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UEFA Women's Nations League

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The UEFA Women's Nations League is a biennial international women's football competition contested by the senior women's national teams of the member associations of UEFA, the sport's European governing body.

UEFA Women's Nations League
Organiser(s)UEFA
Founded2 November 2022; 3 years ago (2022-11-02)
RegionEurope
TeamsMaximum of 55
Related competitionsUEFA Nations League
Current champions Spain (2nd title)
Most championships Spain (2 titles)
Websiteuefa.com/womensnationsleague
2027 UEFA Women's Nations League

The competition feature three leagues, with promotion and relegation between them in addition to a final tournament to determine the champions. It also acts as part of the qualifying process for the UEFA Women's Championship, FIFA Women's World Cup and Women's Olympic Football Tournament, depending on the season.

History

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On 2 November 2022, the UEFA Executive Committee approved a new women's national team competition system, which was publicly announced the following day. This included the announcement of a women's Nations League competition beginning in 2023. The new system came as part of the UEFA women's football strategy for 2019 to 2024 and was approved after discussions between representatives of national associations and the recommendation of the UEFA Women's Football Committee. The Women's Nations League acts as the first phase of a two-part women's national team competition cycle, with the other phase being the European qualifiers for the UEFA Women's Championship or FIFA Women's World Cup.[1]

The new system is designed to create more competitive matches, with teams facing others of similar strength, while generating a greater sporting and commercial interest in women's national team football. However, the system still gives all national teams a chance of qualifying for major international tournaments. The interconnected competition cycles are intended to encourage the long-term development of women's national teams.[2] Before the changes, European qualifiers often had mismatched ties.[3][4]

Format

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The competition begins with the league stage, featuring the national teams split into three leagues (A, B, and C). Leagues A and B both consist of 16 teams in 4 groups of 4, while League C consists of the remaining competition entrants split into groups of three or four. The teams in each group play against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The four group winners of League A advance to the Nations League Finals, organized by the participating teams, which feature two-legged semi-finals (single-leg for first edition), a third-place play-off, and a final. In Summer Olympic years, the Nations League Finals determine the teams that will qualify for the Women's Olympic Football Tournament.

In addition, the competition features promotion and relegation, which takes effect in the next edition of qualification for the UEFA Women's Championship or FIFA Women's World Cup (both of which have an identical league structure). The group winners of Leagues B and C are automatically promoted, while the fourth-placed teams in Leagues A and B, as well as the two lowest-ranked third-placed team in League B (conditional upon the number of entrants), are automatically relegated. Promotion/relegation matches are also held on a home-and-away basis, taking place in parallel with the Nations League Finals, with the winners going into the higher league and the losers going into the lower league. The third-placed teams of League A will play the runners-up of League B, while the two best-ranked third-placed teams in League B will play the two best-ranked League C runners-up (conditional upon the number of entrants), with the team from the higher league hosting the second leg.[2]

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The Women's Nations League is linked with qualification for the UEFA Women's Championship and FIFA Women's World Cup. The qualifiers for both competitions use the same league stage system as the Women's Nations League, with teams split into Leagues A, B, and C. Teams in qualification are split into leagues based on the results of the prior edition of the Women's Nations League. The results of the qualification league stage determine which teams qualify automatically for the Women's Euro or World Cup, and which teams enter the play-offs. In addition, teams are automatically promoted and relegated using the same format as in the Women's Nations League, though no promotion/relegation matches take place. This determines the league composition for the next edition of the Women's Nations League.[2]

Finals

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Season Hosts Final Third-place play-off
Winners Score Runners-up Third Score Fourth
2023–24
Finals		  France
 Netherlands
 Spain
Spain		 2–0
France
Germany		 2–0
Netherlands
2025
Finals		  France
 Germany
 Spain
 Sweden
Spain		 3–0
(agg.)
Germany
France		 4–3
(agg.) (a.e.t.)
Sweden

Teams reaching the top four

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Team Winners Runners-up Third place Fourth place Total
 Spain 2 (2024, 2025) 2
 France 1 (2024) 1 (2025) 2
 Germany 1 (2025) 1 (2024) 2
 Netherlands 1 (2024) 1
 Sweden 1 (2025) 1

Records and statistics

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Comprehensive team results by tournament

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This table shows the overall performance of each team per Nations League season, including the intervening UEFA Women's Championship or FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying competitions which use an identical league structure, and teams' promotion/relegation between the leagues.

Key:

  •  1  – Champions
  •  2  – Runners-up
  •  3  – Third place
  •  4  – Fourth place
  • Rise – Promoted
  • Same position – No movement
  • Fall – Relegated
  • * – Participated in promotion/relegation play-offs
  • Q – Qualified for upcoming UEFA Women's Nations League Finals
  • P/R – Qualified for upcoming promotion/relegation play-offs


National team Seasons in league Season
Nations League
2023–24		 Euro 2025
qualifying		 Nations League
2025		 World Cup 2027 qualifying
A B C Lg Rk M Lg Rk M Lg Rk M Lg Rk M
 Albania –31 B32Fall C 37 Rise B 25 Same position* B 25 Same position
 Andorra ––4 C47Same position C 51 Same position C 51 Same position C 51 Same position
 Armenia ––4 C51Same position C 44 Same position C 46 Same position C 47 Same position
 Austria 4–– A8Same position A 11 Same position A 11 Same position* A 12 Same position
 Azerbaijan –13 C37Rise B 29 Fall C 41 Same position C 41 Same position
 Belarus –22 B30Fall C 35 Rise B 30 Fall C 36 Rise
 Belgium 31– A10Same position* A 12 Same position A 10 Fall* B 22 Same position
 Bosnia and Herzegovina –31 B21Same position* B 27 Same position B 27 Fall C 44 Same position
 Bulgaria ––4 C40Same position* C 41 Same position C 47 Same position C 49 Same position
 Croatia –31 B23Same position* B 25 Same position B 31 Fall C 39 Same position
 Cyprus ––4 C46Same position C 50 Same position C 39 Same position* C 46 Same position
 Czech Republic 13– B20Rise A 14 Fall B 22 Same position* B 24 Same position
 Denmark 4–– A6Same position A 6 Same position A 9 Same position* A 3 Same position
 England 4–– A5Same position A 7 Same position A 6 Same position A 5 Same position
 Estonia ––4 C41Same position C 46 Same position C 44 Same position C 45 Same position
 Faroe Islands ––4 C50Same position C 42 Same position C 42 Same position C 42 Same position
 Finland 13– B18Rise A 13 Fall B 23 Same position* B 21 Same position
 France 4–– A2Same position A 3 Same position A 3 Same position A 4 Same position
 Georgia ––4 C48Same position C 40 Same position C 50 Same position C 48 Same position
 Germany 4–– A3Same position A 2 Same position A 2 Same position A 1 Same position
 Gibraltar ––2 Did not enter C 53 Same position C 53 Same position
 Greece –22 B29Fall C 36 Rise B 32 Fall C 34 Rise
 Hungary –31 B24Same position* B 26 Same position B 28 Fall C 33 Rise
 Iceland 4–– A9Same position* A 5 Same position A 12 Same position* A 11 Same position
 Israel –22 C35Rise B 31 Fall C 34 Rise B 28 Fall
 Italy 4–– A7Same position A 4 Same position A 7 Same position A 8 Same position
 Kazakhstan ––4 C44Same position C 48 Same position C 43 Same position C 40 Same position
 Kosovo –13 C36Rise B 32 Fall C 40 Same position* C 37 Rise
 Latvia –13 C38Same position* C 42 Same position C 38 Rise B 30 Fall
 Liechtenstein ––2 Did not enter C 52 Same position C 52 Same position
 Lithuania ––4 C42Same position C 47 Same position C 45 Same position C 38 Rise
 Luxembourg –13 C43Same position C 38 Same position C 35 Rise B 32 Fall
 Malta –22 C34Rise B 30 Fall C 36 Rise B 31 Fall
 Moldova ––4 C49Same position C 49 Same position C 48 Same position C 43 Same position
 Montenegro –13 C39Same position* C 39 Same position C 37 Rise B 29 Fall
 Netherlands 4–– A4Same position A 8 Same position A 5 Same position A 7 Same position
 North Macedonia ––4 C45Same position C 45 Same position C 49 Same position C 50 Same position
 Northern Ireland –4– B26Same position* B 23 Same position B 24 Same position* B 26 Same position
 Norway 4–– A12Same position* A 10 Same position A 8 Same position A 6 Same position
 Poland 22– B19Rise A 16 Fall B 17 Rise A 14 Fall
 Portugal 22– A13Fall B 17 Rise A 13 Fall B 18 Rise
 Republic of Ireland 22– B17Rise A 15 Fall B 21 Rise* A 9 Same position
 Romania –22 B31Fall C 34 Rise B 29 Fall C 35 Rise
 Scotland 22– A15Fall B 18 Rise A 16 Fall B 19 Rise
 Serbia 13– B22Same position* B 21 Same position B 19 Rise A 15 Fall
 Slovakia –31 B25Same position* B 28 Fall C 33 Rise B 27 Fall
 Slovenia 121 B28Fall C 33 Rise B 18 Rise A 13 Fall
 Spain 4–– A1Same position A 1 Same position A 1 Same position A 2 Same position
 Sweden 4–– A11Same position* A 9 Same position A 4 Same position A 10 Same position
 Switzerland 22– A14Fall B 19 Rise A 15 Fall B 17 Rise
 Turkey –31 C33Rise B 24 Same position B 26 Same position* B 23 Same position
 Ukraine 13– B27Same position* B 22 Same position B 20 Rise A 16 Fall
 Wales 22– A16Fall B 20 Rise A 14 Fall B 20 Rise

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "New women's national team competition system". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 3 November 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 "How will the new UEFA women's national team competition system work?". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 3 November 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  3. ↑ Wrack, Suzanne (1 December 2021). "Women's football mismatches are happening too often – it is time for action". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  4. ↑ Wrack, Suzanne (3 December 2021). "'It's not good': Uefa confirms women's qualifying to change after mismatches". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
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