2026–27 UEFA Nations League D
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| Dates | 24 September – 16 November 2026 |
| Teams | 6 |
← 2024–25 2028–29 → | |
The 2026–27 UEFA Nations League D is the fourth and lowest division of the 2026–27 edition of the UEFA Nations League, the fifth season of the international football competition involving the men's national teams of the member associations of UEFA.
Format
League D consists of the six lowest-ranked UEFA members from 49–54 in the 2024–25 UEFA Nations League final overall ranking, split into two groups of three. Each team played four matches within their group, using the home-and-away round-robin on matchdays in September, October, and November 2026.[1] The winners of both groups will be automatically promoted to the 2028–29 UEFA Nations League C. In addition, the second-placed teams of both groups will advance to the promotion play-offs against the two best-ranked fourth-placed teams from League C, to be played home-and-away over two legs in March 2028, with the League C teams hosting the second leg. The winner of the tie will participate in the 2028–29 UEFA Nations League C, while the losers will enter League D.[2]
Teams
League D includes six teams based on the results of the 2024–25 season: the two worst-ranked group fourth-placed teams teams from League C, the two losers of the League C/D play-offs and the two third-placed teams from League D.
Team changes
The following were the team changes in League D from the 2024–25 season:[3][4]
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Seeding
Teams were seeded for the league phase based on the 2024–25 Nations League final overall ranking, considering promotion and relegation between the leagues.[5][6]
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The draw for the league phase took place in Brussels, Belgium, on 12 February 2026, 18:00 CET.[7][8] Groups were drawn to contain two teams from pot 1 and one team from pot 2.[9]
Groups
The fixture list was confirmed by UEFA on 13 February 2026, the day following the draw.[10][11]
Times are CET/CEST,[note 1] as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).
Group 1
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification | 
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| 1 | Loser of Latvia–Gibraltar
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Promotion to League C | — | 16 Nov | 27 Sep | |
| 2 | Loser of Luxembourg–Malta
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for promotion play-offs | 1 Oct | — | 4 Oct | |
| 3 | Andorra
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 Nov | 24 Sep | — |
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
| Andorra | v | Loser of Luxembourg–Malta |
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| Loser of Luxembourg–Malta | v | Loser of Latvia–Gibraltar |
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| Loser of Luxembourg–Malta | v | Andorra |
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| Loser of Latvia–Gibraltar | v | Loser of Luxembourg–Malta |
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Group 2
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification | 
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| 1 | Lithuania
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Promotion to League C | — | 27 Sep | 16 Nov | |
| 2 | Azerbaijan
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for promotion play-offs | 4 Oct | — | 1 Oct | |
| 3 | Liechtenstein
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 Sep | 13 Nov | — |
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Overall ranking
Following the league phase, the six League D teams will be ordered 49th to 54th in an interim overall ranking for the 2026–27 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 |
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| 49 | 1st-ranked group winner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 50 | 2nd-ranked group winner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 51 | 1st-ranked group runner-up | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 52 | 2nd-ranked group runner-up | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 53 | 1st-ranked group 3rd place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 54 | 2nd-ranked group 3rd place | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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
References
- ^ "2026/27 UEFA Nations League: All you need to know". UEFA. 9 February 2026. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
- ^ a b c "Regulations of the UEFA Nations League 2026/27". UEFA. December 2025. Archived from the original on 11 February 2026. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
- ^ "Nations League final standings: Who made the quarter-finals? Who's been promoted? Who's been relegated? Who's in the play-offs?". UEFA. 22 November 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
- ^ "Nations League play-offs: Results, promotion and relegation". UEFA. 23 March 2025. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
- ^ "Final overall rankings of the UEFA Nations League 2024/25 (updated following the UNL finals 2025)" (PDF). UEFA. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
- ^ "UEFA Nations League 2026/27 – League phase draw and fixture list procedures". UEFA Circular Letter. No. 03/2026. UEFA. 23 January 2026. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
- ^ "League phase draw". UEFA. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
- ^ "Draw for the league phase of the 2026/27 UEFA Nations League". UEFA. 11 February 2026. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
- ^ "League phase draw procedure" (PDF). UEFA. 12 February 2026. Retrieved 13 February 2026.
- ^ "2026/27 UEFA Nations League: All the league phase fixtures". UEFA. 13 February 2026. Retrieved 13 February 2026.
- ^ "2026/27 UEFA Nations League: League phase fixture list per matchday" (PDF). UEFA. 13 February 2026. Retrieved 13 February 2026.