2007 UEFA Regions' Cup

2007 UEFA Regions' Cup
UEFA Regions' Cup Bulgaria 2007
Tournament details
Host country Bulgaria
Dates 20 June 26 June
Teams 8
Final positions
Champions Poland Lower Silesia (1st title)
Runners-up Bulgaria South-East Region

The 2007 UEFA Regions' Cup was the fifth UEFA Regions' Cup. It was held in Bulgaria and won by the Lower Silesia team from Poland, which beat the host nation's South-East Region 21, after extra time, in the final.

Preliminary round

The eight teams in the preliminary round were drawn into two groups of four, with the fixtures for each group being played in the same country. Group East's matches were played in Greece and those for Group West were played in Northern Ireland. The two group winners and the best runner-up advanced to the intermediary round.

Group East

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Greece East Attica 320184+46
Russia Southern Federal District 32014406
Moldova Chişinău 31025833
Belarus Belkard 31026713
19 September 2006
Belkard2 3Chişinău
East Attica2 0Southern Federal District
21 September 2006
Southern Federal District2 1Chişinău
East Attica2 3Belkard
23 September 2006
Southern Federal District2 1Belkard
Chişinău1 4East Attica

Group West

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Northern Ireland Eastern Region 321063+37
Finland Uusimaa 312054+15
Scotland Central Scotland 311153+24
Latvia Vidzeme 30031760
19 September 2006
Eastern Region2 2Uusimaa
Vidzeme0 3Central Scotland
21 September 2006
Uusimaa2 2Central Scotland
Eastern Region3 1Vidzeme
23 September 2006
Central Scotland0 1Eastern Region
Uusimaa1 0Vidzeme

Intermediary round

The 29 teams which went straight through to the intermediary round were joined by Northern Ireland's Eastern Region, East Attica of Greece and the Russian Southern Federal District. The 32 teams were drawn into eight groups of four, with the following countries hosting each group's matches:

Group 1  France
Group 2  Netherlands
Group 3  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Group 4  Czech Republic
Group 5  Ukraine
Group 6  Azerbaijan
Group 7  Bulgaria
Group 8  Poland

The winners of each group qualified for the final tournament.

Group 1

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
France Basse-Normandie 321041+37
Spain Basque Country 31113304
Republic of Ireland Region I 31113414
Lithuania Alytus 30121321
24 October 2006
Basse-Normandie2 0Region I
Basque Country1 0Alytus
26 October 2006
Region I2 1Alytus
Basse-Normandie2 1Basque Country
28 October 2006
Alytus0 0Basse-Normandie
Region I1 1Basque Country

Group 2

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Portugal Aveiro 330072+59
Netherlands District West 320143+16
Estonia East Estonia 30121431
Sweden Kristinehamn 30121431
23 October 2006
District West1 2Aveiro
East Estonia0 0Kristinehamn
25 October 2006
District West1 0East Estonia
Aveiro2 0Kristinehamn
27 October 2006
Kristinehamn1 2District West
Aveiro3 1East Estonia

Group 3

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Bosnia and Herzegovina Tuzla Canton 312032+15
Croatia Varaždin 311174+34
Russia Southern Federal District 31113524
Hungary Drava 30214622
24 October 2006
Tuzla Canton1 1Southern Federal District
Drava3 3Varaždin
26 October 2006
Tuzla Canton1 1Drava
Southern Federal District0 4Varaždin
28 October 2006
Varaždin0 1Tuzla Canton
Southern Federal District2 0Drava

Group 4

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Northern Ireland Eastern Region 321041+37
Slovakia Bratislava 31113304
England Isle of Man 31024513
Czech Republic Hradec Králové 31025723
17 April 2007
Isle of Man1 2Bratislava
Hradec Králové1 3Eastern Region
19 April 2007
Eastern Region0 0Bratislava
Hradec Králové2 3Isle of Man
21 April 2007
Bratislava1 2Hradec Králové
Eastern Region1 0Isle of Man

Group 5

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Ukraine Ivan 321020+27
Belgium Centre 311141+34
Slovenia Ptuj & Celje 311131+24
Liechtenstein Liechtenstein 30120771
18 October 2006
Ivan1 0Centre
Ptuj & Celje3 0Liechtenstein
20 October 2006
Ivan1 0Ptuj & Celje
Centre4 0Liechtenstein
22 October 2006
Liechtenstein0 0Ivan
Centre0 0Ptuj & Celje

Group 6

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Switzerland Ticino 321061+57
Serbia and Montenegro Belgrade 321040+47
Azerbaijan Femida 30122641
Georgia (country) Tbilisi 30121651
25 April 2007
Tbilisi0 3Ticino
Femida0 2Belgrade
27 April 2007
Ticino0 0Belgrade
Tbilisi1 1Femida
29 April 2007
Belgrade2 0Tbilisi
Ticino3 1Femida

Group 7

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Bulgaria South-East Region 321051+47
Romania Oltenia 321074+37
Greece East Attica 31025613
San Marino San Marino 30031760
29 October 2006
South-East Region1 0San Marino
Oltenia3 2East Attica
31 October 2006
San Marino1 3Oltenia
East Attica0 3South-East Region
2 November 2006
South-East Region1 1Oltenia
East Attica3 0San Marino

Group 8

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Poland Lower Silesia 3210142+127
Italy Tuscany 3201112+96
Germany Saxony 3111122+104
Malta Malta 3003031−310
25 September 2006
Malta0 11Saxony
Lower Silesia2 1Tuscany
27 September 2006
Malta0 11Lower Silesia
Saxony0 1Tuscany
29 September 2006
Tuscany9 0Malta
Saxony1 1Lower Silesia

Final tournament

Bulgaria was chosen to host the final tournament, with matches being played 20 June to 26 June 2007.

Group stage

The eight intermediary group winners 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
Bulgaria South-East Region 312021+15
Bosnia and Herzegovina Tuzla Canton 31113304
Northern Ireland Eastern Region 31111214
France Basse-Normandie 31022203
20 June 2007
South-East Region1 1Tuzla Canton
Basse-Normandie0 1Eastern Region
22 June 2007
South-East Region1 0Basse-Normandie
Tuzla Canton2 0Eastern Region
24 June 2007
Eastern Region0 0South-East Region
Tuzla Canton0 2Basse-Normandie

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Poland Lower Silesia 321053+27
Portugal Aveiro 31113304
Ukraine Ivan 31022423
Switzerland Ticino 31023303
20 June 2007
Aveiro0 2Ticino
Ivan1 2Lower Silesia
22 June 2007
Aveiro2 0Ivan
Ticino1 2Lower Silesia
24 June 2007
Lower Silesia1 1Aveiro
Ticino0 1Ivan

Final

26 June 2007
South-East Region Bulgaria 1 2
(aet)
Poland Lower Silesia
Stoyanov  66' (Report) Sudoł  78'
Jaskułowski  114'
Hadzhi Dimitar Stadium, Sliven
Attendance: ~3,500
Referee: Paolo Tagliavento (Italy)
2007 UEFA Regions' Cup
Winners
Poland
Lower Silesia

See also

External links

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