2023 UEFA Regions' Cup

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Host countryFinal tournament: Spain
DatesQualifying rounds:
23 June – 8 November 2022
Final tournament:
9–17 June 2023
TeamsFinal tournament: 8
Total: 35 (from 35 associations)
ChampionsSpain Galicia (1st title)
2023 UEFA Regions' Cup
Tournament details
Host countryFinal tournament: Spain
DatesQualifying rounds:
23 June – 8 November 2022
Final tournament:
9–17 June 2023
TeamsFinal tournament: 8
Total: 35 (from 35 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsSpain Galicia (1st title)
Runners-upSerbia Belgrade
Tournament statistics
Top scorer(s)Belarus Siarhei Lizunou (Kolos Cherven)
(7 goals)
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The 2023 UEFA Regions' Cup was the 12th edition of the UEFA Regions' Cup, a football competition for amateur teams in Europe organized by UEFA.[1]

Lower Silesia from Poland was the title holder.[2] In the final, Galicia from Spain defeated Belgrade.

A total of 35 teams entered the tournament.[3] Clubs/teams from Russia were barred from participation.[4]

Associations were ranked according to their UEFA coefficients, computed based on results of the last three seasons (2015, 2017, 2019), to decide on the round their teams entered and their seeding pots in the preliminary and intermediate round draws. The top 35 associations entered the intermediate round, while the bottom 5 associations (ranked 32–36) entered the preliminary round.[5]

The draw for the preliminary and intermediate rounds was held on 8 December 2021, 16:00 CET (UTC+1), at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.[6] The mechanism of the draws for each round was as follows:

  • In the preliminary round, the five teams were drawn into two groups of two and three without any seeding.
  • In the intermediate round, the 31 teams were drawn into eight groups of four. Each group contained one team from Pot A, one team from Pot B, one team from Pot C, and either one team from Pot D or one team which advanced from the preliminary round (whose identity was not known at the time of the draw).

For political reasons, teams from Russia and Ukraine would not be drawn in the same group. The hosts for each group in the preliminary and intermediate rounds would be selected after the draw. On 28 February 2022, UEFA suspended all Russian clubs from participating in UEFA competitions.[7] Russia's spot will be replaced by the preliminary round runners-up.

Qualified teams for 2023 UEFA Regions' Cup
Entry round Rank Association Team Qualifying competition Coeff Pot
Intermediate round 1  Turkey Kayseri 2022 Turkish stage of the UEFA Regions' Cup 14.333 A
2  Croatia Split, Croatia Split-Dalmatia 14.000
3  Republic of Ireland 12.667
4  Poland Lower Silesian Voivodeship Lower Silesia 12.333
5  Germany Bavaria Bavaria 12.333
6  Czech Republic Zlín Region Zlín Region 12.333
7  Spain Galicia (Spain) Galicia 2019–20 Spanish stage of the UEFA Regions' Cup 12.000
8  Russia excluded 11.667
9  Portugal Lisbon 10.333 B
10  Ukraine Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast 2022 UAF Regions' Cup 10.000
11  Hungary Pest County Pest County 9.333
12  Italy Lazio Lazio 9.000
13  Slovakia Western Slovakia 8.667
14  Bulgaria South West Bulgaria Regional amateur team 8.000
15  Northern Ireland Eastern Region 8.000
16  Bosnia and Herzegovina Zenica-Doboj Canton Zenica-Doboj Canton 8.000
17  Switzerland Canton of Geneva Geneva 7.667 C
18  Serbia Belgrade Belgrade 7.667
19  England Jersey Jersey 6.667
20  Israel Hapoel Bik'at HaYarden 5.833
21  Latvia Latvia Latvia National amateur team 5.333
22  Romania Prahova Muntenia 5.000
23  Wales Tîm Rhanbarthol Cymru 5.000
24  Finland Tampere 5.000
25  San Marino San Marino San Marino National amateur team 4.667 D
26  Slovenia Ljubljana 4.333
27  Moldova Ialoveni 4.333
28  Malta Malta Malta National amateur team 4.333
29  North Macedonia North Macedonia North Macedonia National amateur team 4.167
30  Scotland Central Scotland Regional amateur team 4.000
31  Sweden Gothenburg 4.000
Preliminary round 32  Belarus Kolos Cherven 3.333 1
33  Azerbaijan Jabrayil 3.000
34  Kazakhstan Kaskelen 2.000
35  Estonia Tallinna FC Zapoos 2021 Estonian Small Cup 1.000
36  Georgia Basiani 0.333
Associations which did not enter
 Albania  Andorra  Armenia  Austria  Belgium
 Cyprus  Denmark  Faroe Islands  France  Gibraltar
 Greece  Iceland  Kosovo  Liechtenstein  Lithuania
 Luxembourg  Montenegro  Netherlands  Norway

Preliminary round

The group winners advance to the intermediate round to join the 30 teams which receive byes to the intermediate round.

Times are CEST (UTC+2), as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Georgia (country) Basiani 2 2 0 0 6 1 +5 6 Advance to Intermediate round
2 Kazakhstan Kaskelen 2 1 0 1 5 3 +2 3
3 Estonia Tallinna Zapoos 2 0 0 2 1 8 −7 0
Source: UEFA
Basiani Georgia (country)3–1Estonia Tallinna Zapoos
  • Khidesheli 37'
  • Tevzadze 71'
  • Lepsaia 90+4'
 Report
  • Väljas 20'
Attendance: 40[8]
Tallinna Zapoos Estonia0–5Kazakhstan Kaskelen
Report
  • Chulagov 8'
  • Zhumabekov 16' (pen.)
  • Orazbekov 29'
  • Yessimkhanov 32'
  • Sauranbayev 63' (pen.)
Attendance: 45[9]
Kaskelen Kazakhstan0–3 (Awarded)
(originally 2–1)		Georgia (country) Basiani
  • Chulagov 7'
  • Kazybekov 30'
 Report
  • Makasarashvili 57'
Attendance: 41[10]

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Belarus Kolos Cherven 2 2 0 0 8 3 +5 6 Advance to Intermediate round
2 Azerbaijan Jabrayil (H) 2 0 0 2 3 8 −5 0
Source: UEFA
(H) Hosts
Kolos Cherven Belarus2–1Azerbaijan Jabrayil
  • Simanchyk 62'
  • Paliashchuk 74'
 Report
  • Süleymanlı 10'
Shamakhi City Stadium, Shamakhi
Attendance: 1,550[11]
Jabrayil Azerbaijan2–6Belarus Kolos Cherven
  • Hamidov 10', 30'
 Report
  • Hurynovich 6'
  • Lizunou 31', 61', 77' (pen.)
  • Simanchyk 72'
  • Karatkevich 86'
Shamakhi City Stadium, Shamakhi
Attendance: 1,753[12]

Final

Kaskelen Kazakhstan0–5Belarus Kolos Cherven
Report
  • Lizunou 77', 83' (pen.), 90+2'
  • Karatkevich 88', 89'
Shamakhi City Stadium, Shamakhi
Attendance: 1,150[13]

Intermediate round

Final tournament

The hosts of the final tournament will be selected by UEFA from the eight qualified teams.

Qualified teams

The following teams qualified for the final tournament.

Team Method of qualification Date of qualification
Bosnia and Herzegovina Zenica-DobojIntermediate round Group 1 winners28 August 2022
Poland Lower SilesiaIntermediate round Group 2 winners30 August 2022
Serbia BelgradeIntermediate round Group 8 winners4 October 2022
Germany BavariaIntermediate round Group 5 winners5 October 2022
Spain GaliciaIntermediate round Group 7 winners12 October 2022
Czech Republic ZlínIntermediate round Group 4 winners16 October 2022
 Republic of IrelandIntermediate round Group 6 winners28 October 2022
Portugal LisbonIntermediate round Group 3 winners8 November 2022

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Spain Galicia (H) 3 3 0 0 5 1 +4 9 Final
2 Germany Bavaria 3 2 0 1 7 1 +6 6 Bronze medal
3 Bosnia and Herzegovina Zenica-Doboj 3 0 1 2 2 8 −6 1
4 Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland 3 0 1 2 1 5 −4 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Galicia Spain2–0Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland
  • Martinez 9'
  • Magisano 90'
 Report
Attendance: 1,114[59]
Zenica-Doboj Bosnia and Herzegovina0–5Germany Bavaria
Report
  • Kania 27' (pen.), 33', 73'
  • Sauer 90', 90+3'
Attendance: 97[60]
Bavaria Germany2–0Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland
  • Mcmullan 8' (o.g.)
  • Kania 72'
 Report
Attendance: 304[61]
Referee: Luis Teixeira (Andorra)
Galicia Spain2–1Bosnia and Herzegovina Zenica-Doboj
  • Rey 24'
  • Otero 50'
 Report
  • Subašić 69'
Attendance: 1,000[62]
Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland1–1Bosnia and Herzegovina Zenica-Doboj
  • Carr 90+3'
 Report
  • Krehmić 45+2'
Attendance: 102[63]
Bavaria Germany0–1Spain Galicia
Report
Campo Municipal de A Lomba, Vilagarcía de Arousa
Attendance: 2,200[64]

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Serbia Belgrade 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 7 Final
2 Czech Republic Zlín 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 5 Bronze medal
3 Portugal Lisbon 3 1 0 2 2 3 −1 3
4 Poland Lower Silesia 3 0 1 2 0 2 −2 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Zlín Czech Republic1–1Serbia Belgrade
  • Sopůšek 74'
 Report
  • Pavlović 80'
Campo Municipal de A Lomba, Vilagarcía de Arousa
Attendance: 83[65]
Referee: Luis Teixeira (Andorra)
Lisbon Portugal1–0Poland Lower Silesia
  • Rodrigo 43'
 Report
Attendance: 100[66]
Belgrade Serbia1–0Poland Lower Silesia
  • Miljković 32'
 Report
Campo Municipal de A Lomba, Vilagarcía de Arousa
Attendance: 97[67]
Lisbon Portugal0–1Czech Republic Zlín
Report
  • Krajča 60'
Attendance: 180[68]
Lower Silesia Poland0–0Czech Republic Zlín
Report
Attendance: 144[69]
Belgrade Serbia2–1Portugal Lisbon
  • Gavrilović 42', 68'
 Report
  • Henriques 90+5'
Attendance: 80[70]

Final

In the final, extra time and penalty shoot-out are used to decide the winner if necessary.

Galicia Spain3–1Serbia Belgrade
  • Rial 9'
  • Rey 41' (pen.)
  • Martinez 74'
 Report
  • Kolarević 57'
Campo Municipal de A Lomba, Vilagarcía de Arousa
Attendance: 4,085[71]

Top goalscorers

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