2024–25 UEFA Nations League D
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| Dates | 5 September – 19 November 2024 |
| Teams | 6 |
The 2024–25 UEFA Nations League D is the fourth and lowest 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 D consists of the six lowest-ranked UEFA members from 49–54 in the
As Russia were banned from participation in the 2024–25 UEFA Nations League due to their country's invasion of Ukraine,[3] the size of the competition was reduced from 55 to 54 teams. Therefore, as the lowest division, League D was reduced from seven to six teams for the 2024–25 season.[2]
Teams
Team changes
The following are the team changes in League D 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 identity of the play-out losers was not known at the time of the draw.
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 pot 1 and two teams from pot 2.
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 1] as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).
Group 1
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification | 
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| 1 | Gibraltar
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Promotion to League C
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— | 10 Oct | 8 Sep | |
| 2 | San Marino
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for promotion play-offs
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15 Nov | — | 5 Sep | |
| 3 | Liechtenstein
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 Oct | 18 Nov | — |
Group 2
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification | 
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| 1 | Moldova
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Promotion to League C
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— | 7 Sep | 10 Oct | |
| 2 | Malta
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for promotion play-offs
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13 Oct | — | 19 Nov | |
| 3 | Andorra
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 Nov | 10 Sep | — |
Overall ranking
Following the league phase, the six League D teams will be ordered 49th to 54th 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 49th to 50th according to the results of the league phase.
- The teams finishing second in the groups will be ranked 51st to 52nd according to the results of the league phase.
- The teams finishing third in the groups will be ranked 53rd to 54th according to the results of the league phase.
| Rnk | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 49 | Best group winner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 50 | Worst group winner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 51 | Best group runner-up | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 52 | Worst group runner-up | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 53 | Best group 3rd place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 54 | Worst group 3rd 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
References
- ^ "2024/25 UEFA Nations League: All you need to know". UEFA.com. 30 January 2024. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "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.