# 2024–25 UEFA Nations League promotion/relegation play-offs
The 2024–25 [UEFA Nations League](https://www.edgepedia.org/uefa-nations-league) promotion/relegation play-offs were two-legged ties played in March 2025 and March 2026 that decided which leagues (A, B, C, or D) twenty national teams, comprising eight in the League A/B play-offs, eight in the League B/C play-offs, and four in the League C/D play-offs, would occupy in the next edition of the competition.[6](https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/news/0292-1c2abf3ccd56-d65f5c73f690-1000/) The League A/B and League B/C play-offs were played on 20 and 23 March 2025, and the League C/D play-offs on 26 and 31 March 2026.[1](https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/news/0296-1d165d4a3647-4d55eede66c2-1000--nations-league-play-offs-results-promotion-and-relegation/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Purpose | Determine the league allocation of participating teams for the next edition of the UEFA Nations League[1](https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/news/0296-1d165d4a3647-4d55eede66c2-1000--nations-league-play-offs-results-promotion-and-relegation/) |
| Dates | League A/B and B/C first legs 20 March 2025, second legs 23 March 2025; League C/D legs 26 and 31 March 2026[1](https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/news/0296-1d165d4a3647-4d55eede66c2-1000--nations-league-play-offs-results-promotion-and-relegation/) |
| League A/B winners | Türkiye (6-1 agg), Belgium (4-3 agg), Serbia (3-1 agg), Greece (3-1 agg)[1](https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/news/0296-1d165d4a3647-4d55eede66c2-1000--nations-league-play-offs-results-promotion-and-relegation/) |
| League B/C winners | Kosovo (5-2 agg), Republic of Ireland (4-2 agg), Georgia (9-1 agg), Slovenia (1-0 agg, aet)[1](https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/news/0296-1d165d4a3647-4d55eede66c2-1000--nations-league-play-offs-results-promotion-and-relegation/) |
| League C/D winners | Latvia (2-0 agg), Luxembourg (5-0 agg)[1](https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/news/0296-1d165d4a3647-4d55eede66c2-1000--nations-league-play-offs-results-promotion-and-relegation/) |
| Format | Two legs; if level after 180 minutes, two 15-minute extra time periods, then a penalty shoot-out if still level[1](https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/news/0296-1d165d4a3647-4d55eede66c2-1000--nations-league-play-offs-results-promotion-and-relegation/) |
## How the play-offs worked
The play-offs determine the league allocation of participating teams for the next edition of the competition.[1](https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/news/0296-1d165d4a3647-4d55eede66c2-1000--nations-league-play-offs-results-promotion-and-relegation/) Each tie is played over two legs, and in each play-off match the team from the lower league plays the first leg at home.[2](https://documents.uefa.com/r/Regulations-of-the-UEFA-Nations-League-2024/25/Article-16-Match-system-play-offs-Online) Should the aggregate score have stood at 180 minutes, the second leg would have gone into two 15-minute halves of extra time, with a penalty shoot-out deciding the winner had the tie remained deadlocked after that.[1](https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/news/0296-1d165d4a3647-4d55eede66c2-1000--nations-league-play-offs-results-promotion-and-relegation/)
The participants came directly from the league phase standings, which concluded in November 2024. In League A, the third-placed teams in each group entered the A/B play-offs (Scotland, Belgium, Hungary, and Serbia) while the fourth-placed teams were relegated directly to League B (Poland, Israel, Bosnia and [Herzegovina](https://www.edgepedia.org/herzegovina), and Switzerland). In League B, the group runners-up joined them in the A/B play-offs, the group winners were promoted directly to League A (Czechia, England, Norway, and Wales), and the third-placed teams went into the B/C play-offs.[3](https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/news/0292-1c2abf3ccd56-d65f5c73f690-1000--nations-league-standings-who-made-the-quarter-finals-who/)
## League A/B play-offs
These ties were contested by the four third-ranked teams from League A and the four runners-up from League B, with the League B teams playing the first leg at home. The winners of each tie would be in League A in the next edition, the defeated teams in League B.[1](https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/news/0296-1d165d4a3647-4d55eede66c2-1000--nations-league-play-offs-results-promotion-and-relegation/)
**First legs, 20 March 2025.** Türkiye beat Hungary 3-1, Ukraine beat Belgium 3-1, Austria drew 1-1 with Serbia, and Scotland beat Greece 1-0.[1](https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/news/0296-1d165d4a3647-4d55eede66c2-1000--nations-league-play-offs-results-promotion-and-relegation/)
**Second legs, 23 March 2025.** Türkiye completed a 6-1 aggregate victory over Hungary with a 3-0 home win. Belgium recovered a two-goal deficit against Ukraine, winning 3-0 to preserve their League A status with a 4-3 aggregate result. Serbia held off ten-man Austria with a 2-0 home win, 3-1 on aggregate. Greece overcame their home defeat by winning 3-0 in Scotland, 3-1 on aggregate, consigning their opponents to League B.[1](https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/news/0296-1d165d4a3647-4d55eede66c2-1000--nations-league-play-offs-results-promotion-and-relegation/) Konstantinos Karetsas, aged 17, was among the Greece scorers.[1](https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/news/0296-1d165d4a3647-4d55eede66c2-1000--nations-league-play-offs-results-promotion-and-relegation/)
The outcome was that Belgium, Greece, Serbia, and Türkiye lined up in League A for the next edition, while Austria, Hungary, Scotland, and Ukraine remained in League B.[1](https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/news/0296-1d165d4a3647-4d55eede66c2-1000--nations-league-play-offs-results-promotion-and-relegation/)
## League B/C play-offs
These ties were contested by the four third-ranked teams from League B and the four runners-up from League C, with the League C teams playing the first leg at home. The winners would be in League B in the next edition, the defeated teams in League C.[1](https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/news/0296-1d165d4a3647-4d55eede66c2-1000--nations-league-play-offs-results-promotion-and-relegation/)
**First legs, 20 March 2025.** Kosovo beat Iceland 2-1, the [Republic of Ireland](https://www.edgepedia.org/republic-of-ireland) beat Bulgaria 2-1 away, Georgia beat Armenia 3-0 away, and Slovenia drew 0-0 in Slovakia.[1](https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/news/0296-1d165d4a3647-4d55eede66c2-1000--nations-league-play-offs-results-promotion-and-relegation/)
**Second legs, 23 March 2025.** Kosovo and Georgia were comfortable victors, winning 3-1 and 6-1 respectively for aggregates of 5-2 and 9-1. The Republic of Ireland edged past Bulgaria 2-1 at home, 4-2 on aggregate. In [Ljubljana](https://www.edgepedia.org/ljubljana), the Slovenian side needed additional time against Slovakia before a solitary strike from Adam Gnezda Čerin gave the hosts a 1-0 aggregate win.[1](https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/news/0296-1d165d4a3647-4d55eede66c2-1000--nations-league-play-offs-results-promotion-and-relegation/)
Kosovo, the Republic of Ireland, Georgia, and Slovenia were therefore in League B for the next edition, with Iceland, Bulgaria, Armenia, and Slovakia in League C.[1](https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/news/0296-1d165d4a3647-4d55eede66c2-1000--nations-league-play-offs-results-promotion-and-relegation/)
## League C/D play-offs
The pairings pitted the two highest-ranked fourth-place finishers in League C against the two teams that ended second in League D, and the League D sides hosted the opening legs. The winners would be in League C in the next edition, the defeated teams in League D.[1](https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/news/0296-1d165d4a3647-4d55eede66c2-1000--nations-league-play-offs-results-promotion-and-relegation/)
The participants were Latvia and [Luxembourg](https://www.edgepedia.org/luxembourg) from League C, and [Gibraltar](https://www.edgepedia.org/gibraltar) and Malta from League D.[3](https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/news/0292-1c2abf3ccd56-d65f5c73f690-1000--nations-league-standings-who-made-the-quarter-finals-who/) The first legs were played on 26 March 2026, with Latvia winning 1-0 in Gibraltar and Luxembourg winning 2-0 in Malta; the second legs on 31 March 2026 ended 1-0 to Latvia (2-0 aggregate) and 3-0 to Luxembourg (5-0 aggregate).[1](https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/news/0296-1d165d4a3647-4d55eede66c2-1000--nations-league-play-offs-results-promotion-and-relegation/)
## Context in the 2024/25 competition
The play-offs sat alongside the knockout stage in the competition calendar. The league phase began on Thursday 5 September 2024, and the quarter-finals were played on the same dates as the A/B and B/C play-off legs in March 2025, with the final tournament following on 4 to 8 June 2025, when Portugal were crowned winners.[4](https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/news/028a-1a23b4c739a8-07fe752f503f-1000--2024-25-nations-league-all-the-league-phase-fixtures-and-re/) The final overall 2024/25 rankings are established based on the results of the knockout stage and the play-offs.[5](https://documents.uefa.com/r/Regulations-of-the-UEFA-Nations-League-2024/25/Article-19-Individual-league-interim-overall-and-final-overall-rankings-Online)
## References
1. [Nations League play-offs: Results, promotion and relegation, UEFA.com](https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/news/0296-1d165d4a3647-4d55eede66c2-1000--nations-league-play-offs-results-promotion-and-relegation/)
2. [Article 16 Match system – play-offs, Regulations of the UEFA Nations League 2024/25, UEFA](https://documents.uefa.com/r/Regulations-of-the-UEFA-Nations-League-2024/25/Article-16-Match-system-play-offs-Online)
3. [Nations League final standings: Who made the quarter-finals? Who's been promoted? Who's been relegated? Who's in the play-offs?, UEFA.com](https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/news/0292-1c2abf3ccd56-d65f5c73f690-1000--nations-league-standings-who-made-the-quarter-finals-who/)
4. [2024/25 Nations League: All the results, UEFA.com](https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/news/028a-1a23b4c739a8-07fe752f503f-1000--2024-25-nations-league-all-the-league-phase-fixtures-and-re/)
5. [Article 19 Individual league, interim overall and final overall rankings, Regulations of the UEFA Nations League 2024/25, UEFA](https://documents.uefa.com/r/Regulations-of-the-UEFA-Nations-League-2024/25/Article-19-Individual-league-interim-overall-and-final-overall-rankings-Online)
6. [uefa.com](https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/news/0292-1c2abf3ccd56-d65f5c73f690-1000/)
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