2023 UEFA Nations League Finals

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2023 UEFA Nations League Finals
Finale UEFA Nations League 2023 (in Dutch)
Tournament details
Host countryNetherlands (expected)
Dates14–18 June
Teams4
Venue(s)2 (in 1 or 2 host cities)
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The 2023 UEFA Nations League Finals will be the final tournament 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. The tournament will be held from 14 to 18 June 2023 in the Netherlands (pending formal approval by the UEFA Executive Committee), and will be contested by the four group winners of Nations League A. The tournament will consist of two semi-finals, a third place play-off and final to determine the champions of the UEFA Nations League.

France are the defending champions, having won the 2021 finals. However, they finished third in their group and are unable to defend their title.

Format

The Nations League Finals will take place in June 2023 and will be contested by the four group winners of League A. The four teams will each drawn into a five-team group (rather than a six-team group) for the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying group stage, thereby leaving the June 2023 window available for the Nations League Finals.

The Nations League Finals will take place over five days and be played in single-leg knockout matches, consisting of two semi-finals on 14 and 15 June (the first of which features the host team), and a third place play-off and final three days after the second semi-final on 18 June 2023. The semi-final pairings will be determined by means of an open draw. All matches in the tournament will utilise the goal-line technology and video assistant referee (VAR) systems.[1]

In the Nations League Finals, if the scores are level at the end of normal time:[1]

  • In the semi-finals and final, 30 minutes of extra time will be played. If the score is still level after extra time, the winner will be determined by a penalty shoot-out.
  • In the third place play-off, extra time will not be played, and the winner will be determined by a penalty shoot-out.

Qualified teams

The four group winners of League A will qualify for the Nations League Finals.

Group Winners Date of
qualification 		Previous finals
appearances 		Previous best
performance 		UNL Rankings
September 2022 		FIFA Rankings
March 2023
A1  Croatia 25 September 2022 0 (debut) — 2
A2  Spain 27 September 2022 1 (2021) Runners-up (2021) 3
A3  Italy 26 September 2022 1 (2021) Third place (2021) 4
A4  Netherlands (expected host) 25 September 2022 1 (2019) Runners-up (2019) 1

Host selection

The host will be selected from among the four finalists. UEFA requires the tournament to be played at two Category 4 stadiums, each with at least 30,000 net seating capacity. Ideally, the stadiums should be located in the same host city or up to approximately 150 kilometres (93 mi) apart. UEFA envisions the larger of the stadiums to host the first semi-final (featuring the host team) and the final. The bidding timeline is as follows:[2]

  • 28 February 2022: Applications formally invited
  • 13 April 2022, 16:00 CEST: Closing date for registering intention to bid (non-binding)
  • 14 April 2022: Bid requirements made available to bidders
  • May 2022: Opening workshop for bidders
  • July/August 2022: Technical calls with bidders
  • 7 September 2022, 16:00 CEST: Closing date for submission of preliminary bid dossier
  • 5 October 2022, 16:00 CEST: Closing date for submission of final bid dossier
  • January 2023: Host appointment by the UEFA Executive Committee

On 13 April 2022, UEFA announced that Belgium, the Netherlands, Poland and Wales had declared interest in hosting the tournament. As all four associations form Group A4, the group winner is in line to be appointed as the host, provided that the associations submit bids which meet UEFA's requirements.[3] On 25 September 2022, the Netherlands won Group A4, thus confirming the country as hosts, pending formal approval by the UEFA Executive Committee.

Draw

The semi-finals pairings will be determined by means of an open draw following the completion of the league phase. For scheduling purposes, the host team was allocated to the first semi-final as the administrative home team. The administrative home team for both the third place play-off and final were predetermined as the teams which advanced from semi-final 1.[1]

Squads

Each national team has to submit a squad of 23 players, three of whom have to be goalkeepers, at least ten days before the opening match of the tournament. If a player becomes injured or ill severely enough to prevent his participation in the tournament before his team's first match, he will be replaced by another player.[1]

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
14 June – TBD
 
 
 Netherlands
 
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

Semi-final 1

Netherlands Match 1Winners Group 1/2/3

Semi-final 2

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

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Regulations of the UEFA Nations League, 2022/23". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 22 September 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 September 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  2. ^ "UEFA Nations League Finals 2023 – invitation to bid" (ZIP). UEFA Circular Letter. No. 09/2022. Union of European Football Associations. 28 February 2022. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  3. ^ "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.

External links

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