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2025 UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying League B
Tournament details
Dates5 April – 16 July 2024
Teams16
Promoted Portugal
 Scotland
 Switzerland
 Wales
Relegated Azerbaijan
 Israel
 Kosovo
 Malta
 Slovakia
Tournament statistics
Matches played48
Goals scored129 (2.69 per match)
Attendance89,016 (1,855 per match)
Top scorer(s)Scotland Martha Thomas
Wales Jess Fishlock
(5 goals each)
← 2022 2029 → All statistics correct as of 16 July 2024.
International football competition

League B of UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying was the second 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 B consisted of 16 UEFA members ranked 17th to 32nd among competition entrants 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 best-ranked League B teams advanced to the play-offs to determine who qualifies for the final tournament.

The group winners, runners-up and third-placed teams in League B (except Switzerland) advanced to the first round (i.e. the twelve best-ranked teams). The six higher-ranked of those teams were seeded and drawn into ties against the six lower-ranked teams. The six winners progress to the next round.

Switzerland are guaranteed a spot in the final tournament as hosts, and therefore will not participate in the play-offs. Since they finished in the top three places in their group, the best-ranked fourth-placed team (i.e. the team ranked 13th in League B) also qualified for the first round.

The competition also acted as the first phase for the 2025 UEFA Women's Nations League, which will use an identical league structure. The winners of each group were promoted to League A, while the fourth-placed team from each group and the worst-ranked third placed team was relegated to League C.

Seeding

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

Pot 1
Team Rank
 Portugal 13
 Switzerland 14
 Scotland 15
 Wales 16
Pot 2
Team Rank
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 21
 Serbia 22
 Croatia 23
 Hungary 24
Pot 3
Team Rank
 Slovakia 25
 Northern Ireland 26
 Ukraine 27
 Turkey 33
Pot 4
Team Rank
 Malta 34
 Israel 35
 Kosovo 36
 Azerbaijan 37
  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Bulgaria, Latvia, Montenegro, Northern Ireland, Slovakia, and Ukraine participated in the League B vs League C 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. 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. For political reasons, Kosovo could not be drawn into the same group as either Bosnia and Herzegovina or Serbia.

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 Switzerland Turkey Hungary Azerbaijan
1  Switzerland (H, P) 6 5 0 1 14 3 +11 15 Qualify for final tournament as host and promotion to League A — 3–1 2–1 3–0
2  Turkey 6 3 0 3 8 8 0 9 Advance to play-offs 0–2 — 2–1 1–0
3  Hungary 6 2 1 3 10 9 +1 7 1–0 1–4 — 1–1
4  Azerbaijan (R) 6 1 1 4 2 14 −12 4 Relegation to League C and advance to play-offs 0–4 1–0 0–5 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts of final tournament; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Since Switzerland (who qualified as hosts) finished in the top three places in their group, the best-ranked fourth-placed team qualified for the play-offs.
Hungary 1–1 Azerbaijan
Report
Szent Gellért Fórum, SzegedAttendance: 1,713Referee: Kirsty Dowle (England)
Switzerland 3–1 Turkey
Report
Letzigrund, ZurichAttendance: 5,490Referee: Sandra Braz (Portugal)
Azerbaijan 0–4 Switzerland
Report
Dalga Arena, BakuAttendance: 213Referee: Alina Peşu (Romania)
Turkey 2–1 Hungary
Report
Pendik Stadyumu, IstanbulAttendance: 566Referee: Katarzyna Lisiecka-Sęk (Poland)
Turkey 1–0 Azerbaijan
Report
Erzincan 13 Şubat Şehir Stadium, ErzincanAttendance: 10,845Referee: Alexandra Collin (France)
Switzerland 2–1 Hungary
Report
Tissot Arena, Biel/BienneAttendance: 2,905Referee: Emanuela Rusta (Albania)
Azerbaijan 1–0 Turkey
Report
Dalga Arena, BakuAttendance: 200Referee: Nanna Løf Andersen (Denmark)
Hungary 1–0 Switzerland
Report
Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion, BudapestAttendance: 1,413Referee: Eleni Antoniou (Greece)
Azerbaijan 0–5 Hungary
Report
Dalga Arena, BakuAttendance: 205Referee: Jelena Pejković (Croatia)
Turkey 0–2 Switzerland
Report
Kocaeli Stadium, İzmitAttendance: 6,358Referee: Lina Lehtovaara (Finland)
Switzerland 3–0 Azerbaijan
Report
Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, LausanneAttendance: 2,222Referee: Miriama Bočková (Slovakia)
Hungary 1–4 Turkey
Report
Ménfői úti Stadion, GyőrAttendance: 482Referee: Franziska Wildfeuer (Germany)

Group 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Scotland Serbia Slovakia Israel
1  Scotland (P) 6 5 1 0 13 1 +12 16 Advance to play-offs and promotion to League A — 1–0 1–0 4–1
2  Serbia 6 4 1 1 11 4 +7 13 Advance to play-offs 0–0 — 2–1 1–0
3  Slovakia (R) 6 1 1 4 5 11 −6 4 Advance to play-offs and relegation to League C 0–2 0–4 — 2–0
4  Israel (R) 6 0 1 5 5 18 −13 1 Relegation to League C 0–5 2–4 2–2 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. The lowest-ranked third-placed team was relegated along with the four last-placed teams.
Slovakia 2–0 Israel
Report
NTC Senec, SenecAttendance: 273Referee: Silvia Domingos (Portugal)
Serbia 0–0 Scotland
Report
Dubočica Stadium, LeskovacAttendance: 2,500Referee: Riem Hussein (Germany)
Israel 2–4 Serbia
Report
Ménfői úti Stadion, Győr (Hungary)Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)Referee: Réka Molnar (Hungary)
Scotland 1–0 Slovakia
Report
Hampden Park, GlasgowAttendance: 3,127Referee: Jelena Pejković (Croatia)
Serbia 2–1 Slovakia
Report
Čukarički Stadium, BelgradeAttendance: 250Referee: Elvira Nurmustafina (Kazakhstan)
Scotland 4–1 Israel
Report
Hampden Park, GlasgowAttendance: 33 (behind closed doors)Referee: Deborah Bianchi (Italy)
Israel 0–5 Scotland
Report
Budaörsi Városi Stadium, Budaörs (Hungary)Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)Referee: Jelena Kumer (Croatia)
Slovakia 0–4 Serbia
Report
Anton Malatinský Stadium, TrnavaAttendance: 406Referee: Monika Mularczyk (Poland)
Slovakia 0–2 Scotland
Report
Štadión pod Zoborom, NitraAttendance: 675Referee: Merima Čelik (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Serbia 1–0 Israel
Report
Serbian FA Sports Center, Stara PazovaReferee: Alexandra Collin (France)
Scotland 1–0 Serbia
Report
Firhill Stadium, GlasgowAttendance: 3,068Referee: Hristiyana Guteva (Bulgaria)
Israel 2–2 Slovakia
Report
Budaörsi Városi Stadium, Budaörs (Hungary)Attendance: 20Referee: Gamze Durmuş (Turkey)

Group 3

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Portugal Northern Ireland Bosnia and Herzegovina Malta
1  Portugal (P) 6 5 1 0 14 2 +12 16 Advance to play-offs and promotion to League A — 4–0 3–0 3–1
2  Northern Ireland 6 3 1 2 8 7 +1 10 Advance to play-offs 1–2 — 2–0 0–0
3  Bosnia and Herzegovina 6 2 1 3 4 9 −5 7 0–0 1–3 — 2–1
4  Malta (R) 6 0 1 5 2 10 −8 1 Relegation to League C 0–2 0–2 0–1 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Northern Ireland 0–0 Malta
Report
Windsor Park, BelfastAttendance: 1,602Referee: Maria Marotta (Italy)
Portugal 3–0 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Report
Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa, LeiriaAttendance: 6,097Referee: Eleni Antoniou (Greece)
Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–3 Northern Ireland
Report
Bosnia and Herzegovina FA Training Centre, ZenicaAttendance: 480Referee: Désirée Grundbacher (Switzerland)
Malta 0–2 Portugal
Report
Centenary Stadium, Ta' QaliAttendance: 1,026Referee: Katalin Sipos (Hungary)
Malta 0–1 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Report
Centenary Stadium, Ta' QaliAttendance: 661Referee: Emily Heaslip (England)
Portugal 4–0 Northern Ireland
Report
Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa, LeiriaAttendance: 10,017Referee: Tess Olofsson (Sweden)
Bosnia and Herzegovina 2–1 Malta
Report
Bosnia and Herzegovina FA Training Centre, ZenicaAttendance: 120Referee: Sofik Torosyan (Armenia)
Northern Ireland 1–2 Portugal
Report
Mourneview Park, LurganAttendance: 1,711Referee: Franziska Wildfeuer (Germany)
Bosnia and Herzegovina 0–0 Portugal
Report
Bilino Polje Stadium, ZenicaAttendance: 301Referee: Jana Adámková (Czech Republic)
Malta 0–2 Northern Ireland
Report
Centenary Stadium, Ta' QaliAttendance: 652Referee: Cansu Tiryaki (Turkey)
Portugal 3–1 Malta
Report
Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa, LeiriaAttendance: 6,231Referee: Jelena Međedović (Serbia)
Northern Ireland 2–0 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Report
Windsor Park, BelfastAttendance: 2,260Referee: Monika Mularczyk (Poland)

Group 4

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Wales Ukraine Croatia Kosovo
1  Wales (P) 6 4 2 0 18 3 +15 14 Advance to play-offs and promotion to League A — 1–1 4–0 2–0
2  Ukraine 6 3 2 1 11 4 +7 11 Advance to play-offs 2–2 — 2–0 2–0
3  Croatia 6 3 0 3 4 9 −5 9 0–3 1–0 — 2–0
4  Kosovo (R) 6 0 0 6 0 17 −17 0 Relegation to League C 0–6 0–4 0–1 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Ukraine 2–0 Kosovo
Report
Mardan Sports Complex, Antalya (Turkey)Attendance: 45Referee: Karoline Wacker (Germany)
Wales 4–0 Croatia
Report
Racecourse Ground, WrexhamAttendance: 4,117Referee: Zuzana Valentová (Slovakia)
Kosovo 0–6 Wales
Report
Zahir Pajaziti Stadium, PodujevoAttendance: 200Referee: Galiya Echeva (Bulgaria)
Croatia 1–0 Ukraine
Report
Ivan Laljak-Ivić Stadium, ZaprešićAttendance: 517Referee: Zulema González (Spain)
Kosovo 0–1 Croatia
Report
Zahir Pajaziti Stadium, PodujevoAttendance: 500Referee: Kristina Georgieva (Bulgaria)
Wales 1–1 Ukraine
Report
Parc y Scarlets, LlanelliAttendance: 4,046Referee: Shona Shukrula (Netherlands)
Ukraine 2–2 Wales
Report
Stadion Dyskobolii, Grodzisk Wielkopolski (Poland)Attendance: 88Referee: Caroline Lanssens (Belgium)
Croatia 2–0 Kosovo
Report
Stadion Branko Čavlović-Čavlek, KarlovacAttendance: 348Referee: Michaela Pachtová (Czech Republic)
Kosovo 0–4 Ukraine
Report
Fadil Vokrri Stadium, PristinaAttendance: 347Referee: Zuzana Valentová (Slovakia)
Croatia 0–3 Wales
Report
Stadion Branko Čavlović-Čavlek, KarlovacAttendance: 457Referee: Marta Huerta de Aza (Spain)
Wales 2–0 Kosovo
Report
Parc y Scarlets, LlanelliAttendance: 4,199Referee: Deborah Anex (Switzerland)
Ukraine 2–0 Croatia
Report
Petar Miloševski Training Centre, Skopje (North Macedonia)Attendance: 30Referee: Louise Thompson (Northern Ireland)

Qualification for play-offs

The winners, runners-up, and third-placed teams in each group advanced to the play-offs (excluding Switzerland who qualified automatically as hosts). Since Switzerland finished in the top three places in their group, the best-ranked fourth-placed team also advanced to the play-offs.

This means that the twelve best-ranked League B teams excluding Switzerland advanced to the first round. The six higher-ranked teams were seeded, and drawn against the six lower-ranked teams. The winner of those ties will advance to the second round.

Rnk Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
17 B3  Portugal 6 5 1 0 14 2 +12 16 Advance to play-offs (seeded)
18 B2  Scotland 6 5 1 0 13 1 +12 16
19 B1  Switzerland (H) 6 5 0 1 14 3 +11 15 Qualify for final tournament as host
20 B4  Wales 6 4 2 0 18 3 +15 14 Advance to play-offs (seeded)
21 B2  Serbia 6 4 1 1 11 4 +7 13 Advance to play-offs (seeded)
22 B4  Ukraine 6 3 2 1 11 4 +7 11
23 B3  Northern Ireland 6 3 1 2 8 7 +1 10
24 B1  Turkey 6 3 0 3 8 8 0 9 Advance to play-offs (unseeded)
25 B4  Croatia 6 3 0 3 4 9 −5 9 Advance to play-offs (unseeded)
26 B1  Hungary 6 2 1 3 10 9 +1 7
27 B3  Bosnia and Herzegovina 6 2 1 3 4 9 −5 7
28 B2  Slovakia 6 1 1 4 5 11 −6 4
29 B1  Azerbaijan 6 1 1 4 2 14 −12 4 Advance to play-offs (unseeded)
30 B3  Malta 6 0 1 5 2 10 −8 1
31 B2  Israel 6 0 1 5 5 18 −13 1
32 B4  Kosovo 6 0 0 6 0 17 −17 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Ranking criteria
(H) Hosts of final tournament

Ranking of third-placed teams

The lowest-ranked third-placed team was relegated to League C for the 2025 Women's Nations League, along with the four last-placed teams.

Rnk Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
25 B4  Croatia 6 3 0 3 4 9 −5 9
26 B1  Hungary 6 2 1 3 10 9 +1 7
27 B3  Bosnia and Herzegovina 6 2 1 3 4 9 −5 7
28 B2  Slovakia 6 1 1 4 5 11 −6 4 Relegation to League C
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Ranking criteria

League ranking

The 16 League B teams were ranked 17th to 32nd overall in the UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying according to their league ranking.

The four group winners were promoted to League A for the upcoming 2025 UEFA Women's Nations League. The four last-placed teams in each group, along with the worst-ranked third-placed team, were relegated to League C.

Rnk Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
17 B3  Portugal 6 5 1 0 14 2 +12 16 Promotion to League A
18 B2  Scotland 6 5 1 0 13 1 +12 16
19 B1  Switzerland 6 5 0 1 14 3 +11 15
20 B4  Wales 6 4 2 0 18 3 +15 14
21 B2  Serbia 6 4 1 1 11 4 +7 13
22 B4  Ukraine 6 3 2 1 11 4 +7 11
23 B3  Northern Ireland 6 3 1 2 8 7 +1 10
24 B1  Turkey 6 3 0 3 8 8 0 9
25 B4  Croatia 6 3 0 3 4 9 −5 9
26 B1  Hungary 6 2 1 3 10 9 +1 7
27 B3  Bosnia and Herzegovina 6 2 1 3 4 9 −5 7
28 B2  Slovakia 6 1 1 4 5 11 −6 4 Relegation to League C
29 B1  Azerbaijan 6 1 1 4 2 14 −12 4 Relegation to League C
30 B3  Malta 6 0 1 5 2 10 −8 1
31 B2  Israel 6 0 1 5 5 18 −13 1
32 B4  Kosovo 6 0 0 6 0 17 −17 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Ranking criteria

Top goalscorers

There were 129 goals scored in 48 matches, for an average of 2.69 goals per match.

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Source: UEFA

Notes

  1. ^ Due to the Israel–Hamas war, Israel were required to play their home matches at neutral venues.
  2. ^ Due to the Israel–Hamas war protests, Scotland played both their matches against Israel behind closed doors.
  3. ^ Due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Ukraine were required to play their home matches at neutral venues.

References

  1. ^ "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. ^ UEFA.com (2023-12-11). "Women's European Qualifiers for EURO 2025: Who is in what league?". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2024-01-01.
  3. ^ "Women's European Qualifiers league stage draw". uefa.com. UEFA. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  4. "Women's European Qualifiers league stage draw". uefa.com. UEFA. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  5. "European Qualifier match between Belgium and Sweden declared abandoned with half-time result confirmed as final". UEFA.com (Press release). Union of European Football Associations. 19 October 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  6. Mitchell, Jenness (21 May 2024). "Women's Scotland v Israel Euro 2025 qualifiers to be played behind closed doors". Sky News.
  7. "Decisions from today's extraordinary UEFA Executive Committee meeting". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 25 February 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2022.

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