2003 UEFA Regions' Cup

2003 UEFA Regions' Cup
UEFA Regions' Cup Germany 2003
Tournament details
Host country Germany
Dates 22 June 28 June
Teams 8
Final positions
Champions Italy Piedmont (1st title)
Runners-up France Maine

The 2003 UEFA Regions' Cup was the third UEFA Regions' Cup. It was held in Germany and won by the Piedmont team from Italy, which beat France's Maine 21 in the final.

Preliminary round

The 40 teams entered were drawn into ten groups of four, with the following countries hosting each group's matches:

Group 1  Azerbaijan
Group 2  Belgium
Group 3  Croatia
Group 4  Estonia
Group 5  Hungary
Group 6  Lithuania
Group 7  Netherlands
Group 8  Slovakia
Group 9  Slovenia
Group 10  Sweden

Six group winners qualified automatically, while the winners of four randomly drawn groups took part in a playoff for the two remaining places in the final tournament.

Group 1

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Azerbaijan Göyazan 3300112+99
Ukraine Pivdenstal 3201131+126
Greece Imathia 3102313103
Georgia (country) Tbilisi 3003213110
19 September 2002
Imathia2 1Tbilisi
Göyazan1 0Pivdenstal
21 September 2002
Pivdenstal7 0Imathia
Tbilisi1 5Göyazan
23 September 2002
Pivdenstal6 0Tbilisi
Göyazan5 1Imathia

Group 2

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Spain Asturias 3300130+139
Belgium Nord 320193+66
Andorra Andorra 3102212103
Finland South-East 300331290
15 November 2002
Nord5 2South-East
Asturias7 0Andorra
16 November 2002
South-East1 2Andorra
Nord0 1Asturias
18 November 2002
Andorra0 4Nord
South-East0 5Asturias

Group 3

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
France Maine 312094+55
Bulgaria Veliko Tarnovo 312073+45
Croatia Slavonia 312063+35
Luxembourg Luxembourg 3003012120
25 September 2002
Slavonia3 0Luxembourg
Veliko Tarnovo2 2Maine
27 September 2002
Luxembourg0 4Veliko Tarnovo
Maine2 2Slavonia
29 September 2002
Slavonia1 1Veliko Tarnovo
Luxembourg0 5Maine

Group 4

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Czech Republic Bohemia 3300123+99
England Kent 31025723
San Marino San Marino 31022533
Estonia South 31025943
9 September 2002
Kent0 2San Marino
South2 5Bohemia
11 September 2002
Kent1 4Bohemia
South2 0San Marino
13 September 2002
Bohemia3 0San Marino
South1 4Kent

Group 5

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Hungary Szabolcs 330082+69
Israel Israel 320164+26
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Montenegro 31023523
Moldova Chişinău 30032860
1 October 2002
Szabolcs2 1Israel
Montenegro2 0Chişinău
3 October 2002
Israel3 1Montenegro
Chişinău1 4Szabolcs
5 October 2002
Israel2 1Chişinău
Szabolcs2 0Montenegro

Group 6

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Germany Württemberg 3300101+99
Poland Małopolska 320132+16
Lithuania Tauragė 31027703
Belarus Brest 3003010100
21 September 2002
Małopolska0 1Württemberg
Tauragė5 0Brest
23 September 2002
Württemberg5 1Tauragė
Brest0 1Małopolska
25 September 2002
Brest0 4Württemberg
Małopolska2 1Tauragė

Group 7

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Netherlands Noord 330062+49
Portugal Algarve 320152+36
Northern Ireland Northern Ireland 310243+13
Malta Malta 300319−90
16 October 2002
Northern Ireland0 1Algarve
Malta1 2Noord
17 October 2002
Algarve3 0Malta
Noord2 0Northern Ireland
19 October 2002
Noord2 1Algarve
Malta0 4Northern Ireland

Group 8

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Italy Piedmont 321061+57
Slovakia West 312063+35
Romania Dacia 31022533
Russia Ural 30122751
23 September 2002
Ural0 2Dacia
West1 1Piedmont
25 September 2002
Piedmont2 0Dacia
Ural2 2West
27 September 2002
Dacia0 3West
Ural0 3Piedmont

Group 9

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Switzerland Ticino 330083+59
Bosnia and Herzegovina Entity 3201104+66
Slovenia Murska 31022643
Liechtenstein Liechtenstein 30032970
17 September 2002
Murska0 1Ticino
Liechtenstein0 4Entity
19 September 2002
Murska0 4Entity
Liechtenstein1 3Ticino
21 September 2002
Murska2 1Liechtenstein
Ticino4 2Entity

Group 10

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Sweden Gothenburg 321050+57
Latvia Latvia 312021+15
Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland 310242+23
Scotland West Scotland 30121981
8 October 2002
Latvia1 1West Scotland
Republic of Ireland0 1Gothenburg
10 October 2002
Republic of Ireland0 1Latvia
West Scotland0 4Gothenburg
12 October 2002
West Scotland0 4Republic of Ireland
Latvia0 0Gothenburg

Intermediary round

The intermediary playoffs were drawn at random when the preliminary groups were drawn. As there were ten groups but only eight places in the final tournament, four group winners had to play in the intermediary round. The winners of Group 2 were drawn to play the winners of Group 4, whilst Group 8 and Group 10's winners would play each other. The two legs were played in both competing teams' home regions.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Piedmont Italy 20 Sweden Gothenburg 10 10
Bohemia Czech Republic 02 Spain Asturias 01 01

First legs

19 March 2003
Piedmont1 0Gothenburg
16 April 2003
Bohemia0 1Asturias

Second legs

9 April 2003
Gothenburg0 1Piedmont
7 May 2003
Asturias1 0Bohemia

Final tournament

Germany was chosen to host the final tournament, with matches being played from 22 June to 28 June 2003.

Group stage

The six automatic preliminary group winners and the two intermediary playoff winners (Italy's Piedmont and Asturias of Spain) were drawn into two groups of four, with the two group winners advancing to the final.

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Italy Piedmont 321072+57
Germany Württemberg 311164+24
Switzerland Ticino 31021763
Spain Asturias 30212312
22 June 2003
Württemberg4 0Ticino
Asturias1 1Piedmont
24 June 2003
Ticino0 3Piedmont
Württemberg1 1Asturias
26 June 2003
Ticino1 0Asturias
Piedmont3 1Württemberg

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
France Maine 3201126+66
Hungary Szabolcs 3201158+76
Netherlands Noord 31114954
Azerbaijan Göyazan 301251381
22 June 2003
Szabolcs3 8Maine
Noord3 3Göyazan
24 June 2003
Szabolcs6 0Noord
Maine4 2Göyazan
26 June 2003
Göyazan0 6Szabolcs
Maine0 1Noord (a)

Final

28 June 2003
Maine France 1 2 Italy Piedmont
Kharraz  83' (Report) Borgna  24'  29'
Albstadion, Heidenheim
Attendance: ~800
Referee: Kris Hermans (Belgium)
2003 UEFA Regions' Cup
Winners
Italy
Piedmont

See also

External links

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