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2025 UEFA Regions' Cup
Tournament details
Host countryFinal tournament: San Marino
DatesQualifying rounds:
20 May – 19 November 2024
Final tournament:
23 June – 1 July 2025
TeamsFinal tournament: 8
Total: 36 (from 36 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsSpain Aragon (1st title)
Runners-upPoland Dolnośląski
Tournament statistics
Matches played50
Goals scored165 (3.3 per match)
Top scorer(s)Czech Republic Jakub Slavík
(6 goals)
2023
2027

The 2025 UEFA Regions' Cup was the 13th edition of the UEFA Regions' Cup, a football competition for amateur teams in Europe organized by UEFA.[1]

Galicia from Spain were the title holders, defeating Belgrade in the final.[2]

Teams

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A total of 35 teams entered the tournament.[3] Any sides from Russia were barred from participation.[4]

Associations were ranked according to their UEFA coefficients, computed based on results of the last three seasons (2017, 2019, 2023), to decide on the round their teams entered and their seeding pots in the preliminary and intermediate round draws. The top 35 associations entered the intermediate round, while the bottom 6 associations (ranked 31–36) entered the preliminary round.[5]

The draw for the preliminary and intermediate rounds was held on 7 December 2023, at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.[6] The mechanism of the draws for each round was as follows:

  • In the preliminary round, the five teams were drawn into two groups of two and three without any seeding.
  • In the intermediate round, the 31 teams were drawn into eight groups of four. Each group contained one team from Pot A, one team from Pot B, one team from Pot C, and either one team from Pot D or one team which advanced from the preliminary round (whose identity was not known at the time of the draw).
Qualified teams for 2025 UEFA Regions' Cup
Entry round Rank Association Team Qualifying competition Coeff Pot
Intermediate round 1  Spain Aragon Aragon 2023–24 Spanish stage of the UEFA Regions' Cup 14.333 A
2  Poland Lower Silesian Voivodeship Dolnośląski 13.000
3  Czech Republic Hradec Králové Region Hradec Králové 12.333
4  Portugal Lisbon 12.333
5  Croatia Rijeka Rijeka 12.333
6  Republic of Ireland Munster Munster 11.667
7  Turkey Istanbul 2024 Turkish stage of the UEFA Regions' Cup 11.333
8  Serbia Vojvodina Vojvodina 10.333
9  Ukraine Withdrew 9.000
10  Slovakia Western Slovakia Regional amateur team 8.667 B
11  Hungary  Hungary National amateur team 8.667
12  Italy Liguria Liguria 8.333
13  Switzerland Vaud Vaud 8.000
14  Bulgaria South West Bulgaria Regional amateur team 7.667
15  Bosnia and Herzegovina Tuzla Tuzla 7.333
16  England Arthurian League 2023–24 FA Inter-League Cup 7.000
17  Israel Ironi Nesher 6.833 C
18  Finland Länsi-Vantaan Ylpeys 2024 Suomen Regions’ Cup 6.333
19  Wales Tim Rhanbarthol y De 6.000
20  San Marino  San Marino National amateur team 6.000
21  Northern Ireland NI Western Region Regional amateur team 5.333
22  Scotland Central Scotland Regional amateur team 5.167
23  Belarus Ivatsevichy Ivatsevichi-Duss 5.000
24  Romania Romanian Amateur Football Squad Regional amateur team 5.000
25  Slovenia Ljubljana Ljubljana 5.000 D
26  Moldova Anenii Noi 4.667
27  North Macedonia  North Macedonia National amateur team 4.500
28  Malta Gozo Gozo 4.333
29  Latvia  Latvia National amateur team 3.667
30  Kazakhstan Akbet 3.000
Preliminary round 31  Sweden Gothenburg 2.333 1
32  Georgia Bridge 2.133
33  Azerbaijan Shimal 2.000
34  Estonia Saue Saue 0.000
35  Albania  Albania National amateur team
36  Armenia Vayk
Associations which did not enter
 Andorra  Austria  Belgium  Cyprus  Denmark
 Faroe Islands  France  Germany  Gibraltar  Greece
 Iceland  Kosovo  Liechtenstein  Lithuania  Luxembourg
 Montenegro  Netherlands  Norway
Banned associations
 Russia

Preliminary round

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The group winners advance to the intermediate round to join the 30 teams which receive byes to the intermediate round.

Times are CEST (UTC+2), as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Albania Albania (H) 2 2 0 0 5 0 +5 6 Advance to Intermediate round
2 Armenia Vayk 2 1 0 1 1 4 −3 3
3 Estonia Saue 2 0 0 2 0 2 −2 0
Source: UEFA
(H) Hosts
Vayk Armenia0–4Albania Albania
Report
Attendance: 200
Referee: Marcel Birsan (Romania)

Saue Estonia0–1Armenia Vayk
Report
Referee: Jason Barcelo (Gibraltar)

Albania Albania1–0Estonia Saue
Report
Attendance: 50
Referee: Vilhjálmur Þórarinsson (Iceland)

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Georgia (country) Bridge (H) 2 2 0 0 10 1 +9 6 Advance to Intermediate round
2 Sweden Gothenburg 2 0 1 1 3 7 −4 1
3 Azerbaijan Shimal 2 0 1 1 2 7 −5 1
Source: UEFA
(H) Hosts
Bridge Georgia (country)5–0Azerbaijan Shimal
Report
Attendance: 150
Referee: Miloš Bošković (Montenegro)

Shimal Azerbaijan2–2Sweden Gothenburg
Report
Attendance: 50
Referee: Dumitri Muntean (Moldova)

Gothenburg Sweden1–5Georgia (country) Bridge
Report
Attendance: 120
Referee: Robertas Valikonis (Lithuania)

Intermediate round

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The eight group winners advance to the final tournament. The winners of each group qualify for the finals, which in principle will be held in the last two weeks of June 2023, with the hosts to be decided when the qualifiers are known.

Times are CEST (UTC+2), as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).

Group 1

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Poland Dolnośląski 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 3 Final tournament
2 Kazakhstan Akbet (H) 1 0 0 1 1 3 −2 0
3 Israel Ironi Nesher 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew due to Gaza war
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Akbet Kazakhstan1–3Poland Dolnośląski
Report
Sports and training base of the Kazakhstan Football Federation, Talgar
Attendance: 46
Referee: Vitālijs Spasjoņņikovs (Latvia)

Group 2

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Finland Länsi-Vantaan Ylpeys (H) 3 2 1 0 8 2 +6 7 Final tournament
2 England Arthurian League 3 1 2 0 6 5 +1 5
3 Portugal Lisbon 3 1 1 1 6 5 +1 4
4 Latvia Latvia 3 0 0 3 2 10 −8 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Arthurian League England3–3Portugal Lisbon
Report
Attendance: 57
Referee: Juri Frischer (Estonia)
Länsi-Vantaan Ylpeys Finland5–1Latvia Latvia
Report
Attendance: 354
Referee: Zaven Hovhannisyan (Armenia)

Lisbon Portugal3–0Latvia Latvia
Report
Attendance: 38
Referee: Zaven Hovhannisyan (Armenia)
Länsi-Vantaan Ylpeys Finland1–1England Arthurian League
Report
Attendance: 396
Referee: Volen Chinkov (Bulgaria)

Latvia Latvia1–2England Arthurian League
Report
Attendance: 48
Referee: Volen Chinkov (Bulgaria)
Lisbon Portugal0–2Finland Länsi-Vantaan Ylpeys
Report
Attendance: 754
Referee: Juri Frischer (Estonia)

Group 3

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Serbia Vojvodina (H) 3 3 0 0 7 2 +5 9 Final tournament
2 Slovakia Western Slovakia 3 2 0 1 5 4 +1 6
3 Wales Tim Rhanbarthol y De 3 1 0 2 5 7 −2 3
4 North Macedonia North Macedonia 3 0 0 3 2 6 −4 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Tim Rhanbarthol y De Wales1–3Slovakia Western Slovakia
Report
Attendance: 7
Referee: Marcel Birsan (Romania)
Vojvodina Serbia2–0North Macedonia North Macedonia
Report
Attendance: 50
Referee: Dragomir Draganov (Bulgaria)

Western Slovakia Slovakia2–1North Macedonia North Macedonia
Report
Attendance: 2
Referee: Marcel Birsan (Romania)
Vojvodina Serbia3–2Wales Tim Rhanbarthol y De
Report
Attendance: 45
Referee: Kadir Sağlam (Türkiye)

Western Slovakia Slovakia0–2Serbia Vojvodina
Report
Attendance: 150
Referee: Kadir Sağlam (Türkiye)
North Macedonia North Macedonia1–2Wales Tim Rhanbarthol y De
Report
Attendance: 10
Referee: Dragomir Draganov (Bulgaria)

Group 4

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Switzerland Vaud (H) 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 7 Final tournament
2 Republic of Ireland Munster 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 5
3 Northern Ireland NI Western Region 3 1 0 2 2 3 −1 3
4 Georgia (country) Bridge 3 0 1 2 0 4 −4 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Munster Republic of Ireland0–0Georgia (country) Bridge
Report
Attendance: 24
Referee: Eldorjan Hamiti (Albania)
NI Western Region Northern Ireland0–1Switzerland Vaud
Report
Attendance: 67
Referee: Miloš Gigovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Munster Republic of Ireland2–1Northern Ireland NI Western Region
Report
Attendance: 68
Referee: Joni Hyytiä (Finland)
Vaud Switzerland3–0Georgia (country) Bridge
Report
Attendance: 98
Referee: Miloš Gigovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Vaud Switzerland1–1Republic of Ireland Munster
Report
Attendance: 264
Referee: Joni Hyytiä (Finland)
Bridge Georgia (country)0–1Northern Ireland NI Western Region
Report
Attendance: 15
Referee: Eldorjan Hamiti (Albania)

Group 5

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Czech Republic Hradec Králové 3 3 0 0 10 1 +9 9 Final tournament
2 Bosnia and Herzegovina Tuzla (H) 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6
3 Albania Albania 3 0 1 2 0 4 −4 1
4 Scotland Central Scotland 3 0 1 2 1 8 −7 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Hradec Králové Czech Republic3–0Albania Albania
Report
Attendance: 55
Referee: Jason Barcelo (Gibraltar)
Central Scotland Scotland1–3Bosnia and Herzegovina Tuzla
Report
Attendance: 250
Referee: Vitaliy Romanov (Ukraine)

Hradec Králové Czech Republic5–0Scotland Central Scotland
Report
Attendance: 25
Referee: Sigurd Kringstad (Norway)
Tuzla Bosnia and Herzegovina1–0Albania Albania
Report
Attendance: 120
Referee: Vitaliy Romanov (Ukraine)

Tuzla Bosnia and Herzegovina1–2Czech Republic Hradec Králové
Report
Attendance: 300
Referee: Sigurd Kringstad (Norway)
Albania Albania0–0Scotland Central Scotland
Report
Attendance: 11
Referee: Jason Barcelo (Gibraltar)

Group 6

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 San Marino San Marino (H) 3 3 0 0 8 2 +6 9 Final tournament
2 Turkey Istanbul 3 1 1 1 3 4 −1 4
3 Hungary Hungary 3 0 2 1 6 7 −1 2
4 Slovenia Ljubljana 3 0 1 2 2 6 −4 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Istanbul Turkey1–0Slovenia Ljubljana
Report
Stadio di Montecchio, San Marino
Attendance: 12
Referee: Tim Marshall (Northern Ireland)
San Marino San Marino3–2Hungary Hungary
Report
Stadio di Montecchio, San Marino
Attendance: 56
Referee: Vilhjálmur Þórarinsson (Iceland)

Hungary Hungary2–2Slovenia Ljubljana
Report
Stadio di Montecchio, San Marino
Attendance: 31
Referee: Vilhjálmur Þórarinsson (Iceland)
Istanbul Turkey0–2San Marino San Marino
Report
Stadio di Montecchio, San Marino
Attendance: 94
Referee: Visar Kastrati (Kosovo)

Hungary Hungary2–2Turkey Istanbul
Report
Stadio di Montecchio, San Marino
Attendance: 31
Referee: Visar Kastrati (Kosovo)
Ljubljana Slovenia0–3San Marino San Marino
Report
Stadio di Montecchio, San Marino
Attendance: 41
Referee: Tim Marshall (Northern Ireland)

Group 7

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Spain Aragon 3 3 0 0 15 0 +15 9 Final tournament
2 Bulgaria South West Bulgaria (H) 3 2 0 1 10 3 +7 6
3 Belarus Ivatsevichi-Duss 3 1 0 2 4 11 −7 3
4 Moldova Anenii Noi 3 0 0 3 0 15 −15 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Aragon Spain8–0Moldova Anenii Noi
Report
Albena 1 Stadium, Albena
Attendance: 28
Referee: Philip Farrugia (Malta)
Ivatsevichi-Duss Belarus1–6Bulgaria South West Bulgaria
Report
Albena 1 Stadium, Albena
Attendance: 78
Referee: Martin Dohal (Slovakia)

Aragon Spain5–0Belarus Ivatsevichi-Duss
Report
Albena 1 Stadium, Albena
Attendance: 33
Referee: Miloš Bošković (Montenegro)
South West Bulgaria Bulgaria4–0Moldova Anenii Noi
Report
Albena 1 Stadium, Albena
Attendance: 59
Referee: Martin Dohal (Slovakia)

South West Bulgaria Bulgaria0–2Spain Aragon
Report
Attendance: 350
Referee: Miloš Bošković (Montenegro)
Anenii Noi Moldova0–3Belarus Ivatsevichi-Duss
Report
Albena 1 Stadium, Albena
Attendance: 18
Referee: Philip Farrugia (Malta)

Group 8

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Croatia Rijeka 3 3 0 0 12 3 +9 9 Final tournament
2 Italy Liguria (H) 3 2 0 1 8 5 +3 6
3 Romania Romanian Amateur Football Squad 3 1 0 2 4 9 −5 3
4 Malta Gozo 3 0 0 3 0 7 −7 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Rijeka Croatia3–0Malta Gozo
Report
Stadio Giuseppe Sivori, Sestri Levante
Attendance: 40
Referee: Iwan Arwel Griffith (Wales)
Romanian Amateur Football Squad Romania0–5Italy Liguria
Report
Attendance: 50
Referee: Miloš Savović (Montenegro)

Rijeka Croatia4–1Romania Romanian Amateur Football Squad
Report
Attendance: 25
Referee: Gal Leibovitz (Israel)
Liguria Italy1–0Malta Gozo
Report
Stadio Giuseppe Sivori, Sestri Levante
Attendance: 88
Referee: Miloš Savović (Montenegro)

Liguria Italy2–5Croatia Rijeka
Report
Attendance: 60
Referee: Gal Leibovitz (Israel)
Gozo Malta0–3Romania Romanian Amateur Football Squad
Report
Stadio Giuseppe Sivori, Sestri Levante
Attendance: 22
Referee: Iwan Arwel Griffith (Wales)

Final tournament

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The hosts of the final tournament were selected by UEFA from the eight qualified teams. The eight teams were drawn into two groups of four on 6 March at San Marino Stadium, Serravalle. The two group winners will meet in the final.

Qualified teams

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The following teams qualified for the final tournament.

Team Method of qualification Date of qualification
Poland Dolnośląski Intermediate round Group 1 winners 25 August 2024
Finland Länsi-Vantaan Ylpeys Intermediate round Group 2 winners 6 August 2024
Serbia Vojvodina Intermediate round Group 3 winners 19 September 2024
Switzerland Vaud Intermediate round Group 4 winners 27 October 2024
Czech Republic Hradec Králové Intermediate round Group 5 winners 20 August 2024
San Marino San Marino Intermediate round Group 6 winners 16 November 2024
Spain Aragon Intermediate round Group 7 winners 4 November 2024
Croatia Rijeka Intermediate round Group 8 winners 23 September 2024

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Spain Aragon 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 7 Final
2 Serbia Vojvodina 3 1 1 1 3 5 −2 4[a] Bronze medal
3 Czech Republic Hradec Králové 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4[a]
4 San Marino San Marino (H) 3 0 1 2 1 3 −2 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head result: Hradec Králové 1–2 Vojvodina.
Aragon Spain1–1Czech Republic Hradec Králové
Report
Acquaviva Stadium, Acquaviva
Attendance: 133
Referee: Walter Altmann (Austria)
San Marino San Marino1–1Serbia Vojvodina
Report
Acquaviva Stadium, Acquaviva
Attendance: 323
Referee: Eldorjan Hamiti (Albania)

Hradec Králové Czech Republic1–2Serbia Vojvodina
Report
Acquaviva Stadium, Acquaviva
Attendance: 131
Referee: Robertas Valikonis (Lithuania)
San Marino San Marino0–1Spain Aragon
Report
Acquaviva Stadium, Acquaviva
Attendance: 294
Referee: Mads Kristoffersen (Denmark)

Hradec Králové Czech Republic1–0San Marino San Marino
Report
Acquaviva Stadium, Acquaviva
Attendance: 138
Referee: Dumitri Muntean (Moldova)
Vojvodina Serbia0–3Spain Aragon
Report
Stadio di Montecchio, San Marino
Attendance: 81
Referee: Walter Altmann (Austria)

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Poland Dolnośląski 3 3 0 0 4 1 +3 9 Final
2 Croatia Rijeka 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4 Bronze medal
3 Switzerland Vaud 3 1 0 2 5 6 −1 3
4 Finland Länsi-Vantaan Ylpeys 3 0 1 2 4 6 −2 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Länsi-Vantaan Ylpeys Finland1–1Croatia Rijeka
Report
Stadio di Montecchio, San Marino
Attendance: 51
Referee: Robertas Valikonis (Lithuania)
Vaud Switzerland0–1Poland Dolnośląski
Report
Stadio di Montecchio, San Marino
Attendance: 36
Referee: Mads Kristoffersen (Denmark)

Länsi-Vantaan Ylpeys Finland2–3Switzerland Vaud
Report
Stadio di Montecchio, San Marino
Attendance: 56
Referee: Dumitri Muntean (Moldova)
Dolnośląski Poland1–0Croatia Rijeka
Report
Stadio di Montecchio, San Marino
Attendance: 22
Referee: Nikola Popov (Bulgaria)

Dolnośląski Poland2–1Finland Länsi-Vantaan Ylpeys
Report
Acquaviva Stadium, Acquaviva
Attendance: 49
Referee: Nikola Popov (Bulgaria)
Rijeka Croatia3–2Switzerland Vaud
Report
Stadio di Montecchio, San Marino
Attendance: 42
Referee: Eldorjan Hamiti (Albania)

Final

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In the final, extra time and penalty shoot-out were used to decide the winners if necessary.

Aragon Spain1–0 (a.e.t.)Poland Dolnośląski
Torcal 120+1' Report
Acquaviva Stadium, Acquaviva
Attendance: 248
Referee: Robertas Valikonis (Lithuania)

References

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  1. ^ "What is the UEFA Regions' Cup?". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 1 December 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Galicia 3-1 Belgrade: Hosts delight record crowd in UEFA Regions' Cup final". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 17 June 2023. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  3. ^ "UEFA Regions' Cup preliminary round: Albania, Bridge through". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 4 July 2024. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  4. ^ "FIFA/UEFA suspend Russian clubs and national teams from all competitions". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 28 February 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  5. ^ "Coefficients calculation for the 2024/25 Preliminary and Intermediate rounds" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  6. ^ "2024/25 UEFA Regions' Cup preliminary and intermediate round draw". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 7 December 2023. Retrieved 18 October 2024.