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2018–19 UEFA Nations League
UEFA Nations League
Tournament details
DatesLeague phase:
6 September – 20 November 2018
Nations League Finals:
5–9 June 2019
Teams55
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Portugal Portugal (1st title)
Runner-upNetherlands Netherlands
Third placeEngland England
Fourth placeSwitzerland rectangle Switzerland
Tournament statistics
Matches played142
Goals scored342 (2.41 per match)
Attendance2,467,041 (17,374 per match)
Top scorer(s)Serbia Aleksandar Mitrović (6 goals)

The 2018–19 UEFA Nations League was the inaugural season of the UEFA Nations League, an international association football competition involving the men's national teams of the 55 member associations of UEFA. The competition was held from September to November 2018 (league phase) and June 2019 (Nations League Finals). Team performances in the league phase were used to seed teams for the qualification process of UEFA Euro 2020, and will award berths in the play-offs which will decide four of the twenty-four final tournament slots.

Format[]

The format and schedule of the UEFA Nations League was formally approved by the UEFA Executive Committee on 4 December 2014. According to the approved format, the 55 UEFA national teams will be divided into four divisions (called "leagues"): 12 teams in League A, 12 teams in League B, 15 teams in League C, and 16 teams in League D. For the 2018–19 UEFA Nations League, teams are divided according to their UEFA national team coefficients after the conclusion of the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers (play-off results are not included), with the highest-ranked teams playing in League A, etc.

Each league is divided into four groups of three or four teams, so each team plays four or six matches within their group (using the home-and-away round-robin format), on double matchdays in September, October and November 2018.

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 2019, 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 in early December 2018. The host country will be selected among the four qualified teams in December 2018 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 each league, the four group winners (except League A) are promoted, while the last-placed teams of each group (except League D) are relegated; however, in League C, due to different sized groups, the three fourth-placed teams and the lowest-ranking third-placed team are relegated.

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:

  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. Higher number of goals scored away from home in the matches played among the teams in question;
  5. If, after having applied criteria 1 to 4, teams still have an equal ranking, criteria 1 to 4 are reapplied exclusively to the matches between the teams in question to determine their final rankings. If this procedure does not lead to a decision, criteria 6 to 10 apply;
  6. Superior goal difference in all group matches;
  7. Higher number of goals scored in all group matches;
  8. Higher number of away goals scored in all group matches;
  9. Higher number of wins in all group matches;
  10. Higher number of away wins in all group matches;
  11. Fair play conduct 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);
  12. Position in the UEFA national team coefficient ranking system.

To determine the worst third-placed team in League C, the results against the teams in fourth place are discarded. The following criteria are applied:

  1. Higher number of points;
  2. Superior goal difference;
  3. Higher number of goals scored;
  4. Higher number of goals scored away from home;
  5. Higher number of wins;
  6. Higher number of wins away from home;
  7. Fair play conduct 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);
  8. Position in the UEFA national team coefficient ranking system.

Criteria for league ranking[]

Individual league rankings are established according to the following criteria:

  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. Fair play conduct 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);
  9. Position in the UEFA national team coefficient ranking system.

In order to rank teams in leagues composed of different sized groups, the following procedure applies:

  1. The results against fourth-placed teams are not taken into account for the purposes of comparing teams placed first, second and third in their respective groups.
  2. All results are taken into account for the purposes of comparing teams placed fourth in their respective groups.

The results of the Nations League Finals are impacted on the Nations League A rankings as follows:

  1. The winner is ranked 1st;
  2. The runner-up is ranked 2nd;
  3. The third-placed team is ranked 3rd;
  4. The fourth-placed team is ranked 4th.

Criteria for overall ranking[]

For the purposes of the European Championship qualifying group stage draw and the European qualifying play-offs, overall UEFA Nations League rankings are established as follows:

  1. The 12 League A teams are ranked 1st to 12th according to their league rankings.
  2. The 12 League B teams are ranked 13th to 24th according to their league rankings.
  3. The 15 League C teams are ranked 25th to 39th according to their league rankings.
  4. The 16 League D teams are ranked 40th to 55th according to their league rankings.

UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying[]

Main article:UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying play-offs

The 2018–19 UEFA Nations League will be linked with UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying, providing teams another chance to qualify for UEFA Euro 2020.

The main qualifying process will now begin in March 2019 instead of immediately in September 2018 following the 2018 FIFA World Cup, and will end in November 2019. The format will remain largely the same, although only 20 of the 24 spots for the finals tournament will be decided from the main qualifying process, leaving four spots still to be decided. The 55 teams will be drawn into 10 groups after the completion of the UEFA Nations League (five groups of five teams and five groups of six teams, with the four UEFA Nations League Finals participants guaranteed to be drawn into groups of five teams), with the top two teams in each group qualifying. The draw seeding will be based on the overall rankings of the Nations League. The qualifiers will be played on double matchdays in March, June, September, October and November 2019.

Next, a total of 16 teams will participate in the qualifying play-offs, taking place in March 2020, offering a second chance to qualify for UEFA Euro 2020. The 16 teams will be selected based on their performance in the UEFA Nations League. The 16 teams will be divided into four paths, each containing four teams, with one team from each path qualifying for the final tournament. Each league will have its own play-off path if at least four teams are available. The Nations League group winners will automatically qualify for the play-off path of their league. If the group winners have already qualified through the classic qualifying group stage, they will be replaced by the next best ranked teams in the same league. However, if there are not enough teams in the same league, then the group winners will be replaced by the next best team in the overall ranking, but group winners cannot face teams from a higher league.

A bottom up process from League D to A is used to select the 16 teams which will compete in the playoffs. First, all available group winners are selected. Then, if a group winner has already qualified, they will be replaced by the next best team in the same league. If there are not enough teams in a given league, then if there is a group winner, the best ranked team of a lower league will be selected. If there is no group winner available in the league, then the best team in the overall ranking will be selected.

A bottom up process from League D to A is also used to form the four play-off paths. A path is formed with four teams from the same league. If there are more than four teams qualified for the play-offs in a given league, then a draw will occur to determine which teams will participate in the play-off path of that league. The remaining teams will be drawn into paths with teams of higher leagues. This process ensures that the group winners do not have to compete with teams from a higher league. A draw will take place on 22 November 2019 to allocate the teams which did not win their group.

Each play-off path will feature two single-leg semi-finals, and one single-leg final. The best-ranked team will host the fourth-ranked team, and the second-ranked team will host the third-ranked team. The host of the final will be decided by a draw, with semi-final winner 1 or 2 hosting the final. The four play-off path winners will join the 20 teams which have already qualified for UEFA Euro 2020.

Schedule[]

Below is the schedule of the 2018–19 UEFA Nations League.

Stage Round Dates
League phase Matchday 1 6–8 September 2018
Matchday 2 9–11 September 2018
Matchday 3 11–13 October 2018
Matchday 4 14–16 October 2018
Matchday 5 15–17 November 2018
Matchday 6 18–20 November 2018
Finals Semi-finals 5–6 June 2019
Third place play-off 9 June 2019
Final

The fixture list was confirmed by UEFA on 24 January 2018 following the draw.

Seeding[]

All 55 UEFA national teams are eligible to compete in the 2018–19 UEFA Nations League. The 55 members at the time would be divided into the four "Leagues" (12 teams in League A, 12 teams in League B, 15 teams in League C, and 16 teams in League D) according to their UEFA national team coefficients after the conclusion of the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers (not including the play-offs), with the highest-ranked teams playing in League A, etc. The seeding pots for the draw were announced on 7 December 2017.

League A
Pot Team Coeff Rank
1 Germany Germany 40,747 1
Flag of Portugal Portugal 38,655 2
Belgium Belgium 38,123 3
Flag of Spain Spain 37,311 4
2 Flag of France France 36,617 5
England England 36,231 6
Switzerland rectangle Switzerland 34,986 7
Flag of Italy Italy 34,426 8
3 Flag of Poland Poland 32,982 9
Flag of Iceland Iceland 31,155 10
Croatia Croatia 31,139 11
Netherlands Netherlands 29,866 12
League B
Pot Team Coeff Rank
1 Flag of Austria Austria 29,418 13
Flag of Wales Wales 29,269 14
Flag of Russia Good One Russia 29,258 15
Slovakia flag hi res Slovakia 28,555 16
2 Flag of Sweden Good one Sweden 28,487 17
Flag of Ukraine Ukraine 28,286 18
Flag of Republic Ireland Republic of Ireland 28,249 19
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina 28,200 20
3 Flag of Northern Ireland Northern Ireland 27,127 21
Flag of Denmark Denmark 27,052 22
Flag of Czech Czech Republic 27,028 23
Flag of Turkey Turkey 26,538 24
League C
Pot Team Coeff Rank
1 Flag of Hungary Hungary 26,486 25
Romania Romania 26,057 26
Scotland Scotland 25,662 27
Flag of Slovenia Slovenia 25,148 28
2 Flag of Greece.svg Greece 24,931 29
Flag of Serbia Serbia 24,847 30
Flag of Albania Albania 24,430 31
Flag of Norway Norway 24,208 32
3 Flag of Montenegro Montenegro 23,912 33
Flag of Israel Israel 22,792 34
Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria 22,091 35
Flag of Finland Finland 20,501 36
4 Flag of Cyprus Cyprus 19,491 37
Flag of Estonia Estonia 19,441 38
Flag of Lithuania Lithuania 18,101 39
League D
Pot Team Coeff Rank
1 Flag of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan 17,761 40
Flag of Macedonia North Macedonia 17,071 41
Belarus Flag Belarus 16,868 42
Flag of Georgia Georgia 16,523 43
2 Flag of Armenia Armenia 15,846 44
Latvia Latvia 15,821 45
Faroe Islands Faroe Islands 15,490 46
Luxembourg Luxembourg 14,231 47
3 Flag of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan 13,431 48
Flag of Moldova Moldova 13,130 49
Liechtenstein Liechtenstein 10,950 50
Malta Malta 10,870 51
4 Flag of Andorra Andorra 10,240 52
Flag of Kosovo Kosovo 9,950 53
San Marino San Marino 8,190 54
Flag of Gibraltar Gibraltar 7,550 55

The draw for the league phase took place at the SwissTech Convention Center in Lausanne, Switzerland on 24 January 2018, 12:00 CET.

For political reasons, Armenia and Azerbaijan (due to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict), as well as Russia and Ukraine (due to the Russian military intervention in Ukraine), could not be drawn in the same group. Due to winter venue restrictions, a group could contain a maximum of two of the following teams: Norway, Finland, Estonia, Lithuania. Due to excessive travel restrictions, any group could contain a maximum of one of the following pairs: Andorra and Kazakhstan, Faroe Islands and Kazakhstan, Gibraltar and Kazakhstan, Gibraltar and Azerbaijan.

League A[]

Main article:2018–19 UEFA Nations League A

Group 1[]

Team Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Notes
Netherlands Netherlands (Q) 4 2 1 1 8 4 +4 7 Qualification to Nations League Finals
Flag of France France 4 2 1 1 4 4 0 7
Germany Germany (R) 4 0 2 2 3 7 −4 2 Relegation to League B

Group 2[]

Team Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Notes
Switzerland rectangle Switzerland (Q) 4 3 0 1 14 5 +9 9 Qualification to Nations League Finals
Belgium Belgium 4 3 0 1 9 6 +3 9
Flag of Iceland Iceland (R) 4 0 0 4 1 13 −12 0 Relegation to League B

Group 3[]

Team Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Notes
Flag of Portugal Portugal (Q) 4 2 2 0 5 3 +2 8 Qualification to Nations League Finals
Flag of Italy Italy 4 1 2 1 2 2 0 5
Flag of Poland Poland (R) 4 0 2 2 4 6 −2 2 Relegation to League B

Group 4[]

Team Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Notes
England England (Q) 4 2 1 1 6 5 +1 7 Qualification to Nations League Finals
Flag of Spain Spain 4 2 0 2 12 7 +5 6
Croatia Croatia (R) 4 1 1 2 4 10 −6 4 Relegation to League B

Nations League Finals[]

Main article:2019 UEFA Nations League Final

Bracket[]

Semi-finals Final
5 June 2019 — Porto
 Flag of Portugal Portugal  3  
 Switzerland rectangle Switzerland  1  
 
9 June 2019 – Porto
     Flag of Portugal Portugal  1
   Netherlands Netherlands  0
Third place
6 June 2019 — Guimarães 9 June 2019 – Guimarães
 Netherlands Netherlands  3  Switzerland rectangle Switzerland  0 (5)
 England England  1    England England (p)  0 (6)

Semi-finals[]

Portugal v Switzerland[]

5 June 2019 (2019-06-05)
19:45
Portugal Flag of Portugal 3–1 Switzerland rectangle Switzerland Estádio do Dragão, Porto
Attendance: 42,415
Referee: Dr. Felix Brych
Ronaldo Goal 25'88'90' Report Rodríguez Goal 57' (pen)

Netherlands v England[]

6 June 2019 (2019-06-06)
19:45
Netherlands Netherlands 3–1
(a.e.t.)
England England Estádio D. Afonso Henriques, Guimarães
Attendance: 25,711
Referee: Clément Turpin (France)
De Ligt Goal 73'
Walker Goal 97' (o.g.)
Promes Goal 114'
Report (UEFA)
Report (BBC)
Rashford Goal 32' (pen.)

Third place play-off[]

9 June 2019 (2019-06-09)
15:00 (14:00 UTC+1)
Switzerland Switzerland rectangle 0–0
(a.e.t.)
England England Estádio D. Afonso Henriques, Guimarães
Attendance: 15,742
Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania)
Report
  Penalties  
Zuber Soccerball shad check
Xhaka Soccerball shad check
Akanji Soccerball shad check
Mbabu Soccerball shad check
Schär Soccerball shad check
Drmić Missed
5–6 Soccerball shad check Maguire
Soccerball shad check Barkley
Soccerball shad check Sancho
Soccerball shad check Sterling
Soccerball shad check Pickford
Soccerball shad check Dier

Final[]

Main article:2019 UEFA Nations League Final
9 June 2019 (2019-06-09)
19:45 WEST
Portugal Flag of Portugal 1–0 Netherlands Netherlands Estádio do Dragão, Porto
Attendance: 43,199
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain)
Guedes Goal 60' Report

League B[]

Main article:2018–19 UEFA Nations League B

Group 1[]

Team Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Notes
Flag of Ukraine Ukraine (P) 4 3 0 1 5 5 0 9 Promotion to League A
Flag of Czech Czech Republic 4 2 0 2 4 4 0 6
Slovakia flag hi res Slovakia (R) 4 1 0 3 5 5 0 3 Relegation to League C

Group 2[]

Team Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Notes
Flag of Sweden Good one Sweden (P) 4 2 1 1 5 3 +2 7 Promotion to League A
Flag of Russia Good One Russia 4 2 1 1 4 3 +1 7
Flag of Turkey Turkey (R) 4 1 0 3 4 7 −3 3 Relegation to League C

Group 3[]

Team Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Notes
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina (P) 4 3 1 0 5 1 +4 10 Promotion to League A
Flag of Austria Austria 4 2 1 1 3 2 +1 7
Flag of Northern Ireland Northern Ireland (R) 4 0 0 4 2 7 −5 0 Relegation to League C

Group 4[]

Team Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Notes
Flag of Denmark Denmark (P) 4 2 2 0 4 1 +3 8 Promotion to League A
Flag of Wales Wales 4 2 0 2 6 5 +1 6
Flag of Republic Ireland Republic of Ireland (R) 4 0 2 2 1 5 −4 2 Relegation to League C

League C[]

Main article:2018–19 UEFA Nations League C

Group 1[]

Team Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Notes
Scotland Scotland (P) 4 3 0 1 10 4 +6 9 Promotion to League B
Flag of Israel Israel 4 2 0 2 6 5 +1 6
Flag of Albania Albania 4 1 0 3 1 8 −7 3

Group 2[]

Team Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Notes
Flag of Finland Finland (P) 6 4 0 2 5 3 +2 12 Promotion to League B
Flag of Hungary Hungary 6 3 1 2 9 6 +3 10
Flag of Greece.svg Greece 6 3 0 3 4 5 −1 9
Flag of Estonia Estonia (R) 6 1 1 4 4 8 −4 4 Relegation to League D

Group 3[]

Team Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Notes
Flag of Norway Norway (P) 6 4 1 1 7 2 +5 13 Promotion to League B
Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria 6 3 2 1 7 5 +2 11
Flag of Cyprus Cyprus (R) 6 1 2 3 5 9 −4 5 Relegation to League D
Flag of Slovenia Slovenia (R) 6 0 3 3 5 8 −3 3

Group 4[]

Team Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Notes
Flag of Serbia Serbia (P) 6 4 2 0 11 4 +7 14 Promotion to League B
Romania Romania 6 3 3 0 8 3 +5 12
Flag of Montenegro Montenegro 6 2 1 3 7 6 +1 7
Flag of Lithuania Lithuania (R) 6 0 0 6 3 16 −13 0 Relegation to League D

Ranking of third-placed teams[]

Team Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Notes
Flag of Greece.svg Greece 4 2 0 2 3 4 −1 6
Flag of Albania Albania 4 1 0 3 1 8 −7 3
Flag of Montenegro Montenegro 4 0 1 3 1 5 −4 1
Flag of Cyprus Cyprus 4 0 1 3 2 7 −5 1 Relegation to League D

League D[]

Main article:2018–19 UEFA Nations League D

Group 1[]

Team Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Notes
Flag of Georgia Georgia 2 2 0 0 3 0 +3 6 Promotion to League C
Flag of Andorra Andorra 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 2
Latvia Latvia 2 0 1 1 0 1 −1 1
Flag of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan 2 0 1 1 1 3 −2 1

Fair play points: Latvia –2, Andorra −5.

Group 2[]

Team Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Notes
Luxembourg Luxembourg 2 2 0 0 7 0 +7 6 Promotion to League C
Belarus Flag Belarus 2 1 1 0 5 0 +5 4
Flag of Moldova Moldova 2 0 1 1 0 4 −4 1
San Marino San Marino 2 0 0 2 0 8 −8 0

Group 3[]

Team Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Notes
Flag of Kosovo Kosovo 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 7 Promotion to League C
Flag of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan 3 1 2 0 4 1 +3 5
Faroe Islands Faroe Islands 3 1 0 2 3 6 −3 3
Malta Malta 3 0 1 2 3 7 −4 1

Group 4[]

Team Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Notes
Flag of Macedonia North Macedonia 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 3 Promotion to League C
Flag of Armenia Armenia 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 3
Liechtenstein Liechtenstein 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 0
Flag of Gibraltar Gibraltar 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 0

Top goalscorers[]

As of 6 June 2019
League A
Rank Player Goals
1 Switzerland Haris Seferović 5
2 Belgium Romelu Lukaku 4
3 England Marcus Rashford 3
Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo
Portugal André Silva
Spain Sergio Ramos
7 13 players 2
League B
Rank Player Goals
1 Bosnia and Herzegovina Edin Džeko 3
Czech Republic Patrik Schick
3 Denmark Christian Eriksen 2
Russia Denis Cheryshev
Turkey Emre Akbaba
Ukraine Yevhen Konoplyanka
Wales Gareth Bale
League C
Rank Player Goals
1 Serbia Aleksandar Mitrović 6
2 Scotland James Forrest 5
3 Hungary Ádám Szalai 4
4 Finland Teemu Pukki 3
Montenegro Stefan Mugoša
6 Bulgaria Bozhidar Kraev 2
Norway Stefan Johansen
Norway Ola Kamara
Romania Nicolae Stanciu
Romania George Țucudean
Serbia Adem Ljajić
Slovenia Miha Zajc
League D
Rank Player Goals
1 Armenia Yura Movsisyan 5
Belarus Stanislaw Drahun
3 Georgia Giorgi Chakvetadze 4
Kosovo Arbër Zeneli
5 Belarus Anton Saroka 3
Faroe Islands René Joensen
Kosovo Benjamin Kololli
Luxembourg Danel Sinani
North Macedonia Ezgjan Alioski
North Macedonia Ilija Nestorovski
North Macedonia Aleksandar Trajkovski
Moldova Radu Gînsari
13 14 players 2

Overall ranking[]

The overall ranking was used for seeding in the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying group stage draw.

League A League B
Rnk
Grp
Team Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1 A3 Flag of Portugal Portugal 4 2 2 0 5 3 +2 8
2 A1 Netherlands Netherlands 4 2 1 1 8 4 +4 7
3 A4 England England 4 2 1 1 6 5 +1 7
4 A2 Switzerland rectangle Switzerland 4 3 0 1 14 5 +9 9
5 A2 Belgium Belgium 4 3 0 1 9 6 +3 9
6 A1 Flag of France France 4 2 1 1 4 4 0 7
7 A4 Flag of Spain Spain 4 2 0 2 12 7 +5 6
8 A3 Flag of Italy Italy 4 1 2 1 2 2 0 5
9 A4 Croatia Croatia 4 1 1 2 4 10 −6 4
10 A3 Flag of Poland Poland 4 0 2 2 4 6 −2 2
11 A1 Germany Germany 4 0 2 2 3 7 −4 2
12 A2 Flag of Iceland Iceland 4 0 0 4 1 13 −12 0
Rnk
Grp
Team Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
13 B3 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina 4 3 1 0 5 1 +4 10
14 B1 Flag of Ukraine Ukraine 4 3 0 1 5 5 0 9
15 B4 Flag of Denmark Denmark 4 2 2 0 4 1 +3 8
16 B2 Flag of Sweden Good one Sweden 4 2 1 1 5 3 +2 7
17 B2 Flag of Russia Good One Russia 4 2 1 1 4 3 +1 7
18 B3 Flag of Austria Austria 4 2 1 1 3 2 +1 7
19 B4 Flag of Wales Wales 4 2 0 2 6 5 +1 6
20 B1 Flag of Czech Czech Republic 4 2 0 2 4 4 0 6
21 B1 Slovakia flag hi res Slovakia 4 1 0 3 5 5 0 3
22 B2 Flag of Turkey Turkey 4 1 0 3 4 7 −3 3
23 B4 Flag of Republic Ireland Republic of Ireland 4 0 2 2 1 5 −4 2
24 B3 Flag of Northern Ireland Northern Ireland 4 0 0 4 2 7 −5 0
League C League D
Rnk
Grp
Team Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
25 C1 Scotland Scotland 4 3 0 1 10 4 +6 9
26 C3 Flag of Norway Norway 4 3 0 1 5 1 +4 9
27 C4 Flag of Serbia Serbia 4 2 2 0 6 3 +3 8
28 C2 Flag of Finland Finland 4 2 0 2 3 3 0 6
29 C3 Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria 4 2 1 1 4 3 +1 7
30 C1 Flag of Israel Israel 4 2 0 2 6 5 +1 6
31 C2 Flag of Hungary Hungary 4 2 0 2 4 3 +1 6
32 C4 Romania Romania 4 1 3 0 3 2 +1 6
33 C2 Flag of Greece.svg Greece 4 2 0 2 3 4 −1 6
34 C1 Flag of Albania Albania 4 1 0 3 1 8 −7 3
35 C4 Flag of Montenegro Montenegro 4 0 1 3 1 5 −4 1
36 C3 Flag of Cyprus Cyprus 4 0 1 3 2 7 −5 1
37 C2 Flag of Estonia Estonia 6 1 1 4 4 8 −4 4
38 C3 Flag of Slovenia Slovenia 6 0 3 3 5 8 −3 3
39 C4 Flag of Lithuania Lithuania 6 0 0 6 3 16 −13 0
Rnk
Grp
Team Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
40 D1 Flag of Georgia Georgia 6 5 1 0 12 2 +10 16
41 D4 Flag of Macedonia North Macedonia 6 5 0 1 14 5 +9 15
42 D3 Flag of Kosovo Kosovo 6 4 2 0 15 2 +13 14
43 D2 Belarus Flag Belarus 6 4 2 0 10 0 +10 14
44 D2 Luxembourg Luxembourg 6 3 1 2 11 4 +7 10
45 D4 Flag of Armenia Armenia 6 3 1 2 14 8 +6 10
46 D3 Flag of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan 6 2 3 1 7 6 +1 9
47 D1 Flag of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan 6 1 3 2 8 7 +1 6
48 D2 Flag of Moldova Moldova 9 2 3 4 4 5 −1 9
49 D4 Flag of Gibraltar Gibraltar 6 2 0 4 5 15 −10 6
50 D3 Faroe Islands Faroe Islands 6 1 2 3 5 10 −5 5
51 D1 Latvia Latvia 6 0 4 2 2 6 −4 4
52 D4 Liechtenstein Liechtenstein 6 1 1 4 7 12 −5 4
53 D1 Flag of Andorra Andorra 6 0 4 2 2 9 −7 4
54 D3 Malta Malta 6 0 3 3 5 14 −9 3
55 D2 San Marino San Marino 6 0 0 6 0 16 −16 0

Prize money[]

The prize money to be distributed was announced in March 2018. A total of €76.25 million in solidarity and bonus fees will be distributed to the 55 participating national teams. However, in October 2018, the solidarity fees and bonus payments for group winners were increased by 50%, while the bonuses for the teams appearing in the Nations League Finals also increased, resulting in a total of €112.875 million in prize money.

The solidarity fees per team are scaled by league:

  • League A: €2.25 million
  • League B: €1.5 million
  • League C: €1.125 million
  • League D: €750,000

In addition, the group winners of each league will receive the following bonus fees:

  • League A group winners: €2.25 million
  • League B group winners: €1.5 million
  • League C group winners: €1.125 million
  • League D group winners: €750,000

The four group winners of League A, which will participate in the Nations League Finals, will also receive the following bonus fees based on performance:

  • Winners: €6 million
  • Runners-up: €4.5 million
  • Third place: €3.5 million
  • Fourth place: €2.5 million

This means that the maximum amount of solidarity and bonus fees is €10.5 million for a team from League A, €3 million for a team from League B, €2.25 million for a team from League C, and €1.5 million for a team from League D.

Qualifying play-offs[]

Main article:UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying play-offs

Teams which fail in the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying group stage may still qualify for the final tournament via the play-offs. Each league in the UEFA Nations League will be allocated one of the four remaining UEFA Euro 2020 places. Four teams from each league which have not already qualified for the European Championship finals will compete in the play-offs of their league, to be played in March 2020. The play-off berths will be first allocated to each group winner, 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.

Teams guaranteed at least play-offs
(may still qualify directly)
League Team Type
A England England Group winners
Netherlands Netherlands Group winners
Flag of Portugal Portugal Group winners
Switzerland rectangle Switzerland Group winners
B Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina Group winners
Flag of Denmark Denmark Group winners
Flag of Sweden Good one Sweden Group winners
Flag of Ukraine Ukraine Group winners
C Flag of Finland Finland Group winners
Flag of Norway Norway Group winners
Scotland Scotland Group winners
Flag of Serbia Serbia Group winners
D Belarus Flag Belarus Group winners
Flag of Georgia Georgia Group winners
Flag of Kosovo Kosovo Group winners
Flag of Macedonia North Macedonia Group winners

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