Republic of Ireland at the UEFA Nations League

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  |  | 23rd
2020–21 | B | 4 | Group stage  | 3rd  | 6  | 0  | 3  | 3  | 1  | 4  |  | 28th
2022–23 | B | 1 | Group stage  | 3rd  | 6  | 2  | 1  | 3  | 8  | 7  |  | 26th
2024–25 | B | To be determined
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.

## 2018–19 UEFA Nations League B Group 4[edit]

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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.

6 September 2018 (2018-09-06)

20:45 (19:45 UTC+1)

Wales | 4–1|  Republic of Ireland

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* Lawrence 6'
* Bale 18'
* Ramsey 37'
* C. Roberts 55'

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* S. Williams 66'

Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff

Attendance: 25,657[2]

Referee: Clément Turpin (France)

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13 October 2018 (2018-10-13)

20:45 (19:45 UTC+1)

Republic of Ireland | 0–0|  Denmark

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Aviva Stadium, Dublin

Attendance: 41,220[2]

Referee: Xavier Estrada Fernández (Spain)

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16 October 2018 (2018-10-16)

20:45 (19:45 UTC+1)

Republic of Ireland | 0–1|  Wales

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* Wilson 58'

Aviva Stadium, Dublin

Attendance: 38,321[2]

Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)

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19 November 2018 (2018-11-19)

20:45

Denmark | 0–0|  Republic of Ireland

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Aarhus Stadium, Aarhus

Attendance: 11,130[2]

Referee: Aliyar Aghayev (Azerbaijan)

## 2020–21 UEFA Nations League B Group 4[edit]

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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

3 September 2020 (2020-09-03)

20:45 (21:45 UTC+3)

Bulgaria | 1–1|  Republic of Ireland

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* Kraev 56'

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* Duffy 90+3'

Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia

Attendance: 0[3]

Referee: Manuel Schüttengruber (Austria)

6 September 2020 (2020-09-06)

18:00 (17:00 UTC+1)

Republic of Ireland | 0–1|  Finland

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* Jensen 64'

Aviva Stadium, Dublin

Attendance: 0[4]

Referee: Fabio Maresca (Italy)

11 October 2020 (2020-10-11)

15:00 (14:00 UTC+1)

Republic of Ireland | 0–0|  Wales

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Aviva Stadium, Dublin

Attendance: 0[5]

Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece)

14 October 2020 (2020-10-14)

18:00 (19:00 UTC+3)

Finland | 1–0|  Republic of Ireland

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* Jensen 66'

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Olympic Stadium, Helsinki

Attendance: 7,900[6]

Referee: Lionel Tschudi (Switzerland)

15 November 2020 (2020-11-15)

18:00 (17:00 UTC±0)

Wales | 1–0|  Republic of Ireland

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* Brooks 67'

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Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff

Attendance: 0[7]

Referee: Petr Ardeleánu (Czech Republic)

18 November 2020 (2020-11-18)

20:45 (19:45 UTC±0)

Republic of Ireland | 0–0|  Bulgaria

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Aviva Stadium, Dublin

Attendance: 0[8]

Referee: Lawrence Visser (Belgium)

## 2022–23 UEFA Nations League B Group 1[edit]

Pos | Team

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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

4 June 2022 (2022-06-04)

15:00 (17:00 UTC+4)

Armenia | 1–0|  Republic of Ireland

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* Spertsyan 74'

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Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan

Attendance: 10,600[9]

Referee: Radu Petrescu (Romania)

8 June 2022 (2022-06-08)

20:45 (19:45 UTC+1)

Republic of Ireland | 0–1|  Ukraine

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* Tsyhankov 49'

Aviva Stadium, Dublin

Attendance: 40,111[10]

Referee: Filip Glova (Slovakia)

11 June 2022 (2022-06-11)

18:00 (17:00 UTC+1)

Republic of Ireland | 3–0|  Scotland

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* Browne 20'
* Parrott 28'
* Obafemi 51'

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Aviva Stadium, Dublin

Attendance: 46,927[11]

Referee: Marco Di Bello (Italy)

14 June 2022 (2022-06-14)

20:45

Ukraine | 1–1|  Republic of Ireland

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* Dovbyk 47'

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* Collins 31'

Stadion Miejski ŁKS, Łódź (Poland)

Attendance: 10,641[12]

Referee: Ali Palabıyık (Turkey)

24 September 2022 (2022-09-24)

20:45 (19:45 UTC+1)

Scotland | 2–1|  Republic of Ireland

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* Hendry 50'
* Christie 82' (pen.)

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* Egan 18'

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 48,853[13]

Referee: Sandro Schärer (Switzerland)

27 September 2022 (2022-09-27)

20:45 (19:45 UTC+1)

Republic of Ireland | 3–2|  Armenia

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* Egan 18'
* Obafemi 52'
* Brady 90+1' (pen.)

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* Dashyan 71'
* Spertsyan 73'

Aviva Stadium, Dublin

Attendance: 41,719[14]

Referee: Rade Obrenovič (Slovenia)

## See also[edit]

* Republic of Ireland at the FIFA World Cup
* Republic of Ireland at the UEFA European Championship

## 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.

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