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Revision as of 15:46, 3 March 2018

2018–19 UEFA Nations League A
Tournament details
Dates6 September – 20 November 2018 (league phase)
5–9 June 2019 (Nations League Finals)
Teams12

The 2018–19 UEFA Nations League A will be the top division of the 2018–19 edition of the UEFA Nations League, the inaugural season of the international football competition involving the men's national teams of the 55 member associations of UEFA.[1] League A will culminate with the Nations League Finals in June 2019 to crown the inaugural champions of the UEFA Nations League.

Format

League A will consist of the top 12 ranked UEFA members, to be split into four groups of three. The winners of each group will advance to the UEFA Nations League Finals, and the third-placed team of each group will be relegated to the 2020–21 UEFA Nations League B.[2]

The Nations League Finals will take place in June 2019 and be 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 in early December 2018. The host country will be selected among the four qualified teams in December 2018 by the UEFA Executive Committee,[3] with the winners of the final crowned as the inaugural champions of the UEFA Nations League.

The four group winners will be drawn into groups of five teams for the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying competition (in order to accommodate for the Nations League Finals). In addition, League A will be allocated one of the four remaining UEFA Euro 2020 places. Four teams from League A which have not already qualified for the European Championship finals will compete in the play-offs, to be played in March 2020. The play-off berths will be first allocated to the group winners, and if any of the group winners have already qualified for the European Championship finals, then to the next best ranked team of the league, etc. If there are fewer than four teams in League A which have not already qualified for the European Championship finals, the play-off berths will be allocated to the next best ranked team of the following league, etc. The play-offs will consist of two "one-off" semi-finals (best-ranked team vs. fourth best-ranked team and second best-ranked team vs. third best-ranked team, played at home of higher-ranked teams) and one "one-off" final between the two semi-final winners (venue drawn in advance between semi-final 1 and 2).[4][5]

Seeding

Teams will be allocated to League A according to their UEFA national team coefficients after the conclusion of the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying group stage on 11 October 2017. Teams will be split into three pots of four teams, ordered based on their UEFA national team coefficient.[6][7] The seeding pots for the draw were announced on 7 December 2017.[8]

Pot 1
Team Coeff Rank
 Deutschland 40,747 1
 Portugal 38,655 2
 Belgien 38,123 3
 Spanien 37,311 4
Pot 2
Team Coeff Rank
 Frankreich 36,617 5
 England 36,231 6
  Schweiz 34,986 7
 Italien 34,426 8
Pot 3
Team Coeff Rank
 Polen 32,982 9
 Island 31,155 10
 Kroatien 31,139 11
 Niederlande 29,866 12

The group draw took place at the SwissTech Convention Center in Lausanne, Switzerland on 24 January 2018, 12:00 CET.[9][10][11][12][13][14]

Groups

The fixture list was confirmed by UEFA on 24 January 2018 following the draw.[15][16] Times are CET/CEST,[note 1] as listed by UEFA (local times are in parentheses).

Group 1

Template:2018–19 FIFA Nations League A group tables

Polen v Senegal
Japan v Senegal
Senegal v Polen
Japan v Senegal
Senegal v Japan
Polen v Japan

Group 2

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification[a] Schweiz Belgien Island
1   Schweiz 4 3 0 1 14 5 +9 9[b] Qualification for Nations League Finals — 5–2 6–0
2  Belgien 4 3 0 1 9 6 +3 9[b] 2–1 — 2–0
3  Island 4 0 0 4 1 13 −12 0 1–2 0–3 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ Due to revamp of the format for the 2020–21 UEFA Nations League, no teams were eventually relegated.
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head goal difference: Switzerland +2, Belgium −2.
Schweiz v Island
Island v Belgien
Belgien v  Schweiz
Island v  Schweiz
Belgien v Island
Schweiz v Belgien

Group 3

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification[a] Portugal Italien Polen
1  Portugal 4 2 2 0 5 3 +2 8 Qualification for Nations League Finals — 1–0 1–1
2  Italien 4 1 2 1 2 2 0 5 0–0 — 1–1
3  Polen 4 0 2 2 4 6 −2 2 2–3 0–1 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ Due to revamp of the format for the 2020–21 UEFA Nations League, no teams were eventually relegated.
Italien v Polen
Portugal v Italien
Polen v Portugal
Polen v Italien
Italien v Portugal
Portugal v Polen

Group 4

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification[a] England Spanien Kroatien
1  England 4 2 1 1 6 5 +1 7 Qualification for Nations League Finals — 1–2 2–1
2  Spanien 4 2 0 2 12 7 +5 6 2–3 — 6–0
3  Kroatien 4 1 1 2 4 10 −6 4 0–0 3–2 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ Due to revamp of the format for the 2020–21 UEFA Nations League, no teams were eventually relegated.
England v Spanien
Spanien v Kroatien
Kroatien v England
Attendance: 0[note 2]
Spanien v England
Kroatien v Spanien
England v Kroatien

Nations League Finals

Main article: 2019 UEFA Nations League Finals

Times are CEST (UTC+2), as listed by UEFA.

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
5 June 2019 – Porto
 
 
 Portugal3
 
9 June 2019 – Porto
 
  Schweiz1
 
 Portugal1
 
6 June 2019 – Guimarães
 
 Niederlande0
 
 Niederlande (a.e.t.)3
 
 
 England1
 
Third place play-off
 
 
9 June 2019 – Guimarães
 
 
  Schweiz0 (5)
 
 
 England (p)0 (6)

Semi-finals

Portugal 3–1  Schweiz
  • Ronaldo 25', 88', 90'
 Bericht
Attendance: 42,415[18]
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
Niederlande 3–1 (a.e.t.) England
 Bericht
Attendance: 25,711[19]

Third place play-off

Schweiz 0–0 (a.e.t.) England
Bericht
Penalties
 5–6
Attendance: 15,742[20]

Final

Main article: 2019 UEFA Nations League Final


Overall ranking

The 12 League A teams will be ranked 1st to 12th overall in the 2018–19 UEFA Nations League according to the following rules:[2]

  • The teams finishing first in the groups will be ranked 1st to 4th according to the results of the Nations League Finals.
  • The teams finishing second in the groups will be ranked 5th to 8th according to the results of the league phase.
  • The teams finishing third in the groups will be ranked 9th to 12th according to the results of the league phase.
Rnk Grp Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 A3  Portugal 4 2 2 0 5 3 +2 8
2 A1  Niederlande 4 2 1 1 8 4 +4 7
3 A4  England 4 2 1 1 6 5 +1 7
4 A2   Schweiz 4 3 0 1 14 5 +9 9
5 A2  Belgien 4 3 0 1 9 6 +3 9
6 A1  Frankreich 4 2 1 1 4 4 0 7
7 A4  Spanien 4 2 0 2 12 7 +5 6
8 A3  Italien 4 1 2 1 2 2 0 5
9 A4  Kroatien 4 1 1 2 4 10 −6 4
10 A3  Polen 4 0 2 2 4 6 −2 2
11 A1  Deutschland 4 0 2 2 3 7 −4 2
12 A2  Island 4 0 0 4 1 13 −12 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Ranking criteria

Qualifying play-offs

Main article: UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying play-offs § Path A

The four best teams in League A according to the overall ranking that have not qualified for UEFA Euro 2020 through the qualifying group stage will compete in the play-offs, with the winners qualifying for the final tournament. If there are fewer than four teams in League A that have not qualified, the remaining slots are allocated to teams from another league, according to the overall ranking.

Teams guaranteed at least play-offs
(may still qualify directly)
Team Typ
Group winners
Group winners
Group winners
Group winners

Notes

  1. ^ CET (UTC+1) for matches in November 2018, and CEST (UTC+2) for all other matches.
  2. ^ The Croatia v England match will be played behind closed doors due to a UEFA punishment against Croatia for racist behaviour in their UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying home match against Italy.[17]

References

  1. ^ "UEFA Nations League receives associations' green light". UEFA.org. 27 March 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Regulations of the UEFA Nations League 2018/19" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 28 September 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Lyon to host 2018 UEFA Europa League final". UEFA. 9 December 2016.
  4. ^ "UEFA Nations League format and schedule approved". UEFA.com. 4 December 2014.
  5. ^ "UEFA Nations League format and schedule confirmed". UEFA.org. 4 December 2014.
  6. ^ "Confirmed: How the UEFA Nations League will line up". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 11 October 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  7. ^ "National Team Coefficients Overview" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 11 October 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  8. ^ "UEFA Nations League draw seedings confirmed". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 7 December 2017. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  9. ^ "UEFA Nations League format confirmed". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 20 September 2017. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
  10. ^ "UEFA Nations League 2018/19 – League Phase Draw Procedure" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 7 December 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  11. ^ "All you need to know: UEFA Nations League draw". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 17 January 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  12. ^ "League Phase Draw Press Kit" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 22 January 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  13. ^ "Group stage draw". UEFA.com. 24 January 2018.
  14. ^ "UEFA Nations League 2018/19 League Phase draw". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 24 January 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  15. ^ "UEFA Nations League calendar: all the fixtures". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 24 January 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  16. ^ "UEFA Nations League 2018/19: Fixtures List – League Phase" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 24 January 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  17. ^ "England's Nations League match in Croatia will be behind closed doors". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 30 January 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  18. ^ "Full Time Report – Semi-finals – Portugal v Switzerland" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 5 June 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  19. ^ "Full Time Report – Semi-finals – Netherlands v England" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 6 June 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  20. ^ "Full Time Report – Third-place match – Switzerland v England" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 9 June 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
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