2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League B
International football competition
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The 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League B was the second division of the 2023–24 edition of the UEFA Women's Nations League, the inaugural season of the international football competition involving the women's national teams of the member associations of UEFA. The results were used to determine the leagues for the UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying competition.
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| Dates | 22 September – 5 December 2023 |
| Teams | 16 |
| Promoted | Czech Republic Finland Poland Republic of Ireland |
| Relegated |  Albania  Belarus  Greece  Romania  Slovenia |
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| Matches played | 48 |
| Goals scored | 128 (2.67 per match) |
| Attendance | 114,203 (2,379 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Ewa Pajor Kyra Carusa Katie McCabe (5 goals each) |
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Format
League B consisted of 16 UEFA members ranked 17th to 32nd among competition entrants in the UEFA women's national team coefficient ranking. Teams were 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 September, October and November to December 2023.[1] The competition also acted as the first phase of the preliminary competition for UEFA Women's Euro 2025, which uses an identical league structure. The group winners were promoted to League A, while the fourth-placed team from each group, as well as the lowest-ranked third-placed team, were relegated to League C, taking effect in UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying. In addition, the group runners-up of League B advanced to the promotion play-offs against the third-placed teams of League A. The winners of these home-and-away ties entered League A for UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying, while the losers entered League B. Meanwhile, the three best-ranked third-placed teams in League B advanced to the relegation play-offs against the three best-ranked League C runners-up. The winners of these home-and-away ties entered League B for UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying, while the losers entered League C.[2]
Seeding
Teams were allocated to League B according to their UEFA women's national team coefficient after the conclusion of the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying group stage on 6 September 2022. Teams were split into four pots of four teams, ordered based on their UEFA national team coefficient.[3]
The draw for the league phase took place at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland in May 2023, 13:00 CEST.[4] 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 B1 to B4. Due to the Belarusian involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Belarus and Ukraine could not be drawn in the same group.[5]
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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 | Promotion, qualification or relegation | |
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| 1 | Republic of Ireland (P) |
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | +18 | 18 | Promotion to League A | — | 1–0 | 3–0 | 5–1 | |
| 2 | Hungary |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 8 | Qualification for promotion play-offs | 0–4 | — | 3–2 | 6–0 | |
| 3 | Northern Ireland (O) |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 13 | −4 | 7 | Qualification for relegation play-offs | 1–6 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | |
| 4 | Albania (R) |
6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 18 | −16 | 1 | Relegation to League C | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | — |
| Hungary | 0–4 | Republic of Ireland |
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| Northern Ireland | 1–0 | Albania |
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| Albania | 0–1 | Republic of Ireland |
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| Northern Ireland | 1–1 | Hungary |
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Group 2
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation | |
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| 1 | Finland (P) |
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 2 | +16 | 16 | Promotion to League A | — | 3–0 | 4–0 | 6–0 | |
| 2 | Croatia |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 9 | Qualification for promotion play-offs | 0–2 | — | 2–0 | 2–1 | |
| 3 | Slovakia (O) |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 8 | Qualification for relegation play-offs | 2–2 | 4–0 | — | 1–0 | |
| 4 | Romania (R) |
6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 1 | Relegation to League C | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | — |
| Slovakia | 1–0 | Romania |
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| Slovakia | 2–2 | Finland |
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Group 3
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation | |
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| 1 | Poland (P) |
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 16 | Promotion to League A | — | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | |
| 2 | Serbia |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 10 | Qualification for promotion play-offs | 1–1 | — | 0–1 | 4–0 | |
| 3 | Ukraine (O) |
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 6 | Qualification for relegation play-offs | 0–1 | 1–2 | — | 1–0 | |
| 4 | Greece (R) |
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 13 | −10 | 3 | Relegation to League C | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–1 | — |
| Serbia | 4–0 | Greece |
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| Ukraine | 1–0 | Greece |
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| Serbia | 1–1 | Poland |
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Group 4
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation | |
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| 1 | Czech Republic (P) |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 13 | Promotion to League A | — | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–1 | |
| 2 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 11 | Qualification for promotion play-offs | 1–0 | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| 3 | Slovenia (R) |
6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 6 | Relegation to League C | 0–2 | 2–1 | — | 0–0 | |
| 4 | Belarus (R) |
6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | — |
| Slovenia | 0–2 | Czech Republic |
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| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1–1 | Slovenia |
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| Czech Republic | 2–1 | Belarus |
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| Czech Republic | 2–2 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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| Slovenia | 2–1 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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| Belarus | 0–1 | Czech Republic |
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| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1–0 | Belarus |
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Ranking of third-placed teams
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 1 | B2 | Slovakia |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 8 | Qualification for relegation play-offs |
| 2 | B1 | Northern Ireland |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 13 | −4 | 7 | |
| 3 | B3 | Ukraine |
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 6 | |
| 4 | B4 | Slovenia |
6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 6 | Relegation to League C |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) Wins; 6) Away wins; 7) Disciplinary points; 8) UEFA national team coefficient.
League ranking
The 16 League B teams were ranked 17th to 32nd overall in the 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League according to the following rules:[2]
- The teams finishing first in their groups were ranked 17th to 20th according to the results of the league phase.
- The teams finishing second in their groups were ranked 21st to 24th according to the results of the league phase.
- The teams finishing third in their groups were ranked 25th to 28th according to the results of the league phase.
- The teams finishing fourth in their groups were ranked 29th to 32nd according to the results of the league phase.
| Rnk | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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| 17 | B1 | Republic of Ireland |
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | +18 | 18 | Promotion to League A |
| 18 | B2 | Finland |
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 2 | +16 | 16 | |
| 19 | B3 | Poland |
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 16 | |
| 20 | B4 | Czech Republic |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 13 | |
| 21 | B4 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 11 | Qualification for promotion play-offs |
| 22 | B3 | Serbia |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 10 | |
| 23 | B2 | Croatia |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 9 | |
| 24 | B1 | Hungary |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 8 | |
| 25 | B2 | Slovakia |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 8 | Qualification for relegation play-offs |
| 26 | B1 | Northern Ireland |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 13 | −4 | 7 | |
| 27 | B3 | Ukraine |
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 6 | |
| 28 | B4 | Slovenia |
6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 6 | Relegation to League C |
| 29 | B3 | Greece |
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 13 | −10 | 3 | Relegation to League C |
| 30 | B4 | Belarus |
6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 2 | |
| 31 | B2 | Romania |
6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 1 | |
| 32 | B1 | Albania |
6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 18 | −16 | 1 |
Goalscorers
There were 128 goals scored in 48 matches, for an average of 2.67 goals per match.
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Megi Doçi- Qendresa Krasniqi
Viktoryia Valiuk
Minela Gačanica- Andrea Gavrić
- Alma Krajnić
Jelena Dordić- Ružica Krajinović
- Petra Pezelj
Michaela Khýrová- Kateřina Kotrčová
- Aneta Pochmanová
- Andrea Stašková
Sanni Franssi- Anni Hartikainen
- Emma Koivisto
- Ria Öling
- Emma Peuhkurinen
- Elli Pikkujämsä
- Jutta Rantala
- Oona Sevenius
Anastasia Spyridonidou
Evelin Fenyvesi- Zsanett Kaján
- Hanna Németh
- Dóra Süle
- Viktória Szabó
- Lilla Turányi
Kerry Beattie- Megan Bell
- Caragh Hamilton
- Lauren Wade
Adriana Achcińska- Kinga Kozak
- Tanja Pawollek
Lily Agg- Heather Payne
- Louise Quinn
Cristina Carp
Dina Blagojević- Jelena Čanković
- Nevena Damjanović
- Milica Mijatović
- Allegra Poljak
Diana Lemešová- Tamara Morávková
Mateja Zver
Daryna Apanashchenko- Viktoriya Hiryn
- Yana Kalinina
- Olha Ovdiychuk
- Lyubov Shmatko
1 own goal
- Ksenia Kubichnaya (against Slovenia)
- Maria Kunštek (against Finland)
- Henrietta Csiszár (against Republic of Ireland)
- Anđela Frajtović (against Poland)
Notes
- Due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Ukraine are required to play their home matches at neutral venues until further notice.[23]
- Due to the country's involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Belarus was required to play its home matches at neutral venues behind closed doors until further notice.[33]
- Due to the country's involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Belarus were not allowed to enter Czech Republic by local authorities. As a result, the match was played at a neutral venue.