The UEFA Executive Committee has revealed the venues of several finals, a new competition and few amendments to an existing international tournament. The governing body met in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Changes to the UEFA #NationsLeague format were agreed today at a meeting of the #UEFAExCo in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
The changes increase the number of competitive matches and reduce the number of international friendlies.
More info 👉 https://t.co/iDnZ9Hqs7W pic.twitter.com/YKmNlzl0LD
— UEFA (@UEFA) September 24, 2019
Take a look at the decisions taken at the meeting:
1. UEFA Nations League
A new structure is coming up for the 2020-2021 edition, comprising of 16 teams in Leagues A,B and C and seven teams in League D. The allocation will be based on the overall ranking from the 2018-19 inaugural of UEFA Nations League. Also, the 2020-2021 edition draw will take place on 3 March 2020, in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Official: The #UEFAExCo will recommend to its 55 national associations and all European clubs not to play matches in countries where women have restricted access to stadiums.
— UEFA (@UEFA) September 24, 2019
2. Hosts of UEFA Competitions
They have announced the Champions League final venues. In 2021, at Saint Petersburg and Munich in 2022, while the 2023 final will take place in London (Wembley).
🏟 Confirmed: London’s Wembley Stadium will be the host for the 2023 UEFA @ChampionsLeague final. #UEFAExCo #UCL pic.twitter.com/1EnFy4sEwF
— UEFA (@UEFA) September 24, 2019
Also, the 2021 Europa League final will be hosted at Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan Stadium in Seville, Spain.
🇪🇸 Sevilla’s Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán stadium will host the 2021 UEFA @EuropaLeague final. #UEFAExCo #UEL pic.twitter.com/0myGTx4mFA
— UEFA (@UEFA) September 24, 2019
Hosts picked for future #U17EURO final tournaments🏆
2021 Cyprus🇨🇾
2022 Israel🇮🇱
👇👇👇https://t.co/7zg1VHPt0N— UEFA.com (@UEFAcom) September 24, 2019
VAR and goal-line technology will be used at #WEURO2021 in England @UEFA pic.twitter.com/AMsHk8XMM9
— #WEURO2021 (@UEFAWomensEURO) September 24, 2019
3. UEFA Europa Conference League
Approving the third UEFA club competition, it will start in 2021 from 18:45 CET and 21:00 CET on Thursdays and the Champions League matches will come on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
🏆 Confirmed: The name of the third UEFA club competition will be UEFA Europa Conference League.
The new competition will start in 2021 and is aimed at giving more clubs in more countries a chance to participate in European football. #UEFAExCo
— UEFA (@UEFA) September 24, 2019
Also, the other important amendments approved by the UEFA Executive Committee are:
🌲🌳🌲 UEFA will plant 600,000 trees across the 12 host countries of @EURO2020 and invest in renewable energy projects to offset carbon emissions from travel to matches.
🌍 More info 👉 https://t.co/UmL42dXXZL pic.twitter.com/alxPH0xEwq
— UEFA (@UEFA) September 24, 2019
Changes to the UEFA #NationsLeague format were agreed today at a meeting of the #UEFAExCo in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
The changes increase the number of competitive matches and reduce the number of international friendlies.
More info 👉 https://t.co/iDnZ9Hqs7W pic.twitter.com/YKmNlzl0LD
— UEFA (@UEFA) September 24, 2019
Hosts picked for upcoming #U19EURO final tournaments🏆
2021 Romania🇷🇴
2022 Slovakia🇸🇰
👇👇👇https://t.co/6TQFoo41Ji— UEFA.com (@UEFAcom) September 24, 2019
The next meeting of the governing body will happen on 4 December 201, in the House of European Football, Nyon, Switzerland.
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