2024–25 UEFA Nations League#Seeding

The UEFA national teams were divided into four leagues, with Leagues A, B, and C featuring 16 teams each, divided into four groups of four teams, while League D featured 6 teams divided into two groups of three. The teams were allocated to leagues based on the 2022–23 UEFA Nations League overall ranking. Each team played six matches within their group, except for teams in League D which played four, using the home-and-away round-robin format on double matchdays in September, October and November 2024.{{cite news |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/news/0288-19a14a0f77d0-8b88a4fd8106-1000/ |title=2024/25 UEFA Nations League: All you need to know |website=UEFA |date=30 January 2024 |access-date=8 February 2024}}

On 25 January 2023, the UEFA Executive Committee confirmed an altered format for the Nations League following the league phase.{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/027d-1727b3b1e199-61019185e2c8-1000/ |title=New formats for UEFA men's national team competitions approved |publisher=UEFA |date=25 January 2023 |access-date=25 January 2023}}{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/news/027d-1727c0e139f9-09e874c7a1cf-1000/ |title=Nations League set to expand with new knockout round from 2024/25 |publisher=UEFA |date=25 January 2023 |access-date=26 January 2023}} In the top division, League A, the group winners and runners-up advanced to a new quarter-final round, played home-and-away over two legs in March 2025. In each tie, group winners faced a runner-up from a different group, with the group winner hosting the second leg. The four quarter-final winners qualified for the Nations League Finals, retaining its previous format, which will be played in a knockout format, consisting of the semi-finals, third place play-off and final. The semi-final pairings are determined by means of a draw. The host country for the Nations League Finals was selected from among the four qualified teams by the UEFA Executive Committee, with the winners of the final crowned as the Nations League champions.

Teams also competed for promotion and relegation to a higher or lower league. The group winners in Leagues B, C, and D were directly promoted, while the last-placed teams of each group in Leagues A and B were directly relegated. As League C had four groups while League D had only two, the two lowest-ranked League C teams were automatically 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 were also 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 be played home-and-away over two legs in March 2025 (League A/B and B/C) and March 2026 (League C/D), with the winners going to the higher league and the losers entering the lower league.{{cite web |url=https://editorial.uefa.com/resources/027d-172768727c48-45d6e1772dcc-1000/new_format_for_uefa_men_s_national_team_competitions.pdf |title=New formats for UEFA men's national team competitions |publisher=UEFA |date=25 January 2023 |access-date=25 January 2023}}

In all two-legged ties, the higher-ranked teams host 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.{{cite web |url=https://documents.uefa.com/r/Regulations-of-the-UEFA-Nations-League-2024/25-Online |title=Regulations of the UEFA Nations League, 2024/25 |website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |format=PDF |date=11 December 2023 |access-date=8 February 2024 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240208090253/https://documents.uefa.com/api/khub/maps/otUcsEb2itzXUnw8dos1iQ/attachments/_cm94sGUOEarkSBFBeLppg/content |archive-date=8 February 2024}}

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The 2024–25 Nations League will be partially linked with European qualification for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, with the format confirmed by the UEFA Executive Committee during their meeting in Nyon, Switzerland, on 28 June 2023.{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/0282-185d513bd18e-32f59d9c7dea-1000/ |title=Lisbon to host UEFA Women's Champions League final in 2025 |work=UEFA |date=28 June 2023 |access-date=28 June 2023}} The twelve group winners of FIFA World Cup qualification after the first round (group stage) will qualify directly for the World Cup. Then, the second round (play-offs) will be contested by the twelve group runners-up, along with the four best Nations League group winners, based on the Nations League overall ranking, that finished outside the top two of their qualifying group. The play-offs will be split into four play-off paths, played in two single-match knockout rounds (semi-finals and finals, with the home teams to be drawn), from which an additional four teams will also qualify.{{cite news |url=https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/worldcup/canadamexicousa2026/news/journey-to-historic-fifa-world-cup-2026-tm-kicks-off-in-south-america |title=CONMEBOL kick off journey of "great joy and happiness" to historic FIFA World Cup 2026, says FIFA President |publisher=FIFA |date=7 September 2023 |access-date=8 February 2024}}

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. Higher 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.{{efn|When two or more teams are tied in points, criteria 1 to 3 are applied. After these criteria are applied, they may define the position of some of the teams involved, but not all of them. For example, if there is a three-way tie on points, the application of the first three criteria may only break the tie for one of the teams, leaving the other two teams still tied. In this case, the tiebreaking procedure is resumed, from the beginning, for those teams that are still tied.}} If this procedure does not lead to a decision, criteria 5 to 11 apply;
5. Higher 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. Higher position in the 2024–25 UEFA Nations League access list.

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Individual league rankings are established according to the following criteria:

1. Position in the group;
2. Higher number of points;
3. Higher 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. Higher position in the 2024–25 UEFA Nations League access list.

Following the completion of the league phase, the interim 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 6 League D teams are ranked 49th to 54th according to their league rankings.

Following the completion of the League A knockout stage and promotion/relegation play-offs, the final overall UEFA Nations League rankings are established. Within each of the groups listed below, teams are ordered based on their interim overall ranking.

1. The four Nations League Finals participants are ranked as follows:
2. The winner is ranked 1st;
3. The runner-up is ranked 2nd;
4. The third-placed team is ranked 3rd;
5. The fourth-placed team is ranked 4th.
6. The four League A quarter-final losers are ranked 5th to 8th.
7. The four teams directly promoted to League A, and the four winners of the League A/B play-offs, are ranked 9th to 16th.
8. The four teams directly relegated to League B, and the four losers of the League A/B play-offs, are ranked 17th to 24th.
9. The four teams directly promoted to League B, and the four winners of the League B/C play-offs, are ranked 25th to 32nd.
10. The four teams directly relegated to League C, and the four losers of the League B/C play-offs, are ranked 33rd to 40th.
11. The four League C third-placed teams remain ranked 41st to 44th.
12. The two teams directly promoted to League C, and the two winners of the League C/D play-offs, are ranked 45th to 48th.
13. The two teams directly relegated to League D, and the two losers of the League C/D play-offs, will be ranked 49th to 52nd.
14. The two League D third-placed teams remain ranked 53rd and 54th.

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

To allow for enough teams to participate in the start of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification group stage in March 2025, the League C/D promotion/relegation play-offs will be played in March 2026. If any of the teams due to participate in these ties advance to the World Cup play-offs in March 2026, the League C/D promotion/relegation play-offs will be cancelled, and all teams will remain in their respective leagues for the following edition.

The fixture list was confirmed by UEFA on 9 February 2024, the day following the draw.{{cite web |url=https://editorial.uefa.com/resources/0288-1998d453c2ec-eb85d9638283-1000/04.03.02_unl_2425_fixture_list_procedure_en_20231202111749.pdf |title=Fixture list procedure for the 2024/25 UEFA Nations League league phase |website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=2 December 2023 |access-date=8 February 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/news/028a-1a23b4c739a8-07fe752f503f-1000/ |title=2024/25 Nations League: All the league phase fixtures |website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=9 February 2024 |access-date=22 November 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://archive.org/download/uefa-nations-league-2024-25-league-phase-fixture-list/2024-25-uefa-nations-league-league-phase-fixtures-by-league.pdf |title=UEFA Nations League 2024/25 – Fixture List: League Phase (by league) |website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=9 February 2024 |access-date=9 February 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://archive.org/download/uefa-nations-league-2024-25-league-phase-fixture-list/2024-25-uefa-nations-league-league-phase-fixtures-by-matchday.pdf |title=UEFA Nations League 2024/25 – Fixture List: League Phase (by matchday) |website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=9 February 2024 |access-date=9 February 2024}}

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54 of UEFA's 55 national teams entered the competition. Russia, slated to participate in League C, were suspended due to Russian invasion of Ukraine.{{cite press release|url=https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/worldcup/qatar2022/media-releases/fifa-uefa-suspend-russian-clubs-and-national-teams-from-all-competitions |title=FIFA/UEFA suspend Russian clubs and national teams from all competitions |work=FIFA |date=28 February 2022 |access-date=12 July 2024}} The teams which finished bottom of their group in Leagues A and B, as well as the losers from the relegation play-outs of League C, from the 2022–23 season moved down a league, while the group winners of Leagues B, C and D moved up. The remaining teams stayed in their respective leagues.{{cite news |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/news/026e-13698f20e8cb-8372848125f5-1000/ |title=2022/23 UEFA Nations League: All you need to know |website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=14 April 2022 |access-date=20 April 2022}}

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.{{cite news |last1=Włodarczyk |first1=Tomasz |title=Rewolucja w Lidze Narodów! Czeka nas mini-mundial. Polska może zagrać z Brazylią! [NASZ NEWS] |url=https://www.meczyki.pl/newsy/europa-i-ameryka-poludniowa-lacza-sily-nowa-liga-narodow-od-2024-roku-nasz-news/179129-n |access-date=17 December 2021 |work=Meczyki.pl |language=pl}} 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.{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/0270-13f6f29ca74e-264305ef4e74-1000/ |title=UEFA and CONMEBOL renew and extend Memorandum of Understanding |website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=15 December 2021 |access-date=15 December 2021}} However, such an expansion was not possible after CONMEBOL submitted a request to FIFA to maintain the round-robin qualification format for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.{{cite web |url=https://www.conmebol.com/noticias/paises-sudamericanos-pediran-a-la-fifa-mantener-el-formato-de-las-eliminatorias/ |title=Países sudamericanos pedirán a la FIFA mantener el formato de las Eliminatorias |trans-title=South American countries will ask FIFA to maintain the format of the Qualifiers |publisher=CONMEBOL |date=22 August 2022 |access-date=28 September 2022 |language=es}} 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.

In the 2022–23 access list, UEFA ranked teams based on the 2022–23 UEFA Nations League overall ranking,{{cite web |url=https://editorial.uefa.com/resources/0279-1636ce1f2295-f77616bdffaa-1000/un.pdf.pdf |title=Overall ranking of the 2022/23 UEFA Nations League |website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=27 September 2022 |access-date=28 September 2022}} with slight modifications: teams that were relegated in the previous season were ranked immediately below those who were promoted, and rankings shifted with the removal of Russia. The seeding pots for the league phase were based on the access list ranking. The seeding pots, draw procedure, and fixture list procedures were confirmed by the UEFA Executive Committee during their meeting in Hamburg, Germany, on 2 December 2023.{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/0288-19990da6fca0-dd554338a025-1000/ |title=UEFA EURO 2024 prize money distribution system confirmed |website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=2 December 2023 |access-date=3 December 2023}}

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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.{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/draws/2025/2001938/ |title=2024/25 UEFA Nations League: League phase draw |website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=8 February 2024 |access-date=8 February 2024}}{{cite news |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/news/028a-1a1579c12dec-5cadac35d0a0-1000/ |title=2024/25 UEFA Nations League: League phase draw |website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=2 February 2024 |access-date=8 February 2024}}{{cite news |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/news/028a-1a22410a8139-70682d1683e3-1000/ |title=Nations League draw: Italy and France to meet in 2024/25 league phase |website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=8 February 2024 |access-date=9 February 2024}} The draw, originally planned to take place in Madrid, was relocated due to the Luis Rubiales scandal.{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/0285-191247fad23e-824e6cf31d48-1000/ |title=Warsaw to host 2024 UEFA Super Cup |website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=26 September 2023 |access-date=8 February 2024}}{{cite news |last=Mukherjee |first=Soham |url=https://www.goal.com/en/news/uefa-2024-annual-congress-from-madrid-to-paris-luis-rubiales-jenni-hermoso-scandal/blt7152aabd4a45f697/ |title=UEFA moves 2024 annual congress from Madrid to Paris in wake of Luis Rubiales scandal |work=Goal |date=26 September 2023 |access-date=29 September 2023}}

For political reasons, Armenia and Azerbaijan (due to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict) could not be drawn into the same group. Due to excessive travel restrictions, only one of England, Iceland, the Republic of Ireland or Wales could be drawn with Kazakhstan. No winter venue restrictions were necessary for countries with a risk of severe winter weather, and several other potential political and excessive travel restrictions were not required because the teams concerned were either in different leagues or the same draw pot.{{cite web |url=https://editorial.uefa.com/resources/0288-1998d51d0fd5-7d6b0ba88ce6-1000/04.03.02_unl_2425_league_phase_draw_procedure_en.pdf |title=UEFA Nations League – League phase draw procedure |website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=2 December 2023 |access-date=8 February 2024}}

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Starting from the 2024–25 season, the overall rankings were split into interim and final versions. While the interim overall rankings were based on league rankings, explicitly ordering teams from higher leagues over those from lower ones, the final overall rankings will take into account the results of the League A knockout stage and promotion/relegation play-offs, updating the interim overall rankings accordingly.

Following the conclusion of the league phase in November 2024, an interim overall ranking was established based on the results of each league.{{cite web |url=https://editorial.uefa.com/resources/0296-1d23fb95a9bd-bede76ddffb3-1000/unlrankings.pdf |title=Interim overall rankings of the UEFA Nations League 2024/25 |publisher=UEFA |date=23 March 2025}}

The final overall ranking, established at the conclusion of the competition, adjusts the interim overall ranking by taking into account the results of the League A knockout stage and promotion/relegation play-offs. Teams that were promoted at the end of the 2024–25 season are ranked above those who were relegated, with the final rankings reflecting the composition of leagues for the 2026–27 UEFA Nations League.

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Based on the interim overall ranking, the four best-ranked Nations League group winners that finish outside the top two of their World Cup qualifying group will join the twelve group runners-up in the World Cup qualification second round (play-offs). If fewer than four Nations League group winners can be selected, the remaining spot(s) will be allocated to the best-ranked remaining team(s) in the Nations League interim overall ranking that finished outside the top two of their qualifying group.{{cite web |url=https://archive.org/download/draw-procedures-for-the-uefa-preliminary-draw-for-the-fifa-world-cup-26/UEFA_Preliminary_Competition_for_the_FIFA_World_Cup_26_Additional_Competition_Information.pdf |title=UEFA Preliminary Competition for the FIFA World Cup 26 – Additional Competition Information |publisher=FIFA |date=September 2024 |access-date=20 November 2024}}

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