[CaramaC]

What? - The UEFA European Championship is a football competition held every four years featuring the national teams of European countries.

When? - Begins Friday, 8th June 2012 - Ends Sunday, 1st July 2012

Where? - Poland/Ukraine

Current Holders - Spain

Finalists

Croatia
Czech Republic
Denmark
England
France
Germany
Greece
Italy
Netherlands
Poland
Portugal
Republic of Ireland
Russia
Spain
Sweden
Ukraine



UEFA.COM
Euro 2012 - BBC Sport
Euro 2012 - Fox Soccer
Euro 2012 - Wikipedia
Euro 2012 - Broadcasting rights

Official UEFA EURO 2012 app for iOS (UK)
Official UEFA EURO 2012 app for iOS (US)
Official UEFA EURO 2012 app for Android
Official UEFA EURO 2012 app for Windows Phone



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Fantasy League sign-up

Fantasy instructions 1. Sign up here - http://en.euro2012fantasy.uefa.com/ 2. Pick your squad (the players selected % is a good assistant - check out who is getting picked) 3. Click leagues tab 4. Click join a league 5. Click private league 6. Click next 7. 121901-28627 is the classic ladder league 124143-29051 is the H2H league 8. Update your team before right before the tourney starts and regularly check to ensure you maximise points.

Prediction League sign-up

Predictions Leagues: Main Prediction League (free): http://www.kicktipp.de/eurogaf/?language=en_GB Rules are the following: 7 Bonus Questions: 4 points per answer (Groupwinners, Semifinalists, Winner and Country of the top goal scorer) win: 2p (tendency), 3p (goal difference), 4p (result) draw: 2p (tendency), 4p (result) results are after extra time (could change it to after penalties?) predictions are open until 5 minutes before kickoff (bonus questions have to be answered at least 5 minutes before the first match) Prizes: TBA Wager League ($10 entry fee) Ok, lets do this: http://www.kicktipp.de/gamblerseurogaf/ Winner takes all? Please discuss the rules / prizes for the wager league with Phantast2k.

Venues/Stadia

Euro 2012 Venue Guide

See in Google Maps

Warsaw - National Stadium
Wroclaw - Municipal Stadium
Gdansk - PGE Arena
Poznan - Municipal Stadium
Kiev - Olympic Stadium
Donetsk - Donbass Arena
Donetsk - Metalist Stadium
Lviv - Arena Lviv









Competition History & Facts

1. The modern UEFA European Championship has two parts: a series of qualifying groups played in the two years preceding its second part, a finals tournament. The finals are staged every four years in a different country.

2. The competition began in 1960 as the European Nations' Cup, the brainchild of Henri Delaunay. Then the final tournament consisted of four teams who survived a knockout competition played over the previous 2 years.

3. The 1960 competition was almost cancelled for lack of support after many countries left it late to apply.

4. The name 'UEFA European Championship' was adopted in 1968, the same year as knock-out preliminaries were replaced by the modern qualifying round.

5. There have been ten winners: Soviet Union (1960), Spain (1964, 2008), Italy (1968), Germany (as the Federal Republic of Germany/West Germany in 1972, 1980 and as Germany in 1996), Czechoslovakia (1976), France (1984, 2000), Netherlands (1988), Denmark (1992) and Greece (2004).

6. The finals tournament has been played in 13 countries: France (1960, 1984), Spain (1964), Italy (1968, 1980), Belgium (1972), Yugoslavia (1976), Germany (1988), Sweden (1992), England (1996), Belgium and the Netherlands (joint hosts 2000), Portugal (2004), Austria and Switzerland (joint hosts 2008).

7. Denmark initially failed to qualify for the 1992 finals, but were invited to play when Yugoslavia were thrown out because of their civil war; Denmark won.

8. The four-team final tournament was expanded to eight teams in 1980 and sixteen in 1996, with 48 taking part in qualifiers.

9. The largest attendance in competition history was a qualifier between England and Scotland at Hampden Park for the 1968 competition. 130,711 were there.

10. In 1960 the Spanish team were withdrawn by their right-wing government rather than play the impressive, and communist, Russians.












Groups & Fixtures

On completion of the group games the top two teams from each group progress to the knock-out stages.

Kick off times are UK British Summer time (CET+1/EST-5/PST-8)

[Hoo-doo]

I'm excited. Netherlands represent!

[catfish]

Gogo NL.

I love the big football tournies.

[Carbonox]

Germany or Holland to win it.

[catfish]

Germany or Holland to win it.

can a germany/NL final happen or are they on the same side of the draw?

I soooo badly want to see Germany and Holland in a final.

[Wilbur]

Germany. Fuck England, we are wank

[Darth Sonik]

I'm just glad Ireland got there.

Hopefully we get some results, and somehow get out of our group.

[snoopen]

Oranje!!!!!

[Kafel]

when ?

[Splatt]

Germany to win.

[snoopen]

should add the dates, times and broadcasters for each of the different countries for your viewing pleasure.

[neoanarch]

bit early? its like in 3 weeks. come on op.

[Kabouter]

Germany or Holland to win it.

I hope so, but no, that's not happening.
Spain or Germany, probably Germany.

[Hoo-doo]

Friday 8 June 2012
#1: POL v GRE, 18.00CET, Warsaw
#2: RUS v CZE, 20.45CET, Wroclaw

Saturday 9 June 2012
#3: NED v DEN, 18.00CET, Kharkiv
#4: GER v POR, 20.45CET, Lviv

Sunday 10 June 2012
#5: ESP v ITA, 18.00CET, Gdansk
#6: IRL v CRO, 20.45CET, Poznan

Monday 11 June 2012
#7: FRA v ENG, 18.00CET, Donetsk
#8: UKR v SWE, 20.45CET, Kyiv

Tuesday 12 June 2012
#9: GRE v CZE, 18.00CET, Wroclaw
#10: POL v RUS, 20.45CET, Warsaw

Wednesday 13 June 2012
#11: DEN v POR, 18.00CET, Lviv
#12: NED v GER, 20.45CET, Kharkiv

Thursday 14 June 2012
#13: ITA v CRO, 18.00CET, Poznan
#14: ESP v IRL, 20.45CET, Gdansk

Friday 15 June 2012
#15: SWE v ENG, 20.45CET, Kyiv
#16: UKR v FRA, 18.00CET, Donetsk

Saturday 16 June 2012
#17: CZE v POL, 20.45CET, Wroclaw
#18: GRE v RUS, 20.45CET, Warsaw

Sunday 17 June 2012
#19: POR v NED, 20.45CET, Kharkiv
#20: DEN v GER, 20.45CET, Lviv

Monday 18 June 2012
#21: CRO v ESP, 20.45CET, Gdansk
#22: ITA v IRL, 20.45CET, Poznan

Tuesday 19 June 2012
#23: ENG v UKR, 20.45CET, Donetsk
#24: SWE v FRA, 20.45CET, Kyiv

Wednesday 20 June 2012
No matches

Thursday 21 June 2012
#25: 1A v 2B, 20.45CET, Warsaw

Friday 22 June 2012
#26: 1B v 2A, 20.45CET, Gdansk

Saturday 23 June 2012
#27: 1C v 2D, 20.45CET, Donetsk

Sunday 24 June 2012
#28: 1D v 2C, 20.45CET, Kyiv

Monday 25 June 2012
No matches

Tuesday 26 June 2012
No matches

Wednesday 27 June 2012
#29: W#25 v W#27, 20.45CET, Donetsk

Thursday 28 June 2012
#30: W#26 v W#28, 20.45CET, Warsaw

Friday 29 June 2012
No matches

Saturday 30 June 2012
No matches

Sunday 1 July 2012
#31: W#29 v W#30, 20.45CET, Kyiv

[CaramaC]

should add the dates, times and broadcasters for each of the different countries for your viewing pleasure.

More to be added when I get home from work tonight.

[Ravensmash]

bit early? its like in 3 weeks. come on op.

The Premier League season is over though :( We need something to fill that dark, unforgiving void that is lack of football.

[Spiffy_1st]

I'm one of those guys that thinks they're too hip to enjoy football, but I really get into it when it's international, it feels big.

[RibbedHero]

Engerland!

But when we inevitably get kicked out in the group stage or quarterfinals I'll be supporting the Dutch. Anyone but the Germans, and the Spanish are winning everything so that's got to stop too.

[HixxSAFC]

Germany. Fuck England, we are wank

i will do this forever or until you stop posting silly things

so forever it is

[daviyoung]

HRVATSKA!

[hiro4]

We (the Netherlands) better win it.
It has been too long.

Also I want to buy a new TV and EC and WC are the best moments to buy a new one :p

[Majine]

Heja Sverige.

[Kenka]

Oh, so this will not be part of OT 11 then ?

Heja Sverige.

Brofist !

[Wilbur]

i will do this forever or until you stop posting silly things so forever it is

I'm honoured in a way

[Tence]

I really hope Oranje, but I think Germany :(

You call that an international football tournament OT?

At least he doesn't promise flags we never get
I kid, I kid ;)

[Wes]

You call that an international football tournament OT?

[Jay Sosa]

Österreich wuhu!

[Kurtofan]

ALLEZ LES BLEUS!

Laurent Blanc c'est maintenant!

[Kabouter]

At least he doesn't promise flags we never get I kid, I kid ;)

But I did get that flag! It was awesome.

[Kenka]

ALLEZ LES BLEUS! Laurent Blanc c'est maintenant!

Les bleus de Blanc. :lol

[TheLucifer]

I'm hyped, not sure how Italy will perform though, I'll probably end up rooting for Netherlands.

can a germany/NL final happen or are they on the same side of the draw? I soooo badly want to see Germany and Holland in a final.

That can happen.

[Kurtofan]

But I did get that flag! It was awesome.

I miss my flag. :(

[Freewheelin']

England represent. But we are shit, and Germany or Spain to win.

[Majine]

Euro is fine and all that, but I fondly remember the World Cup OTs, that broke whole gaf.

[Wes]

As long as anyone but Spain wins, hooray. I enjoy change.

At least he doesn't promise flags we never get I kid, I kid ;)

THERE WERE RULES AND PEOPLE WHO DIDN'T ADHERE TO THEM DIDN'T GET ONE! :P

That and there were a boat load of people interested. More than expected. Some, just wanted a thing next to their name and wern't interested in the tournament at all. Which is a little sad.

[GroteSmurf]

Can we have flags this time??? :P

The germans are gonna win in it and the netherlands wil fail in the quarterfinals and i'll be crying myself to sleep again....

I still remember you Robben...

[Hoo-doo]

I'm one of those guys that thinks they're too hip to enjoy football, but I really get into it when it's international, it feels big.

Hah. Same here. I don't really care about the usual football leagues, but when it's country VS country, I'm on-board.

[Awesome Animals]

Subbed, rooting for Germany, but hope M'Vila puts on a show.

[Wes]

Euro is fine and all that, but I fondly remember the World Cup OTs, that broke whole gaf.

My claim to fame.

I'm already preparing the 2014 OTs. Hopefully EviL forks out for some new hamsters.

[Cindres]

Starts the day after my last exam, can't fucking wait.

C'mon Roy, don't embarrass us now!

[Kenka]

I really hope Miro Klose will be part of it although he got injured yesterday. It would suck galaxies if he would have had to decline because of some stupid wrong move at training.

[Kurtofan]

Euro is fine and all that, but I fondly remember the World Cup OTs, that broke whole gaf.

Is there a way to find that thread or was it obliterated?

[Roi]

Last WorldCup thread gave me this permanent avatar.. Yikes..

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[WoodenLung]

Denmark to win it all, Bendtner to get top scorer award, Poulsen to be sold to Real Madrid.

[Kabouter]

Last WorldCup thread gave me this permanent avatar.. Yikes.. <-------------------

I remember Wasabi asking me what the worst possible avatar would be for a Dutch football supporter.

[Majine]

Is there a way to find that thread or was it obliterated?

Which one? In the end they had to make seperate threads for each match to alleviate the insanity.

[Wes]

Last WorldCup thread gave me this permanent avatar.. Yikes..

Hah I remember this! You posted too soon if I recall and we asked Kabotuer for an appropriate punishment :p

[ThaneKrios]

Portugal represent!



Yup, we're f*cked.

[Winnie the Pimp]

all over this!!!

man i just LOVE it when that time of year comes around again and there's either a WC or a EC happening :)))) just makes the summertime that much better...


I am really rooting for Netherlands to take it home this time, they are WAY overdue now and got a great team!

Realistically it'll probably be Spain again or Germany though :(

[Ikuu]

Germany got this.