2025 UEFA Women's Nations League A
International football competition
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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.
21 February – 3 June 2025
Promotion/relegation matches:
24–29 October 2025
Nations League Finals:
24 October – 2 December
Belgium
Portugal
Scotland
Switzerland
Wales| Tournament details | |
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| Dates | League phase: 21 February – 3 June 2025 Promotion/relegation matches: 24–29 October 2025 Nations League Finals: 24 October – 2 December |
| Teams | 16 |
| Relegated | Belgium Portugal Scotland Switzerland Wales |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 48 |
| Goals scored | 160 (3.33 per match) |
| Attendance | 461,317 (9,611 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Tessa Wullaert Sandy Baltimore Lea Schüller(5 goals each) |
| Women's European Qualifiers
Women's Nations League ← 2023–24 2027 → | |
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]
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 | |
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| 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 | — |
| Austria | 1–0 | Scotland |
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| Netherlands | 2–2 | Germany |
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| Scotland | 1–2 | Netherlands |
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| Austria | 1–3 | Netherlands |
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| Scotland | 0–1 | Austria |
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| Netherlands | 1–1 | Scotland |
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Group 2
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | |
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| 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 | — |
| Switzerland | 0–0 | Iceland |
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| Norway | 2–1 | Switzerland |
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| France | 3–2 | Iceland |
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| Switzerland | 0–2 | France |
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| Iceland | 3–3 | Switzerland |
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| France | 4–0 | Switzerland |
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| Norway | 1–1 | Iceland |
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| Switzerland | 0–1 | Norway |
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Group 3
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |  |
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| 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 | — |
Group 4
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |  |
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| 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 | — |
| Sweden | 6–1 | Denmark |
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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 |
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| 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 |
Nations League Finals
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||
| 24–28 October Dusseldorf And Caen | ||||||||||
| Germany | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||
| 28 November – 2 December Kaiserslautern And Madrid | ||||||||||
| France | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||
| Germany | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 24–28 October Malaga And Gothenburg | ||||||||||
| Spain | 0 | 3 | 3 | |||||||
| Sweden | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Spain | 4 | 1 | 5 | |||||||
| Third place play-off | ||||||||||
| 28 November – 2 December Reims And Solna | ||||||||||
| France | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||
| Sweden | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||
Semi-finals
Third-place play-off
| France | 2–1 | Sweden |
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Final
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
Maria Plattner- Lilli Purtscheller
- Annabel Schasching
Tine De Caigny- Mariam Toloba
Signe Bruun- Emma Færge
- Sara Holmgaard
- Amalie Vangsgaard
Michelle Agyemang- Millie Bright
- Chloe Kelly
- Keira Walsh
Selma Bacha- Élisa De Almeida
- Kadidiatou Diani
Klara Bühl- Vivien Endemann
- Sarai Linder
- Sjoeke Nüsken
- Elisa Senß
- Cora Zicai
Sveindís Jónsdóttir- Ingibjörg Sigurðardóttir
Barbara Bonansea- Sofia Cantore
- Arianna Caruso
- Lucia Di Guglielmo
- Elena Linari
- Emma Severini
Daniëlle van de Donk- Damaris Egurrola
- Chasity Grant
- Jackie Groenen
- Wieke Kaptein
- Vivianne Miedema
- Jill Roord
- Sherida Spitse
Vilde Bøe Risa- Caroline Graham Hansen
- Elisabeth Terland
Catarina Amado- Beatriz Fonseca
- Kika Nazareth
Emma Lawton- Kathleen McGovern
- Caroline Weir
Laia Aleixandri- Mariona Caldentey
- Lucía García
- Patricia Guijarro
- Cristina Martín-Prieto
- Salma Paralluelo
- Alba Redondo
Kosovare Asllani- Magdalena Eriksson
- Lina Hurtig
- Johanna Rytting Kaneryd
- Linda Sembrant
Géraldine Reuteler- Sydney Schertenleib
- Smilla Vallotto
Kayleigh Barton- Hannah Cain
- Jess Fishlock
- Ceri Holland
1 own goal
- Áslaug Gunnlaugsdóttir (against Switzerland)
- Glódís Viggósdóttir (against Norway)
- Sophie Howard (against Germany)