UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying

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UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying
UEFA Women's European Qualifiers logo.png
Tournament details
Dates5 April 2024 (2024-04-05) – 3 December 2024 (2024-12-03)
Teams51 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played191
Goals scored576 (3.02 per match)
Attendance906,199 (4,744 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Slovenia.svg Lara Prašnikar
(9 goals)
Women's Nations League
2025
Women's Euro qualifying
2022
2029
All statistics correct as of 3 December 2024.

The UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying competition was a women's football competition that determined the 15 teams joining the automatically qualified host Switzerland in the UEFA Women's Euro 2025 final tournament. [1]

Contents

Format

Spain-Belgium match. Partido Espana - Belxica en Riazor, clasificatorio Eurocopa 2025 109.jpg
Spain–Belgium match.

The European Qualifiers started on 5 April 2024, following the conclusion of the 2023–24 Women's Nations League. The qualifiers were composed of a league stage and final tournament play-offs. [2] [3]

The league stage was played in the same format as the UEFA Women's Nations League, with teams split into three leagues: League A with 16 teams, League B with 16 teams and League C with 19 teams. Each team's starting league position was determined based on the results of the preceding Women's Nations League. In February 2024, promotion/relegation matches were played to determine the final composition of each league.

Again, teams competed in groups of four (Leagues A and B) and four or three teams (League C) and over six matchdays, with each team playing one home match and one away match against all the other teams in their group.

The goals for this competition were: to qualify for the UEFA Women's Euro 2025; and to be positioned as high as possible for the upcoming 2025 UEFA Women's Nations League.

The European Qualifiers ranking at the end of the league stage determined three main outcomes:

For Euro 2025 qualification: [3]

Promotion and relegation took place prior to the upcoming 2025 UEFA Women's Nations League [3] but had no effect on qualification for the play-offs for Euro 2025:

Qualification for the 2027 Women's World Cup will work in the same way, except that only the group winners of League A will qualify directly.

Tiebreakers

Tiebreakers for group ranking

If two or more teams in the same group were equal on points on completion of the league phase, the following tie-breaking criteria were applied: [2]

  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. [a] 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. Position in the 2024–25 Women's European Qualifiers access list.

Notes

  1. When there are two or more teams tied on 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.

Criteria for league ranking

Individual league rankings were established according to the following criteria: [2]

  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. Position in the 2024–25 Women's European Qualifiers access list

In order to rank teams in League C, which was composed of different sized groups, the results against the fourth-placed teams were not taken into account when comparing teams placed first, second, and third in their respective groups. [2]

Criteria for overall ranking

The overall UEFA Nations League rankings were established as follows: [2]

  1. The 16 League A teams were ranked 1st to 16th according to their league rankings.
  2. The 16 League B teams were ranked 17th to 32nd according to their league rankings.
  3. The League C teams were ranked 33rd onwards according to their league rankings.

Teams

Teams league positions:
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League A
League B
League C UEFA Euro 2025 Qualifiers Seeding.png
Teams league positions:
  League A
  League B
  League C

All 55 UEFA national teams were able to submit an entry for the competition by 23 March 2023 at the latest. [4] This involved participation in the qualifying competition for Euro 2025 as well as the preceding 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League.

In total, 51 teams entered the qualifying competition. [3] Russia were not permitted to enter the competition due to them being suspended because of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. [5] In addition, Gibraltar, Liechtenstein and San Marino did not submit an entry.

Teams were split into leagues based on the overall ranking and on the promotion/relegation matches from the 2023–24 Women's Nations League competition. [3] [6]

Teams were divided into four pots of four in Leagues A and B, and three pots of five and one pot of four in League C. [2] The seedings, pots, and draw procedure were confirmed by UEFA on 1 March 2024. [7]

Key
Green Arrow Up Darker.svgPromoted after 2023–24 Women's Nations League
Red Arrow Down.svgRelegated after 2023–24 Women's Nations League
*Participated in promotion/relegation play-offs
League A
PotTeamPrvRank
1Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 1
Flag of France.svg  France 2
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 3
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 4
2Flag of England.svg  England 5
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 6
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 7
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 8
3Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland [a] *9
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium [a] *10
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden [a] *11
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway [a] *12
4Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland Green Arrow Up Darker.svg17
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Green Arrow Up Darker.svg18
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Green Arrow Up Darker.svg19
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Green Arrow Up Darker.svg20
League B
PotTeamPrvRank
1Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Red Arrow Down.svg13
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland Red Arrow Down.svg14
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Red Arrow Down.svg15
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Red Arrow Down.svg16
2Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina [a] *21
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia [a] *22
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia [a] *23
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary [a] *24
3Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia [b] *25
Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland [b] *26
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine [b] *27
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Green Arrow Up Darker.svg33
4Flag of Malta.svg  Malta Green Arrow Up Darker.svg34
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Green Arrow Up Darker.svg35
Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo Green Arrow Up Darker.svg36
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan Green Arrow Up Darker.svg37
League C
PotTeamPrvRank
1Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia Red Arrow Down.svg28
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Red Arrow Down.svg29
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus Red Arrow Down.svg30
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Red Arrow Down.svg31
Flag of Albania.svg  Albania Red Arrow Down.svg32
2Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia [b] *38
Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro [b] *39
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria [b] *40
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 41
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 42
3Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 43
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 44
Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia 45
Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus 46
Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra 47
4Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 48
Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 49
Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands 50
Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 51
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Hungary, Iceland, Norway, Serbia, and Sweden participated in the League A vs League B promotion/relegation matches in February 2024 to determine each team's league allocation.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Bulgaria, Latvia, Montenegro, Northern Ireland, Slovakia, and Ukraine participated in the League B vs League C promotion/relegation matches in February 2024 to determine each team's league allocation.

Draw

The draw for the UEFA Women's European Qualifiers took place in Nyon, Switzerland on 5 March 2024 at 13:00 CET. [7] For political reasons, Kosovo could not be drawn into the same group as either Bosnia and Herzegovina or Serbia. In addition, the teams in League C that previously played in three-team groups in the 2023–24 Women's Nations League (Bulgaria and North Macedonia), were drawn into four-team groups for this competition. [7]

Schedule

Below is the schedule of the UEFA Women's European Qualifiers 2025 campaign. [3] [8]

StageDraw dateMatchdayDates
Qualifying group stage5 March 2024Matchday 1 & 25–9 April 2024
Matchday 3 & 431 May – 4 June 2024
Matchday 5 & 612–16 July 2024
Play-offs19 July 2024Round 125–29 October 2024
Round 227 November–3 December 2024

League A

Group A1

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Italy.svg Flag of the Netherlands.svg Flag of Norway.svg Flag of Finland.svg
1Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 623183+59 [a] Qualify for final tournament 2–0 1–1 4–0
2Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 62314409 [a] 0–0 1–0 1–0
3Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 614174+37Advance to play-offs (seeded) 0–0 1–1 4–0
4Flag of Finland.svg  Finland (R)612341285Advance to play-offs (seeded) and relegation to League B 2–1 1–1 1–1
Source: UEFA
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Head-to-head points: Italy 4, Netherlands 1.

Group A2

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Spain.svg Flag of Denmark.svg Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
1Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 6501185+1315Qualify for final tournament 3–2 2–0 3–1
2Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 6402148+612 0–2 4–2 2–0
3Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 6114518134 [a] Advance to play-offs (seeded) 0–7 0–3 1–1
4Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic (R)611461264 [a] Advance to play-offs (seeded) and relegation to League B 2–1 1–3 1–2
Source: UEFA
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Head-to-head points: Belgium 4, Czech Republic 1.

Group A3

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of France.svg Flag of England.svg Flag of Sweden.svg Flag of Ireland.svg
1Flag of France.svg  France 640287+112Qualify for final tournament 1–2 2–1 1–0
2Flag of England.svg  England 632185+311 1–2 1–1 2–1
3Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 622264+28Advance to play-offs (seeded) 0–1 0–0 1–0
4Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland (R)610541063Advance to play-offs (seeded) and relegation to League B 3–1 0–2 0–3
Source: UEFA
(R) Relegated

Group A4

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Iceland.svg Flag of Austria.svg Flag of Poland.svg
1Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 6501178+915Qualify for final tournament 3–1 4–0 4–1
2Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 6411115+613 3–0 2–1 3–0
3Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 6213101227Advance to play-offs (seeded) 2–3 1–1 3–1
4Flag of Poland.svg  Poland (R)6006417130Advance to play-offs (seeded) and relegation to League B 1–3 0–1 1–3
Source: UEFA
(R) Relegated

League B

Group B1

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Flag of Turkey.svg Flag of Hungary.svg Flag of Azerbaijan.svg
1Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland (H, P)6501143+1115Qualify for final tournament as host and promotion to League A 3–1 2–1 3–0
2Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 63038809Advance to play-offs 0–2 2–1 1–0
3Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 6213109+17 1–0 1–4 1–1
4Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan (R)6114214124Relegation to League C and advance to play-offs [a] 0–4 1–0 0–5
Source: UEFA
(H) Hosts of final tournament; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Since Switzerland (who qualified as hosts) finished in the top three places in their group, the best-ranked fourth-placed team qualified for the play-offs. [9]

Group B2

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Scotland.svg Flag of Serbia.svg Flag of Slovakia.svg Flag of Israel.svg
1Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland (P)6510131+1216Advance to play-offs and promotion to League A 1–0 1–0 4–1
2Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 6411114+713Advance to play-offs 0–0 2–1 1–0
3Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia (R)611451164Advance to play-offs and relegation to League C [a] 0–2 0–4 2–0
4Flag of Israel.svg  Israel (R)6015518131Relegation to League C 0–5 2–4 2–2
Source: UEFA
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. The lowest-ranked third-placed team was relegated along with the four last-placed teams.

Group B3

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Portugal.svg Ulster Banner.svg Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Flag of Malta.svg
1Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal (P)6510142+1216Advance to play-offs and promotion to League A 4–0 3–0 3–1
2Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 631287+110Advance to play-offs 1–2 2–0 0–0
3Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 62134957 0–0 1–3 2–1
4Flag of Malta.svg  Malta (R)601521081Relegation to League C 0–2 0–2 0–1
Source: UEFA
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Group B4

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Flag of Ukraine.svg Flag of Croatia.svg Flag of Kosovo.svg
1Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales (P)6420183+1514Advance to play-offs and promotion to League A 1–1 4–0 2–0
2Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 6321114+711Advance to play-offs 2–2 2–0 2–0
3Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 63034959 0–3 1–0 2–0
4Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo (R)6006017170Relegation to League C 0–6 0–4 0–1
Source: UEFA
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Qualification for play-offs

RnkGrpTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
17 B3 Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 6510142+1216Advance to play-offs (seeded)
18 B2 Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 6510131+1216
19 B1 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland (H)6501143+1115Qualify for final tournament as host
20 B4 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 6420183+1514Advance to play-offs (seeded)
21 B2 Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 6411114+713Advance to play-offs (seeded)
22 B4 Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 6321114+711
23 B3 Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 631287+110
24 B1 Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 63038809Advance to play-offs (unseeded)
25 B4 Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 63034959Advance to play-offs (unseeded)
26 B1 Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 6213109+17
27 B3 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 62134957
28 B2 Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 611451164
29 B1 Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 6114214124Advance to play-offs (unseeded)
30 B3 Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 601521081
31 B2 Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 6015518131
32 B4 Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo 6006017170
Source: UEFA
(H) Hosts of final tournament

Ranking of third-placed teams

RnkGrpTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
25 B4 Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 63034959
26 B1 Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 6213109+17
27 B3 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 62134957
28 B2 Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 611451164Relegation to League C
Source: UEFA

League C

Group C1

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Belarus.svg Flag of Georgia.svg Flag of Lithuania.svg Flag of Cyprus.svg
1Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus (P)6600190+1918Advance to play-offs (unseeded) and promotion to League B 3–0 3–0 [a] 5–0
2Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 631267110Advance to play-offs (unseeded) 0–2 2–2 1–0
3Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 621351057 0–3 [a] 0–1 1–0
4Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus 6006114130 0–3 0–2 1–2
Source: UEFA
(P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Lithuania refused to play against Belarus due to Belarusian involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine. [10] UEFA subsequently declared the matches as forfeited by Lithuania and they were deemed to have lost both matches 0–3. [11] [12]

Group C2

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Slovenia.svg Flag of Latvia.svg Flag of North Macedonia.svg Flag of Moldova.svg
1Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia (P)6600260+2618Advance to play-offs (unseeded) and promotion to League B 6–0 4–0 2–0
2Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 630381689 0–4 3–4 2–1
3Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia 6213101777 0–5 1–2 1–1
4Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 6015415111 0–5 0–1 2–4
Source: UEFA
(P) Promoted

Group C3

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Greece.svg Flag of Montenegro.svg Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg Flag of Andorra.svg
1Flag of Greece.svg  Greece (P)6510174+1316Advance to play-offs (unseeded) and promotion to League B 2–2 1–0 6–0
2Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 63122110+1110Advance to play-offs (unseeded) 2–3 5–1 6–1
3Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands 6303119+29 0–2 2–1 4–0
4Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra 6006228260 0–3 1–5 0–4
Source: UEFA
(P) Promoted

Group C4

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Romania.svg Flag of Bulgaria.svg Flag of Armenia.svg Flag of Kazakhstan.svg
1Flag of Romania.svg  Romania (P)6600161+1518Advance to play-offs (unseeded) and promotion to League B 1–0 3–1 1–0
2Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 62136827 0–3 2–3 0–0
3Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 6204818106 0–5 1–3 2–1
4Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 61145834 0–3 0–1 4–1
Source: UEFA
(P) Promoted

Group C5

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Albania.svg Flag of Luxembourg.svg Flag of Estonia.svg
1Flag of Albania.svg  Albania (P)430184+49Advance to play-offs (unseeded) and promotion to League B 3–1 2–0
2Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 41215615Advance to play-offs (unseeded) 2–1 1–1
3Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 40223632 1–2 1–1
Source: UEFA
(P) Promoted

Ranking of second-placed teams

Due to unequal group sizes in League C, results against fourth-placed teams were not considered when comparing teams finishing first, second, or third in their groups. [2]

RnkGrpTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 C5 Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 41215615Advance to play-offs (unseeded)
2 C3 Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 4112108+24
3 C1 Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 41123744
4 C4 Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 41035833
5 C2 Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 4103515103
Source: UEFA

Play-offs

The play-offs determined the final seven teams that qualified for the final tournament and were played over two rounds. [2]

28 teams competed in the play-offs: the 8 worst-ranked teams in League A, the top 12 teams in League B (excluding hosts Switzerland), and the top 8 teams in League C. [3]

In the first round, the eight worst-ranked teams in League A were seeded and drawn into ties against the eight best-ranked teams in League C. The eight winners progressed to the second round. In addition, the six best-ranked teams in League B (except Switzerland) were seeded and drawn into ties against the next six best-ranked teams in League B. The six winners progressed to the second round. [3] [13]

In the second round, the teams from both paths came together and were drawn into seven ties. The winners of those ties progressed to the final tournament. [13]

Teams

The following teams qualified for the first round of the play-offs, and were seeded as shown. [13]

Round 1: Path 1

SeededUnseeded
TeamRnkTeamRnk
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 9Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 33
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 10Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 34
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 11Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 35
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 12Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 36
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 13Flag of Albania.svg  Albania 37
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 14Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 38
Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland 15Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 39
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 16Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 40

Round 1: Path 2

SeededUnseeded
TeamRnkTeamRnk
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 17Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 24
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 18Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 25
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 20Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 26
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 21Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 27
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 22Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 28
Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 23Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 29

Round 2

The ties for the second round were drawn before the winners of round 1 were known, and were seeded as follows. [13]

SeededUnseeded
Winner of path 1 tie involving Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Winner of path 1 tie involving Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Winner of path 1 tie involving Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Winner of path 2 tie involving Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Winner of path 1 tie involving Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Winner of path 2 tie involving Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Winner of path 1 tie involving Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Winner of path 2 tie involving Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Winner of path 1 tie involving Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Winner of path 2 tie involving Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
Winner of path 1 tie involving Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Winner of path 2 tie involving Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Winner of path 1 tie involving Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland Winner of path 2 tie involving Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland

First round

The first round matches took place on 25 and 29 October 2024. Each tie was played over two legs, with the seeded teams playing the second leg at home. [8]

Round 1: Path 1

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Romania  Flag of Romania.svg2–6Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 1–2 1–4
Greece  Flag of Greece.svg0–5Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 0–0 0–5
Montenegro  Flag of Montenegro.svg0–6Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 0–1 0–5
Georgia  Flag of Georgia.svg0–9Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland 0–6 0–3
Slovenia  Flag of Slovenia.svg1–5Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 0–3 1–2
Luxembourg  Flag of Luxembourg.svg0–12Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 0–4 0–8
Belarus  Flag of Belarus.svg1–8Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 1–8 0–0
Albania  Flag of Albania.svg0–14Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 0–5 0–9

Round 1: Path 2

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svg1–3Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 1–1 0–2
Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svg1–2Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 1–1 0–1 (a.e.t.)
Bosnia and Herzegovina  Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg3–6Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 2–2 1–4
Azerbaijan  Flag of Azerbaijan.svg1–8Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 1–4 0–4
Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg0–5Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 0–1 0–4
Slovakia  Flag of Slovakia.svg2–3Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 2–1 0–2 (a.e.t.)

Second round

The second round matches took place on 28/29 November and 3 December 2024. Each tie was played over two legs, with the seeded teams playing the second leg at home. [8]

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Portugal  Flag of Portugal.svg3–2Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 1–1 2–1
Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg0–2Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 0–0 0–2
Ukraine  Flag of Ukraine.svg1–4Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 0–2 1–2
Wales  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg3–2Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland 1–1 2–1
Poland  Flag of Poland.svg2–0Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 1–0 1–0
Northern Ireland  Ulster Banner.svg0–7Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 0–4 0–3
Serbia  Flag of Serbia.svg0–8Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 0–2 0–6

Qualified teams

Qualified for Women's Euro 2025
Did not qualify
Did not enter
Suspended by UEFA W EURO 2025 Qualifying.svg
Qualified for Women's Euro 2025
Did not qualify
Did not enter
Suspended by UEFA

The following teams qualified for the final tournament alongside the hosts Switzerland.

TeamQualified asQualified onPrevious appearances in Women's Euro 1
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland Hosts4 April 20232 (2017, 2022)
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Group A4 winners4 June 202411 ( 1989 , 1991 , 1993, 1995 , 1997 , 2001 , 2005 , 2009 , 2013 , 2017, 2022)
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Group A2 winners4 June 20244 (1997, 2013, 2017, 2022)
Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland Group A4 runners-up12 July 20244 (2009, 2013, 2017, 2022)
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Group A2 runners-up12 July 202410 (1984, 1991 , 1993, 1997, 2001, 2005, 2009, 2013, 2017, 2022)
Flag of France.svg  France Group A3 winners12 July 20247 (1997, 2001, 2005, 2009, 2013, 2017, 2022)
Flag of England.svg  England Group A3 runners-up16 July 20249 (1984, 1987, 1995, 2001, 2005 , 2009, 2013, 2017, 2022 )
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Group A1 winners16 July 202412 (1984, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993 , 1997, 2001, 2005, 2009, 2013, 2017, 2022)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Group A1 runners-up16 July 20244 (2009, 2013, 2017 , 2022)
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Play-off winner3 December 20242 (2017, 2022)
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Play-off winner3 December 202412 ( 1987 , 1989, 1991, 1993 , 1995, 1997 , 2001, 2005, 2009, 2013, 2017, 2022)
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Play-off winner3 December 20244 (2005, 2009 , 2013, 2022)
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Play-off winner3 December 20240 (debut)
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Play-off winner3 December 202411 ( 1984 , 1987, 1989, 1995, 1997 , 2001, 2005, 2009, 2013 , 2017, 2022)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Play-off winner3 December 20242 (2017, 2022)
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Play-off winner3 December 20240 (debut)
1Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Overall ranking

The results of each team's league rankings were used to calculate the overall ranking of the competition, using the ranking criteria, [2] and were used for seeding in the Euro 2025 final tournament draw and the upcoming 2025 Women's Nations League. Teams were promoted or relegated for the next Nations League as indicated.

Key
 Promotion to higher league for 2025 Women's Nations League
 Relegation to lower league for 2025 Women's Nations League
League A League B League C [a]

RnkTeamPldPts
1Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 615
2Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 615
3Flag of France.svg  France 612
4Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 69
5Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 613
6Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 612
7Flag of England.svg  England 611
8Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 69
9Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 68
10Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 67
11Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 67
12Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 64
13Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 65
14Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 64
15Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland 63
16Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 60
Source: UEFA

RnkTeamPldPts
17Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 616
18Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 616
19Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 615
20Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 614
21Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 613
22Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 611
23Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 610
24Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 69
25Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 69
26Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 67
27Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 67
28Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 64
29Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 64
30Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 61
31Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 61
32Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo 60
Source: UEFA

RnkTeamPldPts
33Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 412
34Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 412
35Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 412
36Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 410
37Flag of Albania.svg  Albania 49
38Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 45
39Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 44
40Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 44
41Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 43
42Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 43
43Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands 43
44Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 43
45Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia 43
46Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 42
47Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 41
48Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 64
49Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 61
50Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus 60
51Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra 60
Source: UEFA
  1. Due to unequal group sizes in League C, results against fourth-placed teams were not considered when comparing teams finishing first, second, or third in their groups. [2]

Top goalscorers

There were 576 goals scored in 191 matches, for an average of 3.02 goals per match.

RankPlayerGoals [14]
1 Flag of Slovenia.svg Lara Prašnikar [a] 9
2 Flag of Norway.svg Frida Maanum 7
Flag of Scotland.svg Martha Thomas
4 Flag of Germany.svg Lea Schüller 6
Flag of Montenegro.svg Slađana Bulatović
Flag of Montenegro.svg Armisa Kuč
Flag of Portugal.svg Diana Silva
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Jess Fishlock
9 Flag of Austria.svg Eileen Campbell 5
Flag of Austria.svg Sarah Puntigam
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Tessa Wullaert
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Milena Nikolić
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Kateřina Svitková
Flag of Germany.svg Klara Bühl
Flag of Greece.svg Sophia Koggouli
Flag of Poland.svg Natalia Padilla
  1. The UEFA Player Stats table reported only 8 goals for Lara Prašnikar, but her Matches Played page reported 9 goals scored in 8 matches. [15]

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