2003 UEFA Regions' Cup explained

Tourney Name:UEFA Regions' Cup
Year:2003
Other Titles:UEFA Regions' Cup Germany 2003
Country:Germany
Dates:22 June  - 28 June
Num Teams:8
Champion Other: Piedmont–Aosta Valley
Count:1
Second Other: Maine
Prevseason:2001
Nextseason:2005

The 2003 UEFA Regions' Cup was the third UEFA Regions' Cup. It was held in Germany and won by the Piedmont–Aosta Valley team from Italy, which beat France's Maine 2 - 1 in the final.

Preliminary round

The 40 teams entered were drawn into ten groups of four, with the following countries hosting each group's matches:

Group 1  - Azerbaijan

Group 2  - Belgium

Group 3  - Croatia

Group 4  - Estonia

Group 5  - Hungary

Group 6  - Lithuania

Group 7  - Netherlands

Group 8  - Slovakia

Group 9  - Slovenia

Group 10  - SwedenSix group winners qualified automatically, while the winners of four randomly drawn groups took part in a playoff for the two remaining places in the tournament final.

Group 1

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Göyəzən FK (H)3300112+99
Pivdenstal3201131+126
Imathia3102313-103
Tbilisi3003213-110
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19 September 2002
Imathia2  - 1Tbilisi Sumqayit
Göyəzən FK1  - 0Pivdenstal Sumqayit
21 September 2002
Pivdenstal7  - 0Imathia Baku
Tbilisi1  - 5Göyəzən FK Baku
23 September 2002
Pivdenstal6  - 0Tbilisi Baku
Göyəzən FK5  - 1Imathia Baku

Group 2

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Asturias3300130+139
Ligue Nord (H)320193+66
Andorra3102212-103
South-East3003312-90
width=25%width=10%
15 November 2002
Ligue Nord5  - 2South-East Overpelt
Asturias7  - 0Andorra Overpelt
16 November 2002
South-East1  - 2Andorra Overpelt
Ligue Nord0  - 1Asturias Overpelt
18 November 2002
Andorra0  - 4Ligue Nord Overpelt
South-East0  - 5Asturias Bocholt

Group 3

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Maine312094+55
Veliko Tarnovo312073+45
Slavonia and Baranja (H)312063+35
Luxembourg3003012-120
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25 September 2002
Slavonia and Baranja3  - 0Luxembourg Osijek
Veliko Tarnovo2  - 2Maine Osijek
27 September 2002
Luxembourg0  - 4Veliko Tarnovo Vinkovci
Maine2  - 2Slavonia and Baranja Vinkovci
29 September 2002
Slavonia and Baranja1  - 1Veliko Tarnovo Vinkovci
Luxembourg0  - 5Maine Vinkovci

Group 4

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Central Bohemia3300123+99
Kent310257-23
San Marino310225-33
South (H)310259-43
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9 September 2002
Kent0  - 2San Marino Tallinn
South2  - 5Central Bohemia Tallinn
11 September 2002
Kent1  - 4Central Bohemia Tallinn
South2  - 0San Marino Tallinn
13 September 2002
Central Bohemia3  - 0San Marino Tallinn
South1  - 4Kent Tallinn

Group 5

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Szabolcs Gabona (H)330082+69
Israel320164+26
Montenegro310235-23
Chişinău300328-60
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1 October 2002
Szabolcs Gabona2  - 1Israel Tiszaújváros
Montenegro2  - 0Chişinău Tiszaújváros
3 October 2002
Israel3  - 1Montenegro Tiszaújváros
Chişinău1  - 4Szabolcs Gabona Tiszaújváros
5 October 2002
Israel2  - 1Chişinău Tiszaújváros
Szabolcs Gabona2  - 0Montenegro Tiszaújváros

Group 6

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Württemberg3300101+99
Lesser Poland320132+16
Tauragė (H)31027703
Brest3003010-100
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21 September 2002
Lesser Poland0  - 1Württemberg Marijampolė
Tauragė5  - 0Brest Kaunas
23 September 2002
Württemberg5  - 1Tauragė Kaunas
Brest0  - 1Lesser Poland Marijampolė
25 September 2002
Brest0  - 4Württemberg Marijampolė
Lesser Poland2  - 1Tauragė Kaunas

Group 7

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District Noord (H)330062+49
Algarve320152+36
Northern Ireland310243+13
Malta300319−90
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16 October 2002
Northern Ireland0  - 1Algarve Assen
Malta1  - 2District Noord Assen
17 October 2002
Algarve3  - 0Malta Emmen
District Noord2  - 0Northern Ireland Emmen
19 October 2002
District Noord2  - 1Algarve Hoogeveen
Malta0  - 4Northern Ireland Hoogeveen

Group 8

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Piedmont–Aosta Valley321061+57
West (H)312063+35
Dacia310225-33
Ural301227-51
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23 September 2002
Ural0  - 2Dacia Nemšová
West1  - 1Piedmont–Aosta Valley Lednické Rovne
25 September 2002
Piedmont–Aosta Valley2  - 0Dacia Považská Bystrica
Ural2  - 2West Nemšová
27 September 2002
Dacia0  - 3West Trenčín
Ural0  - 3Piedmont–Aosta Valley Dubnica nad Váhom

Group 9

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Ticino330083+59
Entity3201104+66
MNZ Murska Sobota (H)310226-43
Liechtenstein300329-70
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17 September 2002
MNZ Murska Sobota0  - 1Ticino Križevci
Liechtenstein0  - 4Entity Lendava
19 September 2002
MNZ Murska Sobota0  - 4Entity Odranci
Liechtenstein1  - 3Ticino Murska Sobota
21 September 2002
MNZ Murska Sobota2  - 1Liechtenstein Beltinci
Ticino4  - 2Entity Križevci

Group 10

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Gothenburg (H)321050+57
Latvia312021+15
Republic of Ireland310242+23
West Scotland301219-81
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8 October 2002
Latvia1  - 1West Scotland Katrineholm
Republic of Ireland0  - 1Gothenburg Gothenburg
10 October 2002
Republic of Ireland0  - 1Latvia Gothenburg
West Scotland0  - 4Gothenburg Gothenburg
12 October 2002
West Scotland0  - 4Republic of Ireland Katrineholm
Latvia0  - 0Gothenburg Gothenburg

Intermediary round

The intermediary playoffs were drawn at random when the preliminary groups were drawn. As there were ten groups but only eight places in the tournament final, four group winners had to play in the intermediary round. The winners of Group 2 were drawn to play the winners of Group 4, whilst Group 8 and Group 10's winners would play each other. The two legs were played in both competing teams' home regions.

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First legs

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19 March 2003
Piedmont–Aosta Valley1  - 0Gothenburg
16 April 2003
Central Bohemia0  - 1Asturias

Second legs

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9 April 2003
Gothenburg0  - 1Piedmont–Aosta Valley
7 May 2003
Asturias1  - 0Central Bohemia

Tournament final

Germany was chosen to host the Tournament final, with matches being played from 22-28 June 2003.

Group stage

The six automatic preliminary group winners and the two intermediary playoff winners (Italy's Piedmont–Aosta Valley and Asturias of Spain) were drawn into two groups of four, with the two group winners advancing to the final.

Group A

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Piedmont–Aosta Valley321072+57
Württemberg (H)311164+24
Ticino310217-63
Asturias302123-12
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22 June 2003
Württemberg4  - 0Ticino Albstadion, Heidenheim an der Brenz[1]
Asturias1  - 1Piedmont–Aosta Valley Albstadion, Heidenheim an der Brenz[2]
24 June 2003
Ticino0  - 3Piedmont–Aosta Valley Jahnstadion, Schwäbisch Gmünd[3]
Württemberg1  - 1Asturias Jahnstadion, Schwäbisch Gmünd[4]
26 June 2003
Ticino1  - 0Asturias Jahnstadion, Schwäbisch Gmünd[5]
Piedmont–Aosta Valley3  - 1Württemberg Carl-Zeiss-Stadion, Oberkochen[6]

Group B

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Maine3201126+66
Szabolcs Gabona3201158+76
District Noord311149-54
Göyəzən FK3012513-81
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22 June 2003
Szabolcs Gabona3  - 8Maine Allgäustadion, Wangen im Allgäu[7]
District Noord3  - 3Göyəzən FK Allgäustadion, Wangen im Allgäu[8]
24 June 2003
Szabolcs Gabona6  - 0District Noord Zeppelinstadion, Friedrichshafen[9]
Maine4  - 2Göyəzən FK Zeppelinstadion, Friedrichshafen[10]
26 June 2003
Göyəzən FK0  - 6Szabolcs Gabona Allgäustadion, Wangen im Allgäu[11]
Maine0  - 1(abd)District Noord Zeppelinstadion, Friedrichshafen[12]

Final

2003 UEFA Regions' Cup
Winners
Piedmont–Aosta Valley

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Württemberg-Ticino | UEFA Regions' Cup.
  2. Web site: Asturias-C. R. Piemonte Valle d'Aosta (ITA) | UEFA Regions' Cup.
  3. Web site: Ticino-C. R. Piemonte Valle d'Aosta (ITA) | UEFA Regions' Cup.
  4. Web site: Württemberg-Asturias | UEFA Regions' Cup.
  5. Web site: Ticino-Asturias | UEFA Regions' Cup.
  6. Web site: C. R. Piemonte Valle d'Aosta (ITA)-Württemberg | Match info | UEFA Regions' Cup.
  7. Web site: Szabolcs-Maine | UEFA Regions' Cup.
  8. Web site: Noord-Goyazan | UEFA Regions' Cup.
  9. Web site: Szabolcs crush District Noord. 24 June 2003.
  10. Web site: Maine-Goyazan | UEFA Regions' Cup.
  11. Web site: Goyazan-Szabolcs | UEFA Regions' Cup.
  12. Web site: Maine-Noord | UEFA Regions' Cup.

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