The 2024–25 UEFA Nations League D was the fourth and lowest division of the 2024–25 edition of the

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, the fourth season of the international

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Format

League D consisted 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 played four matches within their group, using the home-and-away round-robin on double matchdays in September, October, and November 2024. The winners of both groups were automatically promoted to the 2026–27 UEFA Nations League C. In addition, the second-placed team of both groups advanced to the

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against the two best-ranked fourth-placed teams from League C, to play home-and-away over two legs in March 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

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were banned from participation in the 2024–25 UEFA Nations League due to their country's invasion of Ukraine, 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.

Teams

Team changes

The following were the team changes in League D from the 2022–23 season:

Seeding

In the 2024–25 access list, UEFA ranked teams based on the 2022–23 Nations League overall ranking. The seeding pots for the league phase were confirmed on 2 December 2023, and were based on the access list ranking. The draw for the league phase took place at the

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. 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. Times are

/ CEST, as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).

Group 1

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Group 2

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Goalscorers

Overall ranking

Following the league phase, the six League D teams were ordered 49th to 54th in an interim overall ranking for the 2024–25 UEFA Nations League according to the following rules: *The teams finishing first in the groups were ranked 49th to 50th according to the results of the league phase. *The teams finishing second in the groups were ranked 51st to 52nd according to the results of the league phase. *The teams finishing third in the groups were ranked 53rd to 54th according to the results of the league phase. 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.

Notes

References

External links

* {{2024–25 in European football (UEFA)