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2022–23 UEFA Nations League B
Tournament details
Dates2 June – 27 September 2022
Teams16
Promoted Bosnia and Herzegovina
 Israel
 Scotland
 Serbia
Relegated Armenia
 Romania
 Russia
 Sweden
Tournament statistics
Matches played42
Goals scored112 (2.67 per match)
Attendance758,681 (18,064 per match)
Top scorer(s)Norway Erling Haaland
Serbia Aleksandar Mitrović (6 goals each)
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The 2022–23 UEFA Nations League B is the second division of the 2022–23 edition of the UEFA Nations League, the third season of the international football competition involving the men's national teams of the 55 member associations of UEFA.

Format[]

League B consists of 16 UEFA members ranked from 17–32 in the 2022–23 UEFA Nations League access list, split into four groups of four. Each team will play six matches within their group, using the home-and-away round-robin format in June (quadruple matchdays) and September 2022 (double matchdays). The winners of each group will be promoted to the 2024–25 UEFA Nations League A, and the fourth-placed team of each group will be relegated to the 2024–25 UEFA Nations League C.

Teams[]

Team changes[]

The following are the team changes of League B from the 2020–21 season:

Incoming
Relegated from
Nations League A 		Promoted from
Nations League C
Outgoing
Promoted to
Nations League A 		Relegated to
Nations League C

Seeding[]

In the 2022–23 access list, UEFA ranked teams based on the 2020–21 Nations League overall ranking. The seeding pots for the league phase were confirmed on 22 September 2021, and were based on the access list ranking.

Pot 1
Team Rank
 Ukraine 17
 Sweden 18
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 19
 Iceland 20
Pot 2
Team Rank
 Finland 21
 Norway 22
 Scotland 23
 Russia 24
Pot 3
Team Rank
 Israel 25
 Romania 26
 Serbia 27
 Republic of Ireland 28
Pot 4
Team Rank
 Slovenia 29
 Montenegro 30
 Albania 31
 Armenia 32

The draw for the league phase took place at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland on 16 December 2021, 18:00 CET.Each group contained one team from each pot. 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: Armenia and Iceland, Israel and Iceland.

Groups[]

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

Times are CEST (UTC+2), as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).

Group 1[]

Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
 Notes
 Scotland (P) 6 4 1 1 11 5 +6 13 Promotion to League A
 Ukraine 6 3 2 1 10 4 +6 11
 Republic Ireland 6 2 1 3 8 7 +1 7
 Armenia (R) 6 1 0 5 4 17 −13 3 Relegation to League C
4 June 2022 (2022-06-04)
15:00 (17:00 UTC+4)
 Armenia  1–0  Republic of Ireland Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan
Attendance: 10,600
Referee: Radu Petrescu (Romania)
Spertsyan Goal 74' Report
8 June 2022 (2022-06-08)
20:45 (19:45 UTC+1)
 Scotland  2–0  Armenia Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 38,627
Referee: Sebastian Gishamer (Austria)
Ralston Goal 28'
McKenna Goal 40' 		Report
8 June 2022 (2022-06-08)
20:45 (19:45 UTC+1)
 Republic of Ireland  0–1  Ukraine Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Attendance: 40,111
Referee: Filip Glova (Slovakia)
Report Tsyhankov Goal 49'
11 June 2022 (2022-06-11)
15:00
 Ukraine  3–0  Armenia Stadion Miejski ŁKS, Łódź (Poland)[Note UKR]
Attendance: 12,503
Referee: Daniel Stefański (Poland)
Malinovskyi Goal 61'
Karavayev Goal 77'
Mykolenko Goal 84' 		Report
11 June 2022 (2022-06-11)
18:00 (17:00 UTC+1)
 Republic of Ireland  3–0  Scotland Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Attendance: 46,927
Referee: Marco Di Bello (Italy)
Browne Goal 20'
Parrott Goal 28'
Obafemi Goal 51' 		Report
14 June 2022 (2022-06-14)
18:00 (20:00 UTC+4)
 Armenia  1–4  Scotland Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan
Attendance: 13,500
Referee: Nikola Dabanović (Montenegro)
Bichakhchyan Goal 6' Report Armstrong Goal 14', 45+1'
McGinn Goal 50'
Adams Goal 54'
14 June 2022 (2022-06-14)
20:45
 Ukraine  1–1  Republic of Ireland Stadion Miejski ŁKS, Łódź (Poland)[Note UKR]
Attendance: 10,641
Referee: Ali Palabıyık (Turkey)
Dovbyk Goal 47' Report Collins Goal 31'
21 September 2022 (2022-09-21)
20:45 (19:45 UTC+1)
 Scotland  3–0  Ukraine Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 42,846
Referee: Maurizio Mariani (Italy)
McGinn Goal 70'
Dykes Goal 80', 87' 		Report
24 September 2022 (2022-09-24)
15:00 (17:00 UTC+4)
 Armenia  0–5  Ukraine Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan
Attendance: 7,200
Referee: João Pinheiro (Portugal)
Report Tymchyk Goal 22'
Zubkov Goal 57'
Dovbyk Goal 69', 84'
Ihnatenko Goal 81'
24 September 2022 (2022-09-24)
20:45 (19:45 UTC+1)
 Scotland  2–1  Republic of Ireland Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 48,853
Referee: Sandro Schärer (Switzerland)
Hendry Goal 50'
Christie Goal 82' (pen.) 		Report Egan Goal 18'
27 September 2022 (2022-09-27)
20:45 (19:45 UTC+1)
 Republic of Ireland  3–2  Armenia Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Egan Goal 18'
Obafemi Goal 52'
Brady Goal 90+1' (pen.) 		Report Dashyan Goal 71'
Spertsyan Goal 73'
27 September 2022 (2022-09-27)
20:45 (21:45 UTC+3)
 Ukraine  0–0  Scotland Stadion Cracovii im. Józefa Piłsudskiego, Kraków (Poland)[Note UKR]
Attendance: 13,534
Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece)
Report

Notes

  1. ^ Due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Ukraine are required to play their home matches at neutral venues until further notice.

Group 2[]

Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
 Notes
 Israel (P) 4 2 2 0 8 6 +2 8 Promotion to League A
 Iceland 4 0 4 0 6 6 0 4
 Albania 4 0 2 2 4 6 −2 2
 Russia (R) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Disqualified; relegation to League C [Note RUS]

Notes

  1. ^ On 2 May 2022, UEFA announced that Russia were suspended and automatically relegated to League C due to their country's invasion of Ukraine.
2 June 2022 (2022-06-02)
20:45
 Albania  Cancelled  Russia Arena Kombëtare, Tirana
Report
2 June 2022 (2022-06-02)
20:45 (21:45 UTC+3)
 Israel  2–2  Iceland Sammy Ofer Stadium, Haifa
Attendance: 13,150
Referee: Andris Treimanis (Latvia)
Abada Goal 25'
Weissman Goal 84' 		Report Helgason Goal 42'
Sigurðsson Goal 53'
6 June 2022 (2022-06-06)
20:45 (18:45 UTC±0)
 Iceland  1–1  Albania Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík
Attendance: 4,033
Referee: Craig Pawson (England)
Þorsteinsson Goal 49' Report Seferi Goal 30'
6 June 2022 (2022-06-06)
20:45 (21:45 UTC+3)
 Israel  Cancelled  Russia Sammy Ofer Stadium, Haifa
Report
10 June 2022 (2022-06-10)
20:45
 Albania  1–2  Israel Arena Kombëtare, Tirana
Attendance: 18,100
Referee: Tiago Martins (Portugal)
Broja Goal 45+2' (pen.) Report Solomon Goal 57', 73'
10 June 2022 (2022-06-10)
20:45 (21:45 UTC+3)
 Russia  Cancelled  Iceland VTB Arena, Moscow
Report
13 June 2022 (2022-06-13)
20:45 (18:45 UTC±0)
 Iceland  2–2  Israel Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík
Attendance: 2,778
Referee: Duje Strukan (Croatia)
Þorsteinsson Goal 9'
Helgason Goal 60' 		Report Grétarsson Goal 35' (o.g.)
Peretz Goal 65'
13 June 2022 (2022-06-13)
20:45 (21:45 UTC+3)
 Russia  Cancelled  Albania VTB Arena, Moscow
Report
24 September 2022 (2022-09-24)
15:00 (13:00 UTC±0)
 Iceland  Cancelled  Russia
Report
24 September 2022 (2022-09-24)
20:45 (21:45 UTC+3)
 Israel  2–1  Albania Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv
Attendance: 29,200
Referee: Donatas Rumšas (Lithuania)
Weissman Goal 46'
Baribo Goal 90+2' 		Report Uzuni Goal 88'
27 September 2022 (2022-09-27)
20:45
 Albania  1–1  Iceland Arena Kombëtare, Tirana
Attendance: 8,800
Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea (Spain)
Lenjani Goal 35' Report Anderson Goal 90+7'
27 September 2022 (2022-09-27)
20:45 (21:45 UTC+3)
 Russia  Cancelled  Israel
Report

Group 3[]

Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
 Notes
 Bosnia and Herzegovina (P) 6 3 2 1 8 8 0 11 Promotion to League A
 Finland 6 2 2 2 8 6 +2 8
 Montenegro 6 2 1 3 6 6 0 7
 Romania (R) 6 2 1 3 6 8 −2 7 Relegation to League C
4 June 2022 (2022-06-04)
18:00 (19:00 UTC+3)
 Finland  1–1  Bosnia and Herzegovina Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki
Attendance: 20,181
Referee: Nicholas Walsh (Scotland)
Pukki Goal 45+1' (pen.) Report Prevljak Goal 90+3'
4 June 2022 (2022-06-04)
20:45
 Montenegro  2–0  Romania Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica
Attendance: 3,998
Referee: Andreas Ekberg (Sweden)
Mugoša Goal 66'
Vukčević Goal 87' 		Report
7 June 2022 (2022-06-07)
18:00 (19:00 UTC+3)
 Finland  2–0  Montenegro Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki
Attendance: 17,009
Referee: Allard Lindhout (Netherlands)
Pohjanpalo Goal 31', 38' Report
7 June 2022 (2022-06-07)
21:05[Note]
 Bosnia and Herzegovina  1–0  Romania Bilino Polje Stadium, Zenica
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Sascha Stegemann (Germany)
Prevljak Goal 68' Report
11 June 2022 (2022-06-11)
20:45
 Montenegro  1–1  Bosnia and Herzegovina City Stadium, Podgorica
Attendance: 6,555
Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy)
Marušić Goal 77' Report Menalo Goal 62'
11 June 2022 (2022-06-11)
20:45 (21:45 UTC+3)
 Romania  1–0  Finland Stadionul Rapid-Giulești, Bucharest
Attendance: 11,503
Referee: Harald Lechner (Austria)
Bancu Goal 30' Report
14 June 2022 (2022-06-14)
20:45
 Bosnia and Herzegovina  3–2  Finland Bilino Polje Stadium, Zenica
Attendance: 8,150
Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Bulgaria)
Pjanić Goal 5' (pen.)
Džeko Goal 29', 58' 		Report Pukki Goal 10'
Källman Goal 18'
14 June 2022 (2022-06-14)
20:45 (21:45 UTC+3)
 Romania  0–3  Montenegro Stadionul Rapid-Giulești, Bucharest
Attendance: 11,657
Referee: João Pinheiro (Portugal)
Report Mugoša Goal 42', 56', 63'
23 September 2022 (2022-09-23)
20:45
 Bosnia and Herzegovina  1–0  Montenegro Bilino Polje Stadium, Zenica
Attendance: 12,050
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
Demirović Goal 45+1' Report
23 September 2022 (2022-09-23)
20:45 (21:45 UTC+3)
 Finland  1–1  Romania Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki
Attendance: 20,130
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain)
Pukki Goal 12' Report Tănase Goal 52'
26 September 2022 (2022-09-26)
20:45
 Montenegro  0–2  Finland City Stadium,Podgorica
Attendance: 2,522
Referee: François Letexier (France)
Report Antman Goal 47'
Källman Goal 53'
26 September 2022 (2022-09-26)
20:45 (21:45 UTC+3)
 Romania  4–1  Bosnia and Herzegovina Stadionul Rapid-Giulești, Bucharest
Attendance: 12,693
Referee: Halil Umut Meler (Turkey)
Man Goal 38'
Pușcaș Goal 73', 86'
Rațiu Goal 79' 		Report Džeko Goal 77'

Notes

  1. ^ The Bosnia and Herzegovina v Romania match, originally scheduled to kick-off at 20:45, was delayed to 21:05 due to adverse weather conditions.


Group 4[]

Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
 Notes
 Serbia (P) 6 4 1 1 13 5 +8 13 Promotion to League A
 Norway 6 3 1 2 7 7 0 10
 Slovenia 6 1 3 2 6 10 −4 6
 Sweden (R) 6 1 1 4 7 11 −4 4 Relegation to League C
2 June 2022 (2022-06-02)
20:45
 Serbia  0–1  Norway Red Star Stadium, Belgrade
Attendance: 9,726
Referee: Paweł Raczkowski (Poland)
Report Haaland Goal 26'
2 June 2022 (2022-06-02)
20:45
 Slovenia  0–2  Sweden Stožice Stadium, Ljubljana
Attendance: 5,123
Referee: Ruddy Buquet (France)
Report Forsberg Goal 39' (pen.)
Kulusevski Goal 88'
5 June 2022 (2022-06-05)
20:45
 Serbia  4–1  Slovenia Red Star Stadium, Belgrade
Attendance: 10,925
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (Spain)
Mitrović Goal 24'
S. Milinković-Savić Goal 56'
Jović Goal 85'
Radonjić Goal 90+2' 		Report Stojanović Goal 30'
5 June 2022 (2022-06-05)
20:45
 Sweden  1–2  Norway Friends Arena, Solna
Attendance: 42,320
Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)
Elanga Goal 90+2' Report Haaland Goal 20' (pen.), 69'
9 June 2022 (2022-06-09)
20:45
 Norway  0–0  Slovenia Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo
Attendance: 18,134
Referee: Fábio Veríssimo (Portugal)
Report
9 June 2022 (2022-06-09)
20:45
 Sweden  0–1  Serbia Friends Arena, Solna
Attendance: 24,123
Referee: Lawrence Visser (Belgium)
Report Jović Goal 45+3'
12 June 2022 (2022-06-12)
18:00
 Norway  3–2  Sweden Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo
Attendance: 24,273
Referee: Harm Osmers (Germany)
Haaland Goal 10', 54' (pen.)
Sørloth Goal 77' 		Report Forsberg Goal 62'
Gyökeres Goal 90+5'
12 June 2022 (2022-06-12)
20:45
 Slovenia  2–2  Serbia Stožice Stadium, Ljubljana
Attendance: 13,782
Referee: Maurizio Mariani (Italy)
Gnezda Čerin Goal 48'
Šeško Goal 53' 		Report Živković Goal 8'
A. Mitrović Goal 35'
24 September 2022 (2022-09-24)
18:00
 Slovenia  2–1  Norway Stožice Stadium, Ljubljana
Attendance: 14,824
Referee: Lawrence Visser (Belgium)
Šporar Goal 69'
Šeško Goal 81' 		Report Haaland Goal 47'
24 September 2022 (2022-09-24)
20:45
 Serbia  4–1  Sweden Rajko Mitić Stadium, Belgrade
Attendance: 14,122
Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Bulgaria)
A. Mitrović Goal 18', 45+1', 48'
Lukić Goal 70' 		Report Claesson Goal 15'
27 September 2022 (2022-09-27)
20:45
 Norway  0–2  Serbia Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo
Attendance: 24,364
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)
Report Vlahović Goal 42'
A. Mitrović Goal 54'
27 September 2022 (2022-09-27)
20:45
 Sweden  1–1  Slovenia Friends Arena, Solna
Attendance: 22,895
Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany)
Forsberg Goal 42' Report Šeško Goal 28'


Overall ranking[]

The 16 League B teams will be ranked 17th to 32nd overall in the 2022–23 UEFA Nations League according to the following rules:

  • The teams finishing first in the groups will be ranked 17th to 20th according to the results of the league phase.
  • The teams finishing second in the groups will be ranked 21st to 24th according to the results of the league phase.
  • The teams finishing third in the groups will be ranked 25th to 28th according to the results of the league phase.
  • The teams finishing fourth in the groups will be ranked 29th to 32nd according to the results of the league phase.
Rnk
 Grp
 Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
17 B2  Israel 4 2 2 0 8 6 +2 8
18 B3  Bosnia and Herzegovina 4 2 2 0 6 4 +2 8
19 B4  Serbia 4 2 1 1 8 4 +4 7
20 B1  Scotland 4 2 1 1 5 4 +1 7
21 B3  Finland 4 2 1 1 7 4 +3 7
22 B1  Ukraine 4 1 2 1 2 4 −2 5
23 B2  Iceland 4 0 4 0 6 6 0 4
24 B4  Norway 4 1 1 2 2 4 −2 4
25 B4  Slovenia 4 1 2 1 5 7 −2 5
26 B1  Republic of Ireland 4 1 1 2 5 4 +1 4
27 B2  Albania 4 0 2 2 4 6 −2 2
28 B3  Montenegro 4 0 1 3 1 6 −5 1
29 B3  Romania 6 2 1 3 6 8 −2 7
30 B4  Sweden 6 1 1 4 7 11 −4 4
31 B1  Armenia 6 1 0 5 4 17 −13 3
32 B2  Russia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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