Host country Portugal Teams 8 Runners-up Leinster & Munster | Dates 21–28 June 2011 Champions Braga (1st title) | |
The 2011 UEFA Regions' Cup was the seventh edition of the UEFA Regions' Cup. The final tournament phase was held in Portugal, in the city of Braga. The cup was won by the hosts of the tournament, Braga, who beat Leinster & Munster from the Republic of Ireland in the final by 2 – 1.
Contents
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 Group B – Hungary Group C – MacedoniaMatches 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).
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, Dalmacija, the worst runner-up, was allowed to progress to the intermediary round, replacing Bosnia-Herzegovina's representative team, Kanton Sarajevo, in Group 6.
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 – Malta Group 2 – Portugal Group 3 – Republic of Ireland Group 4 – Slovenia Group 5 – Bulgaria Group 6 – Czech Republic Group 7 – Poland Group 8 – UkraineMatches 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 5
2 The group winner was decided by drawing of lots between Belgrade and South West Bulgaria.
Final tournament
The final tournament was held in Braga, Portugal from 21–28 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.