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The 1996 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly referred to as Euro 96, was the 10th UEFA European Championship, a quadrennial football tournament contested by European nations and organised by UEFA. It took place in England from 8 to 30 June 1996. It was the first European Championship to feature 16 finalists, following UEFA's decision ...
The stadium holds 15,700 people and was opened in 1954. [1] The stadium is used primarily for football matches. ... UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying: 19 June 1995:
The Letná Stadium (Czech: Stadion Letn ... UEFA Euro 1996 Q Report: 9 October 1996 19,223 Czech Republic : 0–0 Spain: 1998 FIFA World Cup Q: Report: 2 April 1997
The stadium was a venue when England hosted UEFA Euro 1996, and is only three hundred yards (270 m) away from Meadow Lane, home of Forest's neighbouring club Notts County; the two grounds are the closest professional football stadiums in England and the second-closest in the United Kingdom, after the grounds of Dundee and Dundee United.
In 1996, it was the principal venue of UEFA Euro 1996, hosting all of England's matches, as well as the tournament's final, where Germany won the UEFA European Championship for a third time after defeating the Czech Republic 2–1 with the first international golden goal in football history.
1966 FIFA World Cup venue, UEFA Euro 1996 venue 2003 UEFA Champions League Final venue Super League Grand Final venue: 1910: 4 [2] [6] [3] 10 Principality Stadium: 73,952 [5] Cardiff Wales: Wales national rugby union team WWE Clash at the Castle 1999 Rugby World Cup Final venue 2002, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2014, 2025 Heineken Cup Final venue
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The stadium previously played host to World Cup and European Championship football in 1966 and 1996, respectively. The stadium's capacity has currently been temporarily reduced to 34,835 on safety grounds, although work is continuing to restore its maximum capacity. [5]