Što više gledam ovaj sistem lige nacija, to sam manje uvjeren u tako nešto. Ono što ja vidim ovde je, da će se veliki sigurno plasirat dalje, jer ću kao nosioci od tih 12 barem 11 valjda uspjet u kvalama, pa će onda onaj ko neće imat ovde lagan posao. A reprezentacije između 20 i 30, koje bi se u normalnim okvirima borile za treće mjesto i dodatne kvale, gdje bi imale koliko toliko velike šanse, sada će morati ići kroz ove škatljive play-offe za jedno mjesto. A jedini mali plus je za one najlošije reprezentacije, koje će dobit isto tako jedno mjesto. To je baš ona mrvica zog koje su uopše svi prihvatili ovu budalaštinu. A i ovdje je pitanje, šta je zapravo lakše, doći do trećeg mjesta u grupi (sa 5 timova) i onda u dodatne kvale ili pobijediti ovu diviziju D. U dosadašnjem sistemu teoretički mogla bi čak i dva autsajdera (ili više) doći do običnog play-offa i onda na euro, a sada će biti nužno samo jedan takav. Tako da ne znam, ja se na mjestu Andoraca, Srba i ostalih ne bih baš veselio.

pa kako slabije reprezentacije neće dobiti priliku kad je upravo platini povećao broj sudionika sa 16 na 24

boldana rečenica se nije odnosila na ligu nacija, nego općenito na sustav natjecanja i promjene koje su napravljene u korist upravo tih manjih saveza!

najnoviji UEFA ranking (04.12.2014.)

( 1 ) Germany 38,286
( 2 ) Spain 36,263
( 3 ) England 35,903
( 4 ) Italy 34,765
( 5 ) Netherlands 34,669
( 6 ) France 33,599
( 7 ) Czech Republic 32,753
( 8 ) Portugal 32,555
( 9 ) Croatia 32,392
( 10 ) Ukraine 32,145
( 11 ) Belgium 31,929
( 12 ) Israel 31,389
( 13 ) Slovakia 30,491
( 14 ) Poland 30,344
( 15 ) Romania 30,108
( 16 ) Austria 29,542
( 17 ) Switzerland 28,784
( 18 ) Russia 28,175
( 19 ) Denmark 28,166
( 20 ) Norway 27,929
( 21 ) Sweden 27,808
( 22 ) Hungary 27,752
( 23 ) Republic of Ireland 26,812
( 24 ) Iceland 26,518
( 25 ) Bosnia and Herzegovina 25,266
( 26 ) Greece 25,194
( 27 ) Slovenia 24,901
( 28 ) Serbia 24,152
( 29 ) Scotland 24,109
( 30 ) Wales 24,081
( 31 ) Montenegro 23,681
( 32 ) Turkey 23,633
( 33 ) Northern Ireland 23,551
( 34 ) Lithuania 21,348
( 35 ) Albania 21,291
( 36 ) Bulgaria 20,376
( 37 ) Finland 20,351
( 38 ) Armenia 19,901
( 39 ) Estonia 19,479
( 40 ) Cyprus 18,318
( 41 ) Georgia 17,156
( 42 ) Moldova 16,861
( 43 ) FYR Macedonia 16,861
( 44 ) Latvia 16,721
( 45 ) Belarus 15,036
( 46 ) Liechtenstein 14,955
( 47 ) Azerbaijan 14,311
( 48 ) Faroe Islands 13,301
( 49 ) Luxembourg 13,241
( 50 ) Kazakhstan 13,021
( 51 ) Malta 11,470
( 52 ) San Marino 8,860
( 53 ) Andorra 8,410
( 54 ) Gibraltar 7,375

* The national team coefficients are calculated on a country's recent results. In the current rankings, 20% weighting is given to UEFA EURO 2012 results (qualifying/final tournament), and 40% each to the 2014 FIFA World Cup (qualifying/final tournament) and UEFA EURO 2016 (qualifying).

nemoguce je sad predvidjeti kako ce sve to izgledati. Zavisi od toga koliko ozbiljno ce ekipe to shvacati, a to ovisi o tome koliko ce UEFA biti voljna uloziti propagande i naravno novaca

krene li stvar smjerom izdasnih financija ovisno o ligi u kojoj se neka ekipa nalazi, mozda ta stvar s vremenom stvarno potpuno zamijeni EURO: imali bismo 4 jakosne lige s protocnoscu prema gore i dolje. To je nesto za sto se vec odavno zalazu najjaci savezi jer ne vide smisao u utakmicama protiv Farskih otoka i Andore. S druge strane je jako primamljiva ideja financijskog napuhavanja saveza beskonacnim medjusobnim utakmicama s velikanima po primjeru LjP. Izracunajte koliko bi njemacki savez u jednoj godini zaradio love utakmicama s Italijom, Engleskom, Nizozemskom, Spanjolskom i Rusijom. Puno vise nego u obicnoj kvalifikacijskoj skupini sa Slovackom, Luksemburgom, Norveskom i Estonijom

dalje, slabiji i minijaturni savezi bi dobili neke mrvice sa stola, kao sto dobijaju danas preko LjP. Nije puno, ali opet puno vise nego danas. A kad skupe neku solidnu generaciju (kao danas Island), onda se u dva ciklusa mogu probiti u prvu ligu. Jos vise to vrijedi za ekipe srednje kvalitete, koji bi jednom jakom generacijom mogli jako visoko, zadrzati se u najjacem drustvu nekoliko godina i tako financijski opskrbiti svoj savez za buduce gladne godine

To da, ali neki su govorili i da će i ta liga nacija postići isto. Svakako ćemo vidjet, ali ja mislim, da za slabije reprezentacije sistem 2020 neće biti bolji od tog 2016, naprotiv. Ali još jednom, vidjet ćemo...

League A

Germany, Portugal, Belgium, Spain, France, England, Switzerland, Italy, Poland, Iceland, Croatia, Netherlands

• Teams will be split into four groups of three, with the group winners then contesting the UEFA Nations League Finals (semi-finals, third-place match and final) in June 2019 to become the UEFA Nations League winners. One host country will be appointed in December 2018 from among the finalist teams.

• The four sides that finish bottom of their groups will be relegated to League B for the 2020 edition.

• The top four-ranked League A teams that do not qualify for UEFA EURO 2020 will enter play-offs in March 2020, with one finals place on offer.

League B

Austria, Wales, Russia, Slovakia, Sweden, Ukraine, Republic of Ireland, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Northern Ireland, Denmark, Czech Republic, Turkey

• Teams will be split into four groups of three. The four group winners are promoted to League A, with the four sides that finish bottom relegated to League C for the next competition, to be played in 2020.

• The top four-ranked League B teams that do not qualify for UEFA EURO 2020 will enter play-offs in March 2020, with one finals place on offer.

League C

Hungary, Romania, Scotland, Slovenia, Greece, Serbia, Albania, Norway, Montenegro, Israel, Bulgaria, Finland, Cyprus, Estonia, Lithuania

• Teams will be split into one group of three and three groups of four. The four group winners are promoted to League B, with the four sides that finish bottom relegated to League D for the 2020 edition.

• The top four-ranked League C teams that do not qualify for UEFA EURO 2020 will enter play-offs in March 2020, with one finals place on offer.

League D

Azerbaijan, FYR Macedonia, Belarus, Georgia, Armenia, Latvia, Faroe Islands, Luxembourg, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Liechtenstein, Malta, Andorra, Kosovo, San Marino, Gibraltar

• Teams will be split into four groups of four, with the four group winners promoted to League C for the 2020 edition.

• The top four-ranked League D teams that do not qualify for UEFA EURO 2020 will enter play-offs in March 2020, with one finals place on offer.

How were the line-ups were determined

• The 55 participating teams were split according to their position in the UEFA National Team Coefficient Rankings following the end of the European Qualifiers for the 2018 FIFA World Cup (as per 11 October 2017; play-off results will not be included).

• League A includesthe 12 top-ranked teams. The next 12 teams are in League B, the next 15 in League C and the remaining 16 in League D.

UEFA Nations League calendar

Group stage draw*: 24 January 2018 – SwissTech Convention Centre, Lausanne
Matchday 1: 6–8 September 2018
Matchday 2: 9–11 September 2018
Matchday 3: 11–13 October 2018
Matchday 4: 14–16 October 2018
Matchday 5: 15–17 November 2018
Matchday 6: 18–20 November 2018
Finals draw: early December 2018
Finals: 5–9 June 2019
UEFA EURO 2020 play-off draw: 22 November 2019
UEFA EURO 2020 play-offs: 26–31 March 2020

Teams in three-sided groups will play on four of the six matchdays.

*Note that Russia and Ukraine will not be drawn into the same group. The same applies to Armenia and Azerbaijan if the current UEFA Executive Committee decisions still apply when the draw is made.

4 skupine x 3 momčadi

igra se doma i kod kuće = 4 utakmice u jesenskim terminima

prvoplasirani ide na Final Four, trećeplasirani ispada u drugu ligu


mislim da će se ovo igrat puno opuštenije od običnih kvalifikacija, pa ni ispadanje neće bit shvaćeno tragično