UEFA Women's Futsal EURO 2027 main round and elite round draw

The 2027 UEFA European Women's Futsal Championship qualifying draw has set the main and elite round groups that begin the fourth edition – the first since the switch 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 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 a two-nation play-off in November 2026. Spain will aim to defend the title having won the first three editions in 2019, 2022 and 2023.

MAIN ROUND DRAW PROCEDURE AND SEEDING POTS

The 12 lowest-ranked associations start the competition in the main round and were drawn into three groups of four teams. For each pot, the teams were allocated in alphabetical order and drawn to Groups A to C.

The winner of each group and the two best runners-up qualify for the elite round.

Pot 1: Hosts

Lithuania (Seeding position 4)
Norway (Seeding position 3)

The hosts were drawn into Groups A to B. They were assigned according to their position in the rankings.

Pot 2: Seeding position 4

Kazakhstan
Latvia

The two teams were drawn into the remaining position 4 in Groups A to C.

Pot 3: Seeding position 3

Northern Ireland
England

The two teams were drawn into the remaining position 3 in Groups A to C.

Pot 4: Seeding position 2

Belarus
Serbia
France

The three teams were drawn into position 2 in Groups A to C.

Pot 5: Seeding position 1

Slovenia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Czechia

The last three teams of this stage were drawn into position 1 in Groups A to C.

ELITE ROUND DRAW PROCEDURE AND SEEDING POTS

The 16 teams were split into four groups of four teams and were drawn according to their coefficient ranking. Teams were allocated into Groups 1 to 4 in ascending order.

The three main round group winners and the two best runners-up join the 11 best-ranked associations to compete in the elite round.

The highest-ranked main round group winners were placed in Pot 9 alongside the teams assigned to position 3, while the second and third best-ranked group winners were placed in Pot 7 in position 4 together with the two best runners-up.

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 winners of each group and the two best runners-up in the elite round qualify directly for 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.

Pot 6: Hosts

Portugal (Seeding position 1)
Slovakia (Seeding position 3)

The hosts were drawn into Groups 1 and 2. They were assigned according to their position in the rankings.

Pot 7: Seeding position 4

Main round second best-ranked group winners
Main round third best-ranked group winners
Main round best runners-up 1
Main round best runners-up 2

The two bottom-ranked group winners and the two best runners-up were drawn in ascending order in Groups 1 to 4.

Pot 8: Seeding position 3

Netherlands
Belgium
Main round best-ranked group winners

The three teams were drawn into position 3 in Groups 1 to 4, missing out the group which already had a host assigned to that position.

Pot 9: Seeding position 2

Italy
Poland
Finland
Sweden

The four teams were drawn into position 2 in Groups 1 to 4.

Pot 10: Seeding position 1

Spain
Ukraine
Hungary

The three teams were drawn into position 1 in Groups 1 to 4, missing out the group which already had a host assigned to that position.

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.

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

Elite round

The 11 teams entering directly in the elite round are joined by the five main round qualifiers. These 16 sides were drawn into four groups of four, played as single-venue mini-tournaments.

The four group winners and two best runners-up qualify for the final tournament. The two lowest-ranking runners-up go into the play-off.

Play-off

A two-legged tie determines the last qualifiers for the final tournament. The fourth-ranked elite round runners-up will be at home to the third-ranked elite round runners-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.