2005 UEFA Regions' Cup explained

Tourney Name:	UEFA Regions' Cup
Year:	2005
Other Titles:	UEFA Regions' Cup Poland 2005
Country:	Poland
Dates:	3 July  - 9 July
Num Teams:	8
Champion Other:	Basque Country
Count:	1
Second Other:	South-West Sofia
Prevseason:	2003
Nextseason:	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

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Central Slovakia	3	3	0	0	11	1	+10	9
Dacia (H)	3	2	0	1	7	2	+5	6
Latvia	3	1	0	2	3	8	-5	3
Estonia	3	0	0	3	2	12	-10	0

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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

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Mid-Cheshire	3	2	1	0	8	1	+7	7
Northern Ireland	3	1	1	1	6	3	+3	4
Primorska (MNZ Koper and Nova Gorica) (H)	3	1	0	2	5	8	-3	3
Malta	3	1	0	2	2	9	-7	3

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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  - HungaryThe winners of each group qualified for the final tournament.

Group 1

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Basque Country	3	2	1	0	9	1	+8	7
Kempen	3	1	2	0	6	3	+3	5
Nord-Pas-de-Calais (H)	3	1	1	1	4	5	-1	4
Highlands and Islands	3	0	0	3	0	10	-10	0

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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

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Dacia	3	3	0	0	18	5	+13	9
Rijeka (H)	3	1	0	2	8	4	+4	3
Northwestern Switzerland	3	1	0	2	6	8	-2	3
Liechtenstein	3	1	0	2	3	18	-15	3

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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

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Republic of Ireland	3	2	1	0	10	4	+6	7
Mid-Cheshire	3	2	0	1	5	5	0	6
Semberija (H)	3	1	1	1	5	5	0	4
San Marino	3	0	0	3	1	7	-6	0

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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

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Brno (H)	3	1	2	0	8	2	+6	5
Väsby	3	1	2	0	3	2	+1	5
Portalegre	3	0	3	0	1	1	0	3
District Zuid 1	3	0	1	2	1	8	-7	1

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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

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KZESO Kakhovka (H)	3	3	0	0	15	3	+12	9
Tbilisi	3	2	0	1	10	5	+5	6
Chişinău	3	1	0	2	5	14	-9	3
Brest	3	0	0	3	3	11	-8	0

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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

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Lesser Poland (H)	3	2	1	0	18	3	+15	7
Southwest Germany	3	2	0	1	5	6	−1	6
Eastern Serbia	3	1	1	1	8	6	+2	4
Beyləqan	3	0	0	3	3	19	-16	0

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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

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South-West Sofia (H)	3	2	1	0	8	2	+6	7
Tuscany	3	2	0	1	8	3	+5	6
Chernozemie	3	0	2	1	4	7	-3	2
Järvenpää	3	0	1	2	1	9	-8	1

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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

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Central Slovakia	3	3	0	0	10	1	+9	9
Tisza (H)	3	2	0	1	7	4	+3	6
Achaea	3	0	1	2	1	5	-4	1
Kvintencija	3	0	1	2	2	10	-8	1

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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

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South-West Sofia	3	2	1	0	9	3	+6	7
Central Slovakia	3	1	2	0	9	3	+6	5
Lesser Poland (H)	3	1	1	1	4	6	-2	4
Brno	3	0	0	3	2	12	-10	0

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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

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Basque Country	3	2	0	1	7	5	+2	6
KZESO Kakhovka	3	2	0	1	8	7	+1	6
Republic of Ireland	3	1	1	1	6	6	0	4
Dacia	3	0	1	2	3	6	-3	1

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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

2005 UEFA Regions' Cup Winners
Basque Country

See also

• UEFA Regions' Cup

External links

• Official UEFA Regions' Cup site
• RSSSF page for the 2005 UEFA Regions' Cup