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Official Sites
www.euro2004.com (for a final look at the tournament)
www.portugal2004.pt
Games
The opening game of the tournament was between Portugal and Greece (1-2) on June 12th, 2004, at 17.00 in the new Estádio do Dragão, the stadium of FC Porto. The Final (Portugal 0-1 Greece) took place at
the new Estádio da Luz (Benfica) on July 4th.
Teams
There were 16, 15 of which qualified, plus Portugal as hosts. Qualification ended on November 19th, 2003.
Draw
The draw for the final phase took place on November 30th, 2003 at the Pavilhão Atlântico (site of Expo '98) in Lisbon.
Stadiums
Ten stadiums were used, O Estádios: da Luz (Benfica), Alvalade XXI (Sporting), do Dragão (FC Porto), do Bessa (Boavista), D. Afonso Henriques (Vitória de Guimarães),
Municipal de Coimbra (Académica), Municipal de Leiria (União), Municipal de Braga (Sporting Braga), Municipal de Aveiro (Beira-Mar) and Intermunicipal Faro/ Loulé
(Farense/ Louletano). Each stadium was the venue for at least two games. In the quarter-finals, the Luz, Dragão, Alvalade and Faro-Loulé were used. The semis were at the Dragão and Alvalade. The Final
was at the Luz (65,000 seats). (See Euro 2004 Stadiums)
Distances Between Venues (approx/kms)
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Br
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Gu
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Po
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Av
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Co
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Lei
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Lis
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Al
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Braga
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20
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50
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120
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170
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240
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370
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620
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Guimarães
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20
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30
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100
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150
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220
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350
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600
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Porto
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50
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30
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30
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115
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185
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310
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575
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Aveiro
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120
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100
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30
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65
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115
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245
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500
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Coimbra
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170
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150
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115
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65
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70
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195
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455
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Leiria
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240
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220
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185
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115
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70
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130
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385
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Lisbon
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370
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350
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310
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245
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195
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130
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300
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Algarve
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620
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600
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575
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500
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455
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385
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300
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(Map courtesy of World Sites Atlas)
Miscellaneous Facts
The organisation of the tournament was a joint venture between two companies: Euro 2004, S.A. and Portugal 2004, S.A. The former was run by UEFA (54%),
the Portuguese Football Federation (41%) and the Government (5%). The latter was created by the Portuguese Government, which holds 95% of the shares in it.
On July 24th, 1999, 34,310 people gathered at the National Stadium, on the outskirts of Lisbon, to form a giant reproduction of the then-Euro 2004 logo, a
publicity stunt that helped to win Portugal the staging of the tournament.
It was announced that Portugal would organise Euro 2004 on October 12th, 1999.
The Euro 2004 logo was designed by Euro RSCG Wrek Gosper, based in London, and represents the motto: paixão pelo futebol ('passion for football')
CTT, the Portuguese Post Office, issued a series of stamps to commemorate the event. Go here for more information.
Sporting's Alvalade XXI Stadium was the one that has had the most people working on it, peaking at 764. Boavista's Bessa had the lowest number, just 55. Almost 4,000
workers were involved in the ten stadiums.
The tournament mascot was Kinas, a cartoon foam-rubber boy dressed in the Portuguese kit. He was designed by Warner Brothers. Quinas are the little blue
shields on the Portuguese flag, but there was a question of copyright - there is a Swedish match firm of the same name. Hence the 'K'. The first person inside the suit was Rui Coimbra, 22.
Portuguese National Anthem
A Portuguesa
Heróis do mar, nobre povo, Heroes of the sea, noble people
Nação valente, imortal, Valiant nation, immortal
Levantai hoje de novo Raise once more today
O esplendor de Portugal! The splendour of Portugal!
Entre as brumas da memória, Through the mists of memory
Ó Pátria sente-se a voz Fatherland, hear the voice
Dos teus egrégios avós, Of your illustrious forebears
Que há-de guiar-te à vitória! Which will guide you to victory!
Às armas, às armas! To arms, to arms!
Sobre a terra, sobre o mar, On land and at sea,
Às armas, às armas! To arms, to arms!
Pela Pátria lutar To fight for the fatherland
Contra os canhões marchar, marchar!
Against the cannons, march, march!
Sponsors, etc
Official sponsors: Canon, Carlsberg, Coca Cola, Hyundai, JVC, MasterCard, MacDonalds;
Official sponsors - technology:
NTT/ Verio, Portugal Telecom, T-Mobile;
National partners: Adidas, Banco BPI, CTT (Post Office), GalpEnergia (national oil company), Navigator (office paper);
Broadcasting partner: Eurovision.
Press Links
(sports dailies - in Portuguese)
A Bola
O Jogo
Record
(daily newspapers - in Portuguese)
Correio da Manhã
Público
General Information on Portugal
ICEP (Portuguese Tourist Board)
Map of Portugal
Lonely Planet
Portugal Travel Guide
Portugal Travel & Hotels Guide
Portugal for Visitors
Virtual Portugal
Virtual Tourist
NetMenu
Excite Travel
All Travel Portugal
Portugal info (Portuguese)
CP (Portuguese trains)
Hotels Travel
Portugal Hotel Guide
The Algarve
The Portugal News
CIA's World Factbook
CTT Correios de Portugal (Post Office)
General links
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