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2024–25 UEFA Nations League
Tournament details
DatesLeague phase:
5 September – 19 November 2024
League A quarter-finals and
League A/B and B/C play-offs:

20–23 March 2025
Nations League Finals:
4–8 June 2025
League C/D play-offs:
26–31 March 2026
Teams54
Tournament statistics
Matches played96
Goals scored249 (2.59 per match)
Attendance1,657,077 (17,261 per match)
Top scorer(s)Slovenia Benjamin Šeško
Sweden Viktor Gyökeres
Turkey Kerem Aktürkoğlu
(4 goals each)
2026–27

The 2024–25 UEFA Nations League is the fourth season of the UEFA Nations League, an international association football competition involving the men's national teams of the member associations of UEFA. The competition will be held from 5 September to 19 November 2024 (league phase), March 2025 (League A quarter-finals and promotion/relegation play-offs) and June 2025 (Nations League Finals).

Spain are the defending champions, having won the 2023 finals.

Format[]

The UEFA national teams will be divided into four leagues, with Leagues A, B, and C featuring 16 teams each, divided into four groups of four teams. League D will feature 7 teams divided into two groups, with one containing four teams and the other containing three. The teams are allocated to leagues based on the 2022–23 UEFA Nations League overall ranking. Each team will play six matches within their group, except for one group in League D which will play four, using the home-and-away round-robin format on double matchdays in the FIFA International Match Calendar.

On 25 January 2023, the UEFA Executive Committee confirmed a modified format for the Nations League following the league phase. In the top division, League A, the group winners and runners-up will advance to a new quarter-final round, played home and away over two legs in March 2025. The winners will qualify for the Nations League Finals, retaining its previous format, which is played in a knockout format, consisting of the semi-finals, third place play-off, and final. The semi-final pairings, along with the administrative home teams for the third place play-off and final, are determined using a draw. The host country will be selected among the four qualified teams by the UEFA Executive Committee, with the winners of the final crowned as the Nations League champions.

Teams will also compete for promotion and relegation to a higher or lower league. The group winners in Leagues B, C, and D are promoted, while the last-placed teams of each group in Leagues A and B are relegated. As League C has four groups while League D has only two, the two worst-ranked League C teams will automatically be relegated (a change from the previous editions, which featured relegation play-outs between the fourth-placed teams of League C). As part of the format change, promotion/relegation play-offs will also be introduced, with the third-placed teams of League A facing the runners-up of League B, the third-placed teams of League B facing the runners-up of League C, and the two best-ranked fourth-placed teams of League C facing the runners-up of League D. The matches will again be played home-and-away over two legs in March 2025, with the winners going to the higher league and the losers entering the lower league.

In all two-legged ties, the higher-seeded team hosts the second leg. The team that scores more goals on aggregate is the winner. If the aggregate score is level, extra time is played (the away goals rule is not applied). If the score remains level after extra time, a penalty shoot-out is used to decide the winner.

Tiebreakers for group ranking[]

NOTE: The following information is based on the current regulations of the UEFA Nations League. All information is subject to future confirmation by UEFA.

If two or more teams in the same group are equal on points on completion of the league phase, the following tie-breaking criteria are applied:

  1. Higher number of points obtained in the matches played among the teams in question;
  2. Superior goal difference in matches played among the teams in question;
  3. Higher number of goals scored in the matches played among the teams in question;
  4. If, after having applied criteria 1 to 3, teams still have an equal ranking, criteria 1 to 3 are reapplied exclusively to the matches between the teams in question to determine their final rankings. If this procedure does not lead to a decision, criteria 5 to 11 apply;
  5. Superior goal difference in all group matches;
  6. Higher number of goals scored in all group matches;
  7. Higher number of away goals scored in all group matches;
  8. Higher number of wins in all group matches;
  9. Higher number of away wins in all group matches;
  10. Lower disciplinary points total in all group matches (1 point for a single yellow card, 3 points for a red card as a consequence of two yellow cards, 3 points for a direct red card, 4 points for a yellow card followed by a direct red card).
  11. Position in the 2024–25 UEFA Nations League access list.

Criteria for league ranking[]

Individual league rankings are established according to the following criteria:

  1. Position in the group;
  2. Higher number of points;
  3. Superior goal difference;
  4. Higher number of goals scored;
  5. Higher number of goals scored away from home;
  6. Higher number of wins;
  7. Higher number of wins away from home;
  8. Lower disciplinary points total (1 point for a single yellow card, 3 points for a red card as a consequence of two yellow cards, 3 points for a direct red card, 4 points for a yellow card followed by a direct red card).
  9. Position in the 2024–25 UEFA Nations League access list.

To rank teams in League D, which is composed of different-sized groups, the results against the fourth-placed team in Group D1 are not taken into account to compare teams placed first, second, and third in their respective groups.

The ranking of the top 4 teams in League A is determined by their finish in the Nations League Finals:

  1. The winner is ranked 1st;
  2. The runner-up is ranked 2nd;
  3. The third-placed team is ranked 3rd;
  4. The fourth-placed team is ranked 4th.

Criteria for overall ranking[]

The overall UEFA Nations League rankings are established as follows:

  1. The 16 League A teams are ranked 1st to 16th according to their league rankings.
  2. The 16 League B teams are ranked 17th to 32nd according to their league rankings.
  3. The 16 League C teams are ranked 33rd to 48th according to their league rankings.
  4. The 7 League D teams are ranked 49th to 55th according to their league rankings.

2026 FIFA World Cup qualification[]

Main article: 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)

The 2024–25 UEFA Nations League will be partially linked with European qualification for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The twelve qualifying group runners-up and the four best-ranked Nations League group winners who are not qualifying group winners or runners-up will be drawn into four play-off paths of single-leg semi-finals and single-leg finals to determine the last four UEFA teams to qualify for the World Cup.

Schedule[]

Below is the schedule of the 2024–25 UEFA Nations League.

Stage Round FIFA window
League phase Matchday 1 2–10 September 2024
Matchday 2
Matchday 3 7–15 October 2024
Matchday 4
Matchday 5 11–19 November 2024
Matchday 6
League A quarter-finals and
promotion/relegation play-offs
First leg 17–25 March 2025
Second leg
Finals Semi-finals 2–10 June 2025
Third place play-off
Final

Teams[]

2024–25 UEFA Nations League map

Map showing the leagues each national team will participate in.

  League A
  League B
  League C
  League D
  To be determined
  Team banned from competition

All 54 UEFA national teams were able to submit an entry for the competition, except Russia due to their country's invasion of Ukraine. The teams which finished bottom of their group in Leagues A and B, as well as the losers from the League C relegation play-outs, from the 2022–23 season will move down a league, while the group winners of Leagues B, C and D will move up. The remaining teams will stay in their respective leagues.

In an interview with the Polish website meczyki.pl, UEFA vice-president Zbigniew Boniek said that all ten teams from CONMEBOL, South America's football federation, could join the UEFA Nations League from the 2024–25 edition of the competition. The plans, which would act as a response to FIFA's biennial World Cup plans, were intended as part of enhanced cooperation between the two organisations following the signing of a memorandum of understanding and the opening of a joint office in London. However, such an expansion was made unlikely after CONMEBOL submitted a request to FIFA to maintain the round-robin qualification format for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. On 25 January 2023, the UEFA Executive Committee confirmed the format for the 2024–25 UEFA Nations League, with no South American teams to be added.

Teams below are ordered within their league by the 2022–23 UEFA Nations League overall ranking. UEFA confirmed allocation of teams to each league, and the seeding pots, on 2 December 2023.

Key
Rise Promoted in previous season
Fall Relegated in previous season
League A
Pot Team Prv Rank
1 Flag of Spain Spain 1
Croatia Croatia 2
Flag of Italy Italy 3
Netherlands Netherlands 4
2 Flag of Denmark Denmark 5
Flag of Portugal Portugal 6
Belgium Belgium 7
Flag of Hungary Hungary 8
3 Switzerland rectangle Switzerland 9
Germany Germany 10
Flag of Poland Poland 11
Flag of France France 12
4 Flag of Israel Israel Rise 13
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina Rise 14
Flag of Serbia Serbia Rise 15
Scotland Scotland Rise 16
League B
Pot Team Prv Rank
1 Flag of Austria Austria Fall 17
Flag of Czech Czech Republic Fall 18
England England Fall 19
Flag of Wales Wales Fall 20
2 Flag of Finland Finland 21
Flag of Ukraine Ukraine 22
Flag of Iceland Iceland 23
Flag of Norway Norway 24
3 Flag of Slovenia Slovenia 25
Flag of Republic Ireland Republic of Ireland 26
Flag of Albania Albania 27
Flag of Montenegro Montenegro 28
4 Flag of Georgia Georgia Rise 29
Flag of Greece.svg Greece Rise 30
Flag of Turkey Turkey Rise 31
Flag of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan Rise 32
League C
Pot Team Prv Rank
1 Romania Romania Fall 33
Flag of Sweden Good one Sweden Fall 34
Flag of Armenia Armenia Fall 35
Luxembourg Luxembourg 36
2 Flag of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan 37
Flag of Kosovo Kosovo 38
Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria 39
Faroe Islands Faroe Islands 40
3 Flag of Macedonia North Macedonia 41
Slovakia flag hi res Slovakia 42
Flag of Northern Ireland Northern Ireland 43
Flag of Cyprus Cyprus 44
4 Belarus Flag Belarus 45
Flag of Lithuania Lithuania 46
Flag of Estonia Estonia Rise 47
Latvia Latvia Rise 48
League D
Pot Team Prv Rank
1 Flag of Gibraltar Gibraltar Fall 49
Flag of Moldova Moldova 50
2 Malta Malta 51
Flag of Andorra Andorra 52
San Marino San Marino 53
Liechtenstein Liechtenstein 54
Banned from entering competition
Team
Flag of Russia Good One Russia

Draw[]

The draw for the league phase will take place in Paris, France, on 8 February 2024, along with UEFA Congress. The seeding has yet to be announced. The congress and draw were originally planned to take place in Madrid, but were relocated due to the Luis Rubiales scandal.

League A[]

Main article: 2024–25 UEFA Nations League A

Group A1[]

Team Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Notes
Flag of Portugal Portugal 4 3 1 0 7 3 +4 10 Advance to quarter-finals
Croatia Croatia 4 2 1 1 7 6 +1 7
Flag of Poland Poland 4 1 1 2 7 9 −2 4 Qualification for relegation play-offs
Scotland Scotland 4 0 1 3 4 7 −3 1 Relegation to League B

Group A2[]

Team Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Notes
Flag of Italy Italy 4 3 1 0 11 5 +6 10 Advance to quarter-finals
Flag of France France 4 3 0 1 9 5 +4 9
Belgium Belgium 4 1 1 2 6 7 −1 4 Qualification for relegation play-offs
Flag of Israel Israel 4 0 0 4 4 13 −9 0 Relegation to League B

Group A3[]

Team Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Notes
Germany Germany 4 3 1 0 10 3 +7 10 Advance to quarter-finals
Netherlands Netherlands 4 1 2 1 8 6 +2 5
Flag of Hungary Hungary 4 1 2 1 3 6 −3 5 Qualification for relegation play-offs
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina 4 0 1 3 3 9 −6 1 Relegation to League B

Group A4[]

Team Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Notes
Flag of Spain Spain 4 3 1 0 8 1 +7 10 Advance to quarter-finals
Flag of Denmark Denmark 4 2 1 1 6 3 +3 7
Flag of Serbia Serbia 4 1 1 2 2 5 −3 4 Qualification for relegation play-offs
Switzerland rectangle Switzerland 4 0 1 3 3 10 −7 1 Relegation to League B

Quarter-finals[]

The first and second legs will be played in March 2025.

Team #1   Agg.   Team #2   1st leg     2nd leg  
Group runner-up Group winner Mar '25 Mar '25
Group runner-up Group winner Mar '25 Mar '25
Group runner-up Group winner Mar '25 Mar '25
Group runner-up Group winner Mar '25 Mar '25

Nations League Finals[]

The host of the Nations League Finals will be selected from the four qualified teams. The semi-final pairings will be determined using an open draw. For scheduling purposes, the host team is allocated to semi-final 1 as the administrative home team.

Bracket[]

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Semi-finals Final
June – TBD
 Winner quarter-final (host)    
 Winner quarter-final    
 
June – TBD
     Winner Match 1  
   Winner Match 2  
Third place play-off
June – TBD June – TBD
 Winner quarter-final    Loser Match 1  
 Winner quarter-final      Loser Match 2  

Semi-finals[]

June 2025 (2025-06)
Winner quarter-final (host) Match 1 Winner quarter-final

June 2025 (2025-06)
Winner quarter-final Match 2 Winner quarter-final

Third-place play-off[]

June 2025 (2025-06)
Loser Match 1 Match 3 Loser Match 2

Final[]

June 2025 (2025-06)
Winner Match 1 Match 4 Winner Match 2

League B[]

Main article: 2024–25 UEFA Nations League B

Group B1[]

Team Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Notes
Flag of Czech Czech Republic 4 2 1 1 7 7 0 7 Promotion to League A
Flag of Georgia Georgia 4 2 0 2 5 3 +2 6 Qualification for promotion play-offs
Flag of Albania Albania 4 2 0 2 3 4 −1 6 Qualification for relegation play-offs
Flag of Ukraine Ukraine 4 1 1 2 5 6 −1 4 Relegation to League C

Group B2[]

Team Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Notes
Flag of Greece.svg Greece 4 4 0 0 9 1 +8 12 Promotion to League A
England England 4 3 0 1 8 3 +5 9 Qualification for promotion play-offs
Flag of Republic Ireland Republic Ireland 4 1 0 3 2 7 −5 3 Qualification for relegation play-offs
Flag of Finland Finland 4 0 0 4 2 10 −8 0 Relegation to League C

Group B3[]

Team Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Notes
Flag of Norway Norway 4 2 1 1 6 6 0 7 Promotion to League A
Flag of Austria Austria 4 2 1 1 11 4 +7 7 Qualification for promotion play-offs
Flag of Slovenia Slovenia 4 2 1 1 5 4 +1 7 Qualification for relegation play-offs
Flag of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan 4 0 1 3 0 8 −8 1 Relegation to League C

Group B4[]

Team Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Notes
Flag of Turkey Turkey 4 3 1 0 8 3 +5 10 Promotion to League A
Flag of Wales Wales 4 2 2 0 5 3 +2 8 Qualification for promotion play-offs
Flag of Iceland Iceland 4 1 1 2 7 9 −2 4 Qualification for relegation play-offs
Flag of Montenegro Montenegro 4 0 0 4 1 6 −5 0 Relegation to League C

League C[]

Main article: 2024–25 UEFA Nations League C

Group C1[]

Team Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Notes
Flag of Sweden Good one Sweden 4 3 1 0 11 3 +8 10 Promotion to League B
Slovakia flag hi res Slovakia 4 3 1 0 8 3 +5 10 Qualification for promotion play-offs
Flag of Estonia Estonia 4 1 0 3 3 8 −5 3
Flag of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan 4 0 0 4 3 11 −8 0 Relegation to League D or qualification for relegation play-offs

Group C2[]

Team Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Notes
Romania Romania 4 4 0 0 11 2 +9 12 Promotion to League B
Flag of Kosovo Kosovo 4 3 0 1 9 4 +5 9 Qualification for promotion play-offs
Flag of Cyprus Cyprus 4 1 0 3 1 10 −9 3
Flag of Lithuania Lithuania 4 0 0 4 3 8 −5 0 Relegation to League D or qualification for relegation play-offs

Group C3[]

Team Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Notes
Flag of Northern Ireland Northern Ireland 4 2 1 1 7 1 +6 7 Promotion to League B
Belarus Flag Belarus 4 1 3 0 2 1 +1 6 Qualification for promotion play-offs
Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria 4 1 2 1 1 5 −4 5
Luxembourg Luxembourg 4 0 2 2 1 4 −3 2 Relegation to League D or qualification for relegation play-offs

Group C4[]

Team Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Notes
Flag of Macedonia North Macedonia 4 3 1 0 8 1 +7 10 Promotion to League B
Flag of Armenia Armenia 4 1 1 2 6 7 −1 4 Qualification for promotion play-offs
Latvia Latvia 4 1 1 2 3 8 −5 4
Faroe Islands Faroe Islands 4 0 3 1 4 5 −1 3 Relegation to League D or qualification for relegation play-offs

Ranking of fourth-placed teams[]

Template:2024–25 UEFA Nations League C overall table

League D[]

Main article: 2024–25 UEFA Nations League D

Group D1[]

Team Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Notes
Flag of Gibraltar Gibraltar 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 5 Promotion to League C
San Marino San Marino 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 3 Qualification for promotion play-offs
Liechtenstein Liechtenstein 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2

Group D2[]

Team Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Notes
Flag of Moldova Moldova 3 2 0 1 4 1 +3 6 Promotion to League C
Malta Malta 3 2 0 1 2 2 0 6 Qualification for promotion play-offs
Flag of Andorra Andorra 2 0 0 2 0 3 −3 0

Promotion/relegation play-offs[]

The first and second legs will be played in March 2025.

League A vs League B[]

Team #1   Agg.   Team #2   1st leg     2nd leg  
League B runner-up League A third place Mar '25 Mar '25
League B runner-up League A third place Mar '25 Mar '25
League B runner-up League A third place Mar '25 Mar '25
League B runner-up League A third place Mar '25 Mar '25

League B vs League C[]

Team #1   Agg.   Team #2   1st leg     2nd leg  
League C runner-up League B third place Mar '25 Mar '25
League C runner-up League B third place Mar '25 Mar '25
League C runner-up League B third place Mar '25 Mar '25
League C runner-up League B third place Mar '25 Mar '25

League C vs League D[]

Team #1   Agg.   Team #2   1st leg     2nd leg  
League D runner-up League C best third place Mar '25 Mar '25
League D runner-up League C best third place Mar '25 Mar '25

Overall ranking[]

The results of each team will be used to calculate the overall ranking of the competition.

League A League B
Template:2024–25 UEFA Nations League A overall table Template:2024–25 UEFA Nations League B overall table
League C League D
Template:2024–25 UEFA Nations League C overall table Template:2024–25 UEFA Nations League D overall table

External links[]


UEFA Nations League vte
Seasons 2018–19 (ABCD)2020–21 (ABCD)2022–23 (ABCD)2024–25 (ABCD)
League A Finals Tournaments: Portugal 2019Italy 2021Netherlands 2023
TBD 2025

Final matches: 201920212023
Squads: 2019202120232025

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