Confirmed: How a UEFA Nations League will line up
The organisation theatre of 2018 FIFA World Cup subordinate is now complete, definition a line-ups for a initial UEFA Nations League are confirmed.
League A
Germany, Portugal, Belgium, Spain, France, England, Switzerland, Italy, Poland, Iceland, Croatia, Netherlands
- Teams will be separate into 4 groups of three, with a organisation winners afterwards contesting a UEFA Nations League Finals (semi-finals, third-place compare and final) in Jun 2019 to turn a UEFA Nations League winners. One horde nation will be allocated in Dec 2018 from among a finalist teams.
- The 4 sides that finish bottom of their groups will be relegated to League B for a 2020 edition.
- The tip four-ranked League A teams that do not validate for UEFA EURO 2020 will enter play-offs in Mar 2020, with one finals place on offer.
League B
Austria, Wales, Russia, Slovakia, Sweden, Ukraine, Republic of Ireland, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Northern Ireland, Denmark, Czech Republic, Turkey
- Teams will be separate into 4 groups of three. The 4 organisation winners are promoted to League A, with a 4 sides that finish bottom relegated to League C for a subsequent competition, to be played in 2020.
- The tip four-ranked League B teams that do not validate for UEFA EURO 2020 will enter play-offs in Mar 2020, with one finals place on offer.
League C
Hungary, Romania, Scotland, Slovenia, Greece, Serbia, Albania, Norway, Montenegro, Israel, Bulgaria, Finland, Cyprus, Estonia, Lithuania
- Teams will be separate into one organisation of 3 and 3 groups of four. The 4 organisation winners are promoted to League B, with a 4 sides that finish bottom relegated to League D for a 2020 edition.
- The tip four-ranked League C teams that do not validate for UEFA EURO 2020 will enter play-offs in Mar 2020, with one finals place on offer.
League D
Azerbaijan, FYR Macedonia, Belarus, Georgia, Armenia, Latvia, Faroe Islands, Luxembourg, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Liechtenstein, Malta, Andorra, Kosovo, San Marino, Gibraltar
- Teams will be separate into 4 groups of four, with a 4 organisation winners promoted to League C for a 2020 edition.
- The tip four-ranked League D teams that do not validate for UEFA EURO 2020 will enter play-offs in Mar 2020, with one finals place on offer.
How were a line-ups were determined
- The 55 participating teams were separate according to their position in a UEFA National Team Coefficient Rankings following a finish of a European Qualifiers for a 2018 FIFA World Cup (as per 11 Oct 2017; play-off formula will not be included).
- League A includes the 12 top-ranked teams. The subsequent 12 teams are in League B, a subsequent 15 in League C and a remaining 16 in League D.
UEFA Nations League calendar
Group theatre draw*: 24 Jan 2018 – SwissTech Convention Centre, Lausanne Matchday 1: 6–8 Sep 2018
Matchday 2: 9–11 Sep 2018
Matchday 3: 11–13 Oct 2018
Matchday 4: 14–16 Oct 2018
Matchday 5: 15–17 Nov 2018
Matchday 6: 18–20 Nov 2018
Finals draw: early Dec 2018
Finals: 5–9 Jun 2019
UEFA EURO 2020 play-off draw: 22 Nov 2019
UEFA EURO 2020 play-offs: 26–31 Mar 2020
Teams in three-sided groups will play on 4 of a 6 matchdays.
*Note that Russia and Ukraine will not be drawn into a same group. The same relates to Armenia and Azerbaijan if a stream UEFA Executive Committee decisions still request when a pull is made.
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