2022–23 UEFA Nations League A

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2022–23 UEFA Nations League A
Tournament details
Dates League phase:
1 June – 27 September 2022
Nations League Finals:
14–18 June 2023
Teams 16
Tournament statistics
Matches played 48
Goals scored 126 (2.63 per match)
Attendance 1,782,852 (37,143 per match)
Top scorer(s) Michy Batshuayi
Memphis Depay
(3 goals each)
2024–25 →
All statistics correct as of 27 September 2022.

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.

Following their win in 2021, defending champions France were unable to retain their title in the finals after finishing third in their group.[1][2]

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 played six matches within their group, using the home-and-away round-robin format in June (four matchdays) and September 2022 (two matchdays).[3] The winners of each group advanced to the 2023 UEFA Nations League Finals, and the fourth-placed team from each group was relegated to the 2024–25 UEFA Nations League B.[4]

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 were 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:[5]

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

In the 2022–23 access list, UEFA ranked teams based on the 2020–21 Nations League overall ranking.[6] The seeding pots for the league phase were confirmed on 22 September 2021,[7] and were based on the access list ranking.[4]

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.[8][9] 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.[10][11] The fixture list for Group 4 was amended due to the postponement of Path A of UEFA qualifying for the World Cup.[12]

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

Group 1

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3 June 2022 (2022-06-03)
20:45
Croatia  0–3  Austria
https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034426/
Gradski Vrt Stadium, Osijek
Attendance: 13,994[13]
Referee: Chris Kavanagh (England)

3 June 2022 (2022-06-03)
20:45
France  1–2  Denmark
https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034423/
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 75,833[14]
Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany)

6 June 2022 (2022-06-06)
20:45
Croatia  1–1  France
https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034449/
Stadion Poljud, Split
Attendance: 30,000[15]
Referee: Marco Guida (Italy)

6 June 2022 (2022-06-06)
22:15[note 1]
Austria  1–2  Denmark
https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034451/
Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna
Attendance: 18,700[16]
Referee: Willie Collum (Scotland)

10 June 2022 (2022-06-10)
20:45
Austria  1–1  France
https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034478/

10 June 2022 (2022-06-10)
20:45
Denmark  0–1  Croatia
https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034480/

13 June 2022 (2022-06-13)
20:45
Denmark  2–0  Austria
https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034509/

13 June 2022 (2022-06-13)
20:45
France  0–1  Croatia
https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034504/
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 77,410[20]
Referee: Orel Grinfeld (Israel)

22 September 2022 (2022-09-22)
20:45
Croatia  2–1  Denmark
https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034523/
Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb
Attendance: 22,715[21]
Referee: Davide Massa (Italy)

22 September 2022 (2022-09-22)
20:45
France  2–0  Austria
https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034520/
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 70,188[22]
Referee: Andreas Ekberg (Sweden)

25 September 2022 (2022-09-25)
20:45
Austria  1–3  Croatia
https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034552/

25 September 2022 (2022-09-25)
20:45
Denmark  2–0  France
https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034554/
Parken Stadium, Copenhagen
Attendance: 36,064[24]
Referee: István Kovács (Romania)

Group 2

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2 June 2022 (2022-06-02)
20:45
Czech Republic  2–1   Switzerland
https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034413/ Okafor Goal 44'

2 June 2022 (2022-06-02)
20:45
Spain  1–1  Portugal
https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034412/
Benito Villamarín, Seville
Attendance: 41,236[26]
Referee: Michael Oliver (England)

5 June 2022 (2022-06-05)
20:45
Czech Republic  2–2  Spain
https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034443/
Sinobo Stadium, Prague
Attendance: 18,245[27]
Referee: François Letexier (France)

5 June 2022 (2022-06-05)
20:45 (19:45 UTC+1)
Portugal  4–0   Switzerland
https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034442/

9 June 2022 (2022-06-09)
20:45 (19:45 UTC+1)
Portugal  2–0  Czech Republic
https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034466/
Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon
Attendance: 44,100[29]
Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia)

9 June 2022 (2022-06-09)
20:45
Switzerland   0–1  Spain
https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034465/

12 June 2022 (2022-06-12)
20:45
Spain  2–0  Czech Republic
https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034498/
La Rosaleda, Málaga
Attendance: 30,389[31]
Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)

12 June 2022 (2022-06-12)
20:45
Switzerland   1–0  Portugal
https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034497/
Stade de Genève, Geneva
Attendance: 26,300[32]
Referee: Fran Jović (Croatia)

24 September 2022 (2022-09-24)
20:45
Czech Republic  0–4  Portugal
https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034542/
Fortuna Arena, Prague
Attendance: 19,322[33]
Referee: Srđan Jovanović (Serbia)

24 September 2022 (2022-09-24)
20:45
Spain  1–2   Switzerland
https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034541/
La Romareda, Zaragoza
Attendance: 31,809[34]
Referee: Clément Turpin (France)

27 September 2022 (2022-09-27)
20:45 (19:45 UTC+1)
Portugal  0–1  Spain
https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034566/
Estádio Municipal, Braga
Attendance: 28,196[35]
Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy)

27 September 2022 (2022-09-27)
20:45
Switzerland   2–1  Czech Republic
https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034565/

Group 3

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4 June 2022 (2022-06-04)
18:00
Hungary  1–0  England
https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034431/

4 June 2022 (2022-06-04)
20:45
Italy  1–1  Germany
https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034434/

7 June 2022 (2022-06-07)
20:45
Germany  1–1  England
https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034458/
Allianz Arena, Munich
Attendance: 66,289[40]
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain)

7 June 2022 (2022-06-07)
20:45
Italy  2–1  Hungary
https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034459/

11 June 2022 (2022-06-11)
20:45 (19:45 UTC+1)
England  0–0  Italy
https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034487/

11 June 2022 (2022-06-11)
20:45
Hungary  1–1  Germany
https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034488/

14 June 2022 (2022-06-14)
20:45 (19:45 UTC+1)
England  0–4  Hungary
https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034513/

14 June 2022 (2022-06-14)
20:45
Germany  5–2  Italy
https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034512/

23 September 2022 (2022-09-23)
20:45
Germany  0–1  Hungary
https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034531/
Red Bull Arena, Leipzig
Attendance: 39,513[47]
Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)

23 September 2022 (2022-09-23)
20:45
Italy  1–0  England
https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034532/
San Siro, Milan
Attendance: 50,640[48]
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (Spain)

26 September 2022 (2022-09-26)
20:45 (19:45 UTC+1)
England  3–3  Germany
https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034557/
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 78,949[49]
Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)

26 September 2022 (2022-09-26)
20:45
Hungary  0–2  Italy
https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034560/
Puskás Aréna, Budapest
Attendance: 57,300[50]
Referee: Benoît Bastien (France)

Group 4

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1 June 2022 (2022-06-01)
18:00
Poland  2–1  Wales
https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034425/
Stadion Wrocław, Wrocław
Attendance: 35,214[51]
Referee: Rade Obrenovič (Slovenia)

3 June 2022 (2022-06-03)
20:45
Belgium  1–4  Netherlands
https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034424/

8 June 2022 (2022-06-08)
20:45
Belgium  6–1  Poland
https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034447/

8 June 2022 (2022-06-08)
20:45 (19:45 UTC+1)
Wales  1–2  Netherlands
https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034452/
Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 23,395[54]
Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Sweden)

11 June 2022 (2022-06-11)
20:45
Netherlands  2–2  Poland
https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034476/
De Kuip, Rotterdam
Attendance: 39,382[55]
Referee: Halil Umut Meler (Turkey)

11 June 2022 (2022-06-11)
20:45 (19:45 UTC+1)
Wales  1–1  Belgium
https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034479/

14 June 2022 (2022-06-14)
20:45
Netherlands  3–2  Wales
https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034505/
De Kuip, Rotterdam
Attendance: 37,247[57]
Referee: Horațiu Feșnic (Romania)

14 June 2022 (2022-06-14)
20:45
Poland  0–1  Belgium
https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034507/

22 September 2022 (2022-09-22)
20:45
Belgium  2–1  Wales
https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034521/

22 September 2022 (2022-09-22)
20:45
Poland  0–2  Netherlands
https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034522/

25 September 2022 (2022-09-25)
20:45
Netherlands  1–0  Belgium
https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034551/

25 September 2022 (2022-09-25)
20:45 (19:45 UTC+1)
Wales  0–1  Poland
https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034553/

Nations League Finals

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Main article: 2023 UEFA Nations League Finals

The four nations from Group A4 (Belgium, the Netherlands, Poland and Wales) bid to host the Nations League Finals.[63] As the nation that qualified for the finals, the Netherlands was granted hosting rights.[64] The semi-final pairings were determined by means of an open draw on 25 January 2023, 11:00 CET, at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland. For scheduling purposes, the host team is allocated to semi-final 1 as the administrative home team.[65]

Bracket

 
 Semi-finals Final
 
            
 
 14 June – Rotterdam
 
 
  Netherlands 2
 
 18 June – Rotterdam
 
  Croatia (a.e.t.) 4
 
  Croatia 0 (4)
 
 15 June – Enschede
 
  Spain (p) 0 (5)
 
  Spain 2
 
 
  Italy 1
 
 Third place play-off
 
 
 18 June – Enschede
 
 
  Netherlands 2
 
 
  Italy 3

Semi-finals

14 June 2023 (2023-06-14)
20:45
Netherlands  2–4 (a.e.t.)  Croatia
https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2035581/
De Kuip, Rotterdam
Attendance: 39,359[66]
Referee: István Kovács (Romania)

15 June 2023 (2023-06-15)
20:45
Spain  2–1  Italy
https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2035582/
De Grolsch Veste, Enschede
Attendance: 24,558[67]
Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)

Third-place play-off

18 June 2023 (2023-06-18)
15:00
Netherlands  2–3  Italy
https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2035583/
De Grolsch Veste, Enschede
Attendance: 21,292[68]
Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Sweden)

Final

Goalscorers

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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:[4][69]

  • 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 were ranked 5th to 8th according to the results of the league phase.
  • The teams finishing third in the groups were ranked 9th to 12th according to the results of the league phase.
  • The teams finishing fourth in the groups were ranked 13th to 16th according to the results of the league phase.

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Euro 2024 qualifying play-offs

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Main article: UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying play-offs § Path A

The four best teams in League A according to the overall ranking that failed to qualify for UEFA Euro 2024 through the qualifying group stage, will compete against each other to win one extra qualification spot through the path A play-offs. If the qualifying group stage results in less than four un-qualified teams from League A, the first available slot for the teams participating in the path A play-offs, will be allocated to the best-ranked group winner of League D, subject to not already having qualified in the qualifying group stage. The remaining available slots will be allocated to the best ranked un-quallified teams from league B or league C (excluding group-winners of league B/C and teams previously chosen to participate in the path B play-offs and path C play-offs).[70]


Key

  • GW Group winner from Nations League A, B or C
  •  (X)  Team is assured at least a play-off spot based on Nations League ranking, but may still qualify directly
  •  (H)  UEFA Euro 2024 host, qualified automatically

The path A play-offs were previously held in a similar fashion to decide one extra qualification spot for UEFA Euro 2020.

Notes

  1. ↑ The Austria v Denmark match, originally scheduled to kick-off at 20:45, was delayed to 22:15 due to a power outage in the stadium area.
  2. ↑ Daniel Siebert was substituted by the fourth official Harm Osmers (Germany) due to injury on the 75th minute.
  3. ↑ The Hungarian Football Federation were ordered to play behind closed doors due to sanctions by UEFA. They were permitted to distribute tickets to under-14s, with one adult supervising every ten children.[38]
  4. ↑ The Football Association were ordered to play behind closed doors due to sanctions by UEFA. They were permitted to distribute tickets to under-14s, with one adult supervising every ten children.[43]

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