Description
An overview of the 2004 UEFA European Championship with Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Latvia, Netherlands, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland. Commonly referred to as UEFA Euro 2004 or simply Euro 2004, the 12th edition of the UEFA European Championship, a quadrennial football competition contested by the men’s national teams of UEFA member associations. The final tournament was hosted for the first time in Portugal, from 12 June to 4 July 2004. A total of thirty-one matches were played in ten venues across eight cities – Aveiro, Braga, Coimbra, Guimarães, Faro/Loulé, Leiria, Lisbon, and Porto.
Lisbon | Aveiro | ||
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Estádio da Luz | Estádio José Alvalade | Estádio Municipal de Aveiro | |
Capacity: 65,647 | Capacity: 50,095 | Capacity: 32,830 | |
Porto | Coimbra | ||
Estádio do Dragão | Estádio do Bessa | Estádio Cidade de Coimbra | |
Capacity: 50,033 | Capacity: 28,263 | Capacity: 29,622 | |
Braga | Guimarães | Faro/Loulé | Leiria |
Estádio Municipal de Braga | Estádio D. Afonso Henriques | Estádio Algarve | Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa |
Capacity: 30,286 | Capacity: 30,000 | Capacity: 30,305 | Capacity: 28,642 |
Ten of the sixteen finalists participated in the previous tournament in 2000. Latvia made its first appearance in a major football competition, while Greece returned to the European Championship finals after a 24-year absence. Bulgaria, Croatia, Russia and Switzerland also took part in their second tournament finals since their debut in 1996.
Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in tournament[A] |
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Portugal | Host | 12 October 1999 | 3 (1984, 1996, 2000) |
France | Group 1 winner | 10 September 2003 | 5 (1960, 1984, 1992, 1996, 2000) |
Czech Republic[B] | Group 3 winner | 10 September 2003 | 5 (1960, 1976, 1980, 1996, 2000) |
Sweden | Group 4 winner | 10 September 2003 | 2 (1992, 2000) |
Bulgaria | Group 8 winner | 10 September 2003 | 1 (1996) |
Denmark | Group 2 winner | 11 October 2003 | 6 (1964, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000) |
Germany[C] | Group 5 winner | 11 October 2003 | 8 (1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000) |
Greece | Group 6 winner | 11 October 2003 | 1 (1980) |
England | Group 7 winner | 11 October 2003 | 6 (1968, 1980, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000) |
Italy | Group 9 winner | 11 October 2003 | 5 (1968, 1980, 1988, 1996, 2000) |
Switzerland | Group 10 winner | 11 October 2003 | 1 (1996) |
Croatia | Play-off winner | 19 November 2003 | 1 (1996) |
Latvia | Play-off winner | 19 November 2003 | 0 (debut) |
Netherlands | Play-off winner | 19 November 2003 | 6 (1976, 1980, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000) |
Spain | Play-off winner | 19 November 2003 | 6 (1964, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1996, 2000) |
Russia[D] | Play-off winner | 19 November 2003 | 7 (1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1988, 1992, 1996) |
- ^ Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.
- ^ From 1960 to 1980, the Czech Republic competed as Czechoslovakia.
- ^ From 1972 to 1988, Germany competed as West Germany.
- ^ From 1960 to 1988, Russia competed as the Soviet Union, and in 1992 as CIS.