The 2003 UEFA Regions' Cup was the third UEFA Regions' Cup. It was held in Germany and won by the Piedmont–Aosta Valley team from Italy, which beat France's Maine 2–1 in the final.
Preliminary round The 40 teams entered were drawn into ten groups of four, with the following countries hosting each group's matches: Group 1 – Group 2 – Group 3 – Group 4 – Group 5 – Group 6 – Group 7 – Group 8 – Group 9 – Group 10 – Six group winners qualified automatically, while the winners of four randomly drawn groups took part in a playoff for the two remaining places in the tournament final.
Group 1 TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts Göyəzən FK (H)3300112+99 Pivdenstal3201131+126 Imathia3102313−103 Tbilisi3003213−110
19 September 2002Imathia2 – 1Tbilisi SumqayitGöyəzən FK1 – 0Pivdenstal Sumqayit21 September 2002Pivdenstal7 – 0Imathia BakuTbilisi1 – 5Göyəzən FK Baku23 September 2002Pivdenstal6 – 0Tbilisi BakuGöyəzən FK5 – 1Imathia Baku
Group 2 TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts Asturias3300130+139 Ligue Nord (H)320193+66 Andorra3102212−103 South-East3003312−90
15 November 2002Ligue Nord5 – 2South-East OverpeltAsturias7 – 0Andorra Overpelt16 November 2002South-East1 – 2Andorra OverpeltLigue Nord0 – 1Asturias Overpelt18 November 2002Andorra0 – 4Ligue Nord OverpeltSouth-East0 – 5Asturias Bocholt
Group 3 TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts Maine312094+55 Veliko Tarnovo312073+45 Slavonia and Baranja (H)312063+35 Luxembourg3003012−120
25 September 2002Slavonia and Baranja3 – 0Luxembourg OsijekVeliko Tarnovo2 – 2Maine Osijek27 September 2002Luxembourg0 – 4Veliko Tarnovo VinkovciMaine2 – 2Slavonia and Baranja Vinkovci29 September 2002Slavonia and Baranja1 – 1Veliko Tarnovo VinkovciLuxembourg0 – 5Maine Vinkovci
Group 4 TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts Central Bohemia3300123+99 Kent310257−23 San Marino310225−33 South (H)310259−43
9 September 2002Kent0 – 2San Marino TallinnSouth2 – 5Central Bohemia Tallinn11 September 2002Kent1 – 4Central Bohemia TallinnSouth2 – 0San Marino Tallinn13 September 2002Central Bohemia3 – 0San Marino TallinnSouth1 – 4Kent Tallinn
Group 5 TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts Szabolcs Gabona (H)330082+69 Israel320164+26 Montenegro310235−23 Chişinău300328−60
1 October 2002Szabolcs Gabona2 – 1Israel TiszaújvárosMontenegro2 – 0Chişinău Tiszaújváros3 October 2002Israel3 – 1Montenegro TiszaújvárosChişinău1 – 4Szabolcs Gabona Tiszaújváros5 October 2002Israel2 – 1Chişinău TiszaújvárosSzabolcs Gabona2 – 0Montenegro Tiszaújváros
Group 6 TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts Württemberg3300101+99 Lesser Poland320132+16 Tauragė (H)31027703 Brest3003010−100
21 September 2002Lesser Poland0 – 1Württemberg MarijampolėTauragė5 – 0Brest Kaunas23 September 2002Württemberg5 – 1Tauragė KaunasBrest0 – 1Lesser Poland Marijampolė25 September 2002Brest0 – 4Württemberg MarijampolėLesser Poland2 – 1Tauragė Kaunas
Group 7 TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts District Noord (H)330062+49 Algarve320152+36 Northern Ireland310243+13 Malta300319−90
16 October 2002Northern Ireland0 – 1Algarve AssenMalta1 – 2District Noord Assen17 October 2002Algarve3 – 0Malta EmmenDistrict Noord2 – 0Northern Ireland Emmen19 October 2002District Noord2 – 1Algarve HoogeveenMalta0 – 4Northern Ireland Hoogeveen
Group 8 TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts Piedmont–Aosta Valley321061+57 West (H)312063+35 Dacia310225−33 Ural301227−51
23 September 2002Ural0 – 2Dacia NemšováWest1 – 1Piedmont–Aosta Valley Lednické Rovne25 September 2002Piedmont–Aosta Valley2 – 0Dacia Považská BystricaUral2 – 2West Nemšová27 September 2002Dacia0 – 3West TrenčínUral0 – 3Piedmont–Aosta Valley Dubnica nad Váhom
Group 9 TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts Ticino330083+59 Entity3201104+66 MNZ Murska Sobota (H)310226−43 Liechtenstein300329−70
17 September 2002MNZ Murska Sobota0 – 1Ticino KriževciLiechtenstein0 – 4Entity Lendava19 September 2002MNZ Murska Sobota0 – 4Entity OdranciLiechtenstein1 – 3Ticino Murska Sobota21 September 2002MNZ Murska Sobota2 – 1Liechtenstein BeltinciTicino4 – 2Entity Križevci
Group 10 TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts Gothenburg (H)321050+57 Latvia312021+15 Republic of Ireland310242+23 West Scotland301219−81
8 October 2002Latvia1 – 1West Scotland KatrineholmRepublic of Ireland0 – 1Gothenburg Gothenburg10 October 2002Republic of Ireland0 – 1Latvia GothenburgWest Scotland0 – 4Gothenburg Gothenburg12 October 2002West Scotland0 – 4Republic of Ireland KatrineholmLatvia0 – 0Gothenburg Gothenburg
Intermediary round The intermediary playoffs were drawn at random when the preliminary groups were drawn. As there were ten groups but only eight places in the tournament final, four group winners had to play in the intermediary round. The winners of Group 2 were drawn to play the winners of Group 4, whilst Group 8 and Group 10's winners would play each other. The two legs were played in both competing teams' home regions.
First legs 19 March 2003Piedmont–Aosta Valley1 – 0Gothenburg16 April 2003Central Bohemia0 – 1Asturias
Second legs 9 April 2003Gothenburg0 – 1Piedmont–Aosta Valley7 May 2003Asturias1 – 0Central Bohemia
Tournament final Germany was chosen to host the Tournament final, with matches being played from 22-28 June 2003.
Group stage The six automatic preliminary group winners and the two intermediary playoff winners (Italy's Piedmont–Aosta Valley and Asturias of Spain) were drawn into two groups of four, with the two group winners advancing to the final.
Group A TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts Piedmont–Aosta Valley321072+57 Württemberg (H)311164+24 Ticino310217−63 Asturias302123−12
22 June 2003Württemberg4 – 0Ticino Albstadion, Heidenheim an der BrenzAsturias1 – 1Piedmont–Aosta Valley Albstadion, Heidenheim an der Brenz24 June 2003Ticino0 – 3Piedmont–Aosta Valley Jahnstadion, Schwäbisch GmündWürttemberg1 – 1Asturias Jahnstadion, Schwäbisch Gmünd26 June 2003Ticino1 – 0Asturias Jahnstadion, Schwäbisch GmündPiedmont–Aosta Valley3 – 1Württemberg Carl-Zeiss-Stadion, Oberkochen
Group B TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts Maine3201126+66 Szabolcs Gabona3201158+76 District Noord311149−54 Göyəzən FK3012513−81
22 June 2003Szabolcs Gabona3 – 8Maine Allgäustadion, Wangen im AllgäuDistrict Noord3 – 3Göyəzən FK Allgäustadion, Wangen im Allgäu24 June 2003Szabolcs Gabona6 – 0District Noord Zeppelinstadion, FriedrichshafenMaine4 – 2Göyəzən FK Zeppelinstadion, Friedrichshafen26 June 2003Göyəzən FK0 – 6Szabolcs Gabona Allgäustadion, Wangen im AllgäuMaine0 – 1(abd)District Noord Zeppelinstadion, Friedrichshafen
Final
2003 UEFA Regions' CupWinners Piedmont–Aosta Valley
See also UEFA Regions' Cup
References
External links Official UEFA Regions' Cup site RSSSF page for the 2003 UEFA Regions' Cup