Women's European Qualifying: Who has reached the Women's EURO finals, play-offs, promotion, relegation
Tuesday, July 16, 2024
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Get the lowdown on who has reached the finals so far, who has reached the play-offs and who has been promoted or relegated.
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The Women's European Qualifiers league stage for UEFA Women's EURO 2025 ended on Tuesday.
While the teams in League A were competing for automatic qualification for the finals in Switzerland by finishing in the top two in their group, play-off spots plus promotion and relegation ahead of the next UEFA Women's Nations League were also at stake.
The play-off draw is on 19 July and the finals draw is on 16 December.
Who has qualified for Women's EURO 2025 or reached the play-offs?
Through to finals: Denmark, England (holders), France, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland (hosts)
In play-offs from League A: Austria, Belgium, Czechia, Finland, Norway, Poland, Republic of Ireland, Sweden
In play-offs from League B: Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Hungary, Northern Ireland, Portugal, Scotland, Serbia, Slovakia, Türkiye, Ukraine, Wales
In play-offs from League C: Albania, Belarus, Georgia, Greece, Luxembourg, Montenegro, Romania, Slovenia
Relegated from League A: Czechia, Finland, Poland, Republic of Ireland
Promoted from League B: Portugal, Scotland, Switzerland, Wales
Relegated from League B: Azerbaijan, Israel, Kosovo, Malta, Slovakia
Promoted from League C: Albania, Belarus, Greece, Romania, Slovenia
League phase
In qualifying, as per the league stage of the Nations League, teams competed in groups of four or three teams (League C) and over six matchdays between April and July, with each team playing one home match and one away match against all the other teams in their group.
For qualifying itself, the top two teams in each League A group gained places in the July 2025 finals alongside hosts Switzerland (who competed in League B although their automatic qualification was assured). The remaining seven spots will be decided by two rounds of play-offs in October and November/December.
Play-offs
The first round of the play-offs is split into two paths. In one path, the teams finishing third and fourth in League A will play the five group winners and three best-ranked runners-up in League C. (To rank the three best runners-up, results against fourth-placed teams are not counted.) The eight winners progress to the second round.
In the other first round path, the four group winners and two best-ranked runners-up in League B will be drawn into six ties against the remaining two runners-up and four third-placed teams in League B. The six winners progress to the second round.
In the second round, the teams from both paths come together and will be drawn into seven ties, with seeding for the seven highest-ranked teams based on the European Qualifiers overall league rankings. The seven winners progress to the final tournament.
The play-off paths are adjusted as necessary to take into account the performance of Women's EURO hosts Switzerland, who competed in League B, winning their group, but were guaranteed a slot in the final tournament.
Therefore the best-ranked fourth-placed team of League B complete the round 1 path 2 play-off line-up and the draw seeding for the six ties is adjusted accordingly.
Promotion and relegation
Promotion and relegation was at stake ahead of the next UEFA Women's Nations League, beginning the 2025–27 competition cycle:
• The winners, runners-up and third-placed teams of League A stay in League A;
• The runners-up and three best-ranked third-placed teams in League B stay in League B;
• The runners-up, third-placed and fourth-placed teams in League C stay in League C;
• The winners of Leagues B and C are promoted to the league above;
• All fourth-placed teams in Leagues A and B, as well as the lowest-ranked third-placed team of League B, are relegated to the league below.
League A
Group A1
Italy have qualified.
Netherlands have qualified.
Norway will enter the play-offs.
Finland will enter the play-offs and are relegated to League B.
Group A2
Spain have qualified.
Denmark have qualified.
Belgium will enter the play-offs.
Czechia will enter the play-offs and are relegated to League B.
Group A3
France have qualified.
England have qualified.
Sweden will enter the play-offs.
Republic of Ireland will enter the play-offs and are relegated to League B.
Group A4
Germany have qualified.
Iceland have qualified.
Austria will enter the play-offs.
Poland will enter the play-offs and are relegated to League B.
League B
Group B1
Switzerland will directly enter the final tournament as hosts. They are promoted to League A.
Türkiye will enter the play-offs.
Hungary will enter the play-offs
Azerbaijan will enter the play-offs as the best fourth-placed team. They are relegated to League C.
Group B2
Scotland will enter the play-offs and are promoted to League A.
Serbia will enter the play-offs.
Slovakia will enter the play-offs and are relegated to League C as the third-placed team with the worst record.
Israel are relegated to League C.
Group B3
Portugal will enter the play-offs and are promoted to League A.
Northern Ireland will enter the play-offs.
Bosnia and Herzegovina will enter the play-offs.
Malta are relegated to League C.
Group B4
Wales will enter the play-offs and promoted to League A.
Ukraine will enter the play-offs.
Croatia will enter the play-offs.
Kosovo are relegated to League C.
League C
Group C1
Belarus will enter the play-offs and are promoted to League B.
Georgia will enter the play-offs as one of the three best runners-up.
Lithuania and Cyprus also remain in League C.
Group C2
Slovenia will enter the play-offs and are promoted to League B.
Latvia finished second but miss out on the play-offs.
North Macedonia and Moldova also remain in League C.
Group C3
Greece will enter the play-offs and are promoted to League C.
Montenegro will enter the play-offs as one of the three best runners-up.
Faroe Islands and Andorra also remain in League C.
Group C4
Romania will enter the play-offs and are promoted to League B.
Bulgaria finished second but miss out on the play-offs.
Armenia and Kazakhstan also remain in League C.
Group C5
Albania are confirmed in the play-offs and are promoted.
Luxembourg will enter the play-offs as one of the three best runners-up.
Estonia remain in League C.
