UEFA Euro 2016

The European Football Championship in 2016 the men is the 15th edition of this tournament and will be held in France from 10 June to 10 July 2016. For the first time 24 instead of the current 16 teams participating in the final round.

• 6.1 Television broadcasting

Award

For the European Football Championship 2016, the application process was divided into three phases. The nomination of the host took place in the third phase.

Originally, seven national football associations had tried with five applications to host the European Championship finals 2016: The associations of France, Italy and Turkey competed individually, Norway and Sweden as well as Scotland and Wales each had joint applications provided which were not sent.

On March 1, 2009, it was announced that Scotland and Wales do without a joint application originally planned due to the high costs. On 9 December 2009, Sweden and Norway, announced the abandonment of their joint candidacy.

By the application deadline on March 9, 2009, the following national associations had expressed an interest in hosting:

• France
• Turkey
• Italy

On 28 May 2010 Italy was eliminated in the first round of voting. In the decisive second vote on the same day France has also set the narrowest of margins 7-6 votes against Turkey through and was determined as the official venue.

Stadium requirements

After it was decided that the EM should be 2016 instead of 16 now discharged with 24 teams, the UEFA specific December 11, 2008 also other application criteria. For the tournament nine stages are needed; another three are available as replacement venues in view. Among them are two stages with at least 50,000 seats, three stadiums with at least 40,000 seats and four states with at least 30,000 seats.

Venues

Qualification

Host nation France qualify automatically for the finals in the summer of 2016. The remaining 23 seats are determined from August 2014 to November 2015 in several skill groups with five or six teams. The draw for the group was held on February 23, 2014 at the Palais des Congres Acropolis in Nice instead. The draw for the groups of the finals tournament will take place in Paris on 12 December 2015. Gibraltar for the first time to participate in a qualification of such a large tournament.

Mode

The final round of the European Championship will be played in the summer of 2016. For the first time since Euro 1996, in which the number of participants has been increased from 8 to 16, there is a new EM mode. It is played in six groups of four, with the top group and the second and the four best third to qualify for the knockout stages. From then on, the game continues in the knockout system in which an extension or a penalty shoot-out is possible. The period of the finals is (instead of 31 games ) of three extended on the basis of 51 games in four weeks.

Preparations

Mayor of Strasbourg Roland Ries and the President of the Strasbourg Urban Community had the FFF announced the candidacy withdrawal of Strasbourg at the beginning of August 2010. The calculated 130 million euros of investment costs were not applied for the public sector. In May 2011, then nine stages ( in Bordeaux, Lens, Lille, Lyon, Marseille, Nancy, Nice, Paris and Saint- Denis ), been to two "Reserve stages " set ( in Saint-Etienne and Toulouse) as host cities. According to this definition, the club president of AS Saint- Étienne and Toulouse FC criticized the process noting that their colleagues from Lens and Nancy had belonged to the decision-making bodies. Even if they had then not participate in the vote would still be the uncomfortable feeling of "small agreements among friends ", including the fact belonged to UEFA President Michel Platini Nancy is also closely linked. In addition, by millions of French people from the west, the center and the south of the country were de facto excluded from the Games. On 16 June 2011, the number of full venues was increased by subsequent recording of Saint -Etienne and Toulouse to eleven. The UEFA justified this step with the new game mode, as the number of participating teams has increased from 16 to 24 and it is likely to benefit to removal of 51 instead of the previous 31 games.

The proposed new buildings, especially those in Décines -Charpieu (Lyon ), Saint -Isidore ( Nice) and Villeneuve d'Ascq (Lille ), were blocked for years by court judgments arising from claims of affected communities and residents. The hope in particular private developers aimed since 2011 to be able to overcome these barriers now, under the pressure means the "national interest ". 2012 End of the concrete of employees is so that the stadium of Lille is finished and can already be used by OSC Lille. In the case of Nice is expected with the inauguration in mid- September 2013. For Lyons purely privately financed Stade des Lumières the municipal building permit was issued in February 2012, though, but on the other hand is suit has been raised, that from October 2012 only leveling work were carried out on the premises. The actual construction work should begin in early August 2013; then the remaining 29 months are considered to be scarce, but realized until set by the UEFA date of completion. In fact, the foundation stone was laid until mid November 2013. Regarding Bordeaux although it was came in October 2011 on the signing of a PPP contract between the city and the private co-investors, but the construction could begin in late summer 2013.

Also in the stadiums extensions there was at this time a large span: during the reconstruction in Marseille ( at the same time continuing to run game mode) is already in full swing, especially hanging the Parc des Princes and the Stade Bollaert - Delelis in Lens far behind the schedule. In Lens has after the descent of the domestic Racing Club in the second division ( for season 2011/12 ) of the main financier Crédit Agricole Nord his promise even partially retracted. After a number of local authorities wishing to participate in the costs, is now in early 2013 but are yet started, however, reduced the modernization measures, provided that the General Council of the department of Pas -de- Calais granted around ten million euros for it. In contrast, explained Nancy on December 2, 2011 compared to the UEFA Organisation Society waiving his candidacy because the financing of the stadium to 32,000 seats Ausbaues due to the withdrawal of the Commune was no longer possible.

Organization and environment

Television transmission

The ARD paid for the broadcast rights, according to a media report about 180 million euros. The station does not specify the amount of the expenditure.