Aston Villa is delighted to announce that Villa Park and the city of Birmingham have been selected as a stadium and host city for the UK & Ireland UEFA EURO 2028 Bid.
Our famous home has been chosen alongside nine other stadia across the UK and Ireland in a unique bid which will encompass five different Football Associations.
The final bid for UEFA EURO 2028 has been submitted today with the host being officially confirmed and announced in the autumn of 2023.
Villa Park has a track record of welcoming major international football tournaments through its gates, hosting matches during both the 1966 FIFA World Cup and the 1996 UEFA EURO.
Christian Purslow, CEO Aston Villa, said: “We are immensely proud that Villa Park, one of the most renowned and historic football stadiums in the UK, has been selected as part of the UEFA EURO 2028 Bid.
“This is tremendously exciting not just for our football club to be included in such a unique undertaking but also for Birmingham and the wider West Midlands region.
“Alongside plans to redevelop the North Stand end of the stadium in time for the tournament, which will provide a multi-faceted boost to the immediate vicinity and the surrounding areas as well as turning Villa Park into a world-class arena, our home and the city will have the honour of hosting elite level sport again that it so richly deserves.”
Cllr Ian Ward, Leader of Birmingham City Council, said: “We are delighted Birmingham and Villa Park have been selected to be a host city and stadia as part of the UK & Ireland UEFA EURO 2028 Bid.
“Over many years we have demonstrated we are a city that can proudly host major events of this type and scale – and the people of Birmingham and indeed the entire nation have proven time and time again their huge appetite for sport.
“Attracting and hosting major events, as outlined in our 10-year Major Sporting Events Strategy, delivers positive, economic and environmental impact for our residents, businesses and regional economy.
“The exciting redevelopment of Villa Park, one of the world’s most iconic football stadiums, will further enhance Birmingham as one of the world’s leading sport cities.”
