2018–19 Uefa Nations League A

The 2018–19 UEFA Nations League A was the top division of the 2018–19 edition of the UEFA Nations League, the inaugural 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 2019, which crowned Portugal as the inaugural champions of the UEFA Nations League.

2018–19 UEFA Nations League A
Tournament details
DatesLeague phase:
6 September – 20 November 2018
Nations League Finals:
5–9 June 2019
Teams12
Final positions
Champions2018–19 Uefa Nations League A Portugal (1st title)
Runners-up2018–19 Uefa Nations League A Netherlands
Third place2018–19 Uefa Nations League A England
Fourth place2018–19 Uefa Nations League A  Switzerland
Tournament statistics
Matches played28
Goals scored81 (2.89 per match)
Attendance1,143,530 (40,840 per match)
Top scorer(s)Switzerland Haris Seferovic (5 goals)

Format

League A consisted of the top 12 ranked UEFA members, split into four groups of three. The winners of each group advanced to the UEFA Nations League Finals. The third-placed team of each group was initially to be relegated to the 2020–21 UEFA Nations League B, but remained in League A following UEFA's reformatting of the next edition's groups.

The Nations League Finals took place in June 2019 and was played in a knockout format, consisting of the semi-finals, third place play-off, and final. The semi-final pairings, along with the administrative home teams for the third place play-off and final, were determined by means of an open draw on 3 December 2018. Host country Portugal was selected among the four qualified teams on 3 December 2018 by the UEFA Executive Committee, with the winners of the final crowned as the inaugural champions of the UEFA Nations League.

The four group winners were drawn into groups of five teams for the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying competition (in order to accommodate for the Nations League Finals). In addition, League A was allocated one of the four remaining UEFA Euro 2020 places. Four teams from League A which had not already qualified for the European Championship finals competed in the play-offs, which were played in October and November 2020. The play-off berths were first allocated to the group winners, and if any of the group winners had already qualified for the European Championship finals, then to the next best ranked team of the league, etc. If there were fewer than four teams in League A which had not already qualified for the European Championship finals, the play-off berths would be allocated to the next best ranked team of the following league, etc. The play-offs consisted of two "one-off" semi-finals (best-ranked team vs. fourth best-ranked team and second best-ranked team vs. third best-ranked team, played at home of higher-ranked teams) and one "one-off" final between the two semi-final winners (venue drawn in advance between semi-final 1 and 2).

Seeding

Teams were allocated to League A according to their UEFA national team coefficients after the conclusion of the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying group stage on 11 October 2017. Teams were split into three pots of four teams, ordered based on their UEFA national team coefficient. The seeding pots for the draw were announced on 7 December 2017.

Pot 1
Team Coeff Rank
2018–19 Uefa Nations League A  Germany 40,747 1
2018–19 Uefa Nations League A  Portugal 38,655 2
2018–19 Uefa Nations League A  Belgium 38,123 3
2018–19 Uefa Nations League A  Spain 37,311 4
Pot 2
Team Coeff Rank
2018–19 Uefa Nations League A  France 36,617 5
2018–19 Uefa Nations League A  England 36,231 6
2018–19 Uefa Nations League A   Switzerland 34,986 7
2018–19 Uefa Nations League A  Italy 34,426 8
Pot 3
Team Coeff Rank
2018–19 Uefa Nations League A  Poland 32,982 9
2018–19 Uefa Nations League A  Iceland 31,155 10
2018–19 Uefa Nations League A  Croatia 31,139 11
2018–19 Uefa Nations League A  Netherlands 29,866 12

The group draw took place at the SwissTech Convention Center in Lausanne, Switzerland on 24 January 2018, 12:00 CET.

Groups

The fixture list was confirmed by UEFA on 24 January 2018 following the draw.

Times are CET/CEST, as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).

Group 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 2018–19 Uefa Nations League A  2018–19 Uefa Nations League A  2018–19 Uefa Nations League A 
1 2018–19 Uefa Nations League A  Netherlands 4 2 1 1 8 4 +4 7 Qualification for Nations League Finals 2–0 3–0
2 2018–19 Uefa Nations League A  France 4 2 1 1 4 4 0 7 2–1 2–1
3 2018–19 Uefa Nations League A  Germany 4 0 2 2 3 7 −4 2 2–2 0–0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:
Germany 2018–19 Uefa Nations League A 0–02018–19 Uefa Nations League A  France
Report
Allianz Arena, Munich
Attendance: 67,485
Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy)

France 2018–19 Uefa Nations League A 2–12018–19 Uefa Nations League A  Netherlands
Report

Netherlands 2018–19 Uefa Nations League A 3–02018–19 Uefa Nations League A  Germany
Report
Johan Cruyff Arena, Amsterdam
Attendance: 52,536
Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)

France 2018–19 Uefa Nations League A 2–12018–19 Uefa Nations League A  Germany
Report
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 77,300
Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)

Netherlands 2018–19 Uefa Nations League A 2–02018–19 Uefa Nations League A  France
Report
De Kuip, Rotterdam
Attendance: 44,366
Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)

Germany 2018–19 Uefa Nations League A 2–22018–19 Uefa Nations League A  Netherlands
Report
Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen
Attendance: 42,186
Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania)

Group 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 2018–19 Uefa Nations League A  2018–19 Uefa Nations League A  2018–19 Uefa Nations League A 
1 2018–19 Uefa Nations League A   Switzerland 4 3 0 1 14 5 +9 9 Qualification for Nations League Finals 5–2 6–0
2 2018–19 Uefa Nations League A  Belgium 4 3 0 1 9 6 +3 9 2–1 2–0
3 2018–19 Uefa Nations League A  Iceland 4 0 0 4 1 13 −12 0 1–2 0–3
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:
Switzerland 2018–19 Uefa Nations League A 6–02018–19 Uefa Nations League A  Iceland
Report
Kybunpark, St. Gallen
Attendance: 14,912
Referee: Michael Oliver (England)

Iceland 2018–19 Uefa Nations League A 0–32018–19 Uefa Nations League A  Belgium
Report
Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík
Attendance: 9,710
Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia)

Belgium 2018–19 Uefa Nations League A 2–12018–19 Uefa Nations League A   Switzerland
Report
King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels
Attendance: 39,049
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)

Iceland 2018–19 Uefa Nations League A 1–22018–19 Uefa Nations League A   Switzerland
Report
Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík
Attendance: 8,663
Referee: Andreas Ekberg (Sweden)

Belgium 2018–19 Uefa Nations League A 2–02018–19 Uefa Nations League A  Iceland
Report
King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels
Attendance: 28,891
Referee: Orel Grinfeld (Israel)

Switzerland 2018–19 Uefa Nations League A 5–22018–19 Uefa Nations League A  Belgium
Report
Swissporarena, Lucerne
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy)

Group 3

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 2018–19 Uefa Nations League A  2018–19 Uefa Nations League A  2018–19 Uefa Nations League A 
1 2018–19 Uefa Nations League A  Portugal 4 2 2 0 5 3 +2 8 Qualification for Nations League Finals 1–0 1–1
2 2018–19 Uefa Nations League A  Italy 4 1 2 1 2 2 0 5 0–0 1–1
3 2018–19 Uefa Nations League A  Poland 4 0 2 2 4 6 −2 2 2–3 0–1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:
Italy 2018–19 Uefa Nations League A 1–12018–19 Uefa Nations League A  Poland
Report
Stadio Renato Dall'Ara, Bologna
Attendance: 24,000
Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany)

Portugal 2018–19 Uefa Nations League A 1–02018–19 Uefa Nations League A  Italy
Report
Estádio da Luz, Lisbon
Attendance: 52,635
Referee: Willie Collum (Scotland)

Poland 2018–19 Uefa Nations League A 2–32018–19 Uefa Nations League A  Portugal
Report
Stadion Śląski, Chorzów
Attendance: 48,783
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain)

Poland 2018–19 Uefa Nations League A 0–12018–19 Uefa Nations League A  Italy
Report
Stadion Śląski, Chorzów
Attendance: 41,692
Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)

Italy 2018–19 Uefa Nations League A 0–02018–19 Uefa Nations League A  Portugal
Report
San Siro, Milan
Attendance: 73,000
Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)

Portugal 2018–19 Uefa Nations League A 1–12018–19 Uefa Nations League A  Poland
Report
Estádio D. Afonso Henriques, Guimarães
Attendance: 29,917
Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia)

Group 4

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 2018–19 Uefa Nations League A  2018–19 Uefa Nations League A  2018–19 Uefa Nations League A 
1 2018–19 Uefa Nations League A  England 4 2 1 1 6 5 +1 7 Qualification for Nations League Finals 1–2 2–1
2 2018–19 Uefa Nations League A  Spain 4 2 0 2 12 7 +5 6 2–3 6–0
3 2018–19 Uefa Nations League A  Croatia 4 1 1 2 4 10 −6 4 0–0 3–2
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:
England 2018–19 Uefa Nations League A 1–22018–19 Uefa Nations League A  Spain
Report
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 81,392
Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)

Spain 2018–19 Uefa Nations League A 6–02018–19 Uefa Nations League A  Croatia
Report
Manuel Martínez Valero, Elche
Attendance: 26,900
Referee: Benoît Bastien (France)

Croatia 2018–19 Uefa Nations League A 0–02018–19 Uefa Nations League A  England
Report
Stadion Rujevica, Rijeka
Attendance: 0
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)

Spain 2018–19 Uefa Nations League A 2–32018–19 Uefa Nations League A  England
Report
Benito Villamarín, Seville
Attendance: 50,355
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)

Croatia 2018–19 Uefa Nations League A 3–22018–19 Uefa Nations League A  Spain
Report
Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb
Attendance: 33,018
Referee: Aleksei Kulbakov (Belarus)

England 2018–19 Uefa Nations League A 2–12018–19 Uefa Nations League A  Croatia
Report
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 78,221
Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece)

Nations League Finals

The host of the Nations League Finals, Portugal, was selected from the four qualified teams. The semi-finals pairings were determined by means of an open draw, along with the administrative home teams for the third place play-off and final. The draw took place on 3 December 2018, 14:30 CET (13:30 local time), at the Shelbourne Hotel in Dublin, Republic of Ireland. For scheduling purposes, the semi-final pairing involving the host team was considered to be semi-final 1.

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

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
5 June 2019 – Porto
 
 
2018–19 Uefa Nations League A  Portugal3
 
9 June 2019 – Porto
 
2018–19 Uefa Nations League A   Switzerland1
 
2018–19 Uefa Nations League A  Portugal1
 
6 June 2019 – Guimarães
 
2018–19 Uefa Nations League A  Netherlands0
 
2018–19 Uefa Nations League A  Netherlands (a.e.t.)3
 
 
2018–19 Uefa Nations League A  England1
 
Third place play-off
 
 
9 June 2019 – Guimarães
 
 
2018–19 Uefa Nations League A   Switzerland0 (5)
 
 
2018–19 Uefa Nations League A  England (p)0 (6)

Semi-finals

Portugal 2018–19 Uefa Nations League A 3–12018–19 Uefa Nations League A   Switzerland
Report
Estádio do Dragão, Porto
Attendance: 42,415
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)

Netherlands 2018–19 Uefa Nations League A 3–1 (a.e.t.)2018–19 Uefa Nations League A  England
Report

Third-place play-off

Switzerland 2018–19 Uefa Nations League A 0–0 (a.e.t.)2018–19 Uefa Nations League A  England
Report
Penalties
5–6

Final

Portugal 2018–19 Uefa Nations League A 1–02018–19 Uefa Nations League A  Netherlands
Report

Goalscorers

There were 81 goals scored in 28 matches, for an average of 2.89 goals per match.

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Overall ranking

The 12 League A teams were ranked 1st to 12th overall in the 2018–19 UEFA Nations League according to the following rules:

Rnk Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 A3 2018–19 Uefa Nations League A  Portugal 4 2 2 0 5 3 +2 8
2 A1 2018–19 Uefa Nations League A  Netherlands 4 2 1 1 8 4 +4 7
3 A4 2018–19 Uefa Nations League A  England 4 2 1 1 6 5 +1 7
4 A2 2018–19 Uefa Nations League A   Switzerland 4 3 0 1 14 5 +9 9
5 A2 2018–19 Uefa Nations League A  Belgium 4 3 0 1 9 6 +3 9
6 A1 2018–19 Uefa Nations League A  France 4 2 1 1 4 4 0 7
7 A4 2018–19 Uefa Nations League A  Spain 4 2 0 2 12 7 +5 6
8 A3 2018–19 Uefa Nations League A  Italy 4 1 2 1 2 2 0 5
9 A4 2018–19 Uefa Nations League A  Croatia 4 1 1 2 4 10 −6 4
10 A3 2018–19 Uefa Nations League A  Poland 4 0 2 2 4 6 −2 2
11 A1 2018–19 Uefa Nations League A  Germany 4 0 2 2 3 7 −4 2
12 A2 2018–19 Uefa Nations League A  Iceland 4 0 0 4 1 13 −12 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Ranking criteria

Prize money

The prize money to be distributed was announced in March 2018. Each team in League A received a solidarity fee of €1.5 million. In addition, the four group winners received double this amount via a €1.5M bonus fee.

The four group winners of League A, which participated in the Nations League Finals, also received the following fees based on performance:

This meant that the maximum amount of solidarity and bonus fees for a team from League A was €7.5M.

Euro 2020 qualifying play-offs

The four best teams in League A according to the overall ranking that did not qualify for UEFA Euro 2020 through the qualifying group stage were set to compete in the play-offs, with the winners qualifying for the final tournament. As Iceland were the only team in League A that did not qualify, the remaining three slots were allocated to teams identified according to the path formation rules to be the three best-ranked un-qualified non-group winners from League C not drawn to Path C.

League A
Rank Team
GW 2018–19 Uefa Nations League A  Portugal
GW 2018–19 Uefa Nations League A  Netherlands[H]
GW 2018–19 Uefa Nations League A  England[H]
GW 2018–19 Uefa Nations League A   Switzerland
5 2018–19 Uefa Nations League A  Belgium
6 2018–19 Uefa Nations League A  France
7 2018–19 Uefa Nations League A  Spain[H]
8 2018–19 Uefa Nations League A  Italy[H]
9 2018–19 Uefa Nations League A  Croatia
10 2018–19 Uefa Nations League A  Poland
11 2018–19 Uefa Nations League A  Germany[H]
12 2018–19 Uefa Nations League A  Iceland

Key

Notes

References

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