2022–23 UEFA Nations League A

The 2022–23 UEFA Nations League A is the top 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. League A will culminate with the Nations League Finals in June 2023 to determine the champions of the competition.

2022–23 UEFA Nations League A
Tournament details
DatesLeague phase:
1 June – 27 September 2022
Nations League Finals:
14–18 June 2023
Teams16

France are the defending champions.

Format

League A consists of the 16 top ranked UEFA members 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).[1] The winners of each group will advance to the 2023 UEFA Nations League Finals, and the fourth-placed team of each group will be relegated to the 2024–25 UEFA Nations League B.[2]

The Nations League Finals will take place in June 2023 and be played in a knockout format, consisting of the semi-finals, third place play-off and final. The semi-final pairings will be determined by means of an open draw. The host country will be selected among the four qualified teams by the UEFA Executive Committee, with the winners of the final crowned as the champions of the UEFA Nations League.

The four group winners will be drawn into groups of five teams for UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying (in order to accommodate for the Nations League Finals).

Teams

Team changes

The following are the team changes of League A from the 2020–21 season:[3]

Incoming
Promoted from
Nations League B
Outgoing
Relegated to
Nations League B

Seeding

In the 2022–23 access list, UEFA ranked teams based on the 2020–21 Nations League overall ranking.[4] The seeding pots for the league phase were confirmed on 22 September 2021,[5] and were based on the access list ranking.[2]

Pot 1
Team Rank
 France (title holders) 1
 Spain 2
 Italy 3
 Belgium 4
Pot 2
Team Rank
 Portugal 5
 Netherlands 6
 Denmark 7
 Germany 8
Pot 3
Team Rank
 England 9
 Poland 10
  Switzerland 11
 Croatia 12
Pot 4
Team Rank
 Wales 13
 Austria 14
 Czech Republic 15
 Hungary 16

The draw for the league phase took place at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland on 16 December 2021, 18:00 CET.[6][7] Each group contained one team from each pot.

Groups

The fixture list was confirmed by UEFA on 17 December 2021, the day following the draw.[8][9] The fixture list for Group 4 was amended due to the postponement of Path A of UEFA qualifying for the World Cup.[10]

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

Group 1
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1  France 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification to Nations League Finals — 3 Jun 13 Jun 22 Sep
2  Denmark 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 Sep — 10 Jun 13 Jun
3  Croatia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 Jun 22 Sep — 3 Jun
4  Austria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to League B 10 Jun 6 Jun 25 Sep —
First match(es) will be played on 3 June 2022. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Croatia v Austria
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France v Denmark
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Austria v Denmark
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Croatia v France
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Austria v France
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Denmark v Croatia
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Denmark v Austria
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France v Croatia
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Croatia v Denmark
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France v Austria
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Austria v Croatia
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Denmark v France
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Group 2
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1  Spain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification to Nations League Finals — 2 Jun 24 Sep 12 Jun
2  Portugal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 Sep — 5 Jun 9 Jun
3   Switzerland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 Jun 12 Jun — 27 Sep
4  Czech Republic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to League B 5 Jun 24 Sep 2 Jun —
First match(es) will be played on 2 June 2022. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Czech Republic v  Switzerland
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Spain v Portugal
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Czech Republic v Spain
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Portugal v  Switzerland
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Portugal v Czech Republic
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Switzerland  v Spain
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Spain v Czech Republic
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Switzerland  v Portugal
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Czech Republic v Portugal
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Spain v  Switzerland
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Portugal v Spain
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Switzerland  v Czech Republic
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Group 3
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1  Italy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification to Nations League Finals — 4 Jun 23 Sep 7 Jun
2  Germany 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 Jun — 7 Jun 23 Sep
3  England 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 Jun 26 Sep — 14 Jun
4  Hungary 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to League B 26 Sep 11 Jun 4 Jun —
First match(es) will be played on 4 June 2022. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Hungary v England
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Italy v Germany
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Germany v England
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Italy v Hungary
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England v Italy
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Hungary v Germany
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England v Hungary
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Germany v Italy
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Germany v Hungary
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Italy v England
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England v Germany
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Hungary v Italy
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Group 4
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1  Belgium 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification to Nations League Finals — 3 Jun 8 Jun 22 Sep
2  Netherlands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 Sep — 11 Jun 14 Jun
3  Poland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 Jun 22 Sep — 1 Jun
4  Wales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to League B 11 Jun 8 Jun 25 Sep —
First match(es) will be played on 1 June 2022. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Poland v Wales
Report
Belgium v Netherlands
Report
Belgium v Poland
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Wales v Netherlands
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Netherlands v Poland
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Wales v Belgium
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Netherlands v Wales
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Poland v Belgium
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Belgium v Wales
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Poland v Netherlands
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Netherlands v Belgium
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Wales v Poland
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Nations League Finals
Main article: 2023 UEFA Nations League Finals

The host of the Nations League Finals will be selected from the four qualified teams. The four associations of Group A4 (Belgium, the Netherlands, Poland and Wales) declared interest in hosting the tournament.[11] The semi-final pairings will be determined by means of an open draw. For scheduling purposes, the host team is allocated to semi-final 1 as the administrative home team.

Bracket
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
14 June – TBD
 
 
Winners Group 4 (host)
 
18 June – TBD
 
Winners Group 1/2/3
 
Winners Match 1
 
15 June – TBD
 
Winners Match 2
 
Winners Group 1/2/3
 
 
Winners Group 1/2/3
 
Third place play-off
 
 
18 June – TBD
 
 
Losers Match 1
 
 
Losers Match 2

Semi-finals
Winners Group 4 (host)Match 1Winners Group 1/2/3
Winners Group 1/2/3Match 2Winners Group 1/2/3

Third-place play-off
Losers Match 1Match 3Losers Match 2

Final
Winners Match 1Match 4Winners Match 2

Overall ranking

The 16 League A teams will be ranked 1st to 16th overall in the 2022–23 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.
  • The teams finishing fourth in the groups will be ranked 13th to 16th according to the results of the league phase.
Rnk Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Nations League Finals 1st place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Nations League Finals 2nd place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Nations League Finals 3rd place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Nations League Finals 4th place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 1st best group 2nd place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 2nd best group 2nd place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 3rd best group 2nd place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 4th best group 2nd place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 1st best group 3rd place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 2nd best group 3rd place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 3rd best group 3rd place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 4th best group 3rd place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 1st best group 4th place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 2nd best group 4th place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 3rd best group 4th place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 4th best group 4th place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 2 June 2022. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Ranking criteria

References
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  2. "Regulations of the UEFA Nations League, 2022/23" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 1 October 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  3. "Who reached the Nations League finals? Who was promoted? Who was relegated?". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 3 December 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  4. "Overall ranking of the 2020/21 UEFA Nations League" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  5. "2022/23 UEFA Nations League – league phase draw procedure" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. September 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  6. "2022/23 UEFA Nations League: League phase draw". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  7. "2022/23 UEFA Nations League: League phase draw". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 16 December 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
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  9. "UEFA Nations League 2022–23: Fixture list per league" (PDF). UEFA. 17 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  10. "New match schedule for European Qualifiers Play-offs and several UEFA Nations League matches agreed". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 14 April 2022. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
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