1999 UEFA Regions' Cup

1999 UEFA Regions' Cup
UEFA Regions' Cup Italy 1999
Tournament details
Host country	Italy
Dates	1 June – 30 June (preliminary); 31 October – 5 November (finals)
Teams	32 (preliminary) / 8 (finals)
Final positions
Champions	Veneto (1st title)
Runners-up	Madrid
	2001 →

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

(H) – Host

Notes:

All games played in Tbilisi, Georgia


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
Lesser Poland (H)	3	3	0	0	10	3	+7	9
Latgale	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

(H) – Host

Notes:

All games played in Kraków, Poland


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[]

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Kyiv Oblast (H)	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)
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[]

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Veneto (H)	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	3	0	3	4	11	−7	0


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[]

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


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[]

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 (H)	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
Regio Noord	3	2	0	1	6	2	+4	6
Westphalia (H)	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 (H)	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	4
West Scotland Region	3	1	0	2	2	5	−3	3


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[]

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
Lesser Poland	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	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[]

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Veneto (H)	3	2	1	0	5	2	+3	7
Kyiv Oblast	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	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[]

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