The UEFA Women’s Nations League is back for its second season, bringing top-tier international women’s football to the spotlight. The tournament not only serves as a competitive battleground for Europe’s elite teams but also plays a crucial role in determining qualification for major global events, including the FIFA Women’s World Cup and the Olympics. (More Sports News)
🦩The Women’s Nations League is structured into three leagues—League A, League B, and League C - based on UEFA’s national team coefficient rankings.
﷽- League A & League B: Each comprises 16 teams divided into four groups of four.
𒁏- League C: Contains 19 teams, divided into four groups of four and one group of three.
꧅Teams will face off in a home-and-away format across six matchdays, with fixtures set to run between February and June. The group stage will determine which teams progress to the Nations League Finals and which will compete for promotion or fight relegation.
ꦓThe four group winners from League A will advance to the Nations League Finals, featuring two semi-finals, a third-place playoff, and the championship match. In Olympic years, the tournament plays a pivotal role in securing spots for European teams in the Olympic Games.
Additionally, it serves as a qualification pathway for the UEFA Women’s European Championship and influences the seeding for the FIFA Women’s World Cup qualifiers.
Promotion and Relegation System
꧑The Nations League ensures fluid movement between the leagues through a structured promotion and relegation format:
ಌ- The bottom four teams from League A and League B will be relegated.
💞- The winners of League B and League C earn promotion.
ꦓ- The lowest-ranked third-place team in League B will also be relegated due to the unique structure of League C.
🍸- Playoff matches will determine the final promotions and relegations, adding extra stakes to the competition.
🦹The league stage runs until June, with the finals and playoff matches set to take place later in the year. As teams prepare for a series of intense fixtures, fans can expect thrilling encounters between Europe’s best sides.
The UEFA Women’s Nations League continues to be a game-changer, enhancing the competitiveness of women’s international football ꧟while boosting global visibility and investment in the sport.
League A groups
Group A1: Germany, Netherlands, Austria, Scotland
Group A2: France, Iceland, Norway, Switzerland
ꦡGroup A3: Spain (holders), England, Belgium, Portugal
Group A4: Italy, Denmark, Sweden, Wales
League B groups
𝓡Group B1: Poland, Northern Ireland, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Romania
🎐Group B2: Republic of Ireland, Türkiye, Slovenia, Greece
Group B3: Finland, Serbia, Hungary, Belarus
Group B4: Czechia, Ukraine, Croatia, Albania
League C groups
💦Group C1: Slovakia, Faroe Islands, Moldova, Gibraltar
Group C2: Malta, Georgia, Cyprus, Andorra
ဣGroup C3: Luxembourg, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Liechtenstein
Group C4: Azerbaijan, Montenegro, Lithuania
Group C5: Israel, Bulgaria, Estonia
Group C6: Kosovo, Latvia, North Macedonia
League stage fixtures
Matchday 1
Friday 21 February 2025
Group A1
Austria vs Scotland
Netherlands vs Germany
Group A2
Switzerland vs Iceland
France vs Norway
Group A3
Spain vs Belgium
Portugal vs England
Group A4
Italy vs Wales
Denmark vs Sweden
Group B1
Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Romania
Poland vs Northern Ireland
Group B2
Greece vs Slovenia
Republic of Ireland vs Türkiye
Group B3
Serbia vs Finland
Belarus vs Hungary
Group B4
Albania vs Ukraine
Croatia vs Czechia
Group C1
Moldova vs Gibraltar
Slovakia vs Faroe Islands
Group C2
Georgia vs Andorra
Cyprus vs Malta
Group C3
Armenia vs Liechtenstein
Luxembourg vs Kazakhstan
Group C4
Azerbaijan vs Montenegro
Group C5
Bulgaria vs Israel
Group C6
North Macedonia vs Kosovo
Matchday 2
Tuesday 25 February 2025
Group A1
Germany vs Austria
Scotland vs Netherlands
Group A2
Norway vs Switzerland
France vs Iceland
Group A4
Italy vs Denmark
Wales vs Sweden
Group B1
Romania vs Poland
Northern Ireland vs Bosnia and Herzegovina
Group B2
Türkiye vs Greece
Slovenia vs Republic of Ireland
Group B3
Hungary vs Finland
Serbia vs Belarus
Group B4
Czechia vs Albania
Ukraine vs Croatia
Group C1
Slovakia vs Moldova
Gibraltar vs Faroe Islands
Group C2
Cyprus vs Georgia
Malta vs Andorra
Group C3
Armenia vs Kazakhstan
Luxembourg vs Liechtenstein
Group C4
Montenegro vs Lithuania
Group C5
Israel vs Estonia
Group C6
Kosovo vs Latvia
Matchday 3
Wednesday 26 February
Group A3
Belgium vs Portugal
England vs Spain
Matchday 3
Friday 4 April 2025
Group A1
Netherlands vs Austria
Scotland vs Germany
Group A2
Iceland vs Norway
Switzerland vs France
Group A3
England vs Belgium
Portugal vs Spain
Group A4
Sweden vs Italy
Wales vs Denmark
Group B1
Poland vs Bosnia and Herzegovina
Romania vs Northern Ireland
Group B2
Greece vs Republic of Ireland
Slovenia vs Türkiye
Group B3
Finland vs Belarus
Hungary vs Serbia
Group B4
Albania vs Croatia
Ukraine vs Czechia
Group C1
Faroe Islands vs Moldova
Gibraltar vs Slovakia
Group C2
Cyprus vs Andorra
Georgia vs Malta
Group C3
Armenia vs Luxembourg
Liechtenstein vs Kazakhstan
Group C4
Lithuania vs Azerbaijan
Group C5
Estonia vs Bulgaria
Group C6
North Macedonia vs Latvia
Matchday 4
Tuesday 8 April 2025
Group A1
Austria vs Netherlands
Germany vs Scotland
Group A2
Iceland vs Switzerland
Norway vs France
Group A3
Belgium vs England
Spain vs Portugal
Group A4
Denmark vs Italy
Sweden vs Wales
Group B1
Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Poland
Northern Ireland vs Romania
Group B2
Republic of Ireland vs Greece
Türkiye vs Slovenia
Group B3
Belarus vs Serbia
Finland vs Hungary
Group B4
Croatia vs Albania
Czechia vs Ukraine
Group C1
Faroe Islands vs Gibraltar
Moldova vs Slovakia
Group C2
Andorra vs Cyprus
Malta vs Georgia
Group C3
Kazakhstan vs Armenia
Liechtenstein vs Luxembourg
Group C4
Montenegro vs Azerbaijan
Group C5
Israel vs Bulgaria
Group C6
Kosovo vs North Macedonia
Matchday 5
Friday 30 May 2025
Group A1
Germany vs Netherlands
Scotland vs Austria
Group A2
France vs Switzerland
Norway vs Iceland
Group A3
Belgium vs Spain
England vs Portugal
Group A4
Denmark vs Wales
Italy vs Sweden
Group B1
Northern Ireland vs Poland
Romania vs Bosnia and Herzegovina
Group B2
Slovenia vs Greece
Türkiye vs Republic of Ireland
Group B3
Belarus vs Finland
Serbia vs Hungary
Group B4
Czechia vs Croatia
Ukraine vs Albania
Group C1
Moldova vs Faroe Islands
Slovakia vs Gibraltar
Group C2
Andorra vs Georgia
Malta vs Cyprus
Group C3
Kazakhstan vs Liechtenstein
Luxembourg vs Armenia
Group C4
Azerbaijan vs Lithuania
Group C5
Estonia vs Israel
Group C6
Latvia vs North Macedonia
Matchday 6
Tuesday 3 June 2025
Group A1
Austria vs Germany
Netherlands vs Scotland
Group A2
Iceland vs France
Switzerland vs Norway
Group A3
Portugal vs Belgium
Spain vs England
Group A4
Sweden vs Denmark
Wales vs Italy
Group B1
Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Northern Ireland
Poland vs Romania
Group B2
Greece vs Türkiye
Republic of Ireland vs Slovenia
Group B3
Finland vs Serbia
Hungary vs Belarus
Group B4
Albania vs Czechia
Croatia vs Ukraine
Group C1
Faroe Islands vs Slovakia
Gibraltar vs Moldova
Group C2
Andorra vs Malta
Georgia vs Cyprus
Group C3
Kazakhstan vs Luxembourg
Liechtenstein vs Armenia
Group C4
Lithuania vs Montenegro
Group C5
Bulgaria vs Estonia
Group C6
Latvia vs Kosovo
