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UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying play-offs
Tournament details
Dates25 October 2024 (2024-10-25) – 3 December 2024 (2024-12-03)
Teams28 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played42
Goals scored138 (3.29 per match)
Attendance231,321 (5,508 per match)
Top scorer(s)Norway Frida Maanum
(6 goals)
← 2022 2029 → All statistics correct as of 3 December 2024.
International football competition

The play-offs of the UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying competition determined the final seven participants of the Women's Euro 2025 final tournament, who joined the eight directly qualified teams and hosts Switzerland.

Format

The play-offs determined the final seven teams that qualified for the final tournament and were played over two rounds.

In the first round, the eight teams finishing third and fourth in League A were seeded, and drawn into ties against the five group winners and three best-ranked runners-up in League C. The eight winners progressed to the second round.

In addition the group winners, runners-up and third-placed teams in League B (except Switzerland) participated in the first round (i.e. the 12 best-ranked League B teams). The six higher-ranked of those teams were seeded and drawn into ties against the six lower-ranked teams. The six winners progressed to the next round.

Switzerland, who competed in League B, were guaranteed a spot in the final tournament as hosts, and therefore did 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.

In the second round, the teams from both paths came together and were drawn into seven ties. The team pairings from the first round ties involving the seven highest-ranked teams, according to the 2024–25 European Qualifiers overall ranking, were seeded in the second round draw and drawn against the seven remaining pairings from the first round.

The seven winners of these ties progressed to the final tournament in Switzerland.

Both rounds of the play-offs were played over two legs, with the seeded teams hosting the second leg. The team that scored more goals on aggregate was the winner. If the aggregate score was level, extra time was played (the away goals rule was not applied). If the score remained level after extra time, a penalty shoot-out was used to decide the winner.

Draw

The play-off draw for both rounds took place on 19 July 2024 at 13:00 CEST in Nyon, Switzerland.

For the first round draw, the League A teams were seeded and drawn into eight ties against the League C teams to form Path 1, and the six best-ranked League B teams were seeded and drawn against the six lower-ranked League B teams to form Path 2.

For the second round draw, teams from both paths came together. The draw took place before the winners of the first round were known, and the first round pairings involving the seven highest-ranked teams, according to the 2024–25 European Qualifiers overall ranking, were seeded and drawn against the seven remaining pairings from the first round.

For all three draws, a team from the unseeded pot was drawn first, and placed into the home position in the first tie, followed by a team drawn from the seeded pot placed into the away position, with the process then repeating until each pot was empty. This ensured that all seeded teams will play their second leg ties at home.

Belarus and Ukraine could not be drawn together, due to Belarusian involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and the second round draw procedure was adjusted as required to ensure this prohibited clash could not occur.

Seeding

The following teams qualified for the first round of the play-offs, and were seeded as shown.

Round 1: Path 1

Seeded Unseeded
Team Rnk Team Rnk
 Sweden 9  Slovenia 33
 Norway 10  Romania 34
 Austria 11  Belarus 35
 Belgium 12  Greece 36
 Finland 13  Albania 37
 Czech Republic 14  Luxembourg 38
 Republic of Ireland 15  Montenegro 39
 Poland 16  Georgia 40

Round 1: Path 2

Seeded Unseeded
Team Rnk Team Rnk
 Portugal 17  Turkey 24
 Scotland 18  Croatia 25
 Wales 20  Hungary 26
 Serbia 21  Bosnia and Herzegovina 27
 Ukraine 22  Slovakia 28
 Northern Ireland 23  Azerbaijan 29

Round 2

The ties for the second round were drawn before the winners of round 1 were known, and were seeded as follows.

Seeded Unseeded
Winner of path 1 tie involving  Sweden Winner of path 1 tie involving  Poland
Winner of path 1 tie involving  Norway Winner of path 2 tie involving  Portugal
Winner of path 1 tie involving  Austria Winner of path 2 tie involving  Scotland
Winner of path 1 tie involving  Belgium Winner of path 2 tie involving  Wales
Winner of path 1 tie involving  Finland Winner of path 2 tie involving  Serbia
Winner of path 1 tie involving  Czech Republic Winner of path 2 tie involving  Ukraine
Winner of path 1 tie involving  Republic of Ireland Winner of path 2 tie involving  Northern Ireland

Summary

First round

The first round matches took place on 25 and 29 October 2024. Each tie was played over two legs, with the seeded teams playing the second leg at home.

Round 1: Path 1

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Romania 2–6 Poland1–21–4
Greece 0–5 Belgium0–00–5
Montenegro 0–6 Finland0–10–5
Georgia 0–9 Republic of Ireland0–60–3
Slovenia 1–5 Austria0–31–2
Luxembourg 0–12 Sweden0–40–8
Belarus 1–8 Czech Republic1–80–0
Albania 0–14 Norway0–50–9

Round 1: Path 2

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Turkey 1–3 Ukraine1–10–2
Croatia 1–2 Northern Ireland1–10–1 (a.e.t.)
Bosnia and Herzegovina 3–6 Serbia2–21–4
Azerbaijan 1–8 Portugal1–40–4
Hungary 0–5 Scotland0–10–4
Slovakia 2–3 Wales2–10–2 (a.e.t.)

Second round

The second round matches took place on 28/29 November and 3 December 2024. Each tie was played over two legs, with the seeded teams playing the second leg at home.

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Portugal 3–2 Czech Republic1–12–1
Scotland 0–2 Finland0–00–2
Ukraine 1–4 Belgium0–21–2
Wales 3–2 Republic of Ireland1–12–1
Poland 2–0 Austria1–01–0
Northern Ireland 0–7 Norway0–40–3
Serbia 0–8 Sweden0–20–6

Matches

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

First round: Path 1

Romania 1–2 Poland
Report
Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, BucharestAttendance: 3,076Referee: Cheryl Foster (Wales)
Poland 4–1 Romania
Report
Gdańsk Stadium, GdańskAttendance: 8,449Referee: Ivana Martinčić (Croatia)

Poland won 6–2 on aggregate and qualified for the second round.

Greece 0–0 Belgium
Report
Theodoros Vardinogiannis Stadium, HeraklionAttendance: 1,550Referee: Ainara Acevedo (Spain)
Belgium 5–0 Greece
Report
Den Dreef, LeuvenAttendance: 5,812Referee: Volha Blotskaya (Belarus)

Belgium won 5–0 on aggregate and qualified for the second round.

Montenegro 0–1 Finland
Report
Podgorica City Stadium, PodgoricaAttendance: 350Referee: Riem Hussein (Germany)
Finland 5–0 Montenegro
Report
Tammelan Stadion, TampereAttendance: 4,849Referee: Eleni Antoniou (Greece)

Finland won 6–0 on aggregate and qualified for the second round.

Georgia 0–6 Republic of Ireland
Report
M. Meskhi II Stadium, TbilisiAttendance: 1,440Referee: Emanuela Rusta (Albania)
Republic of Ireland 3–0 Georgia
Report
Tallaght Stadium, DublinAttendance: 8,745Referee: Katalin Kulcsár (Hungary)

Republic of Ireland won 9–0 on aggregate and qualified for the second round.

Slovenia 0–3 Austria
Report
Bonifika Stadium, KoperAttendance: 458Referee: Hristiyana Guteva (Bulgaria)
Austria 2–1 Slovenia
Report
Josko Arena, Ried im InnkreisAttendance: 2,600Referee: Lina Lehtovaara (Finland)

Austria won 5–1 on aggregate and qualified for the second round.

Luxembourg 0–4 Sweden
Report
Stade Émile Mayrisch, Esch-sur-AlzetteAttendance: 1,295Referee: Alexandra Collin (France)
Sweden 8–0 Luxembourg
Report
Gamla Ullevi, GothenburgAttendance: 10,523Referee: Réka Molnar (Hungary)

Sweden won 12–0 on aggregate and qualified for the second round.

Belarus 1–8 Czech Republic
Report
Gradski stadion Velika Gorica, Velika Gorica (Croatia)Attendance: 10 (behind closed doors)Referee: Désirée Grundbacher (Switzerland)
Czech Republic 0–0 Belarus
Report
Gradski stadion Velika Gorica, Velika Gorica (Croatia)Attendance: 18Referee: Iuliana Demetrescu (Romania)

Czech Republic won 8–1 on aggregate and qualified for the second round.

Albania 0–5 Norway
Report
Loro Boriçi Stadium, ShkodërAttendance: 2,185Referee: Ana Maria Terteleac (Romania)
Norway 9–0 Albania
Report
Ullevaal Stadion, OsloAttendance: 7,682Referee: Michalina Diakow (Poland)

Norway won 14–0 on aggregate and qualified for the second round.

First round: Path 2

Turkey 1–1 Ukraine
Report
Esenler Stadium, IstanbulAttendance: 1,688Referee: Henrikke Nervik (Norway)
Ukraine 2–0 Turkey
Report
Stadionul Zimbru, Chișinău (Moldova)Attendance: 438Referee: Catarina Campos (Portugal)

Ukraine won 3–1 on aggregate and qualified for the second round.

Croatia 1–1 Northern Ireland
Report
Stadion Varteks, VaraždinAttendance: 431Referee: Sandra Bastos (Portugal)
Northern Ireland 1–0 (a.e.t.) Croatia
Report
Windsor Park, BelfastAttendance: 3,935Referee: Tess Olofsson (Sweden)

Northern Ireland won 2–1 on aggregate and qualified for the second round.

Bosnia and Herzegovina 2–2 Serbia
Report
Bosnia and Herzegovina FA Training Centre, ZenicaAttendance: 423Referee: Silvia Gasperotti (Italy)
Serbia 4–1 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Report
Serbian FA Sports Center, Stara PazovaAttendance: 650Referee: Marta Huerta De Aza (Spain)

Serbia won 6–3 on aggregate and qualified for the second round.

Azerbaijan 1–4 Portugal
Report
Dalga Arena, BakuAttendance: 253Referee: Fabienne Michel (Germany)
Portugal 4–0 Azerbaijan
Report
Estádio do Futebol Clube de Vizela, VizelaAttendance: 4,535Referee: Shona Shukrula (Netherlands)

Portugal won 8–1 on aggregate and qualified for the second round.

Hungary 0–1 Scotland
Report
Bozsik Aréna, BudapestAttendance: 1,213Referee: Maria Caputi (Italy)
Scotland 4–0 Hungary
Report
Easter Road, EdinburghAttendance: 7,176Referee: Ivana Projkovska (North Macedonia)

Scotland won 5–0 on aggregate and qualified for the second round.

Slovakia 2–1 Wales
Report
NTC Poprad, PopradAttendance: 2,013Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France)
Wales 2–0 (a.e.t.) Slovakia
Report
Cardiff City Stadium, CardiffAttendance: 10,504Referee: Ewa Augustyn (Poland)

Wales won 3–2 on aggregate and qualified for the second round.

Second round

Portugal 1–1 Czech Republic
Report
Estádio do Dragão, PortoAttendance: 40,189Referee: Silvia Gasperotti (Italy)
Czech Republic 1–2 Portugal
Report
Na Stínadlech, TepliceAttendance: 5,203Referee: Lina Lehtovaara (Finland)

Portugal won 3–2 on aggregate and qualified for the final tournament.

Scotland 0–0 Finland
Report
Easter Road, EdinburghAttendance: 8,790Referee: Alina Peşu (Romania)
Finland 2–0 Scotland
Report
Bolt Arena, HelsinkiAttendance: 7,259Referee: Ewa Augustyn (Poland)

Finland won 2–0 on aggregate and qualified for the final tournament.

Ukraine 0–2 Belgium
Report
Mardan Sports Complex, Antalya (Turkey)Attendance: 312Referee: Hristiyana Guteva (Bulgaria)
Belgium 2–1 Ukraine
Report
Den Dreef, LeuvenAttendance: 4,027Referee: Iuliana Demetrescu (Romania)

Belgium won 4–1 on aggregate and qualified for the final tournament.

Wales 1–1 Republic of Ireland
Report
Cardiff City Stadium, CardiffAttendance: 16,845Referee: Maria Sole Ferrieri Caputi (Italy)
Republic of Ireland 1–2 Wales
Report
Aviva Stadium, DublinAttendance: 25,832Referee: Marta Huerta De Aza (Spain)

Wales won 3–2 on aggregate and qualified for the final tournament.

Poland 1–0 Austria
Report
Gdańsk Stadium, GdanskAttendance: 7,025Referee: Olatz Rivera Olmedo (Spain)
Austria 0–1 Poland
Report
Franz Horr Stadium, ViennaAttendance: 3,200Referee: Ivana Projkovska (North Macedonia)

Poland won 2–0 on aggregate and qualified for the final tournament.

Northern Ireland 0–4 Norway
Report
Inver Park, LarneAttendance: 1,866Referee: Ivana Martinčić (Croatia)
Norway 3–0 Northern Ireland
Report
Ullevaal Stadion, OsloAttendance: 3,155Referee: Jelena Cvetković (Serbia)

Norway won 7–0 on aggregate and qualified for the final tournament.

Serbia 0–2 Sweden
Report
Dubočica Stadium, LeskovacAttendance: 2,939Referee: Catarina Campos (Portugal)
Sweden 6–0 Serbia
Report
Tele2 Arena, StockholmAttendance: 12,378Referee: Eleni Antoniou (Greece)

Sweden won 8–0 on aggregate and qualified for the final tournament.

Top goalscorers

There were 138 goals scored in 42 matches, for an average of 3.29 goals per match.

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Source: UEFA

Notes

  1. ^ The seven highest-ranked teams in the playoffs were all by definition from League A. If one of those teams had lost to a League C team in the first round, that League C team would have been seeded in the second round, as the winner of the first round tie involving one of the top seven teams. (Regulations Article 27.05b)
  2. CEST (UTC+2) for the first leg matches of the first round, CET (UTC+1) for all matches thereafter.
  3. ^ Due to Belarusian involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Belarus were required to play their home matches at neutral venues, and behind closed doors.
  4. Due to Belarusian involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Belarus were not allowed to enter the Czech Republic by local authorities. As a result, the match was played at a neutral venue.
  5. ^ Due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Ukraine were required to play their home matches at neutral venues.

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