Fifty-three teams participated in the draw, divided into three leagues (two with 16 teams and one with 21), based on the UEFA Women's EURO 2025 qualifying rankings. Ukraine was placed in Group 4 of League B alongside Czechia, Croatia, and Albania.

Women's Nations League 2025 Draw

League A

Group 1: Germany, Netherlands, Austria, Scotland

Group 2: France, Iceland, Norway, Switzerland

Group 3: Spain, England, Belgium, Portugal

Group 4: Italy, Denmark, Sweden, Wales

League B

Group 1: Poland, Northern Ireland, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Romania

Group 2: Ireland, Turkiye, Slovenia, Greece

Group 3: Finland, Serbia, Hungary, Belarus

Group 4: Czechia, Ukraine, Croatia, Albania

League C

Group 1: Slovakia, Faroe Islands, Moldova, Gibraltar

Group 2: Malta, Georgia, Cyprus, Andorra

Group 3: Luxembourg, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Liechtenstein

Group 4: Azerbaijan, Montenegro, Lithuania

Group 5: Israel, Bulgaria, Estonia

Group 6: Kosovo, Latvia, North Macedonia

The group stage will determine which four League A teams progress to the finals, now set as two-legged encounters. It will also decide promotions and relegations between leagues ahead of the Women’s World Cup 2027 European qualifiers in Brazil.

Group winners from Leagues B and C will be promoted to Leagues A and B, while the bottom teams in Leagues A and B, as well as the two lowest-ranked third-placed teams in League B, will be relegated. Third-placed teams in League A will face second-placed teams in League B in playoff matches, as will the two best third-placed teams in League B against the two best League C teams.

Match Schedule

Group Stage

Matchdays 1 & 2: February 19–26, 2025

Matchdays 3 & 4: April 2–8, 2025

Matchdays 5 & 6: May 28 – June 3, 2025

Final Stage

Draw: June 6, 2025 (to be confirmed)

Semifinals (two legs): October 22–28, 2025

Final/3rd Place (two legs): November 26 – December 2, 2025

Promotion/Relegation Playoffs

Draw: June 6, 2025 (to be confirmed)

Matches (two legs): October 22–28, 2025