2015 UEFA Regions' Cup

The 2015 UEFA Regions' Cup was the ninth UEFA Regions' Cup.[1][2]

2015 UEFA Regions' Cup
Tournament details
Dates15 June 2014 – 4 July 2015
Teams38 (from 38 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsRepublic of Ireland Eastern Region (1st title)
Runners-upCroatia Zagreb
Third placeTurkey Ankara
Germany Württemberg

Preliminary round

The draw for preliminary and intermediary rounds was carried out on 28 November 2013. It was conducted by the UEFA Youth and Amateur Football Committee chairman Jim Boyce.[3]

The eight teams in the preliminary round have been drawn into two groups of four. Group A was played in Estonia, while Group B was played in Slovenia. Matches in the preliminary round were played between 23 and 27 July 2014 (Group A) and between 15 and 19 June 2014 (Group B). The two group winners advanced to the intermediary round.

Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Sweden IV Västergötland 3210123+97
Kazakhstan Dostyk 321072+57
Wales North Wales Coast 31024403
Estonia Northern Estonia (H) 3003115−140
23 July 2014 Dostyk Kazakhstan 2–2 Sweden IV Västergötland Rakvere linnastaadion, Rakvere
15:00 Borovski 33'
Akbarov 40'		 Report Schmidt 48'
J. Emanuelsson 82'		 Referee: Radek Příhoda (Czech Republic)
23 July 2014 North Wales Coast Wales 3–1 Estonia Northern Estonia Maarjamäe Stadium, Tallinn
18:00 Midgley 68' (pen.)
Parry 82'
Ryan Jones 89'		 Report Samberk 29' Referee: Sergiu Derenov (Moldova)
25 July 2014 North Wales Coast Wales 0–1 Kazakhstan Dostyk Rakvere linnastaadion, Rakvere
15:00 Report Borovski 59' Referee: Dag Vidar Hafsås (Norway)
25 July 2014 IV Västergötland Sweden 8–0 Estonia Northern Estonia Maarjamäe Stadium, Tallinn
18:00 Ramic 22' 38'
Andersson 26' (pen.) 63' 77' (pen.)
Lundborg 45'
Hellden 69' 90+2'		 Report Referee: Sergiu Derenov (Moldova)
27 July 2014 IV Västergötland Sweden 2–1 Wales North Wales Coast Rakvere linnastaadion, Rakvere
12:00 Ramic 49'
Abdu 61'		 Report Midgley 90+2' (pen.) Referee: Radek Příhoda (Czech Republic)
27 July 2014 Northern Estonia Estonia 0–4 Kazakhstan Dostyk Maarjamäe Stadium, Tallinn
12:00 Report Abutov 10' 56' 70'
Azhikhan 90'		 Referee: Dag Vidar Hafsås (Norway)

Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Scotland East West Central Scotland 31114314
Greece Euboea 31114404
Slovenia Murska Sobota (H) 311145–14
San Marino San Marino 30302203
15 June 2014 Murska Sobota Slovenia 2–1 Greece Euboea Bakovci Stadium, Bakovci
17:30 Sukič 53'
Čontala 83'		 Report Stamatakos 89' Referee: Nikolai Yordanov (Bulgaria)
15 June 2014 San Marino San Marino 0–0 Scotland East West Central Scotland Radenci Sports Park, Radenci
17:30 Report Referee: Petur Reinert (Faroe Islands)
17 June 2014 Murska Sobota Slovenia 1–1 San Marino San Marino Bakovci Stadium, Bakovci
17:30 Čontala 66' (pen.) Report Mikhaylovski 7' Referee: Lorenc Jemini (Albania)
17 June 2014 East West Central Scotland Scotland 1–2 Greece Euboea Radenci Sports Park, Radenci
17:30 Fletcher 11' Report Stamatakos 17'
Tsivikas 43'		 Referee: Nikolai Yordanov (Norway)
19 June 2014 East West Central Scotland Scotland 3–1 Slovenia Murska Sobota Bakovci Stadium, Bakovci
17:30 Inglis 13' (pen.)
Bradley 20'
Fotheringham 82'		 Report Contala 5' Referee: Lorenc Jemini (Albania)
19 June 2014 Euboea Greece 1–1 San Marino San Marino Radenci Sports Park, Radenci
17:30 Vezirtzoglou 89' Report Della Valle 70' Referee: Petur Reinert (Faroe Islands)

Intermediary round

The 30 teams which went straight through to the intermediary round were joined by the two group winners from the preliminary round. The 32 teams have been drawn into eight groups of four, with the following countries hosting each group's matches:

Group 1 –  Croatia
Group 2 –  Slovakia
Group 3 –  Serbia
Group 4 –  Hungary
Group 5 –  Moldova
Group 6 –  Malta
Group 7 –  Bosnia
Group 8 –  Poland

Matches in the intermediary round were played between 25 September 2014 and 24 October 2014. The winners of each group qualified for the final tournament.

Group 1
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Croatia Zagreb (H) 3210111107
Latvia RTU Futbola Centrs 320135–26
Sweden IV Västergötland 31119634
Azerbaijan Chagirgan 3003516–110
  Azerbaijan Croatia Latvia Sweden
Azerbaijan Chagirgan   1–7 0–1 –
Croatia Zagreb –   4–0 0–0
Latvia RTU Futbola Centrs – –   2–1
Sweden IV Västergötland 8–4 – –  

Group 2
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Germany Württemberg 3300101+99
Slovakia Eastern Slovakia (H) 320142+26
England Isle of Man 310228–63
Scotland East West Central Scotland 300305–50
23 September 2014 Württemberg Germany 2–1 Slovakia Eastern Slovakia National Training Centre, Poprad
Marinić 13'
Wiest 82'		 Jurč 85' Referee: Aleksandr Gauzer (Kazakhstan)
23 September 2014 Isle of Man England 2–0 Scotland East West Central Scotland National Training Centre, Poprad
Josh Kelly 5'
McKnulty 42'		 Referee: Denis Scherbakov (Belarus)
25 September 2014 Württemberg Germany 7–0 England Isle of Man National Training Centre, Poprad
Kleinschrodt 20'
Asch 37', 85'
Wiest 60', 61'
Marinić 80', 87'		 Referee: Ville Nevalainen (Finland)
25 September 2014 East West Central Scotland Scotland 0–2 Slovakia Eastern Slovakia National Training Centre, Poprad
Kiššák 45+1'
Pončák 51'		 Referee: Aleksandr Gauzer (Kazakhstan)
27 September 2014 East West Central Scotland Scotland 0–1 Germany Württemberg Stadium Velka, Poprad
Kleinschrodt 21' Referee: Denis Scherbakov (Belarus)
27 September 2014 Eastern Slovakia Slovakia 1–0 England Isle of Man National Training Centre, Poprad
Bilas 81' Referee: Ville Nevalainen (Finland)

Group 3
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Czech Republic South Moravia 32105147
Serbia Vojvodina (H) 31115504
Bulgaria South-West Bulgaria 310236–33
Switzerland Vaud 302134–12
  Serbia Bulgaria Switzerland Czech Republic
Serbia Vojvodina   3–0 2–2 –
Bulgaria South-West Bulgaria –   2–1 –
Switzerland Vaud – –   0–0
Czech Republic South Moravia 3–0 2–1 –  

Group 4
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Republic of Ireland Eastern Region 330011299
Hungary East Hungary (H) 32016516
Israel F.C. Karmiel Safed 310224–23
Lithuania FK Nevėžis 3003311–80
  Republic of Ireland Hungary Lithuania Israel
Republic of Ireland Eastern Region   4–1 6–1 –
Hungary East Hungary –   3–1 –
Lithuania FK Nevėžis – –   1–2
Israel F.C. Karmiel Safed 0–1 0–2 –  

Group 5
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Northern Ireland Eastern Region 3300101+99
Spain Catalonia 3201141+136
Ukraine AF Piatykhatska 310258–33
Moldova Telenești (H) 3003120–190
23 September 2014 AF Piatykhatska Ukraine 0–4 Spain Catalonia Zimbru 2, Chișinău
Garrós 26', 63'
Batanero Puigbó 82'
Aumatell Sanglas 90+3'		 Referee: Marco Borg (Malta)
23 September 2014 Eastern Region Northern Ireland 5–1 Moldova Telenești Stadionul CPSN, Vadul lui Vodă
Steve Murray 24', 65'
Richard Thompson 38', 76'
Eamon Kelly 69'		 Gheorghe Rotaru 45+3' (pen.) Referee: Vadims Direktorenko (Latvia)
25 September 2014 AF Piatykhatska Ukraine 0–4 Northern Ireland Eastern Region CSR Orhei, Orhei
Referee: Zaven Hovhannisyan (Armenia)
25 September 2014 Telenești Moldova 0–10 Spain Catalonia Stadionul CPSN, Vadul lui Vodă
Referee: Vadims Direktorenko (Latvia)
27 September 2014 Telenești Moldova 0–5 Ukraine AF Piatykhatska Stadionul CPSN, Vadul lui Vodă
Referee: Marco Borg (Malta)
27 September 2014 Catalonia Spain 0–1 Northern Ireland Eastern Region Dinamo-Auto Stadium, Ternovca
Referee: Zaven Hovhannisyan (Armenia)

Group 6
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Turkey Ankara 33005239
Russia South Region Russia 32015326
Malta Gozo (H) 310245–13
Finland Vaasa 300304–40
  Turkey Russia Malta Finland
Turkey Ankara   2–1 2–1 –
Russia South Region Russia –   3–1 –
Malta Gozo – –   2–0
Finland Vaasa 0–1 0–1 –  

Group 7
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Bosnia and Herzegovina Tuzla Canton (H) 330073+46
Italy Lazio 320142+23
Portugal Leiria 310254+13
Belarus ALF-2007 Minsk 300318–50
  Italy Portugal Bosnia and Herzegovina Belarus
Italy Lazio   1–0 1–2 –
Portugal Leiria –   1–3 –
Bosnia and Herzegovina Tuzla Canton – –   2–1
Belarus ALF-2007 Minsk 0–2 0–4 –  

Group 8
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Poland Lower Silesia (H) 3210114+77
France Paris Île-de-France 321061+57
North Macedonia FYR Macedonia[4] 301238–51
Romania Brașov 3012411–71
13 September 2014 Brașov Romania 2–5 Poland Lower Silesia Stadion Miejski w Legnicy, Legnica
Vasilache 52' (pen.)
David 76'		 Report Babeczko 25'
Leśniarek 45+1'
Niedojad 78', 87'
Gołębiewski 90+2'		 Referee: Bardhyl Pashaj (Albania)
13 September 2014 Paris Île-de-France France 1–0 North Macedonia FYR Macedonia Stadion KS Polkowice, Polkowice
Harel 32' Referee: Georgi Vadachkoria (Georgia)
15 September 2014 FYR Macedonia North Macedonia 1–5 Poland Lower Silesia Stadion Miejski w Legnicy, Legnica
Karceski 90' Gacek 9', 37'
Budny 15'
Leśniarek 45' (pen.)
Shakjiri 88' (o.g.)		 Referee: Georgi Vadachkoria (Georgia)
15 September 2014 Brașov Romania 0–4 France Paris Île-de-France Stadion KS Polkowice, Polkowice
Honore 14'
Harel 22' (pen.), 27', 58'		 Referee: Domagoj Vučkov (Croatia)
17 September 2014 Lower Silesia Poland 1–1 France Paris Île-de-France Stadion Miejski w Legnicy, Legnica
Leśniarek 31' Mokrane 84' Referee: Domagoj Vučkov (Croatia)
17 September 2014 FYR Macedonia North Macedonia 2–2 Romania Brașov Stadion Zagłębia Lubin, Lubin
Shakjiri 17'
Paunov 33'		 Dascalu 81'
Vasilache 83'		 Referee: Bardhyl Pashaj (Albania)

Final tournament

The final tournament was held in the Republic of Ireland, with the final game scheduled for 4 July 2015.

The draw took place at Dublin Arena on 30 March.[5]

Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Republic of Ireland Eastern Region (H) 330061+59
Turkey Ankara 320165+16
Czech Republic South Moravia 310236−33
Bosnia and Herzegovina Tuzla 300325−30

Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Croatia Zagreb 330092+79
Germany Württemberg 31114404
Northern Ireland Eastern Region 311156−14
Poland Lower Silesia 300317−60

Final
Eastern Region Republic of Ireland1–0Croatia Zagreb
David Lacey 10' Report
Referee: Nikolaj Hänni (Switzerland)

See also

References
  1. "Regulations of the UEFA Regions' Cup 2014/15" (PDF). UEFA.
  2. "Route to Regions' Cup finals paved by draw". UEFA.com. 28 November 2013.
  3. Відбулося жеребкування IX Кубку регіонів УЄФА 2014/15. www.ua-football.com. 29 November 2013
  4. "North Macedonia-Braşov | UEFA Regions' Cup".
  5. "Regions' Cup finals schedule confirmed". 2 April 2015.
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