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2001 UEFA Regions' Cup

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2001 UEFA Regions' Cup
UEFA Regions' Cup Czech Republic 2001
Tournament details
Host countryCzech Republic
Dates18 June – 24 June
Teams8
Final positions
ChampionsCzech Republic Central Moravia (1st title)
Runners-upPortugal Braga
1999
2003

The 2001 UEFA Regions' Cup was the second UEFA Regions' Cup. It was held in the Czech Republic and won by the Central Moravia team from the host nation, which beat Portugal's Braga 4–2 on penalties, after drawing 2–2 after extra time, in the final.

Preliminary round

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The 35 teams entered were drawn into eight groups of four and one group of three, with the following countries hosting each group's matches:

Group 1 –  Bulgaria
Group 2 –  Czech Republic
Group 3 –  Finland
Group 4 –  France
Group 5 –  Luxembourg
Group 6 –  Malta
Group 7 –  Russia
Group 8 –  San Marino
Group 9 –  Bosnia and Herzegovina

Seven group winners automatically qualified for the final tournament, with the two "worst winners" playing against each other in a playoff for the remaining place.

Group 1

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Bulgaria Plovdiv (H) 3 2 1 0 7 4 +3 7
Ukraine Odessa 3 2 1 0 6 3 +3 7
Slovakia East 3 1 0 2 3 5 −2 3
Hungary Bakony 3 0 0 3 3 7 −4 0

All matches played in Pleven.

22 October 2000
Odessa 2 – 1 East
Plovdiv 3 – 2 Bakony
24 October 2000
Bakony 0 – 2 Odessa
East 0 – 2 Plovdiv
26 October 2000
East 2 – 1 Bakony
Odessa 2 – 2 Plovdiv

Group 2

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Czech Republic Central Moravia (H) 3 3 0 0 12 2 +10 9
Latvia Latvia 3 2 0 1 6 4 +2 6
Moldova Chişinău 3 0 1 2 0 3 −3 1
Belarus Gomel 3 0 1 2 1 10 −9 1
23 September 2000
Latvia 1 – 0 Chişinău
Central Moravia 7 – 0 Gomel
25 September 2000
Gomel 1 – 3 Latvia
Chişinău 0 – 2 Central Moravia
27 September 2000
Chişinău 0 – 0 Gomel
Latvia 2 – 3 Central Moravia

Group 3

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland 3 3 0 0 7 2 +5 9
Poland Masovia 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
Finland East (H) 3 1 0 2 2 5 −3 3
Lithuania Marijampolė 3 0 1 2 0 2 −2 1

All matches played in Joensuu.

3 September 2000
Marijampolė 0 – 0 Masovia
East 1 – 4 Republic of Ireland
5 September 2000
Republic of Ireland 1 – 0 Marijampolė
Masovia 1 – 0 East
7 September 2000
Marijampolė 0 – 1 East
Masovia 1 – 2 Republic of Ireland

Group 4

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Spain Madrid 3 3 0 0 17 5 +12 9
Belgium South 3 1 1 1 5 8 −3 4
France Méditerranée (H) 3 1 0 2 7 9 −2 3
Switzerland Zürich 3 0 1 2 6 13 −7 1

Matches played in Fos-sur-Mer, Martigues and Istres.

28 October 2000
Méditerranée 1 – 3 South
Madrid 7 – 3 Zürich
30 October 2000
South 1 – 1 Zürich
Méditerranée 1 – 4 Madrid
1 November 2000
South 1 – 6 Madrid
Zürich 2 – 5 Méditerranée

Group 5

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Netherlands District Midden 3 1 2 0 5 1 +4 5
Scotland Central Scotland 3 1 1 1 5 8 −3 4
Northern Ireland Northern Ireland 3 1 1 1 8 4 +4 4
Luxembourg Luxembourg (H) 3 0 2 1 2 7 −5 2
29 September 2000
Northern Ireland 2 – 3 Central Scotland
Luxembourg 0 – 0 District Midden
1 October 2000
Northern Ireland 5 – 0 Luxembourg
District Midden 4 – 0 Central Scotland
3 October 2000
Central Scotland 2 – 2 Luxembourg
Northern Ireland 1 – 1 District Midden

Group 6

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Croatia Dalmatia 2 2 0 0 2 0 +2 6
Italy Abruzzo 2 1 0 1 5 1 +4 3
Malta Malta (H) 2 0 0 2 0 6 −6 0
Israel Israel withdrew
7 December 2000
Malta 0 – 1 Dalmatia
9 December 2000
Abruzzo 5 – 0 Malta
11 December 2000
Dalmatia 1 – 0 Abruzzo

Group 7

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Vojvodina 3 2 1 0 11 1 +10 7
Russia Centre (H) 3 2 1 0 10 2 +8 7
Greece Kilkis 3 1 0 2 5 8 −3 3
Estonia North 3 0 0 3 2 17 −15 0
9 August 2000
Kilkis 0 – 2 Vojvodina
Centre 5 – 0 North
11 August 2000
North 0 – 8 Vojvodina
Kilkis 1 – 4 Centre
13 August 2000
Kilkis 4 – 2 North
Vojvodina 1 – 1 Centre

Group 8

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Portugal Braga 3 3 0 0 8 0 +8 9
Germany Schleswig-Holstein 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 6
Slovenia MNZ Celje 3 1 0 2 3 7 −4 3
San Marino San Marino (H) 3 0 0 3 1 8 −7 0
10 October 2000
Braga 2 – 0 MNZ Celje
San Marino 0 – 1 Schleswig-Holstein
12 October 2000
San Marino 0 – 5 Braga
MNZ Celje 1 – 4 Schleswig-Holstein
14 October 2000
MNZ Celje 2 – 1 San Marino
Braga 1 – 0 Schleswig-Holstein

Group 9

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina (H) 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7
Romania Dacia 3 1 1 1 5 2 +3 4
Georgia (country) Kakheti 3 1 1 1 2 3 −1 4
Azerbaijan Western 3 0 1 2 3 8 −5 1
18 September 2000
Kakheti 0 – 0 Dacia
Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 – 1 Western
20 September 2000
Bosnia and Herzegovina 2 – 0 Kakheti
Western 1 – 5 Dacia
22 September 2000
Dacia 0 – 1 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Western 1 – 2 Kakheti

Playoff

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The two teams which won their groups with the fewest available points went through to compete in a playoff for the remaining final tournament place. In the event of multiple teams sharing the same number of points, the points margin and score between first and second places was taken into account. The two legs were played in both teams' home regions.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Vojvodina Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 3–0 Netherlands District Midden 2–0 1–0

First leg

11 April 2001
Vojvodina 2 – 0 District Midden

Second leg

25 April 2001
Midden 0 – 1 Vojvodina

Final tournament

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The Czech Republic was chosen to host the final tournament, with matches being played from 18 June to 24 June 2001.

Group stage

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The seven automatic preliminary group winners and the playoff winner Vojvodina were drawn into two groups of four, with the two group winners advancing to the final.

Group A

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Portugal Braga 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6
Spain Madrid 3 2 0 1 5 1 +4 6
Croatia Dalmatia 3 1 0 2 3 7 −4 3
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Vojvodina 3 1 0 2 5 6 −1 3
18 June 2001
Madrid 2 – 0 Dalmatia Zlín
Braga 0 – 3 Vojvodina Kyjov
20 June 2001
Madrid 0 – 1 Braga Služovice
Dalmatia 3 – 2 Vojvodina Bzenec
22 June 2001
Vojvodina 0 – 3 Madrid Bystřice pod Hostýnem
Dalmatia 0 – 3 Braga Bojkovice

Group B

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Czech Republic Central Moravia (H) 3 2 1 0 4 0 +4 7
Bulgaria Plovdiv 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland 3 0 0 3 0 6 −6 0
18 June 2001
Central Moravia 0 – 0 Bosnia and Herzegovina Brumov
Republic of Ireland 0 – 2 Plovdiv Šardice
20 June 2001
Central Moravia 2 – 0 Republic of Ireland Veselí nad Moravou
Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 – 3 Plovdiv Kněžpole
22 June 2001
Plovdiv 0 – 2 Central Moravia Kyjov
Bosnia and Herzegovina 2 – 0 Republic of Ireland Kroměříž

Final

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Braga Portugal2 – 2
(aet)
(2 – 4 p)
Czech Republic Central Moravia
Ferreira 55'
Freitas 84'
(Report)
Report Story
David 12'
Svach 90+4' (pen.)
Attendance: 2,820
Referee: Tony Chapron (France)
2001 UEFA Regions' Cup
Winners
Czech Republic Moravia
Central Moravia

See also

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