The National Stadium in Warsaw, Poland
It is the largest soccer arena in Poland with over 58,000 seats to accommodate fervent followers of Euro 2012.
The National Stadium in Warsaw will stage as many as 5 matches which include the competition’s opening fixture between Poland and Greece on June 8.
UEFA Euro 2012 matches at the National Stadium:
June 8, 2012: Poland vs Greece – Group A
June 12, 2012: Poland vs Russia – Group A
June 16, 2012: Greece vs Russia – Group A
June 21, 2012: A1 vs B2 – Quarter-final
June 28, 2012: B1/A2 vs D1/C2 – Semi-final
The PGE Arena in Gdansk, Poland
This is where Euro 2008 champions Spain will start the defence of their title. La Furia Roja will play all their Group C matches at the PGE Arena. What is certain is that they will not return to Gdansk for a game should they progress further in the tournament.
This is because the stadium’s last UEFA Euro 2012 fixture will be between the winner of Group B and the runner of Group A. The quarter-finals affair at the PGE Arena on June 22 could feature co-hosts Poland against the heroes of the “group of death” battles.
UEFA Euro 2012 matches at the PGE Arena:
June 10, 2012: Spain vs Italy – Group C
June 14, 2012: Spain vs Ireland Republic – Group C
June 18, 2012: Croatia vs Spain – Group C
June 22, 2012: Winner of Group B vs Runner-up of Group A – Quarter-finals
The Municipal Stadium in Wroclaw, Poland
The Municipal Stadium is the fourth largest arena in Poland after the National Stadium, the Silesia Stadium and the PGE Arena Gdansk. It has a capacity of almost 43,000 seats. It hosted its first football match on October 10, 2011 as Slask Wroclaw and Lechia Gdansk faced each other.
The former clinched a 1-0 victory making Johan Voskamp the first player to score a goal in the new Municipal Stadium. During the 2012 European Championship, co-hosts Poland will play there only once. The venue will witness 3 of Euro 2012’s 31 matches.
UEFA Euro 2012 matches at the Municipal Stadium (Wroclaw):
June 08, 2012: Czech Republic vs Russia – Group A
June 12, 2012: Czech Republic vs Greece – Group A
June 16, 2012: Poland vs Czech Republic – Group A
The Municipal Stadium in Poznan, Poland
There is another arena called the Municipal Stadium. This one is located in Poznan and was constructed way back between 1968 and 1980. It took 7 years of reconstruction before the public experienced the stadium’s grand opening on September 20, 2010.
Like the arena in Wroclaw, it will also host nothing more than 3 matches. The Municipal Stadium in Poznan will see the Irish play their first ever European Championship finals game in 24 years. Eight days after their opening fixture against Croatia, the Republic of Ireland will return to the Municipal Stadium in Poznan to affront Italy.
UEFA Euro 2012 matches at the Municipal Stadium (Poznan):
June 10, 2012: Republic of Ireland vs Croatia – Group C
June 14, 2012: Italy vs Croatia – Group C
June 18, 2012: Italy vs Republic of Ireland – Group C
The Olympic National Sports Complex in Kiev, Ukraine
In the Olympic National Sports Complex stadium, Kiev boasts of possessing Eastern Europe’s second biggest sports venue after the Luzhniki Stadium.
International pop stars like George Michael and Shakira have staged concert at the Olympic National Sports Complex. This is where the final match of UEFA Euro 2012 will be played on July 1.
Sweden will play all their group games at this venue. In addition, the Olympic National Sports Complex will host a quarter-final match. The list of fixtures is as follows:
UEFA Euro 2012 matches at the Olympic National Sports Complex:
June 11, 2012: Ukraine vs Sweden – Group D
June 15, 2012: England vs Sweden – Group D
June 19, 2012: France vs Sweden – Group D
June 24, 2012: Winners of Group D vs Runners-up of Group C – Quarter-final
July 1, 2012: Winners of Match 29 vs Winners of Match 30 – Final
The Donbass Arena in Donetsk, Ukraine
The Donbass Arena erects in the centre of Donetsk. It can hold up to 52,518 spectators. Expect it to be packed with fans when France and England will open their Euro 2012 campaign with a thrilling match on June 11. According to reports, over $300M was invested to get the Donbass Arena ready for this summer’s tournament. Construction work by Turkish company ENKA began in 2006 (when Ukraine had not yet been chosen as Euro 2012 co-hosts) and ended in 2009, ahead of schedule.
UEFA Euro 2012 matches at the Donbass Arena:
June 11, 2012: France vs England – Group D
June 15, 2012: France vs Ukraine – Group D
June 19, 2012: England vs Ukraine – Group D
June 23, 2012: Winners of Group C vs Runners-up of Group D – Quarter-final
June 27, 2012: Winner of Match 25 vs Winners of Match 27 – Semi-final
The Metalist Oblast Sports Complex in Kharkhiv, Ukraine
Relatively small in size, the Metalist Oblast Sports Complex will host no more than 3 European Championship matches. It is the home stadium of club football team Metalist Kharkiv. The Netherlands will play the totality of their Group B matches at this renovated venue which first opened in September 1926.
UEFA Euro 2012 matches at the Metalist Oblast Sports Complex:
June 9, 2012: Netherlands vs Denmark – Group B
June 13, 2012: Netherlands vs Germany – Group B
June 17, 2012: Portugal vs Netherlands – Group B
The Arena Lviv in Lviv, Ukraine
It took a bit less than 2 years for construction work at the Arena Lviv to be completed. In November last year, Ukraine and Austria inaugurated the stadium with a friendly match which ended 2-1 in favour of the hosts.
Euro 2008 runners-up Germany will play their first and their third 2012 European Championship fixture at the Arena Lviv. Spectators will be eager to see Bayern Munich stars trying to put their painful 2012 Champions League final defeat behind them against Paul Bento’s Cristiano Ronaldo-led Portuguese squad.
UEFA Euro 2012 matches at the Arena Lviv:
June 9, 2012: Germany vs Portugal – Group B
June 13, 2012: Denmark vs Portugal – Group B
June 17, 2012: Denmark vs Germany – Group B
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