2005 UEFA Regions' Cup
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The 2005 UEFA Regions' Cup was the fourth UEFA Regions' Cup. It was held in Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

 and won by the Basque Country
Basque Country (autonomous community)
The Basque Country is an autonomous community of northern Spain. It includes the Basque provinces of Álava, Biscay and Gipuzkoa, also called Historical Territories....

team from Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...

, which beat Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...

's South-West Sofia
Sofia
Sofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria and the 12th largest city in the European Union with a population of 1.27 million people. It is located in western Bulgaria, at the foot of Mount Vitosha and approximately at the centre of the Balkan Peninsula.Prehistoric settlements were excavated...

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
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...

 and those for Group West were played in Slovenia
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...

. 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
Žilina Region
The Žilina Region is one of the eight Slovak administrative regions and consists of 11 districts .-Geography:It is located in northern Slovakia and has an area of 6,804 km² and a population of 694,763 . The whole area is mountainous, belonging to the Western Carpathians...

3 3 0 0 11 1
10
9
  Dacia
Oltenia
Oltenia is a historical province and geographical region of Romania, in western Wallachia. It is situated between the Danube, the Southern Carpathians and the Olt river ....

3 2 0 1 7 2
5
6
  Latvia
Latvia
Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...

3 1 0 2 3 8 −5 3
  Estonia
Estonia
Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...

3 0 0 3 2 12 −10 0

20 September 2004
Estonia 0 – 5 Central Slovakia
Dacia 2 – 0 Latvia
22 September 2004
Latvia 1 – 5 Central Slovakia
Dacia 5 – 1 Estonia
24 September 2004
Central Slovakia 1 – 0 Dacia
Latvia 2 – 1 Estonia

Group West

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Cheshire
Cheshire
Cheshire is a ceremonial county in North West England. Cheshire's county town is the city of Chester, although its largest town is Warrington. Other major towns include Widnes, Congleton, Crewe, Ellesmere Port, Runcorn, Macclesfield, Winsford, Northwich, and Wilmslow...

3 2 1 0 8 1
7
7
  Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...

3 1 1 1 6 3
3
4
  Malta
Malta
Malta , officially known as the Republic of Malta , is a Southern European country consisting of an archipelago situated in the centre of the Mediterranean, south of Sicily, east of Tunisia and north of Libya, with Gibraltar to the west and Alexandria to the east.Malta covers just over in...

3 1 0 2 2 9 −7 3
  Primorska
Slovenian Littoral
The Slovenian Littoral is a historical region of Slovenia. Its name recalls the historical Habsburg crown land of the Austrian Littoral, of which the Slovenian Littoral was a part....

3 1 0 2 5 8 −3 3

20 September 2004
Primorska 1 – 4 Cheshire
Malta 0 – 4 Northern Ireland
22 September 2004
Primorska 1 – 2 Malta
Cheshire 0 – 0 Northern Ireland
24 September 2004
Northern Ireland 2 – 3 Primorska
Malta 0 – 4 Cheshire

Intermediary round

The 29 teams which went straight through to the intermediary round were joined by England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

's Cheshire
Cheshire
Cheshire is a ceremonial county in North West England. Cheshire's county town is the city of Chester, although its largest town is Warrington. Other major towns include Widnes, Congleton, Crewe, Ellesmere Port, Runcorn, Macclesfield, Winsford, Northwich, and Wilmslow...

, the Central
Žilina Region
The Žilina Region is one of the eight Slovak administrative regions and consists of 11 districts .-Geography:It is located in northern Slovakia and has an area of 6,804 km² and a population of 694,763 . The whole area is mountainous, belonging to the Western Carpathians...

team of Slovakia
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...

 and the Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...

n Dacia
Oltenia
Oltenia is a historical province and geographical region of Romania, in western Wallachia. It is situated between the Danube, the Southern Carpathians and the Olt river ....

team. The 32 teams were drawn into eight groups of four, with the following countries hosting each group's matches:
Group 1 –  Early Modern France
Group 2 –  Independent State of Croatia
Group 3 –  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Group 4 –  Czech Republic
Group 5 –  Ukraine
Group 6 –  Poland
Group 7 –  Kingdom of 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
Basque Country (autonomous community)
The Basque Country is an autonomous community of northern Spain. It includes the Basque provinces of Álava, Biscay and Gipuzkoa, also called Historical Territories....

3 2 1 0 9 1
8
7
  Kempen
Limburg (Belgium)
Limburg is the easternmost province of modern Flanders, which is one of the three main political and cultural sub-divisions of modern Belgium. It is located west of the river Meuse . It borders on the Dutch provinces of North Brabant and Limburg and the Belgian provinces of Liège, Flemish Brabant...

3 1 2 0 6 3
3
5
  Nord-Pas-de-Calais 3 1 1 1 4 5 −1 4
  Highland
Highland (council area)
Highland is a council area in the Scottish Highlands and is the largest local government area in both Scotland and the United Kingdom as a whole. It shares borders with the council areas of Moray, Aberdeenshire, Perth and Kinross, and Argyll and Bute. Their councils, and those of Angus and...

3 0 0 3 0 10 −10 0

16 November 2004
Highland 0 – 3 Kempen
Nord-Pas de Calais 0 – 3 Basque Country
18 November 2004
Basque Country 1 – 1 Kempen
Nord-Pas de Calais 2 – 0 Highland
20 November 2004
Kempen 2 – 2 Nord-Pas de Calais
Basque Country 5 – 0 Highland

Group 2

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Dacia
Oltenia
Oltenia is a historical province and geographical region of Romania, in western Wallachia. It is situated between the Danube, the Southern Carpathians and the Olt river ....

3 3 0 0 18 5
13
9
  Rijeka
Primorje-Gorski Kotar County
Primorje-Gorski kotar County is a county in western Croatia that includes the Bay of Kvarner and the surrounding Northern Croatian seacoast, and the mountainous region of Gorski kotar...

3 1 0 2 8 4
4
3
  Nordwestschweiz
Northwestern Switzerland
Northwestern Switzerland is the common name of the region of Switzerland encompassing the cantons of Basel-City, Basel-Country and Aargau. It is one of the NUTS-2 regions of Switzerland....

3 1 0 2 6 8 −2 3
  Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein
The Principality of Liechtenstein is a doubly landlocked alpine country in Central Europe, bordered by Switzerland to the west and south and by Austria to the east. Its area is just over , and it has an estimated population of 35,000. Its capital is Vaduz. The biggest town is Schaan...

3 1 0 2 3 18 −15 3

14 March 2005
Rijeka 6 – 0 Liechtenstein
Dacia 5 – 3 Nordwestschweiz
16 March 2005
Rijeka 1 – 2 Nordwestschweiz
Liechtenstein 1 – 11 Dacia
18 March 2005
Dacia 2 – 1 Rijeka
Nordwestschweiz 1 – 2 Liechtenstein

Group 3

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Republic of Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...

3 2 1 0 10 4
6
7
  Cheshire
Cheshire
Cheshire is a ceremonial county in North West England. Cheshire's county town is the city of Chester, although its largest town is Warrington. Other major towns include Widnes, Congleton, Crewe, Ellesmere Port, Runcorn, Macclesfield, Winsford, Northwich, and Wilmslow...

3 2 0 1 5 5 0 6
  Semberija
Semberija
Semberija is a geographical region in north-eastern Bosnia and Herzegovina. The main city in the region is Bijeljina. Semberija is located between Drina and Sava rivers and Majevica mountain...

3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4
  San Marino
San Marino
San Marino, officially the Republic of San Marino , is a state situated on the Italian Peninsula on the eastern side of the Apennine Mountains. It is an enclave surrounded by Italy. Its size is just over with an estimated population of over 30,000. Its capital is the City of San Marino...

3 0 0 3 1 7 −6 0

8 November 2004
Semberija 1 – 2 Cheshire
San Marino 0 – 4 Republic of Ireland
10 November 2004
Cheshire 2 – 4 Republic of Ireland
Semberija 2 – 1 San Marino
12 November 2004
Cheshire 1 – 0 San Marino
Republic of Ireland 2 – 2 Semberija

Group 4

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Brno
Brno
Brno by population and area is the second largest city in the Czech Republic, the largest Moravian city, and the historical capital city of the Margraviate of Moravia. Brno is the administrative centre of the South Moravian Region where it forms a separate district Brno-City District...

3 1 2 0 8 2
6
5
  Väsby
Upplands Väsby Municipality
Upplands Väsby Municipality is a municipality in Stockholm County in east central Sweden, with a population of 38,963 . Its seat is located in the town of Upplands Väsby....

3 1 2 0 3 2
1
5
  Portalegre 3 0 3 0 1 1 0 3
  District Zuid
North Brabant
North Brabant , sometimes called Brabant, is a province of the Netherlands, located in the south of the country, bordered by Belgium in the south, the Meuse River in the north, Limburg in the east and Zeeland in the west.- History :...

3 0 1 2 1 8 −7 1

15 October 2004
Brno 1 – 1 Väsby
Portalegre 0 – 0 District Zuid
17 October 2004
Brno 1 – 1 Portalegre
Väsby 2 – 1 District Zuid
19 October 2004
District Zuid 0 – 6 Brno
Väsby 0 – 0 Portalegre

Group 5

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Kzeso
Kherson Oblast
Kherson Oblast is an oblast in southern Ukraine, just north of Crimea. Its administrative center is Kherson. The area of the region is 29000 km², its population is 1.12 million.Important cities in the oblast include:...

3 3 0 0 15 3
12
9
  Tbilisi
Tbilisi
Tbilisi is the capital and the largest city of Georgia, lying on the banks of the Mt'k'vari River. The name is derived from an early Georgian form T'pilisi and it was officially known as Tiflis until 1936...

3 2 0 1 10 5
5
6
  Chişinău
Chisinau
Chișinău is the capital and largest municipality of Moldova. It is also its main industrial and commercial centre and is located in the middle of the country, on the river Bîc...

3 1 0 2 5 14 −9 3
  Brest
Brest Voblast
Brest Voblast or Brest Oblast is a province of Belarus with its administrative center being Brest.Important cities within the voblast' include: Baranovichi, Brest, and Pinsk.-Geography:...

3 0 0 3 3 11 −8 0

22 August 2004
Tbilisi 5 – 1 Brest
Kzeso 8 – 2 Chişinău
24 August 2004
Chişinău 0 – 5 Tbilisi
Kzeso 3 – 1 Brest
26 August 2004
Brest 1 – 3 Chişinău
Tbilisi 0 – 4 Kzeso

Group 6

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Małopolska
Lesser Poland Voivodeship
Małopolska Voivodeship , or Lesser Poland Voivodeship, is a voivodeship, in southern Poland...

3 2 1 0 18 3
15
7
  Südwestdeutscher
Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg is one of the 16 states of Germany. Baden-Württemberg is in the southwestern part of the country to the east of the Upper Rhine, and is the third largest in both area and population of Germany's sixteen states, with an area of and 10.7 million inhabitants...

3 2 0 1 5 6 −1 6
  Eastern Serbia
Zajecar District
Zaječar District is a district of Serbia. It expands in the eastern part of Serbia. It has a population of 118,295 . The Seat of the District is in the city of Zaječar.-Municipalities:It encompasses the municipalities of:*Boljevac...

3 1 1 1 8 6
2
4
  Femida 3 0 0 3 3 19 −16 0

1 August 2004
Małopolska 13 – 1 Femida
Eastern Serbia 2 – 3 Südwestdeutscher
3 August 2004
Małopolska 2 – 2 Eastern Serbia
Femida 1 – 2 Südwestdeutscher
5 August 2004
Südwestdeutscher 0 – 3 Małopolska
Femida 1 – 4 Eastern Serbia

Group 7

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  South-West Sofia
Sofia
Sofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria and the 12th largest city in the European Union with a population of 1.27 million people. It is located in western Bulgaria, at the foot of Mount Vitosha and approximately at the centre of the Balkan Peninsula.Prehistoric settlements were excavated...

3 2 1 0 8 2
6
7
  Tuscany
Tuscany
Tuscany is a region in Italy. It has an area of about 23,000 square kilometres and a population of about 3.75 million inhabitants. The regional capital is Florence ....

3 2 0 1 8 3
5
6
  Chernozemie
Central Black Earth economic region
Central Black Earth economic region tr.: Tsentralno-Chernozyomny ekonomichesky rayon), sometimes called Central Chernozem or Central Chernozemic economic region, is one of twelve economic regions of Russia. See also Central Black Earth Region....

3 0 2 1 4 7 −3 2
  Järvenpää
Järvenpää
Järvenpää is a town and municipality of Finland.-History:Järvenpää was separated from its parent community Tuusula in 1951. Järvenpää was granted the status of a market town after the separation. Neighbouring districts Kellokoski and Nummenkylä were not added to the municipality of Järvenpää and...

3 0 1 2 1 9 −8 1

21 September 2004
Chernozemie 1 – 4 Tuscany
South-West Sofia 4 – 0 Järvenpää
23 September 2004
Tuscany 4 – 0 Järvenpää
Chernozemie 2 – 2 South-West Sofia
25 September 2004
Tuscany 0 – 2 South-West Sofia
Chernozemie 1 – 1 Järvenpää

Group 8

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Central Slovakia
Žilina Region
The Žilina Region is one of the eight Slovak administrative regions and consists of 11 districts .-Geography:It is located in northern Slovakia and has an area of 6,804 km² and a population of 694,763 . The whole area is mountainous, belonging to the Western Carpathians...

3 3 0 0 10 1
9
9
  Tisza 3 2 0 1 7 4
3
6
  Achaea
Achaea
Achaea is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of West Greece. It is situated in the northwestern part of the Peloponnese peninsula. The capital is Patras. The population exceeds 300,000 since 2001.-Geography:...

3 0 1 2 1 5 −4 1
  Kvintencija
Kaunas County
Kaunas County is one of ten counties of Lithuania. It is in the centre of the country, and its capital is Kaunas...

3 0 1 2 2 10 −8 1

19 April 2005
Tisza 1 – 3 Central Slovakia
Kvintencija 1 – 1 Achaea
21 April 2005
Tisza 4 – 1 Kvintencija
Central Slovakia 2 – 0 Achaea
23 April 2005
Achaea 0 – 2 Tisza
Central Slovakia 5 – 0 Kvintencija

Final tournament

Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

 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
Sofia
Sofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria and the 12th largest city in the European Union with a population of 1.27 million people. It is located in western Bulgaria, at the foot of Mount Vitosha and approximately at the centre of the Balkan Peninsula.Prehistoric settlements were excavated...

3 2 1 0 9 3
6
7
  Central Slovakia
Žilina Region
The Žilina Region is one of the eight Slovak administrative regions and consists of 11 districts .-Geography:It is located in northern Slovakia and has an area of 6,804 km² and a population of 694,763 . The whole area is mountainous, belonging to the Western Carpathians...

3 1 2 0 9 3
6
5
  Małopolska
Lesser Poland Voivodeship
Małopolska Voivodeship , or Lesser Poland Voivodeship, is a voivodeship, in southern Poland...

3 1 1 1 4 6 −2 4
  Brno
Brno
Brno by population and area is the second largest city in the Czech Republic, the largest Moravian city, and the historical capital city of the Margraviate of Moravia. Brno is the administrative centre of the South Moravian Region where it forms a separate district Brno-City District...

3 0 0 3 2 12 −10 0

3 July 2005
South-West Sofia 3 – 1 Brno
Małopolska 1 – 1 Central Slovakia
5 July 2005
Central Slovakia 6 – 0 Brno
Małopolska 0 – 4 South-West Sofia
7 July 2005
Central Slovakia 2 – 2 South-West Sofia
Brno 1 – 3 Małopolska

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Basque Country
Basque Country (autonomous community)
The Basque Country is an autonomous community of northern Spain. It includes the Basque provinces of Álava, Biscay and Gipuzkoa, also called Historical Territories....

3 2 0 1 7 5
2
6
  Kzeso
Kherson Oblast
Kherson Oblast is an oblast in southern Ukraine, just north of Crimea. Its administrative center is Kherson. The area of the region is 29000 km², its population is 1.12 million.Important cities in the oblast include:...

3 2 0 1 8 7
1
6
  Republic of Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...

3 1 1 1 6 6 0 4
  Dacia
Oltenia
Oltenia is a historical province and geographical region of Romania, in western Wallachia. It is situated between the Danube, the Southern Carpathians and the Olt river ....

3 0 1 2 3 6 −3 1

3 July 2005
Dacia 1 – 1 Republic of Ireland
Basque Country 4 – 1 Kzeso
5 July 2005
Republic of Ireland 2 – 4 Kzeso
Dacia 1 – 2 Basque Country
7 July 2005
Republic of Ireland 3 – 1 Basque Country
Kzeso 3 – 1 Dacia

Final

2005 UEFA Regions' Cup
Winners
   
Basque Country
Basque Country (autonomous community)
The Basque Country is an autonomous community of northern Spain. It includes the Basque provinces of Álava, Biscay and Gipuzkoa, also called Historical Territories....


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