Berlin Castle for Women's European Championships 2029: Surprising playground choice!

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Berlin stays outside at the European women's Championship 2029. Eight cities were selected as venues.
Berlin stays outside at the European women's Championship 2029. Eight cities were selected as venues. (Symbolbild/MB)

Berlin, Deutschland - The future European Football Championship of women in 2029 in Germany will have to do without games in the capital Berlin. The Presidium of the German Football Association (DFB) decided this in a current meeting. Instead, Dortmund, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hanover, Cologne, Leipzig, Munich and Wolfsburg were selected as official candidate cities. The decision follows the recommendation of an expert committee that has examined the applications of a total of eleven cities and stadiums, including the unobserved places Gelsenkirchen and Rostock as well as previously excluded cities such as Hamburg, Bremen and Essen. DFB President Bernd Neuendorf was optimistic about the International application process and the final candidacy.

The decision where the European Championship 2029 will actually be held is to be made by the UEFA Executive Committee in December 2023. In addition to Germany, Denmark and Sweden will also take part in the competition in the coming year (2025) as a duo as well as Poland, Portugal and Italy as individual applicants. Germany had to give up against Brazil in the award of the 2027 World Cup, together with Belgium and the Netherlands.

planned venue for 2029

The eight selected venues for the UEFA Women’s Euro 2029 are:

  • Dortmund
  • Düsseldorf
  • Frankfurt
  • Hannover
  • Cologne
  • Leipzig
  • Munich
  • Wolfsburg

The selection of the stadiums is based on a final ranking and various strategic considerations, including economy and geographical distribution. Experts participated in the evaluation, including Sylvia Schenk from Transparency International Deutschland e.V. and Prof. Dr. Holger Preuss from the University of Mainz. The final application documents must be submitted to the UEFA by August 27, 2025.

Women's European Championships in Switzerland

While the preparations for the EM 2029 in Germany are already running, the 2025 women's European Championship is already at the corner. This will take place in Switzerland from July 2 to 27, 2025. A total of 16 nations will compete against each other in four groups. Germany was drawn in Group C and competes against Poland, Denmark and Sweden. The group draw took place on December 16, 2024, and the first games start on July 4, 2025.

The venues for the EM 2025 are in Switzerland:

  • st. Jakob-Park (Basel)
  • Stadion Wankdorf (Bern)
  • Stade de Genève (Geneva)
  • Stadion Letzigrund (Zurich)
  • Arena St. Gallen (St. Gallen)
  • Allmend stadium (Lucerne)
  • Arena Thun (Thun)
  • Stade de Tourbillon (Sion)

With the games of the EM 2025 and the 2029 upcoming European Championship, Germany will continue to play a central role in European women's football, even if the capital will not be part of the next major event. The challenges that lie in front of the DFB are great, but the anticipation for the coming tournaments too.

For more information and details on the upcoming tournaments and the application process for the EM 2029, the articles from rbb24 , dfb.de and Heidelberg24

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