UEFA Nations League

summerisle · November 14, 2017

I know you've all been on tenterhooks, so here's the draw, I think, or something, maybe, what is it again ?

http://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/news/newsid=2507364.html#/

Confirmed: How the UEFA Nations League will line up.

The four leagues for the UEFA Nations League have been confirmed, with the Netherlands snatching a League A spot from Wales at the last.

The group stage of 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying is now complete, meaning the line-ups for the inaugural UEFA Nations League are confirmed.

League A

Germany, Portugal, Belgium, Spain, France, England, Switzerland, Italy, Poland, Iceland, Croatia, Netherlands

Teams will be split into four groups of three, with the group winners then contesting the UEFA Nations League Finals (semi-finals, third-place match and final) in June 2019 to become the UEFA Nations League winners. One host country will be appointed in December 2018 from among the finalist teams.

The four sides that finish bottom of their groups will be relegated to League B for the 2020 edition.

The top four-ranked League A teams that do not qualify for UEFA EURO 2020 will enter play-offs in March 2020, with one finals place on offer.
League B

Austria, Wales, Russia, Slovakia, Sweden, Ukraine, Republic of Ireland, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Northern Ireland, Denmark, Czech Republic, Turkey

Teams will be split into four groups of three. The four group winners are promoted to League A, with the four sides that finish bottom relegated to League C for the next competition, to be played in 2020.
The top four-ranked League B teams that do not qualify for UEFA EURO 2020 will enter play-offs in March 2020, with one finals place on offer.
League C

Hungary, Romania, Scotland, Slovenia, Greece, Serbia, Albania, Norway, Montenegro, Israel, Bulgaria, Finland, Cyprus, Estonia, Lithuania

Teams will be split into one group of three and three groups of four. The four group winners are promoted to League B, with the four sides that finish bottom relegated to League D for the 2020 edition.
The top four-ranked League C teams that do not qualify for UEFA EURO 2020 will enter play-offs in March 2020, with one finals place on offer.
League D

Azerbaijan, FYR Macedonia, Belarus, Georgia, Armenia, Latvia, Faroe Islands, Luxembourg, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Liechtenstein, Malta, Andorra, Kosovo, San Marino, Gibraltar

Teams will be split into four groups of four, with the four group winners promoted to League C for the 2020 edition.
The top four-ranked League D teams that do not qualify for UEFA EURO 2020 will enter play-offs in March 2020, with one finals place on offer.
How the line-ups were determined

UEFA Nations League calendar

Group stage draw*: 24 January 2018 – SwissTech Convention Centre, Lausanne Matchday 1: 6–8 September 2018
Matchday 2: 9–11 September 2018
Matchday 3: 11–13 October 2018
Matchday 4: 14–16 October 2018
Matchday 5: 15–17 November 2018
Matchday 6: 18–20 November 2018
Finals draw: early December 2018
Finals: 5–9 June 2019
UEFA EURO 2020 play-off draw: 22 November 2019
UEFA EURO 2020 play-offs: 26–31 March 2020

Teams in three-sided groups will play on four of the six matchdays.

*Note that Russia and Ukraine will not be drawn into the same group. The same applies to Armenia and Azerbaijan if the current UEFA Executive Committee decisions still apply when the draw is made.

Khalekan · November 14, 2017

Please make this stupid idea go away

summerisle · November 14, 2017

Khalekan said:
Please make this stupid idea go away

Got any money ?

Khalekan · November 14, 2017

summerisle said:
Got any money ?

Not much

Khalekan · November 14, 2017

Well.....so muc( for my theory about going to pennoes :dance:

summerisle · November 14, 2017

Khalekan said:
Not much

Then have to use sexual favours as a bribe to bin this nonsensical farrago.

NEWSWEETTOFFEE · November 27, 2017

they should just make qualifying groups bigger. 8 or more teams

mmmmsnouts · November 27, 2017

So basically no one’s ever playing a friendly against a European team ever again? Sound.

Yank · November 28, 2017

mmmmsnouts said:
So basically no one’s ever playing a friendly against a European team ever again? Sound.

Yea, it appears that CONCACAF and CONMENBOL are moving in the same direction as well I believe. Which really hurts the US, Mexico's and Costa Ricas development in my opinion.

A German, English, or French B squad is more valuable to those teams than playing Haiti.

mmmmsnouts · November 28, 2017

Yank said:
Yea, it appears that CONCACAF and CONMENBOL are moving in the same direction as well I believe. Which really hurts the US, Mexico's and Costa Ricas development in my opinion.

A German, English, or French B squad is more valuable to those teams than playing Haiti.

It also gives minnows across the board a new laboratory to try out tactics and figure out how to beat the biggest teams. Idiotic.

Khalekan · November 28, 2017

A question.

Will this nonsense lead to more international matches meaning more international breaks?

AndyC · November 28, 2017

Khalekan said:
A question.

Will this nonsense lead to more international matches meaning more international breaks?

Probably won't affect us Khal as we'll have fewer and fewer called up, and might actually give our squad a chance to train

Khalekan · November 28, 2017

AndyC said:
Probably won't affect us Khal as we'll have fewer and fewer called up, and might actually give our squad a chance to train

barneygumble · November 29, 2017

Khalekan said:
A question.

Will this nonsense lead to more international matches meaning more international breaks?

I'm under the impression that nothing will change?

It will only run when the Euro's are on, so every 4 years, and due to the fact 24 teams now qualify for the tournament, it means the groups are quite small. So i think the maximum qualifiers anyone can have is 10. So whilst this Nations League will dominate 2018, they're just adding an extra "Round" in June, so effectively, the qualifiers will take place from March-October. It just means the god awful September, October and November period of international breaks continues.

As for the Nations League, i think one team from each group qualifies automatically, which is good for the likes of Azerbaijan etc, but some teams could be through before they've started qualifying, which kind of defeats the object, does it not?

degsy · November 29, 2017

summerisle said:
I know you've all been on tenterhooks, so here's the draw, I think, or something, maybe, what is it again ?

http://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/news/newsid=2507364.html#/

Confirmed: How the UEFA Nations League will line up.

The four leagues for the UEFA Nations League have been confirmed, with the Netherlands snatching a League A spot from Wales at the last.

The group stage of 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying is now complete, meaning the line-ups for the inaugural UEFA Nations League are confirmed.

League A

Germany, Portugal, Belgium, Spain, France, England, Switzerland, Italy, Poland, Iceland, Croatia, Netherlands

Teams will be split into four groups of three, with the group winners then contesting the UEFA Nations League Finals (semi-finals, third-place match and final) in June 2019 to become the UEFA Nations League winners. One host country will be appointed in December 2018 from among the finalist teams.

The four sides that finish bottom of their groups will be relegated to League B for the 2020 edition.

The top four-ranked League A teams that do not qualify for UEFA EURO 2020 will enter play-offs in March 2020, with one finals place on offer.
League B

Austria, Wales, Russia, Slovakia, Sweden, Ukraine, Republic of Ireland, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Northern Ireland, Denmark, Czech Republic, Turkey

Teams will be split into four groups of three. The four group winners are promoted to League A, with the four sides that finish bottom relegated to League C for the next competition, to be played in 2020.
The top four-ranked League B teams that do not qualify for UEFA EURO 2020 will enter play-offs in March 2020, with one finals place on offer.
League C

Hungary, Romania, Scotland, Slovenia, Greece, Serbia, Albania, Norway, Montenegro, Israel, Bulgaria, Finland, Cyprus, Estonia, Lithuania

Teams will be split into one group of three and three groups of four. The four group winners are promoted to League B, with the four sides that finish bottom relegated to League D for the 2020 edition.
The top four-ranked League C teams that do not qualify for UEFA EURO 2020 will enter play-offs in March 2020, with one finals place on offer.
League D

Azerbaijan, FYR Macedonia, Belarus, Georgia, Armenia, Latvia, Faroe Islands, Luxembourg, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Liechtenstein, Malta, Andorra, Kosovo, San Marino, Gibraltar

Teams will be split into four groups of four, with the four group winners promoted to League C for the 2020 edition.
The top four-ranked League D teams that do not qualify for UEFA EURO 2020 will enter play-offs in March 2020, with one finals place on offer.
How the line-ups were determined

UEFA Nations League calendar

Group stage draw*: 24 January 2018 – SwissTech Convention Centre, Lausanne Matchday 1: 6–8 September 2018
Matchday 2: 9–11 September 2018
Matchday 3: 11–13 October 2018
Matchday 4: 14–16 October 2018
Matchday 5: 15–17 November 2018
Matchday 6: 18–20 November 2018
Finals draw: early December 2018
Finals: 5–9 June 2019
UEFA EURO 2020 play-off draw: 22 November 2019
UEFA EURO 2020 play-offs: 26–31 March 2020

Teams in three-sided groups will play on four of the six matchdays.

*Note that Russia and Ukraine will not be drawn into the same group. The same applies to Armenia and Azerbaijan if the current UEFA Executive Committee decisions still apply when the draw is made.

Just what we need - Not.