2022–23 UEFA Nations League A
| Tournament details | |
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| Dates | League phase: 1 June – 27 September 2022 Nations League Finals: 14–18 June 2023 |
| Teams | 16 |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 3 |
| Goals scored | 8 (2.67 per match) |
| Attendance | 88,686 (29,562 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Seven players (1 goal each) |
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.
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]
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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]
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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 | 
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| 1 | Croatia
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6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 13 | Qualification for Nations League Finals | — | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | |
| 2 | Denmark
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6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 12 | 0–1 | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | ||
| 3 | France
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6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 5 | 0–1 | 1–2 | — | 2–0 | ||
| 4 | Austria (R)
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6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 4 | Relegation to League B | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | — |
| Croatia | v | Austria |
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| France | v | Denmark |
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Group 2
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | 
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| 1 | Spain
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6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 11 | Qualification for Nations League Finals | — | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | |
| 2 | Portugal
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6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 10 | 0–1 | — | 4–0 | 2–0 | ||
| 3 | Switzerland
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6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 9 | 0–1 | 1–0 | — | 2–1 | ||
| 4 | Czech Republic (R)
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6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 4 | Relegation to League B | 2–2 | 0–4 | 2–1 | — |
| Czech Republic | 2–1 | Switzerland |
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| Czech Republic | v | Spain |
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| Portugal | v | Switzerland |
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Group 3
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | 
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| 1 | Italy
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6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 11 | Qualification for Nations League Finals | — | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| 2 | Hungary
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6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 10 | 0–2 | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | ||
| 3 | Germany
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6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 7 | 5–2 | 0–1 | — | 1–1 | ||
| 4 | England (R)
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6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 3 | Relegation to League B | 0–0 | 0–4 | 3–3 | — |
| Italy | v | Germany |
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Group 4
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | 
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| 1 | Netherlands
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6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 16 | Qualification for Nations League Finals | — | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 | |
| 2 | Belgium
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6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 10 | 1–4 | — | 6–1 | 2–1 | ||
| 3 | Poland
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6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 7 | 0–2 | 0–1 | — | 2–1 | ||
| 4 | Wales (R)
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6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 1 | Relegation to League B | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | — |
| Poland | 2–1 | Wales |
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| Belgium | v | Netherlands |
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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.[15] 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-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
Third-place play-off
Final
Goalscorers
There were 140 goals scored in 52 matches, for an average of 2.69 goals per match.
3 goals
2 goals
Kevin De Bruyne- Leandro Trossard
Andrej Kramarić- Mario Pašalić
Jan Kuchta
Andreas Cornelius- Andreas Skov Olsen
Harry Kane
Kylian Mbappé
İlkay Gündoğan- Kai Havertz
- Jonas Hofmann
- Joshua Kimmich
- Timo Werner
Zsolt Nagy- Roland Sallai
Federico Dimarco- Lorenzo Pellegrini
- Giacomo Raspadori
Denzel Dumfries- Cody Gakpo
- Noa Lang
Karol Świderski
João Cancelo- Diogo Dalot
- Cristiano Ronaldo
Álvaro Morata- Pablo Sarabia
Breel Embolo
Brennan Johnson
1 goal
Marko Arnautović- Christoph Baumgartner
- Michael Gregoritsch
- Marcel Sabitzer
- Xaver Schlager
- Andreas Weimann
- Leander Dendoncker
- Loïs Openda
- Youri Tielemans
- Axel Witsel
- Marko Livaja
- Dejan Lovren
- Lovro Majer
- Bruno Petković
- Borna Sosa
- Jakub Pešek
- Patrik Schick
- Kasper Dolberg
- Christian Eriksen
- Pierre-Emile Højbjerg
- Jens Stryger Larsen
- Jonas Wind
- Mason Mount
- Luke Shaw
- Karim Benzema
- Olivier Giroud
- Adrien Rabiot
- Thomas Müller
- Dániel Gazdag
- Ádám Szalai
- Dominik Szoboszlai
- Nicolò Barella
- Alessandro Bastoni
- Federico Chiesa
- Davide Frattesi
- Wilfried Gnonto
- Ciro Immobile
- Davy Klaassen
- Teun Koopmeiners
- Donyell Malen
- Virgil van Dijk
- Wout Weghorst
- Georginio Wijnaldum
- Matty Cash
- Jakub Kamiński
- Robert Lewandowski
- Piotr Zieliński
- William Carvalho
- Bruno Fernandes
- Gonçalo Guedes
- Ricardo Horta
- Diogo Jota
- Jordi Alba
- Gavi
- Joselu
- Iñigo Martínez
- Yeremy Pino
- Carlos Soler
- Manuel Akanji
- Remo Freuler
- Noah Okafor
- Haris Seferovic
- Gareth Bale
- Kieffer Moore
- Rhys Norrington-Davies
- Jonny Williams
1 own goal
- Gianluca Mancini (against Hungary)
- Djibril Sow (against Czech Republic)
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 |
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| 1 | A2 | Spain
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6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 11 |
| 2 | A1 | Croatia
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6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 13 |
| 3 | A3 | Italy
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6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 11 |
| 4 | A4 | Netherlands
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6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 16 |
| 5 | A1 | Denmark
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6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 12 |
| 6 | A2 | Portugal
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6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 10 |
| 7 | A4 | Belgium
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6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 10 |
| 8 | A3 | Hungary
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6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 10 |
| 9 | A2 | Switzerland
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6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 9 |
| 10 | A3 | Germany
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6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 7 |
| 11 | A4 | Poland
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6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 7 |
| 12 | A1 | France
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6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 5 |
| 13 | A1 | Austria
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6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 4 |
| 14 | A2 | Czech Republic
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6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 4 |
| 15 | A3 | England
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6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 3 |
| 16 | A4 | Wales
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6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 1 |
Euro 2024 qualifying play-offs
The four best teams in League A according to the overall ranking that do not qualify for UEFA Euro 2024 through the qualifying group stage will compete in the play-offs, with the winners qualifying for the final tournament.[19]
Notes
- ^ Daniel Siebert was substituted by the fourth official Harm Osmers (Germany) due to injury on the 75th minute.
- ^ The match was played behind closed doors due to sanctions by UEFA against the Hungarian Football Federation.[13]
- ^ The match was played behind closed doors due to sanctions by UEFA against The Football Association.[13]
References
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- ^ "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.
- ^ "Overall ranking of the 2020/21 UEFA Nations League" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
- ^ "2022/23 UEFA Nations League – league phase draw procedure" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. September 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
- ^ "2022/23 UEFA Nations League: League phase draw". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
- ^ "2022/23 UEFA Nations League: League phase draw". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 16 December 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
- ^ "2022/23 Nations League: all the fixtures". UEFA.com. 17 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ^ "UEFA Nations League 2022–23: Fixture list per league" (PDF). UEFA. 17 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Czech Republic vs. Switzerland". Union of European Football Associations. 2 June 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
- ^ "Spain vs. Portugal". Union of European Football Associations. 2 June 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
- ^ a b Joyce, Paul (17 December 2021). "Nations League: England to face Italy and Hungary behind closed doors". The Times. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
- ^ "Poland vs. Wales". Union of European Football Associations. 1 June 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
- ^ "Four bidders declare interest in hosting 2022/23 UEFA Nations League finals". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 13 April 2022. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
- ^ "Netherlands vs. Croatia" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 14 June 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
- ^ "Spain vs. Italy" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 15 June 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
- ^ "Netherlands vs. Italy" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 18 June 2023. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
- ^ "Regulations of the UEFA European Football Championship, 2022–24". Union of European Football Associations. 10 May 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 May 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2022.