2027 UEFA Women's Nations League: League phase groups set
Tuesday, November 3, 2026
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The league phase draw for the 2027 UEFA Women's Nations League has been made.
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The league phase draw for the 2027 UEFA Women's Nations League has been made.
League A draw
Group A1: Spain (holders), Norway, Republic of Ireland, Switzerland
Group A2: France, England, Austria, Portugal
Group A3: Denmark, Italy, Iceland, Wales
Group A4: Germany, Netherlands, Sweden, Scotland
League B draw
Group B1: Serbia, Belgium, Albania, Romania
Group B2: Ukraine, Czechia, Greece, Lithuania
Group B3: Poland, Finland, Northern Ireland, Belarus
Group B4: Slovenia, Türkiye, Hungary, Kosovo
League C draw
Group C1: Slovakia, Croatia, Bulgaria, Gibraltar
Group C2: Latvia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Liechtenstein
Group C3: Israel, Faroe Islands, North Macedonia, Andorra
Group C4: Luxembourg, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Estonia, San Marino
Group C5: Malta, Moldova, Cyprus
Group C6: Montenegro, Kazakhstan, Armenia
The 54 UEFA member associations participating in the competition are divided into three leagues based on their positions in the final overall 2026 Women's European Qualifiers rankings, with participating teams that did not participate in the 2025–27 competition cycle starting at the bottom of the League C rankings.
There are 16 teams in League A, 16 in League B and the other 22 in League C. Leagues A and B were drawn into four groups of four teams, while League C consists of four groups of four teams and two groups of three teams.
2027 UEFA Women's Nations League calendar
League stage
Matchdays 1 & 2: Between 23 February and 6 March 2027
Matchdays 3 & 4: Between 13 and 24 April 2027
Matchdays 5 & 6: Between 7 and 15 June 2027
Finals
Draw: 18 June 2027 (TBC)
Semi-finals (two legs): Between 4 and 12 October 2027
Final/third-place play-off (two legs): Between 23 November and 4 December 2027
Promotion/relegation matches
Draw: 18 June 2027 (TBC)
Matches (two legs): Between 4 and 12 October 2027
How do the groups work?
All matches in the league phase are played according to a league system, with each team playing one home match and one away match against each of the other teams in their group. Three points are awarded for a win, one for a draw and none for a defeat.
Who plays in the UEFA Women's Nations League finals?
The four League A group winners qualify for the knockout finals.
How do the UEFA Women's Nations League finals work?
All the ties will be played over two legs. There remains two semi-finals, a third-place play-off and a final. A draw will determine the ties and the home team in each of the first legs.
The final winners are declared the UEFA Nations League winners.
Who is promoted or relegated or goes into promotion/relegation matches?
League A
The top two teams in each group remain in League A for the European Qualifiers for UEFA Women's EURO 2029.
The four third-placed teams play over two legs against the second-placed teams in each group of League B. The winners of each tie play in League A for the European Qualifiers phase; the defeated teams will play in League B.
The fourth-placed teams are relegated to League B.
League B
The four group winners are promoted to League A.
The four second-placed teams play over two legs against the third-placed teams in League A. The winners of each tie play in League A; the defeated teams will play in League B.
The two best third-placed teams play over two legs against the two best-ranked second-placed teams of League C. The winners play in League B for the European Qualifiers phase; the defeated teams will play in League C.
The two lowest ranked third-placed teams and the four fourth-placed teams are relegated to League C.
League C
The six group winners are promoted to League B.
The two best-ranked second-placed teams play over two legs against the two best third-placed teams of League B. The winners play in League B for the European Qualifiers phase; the defeated teams play in League C.
The remaining teams stay in League C.
