The 2009 UEFA Regions' Cup was the sixth
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 1999 and has been played biennially since. The 2019 champions are the Lower Silesia team from Poland.
The competition was ...
. It was held in
Croatia
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and won by the ''
Castile and León
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Spain
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, which beat
Romania
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Oltenia
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'' 2–1 in the final.
Preliminary round
The eleven teams in the preliminary round were drawn into two groups of four and one group of three, with the following countries hosting each group's matches:
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The winners of each group advanced to the intermediary round.
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Intermediary round
The 29 teams which went straight through to the intermediary round were joined by ''
San Marino
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Malta
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Turkey
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Marmara''. The 32 teams 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
Group 2
Group 3
Group 4
Group 5
Group 6
Group 7
Group 8
Final tournament
Croatia
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was chosen to host the final tournament, with matches being played 15 June to 22 June 2009.
Group stage
The eight intermediary group winners were drawn into two groups of four, with the two group winners advancing to the final.
Group A
Group B
Final
See also
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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 1999 and has been played biennially since. The 2019 champions are the Lower Silesia team from Poland.
The competition was ...
External links
Official UEFA Regions' Cup site*
RSSSF
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page for the 2009 UEFA Regions' Cup
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