List of UEFA Regions' Cup qualifying competitions

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This is a list of all qualifying competitions which are played to decide each national representative in the UEFA Regions' Cup .

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Each UEFA member nation has one place in the biennial Regions' Cup, with the competitions in this list being organised by the respective nations' football associations. The winners of each tournament advance to either the preliminary or intermediary round of the Regions' Cup. Smaller members are allowed to submit representative national teams directly into the preliminary round, however.

NationQualifying competition
Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra National amateur team
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan AFFA Amateur League
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus Belarusian stage of the UEFA Regions' Cup (club team)
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnian stage of the UEFA Regions' Cup
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria Regional amateur team
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Croatian stage of the UEFA Regions' Cup
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Czech stage of the UEFA Regions' Cup
Flag of England.svg  England FA Inter-League Cup
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia Estonian Small Cup
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Finnish stage of the UEFA Regions' Cup (club team)
Flag of France.svg  France French stage of the UEFA Regions' Cup
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany U21-Länderpokal
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Greek stage of the UEFA Regions' Cup
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Hungarian stage of the UEFA Regions' Cup
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Liga Alef play-off between eligible clubs
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Trofeo delle Regioni
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Kazakhstan Second Division
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia Winner of Latvian Second League
Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein National amateur team
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania I Lyga (not necessarily winners, may be chosen by association)
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg National amateur team
Flag of North Macedonia.svg  Macedonia Regional amateur team
Flag of Malta.svg  Malta National amateur team (2000–2010)
Gozo representative team (2012–present) [1]
Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova Moldovan stage of the UEFA Regions' Cup
Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland East v West Regions Cup Play-off [2]
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Polish stage of the UEFA Regions' Cup
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Torneio Eusébio - Taça das Regiões
Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland Play-off between two regional teams formed among Connacht/Leinster/Munster/Ulster
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Romanian stage of the UEFA Regions' Cup
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Russian Division IV play-offs (region of winning club)
Flag of San Marino.svg  San Marino National amateur team
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Regional amateur team
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia Serbian stage of the UEFA Regions' Cup
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia Slovak stage of the UEFA Regions' Cup
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia Slovenian stage of the UEFA Regions' Cup
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Spanish stage of the UEFA Regions' Cup
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Swedish stage of the UEFA Regions' Cup (club team)
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Swiss stage of the UEFA Regions' Cup
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Turkish stage of the UEFA Regions' Cup
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine National amateur team (1999)
AAFU champions/cup holders (2001–2015)
UAF (FFU) Regions' Cup (2017–present)
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Welsh stage of the UEFA Regions' Cup

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  2. "EASTERN REGION WIN RIGHT TO FLY THE FLAG FOR NORTHERN IRELAND". IrishFA. 23 May 2012. Retrieved 15 September 2012.