Republic of Ireland in the UEFA Nations League

The UEFA Nations League is a biennial international football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the member associations of UEFA, the sport's European governing body. The first season has begun in September 2018 consisting of four groups in each of the four leagues ranked by UEFA coefficient of each country.

The Republic of Ireland has been in Division B, since the beginning of this tournament.[1]

UEFA Nations League record

[edit]
UEFA Nations League record
Season Division Group Round Pos. Pld W D L GF GA P/R RK
2018–19 B 4 Group stage 3rd 4 0 2 2 1 5 Same position 23rd
2020–21 B 4 Group stage 3rd 6 0 3 3 1 4 Same position 28th
2022–23 B 1 Group stage 3rd 6 2 1 3 8 7 Same position 26th
2024–25 B 2 In progress
Total Group stage
League B
3/3 16 2 6 8 10 16 23rd
*Denotes draws including knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.
**Gold background colour indicates tournament was won.
***Red border colour indicates final tournament was held on home soil.
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion[a] Denmark Wales Republic of Ireland
1  Denmark (P) 4 2 2 0 4 1 +3 8 Promotion to League A 2–0 0–0
2  Wales 4 2 0 2 6 5 +1 6 1–2 4–1
3  Republic of Ireland 4 0 2 2 1 5 −4 2 0–0 0–1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ Due to revamp of the format for the 2020–21 UEFA Nations League, no teams were eventually relegated.
Wales 4–1 Republic of Ireland
Report

Republic of Ireland 0–0 Denmark
Report

Republic of Ireland 0–1 Wales
Report
Attendance: 38,321[2]

Denmark 0–0 Republic of Ireland
Report
Attendance: 11,130[2]
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation Wales Finland Republic of Ireland Bulgaria
1  Wales (P) 6 5 1 0 7 1 +6 16 Promotion to League A 3–1 1–0 1–0
2  Finland 6 4 0 2 7 5 +2 12 0–1 1–0 2–0
3  Republic of Ireland 6 0 3 3 1 4 −3 3 0–0 0–1 0–0
4  Bulgaria (R) 6 0 2 4 2 7 −5 2 Relegation to League C 0–1 1–2 1–1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Bulgaria 1–1 Republic of Ireland
Report
Republic of Ireland 0–1 Finland
Report
Attendance: 0[4]
Referee: Fabio Maresca (Italy)
Republic of Ireland 0–0 Wales
Report
Finland 1–0 Republic of Ireland
Report
Wales 1–0 Republic of Ireland
Report
Republic of Ireland 0–0 Bulgaria
Report
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation Scotland Ukraine Republic of Ireland Armenia
1  Scotland (P) 6 4 1 1 11 5 +6 13 Promotion to League A 3–0 2–1 2–0
2  Ukraine 6 3 2 1 10 4 +6 11 0–0 1–1 3–0
3  Republic of Ireland 6 2 1 3 8 7 +1 7 3–0 0–1 3–2
4  Armenia (R) 6 1 0 5 4 17 −13 3 Relegation to League C 1–4 0–5 1–0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Armenia 1–0 Republic of Ireland
Report
Republic of Ireland 0–1 Ukraine
Report
Attendance: 40,111[10]
Republic of Ireland 3–0 Scotland
Report
Attendance: 46,927[11]
Ukraine 1–1 Republic of Ireland
Report
Attendance: 10,641[12]
Scotland 2–1 Republic of Ireland
Report
Republic of Ireland 3–2 Armenia
Report
Attendance: 41,719[14]

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Nations League dreaming in a World Cup summer". RTE Sport. 14 October 2021. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d "Summary UEFA Nations League B – Group 4". Soccerway. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  3. ^ "Bulgaria vs. Republic of Ireland" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 3 September 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Republic of Ireland vs. Finland" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 6 September 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Republic of Ireland vs. Wales" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 11 October 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  6. ^ "Finland vs. Republic of Ireland" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 14 October 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  7. ^ "Wales vs. Republic of Ireland" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 15 November 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  8. ^ "Republic of Ireland vs. Bulgaria" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 15 November 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  9. ^ "Armenia vs. Republic of Ireland" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 4 June 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  10. ^ "Republic of Ireland vs. Ukraine" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 8 June 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  11. ^ "Republic of Ireland vs. Scotland" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 11 June 2022. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  12. ^ "Ukraine vs. Republic of Ireland" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 14 June 2022. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  13. ^ "Scotland vs. Republic of Ireland" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 24 September 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  14. ^ "Republic of Ireland vs. Armenia" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 27 September 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
[edit]