2005 UEFA Regions' Cup

2005 UEFA Regions' Cup

UEFA Regions' Cup Poland 2005
Tournament details
Host country	Poland
Dates	3 July – 9 July
Teams	8
Final positions
Champions	Basque Country (1st title)
Runners-up	South-West Sofia

The 2005 UEFA Regions' Cup was the fourth UEFA Regions' Cup. It was held in Poland and won by the Basque Country team from Spain, which beat Bulgaria's South-West Sofia 1–0 in the final.

Preliminary round

The eight teams in the preliminary round were drawn into two groups of four, with the fixtures for each group being played in the same country. Group East's matches were played in Romania and those for Group West were played in Slovenia. The two group winners and the best runner-up advanced to the intermediary round.

Group East

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Central Slovakia	3	3	0	0	11	1	+10	9
Dacia	3	2	0	1	7	2	+5	6
Latvia	3	1	0	2	3	8	−5	3
Estonia	3	0	0	3	2	12	−10	0

Group West

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Cheshire	3	2	1	0	8	1	+7	7
Northern Ireland	3	1	1	1	6	3	+3	4
Malta	3	1	0	2	2	9	−7	3
MNZ Koper & MNZ Nova Gorica selection	3	1	0	2	5	8	−3	3

Intermediary round

The 29 teams which went straight through to the intermediary round were joined by England's Cheshire, the Central team of Slovakia and the Romanian Dacia team. The 32 teams were drawn into eight groups of four, with the following countries hosting each group's matches:

Group 1 –  France

Group 2 –  Croatia

Group 3 –  Bosnia and Herzegovina

Group 4 –  Czech Republic

Group 5 –  Ukraine

Group 6 –  Poland

Group 7 –  Bulgaria

Group 8 –  Hungary

The winners of each group qualified for the final tournament.

Group 1

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Basque Country	3	2	1	0	9	1	+8	7
Kempen	3	1	2	0	6	3	+3	5
Nord-Pas-de-Calais	3	1	1	1	4	5	−1	4
Highland	3	0	0	3	0	10	−10	0

Group 2

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Dacia	3	3	0	0	18	5	+13	9
Rijeka	3	1	0	2	8	4	+4	3
Nordwestschweiz	3	1	0	2	6	8	−2	3
Liechtenstein	3	1	0	2	3	18	−15	3

Group 3

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Republic of Ireland	3	2	1	0	10	4	+6	7
Cheshire	3	2	0	1	5	5	0	6
Semberija	3	1	1	1	5	5	0	4
San Marino	3	0	0	3	1	7	−6	0

Group 4

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Brno	3	1	2	0	8	2	+6	5
Väsby	3	1	2	0	3	2	+1	5
Portalegre	3	0	3	0	1	1	0	3
District Zuid	3	0	1	2	1	8	−7	1

Group 5

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Kzeso	3	3	0	0	15	3	+12	9
Tbilisi	3	2	0	1	10	5	+5	6
Chişinău	3	1	0	2	5	14	−9	3
Brest	3	0	0	3	3	11	−8	0

Group 6

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Małopolska	3	2	1	0	18	3	+15	7
Südwestdeutscher	3	2	0	1	5	6	−1	6
Eastern Serbia	3	1	1	1	8	6	+2	4
Femida	3	0	0	3	3	19	−16	0

Group 7

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
South-West Sofia	3	2	1	0	8	2	+6	7
Tuscany	3	2	0	1	8	3	+5	6
Chernozemie	3	0	2	1	4	7	−3	2
Järvenpää	3	0	1	2	1	9	−8	1

Group 8

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Central Slovakia	3	3	0	0	10	1	+9	9
Tisza	3	2	0	1	7	4	+3	6
Achaea	3	0	1	2	1	5	−4	1
Kvintencija	3	0	1	2	2	10	−8	1

Final tournament

Poland was chosen to host the final tournament, with matches being played from 3 July to 9 July 2005.

Group stage

The eight intermediary 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
South-West Sofia	3	2	1	0	9	3	+6	7
Central Slovakia	3	1	2	0	9	3	+6	5
Małopolska	3	1	1	1	4	6	−2	4
Brno	3	0	0	3	2	12	−10	0

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Basque Country	3	2	0	1	7	5	+2	6
Kzeso	3	2	0	1	8	7	+1	6
Republic of Ireland	3	1	1	1	6	6	0	4
Dacia	3	0	1	2	3	6	−3	1

Final

South-West Sofia v Basque Country

9 July 2005

South-West Sofia	0 – 1	Basque Country
	(Report)	Arroyo  33'

KS Proszowianka Stadium, Proszowice Attendance: ~1,300 Referee: Novo Panić (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

2005 UEFA Regions' Cup Winners
Basque Country

See also

• UEFA Regions' Cup

External links

• Official UEFA Regions' Cup site
• RSSSF page for the 2005 UEFA Regions' Cup