Euro 2004 - Play the Game

Euro 2004
success, white elephants and other
ideas
Francisco Pinheiro
FCT/CEIS20 University of Coimbra
PORTUGAL
Foundation: 1143
Oldest country in Europe
10 million people
The most occidental country in
Europe
Political influences
Monarchy until 1910
I Republic: 1910-1926
Fascism regime: 1926-1974
Democratic regime: 1974…
Sociological and historical influences
Colonies: Africa, Brazil and Asia
Spain: love-hate relation
France: the cultural reference
Atlantic Ocean
Religion: Catholic
Music: Fado
Sport: Soccer
EURO 2004
Estádio do Algarve
Algarve
Estádio José Alvalade XXI
Lisbon
Estádio Cidade de Coimbra
Coimbra
Estádio da Luz
Lisbon
Estádio Bessa XXI
Oporto
Estádio Municipal de Aveiro
Aveiro
Estádio do Dragão
Oporto
Estádio Municipal de Braga
Braga
Estádio D. Afonso Henriques
Guimarães
Estádio Municipal de Leiria
Leiria
Euro 2004
stadium total price
650 million euros
public money
mortgages payments until
(45 years of payment)
2049
White elephant concept
expensive/costs
vs
productivity/benefits
Estádio do Algarve, 2003
Construction
Constructionprice:
price:34,5
34,5million
million
Euros
Euros
Owner:
Owner:Municipalities
Municipalitiesof
ofFaro
Faroand
and
Loulé
Loulé
Major
Majorproblem
problemisisthe
theinexistence
inexistenceof
ofaa
top
topfootball
footballteam
teamthat
thatuses
usesthe
the
stadium
stadium
The
Themunicipality
municipalityof
ofFaro
Faropays
pays
1,2
1,2million
millioneuros
eurosper
peryear
yearin
in
mortgage.
Loulé
municipality
mortgage. Loulé municipality
pays
pays0,9
0,9million
millioneuros
eurosper
per
year.
year.
Estádio Municipal de Aveiro, 2003
Construction price: 62 million
(CMA)
Owner: Municipality of Aveiro
Demolition proposal 2009
Municipality of Aveiro has a
bank mortgage of 58 million
Euros and pays 3,4 million
Euros in mortgage per year.
The maintenance costs 0,650
million Euros per year. In total,
4 million Euros per year
The financial results of the
Stadium are very negative: In
2005 was 0,868 million Euros of
negative balance; 2006 was
-0,840 million; 2007, -0,931
million; 2008, -0,800 million
Estádio Municipal de Leiria, 2003
Construction price: 90 million
(CML)
Owner: Municipality of Leiria
Budget uncontrolled (48
million Euros in the
beginning and ended in 90
million Euros). Local politic
keep secret the information
8 per cent of the Leiria
Municipality budget goes to
pay the stadium mortgage
(banks)
Demolition proposal
Leiria Municipality pays 5.000
Euros per day in
maintenance
EURO 2004
Estádio do Algarve
Algarve
Estádio José Alvalade XXI
Lisbon
Estádio Cidade de Coimbra
Coimbra
Estádio da Luz
Lisbon
Estádio Bessa XXI
Oporto
Estádio Municipal de Aveiro
Aveiro
Estádio do Dragão
Oporto
Estádio Municipal de Braga
Braga
Estádio D. Afonso Henriques
Guimarães
Estádio Municipal de Leiria
Leiria
Euro 2004
success, white elephants and other ideas
Thanks
playthegame.org or idan.dk
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