The 2012 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly referred to as Euro 2012, will be the 14th European Championship (UEFA European Football Championship) for national football team (List of mens national association football teams#UEFA (Europe))s sanctioned by UEFA. The final tournament will be hosted by Poland and Ukraine between 8 June and 1 July 2012.
The joint Poland/Ukraine bid was chosen by UEFAs Executive Committee on 18 April 2007, in Cardiff, Wales. This bid defeated the other shortlisted bids from Italy and Croatia/Hungary, becoming the third successful joint bid for the European Championship, after those of Belgium/Netherlands, for Euro 2000 (UEFA Euro 2000), and Austria/Switzerland for Euro 2008 (UEFA Euro 2008).
This will be the last European Championship finals in which only 16 nations will participate, with Euro 2016 (UEFA Euro 2016) being the first European Championship finals with 24 competing nations. Qualification for the final tournament will be staged between September 2010 and November 2011.
Tourney Name: UEFA Euro 2012
Other Titles: Mistrzostwa Europy w Pi?ce No?nej 2012 ''pl icon'',????????? ?????? ? ??????? 2012 ''uk icon''
Dates: 8 June - 1 July
Venues: 8
Cities: 8
Prevseason: 2008 (UEFA Euro 2008)
Nextseason: 2016 (UEFA Euro 2016)