2015 UEFA Regions' Cup

2015 UEFA Regions' Cup
Tournament details
Dates15 June 2014 – 4 July 2015
Teams38 (from 38 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsRepublic of Ireland Eastern Region (1st title)
Runners-upCroatia Zagreb
Third placeTurkey Ankara
Germany Württemberg
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The 2015 UEFA Regions' Cup was the ninth UEFA Regions' Cup.[1][2]

Preliminary round

The draw for preliminary and intermediary rounds was carried out on 28 November 2013. It was conducted by the UEFA Youth and Amateur Football Committee chairman Jim Boyce.[3]

The eight teams in the preliminary round have been drawn into two groups of four. Group A was played in Estonia, while Group B was played in Slovenia. Matches in the preliminary round were played between 23 and 27 July 2014 (Group A) and between 15 and 19 June 2014 (Group B). The two group winners advanced to the intermediary round.

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Sweden IV Västergötland 3 2 1 0 12 3 +9 7
Kazakhstan Dostyk 3 2 1 0 7 2 +5 7
Wales North Wales Coast 3 1 0 2 4 4 0 3
Estonia Northern Estonia (H) 3 0 0 3 1 15 −14 0
Dostyk Kazakhstan2–2Sweden IV Västergötland
Borovski 33'
Akbarov 40'		 Report Schmidt 48'
J. Emanuelsson 82'
North Wales Coast Wales3–1Estonia Northern Estonia
Midgley 68' (pen.)
Parry 82'
Ryan Jones 89'		 Report Samberk 29'
Maarjamäe Stadium, Tallinn
Referee: Sergiu Derenov (Moldova)
North Wales Coast Wales0–1Kazakhstan Dostyk
Report Borovski 59'
Referee: Dag Vidar Hafsås (Norway)
IV Västergötland Sweden8–0Estonia Northern Estonia
Ramic 22' 38'
Andersson 26' (pen.) 63' 77' (pen.)
Lundborg 45'
Hellden 69' 90+2'		 Report
Maarjamäe Stadium, Tallinn
Referee: Sergiu Derenov (Moldova)
IV Västergötland Sweden2–1Wales North Wales Coast
Ramic 49'
Abdu 61'		 Report Midgley 90+2' (pen.)
Northern Estonia Estonia0–4Kazakhstan Dostyk
Report Abutov 10' 56' 70'
Azhikhan 90'
Maarjamäe Stadium, Tallinn
Referee: Dag Vidar Hafsås (Norway)

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Scotland East West Central Scotland 3 1 1 1 4 3 1 4
Greece Euboea 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
Slovenia Murska Sobota (H) 3 1 1 1 4 5 –1 4
San Marino San Marino 3 0 3 0 2 2 0 3
Murska Sobota Slovenia2–1Greece Euboea
Sukič 53'
Čontala 83'		 Report Stamatakos 89'
Bakovci Stadium, Bakovci
Referee: Nikolai Yordanov (Bulgaria)
San Marino San Marino0–0Scotland East West Central Scotland
Report
Radenci Sports Park, Radenci
Referee: Petur Reinert (Faroe Islands)
Murska Sobota Slovenia1–1San Marino San Marino
Čontala 66' (pen.) Report Mikhaylovski 7'
Bakovci Stadium, Bakovci
Referee: Lorenc Jemini (Albania)
East West Central Scotland Scotland1–2Greece Euboea
Fletcher 11' Report Stamatakos 17'
Tsivikas 43'
Radenci Sports Park, Radenci
Referee: Nikolai Yordanov (Norway)
East West Central Scotland Scotland3–1Slovenia Murska Sobota
Inglis 13' (pen.)
Bradley 20'
Fotheringham 82'		 Report Contala 5'
Bakovci Stadium, Bakovci
Referee: Lorenc Jemini (Albania)
Euboea Greece1–1San Marino San Marino
Vezirtzoglou 89' Report Della Valle 70'
Radenci Sports Park, Radenci
Referee: Petur Reinert (Faroe Islands)

Intermediary round

The 30 teams which went straight through to the intermediary round were joined by the two group winners from the preliminary round. The 32 teams have been drawn into eight groups of four, with the following countries hosting each group's matches:

Group 1 –  Croatia
Group 2 –  Slovakia
Group 3 –  Serbia
Group 4 –  Hungary
Group 5 –  Moldova
Group 6 –  Malta
Group 7 –  Bosnia
Group 8 –  Poland

Matches in the intermediary round were played between 25 September 2014 and 24 October 2014. The winners of each group qualified for the final tournament.

Group 1

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Croatia Zagreb (H) 3 2 1 0 11 1 10 7
Latvia RTU Futbola Centrs 3 2 0 1 3 5 –2 6
Sweden IV Västergötland 3 1 1 1 9 6 3 4
Azerbaijan Chagirgan 3 0 0 3 5 16 –11 0
  Azerbaijan Croatia Latvia Sweden
Azerbaijan Chagirgan   1–7 0–1 –
Croatia Zagreb –   4–0 0–0
Latvia RTU Futbola Centrs – –   2–1
Sweden IV Västergötland 8–4 – –  

Group 2

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Germany Württemberg 3 3 0 0 10 1 +9 9
Slovakia Eastern Slovakia (H) 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 6
England Isle of Man 3 1 0 2 2 8 –6 3
Scotland East West Central Scotland 3 0 0 3 0 5 –5 0
Württemberg Germany2–1Slovakia Eastern Slovakia
Marinić 13'
Wiest 82'		 Jurč 85'
National Training Centre, Poprad
Referee: Aleksandr Gauzer (Kazakhstan)
Isle of Man England2–0Scotland East West Central Scotland
Josh Kelly 5'
McKnulty 42'
National Training Centre, Poprad
Referee: Denis Scherbakov (Belarus)
Württemberg Germany7–0England Isle of Man
Kleinschrodt 20'
Asch 37', 85'
Wiest 60', 61'
Marinić 80', 87'
National Training Centre, Poprad
Referee: Ville Nevalainen (Finland)
East West Central Scotland Scotland0–2Slovakia Eastern Slovakia
Kiššák 45+1'
Pončák 51'
National Training Centre, Poprad
Referee: Aleksandr Gauzer (Kazakhstan)
East West Central Scotland Scotland0–1Germany Württemberg
Kleinschrodt 21'
Stadium Velka, Poprad
Referee: Denis Scherbakov (Belarus)
Eastern Slovakia Slovakia1–0England Isle of Man
Bilas 81'
National Training Centre, Poprad
Referee: Ville Nevalainen (Finland)

Group 3

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Czech Republic South Moravia 3 2 1 0 5 1 4 7
Serbia Vojvodina (H) 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4
Bulgaria South-West Bulgaria 3 1 0 2 3 6 –3 3
Switzerland Vaud 3 0 2 1 3 4 –1 2
  Serbia Bulgaria Switzerland Czech Republic
Serbia Vojvodina   3–0 2–2 –
Bulgaria South-West Bulgaria –   2–1 –
Switzerland Vaud – –   0–0
Czech Republic South Moravia 3–0 2–1 –  

Group 4

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Republic of Ireland Eastern Region 3 3 0 0 11 2 9 9
Hungary East Hungary (H) 3 2 0 1 6 5 1 6
Israel F.C. Karmiel Safed 3 1 0 2 2 4 –2 3
Lithuania FK Nevėžis 3 0 0 3 3 11 –8 0
  Republic of Ireland Hungary Lithuania Israel
Republic of Ireland Eastern Region   4–1 6–1 –
Hungary East Hungary –   3–1 –
Lithuania FK Nevėžis – –   1–2
Israel F.C. Karmiel Safed 0–1 0–2 –  

Group 5

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Northern Ireland Eastern Region 3 3 0 0 10 1 +9 9
Spain Catalonia 3 2 0 1 14 1 +13 6
Ukraine AF Piatykhatska 3 1 0 2 5 8 –3 3
Moldova Telenești (H) 3 0 0 3 1 20 –19 0
AF Piatykhatska Ukraine0–4Spain Catalonia
Garrós 26', 63'
Batanero Puigbó 82'
Aumatell Sanglas 90+3'
Zimbru 2, Chișinău
Referee: Marco Borg (Malta)
Eastern Region Northern Ireland5–1Moldova Telenești
Steve Murray 24', 65'
Richard Thompson 38', 76'
Eamon Kelly 69'		 Gheorghe Rotaru 45+3' (pen.)
Referee: Vadims Direktorenko (Latvia)
AF Piatykhatska Ukraine0–4Northern Ireland Eastern Region
Referee: Zaven Hovhannisyan (Armenia)
Telenești Moldova0–10Spain Catalonia
Referee: Vadims Direktorenko (Latvia)
Telenești Moldova0–5Ukraine AF Piatykhatska
Referee: Marco Borg (Malta)
Catalonia Spain0–1Northern Ireland Eastern Region
Referee: Zaven Hovhannisyan (Armenia)

Group 6

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Turkey Ankara 3 3 0 0 5 2 3 9
Russia South Region Russia 3 2 0 1 5 3 2 6
Malta Gozo (H) 3 1 0 2 4 5 –1 3
Finland Vaasa 3 0 0 3 0 4 –4 0
  Turkey Russia Malta Finland
Turkey Ankara   2–1 2–1 –
Russia South Region Russia –   3–1 –
Malta Gozo – –   2–0
Finland Vaasa 0–1 0–1 –  

Group 7

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Bosnia and Herzegovina Tuzla Canton (H) 3 3 0 0 7 3 +4 6
Italy Lazio 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 3
Portugal Leiria 3 1 0 2 5 4 +1 3
Belarus ALF-2007 Minsk 3 0 0 3 1 8 –5 0
  Italy Portugal Bosnia and Herzegovina Belarus
Italy Lazio   1–0 1–2 –
Portugal Leiria –   1–3 –
Bosnia and Herzegovina Tuzla Canton – –   2–1
Belarus ALF-2007 Minsk 0–2 0–4 –  

Group 8

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Poland Lower Silesia (H) 3 2 1 0 11 4 +7 7
France Paris Île-de-France 3 2 1 0 6 1 +5 7
North Macedonia FYR Macedonia[4] 3 0 1 2 3 8 –5 1
Romania Brașov 3 0 1 2 4 11 –7 1
Brașov Romania2–5Poland Lower Silesia
Vasilache 52' (pen.)
David 76'		 Report Babeczko 25'
Leśniarek 45+1'
Niedojad 78', 87'
Gołębiewski 90+2'
Stadion Miejski w Legnicy, Legnica
Referee: Bardhyl Pashaj (Albania)
Paris Île-de-France France1–0North Macedonia FYR Macedonia
Harel 32'
Stadion KS Polkowice, Polkowice
Referee: Georgi Vadachkoria (Georgia)
FYR Macedonia North Macedonia1–5Poland Lower Silesia
Karceski 90' Gacek 9', 37'
Budny 15'
Leśniarek 45' (pen.)
Shakjiri 88' (o.g.)
Stadion Miejski w Legnicy, Legnica
Referee: Georgi Vadachkoria (Georgia)
Brașov Romania0–4France Paris Île-de-France
Honore 14'
Harel 22' (pen.), 27', 58'
Stadion KS Polkowice, Polkowice
Referee: Domagoj Vučkov (Croatia)
Lower Silesia Poland1–1France Paris Île-de-France
Leśniarek 31' Mokrane 84'
Stadion Miejski w Legnicy, Legnica
Referee: Domagoj Vučkov (Croatia)
FYR Macedonia North Macedonia2–2Romania Brașov
Shakjiri 17'
Paunov 33'		 Dascalu 81'
Vasilache 83'
Referee: Bardhyl Pashaj (Albania)

Final tournament

The final tournament was held in the Republic of Ireland, with the final game scheduled for 4 July 2015.

The draw took place at Dublin Arena on 30 March.[5]

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Republic of Ireland Eastern Region (H) 3 3 0 0 6 1 +5 9
Turkey Ankara 3 2 0 1 6 5 +1 6
Czech Republic South Moravia 3 1 0 2 3 6 −3 3
Bosnia and Herzegovina Tuzla 3 0 0 3 2 5 −3 0

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Croatia Zagreb 3 3 0 0 9 2 +7 9
Germany Württemberg 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
Northern Ireland Eastern Region 3 1 1 1 5 6 −1 4
Poland Lower Silesia 3 0 0 3 1 7 −6 0

Final

Eastern Region Republic of Ireland1–0Croatia Zagreb
David Lacey 10' Report
Referee: Nikolaj Hänni (Switzerland)

See also

References

  1. ^ "Regulations of the UEFA Regions' Cup 2014/15" (PDF). UEFA.
  2. ^ "Route to Regions' Cup finals paved by draw". UEFA.com. 28 November 2013.
  3. ^ Відбулося жеребкування IX Кубку регіонів УЄФА 2014/15. www.ua-football.com. 29 November 2013
  4. ^ "North Macedonia-Braşov | UEFA Regions' Cup".
  5. ^ "Regions' Cup finals schedule confirmed". 2 April 2015.