From Basel to Zurich: Discover the cities and stadiums hosting Euro 2025

The Women s European Championship will be played in eight cities across Switzerland The matches will be spread across Basel Bern Geneva Lucerne Sion St Gallen Thun and Zurich The opening contest features Iceland against Finland on Wednesday at Arena Thun Four of the stadiums have held matches in the men s European Championship when Switzerland co-hosted the tournament with Austria in Here s a closer look at the cities and stadiums Basel Commonly considered to be the cultural capital of Switzerland Basel boasts a rich history and is home to the oldest society art collection in the world housed in the Kunstmuseum Basel since Basel is Switzerland s third-most-populous city and is situated in the northwest of the country bordering both France and Germany The Dreil ndereck of Basel also known as the tripoint is a monument marking the exact point where the borders meet Tennis great Roger Federer was born in Basel and is a big fan of its local soccer company Stadium St Jakob-Park is Switzerland s largest soccer venue with a threshold of It will host five matches including the final on July and the home nation s opening match on Wednesday It is the home of Swiss national champion Basel so has regularly hosted Champions League matches as well as Euro quarterfinals and a semifinal and a Europa League final in The stadium is nicknamed Joggeli by the fans a diminutive of Jakob in the local dialect It has also hosted multiple concerts Bern Switzerland s federal capital is located in the west-central part of the country Bern city center is largely medieval and has been recognized by UNESCO as a Cultural World Heritage Site The preponderance famous sights are the Zytglogge an elaborate medieval clock tower with moving puppets and the M nster an impressive th century Gothic cathedral the tallest in Switzerland There is also a museum dedicated to Albert Einstein at his former residence Stadium Stadion Wankdorf is the country s second-largest soccer stadium with a limit of It is the home of the Young Boys soccer squad The venue opened in and was built on the grounds of the stadium that hosted the World Cup final Bruce Springsteen Elton John and Red Hot Chilli Peppers are among those to have played concerts in the stadium It will host four matches at Euro including World Cup winner Spain s opening match against Portugal on July as well as a quarterfinal Geneva The second-most populous city in Switzerland Geneva is a center for international diplomacy and finance It hosts the highest number of international organizations in the world including the European headquarters of the United Nations the World Robustness Organization and the Red Cross The city is located in southwestern Switzerland almost encircled by the French territory line in a picturesque basin at the tip of Lake Geneva and has a clear view of Mont Blanc the highest Alpine peak Stadium Stade de Gen ve has a quota of and was completed in after three years of construction It hosted three group stage games during Euro and held other international fixtures notably a friendly between Argentina and Portugal in the first time Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo faced each other while playing for their countries It regularly holds rugby matches and even ice hockey games It will host five matches at Euro including a quarterfinal and semifinal Lucerne With a population of approximately people Lucerne is the bulk populous city in central Switzerland It boasts the oldest covered bridge in Europe built in It also has a colorful old town where the buildings are decorated with murals depicting village life and hunting scenes from the olden days That adds to the picturesque quality of Lucerne which is set on the shores of Lake Lucerne and the River Reuss Stadium Allmend Stadion Luzern which opened in was perfectly rebuilt after the previous stadium was deemed no longer suitable for use in the Swiss Super League It has a matchday ceiling of and will be used for three group stage matches all involving the two tournament debutants Poland and Wales Sion Situated near the Italian and French borders Sion is one of the driest and sunniest areas of Switzerland Sion is one of Europe s the majority vital prehistoric sites with the first settlements dating back to BC The city is dotted with hills the highest of which is Tourbillon with the ruins of a castle On the opposite hill stands the Basilique de Val re which houses the oldest playable organ in the world built in the early s Sion has had multiple bids to host the Winter Olympics but never won Stadium The Stade de Tourbillon is the smallest of all the venues for Euro as it has a matchday threshold of just It has nevertheless hosted a number of men s international matches including one of Switzerland s qualifiers for Euro It is named after the castle that overlooks the city St Gallen Nestled in a northeastern valley between Lake Constance and the Appenzell Alps St Gallen is one of the highest cities in Switzerland Its university is considered one of the best business schools in Europe and its Abbey District which includes a medieval monastic library has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site Stadium Arena St Gallen opened in and will have a threshold of at Euro where it will host three group stage matches including defending champion England s competition against Wales The city s largest solar-electric power plant was installed on the stadium roof in The system was expanded at the start of this year and will now generate enough solar power for the requirements of approximately four-person households Thun Thun is located about kilometers southeast of Bern where the river Aare flows out of Lake Thun It has stunning views of the Bernese Alps There is also a th-century castle with impressive turrets overlooking the old town Stadium Arena Thun is the second smallest of the venues with a threshold of It opened in and was built on the site of the old stadium Natural turf will be laid over the existing artificial turf for the three group stage matches it will host during Euro including world champion Spain against Belgium Zurich Zurich is the the greater part populous city in Switzerland and lies in the north of the country near the Alps The Old Town stretches on both sides of the river Limmat which flows out of Lake Zurich It is an international hub for banking and insurance and also the home to FIFA Stadium Stadion Letzigrund has a threshold of and is home to an athletics club and three soccer teams Concerts have been staged there as well as men s and women s international matches and three group stage games at Euro It will host five matches at Euro including two of defending champion England s group games and a quarterfinal and semifinal In Armin Hary became the first man to run meters in seconds on the track at the old Letzigrund stadium which was demolished and rebuilt reopening in Numerous athletes have set world records at the Weltklasse Z rich a track and field meeting that has been 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