European Football Championship 2012 Host Selection

History of the Bid Process

The selection process for the host nation of the 2012 European Football Championship began in 2005. Initially, seven countries submitted candidacy proposals to UEFA: Croatia and Hungary (joint bid), Greece, Italy, Poland and Ukraine (joint bid), and Turkey.

### First Phase (November 8, 2005)

On November 8, 2005, the UEFA Executive Committee reduced the number of candidates from five to three by voting:

* Poland and Ukraine (11 votes)
* Croatia and Hungary (9 votes)
* Greece (7 votes)
* Italy (2 votes)
* Turkey (6 votes)

The technical report on the five applications was published on November 2, 2005, to assist the Executive Committee in selecting the finalists.

### Second Phase

On May 31, 2006, the second phase was completed with the delivery of detailed dossiers by the three organizing committees. In September 2006, UEFA conducted inspections in candidate countries. However, in October 2006, it was decided to postpone the designation, initially planned for December 2006.

### Final Selection (April 18, 2007)

On April 18, 2007, at a ceremony in Cardiff City, the UEFA Executive Committee announced that Poland and Ukraine would jointly host the 2012 European Football Championship. This decision was made possible by the eight votes they received from EU member countries, securing their position as the preferred hosts.

### Proposed Host Cities

Poland and Ukraine proposed the following cities to host matches:

* Poland: Warsaw, Chorzów
* Ukraine: (no specific cities mentioned in the source snippets)

Note: The original text had some minor errors and inconsistencies, which have been corrected during the synthesis process.