UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying League A

2025 UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying League A
Tournament details
Dates5 April – 16 July 2024
Teams16
Relegated Czech Republic
 Finland
 Poland
 Republic of Ireland
Tournament statistics
Matches played48
Goals scored134 (2.79 per match)
Attendance557,623 (11,617 per match)
Top scorer(s)Germany Lea Schüller
(6 goals)
← 2022
2029 →
All statistics correct as of 16 July 2024.

League A of UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying was the top division of qualifying for UEFA Women's Euro 2025, the international football competition involving the women's national teams of the member associations of UEFA. The results were also used to determine the leagues for the 2025 UEFA Women's Nations League competition.

Format

League A consisted of the 16 top-ranked UEFA members in the 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League ranking, 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 April, May to June, and July 2024.

After the league phase, the top two teams of each group qualified automatically for the final tournament and the bottom two teams of each group advanced to the play-offs.

For the first play-off round the eight League A teams were seeded, and drawn against the eight best-ranked teams in League C. The winner of those ties will advance to the second round.[1][2]

The competition also acted as the first phase for the 2025 UEFA Women's Nations League, which will use an identical league structure. The fourth-placed team from each group was relegated to League B.[1][2]

Seeding

Teams were allocated to League A after the conclusion of the promotion/relegation matches and Nations League Finals of the 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League on 28 February 2024. Teams were split into four pots of four teams, ordered based on their overall ranking.[2][3]

Pot 1
Team Rank
 Spain 1
 France 2
 Germany 3
 Netherlands 4
Pot 2
Team Rank
 England 5
 Denmark 6
 Italy 7
 Austria 8
Pot 3
Team Rank
 Iceland[a] 9
 Belgium[a] 10
 Sweden[a] 11
 Norway[a] 12
Pot 4
Team Rank
 Republic of Ireland 17
 Finland 18
 Poland 19
 Czech Republic 20
  1. ^ a b c d Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Hungary, Iceland, Norway, Serbia, and Sweden participated in the League A vs League B promotion/relegation matches in February 2024 to determine each team's league allocation.

The draw took place in Nyon, Switzerland on 5 March 2024 at 13:00 CET.[3] Each group contained one team from each pot. The draw started with Pot 1 and ended with Pot 4, with drawn teams assigned to the first available group in ascending order from A1 to A4.

Groups

Times are CEST (UTC+2), as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).

Group 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Italy Netherlands Norway Finland
1  Italy 6 2 3 1 8 3 +5 9[a] Qualify for final tournament — 2–0 1–1 4–0
2  Netherlands 6 2 3 1 4 4 0 9[a] 0–0 — 1–0 1–0
3  Norway 6 1 4 1 7 4 +3 7 Advance to play-offs (seeded) 0–0 1–1 — 4–0
4  Finland (R) 6 1 2 3 4 12 −8 5 Advance to play-offs (seeded) and relegation to League B 2–1 1–1 1–1 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Italy 4, Netherlands 1.
Norway 4–0 Finland
 Report
Attendance: 3,106
Italy 2–0 Netherlands
 Report
Attendance: 4,300
Finland 2–1 Italy
 Report
Attendance: 5,000
Netherlands 1–0 Norway
 Report
Attendance: 9,486
Referee: Cheryl Foster (Wales)
Norway 0–0 Italy
Report
Attendance: 9,307
Netherlands 1–0 Finland
 Report
Attendance: 9,089
Finland 1–1 Netherlands
 Report
Attendance: 7,677
Italy 1–1 Norway
 Report
Attendance: 2,198
Finland 1–1 Norway
 Report
Attendance: 7,345
Netherlands 0–0 Italy
Report
Attendance: 8,563
Norway 1–1 Netherlands
 Report
Attendance: 8,574
Referee: Alina Peşu (Romania)
Italy 4–0 Finland
 Report
Attendance: 2,689

Group 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Spain Denmark Belgium Czech Republic
1  Spain 6 5 0 1 18 5 +13 15 Qualify for final tournament — 3–2 2–0 3–1
2  Denmark 6 4 0 2 14 8 +6 12 0–2 — 4–2 2–0
3  Belgium 6 1 1 4 5 18 −13 4[a] Advance to play-offs (seeded) 0–7 0–3 — 1–1
4  Czech Republic (R) 6 1 1 4 6 12 −6 4[a] Advance to play-offs (seeded) and relegation to League B 2–1 1–3 1–2 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Belgium 4, Czech Republic 1.
Czech Republic 1–3 Denmark
 Report
Attendance: 2,426
Belgium 0–7 Spain
Report
Attendance: 7,123
Denmark 4–2 Belgium
 Report
Attendance: 1,660
Spain 3–1 Czech Republic
 Report
Attendance: 9,982
Czech Republic 1–2 Belgium
 Report
Attendance: 5,892
Denmark 0–2 Spain
Report
Attendance: 6,014
Belgium 1–1 Czech Republic
 Report
Attendance: 2,366
Referee: Ewa Augustyn (Poland)
Spain 3–2 Denmark
 Report
Attendance: 17,532
Czech Republic 2–1 Spain
 Report
Attendance: 1,893
Belgium 0–3 Denmark
Report
Attendance: 2,764
Spain 2–0 Belgium
 Report
Attendance: 16,650
Denmark 2–0 Czech Republic
 Report
Attendance: 3,303

Group 3

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification France England Sweden Republic of Ireland
1  France 6 4 0 2 8 7 +1 12 Qualify for final tournament — 1–2 2–1 1–0
2  England 6 3 2 1 8 5 +3 11 1–2 — 1–1 2–1
3  Sweden 6 2 2 2 6 4 +2 8 Advance to play-offs (seeded) 0–1 0–0 — 1–0
4  Republic of Ireland (R) 6 1 0 5 4 10 −6 3 Advance to play-offs (seeded) and relegation to League B 3–1 0–2 0–3 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(R) Relegated
England 1–1 Sweden
 Report
Attendance: 63,248
France 1–0 Republic of Ireland
 Report
Attendance: 16,772
Sweden 0–1 France
Report
Attendance: 11,278
Referee: Ewa Augustyn (Poland)
Republic of Ireland 0–2 England
Report
Attendance: 32,742
Republic of Ireland 0–3 Sweden
Report
Attendance: 22,868
England 1–2 France
 Report
Attendance: 42,561
Sweden 1–0 Republic of Ireland
 Report
Attendance: 21,216
Referee: Alina Peşu (Romania)
France 1–2 England
 Report
Attendance: 10,194
England 2–1 Republic of Ireland
 Report
Attendance: 23,003
France 2–1 Sweden
 Report
Attendance: 12,317
Sweden 0–0 England
Report
Attendance: 16,789
Republic of Ireland 3–1 France
 Report
Attendance: 18,399

Group 4

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Germany Iceland Austria Poland
1  Germany 6 5 0 1 17 8 +9 15 Qualify for final tournament — 3–1 4–0 4–1
2  Iceland 6 4 1 1 11 5 +6 13 3–0 — 2–1 3–0
3  Austria 6 2 1 3 10 12 −2 7 Advance to play-offs (seeded) 2–3 1–1 — 3–1
4  Poland (R) 6 0 0 6 4 17 −13 0 Advance to play-offs (seeded) and relegation to League B 1–3 0–1 1–3 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(R) Relegated
Iceland 3–0 Poland
 Report
Attendance: 1,152
Austria 2–3 Germany
 Report
Attendance: 7,500
Poland 1–3 Austria
 Report
Attendance: 3,920
Germany 3–1 Iceland
 Report
Attendance: 16,503
Austria 1–1 Iceland
 Report
Attendance: 3,788
Germany 4–1 Poland
 Report
Attendance: 18,765
Poland 1–3 Germany
 Report
Attendance: 4,012
Iceland 2–1 Austria
 Report
Attendance: 2,067
Austria 3–1 Poland
 Report
Attendance: 2,343
Iceland 3–0 Germany
 Report
Attendance: 5,243
Referee: Cheryl Foster (Wales)
Germany 4–0 Austria
 Report
Attendance: 43,953
Poland 0–1 Iceland
Report
Attendance: 2,051

League ranking

The 16 League A teams were ranked 1st to 16th overall in the UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying according to their league ranking.[1]

The last-placed teams from each group were relegated to League B for the upcoming 2025 Women's Nations League.

Rnk Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
1 A2  Spain 6 5 0 1 18 5 +13 15
2 A4  Germany 6 5 0 1 17 8 +9 15
3 A3  France 6 4 0 2 8 7 +1 12
4 A1  Italy 6 2 3 1 8 3 +5 9
5 A4  Iceland 6 4 1 1 11 5 +6 13
6 A2  Denmark 6 4 0 2 14 8 +6 12
7 A3  England 6 3 2 1 8 5 +3 11
8 A1  Netherlands 6 2 3 1 4 4 0 9
9 A3  Sweden 6 2 2 2 6 4 +2 8
10 A1  Norway 6 1 4 1 7 4 +3 7
11 A4  Austria 6 2 1 3 10 12 −2 7
12 A2  Belgium 6 1 1 4 5 18 −13 4
13 A1  Finland 6 1 2 3 4 12 −8 5 Relegation to League B
14 A2  Czech Republic 6 1 1 4 6 12 −6 4
15 A3  Republic of Ireland 6 1 0 5 4 10 −6 3
16 A4  Poland 6 0 0 6 4 17 −13 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Ranking criteria

Top goalscorers

There were 134 goals scored in 48 matches, for an average of 2.79 goals per match.

6 goals

5 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Source: UEFA

References

  1. ^ a b c "Regulations of the UEFA European Women's Championship including UEFA Nations League and European Qualifiers". UEFA. 7 February 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 February 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "Women's European Qualifiers for EURO 2025: Who is in what league?". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Association. 11 December 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Women's European Qualifiers league stage draw". uefa.com. UEFA. Retrieved 5 March 2024.