2021 UEFA Regions' Cup

The 2021 UEFA Regions' Cup was originally to be held as the 12th edition of the UEFA Regions' Cup, a football competition for amateur teams in Europe organized by UEFA, before being cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]

2021 UEFA Regions' Cup
Tournament details
DatesCancelled[1]
TeamsFinal tournament: 8
Total: 36 (from 36 associations)

The final tournament of this edition would originally be held in June 2021, with the qualifying rounds originally taking place in 2020. However, on 17 June 2020, UEFA announced that the tournament had been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2][3] Lower Silesia from Poland were the title holders.[4]

Teams

A total of 36 teams entered the tournament.[5] Each of the 55 UEFA member associations could enter a regional amateur representative team which qualified through a national qualifying competition, or when applicable, their national amateur representative team.

Associations were ranked according to their UEFA coefficients, computed based on results of the last three seasons (2015, 2017, 2019), to decide on the round their teams entered and their seeding pots in the preliminary and intermediate round draws. The top 28 associations entered the intermediate round, while the bottom 8 associations (ranked 29–36) entered the preliminary round.[6]

The draws for the preliminary and intermediate rounds was held on 3 December 2019, 14:00 CET (UTC+1), at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland. The mechanism of the draws for each round was as follows:[5]

  • In the preliminary round, the eight teams were drawn into two groups of four without any seeding.
  • In the intermediate round, the 32 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 of the four teams which advanced from the preliminary round (whose identity was not known at the time of the draw):
    • Preliminary round Group A winner would be assigned to Group 1.
    • Preliminary round Group B winner would be assigned to Group 2.
    • Preliminary round Group A runner-up would be assigned to Group 3.
    • Preliminary round Group B runner-up would be assigned to Group 4.
    • The four teams from Pot D would be drawn to Groups 5–8.

Based on the decisions taken by the UEFA Emergency Panel, teams from Russia and Ukraine could not be drawn in the same group.

The hosts for each group in the preliminary and intermediate rounds would be selected after the draw.

Qualified teams for 2021 UEFA Regions' Cup
Entry round Rank Association Team Qualifying competition Coeff.[6] Pot
Intermediate round 1  Turkey 14.333 A
2  Croatia 14.000
3  Republic of Ireland 12.667
4  Poland 12.333
5  Germany 12.333
6  Czech Republic 12.333
7  Spain  Galicia 2019–20 Spanish stage of the UEFA Regions' Cup[7] 12.000
8  Russia 11.667
9  France 10.667 B
10  Portugal 10.333
11  Ukraine 10.000
12  Hungary 9.333
13  Italy 9.000
14  Slovakia 8.667
15  Bulgaria 8.000
16  Northern Ireland 8.000
17  Bosnia and Herzegovina 8.000 C
18   Switzerland 7.667
19  Serbia 7.667
20  England 6.667
21  Lithuania 5.833
22  Israel 5.833
23  Romania 5.000
24  Wales 5.000
25  Finland 5.000 D
26  San Marino San Marino National amateur team 4.667
27  Slovenia 4.333
28  Moldova 4.333
Preliminary round 29  Malta Gozo Regional amateur team 4.333 1
30  North Macedonia 4.167
31  Sweden 4.000
32  Belarus 3.333
33  Azerbaijan 3.000
34  Kazakhstan 2.000
35  Estonia Saue JK 2018 Estonian Small Cup[8] 1.000
36  Georgia 0.333
Associations which did not enter
 Albania  Andorra  Armenia  Austria  Belgium
 Cyprus  Denmark  Faroe Islands  Gibraltar  Greece
 Iceland  Kosovo  Latvia  Liechtenstein  Luxembourg
 Montenegro  Netherlands  Norway  Scotland

Format

In the preliminary round and intermediate round, each group is played as a round-robin mini-tournament at one of the teams selected as hosts after the draw.

In the final tournament, the eight qualified teams play a group stage (two groups of four) followed by the final between the group winners, at a host selected by UEFA from one of the teams.

Preliminary round

The winners and runners-up of each group advance to the intermediate round to join the 28 teams which receive byes. The preliminary round was originally to be played by 2 August 2020, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic before being cancelled.

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

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Team 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Intermediate round
2 Saue JK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Team 3 (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Team 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 21 July 2020. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Team 1 Cancelled Team 4
Report
Team 3 Cancelled Saue JK
Report
Team 1 Cancelled Team 3
Report
Saue JK Cancelled Team 4
Report
Saue JK Cancelled Team 1
Report
Team 4 Cancelled Team 3
Report

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Team 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Intermediate round
2 Gozo (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Team 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Team 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 24 May 2020. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Team 1 Cancelled Team 4
Report
Team 3 Cancelled Gozo
Report
Team 1 Cancelled Team 3
Report
Gozo Cancelled Team 4
Report
Gozo Cancelled Team 1
Report
Team 4 Cancelled Team 3
Report

Intermediate round

The winners of each group advance to the final tournament. The intermediate round was originally to be played by 13 December 2020.

Times up to 24 October 2020 are CEST (UTC+2), thereafter times are CET (UTC+1), as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).

Group 1
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Team 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament
2 Team 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Team 3 (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Preliminary round Group A winner 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 23 September 2020. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Team 1 CancelledPreliminary round Group A winner
Team 3 Cancelled Team 2
Team 1 Cancelled Team 3
Team 2 CancelledPreliminary round Group A winner
Team 2 Cancelled Team 1
Preliminary round Group A winnerCancelled Team 3

Group 2
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Team 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament
2 Team 2 (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Team 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Preliminary round Group B winner 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 9 October 2020. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Team 1 CancelledPreliminary round Group B winner
Team 3 Cancelled Team 2
Team 1 Cancelled Team 3
Team 2 CancelledPreliminary round Group B winner
Team 2 Cancelled Team 1
Preliminary round Group B winnerCancelled Team 3

Group 3
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Team 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament
2 Team 2 (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Team 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Preliminary round Group A runner-up 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 22 September 2020. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Team 1 CancelledPreliminary round Group A runner-up
Team 3 Cancelled Team 2
Team 1 Cancelled Team 3
Team 2 CancelledPreliminary round Group A runner-up
Team 2 Cancelled Team 1
Preliminary round Group A runner-upCancelled Team 3

Group 4
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Galicia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament
2 Team 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Team 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Preliminary round Group B runner-up 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 2020. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Galicia CancelledPreliminary round Group B runner-up
Team 3 Cancelled Team 2
Galicia Cancelled Team 3
Team 2 CancelledPreliminary round Group B runner-up
Team 2 Cancelled Galicia
Preliminary round Group B runner-upCancelled Team 3

Group 5
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Team 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament
2 Team 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Team 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 San Marino (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 2020. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Team 1 Cancelled San Marino
Team 3 Cancelled Team 2
Team 1 Cancelled Team 3
Team 2 Cancelled San Marino
Team 2 Cancelled Team 1
San Marino Cancelled Team 3

Group 6
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Team 1 (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament
2 Team 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Team 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Team 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 2020. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Team 1 Cancelled Team 4
Team 3 Cancelled Team 2
Team 1 Cancelled Team 3
Team 2 Cancelled Team 4
Team 2 Cancelled Team 1
Team 4 Cancelled Team 3

Group 7
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Team 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament
2 Team 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Team 3 (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Team 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 2020. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Team 1 Cancelled Team 4
Team 3 Cancelled Team 2
Team 1 Cancelled Team 3
Team 2 Cancelled Team 4
Team 2 Cancelled Team 1
Team 4 Cancelled Team 3

Group 8
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Team 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament
2 Team 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Team 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Team 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 2020. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Team 1 Cancelled Team 4
Team 3 Cancelled Team 2
Team 1 Cancelled Team 3
Team 2 Cancelled Team 4
Team 2 Cancelled Team 1
Team 4 Cancelled Team 3

Final tournament

In principle, the final tournament would originally take place in the last two weeks of June 2021.

Venues

The hosts of the final tournament would originally be selected by UEFA from the eight qualified teams.

Qualified teams

The following eight teams qualify for the final tournament.

Team Method of qualification Date of qualification
TBDIntermediate round Group 1 winners29 September 2020 (or 26 September 2020)
TBDIntermediate round Group 2 winners15 October 2020 (or 12 October 2020)
TBDIntermediate round Group 3 winners28 September 2020 (or 25 September 2020)
TBDIntermediate round Group 4 winners2020
TBDIntermediate round Group 5 winners2020
TBDIntermediate round Group 6 winners2020
TBDIntermediate round Group 7 winners2020
TBDIntermediate round Group 8 winners2020

Final draw

The draw for the final tournament would originally be held in early 2021.

Group stage

The winners of each group advance to the final, while the runners-up of each group receive bronze medals.

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

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 A1 (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final
2 A2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bronze medal
3 A3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 A4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on June 2021. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host.
A1 Cancelled A4
A3 Cancelled A2
A1 Cancelled A3
A2 Cancelled A4
A2 Cancelled A1
A4 Cancelled A3

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 B1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final
2 B2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bronze medal
3 B3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 B4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on June 2021. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
B1 Cancelled B4
B3 Cancelled B2
B1 Cancelled B3
B2 Cancelled B4
B2 Cancelled B1
B4 Cancelled B3

Final

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

Winner Group A Cancelled Winner Group B

References
  1. "2020/21 Regions' Cup cancelled". UEFA.com. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  2. "UEFA competitions to resume in August". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 17 June 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  3. "Updated UEFA competitions calendar". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 17 June 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  4. "What is the UEFA Regions' Cup?". UEFA.com. 26 June 2019.
  5. "2020/21 UEFA Regions' Cup entries". UEFA.com. 14 October 2019.
  6. "2020/21 UEFA Regions' Cup qualifying draw coefficients" (PDF). UEFA.com.
  7. "CRÓNICA | Galicia será el representante español en la Copa de las Regiones UEFA (2-0)" (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. 11 March 2020.
  8. "Eesti sai teada vastased Regions' Cupi võistlusel". Estonian Football Association. 5 December 2019.
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