[2] In the final, Lower Silesia from Poland defeated hosts Bavaria to become the second two-time Regions' Cup winners (joining Veneto from Italy), after winning their first title in 2007.
[4] The draws for the preliminary and intermediate rounds was held on 6 December 2017, 13:30 CET (UTC+1), at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.
[5][6] The mechanism of the draws for each round was as follows: For political reasons, teams from Russia and Ukraine would not be drawn in the same group.
Bavaria were announced as hosts on 18 December 2018, with the final tournament taking place between 18–26 June 2019.
[45] The draw for the final tournament was held on 13 March 2019, at half-time of the UEFA Champions League round of 16 second leg between Bayern Munich and Liverpool (kick-off 21:00 local time), at the Allianz Arena in Munich.
[46][47] The eight teams were drawn into two groups of four without any seeding, except that the hosts Bavaria were assigned to position A1 in the draw.