2007 UEFA Regions' Cup

2007 UEFA Regions' Cup
UEFA Regions' Cup Bulgaria 2007
Tournament details
Host countryBulgaria
Dates20 June – 26 June
Teams8
Final positions
ChampionsPoland Lower Silesia (1st title)
Runners-upBulgaria South-East Region
2005
2009

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 2–1, after extra time, in the final.

Preliminary round

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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

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Greece East Attica (H) 3 2 0 1 8 4 +4 6
Russia Southern Federal District 3 2 0 1 4 4 0 6
Moldova Chişinău 3 1 0 2 5 8 −3 3
Belarus Belcard Grodno 3 1 0 2 6 7 −1 3
19 September 2006
Belcard Grodno 2 – 3 Chişinău Spata
East Attica 2 – 0 Southern Federal District Keratea
21 September 2006
Southern Federal District 2 – 1 Chişinău Keratea
East Attica 2 – 3 Belcard Grodno Spata
23 September 2006
Southern Federal District 2 – 1 Belcard Grodno Keratea
Chişinău 1 – 4 East Attica Spata

Group West

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Northern Ireland Eastern Region (H) 3 2 1 0 6 3 +3 7
Finland Uusimaa 3 1 2 0 5 4 +1 5
Scotland Central Scotland 3 1 1 1 5 3 +2 4
Latvia Vidzeme 3 0 0 3 1 7 −6 0
19 September 2006
Eastern Region 2 – 2 Uusimaa Ballymena
Vidzeme 0 – 3 Central Scotland Ballymena
21 September 2006
Uusimaa 2 – 2 Central Scotland Loughgall
Eastern Region 3 – 1 Vidzeme Newry
23 September 2006
Central Scotland 0 – 1 Eastern Region Lurgan
Uusimaa 1 – 0 Vidzeme Ballymena

Intermediary round

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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

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
France Basse-Normandie (H) 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7
Spain Basque Country 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland 3 1 1 1 3 4 −1 4
Lithuania FK Alytis 3 0 1 2 1 3 −2 1
24 October 2006
Basse-Normandie 2 – 0 Republic of Ireland Granville
Basque Country 1 – 0 FK Alytis Saint-Lô
26 October 2006
Republic of Ireland 2 – 1 FK Alytis Coutances
Basse-Normandie 2 – 1 Basque Country Granville
28 October 2006
FK Alytis 0 – 0 Basse-Normandie Saint-Lô
Republic of Ireland 1 – 1 Basque Country Coutances

Group 2

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Portugal Aveiro 3 3 0 0 7 2 +5 9
Netherlands District West (H) 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6
Estonia East Estonia 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3 1
Sweden Kristinehamn 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3 1
23 October 2006
District West 1 – 2 Aveiro Noordwijk
East Estonia 0 – 0 Kristinehamn Lisse
25 October 2006
District West 1 – 0 East Estonia Uithoorn
Aveiro 2 – 0 Kristinehamn Noordwijk
27 October 2006
Kristinehamn 1 – 2 District West Lisse
Aveiro 3 – 1 East Estonia Uithoorn

Group 3

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Bosnia and Herzegovina Tuzla Canton (H) 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 5
Croatia Varaždin 3 1 1 1 7 4 +3 4
Russia Southern Federal District 3 1 1 1 3 5 −2 4
Hungary Drava 3 0 2 1 4 6 −2 2
24 October 2006
Tuzla Canton 1 – 1 Southern Federal District Tuzla
Drava 3 – 3 Varaždin Banovići
26 October 2006
Tuzla Canton 1 – 1 Drava Banovići
Southern Federal District 0 – 4 Varaždin Tuzla
28 October 2006
Varaždin 0 – 1 Tuzla Canton Tuzla
Southern Federal District 2 – 0 Drava Banovići

Group 4

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Northern Ireland Eastern Region 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7
Slovakia Bratislava 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
England Isle of Man 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 3
Czech Republic Hradec Králové (H) 3 1 0 2 5 7 −2 3
17 April 2007
Isle of Man 1 – 2 Bratislava Trutnov
Hradec Králové 1 – 3 Eastern Region Trutnov
19 April 2007
Eastern Region 0 – 0 Bratislava Náchod
Hradec Králové 2 – 3 Isle of Man Hradec Králové
21 April 2007
Bratislava 1 – 2 Hradec Králové Trutnov
Eastern Region 1 – 0 Isle of Man Hradec Králové

Group 5

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Ukraine Ivan Odesa (H) 3 2 1 0 2 0 +2 7
Belgium Centre 3 1 1 1 4 1 +3 4
Slovenia Ptuj & Celje 3 1 1 1 3 1 +2 4
Liechtenstein Liechtenstein 3 0 1 2 0 7 −7 1
18 October 2006
Ivan Odesa 1 – 0 Centre Odesa
Ptuj & Celje 3 – 0 Liechtenstein Odesa
20 October 2006
Ivan Odesa 1 – 0 Ptuj & Celje Odesa
Centre 4 – 0 Liechtenstein Odesa
22 October 2006
Liechtenstein 0 – 0 Ivan Odesa Odesa
Centre 0 – 0 Ptuj & Celje Odesa

Group 6

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Switzerland Ticino 3 2 1 0 6 1 +5 7
Serbia Belgrade 3 2 1 0 4 0 +4 7
Azerbaijan Femida (H) 3 0 1 2 2 6 −4 1
Georgia (country) Tbilisi 3 0 1 2 1 6 −5 1
25 April 2007
Tbilisi 0 – 3 Ticino Baku
Femida 0 – 2 Belgrade Baku
27 April 2007
Ticino 0 – 0 Belgrade Baku
Tbilisi 1 – 1 Femida Baku
29 April 2007
Belgrade 2 – 0 Tbilisi Baku
Ticino 3 – 1 Femida Baku

Group 7

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Bulgaria South-East Region (H) 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 7
Romania Oltenia 3 2 1 0 7 4 +3 7
Greece East Attica 3 1 0 2 5 6 −1 3
San Marino San Marino 3 0 0 3 1 7 −6 0
29 October 2006
South-East Region 1 – 0 San Marino Teteven
Oltenia 3 – 2 East Attica Pravets
31 October 2006
San Marino 1 – 3 Oltenia Pravets
East Attica 0 – 3 South-East Region Teteven
2 November 2006
South-East Region 1 – 1 Oltenia Teteven
East Attica 3 – 0 San Marino Pravets

Group 8

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Poland Lower Silesia (H) 3 2 1 0 14 2 +12 7
Italy Tuscany 3 2 0 1 11 2 +9 6
Germany Saxony 3 1 1 1 12 2 +10 4
Malta Malta 3 0 0 3 0 31 −31 0
25 September 2006
Malta 0 – 11 Saxony Wrocław
Lower Silesia 2 – 1 Tuscany Wrocław
27 September 2006
Malta 0 – 11 Lower Silesia Wrocław
Saxony 0 – 1 Tuscany Wrocław
29 September 2006
Tuscany 9 – 0 Malta Wrocław
Saxony 1 – 1 Lower Silesia Wrocław

Final tournament

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

Group stage

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The eight intermediary group winners were drawn into two groups of four, with the two group winners advancing to the final.

Group A

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Bulgaria South-East Region (H) 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 5
Bosnia and Herzegovina Tuzla Canton 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
Northern Ireland Eastern Region 3 1 1 1 1 2 −1 4
France Basse-Normandie 3 1 0 2 2 2 0 3
20 June 2007
South-East Region 1 – 1 Tuzla Canton Sliven
Basse-Normandie 0 – 1 Eastern Region Radnevo
22 June 2007
South-East Region 1 – 0 Basse-Normandie Sliven
Tuzla Canton 2 – 0 Eastern Region Radnevo
24 June 2007
Eastern Region 0 – 0 South-East Region Sliven
Tuzla Canton 0 – 2 Basse-Normandie Radnevo

Group B

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Poland Lower Silesia 3 2 1 0 5 3 +2 7
Portugal Aveiro 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
Ukraine Ivan Odesa 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 3
Switzerland Ticino 3 1 0 2 3 3 0 3
20 June 2007
Aveiro 0 – 2 Ticino Stara Zagora
Ivan Odesa 1 – 2 Lower Silesia Rakovski
22 June 2007
Aveiro 2 – 0 Ivan Odesa Stadion Beroe, Stara Zagora[1]
Ticino 1 – 2 Lower Silesia Rakovski
24 June 2007
Lower Silesia 1 – 1 Aveiro Stara Zagora
Ticino 0 – 1 Ivan Odesa Rakovski

Final

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South-East Region Bulgaria1 – 2
(aet)
Poland Lower Silesia
Stoyanov 66' (Report) Sudoł 78'
Jaskułowski 114'
Attendance: ~3,500
Referee: Paolo Tagliavento (Italy)
2007 UEFA Regions' Cup
Winners
Poland Lower Silesia
Lower Silesia

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Aveiro-Ivan Odesa AMA (UKR) | UEFA Regions' Cup".
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