The UEFA Executive Committee met in Slovenia and took decisions covering a wide range of topics.
UEFA Nations League
The UEFA Nations League will have a new league structure comprising 16 teams in Leagues A, B and C and 7 teams in League D, as of the 2020/21 edition. The teams are allocated to leagues based on the overall ranking following the 2018/19 inaugural UEFA Nations League. This change to the format follows a consultation process which involved all of UEFA's 55 national associations and reflects upon their desire to further minimise the number of friendly matches. In addition, it enhances sporting fairness as all teams in the same group will play their last match on the same day and at the same time. The successful concept of the Finals remains untouched, with the four group winners of League A playing each other to determine the UEFA Nations League winners. The committee furthermore confirmed that the 2020/21 UEFA Nations League draw will take place in Amsterdam on 3 March 2020, same day and same place as the UEFA Congress 2020.
Hosts of UEFA Competitions
2021 UEFA Champions League Final – Saint Petersburg
2022 UEFA Champions League Final – Munich
2023 UEFA Champions League Final – London (Wembley)
2021 UEFA Europa League Final – Sevilla (Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán)
2021 UEFA Super Cup – Belfast
UEFA Futsal Euro 2022 – The Netherlands
UEFA European Under-17 Championship – Cyprus 2021; Israel 2022
UEFA European Under-19 Championship – Romania 2021; Slovakia 2022
UEFA Women's Under-17 Championships – Faroe Islands 2021; Bosnia-Herzegovina 2022
UEFA Women's Under-19 Championships – Belarus 2021; Czech Republic 2022
UEFA Europa Conference League
The name of the third UEFA club competition was approved as UEFA Europa Conference League and its commercial concept was also ratified. The new competition, which will start in 2021, will have matches played on Thursdays with kick-off times at 18:45 CET and 21:00 CET, similar to the UEFA Europa League. The new early kick-off time will also be used for UEFA Champions League matches on Tuesdays and Wednesdays as of 2021, replacing the current 18:55 CET kick-off.
Concussion
The Executive Committee welcomed the fact that FIFA took note of UEFA's official request to change the protocol in case of concussion – which aims at better protecting players' health - and that the matter will be discussed at the next IFAB meeting.
Source: UEFA
VAR and Goal-Line technology
The UEFA Executive Committee also decided to implement VAR from the knockout stage of the 2019/20 UEFA Europa League; at the finals of the UEFA Women's Champions League from the 2019/20 final onwards; as well as at the final tournament of the 2021 UEFA Women's Euro, where it will work alongside goal-line technology.UEFA Nations League
The UEFA Nations League will have a new league structure comprising 16 teams in Leagues A, B and C and 7 teams in League D, as of the 2020/21 edition. The teams are allocated to leagues based on the overall ranking following the 2018/19 inaugural UEFA Nations League. This change to the format follows a consultation process which involved all of UEFA's 55 national associations and reflects upon their desire to further minimise the number of friendly matches. In addition, it enhances sporting fairness as all teams in the same group will play their last match on the same day and at the same time. The successful concept of the Finals remains untouched, with the four group winners of League A playing each other to determine the UEFA Nations League winners. The committee furthermore confirmed that the 2020/21 UEFA Nations League draw will take place in Amsterdam on 3 March 2020, same day and same place as the UEFA Congress 2020.
Hosts of UEFA Competitions
2021 UEFA Champions League Final – Saint Petersburg
2022 UEFA Champions League Final – Munich
2023 UEFA Champions League Final – London (Wembley)
2021 UEFA Europa League Final – Sevilla (Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán)
2021 UEFA Super Cup – Belfast
UEFA Futsal Euro 2022 – The Netherlands
UEFA European Under-17 Championship – Cyprus 2021; Israel 2022
UEFA European Under-19 Championship – Romania 2021; Slovakia 2022
UEFA Women's Under-17 Championships – Faroe Islands 2021; Bosnia-Herzegovina 2022
UEFA Women's Under-19 Championships – Belarus 2021; Czech Republic 2022
UEFA Europa Conference League
The name of the third UEFA club competition was approved as UEFA Europa Conference League and its commercial concept was also ratified. The new competition, which will start in 2021, will have matches played on Thursdays with kick-off times at 18:45 CET and 21:00 CET, similar to the UEFA Europa League. The new early kick-off time will also be used for UEFA Champions League matches on Tuesdays and Wednesdays as of 2021, replacing the current 18:55 CET kick-off.
Concussion
The Executive Committee welcomed the fact that FIFA took note of UEFA's official request to change the protocol in case of concussion – which aims at better protecting players' health - and that the matter will be discussed at the next IFAB meeting.
Source: UEFA
