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1999 UEFA Regions' Cup UEFA Regions' Cup Italy 1999 Host country Italy Dates 1 June – 30 June (preliminary) 31 October – 5 November (finals) Teams 32 (preliminary) / 8 (finals) Champions Veneto (1st title) Runners-up Madrid
International football competition
The 1999 UEFA Regions' Cup was the first UEFA Regions' Cup . It was held in Italy and won by the Veneto team from the host nation, which beat Spain 's Madrid 3–2, after extra time , in the final.
Preliminary round
The 32 teams entered were drawn into eight groups of four, with the following countries hosting each group's matches:
Group 1 – Georgia
Group 2 – Poland
Group 3 – Ukraine
Group 4 – Italy
Group 5 – Greece
Group 6 – Portugal
Group 7 – Germany
Group 8 – Republic of Ireland
The winners of each group qualified for the final tournament.
Group 1
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Tbilisi (H)
3
1
2
0
3
2
+1
5
Baku
3
1
1
1
4
3
+1
4
Yug
3
0
3
0
4
4
0
3
Marmara
3
0
2
1
2
4
−2
2
Notes:
12 June 1999
Tbilisi
1 – 0
Baku
Yug
1 – 1
Marmara
13 June 1999
Tbilisi
2 – 2
Yug
Baku
3 – 1
Marmara
15 June 1999
Marmara
0 – 0
Tbilisi
Baku
1 – 1
Yug
Group 2
Notes:
26 June 1999
Lesser Poland
1 – 0
Tampere
Latgale
4 – 1
Klaipėda
27 June 1999
Lesser Poland
3 – 0
Latgale
Tampere
1 – 5
Klaipėda
29 June 1999
Klaipėda
3 – 6
Lesser Poland
Tampere
1 – 1
Latgale
Group 3
22 June 1999
Minsk
0 – 3
Ialoveni (f )
Kyiv Oblast
3 – 0
Armenia
23 June 1999
Armenia
2 – 2
Ialoveni
Kyiv Oblast
3 – 0
Minsk (f )
25 June 1999
Armenia
3 – 0
Minsk (f )
Ialoveni
0 – 3
Kyiv Oblast
Group 4
3 June 1999
Veneto
3 – 2
Sofia
Geneva
3 – 2
MNZ Ljubljana
4 June 1999
Veneto
1 – 0
Geneva
Sofia
2 – 1
MNZ Ljubljana
6 June 1999
MNZ Ljubljana
1 – 6
Veneto
Sofia
1 – 0
Geneva
Group 5
21 June 1999
Macedonia
1 – 2
Israel
Western Serbia
4 – 0
Gozo
22 June 1999
Israel
6 – 0
Gozo
Macedonia
3 – 1
Western Serbia
24 June 1999
Gozo
2 – 8
Macedonia
Israel
6 – 1
Western Serbia
Group 6
27 June 1999
San Marino
1 – 3
Madrid
Algarve
0 – 0
Auvergne
28 June 1999
Auvergne
1 – 2
Madrid
Algarve
3 – 0
San Marino
30 June 1999
San Marino
0 – 2
Auvergne
Madrid
2 – 0
Algarve
Group 7
1 June 1999
Westphalia
5 – 0
Luxembourg
Prague
1 – 0
Regio Noord
2 June 1999
Westphalia
0 – 1
Prague
Luxembourg
0 – 4
Regio Noord
4 June 1999
Regio Noord
2 – 1
Westphalia
Luxembourg
1 – 1
Prague
Group 8
14 June 1999
Cheshire
1 – 2
District West
Republic of Ireland
2 – 0
West Scotland Region
16 June 1999
Cheshire
1 – 1
Republic of Ireland
District West
1 – 2
West Scotland Region
18 June 1999
West Scotland Region
0 – 2
Cheshire
Republic of Ireland
0 – 2
District West
Final tournament
Italy was chosen to host the final tournament, with matches being played from 31 October to 5 November 1999.
Group stage
The eight preliminary group winners were drawn into two groups of four, with the two group winners advancing to the final.
Group A
31 October 1999
Madrid
1 – 1
Prague
District West
1 – 1
Lesser Poland
1 November 1999
Madrid
2 – 0
District West
Prague
1 – 1
Lesser Poland
3 November 1999
Lesser Poland
1 – 3
Madrid
Prague
3 – 2
District West
Group B
31 October 1999
Israel
1 – 1
Kyiv Oblast
Tbilisi
1 – 1
Veneto
1 November 1999
Israel
1 – 2
Tbilisi
Kyiv Oblast
1 – 2
Veneto
3 November 1999
Veneto
2 – 0
Israel
Kyiv Oblast
4 – 1
Tbilisi
Final
1999 UEFA Regions' Cup Winners
Veneto
See also
UEFA Regions' Cup
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