2009 UEFA Regions' Cup

2009 UEFA Regions' Cup

UEFA Regions' Cup Croatia 2009
Tournament details
Host country	Croatia
Dates	15 June – 22 June
Teams	8
Final positions
Champions	Castile and León (1st title)
Runners-up	Oltenia

The 2009 UEFA Regions' Cup was the sixth UEFA Regions' Cup. It was held in Croatia and won by the Castile and León team from Spain, which beat Romania's Oltenia 2–1 in the final.

Preliminary round

The eleven teams in the preliminary round were drawn into two groups of four and one group of three, with the following countries hosting each group's matches:

Group 1 –  San Marino

Group 2 –  Israel

Group 3 –  Lithuania

The winners of each group advanced to the intermediary round.

Group 1

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
San Marino	2	1	1	0	2	1	+1	4
Drava	2	1	0	1	2	1	+1	3
South-East	2	0	1	1	1	3	−2	1
Liechtenstein (withdrew)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Group 2

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Malta	3	3	0	0	6	0	+6	9
Maccabi Tzur Shalom	3	2	0	1	6	2	+4	6
South Bohemia	3	1	0	2	4	8	−4	3
Gwent	3	0	0	3	4	10	−6	0

Group 3

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Marmara	3	2	1	0	4	1	+3	7
Alytus	3	1	2	0	6	4	+2	5
Tbilisi	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	4
Växjö	3	0	0	3	0	5	−5	0

Intermediary round

The 29 teams which went straight through to the intermediary round were joined by San Marino, Malta and Turkey's Marmara. The 32 teams were drawn into eight groups of four, with the following countries hosting each group's matches:

Group 1 –  Germany

Group 2 –  Italy

Group 3 –  Croatia

Group 4 –  France

Group 5 –  Russia

Group 6 –  Romania

Group 7 –  Serbia

Group 8 –  Slovakia

The winners of each group qualified for the final tournament.

Group 1

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Kempen	3	2	0	1	4	2	+2	6
Niederrhein	3	1	1	1	5	4	+1	4
Eastern Region	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	4
Malta	3	1	0	2	4	7	−3	3

Group 2

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Region I	3	1	2	0	7	3	+4	5
Southern Amateur	3	1	2	0	3	0	+3	5
Piedmont	3	1	2	0	5	3	+2	5
East of Scotland	3	0	0	3	2	11	−9	0

Group 3

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Zagreb	3	3	0	0	6	2	+4	9
District West	3	1	1	1	4	3	+1	4
Ticino	3	1	1	1	2	2	0	4
MNZ Lendava selection	3	0	0	3	1	6	−5	0

Group 4

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Castile and León	3	3	0	0	8	0	+8	9
Braga	3	1	1	1	7	4	+3	4
Atlantique	3	0	2	1	3	6	−3	2
San Marino	3	0	1	2	2	10	−8	1

Group 5

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Privolzhie	3	3	0	0	13	3	+10	9
Marmara	3	1	1	1	5	6	−1	4
Brest	3	1	0	2	3	8	−5	3
Larissa	3	0	1	2	1	5	−4	1

Group 6

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Oltenia	3	2	1	0	6	1	+5	7
Bastion	3	1	1	1	7	4	+3	4
Ialoveni	3	1	0	2	3	10	−7	3
South-East Region	3	0	2	1	2	3	−1	2

Group 7

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Gradiška	3	2	1	0	3	0	+3	7
Eastern Serbia	3	1	2	0	4	1	+3	5
Wielkopolska	3	1	1	1	3	1	+2	4
Uusimaa	3	0	0	3	1	9	−8	0

Group 8

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Bratislava	3	3	0	0	10	2	+8	9
Ağstafa	3	1	1	1	5	5	0	4
Kurzeme	3	1	1	1	2	5	−3	4
Ararat	3	0	0	3	0	5	−5	0

Final tournament

Croatia was chosen to host the final tournament, with matches being played 15 June to 22 June 2009.

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
Oltenia	3	2	1	0	5	1	+4	7
Privolzhie	3	2	0	1	7	2	+5	6
Zagreb	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	4
Bratislava	3	0	0	3	0	9	−9	0

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Castile and León	3	3	0	0	7	1	+6	9
Kempen	3	2	0	1	4	5	−1	6
Region I	3	1	0	2	4	4	0	3
Gradiška	3	0	0	3	0	5	−5	0

Final

Oltenia v Castile and León

22 June 2009

Oltenia	1 – 2	Castile and León
Sîrbu  25'	(Report)	Ramírez  20' Robles  81'

Stadion NK Inter Zaprešić, Zaprešić Referee: Radek Příhoda (Czech Republic)

See also

• UEFA Regions' Cup

External links

• Official UEFA Regions' Cup site
• RSSSF page for the 2009 UEFA Regions' Cup