2025 UEFA Women's Nations League#Tiebreakers for group ranking

{{Infobox international football competition

|tourney_name=UEFA Women's Nations League

|year=2025

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|size=160px

|caption=

|dates={{nowrap|League phase:
21 February – 3 June 2025
Nations League Finals and
promotion/relegation matches
October – December 2025}}

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|num_teams = 53

|matches = {{#expr: 32 + 32 + 36 }}

|goals = {{#expr: 108 + 79 + 119 }}

|attendance = {{#expr: 143499 + 22863 + 5097 }}

|top_scorer = {{fbwicon|SVK}} Tamara Morávková
(5 goals)

|updated = 08 April 2025

|season_text = Women's European Qualifiers

|prevseason = 2025

|nextseason = 2027

|season_text2 = Women's Nations League

|prevseason2 = 2023–24

|nextseason2 = 2027

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The 2025 UEFA Women's Nations League is the second 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 is being played between February and June, with the finals tournament taking place between October and December. The results also determine the leagues for the FIFA Women's World Cup 2027 qualifying competition.

Format

The competition will begin with the league stage, featuring the national teams split into three leagues (A, B, and C) according to the Women’s European Qualifiers overall phase rankings (based on the Women's Euro 2025 qualifying overall ranking, taking into consideration promotion/relegation at the conclusion of that competition).{{cite web |title=2024 Women’s European Qualifiers overall phase rankings |url=https://editorial.uefa.com/resources/0293-1c416c9aeabd-c2e05342d429-1000/unwlrankings.pdf |website=UEFA |publisher=UEFA |access-date=5 November 2024}} Leagues A and B feature 16 teams in four groups of four teams, while League C consists of the remaining competition entrants split into groups of three or four teams. 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, consisting of two semi-finals, a third place play-off, and a final, all played over two legs (this differs to the previous edition where all the Nations Leagues Finals matches were single-legged). An open draw will determine the pairings and order of legs for the semi-final matches, as well as which semi-final pairing will have its teams host the first leg of the third-place play-off and final.

In addition, the competition features promotion and relegation, taking effect in Women's World Cup 2027 qualifying (which uses 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 teams in League B, are automatically relegated. Promotion/relegation play-offs will also be held on a home-and-away basis, taking place in parallel with the Nations League semi-finals, to determine which of the other teams will be promoted, relegated or remain in their respective leagues. The third-placed teams of League A play the runners-up of League B, while the two best-ranked third-placed teams in League B play the two best-ranked League C runners-up. The teams from the higher leagues are seeded, and play the second leg at home.

In all two-legged ties, the team that score more goals on aggregate is the winner. If the aggregate score is level, extra time will be played (the away goals rule will not apply). If the score remains level after extra time, a penalty shoot-out will be used to decide the winner.{{cite web |title=Regulations of the 2025 UEFA Women's Nations League and 2026 Women's European Qualifiers for the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup |url=https://documents.uefa.com/r/Regulations-of-the-2025-UEFA-Women-s-Nations-League-and-2026-Women-s-European-Qualifiers-for-the-2027-FIFA-Women-s-World-Cup-2025-27-Online |website=UEFA |publisher=UEFA |access-date=26 October 2024}}

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:

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| Points obtained in matches played among the teams in question;

| Goal difference in matches played among the teams in question;

| Number of goals scored in the matches played among the teams in question;

| If two or more teams are still tied after applying criteria a–c, those criteria are reapplied exclusively to the matches between the teams in question. If teams are still tied, then criteria e–k are applied;

| Goal difference in all group matches;

| Number of goals scored in all group matches;

| Number of away goals scored in all group matches;

| Number of wins in all group matches;

| Number of away wins in all group matches;

| Lower total of disciplinary points received by players and team officials in all group matches:

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| 1 point for a yellow card;

| 3 points for a second yellow card in the same match (indirect red card);

| 3 points for a direct red card; }}

| Position in the Women's European Qualifiers overall phase ranking. }}

=Criteria for league ranking=

Individual league rankings are established according to the following criteria:

Position in the group;
Higher number of points;
Higher goal difference;
Higher number of goals scored;
Higher number of goals scored away from home;
Higher number of wins;
Higher number of wins away from home;
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).
Position in the Women's European Qualifiers overall phase ranking.

When ranking teams in League C, due to differing group sizes, the results against the fourth-placed teams are not considered when comparing teams placed first, second, and third in their respective groups.

=Criteria for overall ranking=

After the conclusion of all group matches, the overall league rankings are established as follows:

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

The UEFA Women's Nations League overall phase rankings are established after the conclusion of the promotion/relegation play-offs, and are used to determine the starting positions and seeding of the teams in Women's World Cup 2027 qualifying. The order of the teams in the overall phase rankings is based on the overall league rankings, with the following modifications:

The automatically promoted teams are ranked above teams from lower leagues that were promoted after their promotion/relegation matches
The automatically relegated teams are ranked below teams from higher leagues that were relegated after their promotion/relegation matches

Schedule

Below is the schedule for the 2025 UEFA Women's Nations League.

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!Stage

!Round

!Dates

rowspan=7| League phase

| Draw

| 7 November 2024

Matchday 1

| 21 February 2025

Matchday 2

| 25–26 February 2025

Matchday 3

| 4 April 2025

Matchday 4

| 8 April 2025

Matchday 5

| 30 May 2025

Matchday 6

| 3 June 2025

rowspan=3| Promotion/relegation matches

| Draw

| 6 June 2025 (TBC)

First leg

| rowspan=2 |22–28 October 2025

Second leg

rowspan=4| Finals

| Draw

| 6 June 2025 (TBC)

Semi-finals
(two legs)

| 20–28 October 2025

Third-place playoff
(two legs)

| rowspan="2" |26 November – 2 December 2025

Final
(two legs)

Seeding

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{{Color sample|#2b8ac8}} League B
{{Color sample|#31aa61}} League C
{{Color sample|#c0c0c0}} Did not enter
{{Color sample|#1d1d1b}} Suspended by UEFA]]

The leagues were formed according to the Women’s European Qualifiers overall phase rankings, and were seeded into pots based on the same rankings.{{cite web |title=Women's Nations League: League stage draw |url=https://www.uefa.com/womensworldcup/news/0293-1c417fa89e94-7931b53a2484-1000--women-s-nations-league-league-stage-draw/ |website=UEFA |publisher=UEFA |access-date=7 November 2024}}

Gibraltar and Liechtenstein entered the tournament for the first time, having not entered in the previous edition. This will be both women's teams' first official competitive international tournament.[https://www.gbc.gi/news/gibraltar-womens-national-team-entered-uefa-nations-league Gibraltar Women's National Team entered into UEFA Nations League] Gibraltar Broadcasting Corporation. 22 October 2024. Retrieved 23 October 2024.{{cite web |title=Gibraltar Women’s Football Gets Major Boost with Entry into Nations League |url=https://www.chronicle.gi/gibraltar-womens-football-gets-major-boost-with-entry-into-nations-league/ |website=Gibraltar Chronicle |access-date=25 October 2024}}{{cite web |language=de |title=Nations League für das Frauen Nationalteam |url=https://www.radio.li/p/Nations-League-fur-das-Frauen-Nationalteam-1a17D5rTRvTToAH9eLIGQL |website=Radio Liechtenstein |date=8 October 2024 |access-date=5 November 2024}}

Russia were suspended indefinitely from all UEFA and FIFA competitions on 28 February 2022 due to their country's invasion of Ukraine.{{cite web |date=28 February 2022 |title=FIFA/UEFA suspend Russian clubs and national teams from all competitions |url=https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/0272-148df1faf082-6e50b5ea1f84-1000/ |access-date=27 September 2022 |website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations}} On 30 September 2024, UEFA confirmed they would not be permitted to enter this edition of the Women's Nations League, or to enter Women's World Cup 2027 qualifying.{{cite magazine |url= https://editorial.uefa.com/resources/0291-1bfab0dd2548-3c035c060954-1000/20240930_circular_2024_53_en.zip |title=2025 UEFA Women’s Nations League and 2026 Women’s European Qualifiers for the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup |number=53/2024 |magazine=UEFA Circular Letter |format=ZIP |publisher=UEFA |date=30 September 2024 |access-date=25 October 2024}}

San Marino did not submit an entry into the competition.

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{{fall}} \|Relegated after UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying

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|Relegated after UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying

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|+League A

!Pot

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!{{Tooltip|Rank|Ranking (all UEFA teams)}}

rowspan="4" |1

| style="text-align:left" |{{fbw|ESP}}

style="text-align:left" |{{fbw|GER}}

style="text-align:left" |{{fbw|FRA}}

style="text-align:left" |{{fbw|ITA}}

rowspan="4" |2

| style="text-align:left" |{{fbw|ISL}}

style="text-align:left" |{{fbw|DEN}}

style="text-align:left" |{{fbw|ENG}}

style="text-align:left" |{{nowrap|{{fbw|NED}}}}

rowspan="4" |3

| style="text-align:left" |{{fbw|SWE}}

style="text-align:left" |{{fbw|NOR}}

|10

style="text-align:left" |{{fbw|AUT}}

|11

style="text-align:left" |{{fbw|BEL}}

|12

rowspan="4" |4

| style="text-align:left" |{{fbw|POR}}

|{{rise}}

|13

style="text-align:left" |{{fbw|SCO}}

|{{rise}}

|14

style="text-align:left" |{{fbw|SUI}}

|{{rise}}

|15

style="text-align:left" |{{fbw|WAL}}

|{{rise}}

|16

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|+League B

!Pot

! style="width:190px" |Team

! style="width:25px" |{{Tooltip|Prv|Change from Women's Euro 2025 qualifying}}

!{{Tooltip|Rank|Ranking (all UEFA teams)}}

rowspan="4" |1

| style="text-align:left" |{{fbw|FIN}}

|{{fall}}

|17

style="text-align:left" |{{fbw|CZE}}

|{{fall}}

|18

style="text-align:left" |{{fbw|IRL}}

|{{fall}}

|19

style="text-align:left" |{{fbw|POL}}

|{{fall}}

|20

rowspan="4" |2

| style="text-align:left" |{{fbw|SRB}}

|21

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|22

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|23

style="text-align:left" |{{fbw|TUR}}

|24

rowspan="4" |3

| style="text-align:left" |{{fbw|CRO}}

|25

style="text-align:left" |{{fbw|HUN}}

|26

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|27

style="text-align:left" |{{fbw|SVN}}

|{{rise}}

|28

rowspan="4" |4

| style="text-align:left" |{{fbw|ROU}}

|{{rise}}

|29

style="text-align:left" |{{fbw|BLR}}

|{{rise}}

|30

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|{{rise}}

|31

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|{{rise}}

|32

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|+League C

!Pot

! style="width:190px" |Team

! style="width:25px" |{{Tooltip|Prv|Change from Women's Euro 2025 qualifying}}

!{{Tooltip|Rank|Women's European Qualifiers overall phase ranking}}

rowspan="6" |1

| style="text-align:left" |{{fbw|SVK}}

|{{fall}}

|33

style="text-align:left" |{{fbw|AZE}}

|{{fall}}

|34

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|{{fall}}

|35

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|{{fall}}

|36

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|{{fall}}

|37

style="text-align:left" |{{fbw|LUX}}

|38

rowspan="6" |2

| style="text-align:left" |{{fbw|MNE}}

|39

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|40

style="text-align:left" |{{fbw|BUL}}

|41

style="text-align:left" |{{fbw|LVA}}

|42

style="text-align:left" |{{fbw|FRO}}

|43

style="text-align:left" |{{fbw|ARM}}

|44

rowspan="6" |3

| style="text-align:left" |{{nowrap|{{fbw|MKD}}}}

|45

style="text-align:left" |{{fbw|EST}}

|46

style="text-align:left" |{{fbw|LTU}}

|47

style="text-align:left" |{{fbw|KAZ}}

|48

style="text-align:left" |{{fbw|MDA}}

|49

style="text-align:left" |{{fbw|CYP}}

|50

rowspan="3" |4

| style="text-align:left" |{{fbw|AND}}

|51

style="text-align:left" |{{fbw|GIB}}

|52

style="text-align:left" |{{fbw|LIE}}

|53

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|+ Did not enter

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! Rank

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| —

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|+ Banned from entering

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| –

Draw

The draw took place on 7 November 2024 at 13:00 CET in Nyon, Switzerland.

Teams were drawn from their seeding pots into groups for each league, starting with League C, then League B, and finally League A. In each league, all teams were drawn from Pot 1 and assigned to groups in ascending order until the pot was empty, then the draw continued with Pot 2 and so on.

For political reasons, Armenia and Azerbaijan, as well as Belarus and Ukraine, could not be drawn in the same group. Due to excessive travel restrictions, Kazakhstan could not be drawn into a group containing more than one of Andorra, Faroe Islands, Gibraltar, or Malta.

League A

=Group A1=

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=Group A2=

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=Group A3=

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=Group A4=

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=Nations League Finals=

The pairings and order of legs will be determined via an open draw scheduled for 6 June 2025.

==Bracket==

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League B

=Group B1=

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=Group B2=

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=Group B3=

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=Group B4=

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=Ranking of third-placed teams=

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League C

=Group C1=

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=Group C2=

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=Group C3=

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=Group C4=

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=Group C5=

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=Group C6=

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=Ranking of second-placed teams=

Due to differing group sizes in League C, results against fourth-placed teams are not considered when comparing second-placed teams.

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Promotion/relegation matches

{{main|2025 UEFA Women's Nations League promotion/relegation matches}}

The pairings for the promotion/relegation matches will be determined via a draw scheduled for 6 June 2025.

=League A vs League B=

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=League B vs League C=

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Overall ranking

The results of each team's league rankings will used to calculate the overall league rankings using the ranking criteria. These rankings, taking promotion and relegation into consideration, will be used to establish the overall phase rankings which will determine the leagues and seeding for the upcoming 2027 Women's World Cup qualifying competition.

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! League A

! League B

! League C{{efn|Due to differing group sizes in League C, results against fourth-placed teams are not considered when comparing teams placed first, second, and third in their respective groups.}}

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| {{:2025 UEFA Women's Nations League B|transcludesection=League ranking table|only_pld_pts=yes|stack_footer=yes}}

| {{:2025 UEFA Women's Nations League C|transcludesection=League ranking table|only_pld_pts=yes|stack_footer=yes}}