# 2023 UEFA Regions' Cup

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.
Lower Silesia from Poland were the title holders. In the final, Galicia from Spain defeated Belgrade.

## Teams

A total of 35 teams entered the tournament. Clubs/teams from Russia were barred from participation.
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.
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. 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. 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 |
| Intermediate round | 2 | Croatia | Split-Dalmatia | | 14.000 | A |
| Intermediate round | 3 | Republic of Ireland | | | 12.667 | A |
| Intermediate round | 4 | Poland | Lower Silesia | | 12.333 | A |
| Intermediate round | 5 | Germany | Bavaria | | 12.333 | A |
| Intermediate round | 6 | Czech Republic | Zlín Region | | 12.333 | A |
| Intermediate round | 7 | Spain | Galicia | 2019–20 Spanish stage of the UEFA Regions' Cup | 12.000 | A |
| Intermediate round | 8 | Russia | excluded | excluded | 11.667 | A |
| Intermediate round | 9 | Portugal | Lisbon | | 10.333 | B |
| Intermediate round | 10 | Ukraine | Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast | 2022 UAF Regions' Cup | 10.000 | B |
| Intermediate round | 11 | Hungary | Pest County | | 9.333 | B |
| Intermediate round | 12 | Italy | Lazio | | 9.000 | B |
| Intermediate round | 13 | Slovakia | Western Slovakia | | 8.667 | B |
| Intermediate round | 14 | Bulgaria | South West Bulgaria | Regional amateur team | 8.000 | B |
| Intermediate round | 15 | Northern Ireland | Eastern Region | | 8.000 | B |
| Intermediate round | 16 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Zenica-Doboj Canton | | 8.000 | B |
| Intermediate round | 17 | Switzerland | Geneva | | 7.667 | C |
| Intermediate round | 18 | Serbia | Belgrade | | 7.667 | C |
| Intermediate round | 19 | England | Jersey | | 6.667 | C |
| Intermediate round | 20 | Israel | Hapoel Bik'at HaYarden | | 5.833 | C |
| Intermediate round | 21 | Latvia | Latvia | National amateur team | 5.333 | C |
| Intermediate round | 22 | Romania | Prahova Muntenia | | 5.000 | C |
| Intermediate round | 23 | Wales | Tîm Rhanbarthol Cymru | | 5.000 | C |
| Intermediate round | 24 | Finland | Tampere | | 5.000 | C |
| Intermediate round | 25 | San Marino | San Marino | National amateur team | 4.667 | D |
| Intermediate round | 26 | Slovenia | Ljubljana | | 4.333 | D |
| Intermediate round | 27 | Moldova | Ialoveni | | 4.333 | D |
| Intermediate round | 28 | Malta | Malta | National amateur team | 4.333 | D |
| Intermediate round | 29 | North Macedonia | North Macedonia | National amateur team | 4.167 | D |
| Intermediate round | 30 | Scotland | Central Scotland | Regional amateur team | 4.000 | D |
| Intermediate round | 31 | Sweden | Gothenburg | | 4.000 | D |
| Preliminary round | 32 | Belarus | Kolos Cherven | | 3.333 | 1 |
| Preliminary round | 33 | Azerbaijan | Jabrayil | | 3.000 | 1 |
| Preliminary round | 34 | Kazakhstan | Kaskelen | | 2.000 | 1 |
| Preliminary round | 35 | Estonia | Tallinna FC Zapoos | 2021 Estonian Small Cup | 1.000 | 1 |
| Preliminary round | 36 | Georgia | Basiani | | 0.333 | 1 |
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 | Basiani | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 6 | Advance to Intermediate round |
| 2 | Kaskelen | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 3 | |
| 3 | Tallinna Zapoos | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 0 | |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Kolos Cherven | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 6 | Advance to Intermediate round |
| 2 | Jabrayil (H) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 0 | |

### Final
## Intermediate round

The eight group winners advance to the final tournament. The winners of each group qualify for the finals, which in principle will be held in the last two weeks of June 2023, with the hosts to be decided when the qualifiers are known.
Times are CEST (UTC+2), as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).

### Group 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Zenica-Doboj (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7 | Final tournament |
| 2 | Hapoel Bik'at HaYarden | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 6 | |
| 3 | Central Scotland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 4 | |
| 4 | Basiani | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 0 | |

### Group 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Lower Silesia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 9 | Final tournament |
| 2 | West Slovakia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 6 | |
| 3 | Latvia (H) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | −10 | 1 | |
| 4 | Ialoveni | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | −10 | 1 | |

### Group 3

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Lisbon | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 6 | Final tournament |
| 2 | Kolos Cherven | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 | Tampere | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | Kayseri (H) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 3 | |

### Group 4

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Zlín | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 7 | Final tournament |
| 2 | Tîm Rhanbarthol Cymru | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 6 | |
| 3 | Eastern Region (H) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 4 | |
| 4 | Gothenburg | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 19 | −18 | 0 | |

### Group 5

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Bavaria | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 | Final tournament |
| 2 | Lazio (H) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 4 | |
| 3 | Jersey | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | North Macedonia | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 2 | |
* 1 2 Head-to-head points: Lazio 3, Jersey 0.

### Group 6

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Republic of Ireland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 9 | Final tournament |
| 2 | San Marino | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 | |
| 3 | SW Bulgaria (H) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 | |
| 4 | Prahova Muntenia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 1 | |

### Group 7

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Galicia (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 | Final tournament |
| 2 | Pest Region | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | Geneve | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 3 | |
| 4 | Ljubljana | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 3 | |
* 1 2 Head-to-head points: Geneve 3, Ljubljana 0.

### Group 8

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Belgrade | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 4 | Final tournament |
| 2 | Split Region (H) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 | Malta | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 | |
| 4 | Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |

## 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 |
| Zenica-Doboj | Intermediate round Group 1 winners | 28 August 2022 |
| Lower Silesia | Intermediate round Group 2 winners | 30 August 2022 |
| Belgrade | Intermediate round Group 8 winners | 4 October 2022 |
| Bavaria | Intermediate round Group 5 winners | 5 October 2022 |
| Galicia | Intermediate round Group 7 winners | 12 October 2022 |
| Zlín | Intermediate round Group 4 winners | 16 October 2022 |
| Republic of Ireland | Intermediate round Group 6 winners | 28 October 2022 |
| Lisbon | Intermediate round Group 3 winners | 8 November 2022 |

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Galicia (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 9 | Final |
| 2 | Bavaria | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 6 | Bronze medal |
| 3 | Zenica-Doboj | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 1 | |
| 4 | Republic of Ireland | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 1 | |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Belgrade | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 7 | Final |
| 2 | Zlín | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 5 | Bronze medal |
| 3 | Lisbon | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 | Lower Silesia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 1 | |

### Final

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

## Top goalscorers

* Preliminary round: There were 28 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 4.67 goals per match.
* Intermediate round: There were 50 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 4.17 goals per match.
— Team eliminated / inactive for this stage.
| Rank | Player | Team | PR | IR | FT | Total |
| 1 | Siarhei Lizunou | Kolos Cherven | 6 | 1 | — | 7 |
| 2 | Agegnegnew Salilih | Hapoel Bik'at HaYarden | — | 4 | — | 4 |
| 2 | Rhys Alun Williams | Tîm Rhanbarthol Cymru | — | 4 | — | 4 |
| 2 | Mikhail Karatkevich | Kolos Cherven | 3 | 1 | — | 4 |
| 5 | David Cardoso | Lisbon | — | 3 | | 3 |
| 5 | Jan Gojš | Zlín | — | 3 | | 3 |
| 5 | Adam Jakubowicz | Zlín | — | 3 | | 3 |
Source: UEFA.com