UEFA Nations League 2026/27

UEFA's competition for the senior men's national teams of its member associations, played since 2018 in leagues with promotion and relegation.

First edition
2018
Editions
5
Run by
UEFA
Reigning champion
Portugal
Most titles
Portugal 2x

This season

The 2026/27 edition is the fifth and the last with four leagues. Portugal start it as holders, having beaten Spain 5-3 on penalties after a 2-2 draw in the 2025 final in Munich. The 54 teams play matchdays 1 to 4 in a single window from 24 September to 6 October 2026 and matchdays 5 and 6 from 12 to 17 November. The League A quarter-finals and the League A/B and B/C play-offs are scheduled for 25-30 March 2027 and the Finals for 9-13 June 2027. On 15 September 2026 UEFA adjusted promotion and relegation for the move to three leagues of 18 teams in 2028/29; all six League D teams go up to League C.

How it stands

League A

Group A1

#TeamPtsPWDLGDZone
1France104310+5Quarter-finals
2Italy74211+3Quarter-finals
3Belgium64202+1No zone
4Türkiye04004-9No zone

Group A2

#TeamPtsPWDLGDZone
1Netherlands84220+2Quarter-finals
2Greece84220+2Quarter-finals
3Germany54121+1No zone
4Serbia04004-5No zone

Group A3

#TeamPtsPWDLGDZone
1Spain124400+7Quarter-finals
2England94301+11Quarter-finals
3Croatia34103-10No zone
4Czechia04004-8No zone

Group A4

#TeamPtsPWDLGDZone
1Portugal124400+5Quarter-finals
2Denmark642020Quarter-finals
3Wales34103-3No zone
4Norway34103-2No zone

League B

Group B1

#TeamPtsPWDLGDZone
1Switzerland124400+10No zone
2Slovenia74211+2No zone
3Scotland44112-2No zone
4North Macedonia04004-10No zone

Group B2

#TeamPtsPWDLGDZone
1Northern Ireland84220+4No zone
2Hungary74211+1No zone
3Ukraine44112-3No zone
4Georgia24022-2No zone

Group B3

#TeamPtsPWDLGDZone
1Austria84220+4No zone
2Kosovo54121-1No zone
3Republic of Ireland54121+2No zone
4Israel24022-5No zone

Group B4

#TeamPtsPWDLGDZone
1Sweden104310+4No zone
2Bosnia and Herzegovina84220+3No zone
3Poland44112+3No zone
4Romania04004-10No zone

League C

Group C1

#TeamPtsPWDLGDZone
1Albania94301+5No zone
2Belarus74211+3No zone
3Finland74211+7No zone
4San Marino04004-15No zone

Group C2

#TeamPtsPWDLGDZone
1Montenegro104310+3No zone
2Cyprus74211+2No zone
3Armenia44112-1No zone
4Latvia14013-4No zone

Group C3

#TeamPtsPWDLGDZone
1Slovakia104310+7No zone
2Faroe Islands440400No zone
3Moldova44112-5No zone
4Kazakhstan24022-2No zone

Group C4

#TeamPtsPWDLGDZone
1Iceland84220+6No zone
2Estonia64130+1No zone
3Bulgaria44112-2No zone
4Luxembourg34103-5No zone

League D

Group D1

#TeamPtsPWDLGDZone
1Malta62200+2No zone
2Gibraltar110100No zone
3Andorra13012-2No zone

Group D2

#TeamPtsPWDLGDZone
1Azerbaijan42110+1No zone
2Lithuania43111+1No zone
3Liechtenstein01001-2No zone

The round

Matchday 5

5 of 6

Matches 12–14 November

Sponsors

Global sponsors

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Where to watch

Free-to-air
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Streaming
Prime Video

Prize money

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How it works

The 54 national teams are divided into four leagues according to the 2026/27 access list. Leagues A, B and C have 16 teams each in four groups of four; League D has six teams in two groups of three. Every team plays the others in its group home and away, with three points for a win and one for a draw. Teams level on points are separated first by the matches between them (points, goal difference, goals scored), then by goal difference and goals scored in all group matches, followed by further criteria.

In League A, the four group winners and the four runners-up play two-legged quarter-finals in March 2027. Each group winner is drawn against a runner-up from another group and plays the second leg at home. The four winners go to the Finals in June 2027: two semi-finals paired by draw, a third-place match and the final, all single matches. A two-legged tie level on aggregate goes to extra time at the end of the second leg and then to penalties; a level semi-final or final also goes to extra time and penalties, and the third-place match goes straight to penalties.

On 15 September 2026 UEFA adjusted promotion and relegation so that the 2028/29 edition can be played in three leagues of 18. In League A, the two best-ranked third-placed teams stay in the league; the two lowest-ranked third-placed teams and the two best-ranked fourth-placed teams play the League A/B play-offs against League B's four runners-up; the two lowest-ranked fourth-placed teams are relegated. In League B, the group winners are promoted, the third-placed teams stay, and the fourth-placed teams meet League C's runners-up in the League B/C play-offs. In League C, the group winners are promoted and the third- and fourth-placed teams stay. League D is discontinued, so its six teams move up to League C.

Teams finishing in the same position in different groups are compared by points, goal difference, goals scored, away goals scored, wins, away wins, disciplinary points and access-list position. The play-offs are drawn with the higher-league teams seeded and are played over two legs between 25 and 30 March 2027, the lower-league team at home first; the winners play in the higher league in 2028/29 and the losers in the lower one.

The numbers

Matches played
104
Goals scored
256
Goals per match
2.4
Best attack
14
England
Best defence
0
Northern Ireland

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