The UEFA Women’s Nations League is a biennial tournament involving women’s national teams in UEFA, to be played in between qualifiers for the Women’s World Cup and Women’s European Championship.

Teams in the Women’s Nations League are divided into three leagues. There are 16 teams in League A, 16 in League B, and 21 in League C. Teams in League A play for the Women’s Nations League championship, and teams in Leagues B and C play for promotion to the next higher league.

ALLOCATION TO LEAGUES

Teams have been allocated to the leagues based upon their performances in the 2025 UEFA Women’s Championship qualifiers.

• League A:
  • Austria, Belgium, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden
  • Promoted from League B: Portugal, Scotland, Switzerland, Wales
• League B:
  • Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Hungary, Northern Ireland, Serbia, Türkı̇ye, Ukraine
  • Promoted from League C: Albania, Belarus, Greece, Romania, Slovenia
  • Relegated from League A: Czechia, Finland, Ireland Rep, Poland
• League C:
  • Andorra, Armenia, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Estonia, Faroe Is, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia
  • Relegated from League B: Azerbaijan, Israel, Kosovo, Malta, Slovakia
  • First time entrants: Gibraltar, Liechtenstein

San Marino did not enter, whilst Russia are disqualified due to their invasion and ongoing war in Ukraine.

LEAGUE PHASE

In the league phase, each league is divided into groups, and teams in each group play one another twice. The league phase was played in FEB-JUN 2025.

In League A, there are four groups, each containing four teams. The first placed teams in each group advance to the elimination phase. The third placed teams in each group play in the League B promotion playoffs, and the last placed teams are relegated to League B for the 2027 Women’s World Cup qualifiers.

LEAGUE A GER NED AUT SCO FRA NOR ISL SUI ESP ENG BEL POR SWE ITA DEN WAL		ADVANCE TO ELIMINATION PHASE FRA GER ESP SWE
		LEAGUE B PROMOTION PLAYOFFS AUT BEL DEN ISL
		RELEGATED TO LEAGUE B POR SCO SUI WAL

In League B, there are four groups, each containing four teams. The first placed teams in each group are promoted to League A, and the second placed teams play in the League B promotion playoffs. The top two third placed teams play in the League C promotion playoffs, and the remaining teams are relegated to League C.

		PROMOTED TO LEAGUE A POL SRB SVN UKR
LEAGUE B POL NIR BIH ROU SVN IRL TUR GRE SRB FIN HUN BLR UKR CZE ALB CRO		LEAGUE B PROMOTION PLAYOFFS CZE FIN IRL NIR
		LEAGUE C PROMOTION PLAYOFFS ALB TUR
		RELEGATED TO LEAGUE C BLR BIH CRO GRE HUN ROU

In League C, three groups each contain four teams, and three groups each contain three teams. The first placed teams are promoted to League B, and the top two second placed teams [excluding results against fourth placed teams] play in the League C promotion playoffs.

		PROMOTED TO LEAGUE B ISR LVA LUX MLT MNE SVK
LEAGUE C SVK FRO MDA GIB MLT CYP GEO AND LUX KAZ ARM LIE MNE AZE LTU ISR EST BUL LVA KOS MKD		LEAGUE C PROMOTION PLAYOFFS CYP KOS

PLAYOFFS

The promotion playoffs will be played in OCT 2025. Each playoff series is played over two legs, between teams from two different leagues. The winner is determined on aggregate goals, with extra time and penalties in the second leg if needed. The away goals tiebreaker does not apply.

There are four League B promotion playoffs, each between a third placed team from League A and a second placed team from League B. The winning team is placed in League A for the 2027 Women’s World Cup qualifiers, and the losing team is placed in League B.

LEAGUE B PROMOTION NIR ISL FIN DEN IRL BEL CZE AUT		TO LEAGUE A
		TO LEAGUE B

There are two League C promotion playoffs, each between a third placed team from League B and a second placed team from League C. The winning team is placed in League B for the 2027 Women’s World Cup qualifiers, and the losing team is placed in League C.

LEAGUE C PROMOTION CYP ALB KOS TUR		TO LEAGUE B
		TO LEAGUE C

ELIMINATION PHASE

The first placed teams in the four League A groups advance to the elimination phase, to be played in OCT-DEC 2025.

The teams are drawn into two semifinals. The winners contest the final series, and the losers contest the third place series. All elimination phase ties will be played over two legs. The winner is determined on aggregate goals, with extra time and penalties in the second leg if needed. The away goals tiebreaker does not apply.

ELIMINATION PHASE GER FRA [W-SF1] [W-SF2] ESP SWE   [L-SF1] [L-SF2]

CHAMPION

WOMEN’S WORLD CUP QUALIFICATION

The UEFA qualifiers for the 2027 Women’s World Cup will be held in a similar format.

The teams will be divided into three leagues, based on promotion and relegation from the 2025 Women’s Nations League. The first placed team in each League A group will qualify directly for the Women’s World Cup. The league phase will be followed by two rounds of playoffs to decide UEFA’s seven other places at the final tournament.