1999 UEFA Regions' Cup

1999 UEFA Regions' Cup
UEFA Regions' Cup Italy 1999
Tournament details
Host country	Italy
Dates	31 October – 5 November
Teams	8
Final positions
Champions	Veneto (1st title)
Runners-up	Madrid

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	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


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

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Małopolska	3	3	0	0	10	3	+7	9
Latvia	3	1	1	1	5	5	0	4
Klaipėda	3	1	0	2	9	11	−2	3
Tampere	3	0	1	2	2	7	−5	1


26 June 1999
Małopolska	1 – 0	Tampere
Latvia	4 – 1	Klaipėda
27 June 1999
Małopolska	3 – 0	Latvia
Tampere	1 – 5	Klaipėda
29 June 1999
Klaipėda	3 – 6	Małopolska
Tampere	1 – 1	Latvia

Group 3

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Kiev	3	3	0	0	9	0	+9	9
Ialoveni	3	1	1	1	5	5	0	4
Armenia	3	1	1	1	5	5	0	4
Minsk (forfeited)	3	0	0	3	0	9	−9	0


22 June 1999
Minsk	0 – 3	Ialoveni (f)
Kiev	3 – 0	Armenia
23 June 1999
Armenia	2 – 2	Ialoveni
Kiev	3 – 0	Minsk (f)
25 June 1999
Armenia	3 – 0	Minsk (f)
Ialoveni	0 – 3	Kiev

Group 4

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Veneto	3	3	0	10	3	+7	9
Sofia	3	2	1	5	4	+1	6
Geneva	3	1	2	3	4	−1	3
MNZ Ljubljana selection	3	0	3	4	11	−7	0


3 June 1999
Veneto	3 – 2	Sofia
Geneva	3 – 2	MNZ Ljubljana selection
4 June 1999
Veneto	1 – 0	Geneva
Sofia	2 – 1	MNZ Ljubljana selection
6 June 1999
MNZ Ljubljana selection	1 – 6	Veneto
Sofia	1 – 0	Geneva

Group 5

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Israel	3	3	0	14	2	+12	9
Macedonia	3	2	1	12	5	+7	6
Zapadna	3	1	2	6	9	−3	3
Gozo	3	0	3	2	18	−16	0


21 June 1999
Macedonia	1 – 2	Israel
Zapadna	4 – 0	Gozo
22 June 1999
Israel	6 – 0	Gozo
Macedonia	3 – 1	Zapadna
24 June 1999
Gozo	2 – 8	Macedonia
Israel	6 – 1	Zapadna

Group 6

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Madrid	3	3	0	0	7	2	+5	9
Auvergne	3	1	1	1	3	2	+1	4
Algarve	3	1	1	1	3	2	+1	4
San Marino	3	0	0	3	1	8	−7	0


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

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Prague	3	2	1	0	3	1	+2	7
Nord	3	2	0	1	6	2	+4	6
Westphalia	3	1	0	2	6	3	+3	3
Luxembourg	3	0	1	2	1	10	−9	1


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

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
District West	3	2	0	1	5	3	+2	6
Cheshire	3	1	1	1	4	3	+1	4
Republic of Ireland	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	4
West Scotland	3	1	0	2	2	5	−3	3


14 June 1999
Cheshire	1 – 2	District West
Republic of Ireland	2 – 0	West Scotland
16 June 1999
Cheshire	1 – 1	Republic of Ireland
District West	1 – 2	West Scotland
18 June 1999
West Scotland	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

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Madrid	3	2	1	0	6	2	+4	7
Prague	3	1	2	0	5	4	+1	5
Małopolska	3	0	2	1	3	5	−2	2
District West	3	0	1	2	3	6	−3	1


31 October 1999
Madrid	1 – 1	Prague
District West	1 – 1	Małopolska
1 November 1999
Madrid	2 – 0	District West
Prague	1 – 1	Małopolska
3 November 1999
Małopolska	1 – 3	Madrid
Prague	3 – 2	District West

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Veneto	3	2	1	0	5	2	+3	7
Kiev	3	1	1	1	6	4	+2	4
Tbilisi	3	1	1	1	4	6	−2	4
Israel	3	0	1	2	2	5	−3	1


31 October 1999
Israel	1 – 1	Kiev
Tbilisi	1 – 1	Veneto
1 November 1999
Israel	1 – 2	Tbilisi
Kiev	1 – 2	Veneto
3 November 1999
Veneto	2 – 0	Israel
Kiev	4 – 1	Tbilisi

Final

5 November 1999

Veneto	3 – 2 (aet)	Madrid
Borriero <45' Giaretti >45' De Toni 120'	(Report)	Moreno 9' Sanz Pascual 71'

Stadio Comunale delle Terme, Abano Terme

Attendance: ~700

Referee: Guido Wildhaber (Switzerland)

1999 UEFA Regions' Cup Winners

Veneto

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