The UEFA Regions’ Cup is a football competition for European amateur teams. It was first held in 1999 and has been played biennially since. The current champions are Eastern Region Ireland who beat Zagreb Region Croatia 1-0 at the Tallaght Stadium, Dublin in 2015. Previous winners are, 1999 Italy, 2001 Czech Republic, 2003 Germany, 2005 Poland, 2007 Bulgaria, 2009 Croatia, 2011 Portugal, 2013 Italy.
Each UEFA member nation may enter one representative amateur team into the competition. A Preliminary and Intermediate rounds are held to determine teams progressing to the Final round. In this season’s edition the Malta Football Association will, like in the previous two editions, be represented by the selection from Gozo. The Gozitan team will be under the guidance of coach Gotthard Conti. As witnessed in past tournaments the level of teams’ organization and keen sense of competition reflect the serious nature of this important amateur football tournament and provides excellent entertainment.TEAMS INTERMEDIATE ROUND GROUP 1LIGUE PARIS ILE de FRANCEINGULEE KIROVOGRAD REGION UKRAINEEAST WEST CENTRAL SCOTLANDGOZOSchedule :MD 1 5 October 2016 – 13.00 Ligue Paris Ile de France vs Ingulee Kirovograd Region Ukraine 16.30 Gozo vs East West Central Scotland MD 2 7 October 2016 – 13.00 Ligue Paris Ile de France vs Gozo 16.30 East West Central Scotland vs Ingulee Kirovograd Region Ukraine MD 3 9 October 2016 – A 15.00 Ingulee Kirovograd Region Ukraine vs Gozo B 15.00 East West Central Scotland vs Ligue Paris Ile de FranceMatches to be played at Gozo Stadium unless simultaneous kick-off time is necessary on MD 3, fixture B to be played at VTS Hamrun.