UEFA Nations League 2024/25: Format, fixtures, results, groups and everything you need to know

The UEFA Nations League has returned following a gripping summer of action at Euro 2024.

With the fourth iteration of the young competition now underway, we've compiled a complete overview of everything to come over the next year as Europe's elite sides go head to head battling for a place in next year's final.

Here's everything you need to know about the Nations League, from format to fixtures and results to tables.

Everything you need to know about the UEFA Nations League

Tournament format

Introduced in 2016, the UEFA Nations League offers an alternate qualification route to the European Championships, particularly benefitting the lower-ranked sides who previously stood no chance.

European Nations are split into four divisions (A-D), each then further broken up into individual groups (1-4).

Winners of each group will be promoted into a higher division, while team who finish bottom will be relegated into the division below. Winners and runners up of the four groups in Division A then qualify for a knockout tournament at the end of the season to crown a UEFA Nations League champion.

UEFA Nations League Groups

Group A1

• Poland
• Portugal
• Scotland
• Croatia

Group A2

• Belgium
• France
• Israel
• Italy

Group A3

• Germany
• Hungary
• Netherlands
• Bosnia & Herzegovina

Group A4

• Denmark
• Spain
• Switzerland
• Serbia

Group B1

• Albania
• Georgia
• Ukraine
• Czechia

Group B2

• England
• Finland
• Greece
• Rep. Ireland

Group B3

• Austria
• Norway
• Kazakhstan
• Slovenia

Group B4

• Iceland
• Turkiye
• Wales
• Montenegro

Group C1

• Sweden
• Estonia
• Azerbaijan
• Slovakia

Group C2

• Cyprus
• Romania
• Lithuania
• Kosovo

Group C3

• Bulgaria
• Northern Ireland
• Luxemburg
• Belarus

Group C4

• Faroe Islands
• Latvia
• Armenia
• North Macedonia

Group D1

• Liechtenstein
• San Marino
• Gibraltar

Group D2

• Malta
• Moldova
• Andorra

Competition Schedule

League phase

Matchday 1

5–7 September 2024

Azerbaijan 1-3 Sweden

San Marino 1-0 Liechtenstien

Northern Ireland 2-0 Luxembourg

Portugal 2-1 Croatia

Denmark 2-0 Switzerland

Scotland 2-3 Poland

Estonia 0-1 Slovakia

Serbia 0-0 Spain

Belarus 0-0 Bulgaria

Kazakhstan 0-0 Norway

Lithuania 0-1 Cyprus

Wales 0-0 Turkey

Kosovo 0-3 Romania

Slovenia 1-1 Austria

Iceland 2-0 Montenegro

Belgium 3-1 Isreal

France 1-3 Italy

Faroe Island 1- North Macedonia

Moldova 2-0 Malta

Republic of Ireland 0-2 England

Georgia 4-1 Czechia

Armenia 4-1 Latvia

Germany 5-0 Hungary

Netherlands 5-2 Bosnia and Herzegovina

Ukraine 1-2 Albania

Greece 3- Finland

Matchday 2

8–10 September 2024

Luxembourg 0-1 Belarus

Denmark 2-0 Serbia

Bulgaria 1-0 Northern Ireland

Gibraltar 2-2 Liechtenstein

Slovakia 2-0 Azerbaijan

Croatia 1-0 Poland

Sweden 3-0 Estonia

Portugal 2-1 Scotland

Switzerland 1-4 Spain

Cyprus 0-4 Kosovo

Israel 1-2 Italy

Turkey 3-1 Iceland

France 2-0 Belgium

Montenegro 1-2 Wales

Romania 3-1 Lithuania

Norway 2-1 Austria

Slovenia 3-0 Kazakhstan

Matchday 3

10–12 October 2024

Matchday 4

13–15 October 2024

Matchday 5

14–16 November 2024

Matchday 6

17–19 November 2024

Quarter-final and play offs

First leg

20 March 2025

Second leg

23 March 2025

Finals

Semi-finals

4–5 June 2025

Third place play-off

8 June 2025

Final

8 June 2025

Past winners

Portugal lifted the first-ever Nations League title with a 3-0 win over Switzerland in the semi-final before defeating the Netherlands in the final. England finished third thanks to a penalty shootout win over Switzerland in the third-placed playoff.

France then lifted the title three years after their World Cup success, defeating Spain 2-1 in the final in Italy.

Spain, however, got their own back, lifting the most recent title thanks to a penalty shootout win over Croatia, perhaps a prelude to the dominance that was to come at Euro 2024.