European Capital of Sport
Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, 2014 European Capital of Sport
The European Capital of Sport is an award from ACES (European Capitals of Sport Association)[1] that has been given since 2001 for a period of one calendar year. ACES is a private company, and has no organic link with the European Union.
List of Capitals by Year
The following cities were at one point or will be the European Capital of Sport:[2]
| Year | City | Country | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Madrid |  Spain | |
| 2002 | Stockholm |  Sweden | |
| 2003 | Glasgow |  United Kingdom | |
| 2004 | Alicante | Spain | |
| 2005 | Rotterdam |  Netherlands | |
| 2006 | Copenhagen |  Denmark | |
| 2007 | Stuttgart |  Germany | |
| 2008 | Warsaw |  Poland | |
| 2009 | Milan |  Italy | |
| 2010 | Dublin |  Ireland | |
| 2011 | Valencia | Spain | |
| 2012 | Istanbul |  Turkey | |
| 2013 | Antwerp | .svg.png){kind=small} Belgium | |
| 2014 | Cardiff | United Kingdom | |
| 2015 | Turin | Italy [3] | (other candidate: Krakow) |
| 2016 | Prague |  Czech Republic | (other candidate: Palermo) |
| 2017 | Marseille |  France [4] | |
| 2018 | Sofia |  Bulgaria [4] |