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 played50
Goals scored157 (3.14 per match)
Attendance234,480 (4,690 per match)
Top scorer(s) Five players
(3 goals each)
2022
2029
All statistics correct as of 9 April 2024.

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

Contents

Format

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

The league stage is 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 is 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 compete 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 are: to qualify for the UEFA Women's Euro 2025; and to be positioned as high as possible for the upcoming 2025–26 UEFA Women's Nations League.

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

For Euro 2025 qualification: [3]

Promotion and relegation will take place prior to the upcoming 2025–26 UEFA Women's Nations League [3] and will have no effect on qualification for the play-offs for Euro 2025.

Tiebreakers

Tiebreakers for group ranking

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

  1. Higher number of points obtained in the matches played among the teams in question;
  2. Superior 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. [lower-alpha 1] If this procedure does not lead to a decision, criteria 5 to 11 apply;
  5. Superior 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 are established according to the following criteria: [2]

  1. Position in the group;
  2. Higher number of points;
  3. Superior 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 is composed of different sized groups, the results against the fourth-placed teams are 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 are established as follows: [2]

  1. The 16 League A teams are ranked 1st to 16th according to their league rankings.
  2. The 16 League B teams are ranked 17th to 32nd according to their league rankings.
  3. The League C teams are 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, as Russian teams had been suspended indefinitely from UEFA and FIFA competitions in 28 February 2022 due to their country's 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 league phase
Red Arrow Down.svgRelegated after 2023–24 Women's Nations League league phase
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 [lower-alpha 1] 9
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium [lower-alpha 1] 10
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden [lower-alpha 1] 11
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway [lower-alpha 1] 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 [lower-alpha 1] 21
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia [lower-alpha 1] 22
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia [lower-alpha 1] 23
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary [lower-alpha 1] 24
3Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia [lower-alpha 2] 25
Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland [lower-alpha 2] 26
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine [lower-alpha 2] 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 [lower-alpha 2] 38
Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro [lower-alpha 2] 39
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria [lower-alpha 2] 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]

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 123–29 October 2024
Round 227 November–3 December 2024

League A

Group A1

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Norway.svg Flag of Italy.svg Flag of the Netherlands.svg Flag of Finland.svg
1Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 210141+33Qualify for final tournament 31 May 16 Jul 4–0
2Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 210132+13 4 Jun 2–0 16 Jul
3Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 21011213Advance to play-offs (seeded) 1–0 12 Jul 31 May
4Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 21012533Advance to play-offs (seeded) and relegation to League B 12 Jul 2–1 4 Jun
Updated to match(es) played on 9 April 2024. Source: UEFA

Group A2

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Spain.svg Flag of Denmark.svg Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
1Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 2200101+96Qualify for final tournament 4 Jun 3–1 16 Jul
2Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 220073+46 31 May 16 Jul 4–2
3Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 20022640Advance to play-offs (seeded) 12 Jul 1–3 31 May
4Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 200221190Advance to play-offs (seeded) and relegation to League B 0–7 12 Jul 4 Jun
Updated to match(es) played on 9 April 2024. Source: UEFA

Group A3

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of France.svg Flag of England.svg Flag of Sweden.svg Flag of Ireland.svg
1Flag of France.svg  France 220020+26Qualify for final tournament 4 Jun 12 Jul 1–0
2Flag of England.svg  England 211031+24 31 May 1–1 12 Jul
3Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 20111211Advance to play-offs (seeded) 0–1 16 Jul 4 Jun
4Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland 20020330Advance to play-offs (seeded) and relegation to League B 16 Jul 0–2 31 May
Updated to match(es) played on 9 April 2024. Source: UEFA

Group A4

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Austria.svg Flag of Iceland.svg Flag of Poland.svg
1Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 220063+36Qualify for final tournament 16 Jul 3–1 31 May
2Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 210154+13 2–3 31 May 12 Jul
3Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 210143+13Advance to play-offs (seeded) 12 Jul 4 Jun 3–0
4Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 20021650Advance to play-offs (seeded) and relegation to League B 4 Jun 1–3 16 Jul
Updated to match(es) played on 9 April 2024. Source: UEFA

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)220071+66Qualify for final tournament as host and promotion to League A 3–1 31 May 16 Jul
2Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 21013413Advance to play-offs 12 Jul 2–1 31 May
3Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 20112311 [lower-alpha 1] Advance to play-offs and possible relegation to League C 4 Jun 16 Jul 1–1
4Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 20111541 [lower-alpha 1] Relegation to League C and possible qualification for play-offs [lower-alpha 2] 0–4 4 Jun 12 Jul
Updated to match(es) played on 9 April 2024. Source: UEFA
(H) Hosts of final tournament
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Tied on head-to-head results. Overall goal difference: Hungary -1, Azerbaijan -4.
  2. If Switzerland (who qualify as hosts) finish in the top three places in their group, then the best-ranked fourth-placed team will qualify for the play-offs. [8]

Group B2

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Serbia.svg Flag of Scotland.svg Flag of Slovakia.svg Flag of Israel.svg
1Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 211042+24 [lower-alpha 1] Advance to play-offs and promotion to League A 0–0 31 May 12 Jul
2Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 211010+14 [lower-alpha 1] Advance to play-offs 16 Jul 1–0 31 May
3Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 210121+13Advance to play-offs and possible relegation to League C 4 Jun 12 Jul 2–0
4Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 20022640Relegation to League C and possible qualification for play-offs [lower-alpha 2] 2–4 4 Jun 16 Jul
Updated to match(es) played on 9 April 2024. Source: UEFA
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Tied on head-to-head results. Overall goal difference: Serbia +2, Scotland +1.
  2. If Switzerland (who qualify as hosts) finish in the top three places in their group, then the best-ranked fourth-placed team will qualify for the play-offs. [9]

Group B3

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Portugal.svg Ulster Banner.svg Flag of Malta.svg Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg
1Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 220050+56Advance to play-offs and promotion to League A 31 May 16 Jul 3–0
2Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 211031+24Advance to play-offs 4 Jun 0–0 16 Jul
3Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 20110221Advance to play-offs and possible relegation to League C 0–2 12 Jul 31 May
4Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 20021650Relegation to League C and possible qualification for play-offs [lower-alpha 1] 12 Jul 1–3 4 Jun
Updated to match(es) played on 9 April 2024. Source: UEFA
Notes:
  1. If Switzerland (who qualify as hosts) finish in the top three places in their group, then the best-ranked fourth-placed team will qualify for the play-offs. [10]

Group B4

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Flag of Croatia.svg Flag of Ukraine.svg Flag of Kosovo.svg
1Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 2200100+106Advance to play-offs and promotion to League A 4–0 31 May 16 Jul
2Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 21011433 [lower-alpha 1] Advance to play-offs 12 Jul 1–0 4 Jun
3Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 210121+13 [lower-alpha 1] Advance to play-offs and possible relegation to League C 4 Jun 16 Jul 2–0
4Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo 20020880Relegation to League C and possible qualification for play-offs [lower-alpha 2] 0–6 31 May 12 Jul
Updated to match(es) played on 9 April 2024. Source: UEFA
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Head-to-head points: Croatia 3, Ukraine 0
  2. If Switzerland (who qualify as hosts) finish in the top three places in their group, then the best-ranked fourth-placed team will qualify for the play-offs. [11]

Qualification for play-offs

RnkGrpTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
17 B4 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 2200100+106Advance to play-offs (seeded)
18 B1 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland (H)220071+66Qualify for final tournament as host
19 B3 Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 220050+56Advance to play-offs (seeded)
20 B2 Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 211042+24
21 B3 Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 211031+24Advance to play-offs (seeded)
22 B2 Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 211010+14
23 B4 Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 210121+13
24 B1 Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 21013413Advance to play-offs (unseeded)
25 B2 Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 210121+13Advance to play-offs (unseeded)
26 B4 Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 21011433
27 B1 Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 20112311
28 B3 Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 20110221
29 B1 Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 20111541Advance to play-offs (unseeded)
30 B2 Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 20022640
31 B3 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 20021650
32 B4 Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo 20020880
Updated to match(es) played on 9 April 2024. Source: UEFA
(H) Hosts of final tournament

Ranking of third–placed teams

RnkGrpTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
25 B2 Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 210121+13
26 B4 Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 21011433
27 B1 Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 20112311
28 B3 Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 20110221Relegation to League C
Updated to match(es) played on 9 April 2024. Source: UEFA

League C

Group C1

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Belarus.svg Flag of Lithuania.svg Flag of Georgia.svg Flag of Cyprus.svg
1Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 220060+66Advance to play-offs (unseeded) and promotion to League B 4 Jun 3–0 16 Jul
2Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 211032+14Possible qualification for play-offs 31 May 16 Jul 1–0
3Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 20112531 12 Jul 2–2 4 Jun
4Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus 20020440 0–3 12 Jul 31 May
Updated to match(es) played on 9 April 2024. Source: UEFA

Group C2

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Slovenia.svg Flag of North Macedonia.svg Flag of Latvia.svg Flag of Moldova.svg
1Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 220070+76Advance to play-offs (unseeded) and promotion to League B 16 Jul 31 May 2–0
2Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia 21014843 [lower-alpha 1] Possible qualification for play-offs 0–5 12 Jul 31 May
3Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 21014403 [lower-alpha 1] 4 Jun 3–4 16 Jul
4Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 20020330 12 Jul 4 Jun 0–1
Updated to match(es) played on 9 April 2024. Source: UEFA
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Head-to-head points: North Macedonia 3, Latvia 0

Group C3

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Montenegro.svg Flag of Greece.svg Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg Flag of Andorra.svg
1Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 2200112+96Advance to play-offs (unseeded) and promotion to League B 16 Jul 5–1 6–1
2Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 220040+46Possible qualification for play-offs 31 May 1–0 12 Jul
3Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands 20021650 12 Jul 4 Jun 31 May
4Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra 20021980 4 Jun 0–3 16 Jul
Updated to match(es) played on 9 April 2024. Source: UEFA

Group C4

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Romania.svg Flag of Armenia.svg Flag of Bulgaria.svg Flag of Kazakhstan.svg
1Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 220060+66Advance to play-offs (unseeded) and promotion to League B 16 Jul 31 May 1–0
2Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 21013743 [lower-alpha 1] Possible qualification for play-offs 0–5 12 Jul 31 May
3Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 21013303 [lower-alpha 1] 4 Jun 2–3 16 Jul
4Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 20020220 12 Jul 4 Jun 0–1
Updated to match(es) played on 9 April 2024. Source: UEFA
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Head-to-head points: Armenia 3, Bulgaria 0

Group C5

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Luxembourg.svg Flag of Albania.svg Flag of Estonia.svg
1Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 110021+13 [lower-alpha 1] Advance to play-offs (unseeded) and promotion to League B 2–1 12 Jul
2Flag of Albania.svg  Albania 210132+13 [lower-alpha 1] Possible qualification for play-offs 4 Jun 2–0
3Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 10010220 16 Jul 31 May
Updated to match(es) played on 9 April 2024. Source: UEFA
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Head-to-head points: Luxembourg 3, Albania 0

Ranking of second-placed teams

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

RnkGrpTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 C5 Flag of Albania.svg  Albania 210132+13Advance to play-offs (unseeded)
2 C3 Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 110010+13
3 C2 Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia 21014843
4 C4 Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 21013743
5 C1 Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 10102201
Updated to match(es) played on 9 April 2024. Source: UEFA

Play-offs

The play-offs determine the final seven teams that qualify for the final tournament and are played over two rounds. [2] [3]

In the first round, the eight teams finishing third and fourth in League A will be seeded, and drawn into ties against the five group winners and three best-ranked runners-up in League C. The eight winners progress to the second round.

In addition the group winners, runners-up and third-placed teams in League B (except Switzerland) will participate in the first round (i.e. the 12 best-ranked League B teams). The six higher-ranked of those teams will be seeded and drawn into ties against the six lower-ranked teams. The six winners progress to the next round. [3] [7]

Switzerland, competing in League B, are guaranteed a spot in the final tournament as hosts, and therefore will not participate in the play-offs. If Switzerland finish in the top three places in their group, then the best-ranked fourth-placed team (i.e. the team ranked 13th in League B) will qualify for the first round. [7]

In the second round, the teams from both paths come together and are drawn into seven ties. The winners of the first round ties involving the seven highest-ranked teams, according to the 2024–25 European Qualifiers overall ranking, will be seeded in the second round [note 1] and drawn against the seven remaining winners from the first round. [2]

The seven winners of these ties progress to the final tournament in Switzerland.

Both rounds of the play-offs are played according to the knockout system, with each team playing its opponent twice, once at home and once away. The team that scores more goals on aggregate is the winner. If the aggregate score is level, extra time is played (the away goals rule is not applied). If the score remains level after extra time, a penalty shoot-out is used to decide the winner. [2]

In both rounds, the seeded teams will play the second leg of their ties at home. [2]

Qualified teams

The following teams have 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)
1Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Overall ranking

The results of each team's league rankings are used to calculate the overall ranking of the competition, using the ranking criteria, [2] and will be used for seeding in the Euro 2025 final tournament draw and the upcoming 2025–26 Women's Nations League. Teams will be promoted or relegated for the next Nations League as indicated.

Key
 Promotion to higher league for 2025–26 Women's Nations League
 Relegation to lower league for 2025–26 Women's Nations League
League A League B League C [lower-alpha 1]

RnkTeamPldPts
1Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 26
2Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 26
3Flag of France.svg  France 26
4Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 23
5Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 26
6Flag of England.svg  England 24
7Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 23
8Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 23
9Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 23
10Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 23
11Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 21
12Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 20
13Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 23
14Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland 20
15Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 20
16Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 20
Updated to match(es) played on 9 April 2024.
Source: UEFA

RnkTeamPldPts
17Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 26
18Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 26
19Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 26
20Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 24
21Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 24
22Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 24
23Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 23
24Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 23
25Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 23
26Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 23
27Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 21
28Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 21
29Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 21
30Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 20
31Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 20
32Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo 20
Updated to match(es) played on 9 April 2024.
Source: UEFA

RnkTeamPldPts
33Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 13
34Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 13
35Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 13
36Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 13
37Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 13
38Flag of Albania.svg  Albania 23
39Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 13
40Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia 23
41Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 23
42Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 11
43Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 21
44Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 10
45Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 10
46Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 10
47Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands 20
48Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 20
49Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 20
50Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus 20
51Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra 20
Updated to match(es) played on 9 April 2024.
Source: UEFA
  1. Due to unequal group sizes in League C, results against fourth-placed teams are not considered when comparing teams finishing first, second, or third in their groups. [2]

Top goalscorers

There have been 157 goals scored in 50 matches, for an average of 3.14 goals per match (as of 9 April 2024).

3 goals

2 goals

1 own goal

Source: UEFA

Notes

  1. The seven highest-ranked teams in the playoffs will all be from League A. If one of those teams loses to a League C team in the first round, that League C team will be seeded in the second round, as the winner of the first round tie involving one of the top seven teams. (Regulations Article 27.05b) [2]

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The 2018–19 UEFA Nations League was the inaugural season of the UEFA Nations League, an international association football competition involving the men's national teams of the 55 member associations of UEFA. The league phase of the competition was played between September and November 2018, with the finals tournament for the group winners from League A taking place in Portugal in June 2019. Team performances in the league phase were used to seed teams for the qualifying group stage of UEFA Euro 2020, and awarded berths in the play-offs, which decided four of the twenty-four final tournament slots.

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The UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying tournament was a football competition that was played from March 2023 to March 2024 to determine the 23 UEFA member men's national teams that would join the automatically qualified host team Germany in the UEFA Euro 2024 final tournament. The competition was linked with the 2022–23 UEFA Nations League, which gave countries a secondary route to qualify for the final tournament.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">2020 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship</span> International football competition

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The 2020–21 UEFA Nations League was the second season of the UEFA Nations League, an international association football competition involving the men's national teams of the 55 member associations of UEFA. The competition was held from September to November 2020, October 2021 and March 2022.

The UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying competition was a women's football competition that determined the 15 teams joining the automatically qualified hosts England in the UEFA Women's Euro 2022 final tournament.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2022 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship</span> International football competition

The 2022 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship was the 13th edition of the UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship, the annual international youth football championship organised by UEFA for the women's under-17 national teams of Europe. Bosnia and Herzegovina hosted the tournament. A total of eight teams played in the tournament. Players born on or after 1 January 2005 were eligible to participate.

The 2022–23 UEFA Nations League was the third season of the UEFA Nations League, an international association football competition involving the men's national teams of the 55 member associations of UEFA. The competition was held from June to September 2022, June 2023, and March 2024.

The 2024–25 UEFA Nations League will be the fourth season of the UEFA Nations League, an international association football competition involving the men's national teams of the member associations of UEFA. The competition will be held from September to November 2024, March 2025, June 2025 and March 2026.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2023 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship</span> International football competition

The 2023 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship was the 20th edition of the UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship, the annual international youth football championship organised by UEFA for the women's under-19 national teams of Europe. Belgium hosts the tournament on 18–30 July. It is the first women's final tournament to be held in Belgium A total of eight teams are playing in the tournament, with players born on or after 1 January 2004 eligible to participate.

The 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League was the inaugural season of the UEFA Women's Nations League, an international women's football competition contested by the senior women's national teams of the member associations of UEFA. The league phase of the competition was played between September and December 2023, with the finals tournament taking place in February 2024. The results also determined the leagues for the UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying competition, and which two teams qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.

The 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification is a men's under-21 national football team competition to determine the 15 teams that will be joining the automatically qualified hosts Slovakia in the 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship final tournament.

The UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying League A is the top division of the 2025 edition of qualifying for the UEFA Women's Championship, the international football competition involving the women's national teams of the member associations of UEFA. The results will also be used to determine the leagues for the 2025–26 UEFA Women's Nations League competition.

The UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying League B is the second division of the 2025 edition of qualifying for the UEFA Women's Championship, the international football competition involving the women's national teams of the member associations of UEFA. The results will also be used to determine the leagues for the 2025–26 UEFA Women's Nations League competition.

The UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying League C is the third and lowest division of the 2025 edition of qualifying for the UEFA Women's Championship, the international football competition involving the women's national teams of the member associations of UEFA. The results will also be used to determine the leagues for the 2025–26 UEFA Women's Nations League competition.

The 2024 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship will be the 15th edition of the UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship, the annual international youth football championship organised by UEFA for the women's under-17 national teams of Europe. Sweden will be hosting the tournament from May 5 to 18. The matches will be played in Malmö and Lund. 16 matches will be played in Malmö IP, Malmö and 16 matches will be played in Klostergårdens IP, Lund. A total of eight teams will be playing in the tournament, with players born on or after 1 January 2007 eligible to participate.

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