UEFA Women's Nations League 2025 Guide: Groups, Fixtures - All You Need To Know

The UEFA Women’s Nations League is back for its second season, bringing top-tier international women’s football to the spotlight. The tournament not only serves as a competitive battleground for Europe’s elite teams but also plays a crucial role in determining qualification for major global events, including the FIFA Women’s World Cup and the Olympics. (More Sports News)

The Women’s Nations League is structured into three leagues—League A, League B, and League C - based on UEFA’s national team coefficient rankings.

- League A & League B: Each comprises 16 teams divided into four groups of four.

- League C: Contains 19 teams, divided into four groups of four and one group of three.

Teams will face off in a home-and-away format across six matchdays, with fixtures set to run between February and June. The group stage will determine which teams progress to the Nations League Finals and which will compete for promotion or fight relegation.

The four group winners from League A will advance to the Nations League Finals, featuring two semi-finals, a third-place playoff, and the championship match. In Olympic years, the tournament plays a pivotal role in securing spots for European teams in the Olympic Games.

Additionally, it serves as a qualification pathway for the UEFA Women’s European Championship and influences the seeding for the FIFA Women’s World Cup qualifiers.

Promotion and Relegation System

The Nations League ensures fluid movement between the leagues through a structured promotion and relegation format:

- The bottom four teams from League A and League B will be relegated.

- The winners of League B and League C earn promotion.

- The lowest-ranked third-place team in League B will also be relegated due to the unique structure of League C.

- Playoff matches will determine the final promotions and relegations, adding extra stakes to the competition.

The league stage runs until June, with the finals and playoff matches set to take place later in the year. As teams prepare for a series of intense fixtures, fans can expect thrilling encounters between Europe’s best sides.

The UEFA Women’s Nations League continues to be a game-changer, enhancing the competitiveness of women’s international football while boosting global visibility and investment in the sport.

League A groups

Group A1: Germany, Netherlands, Austria, Scotland

Group A2: France, Iceland, Norway, Switzerland

Group A3: Spain (holders), England, Belgium, Portugal

Group A4: Italy, Denmark, Sweden, Wales

League B groups

Group B1: Poland, Northern Ireland, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Romania

Group B2: Republic of Ireland, Türkiye, Slovenia, Greece

Group B3: Finland, Serbia, Hungary, Belarus

Group B4: Czechia, Ukraine, Croatia, Albania

League C groups

Group C1: Slovakia, Faroe Islands, Moldova, Gibraltar

Group C2: Malta, Georgia, Cyprus, Andorra

Group C3: Luxembourg, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Liechtenstein

Group C4: Azerbaijan, Montenegro, Lithuania

Group C5: Israel, Bulgaria, Estonia

Group C6: Kosovo, Latvia, North Macedonia

League stage fixtures

Matchday 1

Friday 21 February 2025

Group A1

Austria vs Scotland

Netherlands vs Germany

Group A2

Switzerland vs Iceland

France vs Norway

Group A3

Spain vs Belgium

Portugal vs England

Group A4

Italy vs Wales

Denmark vs Sweden

Group B1

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Romania

Poland vs Northern Ireland

Group B2

Greece vs Slovenia

Republic of Ireland vs Türkiye

Group B3

Serbia vs Finland

Belarus vs Hungary

Group B4

Albania vs Ukraine

Croatia vs Czechia

Group C1

Moldova vs Gibraltar

Slovakia vs Faroe Islands

Group C2

Georgia vs Andorra

Cyprus vs Malta

Group C3

Armenia vs Liechtenstein

Luxembourg vs Kazakhstan

Group C4

Azerbaijan vs Montenegro

Group C5

Bulgaria vs Israel

Group C6

North Macedonia vs Kosovo

Matchday 2

Tuesday 25 February 2025

Group A1

Germany vs Austria

Scotland vs Netherlands

Group A2

Norway vs Switzerland

France vs Iceland

Group A4

Italy vs Denmark

Wales vs Sweden

Group B1

Romania vs Poland

Northern Ireland vs Bosnia and Herzegovina

Group B2

Türkiye vs Greece

Slovenia vs Republic of Ireland

Group B3

Hungary vs Finland

Serbia vs Belarus

Group B4

Czechia vs Albania

Ukraine vs Croatia

Group C1

Slovakia vs Moldova

Gibraltar vs Faroe Islands

Group C2

Cyprus vs Georgia

Malta vs Andorra

Group C3

Armenia vs Kazakhstan

Luxembourg vs Liechtenstein

Group C4

Montenegro vs Lithuania

Group C5

Israel vs Estonia

Group C6

Kosovo vs Latvia

Matchday 3

Wednesday 26 February

Group A3

Belgium vs Portugal

England vs Spain

Matchday 3

Friday 4 April 2025

Group A1

Netherlands vs Austria

Scotland vs Germany

Group A2

Iceland vs Norway

Switzerland vs France

Group A3

England vs Belgium

Portugal vs Spain

Group A4

Sweden vs Italy

Wales vs Denmark

Group B1

Poland vs Bosnia and Herzegovina

Romania vs Northern Ireland

Group B2

Greece vs Republic of Ireland

Slovenia vs Türkiye

Group B3

Finland vs Belarus

Hungary vs Serbia

Group B4

Albania vs Croatia

Ukraine vs Czechia

Group C1

Faroe Islands vs Moldova

Gibraltar vs Slovakia

Group C2

Cyprus vs Andorra

Georgia vs Malta

Group C3

Armenia vs Luxembourg

Liechtenstein vs Kazakhstan

Group C4

Lithuania vs Azerbaijan

Group C5

Estonia vs Bulgaria

Group C6

North Macedonia vs Latvia

Matchday 4

Tuesday 8 April 2025

Group A1

Austria vs Netherlands

Germany vs Scotland

Group A2

Iceland vs Switzerland

Norway vs France

Group A3

Belgium vs England

Spain vs Portugal

Group A4

Denmark vs Italy

Sweden vs Wales

Group B1

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Poland

Northern Ireland vs Romania

Group B2

Republic of Ireland vs Greece

Türkiye vs Slovenia

Group B3

Belarus vs Serbia

Finland vs Hungary

Group B4

Croatia vs Albania

Czechia vs Ukraine

Group C1

Faroe Islands vs Gibraltar

Moldova vs Slovakia

Group C2

Andorra vs Cyprus

Malta vs Georgia

Group C3

Kazakhstan vs Armenia

Liechtenstein vs Luxembourg

Group C4

Montenegro vs Azerbaijan

Group C5

Israel vs Bulgaria

Group C6

Kosovo vs North Macedonia

Matchday 5

Friday 30 May 2025

Group A1

Germany vs Netherlands

Scotland vs Austria

Group A2

France vs Switzerland

Norway vs Iceland

Group A3

Belgium vs Spain

England vs Portugal

Group A4

Denmark vs Wales

Italy vs Sweden

Group B1

Northern Ireland vs Poland

Romania vs Bosnia and Herzegovina

Group B2

Slovenia vs Greece

Türkiye vs Republic of Ireland

Group B3

Belarus vs Finland

Serbia vs Hungary

Group B4

Czechia vs Croatia

Ukraine vs Albania

Group C1

Moldova vs Faroe Islands

Slovakia vs Gibraltar

Group C2

Andorra vs Georgia

Malta vs Cyprus

Group C3

Kazakhstan vs Liechtenstein

Luxembourg vs Armenia

Group C4

Azerbaijan vs Lithuania

Group C5

Estonia vs Israel

Group C6

Latvia vs North Macedonia

Matchday 6

Tuesday 3 June 2025

Group A1

Austria vs Germany

Netherlands vs Scotland

Group A2

Iceland vs France

Switzerland vs Norway

Group A3

Portugal vs Belgium

Spain vs England

Group A4

Sweden vs Denmark

Wales vs Italy

Group B1

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Northern Ireland

Poland vs Romania

Group B2

Greece vs Türkiye

Republic of Ireland vs Slovenia

Group B3

Finland vs Serbia

Hungary vs Belarus

Group B4

Albania vs Czechia

Croatia vs Ukraine

Group C1

Faroe Islands vs Slovakia

Gibraltar vs Moldova

Group C2

Andorra vs Malta

Georgia vs Cyprus

Group C3

Kazakhstan vs Luxembourg

Liechtenstein vs Armenia

Group C4

Lithuania vs Montenegro

Group C5

Bulgaria vs Estonia

Group C6

Latvia vs Kosovo