International football competition
The 2022–23 UEFA Nations League A was 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 culminated 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 .
Spain won the final against Croatia , 5–4 on penalties following a 0–0 draw after extra time , for their first UEFA Nations League title.
Format
League A consisted 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). 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 .
The Nations League Finals took place in June 2023 and was played in a knockout format, consisting of the semi-finals, third place play-off and final. The semi-final pairings were determined by means of an open draw. The host country was 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 were the team changes in League A from the 2020–21 season :
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.
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.
Groups
The fixture list was confirmed by UEFA on 17 December 2021, the day following the draw. The fixture list for Group 4 was amended due to the postponement of Path A of UEFA qualifying for the World Cup .
Times are CEST (UTC+2 ), as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).
Group 1
Source: UEFA Rules for classification: Tiebreakers (R) Relegated
3 June 2022 (2022-06-03)20:45 Gradski Vrt Stadium , Osijek Attendance: 13,994Referee: Chris Kavanagh (England )
3 June 2022 (2022-06-03)20:45 Stade de France , Saint-Denis Attendance: 75,833Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany )
6 June 2022 (2022-06-06)20:45 Stadion Poljud , Split Attendance: 30,000Referee: Marco Guida (Italy )
6 June 2022 (2022-06-06)22:15 Ernst-Happel-Stadion , Vienna Attendance: 18,700Referee: Willie Collum (Scotland )
10 June 2022 (2022-06-10)20:45 Ernst-Happel-Stadion , Vienna Attendance: 44,800Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece )
10 June 2022 (2022-06-10)20:45 Parken Stadium , Copenhagen Attendance: 35,862Referee: Bartosz Frankowski (Poland )
13 June 2022 (2022-06-13)20:45 Parken Stadium , Copenhagen Attendance: 35,230Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández (Spain )
13 June 2022 (2022-06-13)20:45 Stade de France , Saint-Denis Attendance: 77,410Referee: Orel Grinfeld (Israel )
22 September 2022 (2022-09-22)20:45 Stadion Maksimir , Zagreb Attendance: 22,715Referee: Davide Massa (Italy )
22 September 2022 (2022-09-22)20:45 Stade de France , Saint-Denis Attendance: 70,188Referee: Andreas Ekberg (Sweden )
25 September 2022 (2022-09-25)20:45 Ernst-Happel-Stadion , Vienna Attendance: 45,700Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal )
25 September 2022 (2022-09-25)20:45 Parken Stadium , Copenhagen Attendance: 36,064Referee: István Kovács (Romania )
Group 2
Source: UEFA Rules for classification: Tiebreakers (C) Champions; (R) Relegated
2 June 2022 (2022-06-02)20:45 Sinobo Stadium , Prague Attendance: 12,236Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany )
2 June 2022 (2022-06-02)20:45 Benito Villamarín , Seville Attendance: 41,236Referee: Michael Oliver (England )
5 June 2022 (2022-06-05)20:45 Sinobo Stadium , Prague Attendance: 18,245Referee: François Letexier (France )
5 June 2022 (2022-06-05)20:45 (19:45 UTC+1 ) Estádio José Alvalade , Lisbon Attendance: 42,325Referee: Orel Grinfeld (Israel )
9 June 2022 (2022-06-09)20:45 (19:45 UTC+1 ) Estádio José Alvalade , Lisbon Attendance: 44,100Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia )
9 June 2022 (2022-06-09)20:45 Stade de Genève , Geneva Attendance: 25,875Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands )
12 June 2022 (2022-06-12)20:45 La Rosaleda , Málaga Attendance: 30,389Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey )
12 June 2022 (2022-06-12)20:45 Stade de Genève , Geneva Attendance: 26,300Referee: Fran Jović (Croatia )
24 September 2022 (2022-09-24)20:45 Fortuna Arena , Prague Attendance: 19,322Referee: Srđan Jovanović (Serbia )
24 September 2022 (2022-09-24)20:45 La Romareda , Zaragoza Attendance: 31,809Referee: Clément Turpin (France )
27 September 2022 (2022-09-27)20:45 (19:45 UTC+1 ) Estádio Municipal , Braga Attendance: 28,196Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy )
27 September 2022 (2022-09-27)20:45 Kybunpark , St. Gallen Attendance: 13,353Referee: Irfan Peljto (Bosnia and Herzegovina )
Group 3
Source: UEFA Rules for classification: Tiebreakers (R) Relegated
4 June 2022 (2022-06-04)18:00 Puskás Aréna , Budapest Attendance: 26,935Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal )
4 June 2022 (2022-06-04)20:45 Stadio Renato Dall'Ara , Bologna Attendance: 23,754Referee: Srđan Jovanović (Serbia )
7 June 2022 (2022-06-07)20:45 Allianz Arena , Munich Attendance: 66,289Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain )
7 June 2022 (2022-06-07)20:45 Stadio Dino Manuzzi , Cesena Attendance: 14,942Referee: Sandro Schärer (Switzerland )
11 June 2022 (2022-06-11)20:45 (19:45 UTC+1 ) Molineux Stadium , Wolverhampton Attendance: 1,782Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland )
11 June 2022 (2022-06-11)20:45 Puskás Aréna , Budapest Attendance: 55,948Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez (Spain )
14 June 2022 (2022-06-14)20:45 (19:45 UTC+1 ) Molineux Stadium , Wolverhampton Attendance: 28,839Referee: Clément Turpin (France )
14 June 2022 (2022-06-14)20:45 Borussia-Park , Mönchengladbach Attendance: 44,144Referee: István Kovács (Romania )
23 September 2022 (2022-09-23)20:45 Red Bull Arena , Leipzig Attendance: 39,513Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia )
23 September 2022 (2022-09-23)20:45 San Siro , Milan Attendance: 50,640Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (Spain )
26 September 2022 (2022-09-26)20:45 (19:45 UTC+1 ) Wembley Stadium , London Attendance: 78,949Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands )
26 September 2022 (2022-09-26)20:45 Puskás Aréna , Budapest Attendance: 57,300Referee: Benoît Bastien (France )
Group 4
Source: UEFA Rules for classification: Tiebreakers (R) Relegated
1 June 2022 (2022-06-01)18:00 Stadion Wrocław , Wrocław Attendance: 35,214Referee: Rade Obrenovič (Slovenia )
3 June 2022 (2022-06-03)20:45 King Baudouin Stadium , Brussels Attendance: 38,327Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez (Spain )
8 June 2022 (2022-06-08)20:45 King Baudouin Stadium , Brussels Attendance: 27,409Referee: Ivan Kružliak (Slovakia )
8 June 2022 (2022-06-08)20:45 (19:45 UTC+1 ) Cardiff City Stadium , Cardiff Attendance: 23,395Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Sweden )
11 June 2022 (2022-06-11)20:45 De Kuip , Rotterdam Attendance: 39,382Referee: Halil Umut Meler (Turkey )
11 June 2022 (2022-06-11)20:45 (19:45 UTC+1 ) Cardiff City Stadium , Cardiff Attendance: 27,188Referee: Benoît Bastien (France )
14 June 2022 (2022-06-14)20:45 De Kuip , Rotterdam Attendance: 37,247Referee: Horațiu Feșnic (Romania )
14 June 2022 (2022-06-14)20:45 Stadion Narodowy , Warsaw Attendance: 56,803Referee: Irfan Peljto (Bosnia and Herzegovina )
22 September 2022 (2022-09-22)20:45 King Baudouin Stadium , Brussels Attendance: 28,463Referee: Ali Palabıyık (Turkey )
22 September 2022 (2022-09-22)20:45 Stadion Narodowy , Warsaw Attendance: 56,673Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández (Spain )
25 September 2022 (2022-09-25)20:45 Johan Cruyff Arena , Amsterdam Attendance: 52,314Referee: Anthony Taylor (England )
25 September 2022 (2022-09-25)20:45 (19:45 UTC+1 ) Cardiff City Stadium , Cardiff Attendance: 31,520Referee: Andris Treimanis (Latvia )
Nations League Finals
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. As the nation that qualified for the finals, the Netherlands was granted hosting rights. 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 was allocated to semi-final 1 as the administrative home team.
Times are CEST (UTC+2 ), as listed by UEFA.
Bracket
Semi-finals
14 June 2023 (2023-06-14)20:45 De Kuip , Rotterdam Attendance: 39,359Referee: István Kovács (Romania )
15 June 2023 (2023-06-15)20:45 De Grolsch Veste , Enschede Attendance: 24,558Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia )
Third-place play-off
18 June 2023 (2023-06-18)15:00 De Grolsch Veste , Enschede Attendance: 21,292Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Sweden )
Final
Main article: 2023 UEFA Nations League final
18 June 2023 (2023-06-18)20:45 De Kuip , Rotterdam Attendance: 41,110Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany )
Goalscorers
There were 140 goals scored in 52 matches, for an average of 2.69 goals per match.
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
Overall ranking
The 16 League A teams were ranked 1st to 16th overall in the 2022–23 UEFA Nations League according to the following rules:
The teams finishing first in the groups were 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.
Source: UEFA Rules for classification: Ranking criteria
Euro 2024 qualifying play-offs
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 were set to compete against each other to win one extra qualification spot through the path A play-offs . As Poland and Wales were the only unqualified teams from League A, the first available slot for the teams participating in the Path A play-off was allocated to the best-ranked group winner of League D , Estonia , as they had not already qualified in the qualifying group stage. The remaining available slot was allocated to the best ranked un-qualified team from league B (excluding group winners of league B and teams previously chosen to participate in the path B play-offs ), Finland .
Key
Group winner from Nations League A
Team qualified directly to final tournament
Team in bold advanced to play-offs
† UEFA Euro 2024 host, qualified automatically
The path A play-offs were previously held similarly to decide one extra qualification spot for UEFA Euro 2020 .
Notes
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.
Daniel Siebert was substituted by the fourth official Harm Osmers (Germany ) due to injury on the 75th minute.
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.
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.
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