Bayern Munich’s Allianz Arena in Germany’s Euro 2024 bid

Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund will accommodate Euro 2024 action if Germany succeed with their bid to host the tournament.

The German FA has confirmed the 10 venues they plan to use for the 17th edition of the UEFA European Championship.

Herthan Berlin’s Olympiastadion, Fortuna Dusseldorf’s ESPRIT Arena, Stuttgart’s Mercedes-Benz Arena, Cologne’s RheinEnergieSTADION, Hamburg’s Volksparkstadion, Leipzig’s Red Bull Arena, Schalke’s VELTINS-Arena and the Commerzbank-Arena in Frankfurt are also part of the proposal.

Munich’s Allianz Arena has been picked as one of 10 stadiums in Germany’s Euro 2024 bid

Hertha Berlin's 74,475-capacity Olympiastadion is also part of the bid, rivalled only by Turkey

Hertha Berlin’s 74,475-capacity Olympiastadion is also part of the bid, rivalled only by Turkey

Many of the stadiums will have to operate will slightly reduced capacities in order to comply with UEFA’s all-seater policy.

Munich’s Allianz Arena, which can hold up to 75,000 fans including those in standing areas, is limited to 70,000 for international games.

GERMAN STADIUMS INCLUDED IN BID

Capacities shown are for international matches where all fans must be seated

Olympiastadion (Hertha Berlin) – 74,475

Allianz Arena (Bayern Munich) – 67,812

ESPRIT Arena (Fortuna Dusseldorf) -TBC

Mercedes-Benz Arena (Stuttgart) – 54,906

RheinEnergieSTADION (Cologne) -45,965

Volksparkstadion (Hamburg) – 51,500

Red Bull Arena (Leipzig) – 42,959

Signal Iduna Park (Dortmund) – 65,829

VELTINS-Arena (Schalke) – 54,740

Commerzbank-Arena (Frankfurt) – 48,500

Meanwhile, Signal Iduna Park in Dortmund is currently restricted to 65,829 for internationals but can hold as many as 81,360 for domestic matches.

The Allianz Arena has already been confirmed as a venue for Euro 2020, which is being co-hosted by 13 different nations.

Germany are expected to beat Turkey, who are the only other nation bidding, to host Euro 2024.

UEFA have announced that bids must to comply with strict human rights rules.

This could work against Turkey, whose president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, was criticised by Amnesty International for leading ‘a massive government crackdown on civil servants and civil society’ following an attempted coup last July.

Germany hosted the FIFA World Cup in 2006.

And West Germany hosted the 1974 World Cup, as well as the Euros in 1988.

Three of the last 14 Champions League finals have taken place in Germany, with Gelsenkirchen witnessing Porto’s triumph in 2004. Bayern lost at home to Chelsea in 2012, before Barcelona beat Juventus in Berlin in 2015.

Dortmund's Signal Iduna Park, where Germany beat England 1-0 in March, is on the list too

Dortmund’s Signal Iduna Park, where Germany beat England 1-0 in March, is on the list too

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