2025 UEFA Women's Nations League A

2025 UEFA Women's Nations League A
Tournament details
DatesLeague phase:
21 February – 3 June 2025
Promotion/relegation matches:
24–29 October 2025
Nations League Finals:
24 October – 2 December
Teams16
Relegated Belgium
 Portugal
 Scotland
 Switzerland
 Wales
Tournament statistics
Matches played48
Goals scored160 (3.33 per match)
Attendance461,317 (9,611 per match)
Top scorer(s) Tessa Wullaert
Sandy Baltimore
Lea Schüller
(5 goals each)
Women's European Qualifiers
Women's Nations League
2027 →

League A is the top division of the 2025 UEFA Women's Nations League, the second season of the international football competition involving the women's national teams of the member associations of UEFA. League A will culminate with the Nations League Finals in October – December 2025 to determine the champions of the competition. The results were also used to determine the leagues for the European qualifying competition for the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup.

Format

League A consists of the 16 top-ranked UEFA members 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),[1] split into four groups of four. Each team played six matches within their group, using the home-and-away round-robin format with double matchdays in February, April, and May/June 2025. The winners of each group advanced to the Nations League Finals.[2][3]

The competition also acted as the first phase of the qualifying competition for the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup, which used an identical league structure. The four last-placed teams from each group were relegated to League B for the 2027 Women's World Cup qualifying competition. In addition, the four third-placed teams of League A advanced to the relegation play-offs against the four runners-up of League B. The winners of the home-and-away ties entered League A for the 2027 Women's World Cup qualifying competition, while the losers entered League B.[3]

The Nations League Finals will take place in October to December 2025 and will be played in a knockout format, consisting of two-legged semi-finals, a third-place play-off over two legs, and a two-legged final. An open draw determined the pairings and the hosts of the first legs of the semi-final matches, as well as which semi-final pairings will host the first tie of the third place play-off and final matches.[3]

Seeding

Teams were allocated to League A according to the Women’s European Qualifiers overall phase rankings,[1] and were seeded into four pots of four teams based on the same ranking.[3][2]

The draw for the league phase took place at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland on 7 November 2024 at 13:00 CET.[2]

Pot 1
Team Rank
 Spain 1
 Germany 2
 France 3
 Italy 4
Pot 2
Team Rank
 Iceland 5
 Denmark 6
 England 7
 Netherlands 8
Pot 3
Team Rank
 Sweden 9
 Norway 10
 Austria 11
 Belgium 12
Pot 4
Team Rank
 Portugal 13
 Scotland 14
 Switzerland 15
 Wales 16

Groups

Times are CET/CEST,[note 1] as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).

Group 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1  Germany 6 5 1 0 26 4 +22 16 Qualification for Nations League Finals — 4–0 4–1 6–1
2  Netherlands 6 3 2 1 11 10 +1 11 2–2 — 3–1 1–1
3  Austria (O) 6 2 0 4 5 16 −11 6 Qualification for relegation play-offs 0–6 1–3 — 1–0
4  Scotland (R) 6 0 1 5 3 15 −12 1 Relegation to League B 0–4 1–2 0–1 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Austria 1–0 Scotland
  • Purtscheller 14'
 Report
Attendance: 1,750[4]
Netherlands 2–2 Germany
 Report
Attendance: 11,013[5]
Referee: Maria Caputi (Italy)
Germany 4–1 Austria
 Report
Attendance: 14,394[6]
Scotland 1–2 Netherlands
 Report
Attendance: 3,183[7]
Netherlands 3–1 Austria
 Report
Attendance: 9,039[8]
Scotland 0–4 Germany
Report
Attendance: 6,172[9]
Austria 1–3 Netherlands
 Report
Attendance: 2,350[10]
Referee: Ewa Augustyn (Poland)
Germany 6–1 Scotland
 Report
Attendance: 16,102[11]
Germany 4–0 Netherlands
 Report
Attendance: 32,398
Referee: Alina Peşu (Romania)
Scotland 0–1 Austria
Report
Attendance: 4,063
Austria 0–6 Germany
Report
Attendance: 5,150
Netherlands 1–1 Scotland
 Report
Attendance: 8,180

Group 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1  France 6 6 0 0 14 2 +12 18 Qualification for Nations League Finals — 1–0 3–2 4–0
2  Norway 6 2 2 2 4 5 −1 8 0–2 — 1–1 2–1
3  Iceland (O) 6 0 4 2 6 9 −3 4 Qualification for relegation play-offs 0–2 0–0 — 3–3
4  Switzerland (R) 6 0 2 4 4 12 −8 2 Relegation to League B 0–2 0–1 0–0 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Switzerland 0–0 Iceland
Report
Attendance: 7,718[12]
France 1–0 Norway
Katoto 73' Report
Attendance: 15,024[13]
Referee: Cheryl Foster (Wales)
Norway 2–1 Switzerland
 Report Schertenleib 83'
Attendance: 3,713[14]
France 3–2 Iceland
 Report
Attendance: 8,559[15]
Referee: Alina Peşu (Romania)
Iceland 0–0 Norway
Report
Valbjarnarvöllur/Thróttarvöllur, Reykjavík
Attendance: 906[16]
Switzerland 0–2 France
Report
Attendance: 11,011[17]
Referee: Catarina Campos (Portugal)
Iceland 3–3 Switzerland
 Report
Valbjarnarvöllur/Thróttarvöllur, Reykjavík
Attendance: 870[18]
Referee: Frida Klarlund (Denmark)
Norway 0–2 France
Report
Attendance: 7,071[19]
France 4–0 Switzerland
 Report
Attendance: 12,359
Norway 1–1 Iceland
Viggósdóttir 83' (o.g.) Report Jónsdóttir 16'
Attendance: 7,158
Referee: Olatz Rivera Olmedo (Spain)
Iceland 0–2 France
Report
Attendance: 2,132
Referee: Emanuela Rusta (Albania)
Switzerland 0–1 Norway
Report
Attendance: 6,888
Referee: Maria Caputi (Italy)

Group 3

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1  Spain 6 5 0 1 21 8 +13 15 Qualification for Nations League Finals — 2–1 3–2 7–1
2  England 6 3 1 2 16 6 +10 10 1–0 — 5–0 6–0
3  Belgium (R) 6 2 0 4 9 16 −7 6 Qualification for relegation play-offs 1–5 3–2 — 0–1
4  Portugal (R) 6 1 1 4 5 21 −16 4 Relegation to League B 2–4 1–1 0–3 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(R) Relegated
Spain 3–2 Belgium
 Report
Attendance: 9,369[20]
Referee: Frida Klarlund (Denmark)
Portugal 1–1 England
 Report
Attendance: 3,221[21]
Belgium 0–1 Portugal
Report
Attendance: 3,836[22]
Referee: Eleni Antoniou (Greece)
England 1–0 Spain
 Report
Attendance: 46,550[23]
Portugal 2–4 Spain
 Report
Attendance: 5,225[24]
England 5–0 Belgium
 Report
Attendance: 23,202[25]
Spain 7–1 Portugal
 Report
Attendance: 15,526[26]
Belgium 3–2 England
 Report
Attendance: 6,253[27]
Referee: Maria Caputi (Italy)
Belgium 1–5 Spain
 Report
Attendance: 8,054
Referee: Ewa Augustyn (Poland)
England 6–0 Portugal
 Report
Attendance: 48,531
Referee: Frida Klarlund (Denmark)
Portugal 0–3 Belgium
Report
Attendance: 5,675
Spain 2–1 England
 Report
Attendance: 14,107

Group 4

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1  Sweden 6 3 3 0 13 6 +7 12 Qualification for Nations League Finals — 3–2 6–1 1–1
2  Italy 6 3 1 2 11 7 +4 10 0–0 — 1–3 1–0
3  Denmark (O) 6 3 0 3 8 13 −5 9 Qualification for relegation play-offs 1–2 0–3 — 1–0
4  Wales (R) 6 0 2 4 4 10 −6 2 Relegation to League B 1–1 1–4 1–2 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Italy 1–0 Wales
 Report
Attendance: 4,219[28]
Denmark 1–2 Sweden
 Report
Attendance: 3,202[29]
Italy 1–3 Denmark
 Report
Attendance: 1,671[30]
Referee: Olatz Rivera Olmedo (Spain)
Wales 1–1 Sweden
 Report
Attendance: 6,077[31]
Sweden 3–2 Italy
 Report
Attendance: 14,521[32]
Referee: Alina Peşu (Romania)
Wales 1–2 Denmark
 Report
Attendance: 6,779[33]
Referee: Michalina Diakow (Poland)
Denmark 0–3 Italy
Report
Attendance: 5,166[34]
Sweden 1–1 Wales
 Report
Attendance: 8,759[35]
Referee: Olatz Rivera Olmedo (Spain)
Denmark 1–0 Wales
Harder 48' Report
Attendance: 3,442
Referee: Catarina Campos (Portugal)
Italy 0–0 Sweden
Report
Attendance: 2,337
Sweden 6–1 Denmark
 Report Thomsen 41'
Attendance: 12,428
Wales 1–4 Italy
Fishlock 82' Report
Attendance: 5,964
Referee: Eleni Antoniou (Greece)

League ranking

The 16 League A teams are ranked 1st to 16th overall in the 2025 Women's Nations League, according to the criteria for league ranking.[3]

Rnk Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts SR
1 A2  France 6 6 0 0 14 2 +12 18
2 A1  Germany 6 5 1 0 26 4 +22 16
3 A3  Spain 6 5 0 1 21 8 +13 15
4 A4  Sweden 6 3 3 0 13 6 +7 12
5 A1  Netherlands 6 3 2 1 11 10 +1 11
6 A3  England 6 3 1 2 16 6 +10 10
7 A4  Italy 6 3 1 2 11 7 +4 10
8 A2  Norway 6 2 2 2 4 5 −1 8
9 A4  Denmark 6 3 0 3 8 13 −5 9 Relegation playoff for League B
10 A3  Belgium 6 2 0 4 9 16 −7 6
11 A1  Austria 6 2 0 4 5 16 −11 6
12 A2  Iceland 6 0 4 2 6 9 −3 4
13 A3  Portugal 6 1 1 4 5 21 −16 4 Relegation to League B
14 A4  Wales 6 0 2 4 4 10 −6 2
15 A2  Switzerland 6 0 2 4 4 12 −8 2
16 A1  Scotland 6 0 1 5 3 15 −12 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Ranking criteria

Nations League Finals

Main article: 2025 UEFA Women's Nations League Finals

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
24–28 October
 
 
  Germany 1 2 3
 
28 November – 2 December
 
  France 0 2 2
 
 Germany 0 0 0
 
24–28 October
 
 Spain 0 3 3
 
  Sweden 0 0 0
 
 
  Spain 4 1 5
 
Third place play-off
 
 
28 November – 2 December
 
 
 France 2 2 4
 
 
 Sweden 1 2 3

Semi-finals

Germany 1–0 France
Bühl 79' Report
Attendance: 37,191[36]
Referee: Ivana Projkovska (North Macedonia)
France 2–2 Germany
 Report
Attendance: 18,112[37]
Referee: Frida Klarlund (Denmark)
Spain 4–0 Sweden
 Report
Attendance: 20,929[38]
Sweden 0–1 Spain
Report Putellas 74'
Attendance: 15,873[39]

Third-place play-off

France 2–1 Sweden
 Report Blackstenius 67'
Attendance: 7,091[40]
Referee: Désirée Blanco (Switzerland)
Sweden 2–2 (a.e.t.) France
 Report
Attendance: 9,141[41]

Final

Main article: 2025 UEFA Women's Nations League final
Germany 0–0 Spain
Report
Attendance: 40,159[42]
Spain 3–0 Germany
 Report
Attendance: 55,843[43]

Goalscorers

There were 160 goals scored in 48 matches, for an average of 3.33 goals per match.

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Notes

  1. ^ CET (UTC+1) for times up to 29 March 2025. CEST (UTC+2) for times from 30 March 2025.

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