UEFA Regions Cup
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| UEFA Regions Cup |
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| Founded |
| 1996 |
| Continent |
 Europe |
| Current Champions (2007) |
 Lower Silesia |
| Website |
| UEFA Regions Cup |
The UEFA Regions Cup is a football competition for amateur teams in Europe, run by UEFA. It was held for the first time in the 1998/99 season, and has been played biennially since. The first champions were the Italian side, Veneto; and the current champions are the Polish side, Lower Silesia (Dolny Śląsk).
The competition was created in 1996 as there was previously no European level competition for amateur teams. The UEFA Amateur Cup, a previous attempt of awarding amateurs continental competition, had run from 1966 to 1978, but was cancelled due to lack of interest both by the public and amateur teams themselves. Also, as opposed to todays Regions Cup, where amateur clubs are represented, the competition represented amateur countries.
Each country in UEFA is allowed to enter one representative amateur team into the competition, with clubs having to win a domestic amateur competition in order to qualify.
The first two finals were won by teams from the host nation and thus far Italy have been the most successful nation in the competition, with sides having won two of the past four finals.
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[edit] 2006-07
Final Tournament - held in Bulgaria, from 20 June to 26 June
[edit] Group A
Basse-Normandie
Eastern Region
South-East Region
Tuzla Canton
[edit] Group B
Aveiro- Dolny Śląsk
Ivan Odessa
Ticino
Eliminated before the final tournament
Alytis
Basque Country
Belkard
Belgrade
Bratislava
Central Scotland
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Centre
Chisinau
District of Uusimaa
District West
Drava
East Estonia
Eastern Attica
Femida
Hradec Králove
Isle of Man
Kristinehamn
Liechtenstein
Malta
Oltenia
Ptuj & Celje
Republic of Ireland
Sachsen
San Marino
South-East Region
Southern Federal District
Tbilisi
Toscana
Varazdin
Vidzeme
[edit] Past Finals
| 1998/99 5 November 1999 |
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| Veneto |
2 - 2 | Madrid |
Venue: Communale Delle Terme Stadium, Italy Att: - |
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Borriero  <45'Giaretti >45'de Toni 90+' |
9' Moreno 71' Sanz Pascual |
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| 3 - 2 AET |
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| 2000/01 24 June 2001 |
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| Central Moravia |
2 - 2 | Braga |
Venue: Letná Stadion, Czech Republic Att: approx. 3000 |
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| Gabriel 12' Svach 90' |
54' Teixeira Ferreira 83' Faris De Freitas |
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| 4 - 2 Penalties |
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| 2002/03 28 June 2003 |
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| Piemonte Valle d'Aosta |
2 - 1 | Ligue du Maine |
Venue: Albstadion, Germany Att: approx. 1000 |
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| Borgna <45' Borgna <45' |
83' Kharraz |
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| 2004/05 9 July 2005 |
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| Basque Country |
1 - 0 | South West Sofia |
Venue: KS Proszowianka, Poland Att: - |
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| Arroyo 33' |
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| 2006/07 26 June 2007 |
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| Lower Silesia |
1 - 1 | South-East Region |
Venue: Hadzhi Dimitar Stadium, Bulgaria Att: approx. 3500 |
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| Sudoł 13' Jaskułowski 113' |
65' Stoyanov |
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| 2 - 1 AET |
[edit] Titles by Nation
| Nation | Winners | Runners-Up | Winners (Teams) | Runners-Up (Teams) |
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| Italy |
2 | 0 | Veneto (1), Piemonte Valle d'Aosta (1) | None |
| Spain |
1 | 1 | Basque Country (1) | Madrid (1) |
| Czech Republic |
1 | 0 | Central Moravia (1) | None |
| Poland |
1 | 0 | Lower Silesia (1) | None |
| Bulgaria |
0 | 2 | None | South West Sofia (1), South-East Region (1) |
| Portugal |
0 | 1 | None | Braga (1) |
| France |
0 | 1 | None | Ligue du Maine (1) |
