Tournament details | |
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Dates | League phase: 6 September – 20 November 2018 Nations League Finals: 5–9 June 2019 |
Teams | 12 |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Relegated | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 27 |
Goals scored | 80 (2.96 per match) |
Attendance | 1,100,331 (40,753 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() |
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The 2018–19 UEFA Nations League A is 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. 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 consits 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.
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, 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).
Seeding[]
Teams were 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 were split into three pots of four teams, ordered based on their UEFA national team coefficient. The seeding pots for the draw were announced on 7 December 2017.
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The group draw took place at the SwissTech Convention Center in Lausanne, Switzerland on 24 January 2018, 12:00 CET.
Groups[]
The fixture list was confirmed by UEFA on 24 January 2018 following the draw. Times are CET/CEST, as listed by UEFA (local times are in parentheses).
Group 1[]
Team | Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
Notes |
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 7 | Qualification to Nations League Finals |
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7 | |
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4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 2 | Relegation to League B |
6 September 2018 20:45 (20:45 UTC+2) |
Germany ![]() |
0–0 | ![]() |
Allianz Arena, Munich Attendance: 67,485 Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy) |
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Report |
9 September 2018 20:45 (20:45 UTC+2) |
France ![]() |
2–1 | ![]() |
Stade de France, Saint-Denis Attendance: 76,452 Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain) |
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Mbappé ![]() Giroud ![]() |
Report | Babel ![]() |
13 October 2018 20:45 (20:45 UTC+2) |
Netherlands ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
Johan Cruijff Arena, Amsterdam Attendance: 52,536 Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey) |
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van Dijk ![]() Depay ![]() Wijnaldum ![]() |
Report |
16 October 2018 20:45 (20:45 UTC+2) |
France ![]() |
2–1 | ![]() |
Stade de France, Saint-Denis Attendance: 77,300 Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia) |
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Griezmann ![]() |
Report | Kroos ![]() |
16 November 2018 20:45 (20:45 UTC+1) |
Netherlands ![]() |
2–0 | ![]() |
De Kuip, Rotterdam Attendance: 47,000 Referee: Anthony Taylor (England) |
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Wijnaldum ![]() Depay ![]() |
Report |
19 November 2018 20:45 (20:45 UTC+1) |
Germany ![]() |
2–2 | ![]() |
Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen Attendance: 42,186 Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania) |
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Werner ![]() Sané ![]() |
Report | Promes ![]() van Dijk ![]() |
Group 2[]
Team | Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
Notes |
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4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 9 | Qualification to Nations League Finals |
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4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 9 | |
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4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 13 | −12 | 0 | Relegation to League B |
8 September 2018 18:00 (18:00 UTC+2) |
Switzerland ![]() |
6–0 | ![]() |
Kybunpark, St. Gallen Attendance: 14,912 Referee: Michael Oliver (England) |
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Zuber ![]() Zakaria ![]() Shaqiri ![]() Seferović ![]() Ajeti ![]() Mehmedi ![]() |
Report |
11 September 2018 20:45 (18:45 UTC±0) |
Iceland ![]() |
0–3 | ![]() |
Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík Attendance: 9,710 Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia) |
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Report | Hazard ![]() Lukaku ![]() |
12 October 2018 20:45 (20:45 UTC+2) |
Belgium ![]() |
2–1 | ![]() |
King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels Attendance: 39,049 Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain) |
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Lukaku ![]() |
Report | Gavranović ![]() |
15 October 2018 20:45 (18:45 UTC±0) |
Iceland ![]() |
1–2 | ![]() |
Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík Attendance: 8,663 Referee: Andreas Ekberg (Sweden) |
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Finnbogason ![]() |
Report | Seferović ![]() Lang ![]() |
15 November 2018 20:45 (20:45 UTC+1) |
Belgium ![]() |
2–0 | ![]() |
King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels Attendance: 28,891 Referee: Orel Grinfeld (Israel) |
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Batshuayi ![]() |
Report |
18 November 2018 20:45 (20:45 UTC+1) |
Switzerland ![]() |
5–2 | ![]() |
Swissporarena, Lucerne Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy) |
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Rodríguez ![]() Seferović ![]() Elvedi ![]() |
Report | T. Hazard ![]() |
Group 3[]
Team | Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
Notes |
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4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 8 | Qualification to Nations League Finals |
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4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | |
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4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 2 | Relegation to League B |
7 September 2018 20:45 (20:45 UTC+2) |
Italy ![]() |
1–1 | ![]() |
Stadio Renato Dall'Ara, Bologna Attendance: 24,000 Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany) |
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Jorginho ![]() |
Report | Zieliński ![]() |
10 September 2018 20:45 (19:45 UTC+1) |
Portugal ![]() |
1–0 | ![]() |
Estádio da Luz, Lisbon Attendance: 52,635 Referee: Willie Collum (Scotland) |
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A. Silva ![]() |
Report |
11 October 2018 20:45 (20:45 UTC+2) |
Poland ![]() |
2–3 | ![]() |
Stadion Śląski, Chorzów Attendance: 48,783 Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain) |
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Piątek ![]() Błaszczykowski ![]() |
Report | A. Silva ![]() Glik ![]() B. Silva ![]() |
14 October 2018 20:45 (20:45 UTC+2) |
Poland ![]() |
0–1 | ![]() |
Stadion Śląski, Chorzów Attendance: 41,692 Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia) |
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Report | Biraghi ![]() |
17 November 2018 20:45 (20:45 UTC+1) |
Italy ![]() |
0–0 | ![]() |
San Siro, Milan Attendance: 73,000 Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands) |
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Report |
20 November 2018 20:45 (19:45 UTC±0) |
Portugal ![]() |
1–1 | ![]() |
Estádio D. Afonso Henriques, Guimarães Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia) |
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A. Silva ![]() |
Report | Milik ![]() |
Group 4[]
Team | Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
Notes |
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 7 | Qualification to Nations League Finals |
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 6 | |
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4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 4 | Relegation to League B |
8 September 2018 20:45 (19:45 UTC+1) |
England ![]() |
1–2 | ![]() |
Wembley Stadium, London Attendance: 81,392 Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands) |
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Rashford ![]() |
Report | Saúl ![]() Rodrigo ![]() |
11 September 2018 20:45 (20:45 UTC+2) |
Spain ![]() |
6–0 | ![]() |
Manuel Martínez Valero, Elche Attendance: 26,900 Referee: Benoît Bastien (France) |
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Saúl ![]() Asensio ![]() Kalinić ![]() Rodrigo ![]() Ramos ![]() Isco ![]() |
Report |
12 October 2018 20:45 (20:45 UTC+2) |
Croatia ![]() |
0–0 | ![]() |
Stadion Rujevica, Rijeka Attendance: 0 Referee: Felix Brych (Germany) |
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Report |
15 October 2018 20:45 (20:45 UTC+2) |
Spain ![]() |
2–3 | ![]() |
Benito Villamarín, Seville Attendance: 50,355 Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland) |
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Paco Alcácer ![]() Ramos ![]() |
Report | Sterling ![]() Rashford ![]() |
15 November 2018 20:45 (20:45 UTC+1) |
Croatia ![]() |
3–2 | ![]() |
Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb Attendance: 33,018 Referee: Aleksei Kulbakov (Belarus) |
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Kramarić ![]() Jedvaj ![]() |
Report | Ceballos ![]() Ramos ![]() |
18 November 2018 15:00 (14:00 UTC±0) |
England ![]() |
2–1 | ![]() |
Wembley Stadium, London Attendance: 78,221 Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece) |
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Lingard ![]() Kane ![]() |
Report | Kramarić ![]() |
Nations League Finals[]
- Main article:2019 UEFA Nations League Finals
Times are CEST (UTC+2), as listed by UEFA.
Bracket[]
Semi-finals | Final | ||||||
5 June — Porto | |||||||
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9 June – Porto | |||||||
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6 June — Guimarães | 9 June – Guimarães | ||||||
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1 | ![]() |
0 (6) |
Semi-finals[]
Portugal vs Switzerland[]
5 June 2019 19:45 |
Portugal ![]() |
3–1 | ![]() |
Estádio do Dragão, Porto Attendance: 42,415 Referee: Dr. Felix Brych |
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Ronaldo ![]() |
Report | Rodríguez ![]() |
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:
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Netherlands vs England[]
6 June 2019 19:45 |
Netherlands ![]() |
3–1 (a.e.t.) |
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Estádio D. Afonso Henriques, Guimarães Attendance: 25,711 Referee: Clément Turpin (France) |
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De Ligt ![]() Walker ![]() Promes ![]() |
UEFA Report BBC Report |
Rashford ![]() |
Third place play-off[]
9 June 2019 14:00 |
Switzerland ![]() |
0–0 (a.e.t.) |
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Estádio D. Afonso Henriques, Guimarães Attendance: 15,742 Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania) |
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Report | ||||
Penalties | ||||
Zuber ![]() Xhaka ![]() Akanji ![]() Mbabu ![]() Schär ![]() Drmić ![]() |
5–6 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Assistant referees:
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Final[]
- Main article:2019 UEFA Nations League Final
9 June 2019 20:45 WEST |
Portugal ![]() |
1–0 | ![]() |
Estádio do Dragão, Porto Attendance: 43,199 Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain) |
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Guedes ![]() |
Report |
Goalscorers[]
There were 72 goals scored in 24 matches, for an average of 3 goals per match.
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
Eden Hazard
Harry Kane
Jesse Lingard
Olivier Giroud
Kylian Mbappé
Toni Kroos
Leroy Sané
Timo Werner
Alfreð Finnbogason
Cristiano Biraghi
Jorginho
Ryan Babel
Quincy Promes
Jakub Błaszczykowski
Arkadiusz Milik
Krzysztof Piątek
Piotr Zieliński
Bernardo Silva
Paco Alcácer
Marco Asensio
Dani Ceballos
Isco
Albian Ajeti
Mario Gavranović
Nico Elvedi
Admir Mehmedi
Michael Lang
Ricardo Rodríguez
Xherdan Shaqiri
Denis Zakaria
Steven Zuber
- 1 own goal
Lovre Kalinić (against Spain)
Kamil Glik (against Portugal)
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:
- 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 |
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1 | A3 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 8 |
2 | A1 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 7 |
3 | A4 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 7 |
4 | A2 | ![]() |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 9 |
5 | A2 | ![]() |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 9 |
6 | A1 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
7 | A4 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 6 |
8 | A3 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
9 | A4 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 4 |
10 | A3 | ![]() |
4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 2 |
11 | A1 | ![]() |
4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 2 |
12 | A2 | ![]() |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 13 | −12 | 0 |
Prize money[]
The prize money to be distributed was announced in March 2018. Each team in League A will receive a solidarity fee of €1.5 million. In addition, the four group winners will receive double this amount with a €1.5M bonus fee.
The four group winners of League A, which will participate in the Nations League Finals, will also receive the following fees based on performance:
- Winners: €4.5M
- Runners-up: €3.5M
- Third place: €2.5M
- Fourth place: €1.5M
This means that the maximum amount of solidarity and bonus fees for a team from League A is €7.5M.
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.
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Assured of a play-off spot, but may still qualify directly |
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