2022–23 UEFA Nations League B

The 2022–23 UEFA Nations League B is the second 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.

2022–23 UEFA Nations League B
Tournament details
Dates2 June – 27 September 2022
Teams16

Format

League B consists of 16 UEFA members ranked from 17–32 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 be promoted to the 2024–25 UEFA Nations League A, and the fourth-placed team of each group will be relegated to the 2024–25 UEFA Nations League C.[2]

Teams

Team changes

The following are the team changes of League B from the 2020–21 season:

Incoming
Relegated from
Nations League A		 Promoted from
Nations League C
Outgoing
Promoted to
Nations League A		 Relegated to
Nations League C

Seeding

In the 2022–23 access list, UEFA ranked teams based on the 2020–21 Nations League overall ranking.[3] The seeding pots for the league phase were confirmed on 22 September 2021,[4] and were based on the access list ranking.[2]

Pot 1
Team Rank
 Ukraine 17
 Sweden 18
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 19
 Iceland 20
Pot 2
Team Rank
 Finland 21
 Norway 22
 Scotland 23
 Russia 24
Pot 3
Team Rank
 Israel 25
 Romania 26
 Serbia 27
 Republic of Ireland 28
Pot 4
Team Rank
 Slovenia 29
 Montenegro 30
 Albania 31
 Armenia 32

The draw for the league phase took place at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland on 16 December 2021, 18:00 CET.[5][6] Each group contained one team from each pot. For political reasons, Russia and Ukraine (due to the Russian military intervention in Ukraine) could not be drawn in the same group. Due to restrictions of excessive travel, Armenia, Israel and Iceland could not all be in the same group.

Groups

The fixture list was confirmed by UEFA on 17 December 2021, the day following the draw.[7][8] The fixture list for Group 1 was amended due to the postponement of Path A of UEFA qualifying for the World Cup.[9]

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 Promotion or relegation
1  Ukraine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promotion to League A — 27 Sep 14 Jun 11 Jun
2  Scotland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 Sep — 24 Sep 8 Jun
3  Republic of Ireland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 Jun 11 Jun — 27 Sep
4  Armenia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to League C 24 Sep 14 Jun 4 Jun —
First match(es) will be played on 4 June 2022. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Armenia v Republic of Ireland
Report
Scotland v Armenia
Report
Republic of Ireland v Ukraine
Report
Ukraine v Armenia
Report
Republic of Ireland v Scotland
Report
Armenia v Scotland
Report
Ukraine v Republic of Ireland
Report
Scotland v Ukraine
Report
Armenia v Ukraine
Report
Scotland v Republic of Ireland
Report
Republic of Ireland v Armenia
Report
Ukraine v Scotland
Report

Group 2

As Russia were suspended from UEFA on 28 February 2022 due to their country's invasion of Ukraine, their participation remains in question.[11]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1  Iceland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promotion to League A — 24 Sep 13 Jun 6 Jun
2  Russia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 Jun — 27 Sep 13 Jun
3  Israel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Jun 6 Jun — 24 Sep
4  Albania 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to League C 27 Sep 2 Jun 10 Jun —
First match(es) will be played on 2 June 2022. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Albania v Russia
Report
Israel v Iceland
Report
Iceland v Albania
Report
Israel v Russia
Report
Albania v Israel
Report
Russia v Iceland
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Iceland v Israel
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Russia v Albania
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Iceland v Russia
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Israel v Albania
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Albania v Iceland
Report
Russia v Israel
Report

Group 3
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1  Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promotion to League A — 14 Jun 7 Jun 23 Sep
2  Finland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Jun — 23 Sep 7 Jun
3  Romania 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 Sep 11 Jun — 14 Jun
4  Montenegro 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to League C 11 Jun 26 Sep 4 Jun —
First match(es) will be played on 4 June 2022. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Finland v Bosnia and Herzegovina
Report
Montenegro v Romania
Report
Bosnia and Herzegovina v Romania
Report
Finland v Montenegro
Report
Romania v Finland
Report
Bosnia and Herzegovina v Finland
Report
Romania v Montenegro
Report
Bosnia and Herzegovina v Montenegro
Report
Finland v Romania
Report
Montenegro v Finland
Report
Romania v Bosnia and Herzegovina
Report

Group 4
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1  Sweden 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promotion to League A — 5 Jun 9 Jun 27 Sep
2  Norway 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 Jun — 27 Sep 9 Jun
3  Serbia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 Sep 2 Jun — 5 Jun
4  Slovenia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to League C 2 Jun 24 Sep 12 Jun —
First match(es) will be played on 2 June 2022. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Serbia v Norway
Report
Slovenia v Sweden
Report
Serbia v Slovenia
Report
Sweden v Norway
Report
Norway v Slovenia
Report
Sweden v Serbia
Report
Norway v Sweden
Report
Slovenia v Serbia
Report
Slovenia v Norway
Report
Serbia v Sweden
Report
Norway v Serbia
Report
Sweden v Slovenia
Report

Overall ranking

The 16 League B teams will be ranked 17th to 32nd overall in the 2022–23 UEFA Nations League according to the following rules:[2]

  • The teams finishing first in the groups will be ranked 17th to 20th according to the results of the league phase.
  • The teams finishing second in the groups will be ranked 21st to 24th according to the results of the league phase.
  • The teams finishing third in the groups will be ranked 25th to 28th according to the results of the league phase.
  • The teams finishing fourth in the groups will be ranked 29th to 32nd according to the results of the league phase.
Rnk Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
17 1st best group 1st place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 2nd best group 1st place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 3rd best group 1st place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 4th best group 1st place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 1st best group 2nd place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 2nd best group 2nd place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 3rd best group 2nd place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 4th best group 2nd place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 1st best group 3rd place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 2nd best group 3rd place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 3rd best group 3rd place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 4th best group 3rd place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 1st best group 4th place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 2nd best group 4th place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 3rd best group 4th place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 4th best group 4th place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 2 June 2022. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Ranking criteria

Notes
  1. Due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russia and Ukraine are required to play their home matches at neutral venues until further notice.[10]

References
  1. "2022/23 UEFA Nations League: All you need to know". UEFA.com. 16 December 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  2. "Regulations of the UEFA Nations League, 2022/23" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 1 October 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  3. "Overall ranking of the 2020/21 UEFA Nations League" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  4. "2022/23 UEFA Nations League – league phase draw procedure" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. September 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  5. "2022/23 UEFA Nations League: League phase draw". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  6. "2022/23 UEFA Nations League: League phase draw". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 16 December 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  7. "2022/23 Nations League: all the fixtures". UEFA.com. 17 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  8. "UEFA Nations League 2022–23: Fixture list per league" (PDF). UEFA. 17 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  9. "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.
  10. "Decisions from today's extraordinary UEFA Executive Committee meeting". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 25 February 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  11. "FIFA/UEFA suspend Russian clubs and national teams from all competitions". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 28 February 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
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