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Date: 29/11/2001 No. 196 - 2001

Executive Committee to choose venues for 2003 Cup finals

Hosts for 2003 UEFA Champions League and UEFA Cup finals to be named in December

At its meeting on 12 and 13 December 2001, the UEFA Executive Committee will – amongst other items on the agenda – decide on the venues for the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Cup finals of the 2002/03 season.

UEFA has received bids from nine possible hosts for the UEFA Champions League final and eight for the UEFA Cup final in 2003. These candidatures were submitted to UEFA through the national associations concerned who will be UEFA’s main partner in the organisation of the events.

Mike Lee, Director of Communications and Public Affairs, said today: “UEFA staff are now in the process of analysing the bids and carrying out site surveys of all the proposed stadia. The Executive Committee will then receive a detailed evaluation report in order to make the final decision at its December meeting.”

The following have presented their bids to host the 2003 UEFA Champions League final: City, Country Capacity Old Trafford Manchester, England 64,816 Stade de St-Denis, France 78,782 Arena AufSchalke , 62,000 AOL Arena Hamburg, Germany 50,100 Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion Stuttgart, Germany 50,297 Feijenoord Stadion , 52,000 ArenA Amsterdam, Netherlands 51,620 Luzhniki Moscow, 84,000 Santiago Bernabeu Madrid, Spain 74,382 The final is due to take place on Wednesday, 28 May 2003.

The following stadiums have requested to host the 2003 UEFA Cup final: Stadium City, Country Capacity Villa Park Birmingham, England 45,000 Stade de France St-Denis, France 78,782 AOL Arena Hamburg, Germany 50,100 Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion Stuttgart, Germany 50,297 Gelredome , Netherlands 29,537 Stadion , Netherlands 33,225 Olimpico Sevilla, Spain 74,382 Ùllevi Gothenburg, 43,000 The final is scheduled for Wednesday, 21 May 2003.

For further information: Mike Lee, Director of Communications and Public Affairs: ++41 79 250 53 71 UEFA Media Services: ++41 22 99 44 55 9