2003 UEFA Regions' Cup
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The 2003 UEFA Regions' Cup was the third UEFA Regions' Cup. It was held in Germany
and won by the Piedmont
team from Italy
, which beat France
's Maine
2–1 in the final.
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 final tournament.
s were drawn at random when the preliminary groups were drawn. As there were ten groups but only eight places in the final tournament, 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.
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First legs
Second legs
was chosen to host the final tournament, with matches being played from 22 June to 28 June 2003.
's Piedmont
and Asturias
of Spain
) were drawn into two groups of four, with the two group winners advancing to the final.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
and won by the Piedmont
Piedmont
Piedmont is one of the 20 regions of Italy. It has an area of 25,402 square kilometres and a population of about 4.4 million. The capital of Piedmont is Turin. The main local language is Piedmontese. Occitan is also spoken by a minority in the Occitan Valleys situated in the Provinces of...
team from Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
, which beat France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
's Maine
Maine (province)
Le Maine is one of the traditional provinces of France . It corresponds to the old county of Maine, with its center, the city of Le Mans.-Location:...
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 –
Independent State of 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
Playoff
The playoffs, postseason, or finals of a sports league are a game or series of games played after the regular season by the top competitors, usually but not always with a single-elimination system, to determine the league champion or a similar accolade.In the U.S...
for the two remaining places in the final tournament.
Group 1
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Göyazan |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 9 | |
 PivdenstalDonetsk Oblast Donetsk Oblast is an oblast of eastern Ukraine. Its administrative center is Donetsk. Historically, the province is an important part of the Donbas region... |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 6 | |
 Imathia |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 13 | −10 | 3 |
 TbilisiTbilisi Tbilisi is the capital and the largest city of Georgia, lying on the banks of the Mt'k'vari River. The name is derived from an early Georgian form T'pilisi and it was officially known as Tiflis until 1936... |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 13 | −11 | 0 |
| 19 September 2002 | ||
| Imathia | 2 – 1 | Tbilisi |
| Göyazan | 1 – 0 | Pivdenstal |
| 21 September 2002 | ||
| Pivdenstal | 7 – 0 | Imathia |
| Tbilisi | 1 – 5 | Göyazan |
| 23 September 2002 | ||
| Pivdenstal | 6 – 0 | Tbilisi |
| Göyazan | 5 – 1 | Imathia |
Group 2
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 AsturiasAsturias The Principality of Asturias is an autonomous community of the Kingdom of Spain, coextensive with the former Kingdom of Asturias in the Middle Ages... |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 9 | |
| Nord Antwerp (province) Antwerp is the northernmost province both of the Flemish Region, also called Flanders, and of Belgium. It borders on the Netherlands and the Belgian provinces of Limburg, Flemish Brabant and East Flanders. Its capital is Antwerp which comprises the Port of Antwerp... |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 6 | |
 AndorraAndorra Andorra , officially the Principality of Andorra , also called the Principality of the Valleys of Andorra, , is a small landlocked country in southwestern Europe, located in the eastern Pyrenees mountains and bordered by Spain and France. It is the sixth smallest nation in Europe having an area of... |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 3 |
 South-EastSouth Karelia South Karelia is a region of Finland. It borders to the regions of Kymenlaakso, Southern Savonia, North Karelia and to Russia. The term "South Karelia" might also be used to refer to the southern parts of the entire Karelia — the Region of South Karelia is termed "South" because it is the... |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 0 |
| 15 November 2002 | ||
| Nord | 5 – 2 | South-East |
| Asturias | 7 – 0 | Andorra |
| 16 November 2002 | ||
| South-East | 1 – 2 | Andorra |
| Nord | 0 – 1 | Asturias |
| 18 November 2002 | ||
| Andorra | 0 – 4 | Nord |
| South-East | 0 – 5 | Asturias |
Group 3
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 MaineMaine (province) Le Maine is one of the traditional provinces of France . It corresponds to the old county of Maine, with its center, the city of Le Mans.-Location:... |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | |
 Veliko TarnovoVeliko Tarnovo Province Veliko Tarnovo is a province in the middle of the northern part of Bulgaria. Its capital city, Veliko Tarnovo, is of historical significance as it is known as the capital of Medieval Bulgaria... |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 5 | |
 SlavoniaSlavonia Slavonia is a geographical and historical region in eastern Croatia... |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 5 | |
 LuxembourgLuxembourg Luxembourg , officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , is a landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany. It has two principal regions: the Oesling in the North as part of the Ardennes massif, and the Gutland in the south... |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | −12 | 0 |
| 25 September 2002 | ||
| Slavonia | 3 – 0 | Luxembourg |
| Veliko Tarnovo | 2 – 2 | Maine |
| 27 September 2002 | ||
| Luxembourg | 0 – 4 | Veliko Tarnovo |
| Maine | 2 – 2 | Slavonia |
| 29 September 2002 | ||
| Slavonia | 1 – 1 | Veliko Tarnovo |
| Luxembourg | 0 – 5 | Maine |
Group 4
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 BohemiaBohemia Bohemia is a historical region in central Europe, occupying the western two-thirds of the traditional Czech Lands. It is located in the contemporary Czech Republic with its capital in Prague... |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 9 | |
 KentKent Kent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of... |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 3 |
 San MarinoSan Marino San Marino, officially the Republic of San Marino , is a state situated on the Italian Peninsula on the eastern side of the Apennine Mountains. It is an enclave surrounded by Italy. Its size is just over with an estimated population of over 30,000. Its capital is the City of San Marino... |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 3 |
| South Võru County Võrumaa or Võru maakond officially, is a county in Southern Estonia. It is bordered to the north by the Põlva County and the Lake Pihkva; to the west by Valga County; to the south by Latvia; and to the east by the Russian Federation.... |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 3 |
| 9 September 2002 | ||
| Kent | 0 – 2 | San Marino |
| South | 2 – 5 | Bohemia |
| 11 September 2002 | ||
| Kent | 1 – 4 | Bohemia |
| South | 2 – 0 | San Marino |
| 13 September 2002 | ||
| Bohemia | 3 – 0 | San Marino |
| South | 1 – 4 | Kent |
Group 5
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Szabolcs |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 9 | |
 IsraelIsrael The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea... |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | |
| Montenegro | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 3 |
 ChişinăuChisinau Chișinău is the capital and largest municipality of Moldova. It is also its main industrial and commercial centre and is located in the middle of the country, on the river Bîc... |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 0 |
| 1 October 2002 | ||
| Szabolcs | 2 – 1 | Israel |
| Montenegro | 2 – 0 | Chişinău |
| 3 October 2002 | ||
| Israel | 3 – 1 | Montenegro |
| Chişinău | 1 – 4 | Szabolcs |
| 5 October 2002 | ||
| Israel | 2 – 1 | Chişinău |
| Szabolcs | 2 – 0 | Montenegro |
Group 6
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 WürttembergBaden-Württemberg Baden-Württemberg is one of the 16 states of Germany. Baden-Württemberg is in the southwestern part of the country to the east of the Upper Rhine, and is the third largest in both area and population of Germany's sixteen states, with an area of and 10.7 million inhabitants... |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 9 | |
 MałopolskaLesser Poland Voivodeship Małopolska Voivodeship , or Lesser Poland Voivodeship, is a voivodeship, in southern Poland... |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | |
| Tauragė Taurage County Tauragė County is one of ten counties in Lithuania. It is in the west of the country, and its capital is Tauragė... |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
 BrestBrest Voblast Brest Voblast or Brest Oblast is a province of Belarus with its administrative center being Brest.Important cities within the voblast' include: Baranovichi, Brest, and Pinsk.-Geography:... |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | −10 | 0 |
| 21 September 2002 | ||
| Małopolska | 0 – 1 | Württemberg |
| Tauragė | 5 – 0 | Brest |
| 23 September 2002 | ||
| Württemberg | 5 – 1 | Tauragė |
| Brest | 0 – 1 | Małopolska |
| 25 September 2002 | ||
| Brest | 0 – 4 | Württemberg |
| Małopolska | 2 – 1 | Tauragė |
Group 7
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noord Friesland Friesland is a province in the north of the Netherlands and part of the ancient region of Frisia.Until the end of 1996, the province bore Friesland as its official name. In 1997 this Dutch name lost its official status to the Frisian Fryslân... |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 9 | |
 Algarve |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | |
 Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west... |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | |
 MaltaMalta Malta , officially known as the Republic of Malta , is a Southern European country consisting of an archipelago situated in the centre of the Mediterranean, south of Sicily, east of Tunisia and north of Libya, with Gibraltar to the west and Alexandria to the east.Malta covers just over in... |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | −9 | 0 |
| 16 October 2002 | ||
| Northern Ireland | 0 – 1 | Algarve |
| Malta | 1 – 2 | Noord |
| 17 October 2002 | ||
| Algarve | 3 – 0 | Malta |
| Noord | 2 – 0 | Northern Ireland |
| 19 October 2002 | ||
| Noord | 2 – 1 | Algarve |
| Malta | 0 – 4 | Northern Ireland |
Group 8
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 PiedmontPiedmont Piedmont is one of the 20 regions of Italy. It has an area of 25,402 square kilometres and a population of about 4.4 million. The capital of Piedmont is Turin. The main local language is Piedmontese. Occitan is also spoken by a minority in the Occitan Valleys situated in the Provinces of... |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 7 | |
| West Trnava Region The Trnava Region is one of the eight Slovak administrative regions.-Geography:It is located in the middlewest part of Slovakia and forms a territorial band between the Bratislava Region and the rest of Slovakia, between Austrian and Czech borders in the north and Hungarian border in the south... |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 5 | |
 DaciaOltenia Oltenia is a historical province and geographical region of Romania, in western Wallachia. It is situated between the Danube, the Southern Carpathians and the Olt river .... |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 3 |
 UralUrals Federal District Ural Federal District is one of the eight federal districts of Russia. The district was established on 13 May 2000 by a decree of the President of Russia. The district is mostly located in the geographical region of Ural, but also includes some parts of the Volga Region; its extent is different... |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 1 |
| 23 September 2002 | ||
| Ural | 0 – 2 | Dacia |
| West | 1 – 1 | Piedmont |
| 25 September 2002 | ||
| Piedmont | 2 – 0 | Dacia |
| Ural | 2 – 2 | West |
| 27 September 2002 | ||
| Dacia | 0 – 3 | West |
| Ural | 0 – 3 | Piedmont |
Group 9
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 TicinoTicino Canton Ticino or Ticino is the southernmost canton of Switzerland. Named after the Ticino river, it is the only canton in which Italian is the sole official language... |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 9 | |
 EntityBosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the... |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 6 | |
| Murska Murska Sobota Murska Sobota is a city in northeastern Slovenia. It is located in the eponymous municipality near the Mura River in the region of Prekmurje and is the regional capital.-Name:... |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 3 |
 LiechtensteinLiechtenstein The Principality of Liechtenstein is a doubly landlocked alpine country in Central Europe, bordered by Switzerland to the west and south and by Austria to the east. Its area is just over , and it has an estimated population of 35,000. Its capital is Vaduz. The biggest town is Schaan... |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 0 |
| 17 September 2002 | ||
| Murska | 0 – 1 | Ticino |
| Liechtenstein | 0 – 4 | Entity |
| 19 September 2002 | ||
| Murska | 0 – 4 | Entity |
| Liechtenstein | 1 – 3 | Ticino |
| 21 September 2002 | ||
| Murska | 2 – 1 | Liechtenstein |
| Ticino | 4 – 2 | Entity |
Group 10
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gothenburg Gothenburg Municipality Gothenburg Municipality is a municipality in Västra Götaland County in western Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Gothenburg.... |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | |
 LatviaLatvia Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden... |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
 Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,... |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | |
 West ScotlandStrathclyde right|thumb|the former Strathclyde regionStrathclyde was one of nine former local government regions of Scotland created by the Local Government Act 1973 and abolished in 1996 by the Local Government etc Act 1994... |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 1 |
| 8 October 2002 | ||
| Latvia | 1 – 1 | West Scotland |
| Republic of Ireland | 0 – 1 | Gothenburg |
| 10 October 2002 | ||
| Republic of Ireland | 0 – 1 | Latvia |
| West Scotland | 0 – 4 | Gothenburg |
| 12 October 2002 | ||
| West Scotland | 0 – 4 | Republic of Ireland |
| Latvia | 0 – 0 | Gothenburg |
Intermediary round
The intermediary playoffPlayoff
The playoffs, postseason, or finals of a sports league are a game or series of games played after the regular season by the top competitors, usually but not always with a single-elimination system, to determine the league champion or a similar accolade.In the U.S...
s were drawn at random when the preliminary groups were drawn. As there were ten groups but only eight places in the final tournament, 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.
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First legs
| 19 March 2003 | ||
| Piedmont | 1 – 0 | Gothenburg |
| 16 April 2003 | ||
| Bohemia | 0 – 1 | Asturias |
Second legs
| 9 April 2003 | ||
| Gothenburg | 0 – 1 | Piedmont |
| 7 May 2003 | ||
| Asturias | 1 – 0 | Bohemia |
Final tournament
GermanyGermany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
was chosen to host the final tournament, with matches being played from 22 June to 28 June 2003.
Group stage
The six automatic preliminary group winners and the two intermediary playoff winners (ItalyItaly
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
's Piedmont
Piedmont
Piedmont is one of the 20 regions of Italy. It has an area of 25,402 square kilometres and a population of about 4.4 million. The capital of Piedmont is Turin. The main local language is Piedmontese. Occitan is also spoken by a minority in the Occitan Valleys situated in the Provinces of...
and Asturias
Asturias
The Principality of Asturias is an autonomous community of the Kingdom of Spain, coextensive with the former Kingdom of Asturias in the Middle Ages...
of Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
) 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 Piedmont Piedmont is one of the 20 regions of Italy. It has an area of 25,402 square kilometres and a population of about 4.4 million. The capital of Piedmont is Turin. The main local language is Piedmontese. Occitan is also spoken by a minority in the Occitan Valleys situated in the Provinces of... |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 7 | |
| Württemberg Baden-Württemberg Baden-Württemberg is one of the 16 states of Germany. Baden-Württemberg is in the southwestern part of the country to the east of the Upper Rhine, and is the third largest in both area and population of Germany's sixteen states, with an area of and 10.7 million inhabitants... |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | |
| Ticino Ticino Canton Ticino or Ticino is the southernmost canton of Switzerland. Named after the Ticino river, it is the only canton in which Italian is the sole official language... |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 3 |
| Asturias Asturias The Principality of Asturias is an autonomous community of the Kingdom of Spain, coextensive with the former Kingdom of Asturias in the Middle Ages... |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 |
| 22 June 2003 | ||
| Württemberg | 4 – 0 | Ticino |
| Asturias | 1 – 1 | Piedmont |
| 24 June 2003 | ||
| Ticino | 0 – 3 | Piedmont |
| Württemberg | 1 – 1 | Asturias |
| 26 June 2003 | ||
| Ticino | 1 – 0 | Asturias |
| Piedmont | 3 – 1 | Württemberg |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maine Maine (province) Le Maine is one of the traditional provinces of France . It corresponds to the old county of Maine, with its center, the city of Le Mans.-Location:... |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 6 | |
| Szabolcs |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 6 | |
| Noord Friesland Friesland is a province in the north of the Netherlands and part of the ancient region of Frisia.Until the end of 1996, the province bore Friesland as its official name. In 1997 this Dutch name lost its official status to the Frisian Fryslân... |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 4 |
| Göyazan |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 1 |
| 22 June 2003 | ||
| Szabolcs | 3 – 8 | Maine |
| Noord | 3 – 3 | Göyazan |
| 24 June 2003 | ||
| Szabolcs | 6 – 0 | Noord |
| Maine | 4 – 2 | Göyazan |
| 26 June 2003 | ||
| Göyazan | 0 – 6 | Szabolcs |
| Maine | 0 – 1 | Noord (a) |
Final
| 2003 UEFA Regions' Cup Winners |
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| Piedmont Piedmont Piedmont is one of the 20 regions of Italy. It has an area of 25,402 square kilometres and a population of about 4.4 million. The capital of Piedmont is Turin. The main local language is Piedmontese. Occitan is also spoken by a minority in the Occitan Valleys situated in the Provinces of... |
External links
- Official UEFA Regions' Cup site
- RSSSFRec.Sport.Soccer Statistics FoundationThe Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation is an international amateur organization dedicated to collecting statistics about association football...
page for the 2003 UEFA Regions' Cup