Women's Nations League finals and promotion/relegation matches draws
Monday, December 11, 2023
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The draws set February's finals ties plus the promotion and relegation matches.
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Women's Nations League finals draw
The four League A group winners will face off in a knockout competition on Friday 23 and Wednesday 28 February to determine the inaugural UEFA Women's Nations League winners.
Finals ties
Semi-finals (23 February)
Spain vs Netherlands
France vs Germany
Final & third-place match (28 February)
Spain / Netherlands vs France / Germany
The finals are played as single-leg knockout matches.
No teams were seeded for the semi-final draw.
The four balls containing the names of the four League A group winners were placed in one bowl.
A ball is drawn and the team drawn was placed as the home team in the semi-final 1 tie.
A second ball was drawn and the team drawn was placed as the away team in the semi-final 1 tie.
A third ball was drawn and the team drawn placed as the home team in the semi-final 2 tie.
The remaining ball was drawn and the team drawn placed as the away team in the semi-final 2 tie
The winners of the two semi-finals on 23 February advance to the final and the defeated teams contest the third-place match, both on 28 February. A draw was also held to decide which semi-final will produce the home teams for the final and third-place match.
Two balls containing 'semi-final 1' and 'semi-final 2' were placed in the central bowl and shuffled.
The first ball drawn determined the home team for the final (winners of that semi-final pairing) and the home team for the third-place match (defeated team of that semi-final pairing).
The two finalists qualify for the 2024 Women's Olympic Football Tournament, joining hosts France, who qualify automatically. If France reach the final, the third-placed team fills the remaining slot at the Olympic Games.
Women's Nations League promotion/relegation matches draw
League A/B matches
Serbia vs Iceland
Hungary vs Belgium
Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Sweden
Croatia vs Norway
League B/C matches
Latvia vs Slovakia
Montenegro vs Northern Ireland
Bulgaria vs Ukraine
After the league phase, four teams were automatically relegated from League A, four teams were automatically promoted from League B, five teams were automatically relegated from League B, and five teams were automatically promoted from League C.
In addition, the four teams finishing third in the League A groups will play off with the four League B group runners-up over two legs. The winners will play in League A for the European Qualifiers phase; the defeated team will play in League B
Similarly, the three best third-placed teams in the League B groups will play off with the three best League C group runners-up over two legs. The winners will play in League B for the European Qualifiers phase; the defeated team will play in League C
All ties will be played between 21 and 28 February
League A vs League B (four ties)
League A third place: Belgium, Iceland, Norway, Sweden
League B runners-up: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Hungary, Serbia
Four balls containing the names of the four League A third-placed teams (seeded) were placed in one bowl and four balls containing the names of the four League B second-placed teams (unseeded) are placed in another bowl.
A ball was drawn from the bowl with the League B second-placed teams and the team drawn was placed as the home team in the first tie and will play the first leg of the tie at home.
A ball is drawn from the bowl with the League A third-placed teams and the team drawn was placed as the away team in that tie.
The draw continued in a similar way until all eight balls had been drawn and all four ties completed.
League B/C play-offs (three ties)
League B best three third-placed: Northern Ireland, Slovakia, Ukraine
League C best three runners-up: Bulgaria, Latvia, Montenegro
Three balls containing the names of the three best-ranked third-placed teams of League B (seeded) were placed in one bowl and three balls containing the names of the three best-ranked second-placed teams of League C (unseeded) were placed in another bowl.
A ball was drawn from the bowl with the League C second-placed teams and the team drawn was placed as the home team and will play the first leg of the tie at home.
A ball was drawn from the bowl with the League B third-placed teams and the team drawn was placed as the away team in that tie.
The draw continued in a similar way until all six balls had been drawn and all three ties completed.
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