2024–25 UEFA Nations League B
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Dates | 6 September – 19 November 2024 |
Teams | 16 |
The 2024–25 UEFA Nations League B is the second division of the 2024–25 edition of the UEFA Nations League, the fourth season of the international football competition involving the men's national teams of the 55 member associations of UEFA.
Format
League B consists of 16 UEFA members ranked from 17–32 in the
Teams
Team changes
The following are the team changes in League B from the 2022–23 season:
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Seeding
In the 2024–25 access list, UEFA ranked teams based on the 2022–23 Nations League overall ranking.[4] The seeding pots for the league phase were confirmed on 2 December 2023,[5] and were based on the access list ranking.[2]
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The draw for the league phase took place at the Maison de la Mutualité in Paris, France, on 8 February 2024, 18:00 CET.[6][7] Each group contained one team from each pot. Due to restrictions of excessive travel, only one of England, Iceland, Republic of Ireland or Wales could be drawn with Kazakhstan.
Groups
The fixture list was confirmed by UEFA on 9 February 2024, the day following the draw.[8][9][10]
Times are CET/CEST,[note 2] as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).
Group 1
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation | |||||
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1 | Czech Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Promotion to League A
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— | 10 Sep | 11 Oct | 19 Nov | |
2 | Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for promotion play-offs
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14 Oct | — | 7 Sep | 11 Oct | |
3 | Albania | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for relegation play-offs
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16 Nov | 19 Nov | — | 10 Sep | |
4 | Georgia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to League C
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7 Sep | 16 Nov | 14 Oct | — |
Group 2
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation | |||||
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1 | England | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Promotion to League A
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— | 10 Sep | 17 Nov | 10 Oct | |
2 | Finland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for promotion play-offs
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13 Oct | — | 10 Oct | 17 Nov | |
3 | Republic of Ireland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for relegation play-offs
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7 Sep | 14 Nov | — | 10 Sep | |
4 | Greece | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to League C
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14 Nov | 7 Sep | 13 Oct | — |
Group 3
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation | |||||
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1 | Austria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Promotion to League A
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— | 13 Oct | 17 Nov | 10 Oct | |
2 | Norway | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for promotion play-offs
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9 Sep | — | 10 Oct | 17 Nov | |
3 | Slovenia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for relegation play-offs
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6 Sep | 14 Nov | — | 9 Sep | |
4 | Kazakhstan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to League C
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14 Nov | 6 Sep | 13 Oct | — |
Group 4
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation | |||||
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1 | Wales | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Promotion to League A
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— | 19 Nov | 14 Oct | 6 Sep | |
2 | Iceland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for promotion play-offs
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11 Oct | — | 6 Sep | 14 Oct | |
3 | Montenegro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for relegation play-offs
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9 Sep | 16 Nov | — | 19 Nov | |
4 | Turkey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to League C
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16 Nov | 9 Sep | 11 Oct | — |
Overall ranking
Following the league phase, the 16 League B teams will be ordered 17th to 32nd in an interim overall ranking for the 2024–25 UEFA Nations League according to the following rules:[2]
- The teams finishing first in the groups will be ranked 17th to 20th according to the results of the league phase.
- The teams finishing second in the groups will be ranked 21st to 24th according to the results of the league phase.
- The teams finishing third in the groups will be ranked 25th to 28th according to the results of the league phase.
- The teams finishing fourth in the groups will be ranked 29th to 32nd according to the results of the league phase.
Rnk | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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17 | Best group winner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
18 | 2nd best group winner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
19 | 3rd best group winner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
20 | Worst group winner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
21 | Best group runner-up | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
22 | 2nd best group runner-up | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
23 | 3rd best group runner-up | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
24 | Worst group runner-up | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
25 | Best group 3rd place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
26 | 2nd best group 3rd place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
27 | 3rd best group 3rd place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
28 | Worst group 3rd place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
29 | Best group 4th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
30 | 2nd best group 4th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
31 | 3rd best group 4th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
32 | Worst group 4th place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: Ranking criteria
A final overall ranking will also be compiled, though this is only used to rank teams within their new leagues for the following edition of the competition.[2]
Notes
- ^ On 2 May 2022, UEFA announced that Russia were suspended and automatically relegated from League B due to their country's invasion of Ukraine.[3] Though due to participate in League C for the 2024–25 season, Russia were still suspended at the time of UEFA's entry deadline, and thus were banned from the competition.
- ^ CEST (UTC+2) for matchdays 1–4 (September and October 2024), CET (UTC+1) for matchdays 5–6 (November 2024).
- ^ a b c Due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Ukraine are required to play their home matches at neutral venues until further notice.[11]
References
- ^ "2024/25 UEFA Nations League: All you need to know". UEFA.com. 30 January 2024. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Regulations of the UEFA Nations League, 2024/25" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 11 December 2023. Archived from the original on 8 February 2024. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ "UEFA decisions for upcoming competitions relating to the ongoing suspension of Russian national teams and clubs". UEFA. 2 May 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
- ^ "Overall rankings of the 2022/23 UEFA Nations League" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 12 July 2023. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ "UEFA Nations League – League phase draw procedure" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 2 December 2023. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ "2024/25 UEFA Nations League: League phase draw". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 8 February 2024. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ "2024/25 UEFA Nations League: League phase draw". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 2 February 2024. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ "2024/25 Nations League: All the league phase fixtures". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 9 February 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ^ "UEFA Nations League 2024/25 – Fixture List: League Phase (by league)" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 9 February 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ^ "UEFA Nations League 2024/25 – Fixture List: League Phase (by matchday)" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 9 February 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ^ "Decisions from today's extraordinary UEFA Executive Committee meeting". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 25 February 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2022.