Uefa Nations League Structure

The group winners in leagues b c and d will gain.

Uefa nations league structure. The uefa nations league will have a new league structure comprising 16 teams in leagues a b and c and 7 teams in league d as of the 202021 edition. The qualifying structure will depend on results from the nations league although to a lesser degree than the uefa euro 2020 qualifying play offs. The 55 nations of the league are divided into four leagues or four tiers a b c and d. According to the approved format prior to kosovo becoming a uefa member the 55 uefa national teams including kosovo were divided into four divisions called leagues.

In each league four groups were formed three or four teams in each group and teams played each other both home and away. The nations league will be partially linked with european qualification for the 2022 fifa world cup in qatar with the format confirmed by the uefa executive committee during their meeting in nyon switzerland on 4 december 2019. In leagues a and b there are three teams per group. The winners of the groups in league a will go on to play in the nations league finals.

12 teams in league a 12 teams in league b 15 teams in league c and 16 teams in league d. After the completion of the first nations league tournament the uefa decided to change the format starting from the 202021 season. Each league is divided into four groups. A new league structure has been introduced since the first edition comprising 16 teams in leagues a b and c and seven teams in league d.