UEFA Women's Euro 2029 bids explained

The bidding process for the UEFA Women's Euro 2029 will be the process by which the location for the 15th UEFA Women's Championship or commonly referred as UEFA Women's Euro 2029, will be selected.

Hosting requirements

UEFA announced on 22 July 2024 that member associations interested in hosting UEFA Women's Euro 2029 have until 24 September 2024 to declare their interest. Joint bids are permitted, provided that the bidding countries are geographically compact.^[1]

The tournament will continue the format of the 2022 and 2025 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 (as of 22 July 2024):

• Minimum of 1 stadium with a gross seating capacity of at least 50,000 seats
• Minimum of 3 stadiums with a gross seating capacity of at least 30,000 seats
• Minimum of 4 stadiums with a gross seating capacity of 20,000 seats
• All proposed stadiums must have natural grass playing surfaces.

Schedule

Date	Notes
24 September 2024	Deadline for UEFA member associations to confirm their interest in bidding
1 October 2024	Bid requirements published to all interested bidders
12 March 2025	Submission of the Preliminary Bid Dossier
28 August 2025	Submission of the final Bid Dossier
December 2025	Appointment of host(s) of UEFA Women's Euro 2029

Bids

Three European national associations have so far expressed their interest in staging UEFA Women's Euro 2029.

Confirmed bids

and 

After the two nations failed to receive the 2025 hosting rights with Finland and Norway, president of the Swedish federation, Fredrik Reinfeldt said they would look into potentially bidding in the future.^[2] On 8 February, before the 2024 UEFA Congress in Paris, Denmark and Sweden expressed an interest in hosting the event.^{[3] [4]} The four Nordics planned to bid again, but after the evaluation report for 2025 stated the likelihood of winning would increase with only two co-hosts, Denmark and Sweden decided to pair up.^{[5] [6]} Norway was reportedly disappointed with their decision and wants to negotiate with them about joining the bid.^{[7] [8]} On 24 April 2024, Denmark and Sweden decided against bringing Norway into the bid.^[9] On 23 July 2024, both nation reiterated their intention to bid.^{[10] [11]} However, after UEFA's requirements came out, problems regarding Denmark's stadiums aroused due to the lack of stadiums meeting capacity requirements.^{[12] [13]} To combat this issue, the Danish federation are negotiating with municipalities to construct a 20,000 capacity stadium.^{[14] [15]}

Predicted stadiums for the Denmark-Sweden bid:

• Copenhagen – Parken Stadium, capacity 38,065
• Brøndby – Brøndby Stadium, capacity 29,000
• Odense – Odense Stadium, capacity 15,633
• Gothenborg – Gamla Ullevi, capacity 18,600
• Solna – Friends Arena, capacity 50,000
• Stockholm – Tele2 Arena, capacity 30,000

After failing to receive the 2025 hosting rights, on 26 July 2024 president of Polish federation Cezary Kulesza announced that Poland will bid once again to host the tournament in 2029.^[16]

Predicted stadiums for the Poland bid:

• Warsaw – Kazimierz Górski National Stadium, capacity 58,580
• Wrocław – Tarczyński Arena Wrocław, capacity 45,105
• Poznań – ENEA Stadium, capacity 42,837
• Gdańsk – Polsat Plus Arena Gdańsk, capacity 41,620
• Kraków – Henryk Reyman Stadium, capacity 33,130
• Zabrze – Ernest Pohl Stadium, capacity 31,871
• Białystok – Jagiellonia Stadium, capacity 22,372
• Szczecin – Florian Krygier Stadium, capacity 21,163

References

1. Web site: 22 July 2024 . UEFA announces bidding process for UEFA Women's EURO 2029 host(s) . UEFA.
2. Web site: Fotboll: Fotbolls-EM 2025 till Schweiz – Sverige får inte arrangera. 4 April 2023. SVT Sport.
3. Web site: Fotboll: Sverige och Danmark vill ansöka om fotbolls-EM 2029. 8 February 2024. SVT Sport.
4. News: Sweden, Denmark will submit bid to host 2029 Women's Euro soccer tournament . The Associated Press . CBC . 8 February 2024.
5. Web site: Denmark And Sweden Propose Joint-Bid To Host UEFA Women’s Euro 2029. Asif. Burhan. Forbes. 8 February 2024.
6. Web site: Beskedet: Sverige och Danmark söker EM 2029. fotbollskanalen. 8 February 2024.
7. Web site: Denmark and Sweden drop neighbours to combine for 2029 Women’s Euro bid. 9 February 2024.
8. Web site: Norge ger sig inte trots EM-nobben från grannarna: 'Vi ska vara med'. fotbollskanalen. 8 February 2024.
9. Web site: EM 2029: Sverige og Danmark lukker døren for Norge. April 24, 2024. bold.dk.
10. https://www.dbu.dk/nyheder/2024/juli/danmark-og-sverige-forbereder-bud-paa-em-2029/
11. https://sport.tv2.dk/fodbold/2024-07-23-danmark-og-sverige-gaar-sammen-om-bud-paa-em-i-2029
12. https://www.dbu.dk/nyheder/2024/august/topmoede-om-dansk-svensk-bud-paa-em-2029/
13. https://sport.tv2.dk/fodbold/2024-08-16-nordisk-bud-paa-em-i-kvindefodbold-mangler-dansk-stadion
14. https://dansk-byudvikling.dk/dbu-er-i-dialog-med-to-store-kommuner-om-stadionbyggeri-med-plads-til-20-000-tilskuere/
15. https://www.fodboldforpiger.dk/2024/08/danmark-mangler-et-stadion-for-kunne-blive-em-vaert/
16. Web site: POLAND AS A CANDIDATE TO HOST THE UEFA WOMEN'S EURO 2029 . PZPN.pl.