UEFA Euro 2012 in Ukraine

The year of 2012 was particularly important for Ukraine’s national football team because Ukraine together with Poland were the hosts of the European Football Championship - Euro 2012.

The tournament started June 8, 2012 and ended on July 1, 2012. It was the third tournament in the history of the European national football championships being held by two countries.

December 2, 2011 the draw ceremony of Euro 2012 was held in Kiev at the National Palace of Culture and Arts of Ukraine.

This championship was the last with 16 teams in the final round. Starting from Euro 2016, the number of teams will be increased to 24.

The opening of the championship was held in Warsaw, and the final match - in Kiev.

About 1.4 million tickets were printed. The cost of the tickets varied from 30 to 600 Euros.

There was a quota for residents of the cities hosting the matches - 2,000 tickets on one match.

The matches in Ukraine were played on the stadiums of the following cities: Lviv, Kiev, Kharkov, Donetsk.

According to the draw, the Ukrainian team competed with teams from England, France and Sweden.

So far Ukrainian team had the greatest success in 2006, when Ukrainians made their way to the World Cup, and reached the quarterfinals stage.

The logo of Euro 2012

UEFA Euro 2012 Poland Ukraine

The venues that hosted Euro 2012 matches in Ukraine:

“Arena Lviv” stadium (Lviv)

“Olympic” stadium (Kiev)

“Metalist” stadium (Kharkov)

“Donbass Arena” stadium (Donetsk)

The following Euro 2012 matches were played in Ukraine

Lviv

Group stage matches

June 9, 21:45. Germany - Portugal (1:0)

June 13, 19:00. Denmark - Portugal (2:3)

June 17, 21:45. Denmark - Germany (1:2)

Kiev

Group stage matches

June 11, 21:45. Ukraine - Sweden (2:1)

June 15, 21:45. Sweden - England (2:3)

June 19, 21:45. Sweden - France (2:0)

Quarterfinal

June 24, 21:45. England - Italy (0:0, 2:4 on penalty)

Final

July 1, 21:45. Spain - Italy (4:0)

Kharkov

Group stage matches

June 9, 19:00. Netherlands - Denmark (0:1)

June 13, 21:45. Netherlands - Germany (1:2)

June 17, 21:45. Portugal - Netherlands (2:1)

Donetsk

Group stage matches

June 11, 19:00. France - England (1:1)

June 15, 19:00. Ukraine - France (0:2)

June 19, 21:45. England - Ukraine (1:0)

Quarterfinal

June 23, 21:45. Spain - France (2:0)

Semifinal

June 27, 21:45. Portugal - Spain (0:0, 2:4 on penalty)

More info about Euro 2012

Photos and pictures

Euro 2012 venues: Lviv, Kiev, Kharkov

Arena Lviv stadium

Arena Lviv stadium

Author: -

Olympic stadium in Kiev

Olympic stadium in Kiev

Author: Oleg Stelmakh

Metalist stadium in Kharkov

Metalist stadium in Kharkov

Author: Altukhov Andrey


Euro 2012 venue: Donetsk

Donbass Arena stadium in Donetsk

Donbass Arena stadium in Donetsk

Author: Svitlana Maksymova-Hampton


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