Republic of Ireland in the UEFA Nations League

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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.

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

UEFA Nations League record

[[UEFA Nations League|UEFA Nations League]] record
SeasonLeagueGroupRoundPosPldWDLGFGAP/RRK
2018–19 B 4 Group stage3rd402215Steady3.svg23rd
2020–21 B 4 Group stage3rd603314Steady3.svg28th
2022–23 B 1 Group stage3rd621387Steady3.svg26th
2024–25 B 2 Group stage3rd6204312Steady3.svg27th
Relegation playoff Winners220042
2026–27 B To be determined
TotalGroup stage
League B
4/4246612173026th
(average rank)
*Denotes draws including knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
**Gold background colour indicates that the tournament was won.
***Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.

2018–19 UEFA Nations League B Group 4

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion [a] Flag of Denmark.svg Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Flag of Ireland.svg
1Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (P)422041+38Promotion to League A 2–0 0–0
2Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 420265+16 1–2 4–1
3Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland 40221542 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  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg4–1Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland
Report
Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 25,657 [2]
Referee: Clément Turpin (France)

Republic of Ireland  Flag of Ireland.svg0–0Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Report
Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Attendance: 41,220 [2]
Referee: Xavier Estrada Fernández (Spain)

Republic of Ireland  Flag of Ireland.svg0–1Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Report
Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Attendance: 38,321 [2]
Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)

Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg0–0Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland
Report
Aarhus Stadium, Aarhus
Attendance: 11,130 [2]
Referee: Aliyar Aghayev (Azerbaijan)

2020–21 UEFA Nations League B Group 4

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Flag of Finland.svg Flag of Ireland.svg Flag of Bulgaria.svg
1Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales (P)651071+616Promotion to League A 3–1 1–0 1–0
2Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 640275+212 0–1 1–0 2–0
3Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland 60331433 0–0 0–1 0–0
4Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria (R)60242752Relegation to League C 0–1 1–2 1–1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria.svg1–1Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland
Report
Republic of Ireland  Flag of Ireland.svg0–1Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Report
Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Attendance: 0 [4]
Referee: Fabio Maresca (Italy)
Republic of Ireland  Flag of Ireland.svg0–0Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Report
Finland  Flag of Finland.svg1–0Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland
Report
Olympic Stadium, Helsinki
Attendance: 7,900 [6]
Referee: Lionel Tschudi (Switzerland)
Wales  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg1–0Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland
Report
Republic of Ireland  Flag of Ireland.svg0–0Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
Report
Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Attendance: 0 [8]
Referee: Lawrence Visser (Belgium)

2022–23 UEFA Nations League B Group 1

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation Flag of Scotland.svg Flag of Ukraine.svg Flag of Ireland.svg Flag of Armenia.svg
1Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland (P)6411115+613Promotion to League A 3–0 2–1 2–0
2Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 6321104+611 0–0 1–1 3–0
3Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland 621387+17 3–0 0–1 3–2
4Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia (R)6105417133Relegation to League C 1–4 0–5 1–0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Armenia  Flag of Armenia.svg1–0Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland
Report
Republic of Ireland  Flag of Ireland.svg0–1Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Report
Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Attendance: 40,111 [10]
Referee: Filip Glova (Slovakia)
Republic of Ireland  Flag of Ireland.svg3–0Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Report
Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Attendance: 46,927 [11]
Referee: Marco Di Bello (Italy)
Ukraine  Flag of Ukraine.svg1–1Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland
Report
Stadion Miejski ŁKS, Łódź (Poland)
Attendance: 10,641 [12]
Referee: Ali Palabıyık (Turkey)
Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg2–1Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland
Report
Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 48,853 [13]
Referee: Sandro Schärer (Switzerland)
Republic of Ireland  Flag of Ireland.svg3–2Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia
Report
Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Attendance: 41,719 [14]
Referee: Rade Obrenovič (Slovenia)

See also

References

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    2. 1 2 3 4 "Summary UEFA Nations League B – Group 4". Soccerway. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
    3. "Bulgaria vs. Republic of Ireland" (JSON). UEFA. 3 September 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
    4. "Republic of Ireland vs. Finland" (JSON). UEFA. 6 September 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
    5. "Republic of Ireland vs. Wales" (JSON). UEFA. 11 October 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
    6. "Finland vs. Republic of Ireland" (JSON). UEFA. 14 October 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
    7. "Wales vs. Republic of Ireland" (JSON). UEFA. 15 November 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
    8. "Republic of Ireland vs. Bulgaria" (JSON). UEFA. 15 November 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
    9. "Armenia vs. Republic of Ireland" (JSON). UEFA. 4 June 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
    10. "Republic of Ireland vs. Ukraine" (JSON). UEFA. 8 June 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
    11. "Republic of Ireland vs. Scotland" (JSON). UEFA. 11 June 2022. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
    12. "Ukraine vs. Republic of Ireland" (JSON). UEFA. 14 June 2022. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
    13. "Scotland vs. Republic of Ireland" (JSON). UEFA. 24 September 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
    14. "Republic of Ireland vs. Armenia" (JSON). UEFA. 27 September 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2022.