2022–23 UEFA Nations League

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2022–23 UEFA Nations League
Tournament details
DatesLeague phase:
2 June – 27 September 2022
Nations League Finals:
14–18 June 2023
Relegation play-outs:
21–26 March 2024
Teams55
2024–25 →

The 2022–23 UEFA Nations League will be the third season of the UEFA Nations League, an international association football competition involving the men's national teams of the 55 member associations of UEFA.[1] The competition will be held from June to September 2022 (league phase), June 2023 (Nations League Finals), and March 2024 (relegation play-outs).[2]

France are the defending champions.

Format[]

The 55 UEFA national teams will be divided into four leagues, with Leagues A, B and C featuring 16 teams each, divided into four groups of four teams. League D will feature 7 teams divided into two groups, with one containing four teams and the other containing three. The teams are allocated to leagues based on the 2020–21 UEFA Nations League overall ranking. Each team will play six matches within their group, except for one group in League D which will play four, using the home-and-away round-robin format in June (quadruple matchdays) and September 2022 (double matchdays).[3]

In the top division, League A, teams compete to become the UEFA Nations League champions. The four group winners of League A qualify for the Nations League Finals in June 2023, which is played in a knockout format, consisting of the semi-finals, third place play-off, and final. The semi-final pairings, along with the administrative home teams for the third place play-off and final, are determined by means of a draw. The host country will be selected among the four qualified teams by the UEFA Executive Committee, with the winners of the final crowned as the Nations League champions.

Teams also compete for promotion and relegation to a higher or lower league. In Leagues B, C and D, the group winners are promoted, while the last-placed teams of each group in Leagues A and B are relegated. As League C has four groups while League D has only two, the two League C teams which are to be relegated will be determined by play-outs in March 2024. Based on the Nations League overall ranking of the fourth-placed teams, the first-ranked team will face the fourth-ranked team, and the second-ranked team will face the third-ranked team. Two ties will be played over two legs, with the higher-ranked team hosting the second leg. The team that scores more goals on aggregate over the two legs will remain in League C, while the loser will be relegated to League D. If the aggregate score is level, extra time is played (the away goals rule is not applied). If the score remains level after extra time, a penalty shoot-out is used to decide the winner.[2]

Tiebreakers for group ranking[]

If two or more teams in the same group are equal on points on completion of the league phase, the following tie-breaking criteria are applied:[2]

  1. Higher number of points obtained in the matches played among the teams in question;
  2. Superior goal difference in matches played among the teams in question;
  3. Higher number of goals scored in the matches played among the teams in question;
  4. If, after having applied criteria 1 to 3, teams still have an equal ranking, criteria 1 to 3 are reapplied exclusively to the matches between the teams in question to determine their final rankings.[a] If this procedure does not lead to a decision, criteria 5 to 11 apply;
  5. Superior goal difference in all group matches;
  6. Higher number of goals scored in all group matches;
  7. Higher number of away goals scored in all group matches;
  8. Higher number of wins in all group matches;
  9. Higher number of away wins in all group matches;
  10. Lower disciplinary points total in all group matches (1 point for a single yellow card, 3 points for a red card as a consequence of two yellow cards, 3 points for a direct red card, 4 points for a yellow card followed by a direct red card).
  11. Position in the 2022–23 UEFA Nations League access list.

Notes

  1. ^ When there are two or more teams tied in points, criteria 1 to 3 are applied. After these criteria are applied, they may define the position of some of the teams involved, but not all of them. For example, if there is a three-way tie on points, the application of the first three criteria may only break the tie for one of the teams, leaving the other two teams still tied. In this case, the tiebreaking procedure is resumed, from the beginning, for those teams that are still tied.

Criteria for league ranking[]

Individual league rankings are established according to the following criteria:[2]

  1. Position in the group;
  2. Higher number of points;
  3. Superior goal difference;
  4. Higher number of goals scored;
  5. Higher number of goals scored away from home;
  6. Higher number of wins;
  7. Higher number of wins away from home;
  8. Lower disciplinary points total (1 point for a single yellow card, 3 points for a red card as a consequence of two yellow cards, 3 points for a direct red card, 4 points for a yellow card followed by a direct red card).
  9. Position in the 2022–23 UEFA Nations League access list.

In order to rank teams in League D, which is composed of different sized groups, the results against the fourth-placed team in Group D1 are not taken into account for the purposes of comparing teams placed first, second and third in their respective groups.[2]

The ranking of the top 4 teams in League A are determined by their finish in the Nations League Finals.[2]

Criteria for overall ranking[]

The overall UEFA Nations League rankings are established as follows:[2]

  1. The 16 League A teams are ranked 1st to 16th according to their league rankings.
  2. The 16 League B teams are ranked 17th to 32nd according to their league rankings.
  3. The 16 League C teams are ranked 33rd to 48th according to their league rankings.
  4. The 7 League D teams are ranked 49th to 55th according to their league rankings.

Schedule[]

Below is the schedule of the 2022–23 UEFA Nations League.[2] Due to the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar taking place at the end of the year, the league phase will be played in June and September 2022.

Stage Round Dates
League phase Matchday 1 2–4 June 2022
Matchday 2 5–7 June 2022
Matchday 3 9–11 June 2022
Matchday 4 12–14 June 2022
Matchday 5 22–24 September 2022
Matchday 6 25–27 September 2022
Finals Semi-finals 14–15 June 2023
Third place play-off 18 June 2023
Final
Relegation play-outs First leg 21–23 March 2024
Second leg 24–26 March 2024

The fixture list was confirmed by UEFA on 17 December 2021, the day following the draw.[4][5]

The relegation play-outs of League C are scheduled on the same dates as the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying play-offs. If one or more of the teams due to participate in the relegation play-outs also qualifies for the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying play-offs, the relegation play-outs will be cancelled and the teams in League C ranked 47th and 48th in the Nations League overall ranking will be automatically relegated.[2]

Seeding[]

Map showing the leagues each national team will participate in.
  League A
  League B
  League C
  League D
  To be determined (League C or D)

All 55 UEFA national teams will enter the competition. The teams which finished bottom of their group in Leagues A and B, as well as the losers from the relegation play-outs of League C, from the 2020–21 season will move down a league, while the group winners of Leagues B, C and D will move up. The remaining teams will stay in their respective leagues.[6]

In the 2022–23 access list, UEFA ranked teams based on the 2020–21 Nations League overall ranking,[7] with a slight modification: teams that were relegated in the previous season were ranked immediately below those who were promoted.[2] The seeding pots for the league phase were based on the access list ranking. The seeding pots, draw procedure and fixture list procedures were confirmed by the UEFA Executive Committee during their meeting in Chișinău, Moldova, on 22 September 2021.[8]

Key
Rise Promoted in previous season
Fall Relegated in previous season
League A
Pot Team Prv Rank
1  France (title holders) 1
 Spain 2
 Italy 3
 Belgium 4
2  Portugal 5
 Netherlands 6
 Denmark 7
 Germany 8
3  England 9
 Poland 10
  Switzerland 11
 Croatia 12
4  Wales Rise 13
 Austria Rise 14
 Czech Republic Rise 15
 Hungary Rise 16
League B
Pot Team Prv Rank
1  Ukraine Fall 17
 Sweden Fall 18
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Fall 19
 Iceland Fall 20
2  Finland 21
 Norway 22
 Scotland 23
 Russia 24
3  Israel 25
 Romania 26
 Serbia 27
 Republic of Ireland 28
4  Slovenia Rise 29
 Montenegro Rise 30
 Albania Rise 31
 Armenia Rise 32
League C
Pot Team Prv Rank
1  Turkey Fall 33
 Slovakia Fall 34
 Bulgaria Fall 35
 Northern Ireland Fall 36
2  Greece 37
 Belarus 38
 Luxembourg 39
 North Macedonia 40
3  Lithuania 41
 Georgia 42
 Azerbaijan 43
 Kosovo 44
4  Kazakhstan or  Moldova[a] 45
 Cyprus or  Estonia[a] 46
 Gibraltar Rise 47
 Faroe Islands Rise 48
League D
Pot Team Prv Rank
1  Kazakhstan or  Moldova[a] Fall 49
 Cyprus or  Estonia[a] Fall 50
 Liechtenstein 51
 Malta 52
2  Latvia 53
 San Marino 54
 Andorra 55
  1. ^ a b c d Cyprus, Estonia, Kazakhstan and Moldova will participate in the League C relegation play-outs in March 2022 to determine the two teams to remain in League C and the two teams to be relegated to League D. Therefore, the identity of the four teams in the play-outs was unknown at the time of the draw.

The draw for the league phase took place at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, on 16 December 2021, 18:00 CET.[9][10] The draw, originally planned to take place in Montreux, was held behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[11][12]

As the league phase will be played in June and September 2022, no winter venue restrictions were applied in the draw. For political reasons, Russia and Ukraine (due to the Russian military intervention in Ukraine) could not be drawn in the same group. Due to restrictions of excessive travel, any group could contain a maximum of one of the following pairs: Andorra and Kazakhstan, Malta and Kazakhstan, Northern Ireland and Kazakhstan, Gibraltar and Azerbaijan, Armenia and Iceland, Israel and Iceland.[8]

League A[]

Main article: 2022–23 UEFA Nations League A

Group A1[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation France Denmark Croatia Austria
1  France 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification to Nations League Finals — 3 Jun 13 Jun 22 Sep
2  Denmark 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 Sep — 10 Jun 13 Jun
3  Croatia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 Jun 22 Sep — 3 Jun
4  Austria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to League B 10 Jun 6 Jun 25 Sep —
First match(es) will be played on 3 June 2022. Source: UEFA

Group A2[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation Spain Portugal Switzerland Czech Republic
1  Spain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification to Nations League Finals — 2 Jun 24 Sep 12 Jun
2  Portugal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 Sep — 5 Jun 9 Jun
3   Switzerland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 Jun 12 Jun — 27 Sep
4  Czech Republic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to League B 5 Jun 24 Sep 2 Jun —
First match(es) will be played on 2 June 2022. Source: UEFA

Group A3[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation Italy Germany England Hungary
1  Italy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification to Nations League Finals — 4 Jun 23 Sep 7 Jun
2  Germany 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 Jun — 7 Jun 23 Sep
3  England 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 Jun 26 Sep — 14 Jun
4  Hungary 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to League B 26 Sep 11 Jun 4 Jun —
First match(es) will be played on 4 June 2022. Source: UEFA

Group A4[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation Belgium Netherlands Poland Wales
1  Belgium 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification to Nations League Finals — 3 Jun 6 Jun 22 Sep
2  Netherlands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 Sep — 10 Jun 13 Jun
3  Poland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 Jun 22 Sep — 3 Jun
4  Wales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to League B 10 Jun 6 Jun 25 Sep —
First match(es) will be played on 3 June 2022. Source: UEFA

Nations League Finals[]

The host of the Nations League Finals will be selected from the four qualified teams. The semi-finals pairings will be determined by means of an open draw. For scheduling purposes, the host team is allocated to semi-final 1 as the administrative home team.

Bracket[]

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
14 June – TBD
 
 
Winners Group 1/2/3/4 (host)
 
18 June – TBD
 
Winners Group 1/2/3/4
 
Winners Match 1
 
15 June – TBD
 
Winners Match 2
 
Winners Group 1/2/3/4
 
 
Winners Group 1/2/3/4
 
Third place play-off
 
 
18 June – TBD
 
 
Losers Match 1
 
 
Losers Match 2

Semi-finals[]

Winners Group 1/2/3/4 (host)Match 1Winners Group 1/2/3/4
Winners Group 1/2/3/4Match 2Winners Group 1/2/3/4

Third-place play-off[]

Losers Match 1Match 3Losers Match 2

Final[]

Winners Match 1Match 4Winners Match 2

League B[]

Main article: 2022–23 UEFA Nations League B

Group B1[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation Ukraine Scotland Republic of Ireland Armenia
1  Ukraine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promotion to League A — 26 Sep 14 Jun 11 Jun
2  Scotland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 Jun — 23 Sep 4 Jun
3  Republic of Ireland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Jun 11 Jun — 26 Sep
4  Armenia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to League C 23 Sep 14 Jun 7 Jun —
First match(es) will be played on 4 June 2022. Source: UEFA

Group B2[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation Iceland Russia Israel Albania
1  Iceland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promotion to League A — 24 Sep 13 Jun 6 Jun
2  Russia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 Jun — 27 Sep 13 Jun
3  Israel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Jun 6 Jun — 24 Sep
4  Albania 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to League C 27 Sep 2 Jun 10 Jun —
First match(es) will be played on 2 June 2022. Source: UEFA

Group B3[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation Bosnia and Herzegovina Finland Romania Montenegro
1  Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promotion to League A — 14 Jun 7 Jun 23 Sep
2  Finland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Jun — 23 Sep 7 Jun
3  Romania 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 Sep 11 Jun — 14 Jun
4  Montenegro 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to League C 11 Jun 26 Sep 4 Jun —
First match(es) will be played on 4 June 2022. Source: UEFA

Group B4[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation Sweden Norway Serbia Slovenia
1  Sweden 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promotion to League A — 5 Jun 9 Jun 27 Sep
2  Norway 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 Jun — 27 Sep 9 Jun
3  Serbia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 Sep 2 Jun — 5 Jun
4  Slovenia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to League C 2 Jun 24 Sep 12 Jun —
First match(es) will be played on 2 June 2022. Source: UEFA

League C[]

Main article: 2022–23 UEFA Nations League C

Group C1[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification Turkey Luxembourg Lithuania Faroe Islands
1  Turkey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promotion to League B — 22 Sep 14 Jun 4 Jun
2  Luxembourg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 Jun — 25 Sep 14 Jun
3  Lithuania 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 Jun 4 Jun — 22 Sep
4  Faroe Islands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification to relegation play-outs 25 Sep 7 Jun 11 Jun —
First match(es) will be played on 4 June 2022. Source: UEFA

Group C2[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification Northern Ireland Greece Kosovo
1  Northern Ireland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promotion to League B — 2 Jun 24 Sep 12 Jun
2  Greece 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 Sep — 12 Jun 9 Jun
3  Kosovo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 Jun 5 Jun — 27 Sep
4 Cyprus or Estonia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification to relegation play-outs 5 Jun 24 Sep 2 Jun —
First match(es) will be played on 2 June 2022. Source: UEFA

Group C3[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification Slovakia Belarus Azerbaijan
1  Slovakia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promotion to League B — 3 Jun 22 Sep 6 Jun
2  Belarus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 Sep — 6 Jun 10 Jun
3  Azerbaijan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 Jun 13 Jun — 25 Sep
4 Kazakhstan or Moldova 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification to relegation play-outs 13 Jun 22 Sep 3 Jun —
First match(es) will be played on 3 June 2022. Source: UEFA

Group C4[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification Bulgaria North Macedonia Georgia (country) Gibraltar
1  Bulgaria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promotion to League B — 2 Jun 5 Jun 23 Sep
2  North Macedonia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 Sep — 9 Jun 12 Jun
3  Georgia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 Jun 23 Sep — 2 Jun
4  Gibraltar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification to relegation play-outs 9 Jun 5 Jun 26 Sep —
First match(es) will be played on 2 June 2022. Source: UEFA

Relegation play-outs[]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
4th ranked fourth-placed team 1st ranked fourth-placed team 21–23 Mar '24 24–26 Mar '24
3rd ranked fourth-placed team 2nd ranked fourth-placed team 21–23 Mar '24 24–26 Mar '24

League D[]

Main article: 2022–23 UEFA Nations League D

Group D1[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion Liechtenstein Andorra Latvia
1  Liechtenstein 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promotion to League C — 3 Jun 22 Sep 14 Jun
2 Kazakhstan or Moldova 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 Sep — 14 Jun 10 Jun
3  Andorra 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 Jun 6 Jun — 25 Sep
4  Latvia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 Jun 22 Sep 3 Jun —
First match(es) will be played on 3 June 2022. Source: UEFA

Group D2[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion Malta San Marino
1  Malta 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promotion to League C — 9 Jun 12 Jun
2 Cyprus or Estonia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 Sep — 2 Jun
3  San Marino 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 Jun 26 Sep —
First match(es) will be played on 2 June 2022. Source: UEFA

Overall ranking[]

The results of each team are used to calculate the overall ranking of the competition.[2]

League A League B
Rnk Team
 Pld Pts
1 Nations League Finals 1st place 0 0
2 Nations League Finals 2nd place 0 0
3 Nations League Finals 3rd place 0 0
4 Nations League Finals 4th place 0 0
5 1st best group 2nd place 0 0
6 2nd best group 2nd place 0 0
7 3rd best group 2nd place 0 0
8 4th best group 2nd place 0 0
9 1st best group 3rd place 0 0
10 2nd best group 3rd place 0 0
11 3rd best group 3rd place 0 0
12 4th best group 3rd place 0 0
13 1st best group 4th place 0 0
14 2nd best group 4th place 0 0
15 3rd best group 4th place 0 0
16 4th best group 4th place 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 2 June 2022.
Source: UEFA
Rnk Team
 Pld Pts
17 1st best group 1st place 0 0
18 2nd best group 1st place 0 0
19 3rd best group 1st place 0 0
20 4th best group 1st place 0 0
21 1st best group 2nd place 0 0
22 2nd best group 2nd place 0 0
23 3rd best group 2nd place 0 0
24 4th best group 2nd place 0 0
25 1st best group 3rd place 0 0
26 2nd best group 3rd place 0 0
27 3rd best group 3rd place 0 0
28 4th best group 3rd place 0 0
29 1st best group 4th place 0 0
30 2nd best group 4th place 0 0
31 3rd best group 4th place 0 0
32 4th best group 4th place 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 2 June 2022.
Source: UEFA
League C League D
Rnk Team
 Pld Pts
33 1st best group 1st place 0 0
34 2nd best group 1st place 0 0
35 3rd best group 1st place 0 0
36 4th best group 1st place 0 0
37 1st best group 2nd place 0 0
38 2nd best group 2nd place 0 0
39 3rd best group 2nd place 0 0
40 4th best group 2nd place 0 0
41 1st best group 3rd place 0 0
42 2nd best group 3rd place 0 0
43 3rd best group 3rd place 0 0
44 4th best group 3rd place 0 0
45 1st best group 4th place 0 0
46 2nd best group 4th place 0 0
47 3rd best group 4th place 0 0
48 4th best group 4th place 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 2 June 2022.
Source: UEFA
Rnk Team
 Pld Pts
49 1st best group 1st place 0 0
50 2nd best group 1st place 0 0
51 1st best group 2nd place 0 0
52 2nd best group 2nd place 0 0
53 1st best group 3rd place 0 0
54 2nd best group 3rd place 0 0
55 Group D1 4th place 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 2 June 2022.
Source: UEFA

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