2020-21_UEFA_Nations_League_B

2020–21 UEFA Nations League B

2020–21 UEFA Nations League B

International football competition

The 2020–21 UEFA Nations League B was the second division of the 2020–21 edition of the UEFA Nations League, the second season of the international football competition involving the men's national teams of the 55 member associations of UEFA.[1]

Quick Facts Tournament details, Dates ...

Format

Following a format change from the first season, League B was expanded from 12 to 16 teams.[2] The league consisted of UEFA members ranked from 17 to 32 in the 2018–19 UEFA Nations League overall ranking, split into four groups of four. Each team played six matches within their group, using the home-and-away round-robin format on double matchdays in September, October and November 2020.[3] The winners of each group were promoted to the 2022–23 UEFA Nations League A, and the fourth-placed team of each group was relegated to the 2022–23 UEFA Nations League C.[4]

Teams

Team changes

The following were the team changes of League B from the 2018–19 season:

More information Promoted from Nations League C, Promoted to Nations League A ...

The following team changes were initially set to occur in League B, but did not after no teams were relegated due to the format change by UEFA:

More information Initially relegated from Nations League A, Initially relegated to Nations League C ...

Seeding

In the 2020–21 access list, UEFA ranked teams based on the 2018–19 Nations League overall ranking, with a slight modification: teams that were originally relegated in the previous season were ranked immediately below teams promoted prior to the format change.[5][6] The seeding pots for the league phase were confirmed 4 December 2019,[7] and were based on the access list ranking.[4][8]

More information Team, Rank ...

The draw for the league phase took place at the Beurs van Berlage Conference Centre in Amsterdam, Netherlands on 3 March 2020, 18:00 CET.[9][10][11][12] Each group contained one team from each pot.

Groups

The original fixture list was confirmed by UEFA on 3 March 2020 following the draw.[13] On 17 June 2020, the UEFA Executive Committee adjusted the league phase schedule for October and November 2020 to allow for the completion of the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying play-offs.[14][15] Following the change, a revised schedule for the October and November 2020 fixtures was released by UEFA on 26 June 2020.[16][17]

Times are CET/CEST,[note 1] as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).

Group 1

More information Pos, Pld ...
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. The Romania v Norway match was awarded as a 3–0 win to Romania after being cancelled as Norway could not travel to the match due to a positive SARS-CoV-2 test in the team.
More information Norway, 1–2 ...
Attendance: 0[18][note 2]
More information Romania, 1–1 ...
Attendance: 0[21][note 2]
More information Austria, 2–3 ...
Attendance: 0[22][note 2]
Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Sweden)
More information Northern Ireland, 1–5 ...
Attendance: 0[23][note 2]
More information Norway, 4–0 ...
Attendance: 200[24]
More information Northern Ireland, 0–1 ...
Attendance: 600[25]
More information Norway, 1–0 ...
Attendance: 200[26]
More information Romania, 0–1 ...
Attendance: 0[27][note 3]
More information Austria, 2–1 ...
Attendance: 0[28][note 3]
Referee: Maurizio Mariani (Italy)
More information Romania, 3–0 Awarded ...
More information Austria, 1–1 ...
Attendance: 0[30][note 3]
More information Northern Ireland, 1–1 ...
Attendance: 1,060[31]

Group 2

More information Pos, Pld ...
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
More information Scotland, 1–1 ...
Attendance: 295[32]
More information Slovakia, 1–3 ...
Attendance: 0[33][note 2]
More information Czech Republic, 1–2 ...
Attendance: 0[34][note 2]
More information Israel, 1–1 ...
Attendance: 0[35][note 2]
More information Israel, 1–2 ...
Attendance: 0[36][note 3]
More information Scotland, 1–0 ...
Attendance: 93[37]
Referee: Davide Massa (Italy)
More information Scotland, 1–0 ...
Attendance: 299[38]
More information Slovakia, 2–3 ...
Attendance: 0[39][note 3]
More information Slovakia, 1–0 ...
Attendance: 0[40][note 3]
More information Czech Republic, 1–0 ...
Attendance: 0[41][note 3]
More information Czech Republic, 2–0 ...
Attendance: 0[42][note 3]
More information Israel, 1–0 ...
Attendance: 0[43][note 3]

Group 3

More information Pos, Pld ...
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Tied on head-to-head points (2) and head-to-head goal difference (0). Head-to-head away goals: Serbia 2, Turkey 0.
More information Russia, 3–1 ...
Attendance: 0[44][note 2]
More information Turkey, 0–1 ...
Attendance: 0[45][note 2]
More information Hungary, 2–3 ...
Attendance: 0[46][note 2]
Referee: Maurizio Mariani (Italy)
More information Serbia, 0–0 ...
Attendance: 0[47][note 2]
More information Russia, 1–1 ...
Attendance: 5,019[48]
Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia)
More information Serbia, 0–1 ...
Attendance: 0[49][note 3]
More information Russia, 0–0 ...
Attendance: 4,821[50]
More information Turkey, 2–2 ...
Attendance: 519[51]
More information Turkey, 3–2 ...
Attendance: 812[52]
More information Hungary, 1–1 ...
Attendance: 0[53][note 3]
Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Sweden)
More information Hungary, 2–0 ...
Attendance: 0[54][note 3]
More information Serbia, 5–0 ...
Attendance: 0[55][note 3]

Group 4

More information Pos, Pld ...
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
More information Bulgaria, 1–1 ...
Attendance: 0[56][note 2]
More information Finland, 0–1 ...
Attendance: 0[57][note 2]
More information Wales, 1–0 ...
Attendance: 0[58][note 2]
Referee: Fábio Veríssimo (Portugal)
More information Republic of Ireland, 0–1 ...
Attendance: 0[59][note 2]
Referee: Fabio Maresca (Italy)
More information Republic of Ireland, 0–0 ...
Attendance: 0[60][note 3]
More information Finland, 2–0 ...
Attendance: 6,587[61]
Referee: Erik Lambrechts (Belgium)
More information Finland, 1–0 ...
Attendance: 7,900[62]
Referee: Lionel Tschudi (Switzerland)
More information Bulgaria, 0–1 ...
Attendance: 478[63]
More information Bulgaria, 1–2 ...
Attendance: 0[64][note 3]
Referee: Donatas Rumšas (Lithuania)
More information Wales, 1–0 ...
Attendance: 0[65][note 3]
More information Republic of Ireland, 0–0 ...
Attendance: 0[66][note 3]
Referee: Lawrence Visser (Belgium)
More information Wales, 3–1 ...
Attendance: 0[67][note 3]

Goalscorers

There were 104 goals scored in 47 matches, for an average of 2.21 goals per match.

6 goals

5 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Overall ranking

The 16 League B teams were ranked 17th to 32nd overall in the 2020–21 UEFA Nations League according to the following rules:[4][68]

  • The teams finishing first in the groups were ranked 17th to 20th according to the results of the league phase.
  • The teams finishing second in the groups were ranked 21st to 24th according to the results of the league phase.
  • The teams finishing third in the groups were ranked 25th to 28th according to the results of the league phase.
  • The teams finishing fourth in the groups were ranked 29th to 32nd according to the results of the league phase.
More information Rnk, Grp ...
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Ranking criteria

Notes

  1. [N 1]
    CEST (UTC+2) for matchdays 1–4 (September and October 2020), CET (UTC+1) for matchdays 5–6 (November 2020).
  2. [N 2]
    Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, all matches scheduled for September 2020 were played behind closed doors.[19][20]
  3. [N 3]
    Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, the match was played behind closed doors.
  4. [N 4]
    The Romania v Norway match was cancelled and awarded as a 3–0 win to Romania after the Norway national team were prohibited from travelling to Romania by the Norwegian government due to a positive SARS-CoV-2 test in the squad.[29]

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