2005 UEFA Regions' Cup

2005 UEFA Regions' Cup
UEFA Regions' Cup Poland 2005
Tournament details
Host countryPoland
Dates3 July – 9 July
Teams8
Final positions
ChampionsSpain Basque Country (1st title)
Runners-upBulgaria South-West Sofia
2003
2007

The 2005 UEFA Regions' Cup was the fourth UEFA Regions' Cup. It was held in Poland and won by the Basque Country team from Spain, which beat Bulgaria's South-West Sofia 1–0 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 Romania and those for Group West were played in Slovenia. 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
Slovakia Central Slovakia 3 3 0 0 11 1 +10 9
Romania Dacia (H) 3 2 0 1 7 2 +5 6
Latvia Latvia 3 1 0 2 3 8 −5 3
Estonia Estonia 3 0 0 3 2 12 −10 0
20 September 2004
Estonia 0 – 5 Central Slovakia Strejnicu
Dacia 2 – 0 Latvia Ploiești
22 September 2004
Latvia 1 – 5 Central Slovakia Strejnicu
Dacia 5 – 1 Estonia Câmpina
24 September 2004
Central Slovakia 1 – 0 Dacia Câmpina
Latvia 2 – 1 Estonia Ploiești

Group West

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
England Mid-Cheshire 3 2 1 0 8 1 +7 7
Northern Ireland Northern Ireland 3 1 1 1 6 3 +3 4
Slovenia Primorska (MNZ Koper and Nova Gorica) (H) 3 1 0 2 5 8 −3 3
Malta Malta 3 1 0 2 2 9 −7 3
20 September 2004
Primorska 1 – 4 Mid-Cheshire Koper
Malta 0 – 4 Northern Ireland Sežana
22 September 2004
Primorska 1 – 2 Malta Izola
Mid-Cheshire 0 – 0 Northern Ireland Dekani
24 September 2004
Northern Ireland 2 – 3 Primorska Sežana
Malta 0 – 4 Mid-Cheshire Koper

Intermediary round

The 29 teams which went straight through to the intermediary round were joined by England's Mid-Cheshire, the Central team of Slovakia and the Romanian Dacia team. The 32 teams were drawn into eight groups of four, with the following countries hosting each group's matches:

Group 1 –  France
Group 2 –  Croatia
Group 3 –  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Group 4 –  Czech Republic
Group 5 –  Ukraine
Group 6 –  Poland
Group 7 –  Bulgaria
Group 8 –  Hungary

The winners of each group qualified for the final tournament.

Group 1

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Spain Basque Country 3 2 1 0 9 1 +8 7
Belgium Kempen 3 1 2 0 6 3 +3 5
France Nord-Pas-de-Calais (H) 3 1 1 1 4 5 −1 4
Scotland Highlands and Islands 3 0 0 3 0 10 −10 0
16 November 2004
Highlands and Islands 0 – 3 Kempen Rang-du-Fliers
Nord-Pas de Calais 0 – 3 Basque Country Le Touquet
18 November 2004
Basque Country 1 – 1 Kempen Écuires
Nord-Pas de Calais 2 – 0 Highlands and Islands Boulogne-sur-Mer
20 November 2004
Kempen 2 – 2 Nord-Pas de Calais Berck
Basque Country 5 – 0 Highlands and Islands Berck

Group 2

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Romania Dacia 3 3 0 0 18 5 +13 9
Croatia Rijeka (H) 3 1 0 2 8 4 +4 3
Switzerland Northwestern Switzerland 3 1 0 2 6 8 −2 3
Liechtenstein Liechtenstein 3 1 0 2 3 18 −15 3
14 March 2005
Rijeka 6 – 0 Liechtenstein Labin
Dacia 5 – 3 Northwestern Switzerland Čavle
16 March 2005
Rijeka 1 – 2 Northwestern Switzerland Čavle
Liechtenstein 1 – 11 Dacia Kostrena
18 March 2005
Dacia 2 – 1 Rijeka Krk
Northwestern Switzerland 1 – 2 Liechtenstein Novi Vinodolski

Group 3

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland 3 2 1 0 10 4 +6 7
England Mid-Cheshire 3 2 0 1 5 5 0 6
Bosnia and Herzegovina Semberija (H) 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4
San Marino San Marino 3 0 0 3 1 7 −6 0
8 November 2004
Semberija 1 – 2 Mid-Cheshire Bijeljina
San Marino 0 – 4 Republic of Ireland Ugljevik
10 November 2004
Mid-Cheshire 2 – 4 Republic of Ireland Ugljevik
Semberija 2 – 1 San Marino Bijeljina
12 November 2004
Mid-Cheshire 1 – 0 San Marino Bijeljina
Republic of Ireland 2 – 2 Semberija Ugljevik

Group 4

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Czech Republic Brno (H) 3 1 2 0 8 2 +6 5
Sweden Väsby 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 5
Portugal Portalegre 3 0 3 0 1 1 0 3
Netherlands District Zuid 1 3 0 1 2 1 8 −7 1
15 October 2004
Brno 1 – 1 Väsby Břeclav
Portalegre 0 – 0 District Zuid 1 Lanžhot
17 October 2004
Brno 1 – 1 Portalegre Mikulov
Väsby 2 – 1 District Zuid 1 Hustopeče
19 October 2004
District Zuid 1 0 – 6 Brno Velké Pavlovice
Väsby 0 – 0 Portalegre Lanžhot

Group 5

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Ukraine KZESO Kakhovka (H) 3 3 0 0 15 3 +12 9
Georgia (country) Tbilisi 3 2 0 1 10 5 +5 6
Moldova Chişinău 3 1 0 2 5 14 −9 3
Belarus Brest 3 0 0 3 3 11 −8 0
22 August 2004
Tbilisi 5 – 1 Brest Kakhovka
KZESO Kakhovka 8 – 2 Chişinău Kakhovka
24 August 2004
Chişinău 0 – 5 Tbilisi Kakhovka
KZESO Kakhovka 3 – 1 Brest Kakhovka
26 August 2004
Brest 1 – 3 Chişinău Kakhovka
Tbilisi 0 – 4 KZESO Kakhovka Kakhovka

Group 6

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Poland Lesser Poland (H) 3 2 1 0 18 3 +15 7
Germany Southwest Germany 3 2 0 1 5 6 −1 6
Serbia and Montenegro Eastern Serbia 3 1 1 1 8 6 +2 4
Azerbaijan Beyləqan 3 0 0 3 3 19 −16 0
1 August 2004
Lesser Poland 13 – 1 Beyləqan Wolbrom
Eastern Serbia 2 – 3 Southwest Germany Proszowice
3 August 2004
Lesser Poland 2 – 2 Eastern Serbia Brzesko
Beyləqan 1 – 2 Southwest Germany Proszowice
5 August 2004
Southwest Germany 0 – 3 Lesser Poland Brzesko
Beyləqan 1 – 4 Eastern Serbia Wolbrom

Group 7

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Bulgaria South-West Sofia (H) 3 2 1 0 8 2 +6 7
Italy Tuscany 3 2 0 1 8 3 +5 6
Russia Chernozemie 3 0 2 1 4 7 −3 2
Finland Järvenpää 3 0 1 2 1 9 −8 1
21 September 2004
Chernozemie 1 – 4 Tuscany Pravets
South-West Sofia 4 – 0 Järvenpää Botevgrad
23 September 2004
Tuscany 4 – 0 Järvenpää Pravets
Chernozemie 2 – 2 South-West Sofia Botevgrad
25 September 2004
Tuscany 0 – 2 South-West Sofia Botevgrad
Chernozemie 1 – 1 Järvenpää Pravets

Group 8

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Slovakia Central Slovakia 3 3 0 0 10 1 +9 9
Hungary Tisza (H) 3 2 0 1 7 4 +3 6
Greece Achaea 3 0 1 2 1 5 −4 1
Lithuania Kvintencija 3 0 1 2 2 10 −8 1
19 April 2005
Tisza 1 – 3 Central Slovakia Tiszaújváros
Kvintencija 1 – 1 Achaea Tiszaújváros
21 April 2005
Tisza 4 – 1 Kvintencija Tiszaújváros
Central Slovakia 2 – 0 Achaea Tiszaújváros
23 April 2005
Achaea 0 – 2 Tisza Tiszaújváros
Central Slovakia 5 – 0 Kvintencija Tiszaújváros

Final tournament

Poland was chosen to host the final tournament, with matches being played from 3 July to 9 July 2005.

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-West Sofia 3 2 1 0 9 3 +6 7
Slovakia Central Slovakia 3 1 2 0 9 3 +6 5
Poland Lesser Poland (H) 3 1 1 1 4 6 −2 4
Czech Republic Brno 3 0 0 3 2 12 −10 0
3 July 2005
South-West Sofia 3 – 1 Brno Zabierzów
Lesser Poland 1 – 1 Central Slovakia Brzesko
5 July 2005
Central Slovakia 6 – 0 Brno Proszowice
Lesser Poland 0 – 4 South-West Sofia Libiąż
7 July 2005
Central Slovakia 2 – 2 South-West Sofia Zabierzów
Brno 1 – 3 Lesser Poland Wolbrom

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Spain Basque Country 3 2 0 1 7 5 +2 6
Ukraine KZESO Kakhovka 3 2 0 1 8 7 +1 6
Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland 3 1 1 1 6 6 0 4
Romania Dacia 3 0 1 2 3 6 −3 1
3 July 2005
Dacia 1 – 1 Republic of Ireland Proszowice
Basque Country 4 – 1 KZESO Kakhovka Wolbrom
5 July 2005
Republic of Ireland 2 – 4 KZESO Kakhovka Brzesko
Dacia 1 – 2 Basque Country Wolbrom
7 July 2005
Republic of Ireland 3 – 1 Basque Country Brzesko
KZESO Kakhovka 3 – 1 Dacia Libiąż

Final

South-West Sofia Bulgaria0 – 1Spain Basque Country
(Report) Arroyo 33'
KS Proszowianka Stadium, Proszowice
Attendance: ~1,300
Referee: Novo Panić (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
2005 UEFA Regions' Cup
Winners
Spain Basque Country (autonomous community)
Basque Country

See also