The 1999 UEFA Regions' Cup was the first UEFA Regions' Cup. It was held in Italy and won by the Veneto team from the host nation, which beat Spain's Madrid 3–2, after extra time, in the final.
Preliminary round The 32 teams entered were drawn into eight 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 – The winners of each group qualified for the final tournament.
Group 1 TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts Tbilisi (H)312032+15 Baku311143+14 Yug30304403 Marmara302124−22 (H) – Host
Notes: All games played in Tbilisi, Georgia
12 June 1999Tbilisi1 – 0BakuYug1 – 1Marmara13 June 1999Tbilisi2 – 2YugBaku3 – 1Marmara15 June 1999Marmara0 – 0TbilisiBaku1 – 1Yug
Group 2 TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts Lesser Poland (H)3300103+79 Latgale31115504 Klaipėda3102911−23 Tampere301227−51 (H) – Host
Notes: All games played in Kraków, Poland
26 June 1999Lesser Poland1 – 0TampereLatgale4 – 1Klaipėda27 June 1999Lesser Poland3 – 0LatgaleTampere1 – 5Klaipėda29 June 1999Klaipėda3 – 6Lesser PolandTampere1 – 1Latgale
Group 3 TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts Kyiv Oblast (H)330090+99 Ialoveni31115504 Armenia31115504 Minsk (forfeited)300309−90
22 June 1999Minsk0 – 3Ialoveni (f)Kyiv Oblast3 – 0Armenia23 June 1999Armenia2 – 2IaloveniKyiv Oblast3 – 0Minsk (f)25 June 1999Armenia3 – 0Minsk (f)Ialoveni0 – 3Kyiv Oblast
Note It was discovered that the Minsk team played with at least two players who participated in the Belarusian Premier League.Huliy, Andriy (15 November 2016). Фёдор Пылыпив: «После травмы я закончил быть тем Пылыпивым, которым был раньше». blacksea.odessa.ua. The match between the Kyiv Oblast and Minsk ended in a 2-1 victory for the Belarusian side, but was reversed.
Group 4 TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts Veneto (H)3300103+79 Sofia320154+16 Geneva310234−13 MNZ Ljubljana3003411−70
3 June 1999Veneto3 – 2SofiaGeneva3 – 2MNZ Ljubljana4 June 1999Veneto1 – 0GenevaSofia2 – 1MNZ Ljubljana6 June 1999MNZ Ljubljana1 – 6VenetoSofia1 – 0Geneva
Group 5 TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts Israel3300142+129 Macedonia (H)3201125+76 Western Serbia310269−33 Gozo3003218−160
21 June 1999Macedonia1 – 2IsraelWestern Serbia4 – 0Gozo22 June 1999Israel6 – 0GozoMacedonia3 – 1Western Serbia24 June 1999Gozo2 – 8MacedoniaIsrael6 – 1Western Serbia
Group 6 TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts Madrid330072+59 Auvergne311132+14 Algarve (H)311132+14 San Marino300318−70
27 June 1999San Marino1 – 3MadridAlgarve0 – 0Auvergne28 June 1999Auvergne1 – 2MadridAlgarve3 – 0San Marino30 June 1999San Marino0 – 2AuvergneMadrid2 – 0Algarve
Group 7 TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts Prague321031+27 Regio Noord320162+46 Westphalia (H)310263+33 Luxembourg3012110−91
1 June 1999Westphalia5 – 0LuxembourgPrague1 – 0Regio Noord2 June 1999Westphalia0 – 1PragueLuxembourg0 – 4Regio Noord4 June 1999Regio Noord2 – 1WestphaliaLuxembourg1 – 1Prague
Group 8 TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts District West320153+26 Cheshire311143+14 Republic of Ireland (H)31113304 West Scotland Region310225−33
14 June 1999Cheshire1 – 2District WestRepublic of Ireland2 – 0West Scotland Region16 June 1999Cheshire1 – 1Republic of IrelandDistrict West1 – 2West Scotland Region18 June 1999West Scotland Region0 – 2CheshireRepublic of Ireland0 – 2District West
Final tournament Italy was chosen to host the final tournament, with matches being played from 31 October to 5 November 1999.
Group stage The eight preliminary group winners were drawn into two groups of four, with the two group winners advancing to the final.
Group A TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts Madrid321062+47 Prague312054+15 Lesser Poland302135−22 District West301236−31
31 October 1999Madrid1 – 1PragueDistrict West1 – 1Lesser Poland1 November 1999Madrid2 – 0District WestPrague1 – 1Lesser Poland3 November 1999Lesser Poland1 – 3MadridPrague3 – 2District West
Group B TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts Veneto (H)321052+37 Kyiv Oblast311164+24 Tbilisi311146−24 Israel301225−31
31 October 1999Israel1 – 1Kyiv OblastTbilisi1 – 1Veneto1 November 1999Israel1 – 2TbilisiKyiv Oblast1 – 2Veneto3 November 1999Veneto2 – 0IsraelKyiv Oblast4 – 1Tbilisi
Final
1999 UEFA Regions' CupWinners Veneto
See also UEFA Regions' Cup
References
External links Official UEFA Regions' Cup site RSSSF page for the 1999 UEFA Regions' Cup