# 2019 UEFA Regions' Cup

The 2019 UEFA Regions' Cup was the 11th edition of the UEFA Regions' Cup, a football competition for amateur teams in Europe organized by UEFA.
In the final, Lower Silesia from Poland defeated hosts Bavaria to become the second two-time Regions' Cup winners (joining Veneto from Italy), after winning their first title in 2007. Zagreb from Croatia were the title holders, but were eliminated in the intermediate round.

## Teams

A total of 39 teams entered the tournament. Each of the 55 UEFA member associations could enter a regional amateur representative team which qualified through a national qualifying competition, or when applicable, their national amateur representative team.
Associations were ranked according to their UEFA coefficients, computed based on results of the last three seasons (2013, 2015, 2017), to decide on the round their teams entered and their seeding pots in the preliminary and intermediate round draws. The top 27 associations entered the intermediate round, while the bottom 12 associations (ranked 28–39) entered the preliminary round.
The draws for the preliminary and intermediate rounds was held on 6 December 2017, 13:30 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 twelve teams were drawn into three groups of four without any seeding.
* In the intermediate round, the 32 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 of the five teams which advanced from the preliminary round (whose identity was not known at the time of the draw):
** Preliminary round Group A winner would be assigned to Group 1.
** Preliminary round Group B winner would be assigned to Group 2.
** Preliminary round Group C winner would be assigned to Group 3.
** Preliminary round best runner-up would be assigned to Group 4.
** Preliminary round second best runner-up would be assigned to Group 5.
** The three teams from Pot D would be drawn to Groups 6–8.
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.
Qualified teams for 2019 UEFA Regions' Cup :
| Entry round | Rank | Association | Team | Qualifying competition | Coeff | Pot |
| Intermediate round | 1 | Croatia | Zagreb | 2018 Croatian stage of the UEFA Regions' Cup | 13.667 | A |
| Intermediate round | 2 | Republic of Ireland | Munster/Ulster (Region 1) | 2018 Republic of Ireland play-off for UEFA Regions' Cup | 13.333 | A |
| Intermediate round | 3 | Spain | Castile and León | 2017–18 Spanish stage of the UEFA Regions' Cup | 12.667 | A |
| Intermediate round | 4 | Russia | Southern Region – SFedU (Rostov Oblast) | 2017/18 IV division Regional federations Winners' 2017 and 2018 Final Games | 12.333 | A |
| Intermediate round | 5 | Italy | Tuscany | 2017 Trofeo delle Regioni Juniores | 12.000 | A |
| Intermediate round | 6 | Turkey | Istanbul | 2018 Turkish stage of the UEFA Regions' Cup | 11.333 | A |
| Intermediate round | 7 | Hungary | Győr-Moson-Sopron County (West Region) | 2017 Hungarian stage of the UEFA Regions' Cup | 11.000 | A |
| Intermediate round | 8 | Germany | Bavaria | Regional amateur team | 10.667 | A |
| Intermediate round | 9 | Poland | Lower Silesia | 2017 Polish stage of the UEFA Regions' Cup | 10.333 | B |
| Intermediate round | 10 | Czech Republic | Hradec Králové Region | 2018 Czech stage of the UEFA Regions' Cup | 10.000 | B |
| Intermediate round | 11 | Northern Ireland | Mid-Ulster/County Antrim (Eastern Region) | 2018 Northern Ireland play-off for UEFA Regions' Cup | 9.167 | B |
| Intermediate round | 12 | Ukraine | Lviv Oblast | 2018 FFU Regions' Cup | 9.000 | B |
| Intermediate round | 13 | Bulgaria | South-West Region | Regional amateur team | 9.000 | B |
| Intermediate round | 14 | France | Normandy | 2018 French stage of the UEFA Regions' Cup | 8.000 | B |
| Intermediate round | 15 | England | North Riding | 2017–18 FA Inter-League Cup | 7.667 | B |
| Intermediate round | 16 | Serbia | Vojvodina | 2018 Serbian stage of the UEFA Regions' Cup | 7.667 | B |
| Intermediate round | 17 | Belarus | Energetik-BGATU Minsk | 2017 Belarusian stage of the UEFA Regions' Cup | 7.333 | C |
| Intermediate round | 18 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | East Sarajevo | 2018 Bosnian stage of the UEFA Regions' Cup | 7.333 | C |
| Intermediate round | 19 | Slovakia | West Slovakia | 2017 Slovak stage of the UEFA Regions' Cup | 7.000 | C |
| Intermediate round | 20 | Azerbaijan | Uğur Sumqayit | 2016–17 AFFA Amateur League | 7.000 | C |
| Intermediate round | 21 | Portugal | Braga | 2018 Taça das Regiões | 7.000 | C |
| Intermediate round | 22 | Switzerland | Vaud | 2018 Swiss stage of the UEFA Regions' Cup | 6.000 | C |
| Intermediate round | 23 | Latvia | LDZ Cargo/DFA | 2017 Latvian Second League | 5.667 | C |
| Intermediate round | 24 | Malta | Gozo | Regional amateur team | 5.667 | C |
| Intermediate round | 25 | San Marino | San Marino | National amateur team | 5.000 | D |
| Intermediate round | 26 | Moldova | Ialoveni | 2018 Moldovan stage of the UEFA Regions' Cup | 5.000 | D |
| Intermediate round | 27 | Finland | KaaPo (Turku District) | 2017 Finnish stage of the UEFA Regions' Cup | 5.000 | D |
| Preliminary round | 28 | Macedonia | Amateurs Macedonia | National amateur team | 4.833 | 1 |
| Preliminary round | 29 | Romania | Buzău County | 2018 Romanian stage of the UEFA Regions' Cup | 4.667 | 1 |
| Preliminary round | 30 | Israel | Ironi Tiberias | 2017–18 Liga Alef play-off | 4.667 | 1 |
| Preliminary round | 31 | Scotland | Central Scotland | Regional amateur team | 4.333 | 1 |
| Preliminary round | 32 | Lithuania | Nevėžis | 2017 LFF I lyga (chosen by association) | 4.333 | 1 |
| Preliminary round | 33 | Sweden | Kozara (Region of Gothenburg) | 2017 Swedish stage of the UEFA Regions' Cup | 4.000 | 1 |
| Preliminary round | 34 | Slovenia | Maribor | 2018 Slovenian stage of the UEFA Regions' Cup | 4.000 | 1 |
| Preliminary round | 35 | Wales | South Wales | 2018 Welsh stage of the UEFA Regions' Cup | 3.333 | 1 |
| Preliminary round | 36 | Greece | Euboea | 2018 Greek stage of the UEFA Regions' Cup | 2.667 | 1 |
| Preliminary round | 37 | Estonia | Paide Linnameeskond III | 2017 Estonian Small Cup | 2.000 | 1 |
| Preliminary round | 38 | Kazakhstan | Dostar Astana | 2017 Kazakh stage of the UEFA Regions' Cup | 1.000 | 1 |
| Preliminary round | 39 | Georgia | Chabonama | 2017 Georgian stage of the UEFA Regions' Cup | — | 1 |
Associations which did not enter :
| Albania | Andorra | Armenia | Austria |
| Belgium | Cyprus | Denmark | Faroe Islands |
| Gibraltar | Iceland | Kosovo | Liechtenstein |
| Luxembourg | Montenegro | Netherlands | Norway |

## Format

In the preliminary round and intermediate round, each group is played as a round-robin mini-tournament at one of the teams selected as hosts after the draw.
In the final tournament, the eight qualified teams play a group stage (two groups of four) followed by the final between the group winners, at a host selected by UEFA from one of the teams.
In the preliminary round, intermediate round and final tournament, the schedule of each group is as follows, with two rest days between each matchday, except for between matchdays 1 and 2 in the final tournament where there is only one rest day (Regulations Articles 19.04 and 19.07):
Group schedule :
| Matchday | Matches |
| Matchday 1 | 1 v 4, 3 v 2 |
| Matchday 2 | 1 v 3, 2 v 4 |
| Matchday 3 | 2 v 1, 4 v 3 |

### Tiebreakers

In the preliminary round, intermediate round, and group stage of the final tournament, teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria are applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings (Regulations Articles 14.01, 14.02, 16.01 and 16.02):
* Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
* Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
* Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
* If more than two teams are tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams are still tied, all head-to-head criteria above are reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams;
* Goal difference in all group matches;
* Goals scored in all group matches;
* Penalty shoot-out if only two teams have the same number of points, and they met in the last round of the group and are tied after applying all criteria above (not used if more than two teams have the same number of points, or if their rankings are not relevant for qualification for the next stage);
* Disciplinary points (red card = 3 points, yellow card = 1 point, expulsion for two yellow cards in one match = 3 points);
* UEFA coefficient;
* Drawing of lots.

## Preliminary round

The three group winners and the two best runners-up advance to the intermediate round to join the 27 teams which receive byes to the intermediate round. The preliminary round must be played by 31 July 2018.
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 | Amateurs Macedonia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 6 | Intermediate round |
| 2 | South Wales (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 6 | Intermediate round |
| 3 | Euboea | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 4 | |
| 4 | Kozara | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 1 | |
* 1 2 Head-to-head result: South Wales 1–2 Amateurs Macedonia.

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Buzău County | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 9 | Intermediate round |
| 2 | Maribor (H) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 4 | |
| 3 | Central Scotland | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 2 | |
| 4 | Chabonama | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 1 | |

### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Nevėžis (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | +14 | 9 | Intermediate round |
| 2 | Ironi Tiberias | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 6 | Intermediate round |
| 3 | Dostar Astana | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 3 | |
| 4 | Paide Linnameeskond III | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 17 | −16 | 0 | |

### Ranking of second-placed teams

| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | A | South Wales | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 6 | Intermediate round |
| 2 | C | Ironi Tiberias | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 6 | Intermediate round |
| 3 | B | Maribor | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 4 | |

## Intermediate round

The eight group winners advance to the final tournament. The intermediate round must be played by 16 December 2018.
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 | Southern Region – SFedU | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 7 | Final tournament |
| 2 | Braga | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 7 | |
| 3 | Mid-Ulster/County Antrim (H) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 | Amateurs Macedonia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0 | |

### Group 2

Note: Slovakia were originally to host.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | West Slovakia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 5 | Final tournament |
| 2 | Buzău County (H) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 4 | |
| 3 | North Riding | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | Munster/Ulster | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 | |

### Group 3

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Normandy | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | +18 | 9 | Final tournament |
| 2 | Zagreb (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 4 | +13 | 6 | |
| 3 | Nevėžis | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 16 | −13 | 3 | |
| 4 | LDZ Cargo/DFA | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 19 | −18 | 0 | |

### Group 4

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Istanbul | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 9 | Final tournament |
| 2 | South-West Region (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 6 | |
| 3 | South Wales | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 3 | |
| 4 | Energetik-BGATU Minsk | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 0 | |

### Group 5

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Bavaria (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 6 | Final tournament |
| 2 | Ironi Tiberias | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 | |
| 3 | Vojvodina | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 | |
| 4 | Gozo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 13 | −12 | 0 | |
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head results: Bavaria 1–2 Ironi Tiberias, Vojvodina 1–0 Ironi Tiberias, Vojvodina 0–2 Bavaria. Head-to-head standings: Bavaria: 3 pts, +1 GD (3 GF, 2 GA) Ironi Tiberias: 3 pts, 0 GD (2 GF, 2 GA) Vojvodina: 3 pts, −1 GD (1 GF, 2 GA)

### Group 6

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Castile and León | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 9 | Final tournament |
| 2 | Lviv Oblast (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 6 | |
| 3 | KaaPo | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 | Uğur | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 0 | |

### Group 7

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Hradec Králové Region (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 7 | Final tournament |
| 2 | Győr-Moson-Sopron County | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 7 | |
| 3 | East Sarajevo | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 3 | |
| 4 | San Marino | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 0 | |

### Group 8

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Lower Silesia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 6 | Final tournament |
| 2 | Tuscany (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 6 | |
| 3 | Vaud | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 6 | |
| 4 | Ialoveni | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 14 | −13 | 0 | |
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head results: Vaud 1–3 Lower Silesia, Tuscany 2–3 Vaud, Lower Silesia 1–2 Tuscany. Head-to-head standings: Lower Silesia: 3 pts, +1 GD (4 GF, 3 GA) Tuscany: 3 pts, 0 GD (4 GF, 4 GA) Vaud: 3 pts, −1 GD (4 GF, 5 GA)

## Final tournament

The hosts of the final tournament were selected by UEFA from the eight qualified teams. Bavaria were announced as hosts on 18 December 2018, with the final tournament taking place between 18–26 June 2019.

### Qualified teams

The following teams qualified for the final tournament.
| Team | Method of qualification | Date of qualification |
| Southern Region – SFedU | Intermediate round Group 1 winners | 24 October 2018 |
| West Slovakia | Intermediate round Group 2 winners | 22 September 2018 |
| Normandy | Intermediate round Group 3 winners | 18 September 2018 |
| Istanbul | Intermediate round Group 4 winners | 10 October 2018 |
| Bavaria (hosts) | Intermediate round Group 5 winners | 3 October 2018 |
| Castile and León | Intermediate round Group 6 winners | 8 October 2018 |
| Hradec Králové Region | Intermediate round Group 7 winners | 20 June 2018 |
| Lower Silesia | Intermediate round Group 8 winners | 15 October 2018 |

### Final draw

The draw for the final tournament was held on 13 March 2019, at half-time of the UEFA Champions League round of 16 second leg between Bayern Munich and Liverpool (kick-off 21:00 local time), at the Allianz Arena in Munich. The eight teams were drawn into two groups of four without any seeding, except that the hosts Bavaria were assigned to position A1 in the draw.

### Venues

The tournament was held in five venues in Bavaria:
* Wacker-Arena, Burghausen
* Stadion Hankofen, Leiblfing
* Städtisches Stadion, Kelheim
* Hammerbachstadion, Landshut
* Anton-Treffer-Stadion, Neustadt an der Donau

### Group stage

The schedule of the final tournament was announced on 28 March 2019.
The two group winners advance to the final, while the two group runners-up receive bronze medals.
Times are CEST (UTC+2), as listed by UEFA.

#### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Bavaria (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 7 | Final |
| 2 | Istanbul | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 | Bronze medal |
| 3 | Normandy | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | West Slovakia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 | |

#### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Lower Silesia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 | Final |
| 2 | Castile and León | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 4 | Bronze medal |
| 3 | Hradec Králové Region | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 4 | |
| 4 | Southern Region – SFedU | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 | |
* 1 2 Head-to-head result: Hradec Králové Region 0–3 Castile and León.

### Final

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

## Top goalscorers

* Preliminary round: There were 71 goals scored in 18 matches, for an average of 3.94 goals per match.
* Intermediate round: There were 186 goals scored in 48 matches, for an average of 3.88 goals per match.
* Final tournament: There were 32 goals scored in 13 matches, for an average of 2.46 goals per match.
— Team eliminated / inactive for this stage.
| Rank | Player | Team | PR | IR | FT | Total |
| 1 | Aretas Gėgžna | Nevėžis | 6 | 1 | — | 7 |
| 2 | Vilius Giedraitis | Nevėžis | 6 | 0 | — | 6 |
| 2 | Željko Štulec | Zagreb | — | 6 | — | 6 |
| 2 | Thomas Vauvy | Normandy | — | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | Christopher Colvin-Owen | South Wales | 5 | 0 | — | 5 |
| 5 | Gabriel Mihaescu | Buzău County | 2 | 3 | — | 5 |
| 5 | Yunus Topal | Istanbul | — | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 8 | Marko Blagojević | East Sarajevo | — | 4 | — | 4 |
| 8 | Gentian Bunjaku | Vaud | — | 4 | — | 4 |
| 8 | Caner Güner | Istanbul | — | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Stive Mendy | Normandy | — | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | Christopher Quick | South Wales | 2 | 2 | — | 4 |
| 8 | Maxime Roynel | Normandy | — | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | Abdejalil Sahloune | Normandy | — | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | Kornel Traczyk | Lower Silesia | — | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Source: UEFA.com