The 2011 UEFA Regions' Cup was the seventh edition of the
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 ...
. The final tournament phase was held in Portugal, in the city of
Braga
Braga ( , ; cel-x-proto, Bracara) is a city and a municipality, capital of the northwestern Portuguese district of Braga and of the historical and cultural Minho Province. Braga Municipality has a resident population of 193,333 inhabitants (in ...
. The cup was won by the hosts of the tournament,
Braga
Braga ( , ; cel-x-proto, Bracara) is a city and a municipality, capital of the northwestern Portuguese district of Braga and of the historical and cultural Minho Province. Braga Municipality has a resident population of 193,333 inhabitants (in ...
, who beat
Leinster
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&
Munster
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from the
Republic of Ireland
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in the final by 2 – 1.
Preliminary round
The twelve teams in the preliminary round have been drawn into three group of four, with the following countries hosting each group's matches:
:Group A –
Croatia
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Hungary
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Macedonia
Matches in the preliminary round were played between 1 August and 30 September 2010. The three group winners and the two best runners-up advance to the intermediary round (only the results of the runners-up against the winners and third-ranked team in each group are taken into account).
Group A
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Group B
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Group C
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Best runners-up
1 The competition rules state that the two best runners-up qualify to the intermediary round, with only the results of the runners-up against the winners and third-ranked team in each group being taken into account. However, due to the Bosnian-Herzegovinian Football Federation being suspended by UEFA and FIFA as of 1 April 2011,
Dalmatia
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, the worst runner-up, was allowed to progress to the intermediary round, replacing Bosnia-Herzegovina's representative team,
Kanton Sarajevo, in
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Intermediary round
The 26 teams which went straight through to the intermediary round (after the exclusion of
Kanton Sarajevo from Bosnia-Herzegovina, due to their suspension) were joined by the three group winners and three runners-up from the preliminary round. The 32 teams have been 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 –
Matches in the intermediary round were played between 1 August 2010 and 30 April 2011. The winners of each group will qualify for the final tournament.
Group 1
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Group 2
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Group 3
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Group 4
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Group 5
2 The group winner was decided by drawing of lots between
Belgrade
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and South West Bulgaria.
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Group 6
Result changed from 3–1 to 0–3, after fielding of an ineligible player by Dalmatia.
Czech side Zlín claim last flight to Portugal (April 28, 2011)
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Group 7
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Group 8
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Final tournament
The final tournament was held in Braga District
The district of Braga ( pt, Distrito de Braga ) is a district in the northwest of Portugal. The district capital is the city of Braga, and it is bordered by the district of Viana do Castelo in the north, Vila Real in the east, Spain ( Galicia) ...
, Portugal from 21 to 28 June 2011.
Group Stage
The group stage draw took place on 11 May 2011, producing two groups of four teams each. The two group winners advance to the final, while the runners-up of each group receive bronze medals.
Group A
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Group B
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Final
See also
*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 ...
References
External links
Official UEFA Regions' Cup site
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