2024–25 UEFA Nations League D
| Tournament details | |
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| Dates | 5 September – 19 November 2024 |
| Teams | 6 |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 8 |
| Goals scored | 12 (1.5 per match) |
| Attendance | 22,932 (2,867 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Twelve players (1 goal each) |
← 2022–23 2026–27 → All statistics correct as of 13 October 2024. | |
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
[edit]League D consists of the six lowest-ranked UEFA members from 49–54 in the 2024–25 UEFA Nations League access list, split into two groups of three. Each team will play four matches within their group, using the home-and-away round-robin on double matchdays in September, October, and November 2024.[1] The winners of both groups will be automatically promoted to the 2026–27 UEFA Nations League C. In addition, the second-placed team of both groups will advance to the promotion play-offs against the two best-ranked fourth-placed teams from League C home-and-away over two legs on March 26 and 31 2026, with the League C teams hosting the second leg. The winner of the tie will participate in the 2026–27 UEFA Nations League C, while the losers will enter League D.[2]
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
[edit]Team changes
[edit]The following are the team changes in League D from the 2022–23 season:
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Seeding
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |  |  |  | |
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| 1 | Gibraltar | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 | Promotion to League C | — | 1–0 | 2–2 | |
| 2 | San Marino | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Qualification for promotion play-offs | 15 Nov | — | 1–0 | |
| 3 | Liechtenstein (Y) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 | 0–0 | 18 Nov | — |
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(Y) Cannot be promoted automatically, may at best reach the promotion play-offs
| San Marino | 1–0 | Liechtenstein |
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| Gibraltar | 1–0 | San Marino |
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Group 2
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |  |  |  | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moldova | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 6[a] | Promotion to League C | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
| 2 | Malta | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6[a] | Qualification for promotion play-offs | 1–0 | — | 19 Nov | |
| 3 | Andorra | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0 | 16 Nov | 0–1 | — |
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:
Goalscorers
[edit]There have been 12 goals scored in 8 matches, for an average of 1.5 goals per match (as of 13 October 2024).
1 goal
Overall ranking
[edit]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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49 | D2 | Moldova | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 6 |
| 50 | D1 | Gibraltar | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 |
| 51 | D2 | Malta | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 52 | D1 | San Marino | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 53 | D1 | Liechtenstein | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 |
| 54 | D2 | Andorra | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ "San Marino vs. Liechtenstein" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 5 September 2024. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
- ^ "Gibraltar vs. Liechtenstein" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 8 September 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ "Gibraltar vs. San Marino" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 10 October 2024. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
- ^ "Liechtenstein vs. Gibraltar" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 13 October 2024. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
- ^ "Moldova vs. Malta" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 7 September 2024. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ "Andorra vs. Malta" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 10 September 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
- ^ "Moldova vs. Andorra" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 10 October 2024. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
- ^ "Malta vs. Moldova" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 13 October 2024. Retrieved 13 October 2024.