2023–24 Spanish stage of the UEFA Regions' Cup

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2023–24 Spanish stage of the UEFA Regions' Cup
Tournament details
Host countrySpain
Dates8 December 2023 – 2024
Teams19
Final positions
Champions Aragon (1st title)
Runners-up Galicia

The 2023–24 Spanish stage of the UEFA Regions' Cup is the 13th staging of Spanish stage of the UEFA Regions' Cup. The winners will qualify for the 2025 UEFA Regions' Cup.

This will be the first time since the 2007–08 edition, all the 19 teams will participate.

Galicia are the defending champions.

Competition format[edit]

The 19 teams joined the preliminary round, played as mini-tournaments with three or four teams in each group, where only the first qualified team will advance to further stages. In this fist round, a penalty shoot-out will be played after every match, regardless of the result.

As new, all the group winners and the best second-placed teams will join the intermediate stage, consisting in a single-match game. The four winning teams will join the Final Four.[1]

The draw of the first stage was held on 3 November 2023 at the headquarters of the Royal Galician Football Federation in Vigo.[2]

Preliminary stage[edit]

Group A[edit]

Matches will be played at the Miguel Monleón stadium in Picassent, Valencian Community.[3]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification La Rioja Catalonia Valencian Community Navarre
1  La Rioja 2 1 1 0 5 3 +2 4 Intermediate round 2–2 (3–4 p)
2  Catalonia 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1 4 1–0 (4–5 p)
3  Valencian Community (H) 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 2 0–0 (4–5 p)
4  Navarre 2 0 0 2 0 4 −4 0 0–3 (10–9 p)
Source: [citation needed]
(H) Hosts

Group B[edit]

Matches will be played at Estadio Nuevo Nalón, in El Entrego, Asturias.[4]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Asturias Region of Murcia Basque Country (autonomous community)
1  Asturias (H) 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2 4 Intermediate round 2–0 (5–4 p)
2  Murcia 2 0 2 0 3 3 0 2 1–1 (5–4 p)
3  Basque Country 2 0 1 1 2 4 −2 1 2–2 (5–6 p)
Source: [citation needed]
(H) Hosts

Group C[edit]

Matches will be played in Castile-La Mancha.[5]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Community of Madrid Castilla–La Mancha Melilla
1  Madrid 2 1 1 0 9 1 +8 4 Intermediate round 8–0 (7–6 p)
2  Castilla–La Mancha (H) 2 1 1 0 7 1 +6 4 1–1 (5–3 p)
3  Melilla 2 0 0 2 0 14 −14 0 0–6 (1–3 p)
Source: [citation needed]
(H) Hosts

Group D[edit]

Matches will be played in Extremadura.[5]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Cantabria Castile and León Extremadura
1  Cantabria 2 2 0 0 5 2 +3 6 Intermediate round 3–2 (4–5 p)
2  Castile and León 2 1 0 1 4 4 0 3 2–1 (3–4 p)
3  Extremadura (H) 2 0 0 2 1 4 −3 0 0–2
Source: [citation needed]
(H) Hosts

Group E[edit]

Matches will be played in Galicia.[5]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Aragon Galicia (Spain) Canary Islands
1  Aragon 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1 4 Intermediate round 1–0 (5–4 p)
2  Galicia (H) 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1 4 0–0 (8–9 p)
3  Canary Islands 2 0 0 2 0 2 −2 0 0–1 (4–2 p)
Source: [citation needed]
(H) Hosts

Group F[edit]

Matches will be played in Andalusia.[5]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Andalusia Balearic Islands Ceuta
1  Andalusia (H) 2 2 0 0 10 0 +10 6 Intermediate round 7–0 (5–6 p)
2  Balearic Islands 2 1 0 1 2 4 −2 3 0–3 (3–1 p)
3  Ceuta 2 0 2 0 1 9 −8 2 1–2 (5–4 p)
Source: [citation needed]
(H) Hosts

Ranking of second-placed teams[edit]

As Catalonia and Galicia are totally equalised, the last spot for the intermediate round would be decide by a draw. This draw was made on 14 December 2023, with Galicia being awarded as qualified team.[6]

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 C  Castilla–La Mancha 2 1 1 0 7 1 +6 4 Qualification for intermediate round
2 E  Galicia 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1 4
3 A  Catalonia 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1 4
4 F  Balearic Islands 2 1 0 1 2 4 −2 3
5 D  Castile and León 2 1 0 1 4 4 0 3
6 B  Murcia 2 0 2 0 3 3 0 2
Source: [citation needed]

Intermediate round[edit]

The intermediate stage will be played as a single game, on 31 January 2024. The two second-qualified teams will play their game away.[7]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Asturias  0–1  Galicia
Cantabria  1–3  Castilla–La Mancha
Aragon  2–1  Madrid
Andalusia  4–1  La Rioja

Final stage[edit]

The final stage will be played on 15 and 17 March 2024 at La Ciudad del Fútbol, in Las Rozas de Madrid.

Bracket[edit]

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
15 March 2024
 
 
 Galicia (p)0 (5)
 
17 March 2024
 
 Castilla–La Mancha0 (4)
 
 Galicia1
 
15 March 2024
 
 Aragon2
 
 Andalusia2 (1)
 
 
 Aragon (p)2 (3)
 

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Normas reguladoras del Campeonato de Regiones de la UEFA" (PDF) (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Este viernes, sorteo de la Copa de las Regiones UEFA" (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. 3 November 2023.
  3. ^ "El Camp Miguel Monléon de Picassent acogerá la fase Nacional de la Copa de las Regiones UEFA" (in Spanish). Football Federation of the Valencian Community. 9 November 2023.
  4. ^ "El Nuevo Nalón será el escenario de los encuentros de la Copa de Regiones UEFA" (in Spanish). Royal Football Federation of the Principality of Asturias. 13 November 2023.
  5. ^ a b c d "La Fase Nacional de la Copa de las Regiones UEFA ya tiene sedes y grupos diseñados" (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. 3 November 2023.
  6. ^ "Asturias ya conoce a sus siete posibles rivales" (in Spanish). Fútbol Asturiano. 14 December 2023.
  7. ^ "Definida la fase intermedia de la Copa de las Regiones UEFA" (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. 20 December 2023.

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