Women's European Qualifiers play-off draw

The Women's European Qualifiers play-off draw at 13:00 CET on Friday 19 July in Nyon will set the ties for two rounds of two-legged contests, as 28 teams compete for the last seven finals slots at UEFA Women's EURO 2025 in Switzerland.

The full draw procedure will be confirmed on the conclusion of the qualifying league stage.

How the play-offs work

Following the conclusion of the qualifying league stage on 16 July, nine teams will be confirmed in the final tournament: hosts Switzerland and the teams that finish in the top two positions in each of the four League A groups. The play-offs will determine the remaining seven berths, with 28 teams involved, playing two rounds of home-and-away ties.

Round 1: Path 1

The first round of the play-offs (played between 23 and 29 October) 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. The eight winners progress to the second round.

Round 1: Path 2

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.

The play-off paths will be adjusted as necessary to take into account the performance of Women's EURO hosts Switzerland, who are competing in League B but are guaranteed a slot in the final tournament.

If Switzerland finish as a League B winner, runner-up or in third place, the best-ranked fourth-placed team of League B will complete the round 1 path 2 play-off line-up and the draw seeding for the six ties will be adjusted accordingly.

Round 2

In the second round (played between 27 November and 3 December), 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 systemUEFA

How the play-off draw works

The full draw procedure will be confirmed after the completion of the qualifying league stage.

Round 1

The following principles apply to the draw for round 1 of the play-offs:

• The teams from League A are seeded for the path 1 draw.
• The first-placed and two best second-placed League B teams* are seeded for the path 2 draw and will play their respective second-leg matches at home.
• Additional draw conditions may be applied, subject to approval by the UEFA Women's Football Committee.

*Note that the play-off path will be adjusted as necessary to take into account the performance of the performance of UEFA Women's EURO hosts, Switzerland, who will compete in League B but are guaranteed a slot in the final tournament. If Switzerland finishes as a League B winner, runner-up or in third place, the best-ranked fourth-placed team of League B will complete the round 1 path 2 play-off line-up and the draw seeding for the six ties will be adjusted accordingly.

Round 2

The following principles apply to the draw for round 2 of the play-offs:

• The winners of the round 1 path 1 ties involving the seven highest-ranked teams according to the final European Qualifiers overall league rankings will be seeded for the round 2 draw and will play against the seven remaining teams. The seeded teams will play the second leg at home.
• Additional draw conditions may be applied, subject to approval by the UEFA Women's Football Committee.