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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20080324172319
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001164554-08-000030
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20080320
FILED AS OF DATE:		20080324
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20080324

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			TORRES-TORRES WILLIAM
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001295644

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-50872
		FILM NUMBER:		08707708

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		BUSINESS PHONE:		787-751-7340

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		EUROBANCSHARES, INC.
		STREET 2:		270 MUNOZ RIVERA AVENUE
		CITY:			SAN JUAN
		STATE:			PR
		ZIP:			00918

	FORMER NAME:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	Torres William Torres
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20040628

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			EUROBANCSHARES INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001164554
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	COMMERCIAL BANKS, NEC [6029]
		IRS NUMBER:				660608955
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			PR
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		270 MUNOZ RIVERA AVE
		STREET 2:		1ST FLOOR
		CITY:			SAN JUAN
		STATE:			PR
		ZIP:			00918
		BUSINESS PHONE:		787-751-7340

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		270 MUNOZ RIVERA AVE
		STREET 2:		1ST FLOOR
		CITY:			SAN JUAN
		STATE:			PR
		ZIP:			00918
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    <schemaVersion>X0202</schemaVersion>

    <documentType>4</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2008-03-20</periodOfReport>

    <notSubjectToSection16>0</notSubjectToSection16>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001164554</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>EUROBANCSHARES INC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>EUBK</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001295644</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>TORRES-TORRES WILLIAM</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>EUROBANCSHARES, INC.</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>270 MUNOZ RIVERA AVENUE</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>SAN JUAN</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>PR</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>00918</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription>PUERTO RICO</rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>1</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>COMMON STOCK</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2008-03-20</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>P</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionTimeliness>
                <value></value>
            </transactionTimeliness>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>15000</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>5</value>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>A</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>531650</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>BY WTT, INC</value>
                </natureOfOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeTransaction>
        <nonDerivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>COMMON STOCK</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>18000</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>BY MURMUN INVESTMENT</value>
                </natureOfOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeHolding>
    </nonDerivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">The shares were acquired in a private transaction from Rafael Arrillaga Torrens, Jr., actual Chairman, President and CEO of EuroBancshares, Inc.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Rafael Arrillaga-Torrens, Jr., attorney-in-fact</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2008-03-24</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
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