UEFA Women's Euro 2025

[14] Liechentstein's capital, Vaduz, was also included in the Swiss bid,[15] however due to the capacity of the Rheinpark Stadion not meeting requirements, the idea was scrapped.

[17] Previously, Bern wanted to host the final, but after Young Boys raised concerns about the turf being damaged, they were only allowed to use the stadium as far as the quarterfinals.

[21] For commercial reasons, venues in Lucerne (Swissporarena), St. Gallen (Kybunpark) and Thun (Stockhorn Arena) changed their names for the tournament.

The following are the 8 host cities and stadiums selected for Switzerland's bid:[22][23] All 55 UEFA national teams were able to submit an entry for the competition by 23 March 2023 at the latest.

The hosts were assigned to position A1 in the draw while the other teams were seeded according to the UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying ranking.

[29] The provisional match schedule was confirmed by the UEFA Executive Committee during their meeting in Hamburg, Germany on 2 December 2023.

Switzerland has stated that their goal is to sell out every game at the tournament and increase the benchmark for women's sporting events.

[45] On 8 March 2024, to celebrate 500 days to go before the tournament starts, the Swiss Football Association organised a kick off event in Bern.

[52][53] The Finance Committee of the Council of States applied for a loan of 5 million francs for Swiss tourism in regards to the tournament.

[81][82][83] Lucerne Cantonal Councillor Michaela Tschuor and Mayor Beat Züsli was at the Europaplatz to promote the tournament.

[91] The Swiss Football Association also said that this money will only be partially sufficient for their goals for the tournament and hoped the situation will be taken up again in the further political discussion.

[87] [93] On 16 February 2024, the Committee of the Council of States for Science, Education and Culture, applied for a federal contribution of 15 million Francs for the competition.

[94] The Council of States was able to get a cross-party commission motion calling for the federal government to support the Women's Euro 2025 in Switzerland with 15 million Francs to be unanimously approved by the lower house.

[95][96][97] Then, on 6 March 2024, the eight host cities sent a letter to the federal government asking them to reconsider their decision, stating that they have spent millions on this tournament and hoped for improvements.

[98] On 19 April 2024, mayor of Lucerne, Beat Züsli, stated that in order to deliver to tournament as sustainable as possible, the 15 million Francs are vital.

[112] Also, it was deemed necessary by UEFA that Basel needs to guarantee that there would be no blackout in St. Jakob-Park during the tournament and requested that they upgraded their lights.

[112] However, on 29 September 2023, the problems were fixed as, at a cost of 1 million francs, LED lights were put in place for the stadium.

[114][63] The qualifying match between Scotland and Israel on 31 May, and the return fixture on 4 June 2024, were played behind closed doors due to security concerns for supporters, players, team staff and officials.

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