2025 UEFA Women's Nations League B
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| Dates | League phase: 21 February – 3 June 2025 Promotion/relegation matches: 24–29 October 2025 |
| Teams | 16 |
| Promoted |  Poland  Republic of Ireland  Serbia  Slovenia  Ukraine |
| Relegated |  Belarus  Bosnia and Herzegovina  Croatia  Greece  Hungary  Romania |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 48 |
| Goals scored | 117 (2.44 per match) |
| Attendance | 105,745 (2,203 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Fortesa Berisha Kateřina Svitková Zara Kramžar(5 goals each) |
| Women's European Qualifiers
Women's Nations League ← 2023–24 2027 → | |
League B was the second 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. The results were also used to determine the leagues for the European qualifying competition for the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup.
Format
League B consisted of the teams ranked 17th to 32nd, 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.[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 group winners were promoted to League A, and the four last-placed teams, along with the two worst-ranked third-placed teams, were relegated to League C for the 2027 Women's World Cup qualifying competition. In addition, the four runners-up and two best-ranked third-placed teams advanced to the promotion/relegation play-offs:[2][3]
- The four runners-up of League B advanced to the promotion play-offs against the four third-placed teams of League A. 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.
- The two best-ranked third-placed teams of League B advanced to the relegation play-offs against the two best-ranked runners-up of League C. The winners of the home-and-away ties entered League B for the 2027 Women's World Cup qualifying competition, while the losers entered League C.
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.[2][3]
The draw for the league phase took place at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland on 7 November 2024 at 13:00 CET. For political reasons, Belarus and Ukraine could not be drawn in the same group.[2]
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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 | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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| 1 | Poland (P)
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6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 2 | +14 | 16 | Promotion to League A | — | 2–0 | 5–1 | 3–0 | |
| 2 | Northern Ireland
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6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 8 | Qualification for promotion play-offs | 0–4 | — | 3–2 | 1–0 | |
| 3 | Bosnia and Herzegovina (R)
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6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 5 | Relegation to League C | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 4–0 | |
| 4 | Romania (R)
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6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 4 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | — |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4–0 | Romania |
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| Northern Ireland | 3–2 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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| Poland | 5–1 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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| Romania | 1–1 | Northern Ireland |
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| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1–1 | Poland |
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| Northern Ireland | 1–0 | Romania |
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| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1–1 | Northern Ireland |
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Attendance: 300
Referee: Hristiyana Guteva (Bulgaria)
Group 2
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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| 1 | Slovenia (P)
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6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 2 | +10 | 15[a] | Promotion to League A | — | 4–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | |
| 2 | Republic of Ireland (O, P)
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6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 15[a] | Qualification for promotion play-offs | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | 2–1 | |
| 3 | Turkey (O)
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6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 6 | Qualification for relegation play-offs | 0–1 | 1–2 | — | 1–0 | |
| 4 | Greece (R)
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6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 0 | Relegation to League C | 1–2 | 0–4 | 0–1 | — |
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
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Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
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| Republic of Ireland | 1–0 | Turkey |
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| Republic of Ireland | 2–1 | Greece |
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| Turkey | 1–2 | Republic of Ireland |
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| Republic of Ireland | 1–0 | Slovenia |
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Group 3
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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| 1 | Serbia (P)
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6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 14 | Promotion to League A | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | |
| 2 | Finland
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6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 11 | Qualification for promotion play-offs | 1–1 | — | 3–0 | 0–0 | |
| 3 | Hungary (R)
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6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 4 | Relegation to League C | 0–1 | 0–1 | — | 0–0 | |
| 4 | Belarus (R)
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6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | −8 | 3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–2 | — |
| Serbia | 1–0 | Finland |
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| Belarus | 0–3 | Finland |
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Szent Gellért Fórum, Szeged (Hungary)[note 2]
Attendance: 0[note 2]
Referee: Merima Čelik (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Group 4
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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| 1 | Ukraine (P)
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6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 13[a] | Promotion to League A | — | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | |
| 2 | Czech Republic
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6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 4 | +13 | 13[a] | Qualification for promotion play-offs | 1–1 | — | 5–1 | 5–0 | |
| 3 | Albania (O)
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6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 6 | Qualification for relegation play-offs | 1–2 | 1–2 | — | 4–0 | |
| 4 | Croatia (R)
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6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 17 | −13 | 3 | Relegation to League C | 2–0 | 0–4 | 1–2 | — |
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
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Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
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| Croatia | 0–4 | Czech Republic |
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| Ukraine | 1–0 | Czech Republic |
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| Czech Republic | 1–1 | Ukraine |
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| Czech Republic | 5–0 | Croatia |
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| Albania | 1–2 | Czech Republic |
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Ranking of third-placed teams
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 1 | B4 | Albania
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6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 6 | Qualification for relegation play-offs |
| 2 | B2 | Turkey
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6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 6 | |
| 3 | B1 | Bosnia and Herzegovina
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6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 5 | Relegation to League C |
| 4 | B3 | Hungary
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6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 4 |
League ranking
The 16 League B teams are ranked 17th to 32nd 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 | PRST |
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| 17 | B1 | Poland
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6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 2 | +14 | 16 | Promotion to League A |
| 18 | B2 | Slovenia
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6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 2 | +10 | 15 | |
| 19 | B3 | Serbia
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6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 14 | |
| 20 | B4 | Ukraine
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6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 13 | |
| 21 | B2 | Republic of Ireland
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6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 15 | Promotion playoff for League A |
| 22 | B4 | Czech Republic
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6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 4 | +13 | 13 | |
| 23 | B3 | Finland
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6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 11 | |
| 24 | B1 | Northern Ireland
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6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 8 | |
| 25 | B4 | Albania
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6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 6 | Relegation playoff for League C |
| 26 | B2 | Turkey
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6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 6 | |
| 27 | B1 | Bosnia and Herzegovina
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6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 5 | Relegation to League C |
| 28 | B3 | Hungary
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6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 4 | |
| 29 | B1 | Romania
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6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 4 | Relegation to League C |
| 30 | B3 | Belarus
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6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | −8 | 3 | |
| 31 | B4 | Croatia
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6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 17 | −13 | 3 | |
| 32 | B2 | Greece
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6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 0 |
Goalscorers
There were 117 goals scored in 48 matches, for an average of 2.44 goals per match.
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
- Klea Hamonikaj
- Alma Hilaj
- Emina Ekic
- Minela Gačanica
- Kristina Nevrkla
- Ivana Slipčević
- Tea Vračević
- Barbara Živković
- Kamila Dubcová
- Tereza Krejčiříková
- Aneta Pochmanová
- Aneta Polášková
- Emma Koivisto
- Nea Lehtola
- Eva Nyström
- Diána Csányi
- Anna Csiki
- Danielle Maxwell
- Brenna McPartlan
- Kascie Weir
- Natalia Padilla
- Klaudia Słowińska
- Martyna Wiankowska
- Weronika Zawistowska
- Emily Murphy
- Saoirse Noonan
- Anna Patten
- Marissa Sheva
- Jessie Stapleton
- Cristina Carp
- Mihaela Ciolacu
- Florentina Olar
- Jovana Damnjanović
- Miljana Ivanović
- Allegra Poljak
- Nina Kajzba
- Špela Kolbl
- Maja Sternad
- Elif Keskin
- Olha Basanska
- Yana Kalinina
- Yana Kotyk
- Nicole Kozlova
- Anna Petryk
1 own goal
- Leonarda Balog (against Albania)
- Maaria Roth (against Serbia)
- Florentina Spânu (against Bosnia and Herzegovina)
- Busem Şeker (against Republic of Ireland)
Notes
- ^ CET (UTC+1) for times up to 29 March 2025. CEST (UTC+2) for times from 30 March 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f Due to the Belarusian involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Belarus were required to play their home matches at neutral venues, and behind closed doors, until further notice.[14]
- ^ a b Due to the Belarusian involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine Finland did not host Belarus. The match was played at neutral venue behind closed doors.[15]
- ^ a b c Due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Ukraine were required to play their home matches at neutral venues.[16]
References
- ^ a b "2024 Women's European Qualifiers overall phase rankings" (PDF). UEFA. UEFA. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Women's Nations League: League stage draw". UEFA. UEFA. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Regulations of the 2025 UEFA Women's Nations League and 2026 Women's European Qualifiers for the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup". UEFA. UEFA. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ "Bosnia and Herzegovina v Romania" (JSON). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 21 February 2025. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
- ^ "Poland v Northern Ireland" (JSON). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 21 February 2025. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
- ^ "Northern Ireland v Bosnia and Herzegovina" (JSON). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 25 February 2025. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
- ^ "Romania v Poland" (JSON). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 25 February 2025. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
- ^ "Poland v Bosnia and Herzegovina" (JSON). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 4 April 2025. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
- ^ "Romania v Northern Ireland" (JSON). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 4 April 2025. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
- ^ "Bosnia and Herzegovina v Poland" (JSON). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 8 April 2025. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
- ^ "Northern Ireland v Romania" (JSON). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 8 April 2025. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
- ^ "Northern Ireland v Poland" (JSON). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 30 May 2025. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
- ^ "Romania v Bosnia and Herzegovina" (JSON). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 30 May 2025. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
- ^ "Belarus teams to play on neutral ground in UEFA competitions". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 3 March 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
- ^ "Yle ei näytä Suomen maaotteluita Valko-Venäjää vastaan – Ottelut pyritään näyttämään Palloliiton Youtube-kanavalla" (in Finnish). Football Association of Finland. 27 February 2025. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
- ^ "Decisions from today's extraordinary UEFA Executive Committee meeting". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 25 February 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2022.