1999 UEFA Regions' Cup
International football competition
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The 1999 UEFA Regions' Cup was the first UEFA Regions' Cup. It was held in Italy and won by the Veneto team from the host nation, which beat Spain's Madrid 3–2, after extra time, in the final.
Host countryItaly
Dates1 June – 30 June (preliminary)
31 October – 5 November (finals)
31 October – 5 November (finals)
Teams32 (preliminary) / 8 (finals)
Champions
Veneto (1st title)
Veneto (1st title)Preliminary round
The 32 teams entered were drawn into eight groups of four, with the following countries hosting each group's matches:
- Group 1 –
Georgia - Group 2 –
Poland - Group 3 –
Ukraine - Group 4 – Italy
- Group 5 –
Greece - Group 6 –
Portugal - Group 7 –
Germany - Group 8 –
Republic of Ireland
The winners of each group qualified for the final tournament.
Group 1
- (H) – Host
Notes:
| 12 June 1999 | ||
| Tbilisi | 1 – 0 | Baku |
| Yug | 1 – 1 | Marmara |
| 13 June 1999 | ||
| Tbilisi | 2 – 2 | Yug |
| Baku | 3 – 1 | Marmara |
| 15 June 1999 | ||
| Marmara | 0 – 0 | Tbilisi |
| Baku | 1 – 1 | Yug |
Group 2
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Lesser Poland (H) |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 9 |
 Latgale |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
 Klaipėda |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 3 |
 Tampere |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 1 |
- (H) – Host
Notes:
| 26 June 1999 | ||
| Lesser Poland | 1 – 0 | Tampere |
| Latgale | 4 – 1 | Klaipėda |
| 27 June 1999 | ||
| Lesser Poland | 3 – 0 | Latgale |
| Tampere | 1 – 5 | Klaipėda |
| 29 June 1999 | ||
| Klaipėda | 3 – 6 | Lesser Poland |
| Tampere | 1 – 1 | Latgale |
Group 3
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kyiv Oblast (H) |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 | 9 |
 Ialoveni |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
 Armenia |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
 Minsk (forfeited) |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 0 |
| 22 June 1999 | ||
| Minsk | 0 – 3 | Ialoveni (f) |
| Kyiv Oblast | 3 – 0 | Armenia |
| 23 June 1999 | ||
| Armenia | 2 – 2 | Ialoveni |
| Kyiv Oblast | 3 – 0 | Minsk (f) |
| 25 June 1999 | ||
| Armenia | 3 – 0 | Minsk (f) |
| Ialoveni | 0 – 3 | Kyiv Oblast |
- Note
- It was discovered that the Minsk team played with at least two players who participated in the Belarusian Premier League.[1] The match between the Kyiv Oblast and Minsk ended in a 2-1 victory for the Belarusian side, but was reversed.[1]
Group 4
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Veneto (H) |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 9 |
 Sofia |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 |
 Geneva |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 |
 MNZ Ljubljana |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 0 |
| 3 June 1999 | ||
| Veneto | 3 – 2 | Sofia |
| Geneva | 3 – 2 | MNZ Ljubljana |
| 4 June 1999 | ||
| Veneto | 1 – 0 | Geneva |
| Sofia | 2 – 1 | MNZ Ljubljana |
| 6 June 1999 | ||
| MNZ Ljubljana | 1 – 6 | Veneto |
| Sofia | 1 – 0 | Geneva |
Group 5
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Israel |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | +12 | 9 |
 Macedonia (H) |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 6 |
 Western Serbia |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 3 |
 Gozo |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 18 | −16 | 0 |
| 21 June 1999 | ||
| Macedonia | 1 – 2 | Israel |
| Western Serbia | 4 – 0 | Gozo |
| 22 June 1999 | ||
| Israel | 6 – 0 | Gozo |
| Macedonia | 3 – 1 | Western Serbia |
| 24 June 1999 | ||
| Gozo | 2 – 8 | Macedonia |
| Israel | 6 – 1 | Western Serbia |
Group 6
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Madrid |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 9 |
 Auvergne |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 |
 Algarve (H) |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 |
 San Marino |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 0 |
| 27 June 1999 | ||
| San Marino | 1 – 3 | Madrid |
| Algarve | 0 – 0 | Auvergne |
| 28 June 1999 | ||
| Auvergne | 1 – 2 | Madrid |
| Algarve | 3 – 0 | San Marino |
| 30 June 1999 | ||
| San Marino | 0 – 2 | Auvergne |
| Madrid | 2 – 0 | Algarve |
Group 7
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Prague |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 7 |
 Regio Noord |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 6 |
 Westphalia (H) |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 3 |
 Luxembourg |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | −9 | 1 |
| 1 June 1999 | ||
| Westphalia | 5 – 0 | Luxembourg |
| Prague | 1 – 0 | Regio Noord |
| 2 June 1999 | ||
| Westphalia | 0 – 1 | Prague |
| Luxembourg | 0 – 4 | Regio Noord |
| 4 June 1999 | ||
| Regio Noord | 2 – 1 | Westphalia |
| Luxembourg | 1 – 1 | Prague |
Group 8
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 District West |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 |
 Cheshire |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 |
 Republic of Ireland (H) |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
 West Scotland Region |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 3 |
| 14 June 1999 | ||
| Cheshire | 1 – 2 | District West |
| Republic of Ireland | 2 – 0 | West Scotland Region |
| 16 June 1999 | ||
| Cheshire | 1 – 1 | Republic of Ireland |
| District West | 1 – 2 | West Scotland Region |
| 18 June 1999 | ||
| West Scotland Region | 0 – 2 | Cheshire |
| Republic of Ireland | 0 – 2 | District West |
Final tournament
Italy was chosen to host the final tournament, with matches being played from 31 October to 5 November 1999.
Group stage
The eight preliminary 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madrid |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 |
| Prague |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 5 |
| Lesser Poland |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 2 |
| District West |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 1 |
| 31 October 1999 | ||
| Madrid | 1 – 1 | Prague |
| District West | 1 – 1 | Lesser Poland |
| 1 November 1999 | ||
| Madrid | 2 – 0 | District West |
| Prague | 1 – 1 | Lesser Poland |
| 3 November 1999 | ||
| Lesser Poland | 1 – 3 | Madrid |
| Prague | 3 – 2 | District West |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Veneto (H) |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7 |
| Kyiv Oblast |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 4 |
 Tbilisi |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 4 |
| Israel |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 |
| 31 October 1999 | ||
| Israel | 1 – 1 | Kyiv Oblast |
| Tbilisi | 1 – 1 | Veneto |
| 1 November 1999 | ||
| Israel | 1 – 2 | Tbilisi |
| Kyiv Oblast | 1 – 2 | Veneto |
| 3 November 1999 | ||
| Veneto | 2 – 0 | Israel |
| Kyiv Oblast | 4 – 1 | Tbilisi |
Final
| 1999 UEFA Regions' Cup Winners |
|---|
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| Veneto |