2003 UEFA Regions' Cup
# 2003 UEFA Regions' Cup

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 – Azerbaijan
    Group 2 – Belgium
    Group 3 – Croatia
    Group 4 – Estonia
    Group 5 – Hungary
    Group 6 – Lithuania
    Group 7 – Netherlands
    Group 8 – Slovakia
    Group 9 – Slovenia
    Group 10 – Sweden

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

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Göyəzən FK (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 9 |
| Pivdenstal | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 1 | +12 | 6 |
| Imathia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 13 | −10 | 3 |
| Tbilisi | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 13 | −11 | 0 |
| 19 September 2002 |
| Imathia | 2 – 1 | Tbilisi | Sumqayit |
| Göyəzən FK | 1 – 0 | Pivdenstal | Sumqayit |
| 21 September 2002 |
| Pivdenstal | 7 – 0 | Imathia | Baku |
| Tbilisi | 1 – 5 | Göyəzən FK | Baku |
| 23 September 2002 |
| Pivdenstal | 6 – 0 | Tbilisi | Baku |
| Göyəzən FK | 5 – 1 | Imathia | Baku |

### Group 2

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Asturias | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | +13 | 9 |
| Ligue Nord (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 6 |
| Andorra | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 3 |
| South-East | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 0 |
| 15 November 2002 |
| Ligue Nord | 5 – 2 | South-East | Overpelt |
| Asturias | 7 – 0 | Andorra | Overpelt |
| 16 November 2002 |
| South-East | 1 – 2 | Andorra | Overpelt |
| Ligue Nord | 0 – 1 | Asturias | Overpelt |
| 18 November 2002 |
| Andorra | 0 – 4 | Ligue Nord | Overpelt |
| South-East | 0 – 5 | Asturias | Bocholt |

### Group 3

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Maine | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 5 |
| Veliko Tarnovo | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 5 |
| Slavonia and Baranja (H) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 5 |
| Luxembourg | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | −12 | 0 |
| 25 September 2002 |
| Slavonia and Baranja | 3 – 0 | Luxembourg | Osijek |
| Veliko Tarnovo | 2 – 2 | Maine | Osijek |
| 27 September 2002 |
| Luxembourg | 0 – 4 | Veliko Tarnovo | Vinkovci |
| Maine | 2 – 2 | Slavonia and Baranja | Vinkovci |
| 29 September 2002 |
| Slavonia and Baranja | 1 – 1 | Veliko Tarnovo | Vinkovci |
| Luxembourg | 0 – 5 | Maine | Vinkovci |

### Group 4

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Central Bohemia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 9 |
| Kent | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 3 |
| San Marino | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 3 |
| South (H) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 3 |
| 9 September 2002 |
| Kent | 0 – 2 | San Marino | Tallinn |
| South | 2 – 5 | Central Bohemia | Tallinn |
| 11 September 2002 |
| Kent | 1 – 4 | Central Bohemia | Tallinn |
| South | 2 – 0 | San Marino | Tallinn |
| 13 September 2002 |
| Central Bohemia | 3 – 0 | San Marino | Tallinn |
| South | 1 – 4 | Kent | Tallinn |

### Group 5

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Szabolcs Gabona (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 9 |
| Israel | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 6 |
| Montenegro | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 3 |
| Chişinău | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 0 |
| 1 October 2002 |
| Szabolcs Gabona | 2 – 1 | Israel | Tiszaújváros |
| Montenegro | 2 – 0 | Chişinău | Tiszaújváros |
| 3 October 2002 |
| Israel | 3 – 1 | Montenegro | Tiszaújváros |
| Chişinău | 1 – 4 | Szabolcs Gabona | Tiszaújváros |
| 5 October 2002 |
| Israel | 2 – 1 | Chişinău | Tiszaújváros |
| Szabolcs Gabona | 2 – 0 | Montenegro | Tiszaújváros |

### Group 6

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Württemberg | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 9 |
| Lesser Poland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 6 |
| Tauragė (H) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| Brest | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | −10 | 0 |
| 21 September 2002 |
| Lesser Poland | 0 – 1 | Württemberg | Marijampolė |
| Tauragė | 5 – 0 | Brest | Kaunas |
| 23 September 2002 |
| Württemberg | 5 – 1 | Tauragė | Kaunas |
| Brest | 0 – 1 | Lesser Poland | Marijampolė |
| 25 September 2002 |
| Brest | 0 – 4 | Württemberg | Marijampolė |
| Lesser Poland | 2 – 1 | Tauragė | Kaunas |

### Group 7

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| District Noord (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 9 |
| Algarve | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 |
| Northern Ireland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 3 |
| Malta | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | −9 | 0 |
| 16 October 2002 |
| Northern Ireland | 0 – 1 | Algarve | Assen |
| Malta | 1 – 2 | District Noord | Assen |
| 17 October 2002 |
| Algarve | 3 – 0 | Malta | Emmen |
| District Noord | 2 – 0 | Northern Ireland | Emmen |
| 19 October 2002 |
| District Noord | 2 – 1 | Algarve | Hoogeveen |
| Malta | 0 – 4 | Northern Ireland | Hoogeveen |

### Group 8

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Piedmont–Aosta Valley | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 7 |
| West (H) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 5 |
| Dacia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 3 |
| Ural | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 1 |
| 23 September 2002 |
| Ural | 0 – 2 | Dacia | Nemšová |
| West | 1 – 1 | Piedmont–Aosta Valley | Lednické Rovne |
| 25 September 2002 |
| Piedmont–Aosta Valley | 2 – 0 | Dacia | Považská Bystrica |
| Ural | 2 – 2 | West | Nemšová |
| 27 September 2002 |
| Dacia | 0 – 3 | West | Trenčín |
| Ural | 0 – 3 | Piedmont–Aosta Valley | Dubnica nad Váhom |

### Group 9

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ticino | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 9 |
| Entity | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 6 |
| MNZ Murska Sobota (H) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 3 |
| Liechtenstein | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 0 |
| 17 September 2002 |
| MNZ Murska Sobota | 0 – 1 | Ticino | Križevci |
| Liechtenstein | 0 – 4 | Entity | Lendava |
| 19 September 2002 |
| MNZ Murska Sobota | 0 – 4 | Entity | Odranci |
| Liechtenstein | 1 – 3 | Ticino | Murska Sobota |
| 21 September 2002 |
| MNZ Murska Sobota | 2 – 1 | Liechtenstein | Beltinci |
| Ticino | 4 – 2 | Entity | Križevci |

### Group 10

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gothenburg (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 7 |
| Latvia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 5 |
| Republic of Ireland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 3 |
| West Scotland | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 1 |
| 8 October 2002 |
| Latvia | 1 – 1 | West Scotland | Katrineholm |
| Republic of Ireland | 0 – 1 | Gothenburg | Gothenburg |
| 10 October 2002 |
| Republic of Ireland | 0 – 1 | Latvia | Gothenburg |
| West Scotland | 0 – 4 | Gothenburg | Gothenburg |
| 12 October 2002 |
| West Scotland | 0 – 4 | Republic of Ireland | Katrineholm |
| Latvia | 0 – 0 | Gothenburg | 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.

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Piedmont–Aosta Valley | 2–0 | Gothenburg | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Central Bohemia | 0–2 | Asturias | 0–1 | 0–1 |

First legs

| 19 March 2003 |
| - |
| Piedmont–Aosta Valley | 1 – 0 | Gothenburg |
| 16 April 2003 |
| Central Bohemia | 0 – 1 | Asturias |

Second legs

| 9 April 2003 |
| - |
| Gothenburg | 0 – 1 | Piedmont–Aosta Valley |
| 7 May 2003 |
| Asturias | 1 – 0 | Central 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**

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Piedmont–Aosta Valley | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 7 |
| Württemberg (H) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 4 |
| Ticino | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 3 |
| Asturias | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 |
| 22 June 2003 |
| Württemberg | 4 – 0 | Ticino | Albstadion, Heidenheim an der Brenz |
| Asturias | 1 – 1 | Piedmont–Aosta Valley | Albstadion, Heidenheim an der Brenz |
| 24 June 2003 |
| Ticino | 0 – 3 | Piedmont–Aosta Valley | Jahnstadion, Schwäbisch Gmünd |
| Württemberg | 1 – 1 | Asturias | Jahnstadion, Schwäbisch Gmünd |
| 26 June 2003 |
| Ticino | 1 – 0 | Asturias | Jahnstadion, Schwäbisch Gmünd |
| Piedmont–Aosta Valley | 3 – 1 | Württemberg | Carl-Zeiss-Stadion, Oberkochen |

**Group B**

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Maine | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 6 |
| Szabolcs Gabona | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 6 |
| District Noord | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 4 |
| Göyəzən FK | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 1 |
| 22 June 2003 |
| Szabolcs Gabona | 3 – 8 | Maine | Allgäustadion, Wangen im Allgäu |
| District Noord | 3 – 3 | Göyəzən FK | Allgäustadion, Wangen im Allgäu |
| 24 June 2003 |
| Szabolcs Gabona | 6 – 0 | District Noord | Zeppelinstadion, Friedrichshafen |
| Maine | 4 – 2 | Göyəzən FK | Zeppelinstadion, Friedrichshafen |
| 26 June 2003 |
| Göyəzən FK | 0 – 6 | Szabolcs Gabona | Allgäustadion, Wangen im Allgäu |
| Maine | 0 – 1(abd) | District Noord | Zeppelinstadion, Friedrichshafen |

### Final

* 2003 UEFA Regions' Cup Winners
* Piedmont–Aosta Valley
