On May 2, the national women's team of Ukraine learned the names of their opponents in the group stage of League B for the first-ever edition of the UEFA Women's Nations League. The blue-and-yellow team will play in Group W3 against Poland, Serbia, and Greece.

The Ukrainian Football Association, with support from the Polish Football Association, agreed with UEFA to host Ukraine's home match against Serbia at the Municipal Stadium Kazimierz Deyna in the Polish town of Starogard Gdański.

The game will take place on September 22, and it is scheduled to start at 16.00 local time (Kyiv).

It should be noted that the match between Poland and Ukraine in the second round will take place on September 26, starting at 19.00 Kyiv time. The game will be held at the Municipal Stadium in Gdynia.

UEFA Women's Nations League-2023/2024

Group W3

Round 1

September 22, 2023

Ukraine — Serbia

Greece — Poland

Round 2

September 26, 2023

Poland — Ukraine

Serbia — Greece

Round 3

October 27, 2023

Greece — Ukraine

Poland — Serbia

Round 4

October 31, 2023

Ukraine — Greece

Serbia — Poland

Round 5

December 1, 2023

Ukraine — Poland

Greece — Serbia

Round 6

December 5, 2023

Serbia — Ukraine

Poland — Greece

Draw results for the UEFA Women's Nations League-2023/2024

League A

Group A1: England, Netherlands, Belgium, Scotland.

Group A2: France, Norway, Austria, Portugal.

Group A3: Germany, Denmark, Iceland, Wales.

Group A4: Sweden, Spain, Italy, Switzerland.

League B

Group W1: Ireland, Northern Ireland, Hungary, Albania.

Group W2: Finland, Romania, Slovakia, Croatia.

Group W3: Poland, Serbia, Ukraine, Greece.

Group W4: Czech Republic, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Belarus.

League C

Group C1: Malta, Moldova, Latvia, Andorra.

Group C2: Turkey, Luxembourg, Lithuania, Georgia.

Group C3: Azerbaijan, Montenegro, Cyprus, Faroe Islands.

Group C4: Israel, Estonia, Kazakhstan, Armenia.

Group C5: North Macedonia, Kosovo, Bulgaria.

How will the matches in the groups take place?

All group stage matches will be played according to the usual format — home and away against each opponent in the group. Three points will be awarded for a win, one point for a draw, and no points for a loss.

Who will play in the final stage?

The four winners of the League A groups advance to the final tournament.

Who will drop out? Who will play in the promotion/relegation playoffs?

League A

The two best teams in each group remain in League A for qualification to UEFA Women's Euro 2025.

Four teams that finished third will play against the second-placed teams from League B groups. Winners of these matches advance to League A; teams that lose drop down to League B.

Teams finishing fourth in their group will be relegated to League B.

League B

The four winners of the groups advance to League A.

Four teams that finished second will play against third-placed teams from League A. Winners advance to League A; teams that lose drop down to League B.

The three best teams finishing third will play against the top three teams finishing second in League C. Winners remain in League B for qualification; losers drop down to League C.

The team with the lowest ranking among those finishing third and four teams that finished fourth will be relegated to League C.

League C

Five winners of the groups advance to League B.

The top three teams finishing second will play against the best three third-placed teams from League B. Winners remain in League B for qualification; losers drop down to League C.

Other teams stay in League C.

How does the final stage of the Nations League take place?

The four winners of the League A groups advance to the final tournament, which will be played as a one-off knockout competition. Participants will play semi-finals, the final and third-place match. A draw will determine the semi-final pairings and hosts for all matches. The winner of the final becomes the UEFA Women's Nations League trophy holder.

Who qualifies for the 2024 Paris Olympics?

Finalists of the UEFA Women's Nations League qualify for the women's football tournament at the Olympic Games along with France (host nation). If France reaches the final, its place goes to the bronze medalist.

If a qualification spot goes to an association not recognized by FIFA as participating in the women's Olympic football tournament, it will go to the next best team that did not qualify for the finals.

Matches for promotion/relegation

Pairs are drawn and matches are played home and away. Teams finishing third in their groups are seeded and play at home.