UEFA Women's Futsal EURO 2027 dates and format

The UEFA European Women's Futsal Championship has a new format for its fourth edition having switched from a biennial four-team final tournament to an eight-nation event held every four years.

Qualifying for UEFA Women's Futsal EURO 2027 will be in three stages: main round, elite round and play-off. Croatia automatically qualify for the final tournament at Arena Gradski Vrt in Osijek as hosts.

The qualifying draw on Friday 12 December 2025 covered both the main and elite rounds. Of the 23 qualifying entrants, each participating association starts the competition according to the UEFA Women’s National Futsal Team Coefficient Rankings.

The 12 lowest-ranked associations begin the competition in the main round (running from 17 to 22 March 2026) and were drawn into three groups of four teams. The remaining 11 enter in the elite round (running from 6 to 11 October 2026), joined by five qualifiers from the preliminary round.

Six teams will qualify from the elite round to join Croatia in the finals with one more to emerge from the two-nation play-off. Spain will aim to defend the title having won the first three editions in 2019, 2022 and 2023.

UEFA Women's Futsal EURO 2027 calendar

Qualifying draw: 14:00 CET, 12 December 2025
Main round: 17 to 22 March 2026
Elite round: 6 to 11 October 2026
Play-off: 12 to 26 November 2026
Finals draw: tbc
Final tournament (Osijek, Croatia): 14 to 21 March 2027

UEFA Women's Futsal EURO 2027 format

Qualifying

Main round

The teams will compete in three single-venue mini-tournaments of four countries.

Group A: Czechia, Belarus, Norway (hosts), Kazakhstan

Group B: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, England, Lithuania (hosts)

Group C (hosts TBC): Slovenia, France, Northern Ireland, Latvia

All group winners and the two best runners-up qualify for the elite round.

Elite round

The11 teams entering directly in the elite round are joined by the five main round qualifiers. These 16 sides are drawn into four groups of four, played as single-venue mini-tournaments.

Group 1: Portugal (hosts), Finland, Netherlands, Main round best runner-up 2

Group 2: Hungary, Sweden, Slovakia (hosts), Main round third best-ranked group winner

Group 3 (hosts TBC): Spain (holders), Italy, Main round best-ranked group winner, Main round best runner-up 1

Group 4 (hosts TBC): Ukraine, Poland, Belgium, Main round second best-ranked group winner

Based on a decision taken by the UEFA Executive Committee, Ukraine and Belarus cannot be drawn into the same group. Should Belarus qualify from the main round, and be drawn into the same group as Ukraine, they will be swapped with the team in position 4 in the next group in ascending order.

The winner of each group and the two best runners-up in the elite round qualify directly for the UEFA Women’s Futsal EURO 2027 along with hosts Croatia.

The two bottom-ranked runners-up qualify for the home-and-away play-off that will determine the last qualified team.

Play-off

A two-legged tie determines the last qualifier for the final tournament. The fourth-ranked elite round runner-up will be at home to the third-ranked elite round runner-up in the first leg.

Final tournament

Hosts Croatia and the seven qualifiers are drawn into two groups of four. The top two teams in each group progress to the knockout phase starting with the semi-finals.