries assumed responsibility for public Internet (euro2008.com) from spring 2007.
cultural centre with Easter and Summer security during the tournament. A disturb- Anyone who orders tickets at that early
Festivals. The city’s most famous son is ance-free UEFA European Football Champ- stage stands a good chance of success.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, who was born ionship is a top priority. Euro 2008 SA, on
there on 27 January 1756. Salzburg is sur- behalf of both host associations, will provide
rounded by a fantastic landscape of lakes stewards inside the stadiums, team hotels
and mountains, which also formed the set and training facilities.
for the film “The Sound of Music.” In recent
years, the city, which has a population of
150,000, has made a name for itself as the
venue of major international sports events.
Three group matches will be staged at
Salzburg’s Wals-Siezenheim stadium, home
to SC Austria Salzburg (capacity: 30,000).

The fortress Hohensalzburg, emblem of the city

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Tournament structure Transport
308 matches, i.e. 27,720 minutes of football, From there, the knock-out system continues In June 2008, the Organising Committee Switzerland and Austria during the tourna-
plus stoppage time, are needed in order to and, if any match ends as a draw after will have around 100 coaches and 600 cars ment alone. The shortest distance between
establish who the 16 final round participants normal time, two 15-minute periods of extra at its disposal to transport teams, referees, two match venues is 85 kilometres (between
will be. Matches will be played in seven time will be played. If there is still no winner, VIPs, sponsors, media representatives and Zurich and Basle), while the longest is 1,032
groups (six with seven teams and one with the match will be decided on penalties. staff members. The official Hyundai-KIA fleet kilometres (between Geneva and Vienna).
eight). The top two teams in each group will eat up more than 2 million kilometres in
will qualify for the final tournament, where
a further 2,790 minutes of football will be
played (excluding stoppage time and extra
time). Each of the 16 teams will play three
group matches, with the top two in each of
the four groups contesting the quarter-finals.

The 16 official Hyundai team buses for UEFA EURO 2004™

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 Vienna
The Austrian capital was once the strong-
hold of the Habsburgs. Emperor Franz
Joseph had the city walls torn down and
replaced with a ring road 130 years ago.
UEFA Stands for the Union of European UEFA presidents: Vienna was the home of great composers
Football Associations. European football’s such as Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven,
Ebbe Schwartz (Denmark, 1954 –1962) Schubert, Mahler and Schönberg. With a
governing body is one of six confederations
Gustav Wiederkehr (Switzerland, population of 1.5 million, the city lies at the
that form the global football federation,
1962 –1972) foot of the Wienerwald, the most north-
FIFA. It comprises 52 national associations,
Artemio Franchi (Italy, 1973 –1983) easterly foothills of the Alps. The Danube
from Albania to Wales. UEFA was founded on
Jacques Georges (France, 1984 –1990) (which is up to 285 m wide) flows through
15 June 1954 in Basle, Switzerland. Its head-
Lennart Johansson (Sweden, since 1990) the city.
quarters were in Paris until 1959, when they
moved to Berne, Switzerland. UEFA has been
UEFA general secretaries (known officially Vienna’s Ernst-Happel stadium, home to
based in Nyon, near Geneva, since 1995.
as chief executives since 1999): FK Austria Vienna and SK Rapid Vienna, will
The UEFA president, currently Lennart
Johansson, also acts as vice-president of Henri Delaunay (France, 1954 –1955) host more EURO 2008 matches than any
FIFA. Pierre Delaunay (France, 1956 –1959) other city (seven), the highlight being the
Hans Bangerter (Switzerland, 1960 –1988) final at 8.45 p.m. on 29 June. Stadium cap-
acity: 50,000. The Giant Ferris Wheel at the Vienna Prater
Gerhard Aigner (Germany, 1989 – 2003)
Lars-Christer Olsson (Sweden, since 2004)

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Volunteers Zurich
Voluntary helpers make an essential contri- 2,500 unpaid staff will be needed for UEFA Switzerland’s largest city, with 367,000 inhab-
bution to all major events. For them, being EURO 2008™. Recruitment begins in summer itants, lies at the northern end of Lake Zurich.
there means everything. No fewer than 2007. The Limmat and Sihl rivers flow through the
city. Zurich, home to FC Zurich and
Grasshopper-Club, is famous as a global
banking and financial centre and
for Europe’s best known shopping street,
Bahnhofstrasse. A wide range of cultural
activities, lively nightlife and numerous
events also make Zurich an exciting, fun-
loving city. Three group matches will be
played in the newly constructed Letzigrund
stadium (completion date: September
2007). Stadium capacity: 30,000.

The Old Town of Zurich on the Limmat river with a

view of the Great Church Grossmünster
Volunteer team at the UEFA EURO 2008™ qualifying competition draw in Montreux on 27 January

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The EURO history From 1960 to the present day
It seems incredible that thirty years se- When he became UEFA’s first general secre- The first UEFA European Football Champion- nation with three victories, followed by
parated the dream and the reality. The tary, Henri Delaunay found himself ideally ship was held in France in 1960. The final France with two. The USSR, Spain, Italy, the
archives reveal that Henri Delaunay, as placed to blow the dust off his blueprint for in Paris was won by the USSR, who beat Czech Republic, the Netherlands, Denmark
General Secretary of the French Football the new competition. Cruelly, he did not live Yugoslavia 2-1 in the final in front of 17,966 and Greece have each won the tourna-
Federation, proposed a European Cham- to witness its launching. But, after his death spectators. ment once.
pionship for national teams during a FIFA on 9 November 1955, his son, Pierre, became
meeting held on 5 February 1927. He UEFA’s general secretary and continued the The competition’s biggest ever crowd
pointed out that South America had had project. The proposal was submitted at a watched the 1964 final at the Estadio
a continent-wide competition since 1916. meeting chaired by the UEFA president, Santiago Bernabéu in Madrid. Around
However, FIFA – and, in particular, its presi- Ebbe Schwarz, in Cologne in 1957 and final- 125,000 fans witnessed the hosts’ 2-1 victory
dent, Jules Rimet – was too busy consol- ly approved at the UEFA Congress held in over the USSR. However, the official attend-
idating the World Cup to take a new tourna- the House of Parliament in Copenhagen on ance was given as only 79,115.
ment on board. So, even though regional 28 June 1957. It seemed only natural that the
tournaments such as the British Home trophy should bear Henri Delaunay’s name. UEFA EURO 2008™ is the 13th final tourna-
Championship, the Scandinavian Cup (re- ment of the UEFA European Football Cham-
named the Nordic Cup when Finland pionship. A total of 173 final round matches
entered), the Baltic Cup and the Balkan have been played to date, watched by 6.5
Cup had been in existence for many years, million spectators (an average of 37,500 per
it was not until UEFA was founded in 1954 match) and featuring 426 goals (2.48 per Gustav Wiederkehr, UEFA President, hands
that the idea fell on more receptive ears. match). Germany is the most successful the trophy to Franz Beckenbauer, Captain of
European champions Germany, in 1972

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Henri Delaunay trophy
A familiar name with a new look: the old Another new feature is the inscription of the
trophy, designed by Arthus Bertrand in Paris names of previous winners on the back. The
in 1960, had been in service for 45 years. trophy – named after UEFA’s first general
Now, nearly half a century later, it is being secretary – will be presented to the newly
confined to the trophy cabinet and re- crowned European champions on 29 June
placed by the new Henri Delaunay trophy. 2008. It will remain the property of UEFA until
The new trophy is 18 centimetres taller a country either wins it three times in a row or
and 400 grams lighter (i.e. 60 cm high and five times in all.
7.6 kg in weight). The modern design was
conceived by British lifestyle house Asprey of
London.

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The finals
Date Teams Result Venue Attendance Referee The winning Captains The Champion Coaches
10.07.1960 USSR – Yugoslavia 2-1 * Paris 17,966 Arthur Ellis (ENG)

21.06.1964 Spain – USSR 2-1 Madrid 79,115 Arthur Holland (ENG) 1960: Igor Netto (Soviet Union) 1960: Gavril Katchalin (Soviet Union)
1964: Fernando Olivella (Spain) 1964: José Villalonga / Miguel Muñoz
08.06.1968 Italy – Yugoslavia 1-1 * Rome 68,817 Gottfried Dienst (SUI)
1968: Giacinto Facchetti (Italy) (Spain)
10.06.1968 Italy – Yugoslavia 2-0 ** Rome 32,886 José Ortiz de Mendibil (ESP) 1972: Franz Beckenbauer (Germany) 1968: Ferruccio Valcareggi (Italy)
18.06.1972 Germany – USSR 3-0 Brussels 43,066 Ferdinand Marschall (AUT) 1976: Anton Ondrus (Czechoslovakia) 1972: Helmut Schön (Germany)
20.06.1976 Czechoslovakia – Germany 2-2 *** Belgrade 30,790 Sergio Gonella (ITA)
1980: Bernard Dietz (Germany) 1976: Vaclav Jezek (Czechoslovakia)
1984: Michel Platini (France) 1980: Jupp Derwall (Germany)
22.06.1980 Germany – Belgium 2-1 Rome 47,860 Nicolae Rainea (ROM)
1988: Ruud Gullit (Netherlands) 1984: Michel Hidalgo (France)
27.06.1984 France – Spain 2-0 Paris 47,368 Vojtech Christov (CZE) 1992: Lars Olsen (Denmark) 1988: Rinus Michels (Netherlands)
25.06.1988 Netherlands – USSR 2-0 Munich 62,770 Michel Vautrot (FRA) 1996: Jürgen Klinsmann (Germany) 1992: Richard Møller Nielsen (Denmark)
2000: Didier Deschamps (France) 1996: Berti Vogts (Germany)
26.06.1992 Denmark – Germany 2-0 Gothenburg 37,800 Bruno Galler (SUI)
2004: Theodoros Zagorakis (Greece) 2000: Roger Lemerre (France)
30.06.1996 Germany – Czech Republic 2-1 **** Wembley 73,611 Pierluigi Pairetto (ITA) 2004: Otto Rehhagel *(Greece)
02.07.2000 France – Italy 2-1 **** Rotterdam 48,100 Anders Frisk (SWE)
* German
04.07.2004 Greece – Portugal 1-0 Lisbon 62,865 Markus Merk (GER)

* after extra time / ** replay / *** 5-3 on pens / **** Golden Goal

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4,728 goals in 1,685 matches Attendances
Total (including finals) Final tournaments Final tournaments
It was at the UEFA
Congress in London
Goals Matches Average Goals Matches Average Teams Matches Attendance Average Host country
in July 1966 that the
1958-60 108 28 3.86 17 4 4.25 1960 4 4 78,958 19,740 France decision to change
1962-64 171 54 3.16 13 4 3.25 1964 4 4 156,253 39,063 Spain the competition’s
1966-68 311 102 3.05 7 5 1.40 1968 4 5 260,939 52,188 Italy name from
Cup of Nations to
1970-72 292 109 2.68 10 4 2.50 1972 4 4 106,510 26,628 Belgium
“European Football
1974-76 308 108 2.85 19 4 4.75 1976 4 4 106,087 26,522 Yugoslavia
Championship” was
1978-80 354 122 3.31 27 14 1.93 1980 8 14 350,655 25,047 Italy approved.
1982-84 382 131 2.91 41 15 2.73 1984 8 15 599,655 39,977 France
1986-88 313 131 2.38 34 15 2.27 1988 8 15 849,844 56,656 Germany
1990-92 365 138 2.64 32 15 2.13 1992 8 15 429,241 28,616 Sweden
1994-96 744 262 2.84 64 31 2.06 1996 16 31 1,276,171 41,167 England
1998-00 737 259 2.84 85 31 2.74 2000 16 31 1,126,443 36,337 Belgium/Netherlands
2002-04 643 241 2.67 77 31 2.50 2004 16 31 1,148,886 37,061 Portugal

Total 4,728 1,685 2.76 426 173 2.46 Total 173 6,489,642 37,512

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Team of the Tournament
As from EURO 96 the UEFA Technical Study Midfielders EURO 2000 Rui Costa (Portugal)
Group, led by UEFA’s Technical Director Didier Deschamps (France) Edgar Davids (Netherlands)
Andy Roxburgh, has elected the Team of Steve McManaman (England) Goalkeepers Luís Figo (Portugal)
the Tournament. Paul Gascoigne (England) Fabien Barthez (France) Zinédine Zidane (France)
Rui Costa (Portugal) Francesco Toldo (Italy)
Karel Poborsky (Czech Republic) Forwards
EURO 96 Dieter Eilts (Germany) Defenders Thierry Henry (France)
Laurent Blanc (France) Savo Milosevic (Yugoslavia)
Goalkeepers Strikers Lilian Thuram (France) Raúl González (Spain)
David Seaman (England) Alan Shearer (England) Marcel Desailly (France) Patrick Kluivert (Netherlands)
Andreas Köpke (Germany) Hristo Stoichkov (Bulgaria) Fabio Cannavaro (Italy) Nuno Gomes (Portugal)
Davor Suker (Croatia) Paolo Maldini (Italy) Francesco Totti (Italy)
Defenders Youri Djorkaeff (France) Alessandro Nesta (Italy)
Radoslav Latal (Czech Republic) Pavel Kuka (Czech Republic) Frank de Boer (Netherlands) Player of the Tournament
Laurent Blanc (France) Zinédine Zidane (France)
Marcel Desailly (France) Player of the Tournament Midfielders
Matthias Sammer (Germany) Matthias Sammer (Germany) Demetrio Albertini (Italy)
Paolo Maldini (Italy) Patrick Vieira (France)
Josep Guardiola (Spain)

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 Fixture list for the UEFA EURO 2008™
qualifying competition
The qualifying competition consists of seven groups (six groups of seven teams and
EURO 2004 Frank Lampard (England)
Maniche (Portugal) one group of eight). Each group winner and runner-up will go through to the final round
Pavel Nedved (Czech Republic) of UEFA EURO 2008™. The full fixture list for all seven qualifying groups is as follows.
Goalkeepers
Petr Cech (Czech Republic) Theodoros Zagorakis (Greece)
Antonios Nikopolidis (Greece) Zinédine Zidane (France) GROUP A GROUP B GROUP C GROUP D
Armenia Faroe Islands Bosnia-Herzegovina Cyprus
Defenders Forwards Azerbaijan France Greece Czech Republic
Sol Campbell (England) Milan Baros (Czech Republic) Belgium Georgia Hungary Germany
Finland Italy Malta Republic of Ireland
Ashley Cole (England) Angelos Charisteas (Greece) Kazakhstan Lithuania Moldova San Marino
Traianos Dellas (Greece) Henrik Larsson (Sweden) Poland Scotland Norway Slovakia
Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) Portugal Ukraine Turkey Wales
Olof Mellberg (Sweden)
Serbia
Ricardo Carvalho (Portugal) Wayne Rooney (England)
Georgios Seitaridis (Greece) Jon Dahl Tomasson (Denmark)
GROUP E GROUP F GROUP G
Gianluca Zambrotta (Italy) Ruud van Nistelrooy (Netherlands)
Andorra Denmark Albania
Croatia Iceland Belarus
Midfielders Player of the Tournament England Latvia Bulgaria
Theodoros Zagorakis (Greece) Estonia Liechtenstein Luxembourg
Michael Ballack (Germany) FYR Macedonia Northern Ireland Netherlands
Luís Figo (Portugal) Israel Spain Romania
Russia Sweden Slovenia

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 GROUP A GROUP B

16/08/2006 Belgium – Kazakhstan 02/06/2007 Belgium – Portugal 16/08/2006 Faroe Islands – Georgia 08/09/2007 Georgia – Ukraine
02/09/2006 Serbia – Azerbaijan 06/06/2007 Finland – Belgium 02/09/2006 Georgia – France 08/09/2007 Scotland – Lithuania
02/09/2006 Poland – Finland 06/06/2007 Kazakhstan – Azerbaijan 02/09/2006 Italy – Lithuania 08/09/2007 Italy – France
06/09/2006 Azerbaijan – Kazakhstan 06/06/2007 Armenia – Poland 02/09/2006 Scotland – Faroe Islands 12/09/2007 Ukraine – Italy
06/09/2006 Finland – Portugal 22/08/2007 Finland – Kazakhstan 06/09/2006 Ukraine – Georgia 12/09/2007 France – Scotland
06/09/2006 Poland – Serbia 22/08/2007 Armenia – Portugal 06/09/2006 Lithuania – Scotland 12/09/2007 Lithuania – Faroe Islands
06/09/2006 Armenia – Belgium 22/08/2007 Belgium – Serbia 06/09/2006 France – Italy 13/10/2007 Scotland – Ukraine
07/10/2006 Armenia – Finland 08/09/2007 Azerbaijan – Armenia 07/10/2006 Italy – Ukraine 13/10/2007 Italy – Georgia
07/10/2006 Kazakhstan – Poland 08/09/2007 Serbia – Finland 07/10/2006 Scotland – France 13/10/2007 Faroe Islands – France
07/10/2006 Serbia – Belgium 08/09/2007 Portugal – Poland 07/10/2006 Faroe Islands – Lithuania 17/10/2007 Georgia – Scotland
07/10/2006 Portugal – Azerbaijan 12/09/2007 Armenia – Azerbaijan 11/10/2006 Ukraine – Scotland 17/10/2007 Ukraine – Faroe Islands
11/10/2006 Belgium – Azerbaijan 12/09/2007 Finland – Poland 11/10/2006 Georgia – Italy 17/10/2007 France – Lithuania
11/10/2006 Kazakhstan – Finland 12/09/2007 Kazakhstan – Belgium 11/10/2006 France – Faroe Islands 17/11/2007 Lithuania – Ukraine
11/10/2006 Serbia – Armenia 12/09/2007 Portugal – Serbia 24/03/2007 Scotland – Georgia 17/11/2007 Scotland – Italy
11/10/2006 Poland – Portugal 13/10/2007 Azerbaijan – Portugal 24/03/2007 Faroe Islands – Ukraine 21/11/2007 Italy – Faroe Islands
15/11/2006 Finland – Armenia 13/10/2007 Belgium – Finland 24/03/2007 Lithuania – France 21/11/2007 Georgia – Lithuania
15/11/2006 Portugal – Kazakhstan 13/10/2007 Armenia – Serbia 28/03/2007 Ukraine – Lithuania 21/11/2007 Ukraine – France
15/11/2006 Belgium – Poland 13/10/2007 Poland – Kazakhstan 28/03/2007 Georgia – Faroe Islands
24/03/2007 Poland – Azerbaijan 17/10/2007 Kazakhstan – Portugal 28/03/2007 Italy – Scotland
24/03/2007 Portugal – Belgium 17/10/2007 Azerbaijan – Serbia 02/06/2007 Faroe Islands – Italy
24/03/2007 Kazakhstan – Serbia 17/10/2007 Belgium – Armenia 02/06/2007 Lithuania – Georgia
28/03/2007 Azerbaijan – Finland 17/11/2007 Serbia – Kazakhstan 02/06/2007 France – Ukraine
28/03/2007 Poland – Armenia 17/11/2007 Finland – Azerbaijan 06/06/2007 France – Georgia
28/03/2007 Serbia – Portugal 17/11/2007 Portugal – Armenia 06/06/2007 Lithuania – Italy
02/06/2007 Finland – Serbia 17/11/2007 Poland – Belgium 06/06/2007 Faroe Islands – Scotland
02/06/2007 Kazakhstan – Armenia 21/11/2007 Azerbaijan – Belgium
02/06/2007 Azerbaijan – Poland 21/11/2007 Serbia – Poland
21/11/2007 Portugal – Finland
21/11/2007 Armenia – Kazakhstan
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02/09/2006 Moldova – Greece 08/09/2007 Moldova – Norway 02/09/2006 Czech Republic – Wales 08/09/2007 San Marino – Czech Republic
02/09/2006 Hungary – Norway 08/09/2007 Hungary – Bosnia-Herzegovina 02/09/2006 Germany – Republic of Ireland 08/09/2007 Wales – Germany
02/09/2006 Malta – Bosnia-Herzegovina 08/09/2007 Malta – Turkey 02/09/2006 Slovakia – Cyprus 08/09/2007 Slovakia – Republic of Ireland
06/09/2006 Turkey – Malta 12/09/2007 Bosnia-Herzegovina – Moldova 06/09/2006 San Marino – Germany 12/09/2007 Czech Republic – Republic of Ireland
06/09/2006 Bosnia-Herzegovina – Hungary 12/09/2007 Turkey – Hungary 06/09/2006 Slovakia – Czech Republic 12/09/2007 Slovakia – Wales
06/09/2006 Norway – Moldova 12/09/2007 Norway – Greece 07/10/2006 Czech Republic – San Marino 12/09/2007 Cyprus – San Marino
07/10/2006 Moldova – Bosnia-Herzegovina 13/10/2007 Moldova – Turkey 07/10/2006 Wales – Slovakia 13/10/2007 Cyprus – Wales
07/10/2006 Hungary – Turkey 13/10/2007 Hungary – Malta 07/10/2006 Cyprus – Republic of Ireland 13/10/2007 Republic of Ireland – Germany
07/10/2006 Greece – Norway 13/10/2007 Greece – Bosnia-Herzegovina 11/10/2006 Republic of Ireland – Czech Republic 13/10/2007 Slovakia – San Marino
11/10/2006 Turkey – Moldova 17/10/2007 Malta – Moldova 11/10/2006 Slovakia – Germany 17/10/2007 Germany – Czech Republic
11/10/2006 Malta – Hungary 17/10/2007 Turkey – Greece 11/10/2006 Wales – Cyprus 17/10/2007 Republic of Ireland – Cyprus
11/10/2006 Bosnia-Herzegovina – Greece 17/10/2007 Bosnia-Herzegovina – Norway 15/11/2006 Republic of Ireland – San Marino 17/10/2007 San Marino – Wales
24/03/2007 Moldova – Malta 17/11/2007 Moldova – Hungary 15/11/2006 Cyprus – Germany 17/11/2007 Czech Republic – Slovakia
24/03/2007 Greece – Turkey 17/11/2007 Greece – Malta 07/02/2007 San Marino – Republic of Ireland 17/11/2007 Germany – Cyprus
24/03/2007 Norway – Bosnia-Herzegovina 17/11/2007 Norway – Turkey 24/03/2007 Czech Republic – Germany 17/11/2007 Wales – Republic of Ireland
28/03/2007 Hungary – Moldova 21/11/2007 Turkey – Bosnia-Herzegovina 24/03/2007 Republic of Ireland – Wales 21/11/2007 Cyprus – Czech Republic
28/03/2007 Turkey – Norway 21/11/2007 Hungary – Greece 24/03/2007 Cyprus – Slovakia 21/11/2007 Germany – Wales
28/03/2007 Malta – Greece 21/11/2007 Malta – Norway 28/03/2007 Wales – San Marino 21/11/2007 San Marino – Slovakia
02/06/2007 Greece – Hungary 28/03/2007 Republic of Ireland – Slovakia
02/06/2007 Norway – Malta 28/03/2007 Czech Republic – Cyprus
02/06/2007 Bosnia-Herzegovina – Turkey 02/06/2007 Germany – San Marino
06/06/2007 Greece – Moldova 02/06/2007 Wales – Czech Republic
06/06/2007 Norway – Hungary 06/06/2007 Germany – Slovakia
06/06/2007 Bosnia-Herzegovina – Malta 22/08/2007 San Marino – Cyprus

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16/08/2006 Estonia – FYR Macedonia 22/08/2007 Estonia – Andorra 02/09/2006 Spain – Liechtenstein 08/09/2007 Sweden – Denmark
02/09/2006 Estonia – Israel 08/09/2007 England – Israel 02/09/2006 Northern Ireland – Iceland 08/09/2007 Latvia – Northern Ireland
02/09/2006 England – Andorra 08/09/2007 Russia – FYR Macedonia 02/09/2006 Latvia – Sweden 08/09/2007 Iceland – Spain
06/09/2006 Russia – Croatia 08/09/2007 Croatia – Estonia 06/09/2006 Iceland – Denmark 12/09/2007 Iceland – Northern Ireland
06/09/2006 Israel – Andorra 12/09/2007 Andorra – Croatia 06/09/2006 Sweden – Liechtenstein 12/09/2007 Spain – Latvia
06/09/2006 FYR Macedonia – England 12/09/2007 FYR Macedonia – Estonia 06/09/2006 Northern Ireland – Spain 12/09/2007 Denmark – Liechtenstein
07/10/2006 England – FYR Macedonia 12/09/2007 England – Russia 07/10/2006 Sweden – Spain 13/10/2007 Denmark – Spain
07/10/2006 Croatia – Andorra 13/10/2007 England – Estonia 07/10/2006 Denmark – Northern Ireland 13/10/2007 Liechtenstein – Sweden
07/10/2006 Russia – Israel 17/10/2007 Croatia – Israel 07/10/2006 Latvia – Iceland 13/10/2007 Iceland – Latvia
11/10/2006 Croatia – England 17/10/2007 FYR Macedonia – Andorra 11/10/2006 Iceland – Sweden 17/10/2007 Sweden – Northern Ireland
11/10/2006 Russia – Estonia 17/10/2007 Russia – England 11/10/2006 Liechtenstein – Denmark 17/10/2007 Liechtenstein – Iceland
11/10/2006 Andorra – FYR Macedonia 17/11/2007 FYR Macedonia – Croatia 11/10/2006 Northern Ireland – Latvia 17/10/2007 Denmark – Latvia
15/11/2006 Israel – Croatia 17/11/2007 Israel – Russia 24/03/2007 Spain – Denmark 17/11/2007 Spain – Sweden
15/11/2006 FYR Macedonia – Russia 17/11/2007 Andorra – Estonia 24/03/2007 Liechtenstein – Northern Ireland 17/11/2007 Northern Ireland – Denmark
24/03/2007 Israel – England 21/11/2007 England – Croatia 28/03/2007 Northern Ireland – Sweden 17/11/2007 Latvia – Liechtenstein
24/03/2007 Estonia – Russia 21/11/2007 Israel – FYR Macedonia 28/03/2007 Liechtenstein – Latvia 21/11/2007 Spain – Northern Ireland
24/03/2007 Croatia – FYR Macedonia 21/11/2007 Andorra – Russia 28/03/2007 Spain – Iceland 21/11/2007 Denmark – Iceland
28/03/2007 Andorra – England 02/06/2007 Denmark – Sweden 21/11/2007 Sweden – Latvia
28/03/2007 Israel – Estonia 02/06/2007 Latvia – Spain
02/06/2007 Estonia – Croatia 02/06/2007 Iceland – Liechtenstein
02/06/2007 Russia – Andorra 06/06/2007 Liechtenstein – Spain
02/06/2007 FYR Macedonia – Israel 06/06/2007 Sweden – Iceland
06/06/2007 Andorra – Israel 06/06/2007 Latvia – Denmark
06/06/2007 Croatia – Russia 22/08/2007 Northern Ireland – Liechtenstein
06/06/2007 Estonia – England

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 GROUP G Contact details
02/09/2006
02/09/2006
Romania – Bulgaria
Belarus – Albania
08/09/2007
08/09/2007
Belarus – Romania
Netherlands – Bulgaria
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02/09/2006 Luxembourg – Netherlands 08/09/2007 Luxembourg – Slovenia Headquarters Tournament Office, Tournament Office,
06/09/2006 Netherlands – Belarus 12/09/2007 Slovenia – Belarus
06/09/2006 Albania – Romania 12/09/2007 Bulgaria – Luxembourg
Austria Switzerland
06/09/2006 Bulgaria – Slovenia 12/09/2007 Albania – Netherlands Route de St-Cergue 9 Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Sektor B Nussbaumstrasse 21
07/10/2006 Romania – Belarus 13/10/2007 Romania – Netherlands
07/10/2006 Bulgaria – Netherlands 13/10/2007 Belarus – Luxembourg
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07/10/2006 Slovenia – Luxembourg 13/10/2007 Slovenia – Albania Switzerland AT-1020 Vienna CH-3000 Berne 22
11/10/2006 Belarus – Slovenia 17/10/2007 Luxembourg – Romania Tel.: +41 (0) 848 00 2008 Austria Switzerland
11/10/2006 Luxembourg – Bulgaria 17/10/2007 Netherlands – Slovenia
11/10/2006 Netherlands – Albania 17/10/2007 Albania – Bulgaria Fax: +41 (0) 848 01 2008 Tel.: +43 (0) 1 729 2008 0 Tel.: +41 (0) 848 00 2008
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24/03/2007 Luxembourg – Belarus 17/11/2007 Albania – Belarus [email protected]
24/03/2007 Albania – Slovenia 17/11/2007 Netherlands – Luxembourg
28/03/2007 Romania – Luxembourg 21/11/2007 Belarus – Netherlands
28/03/2007 Slovenia – Netherlands 21/11/2007 Romania – Albania
28/03/2007 Bulgaria – Albania 21/11/2007 Slovenia – Bulgaria
02/06/2007 Albania – Luxembourg Media contact Job applications
02/06/2007 Belarus – Bulgaria
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