Due to the Nations League format change in place since this season, the Euro 2025 qualifying format has also changed and will now be played in two phases.

BURTON UPON TRENT, ENGLAND - AUGUST 30: Leah Williamson of England looks on during a training session ahead of their FIFA Women's World Cup qualifiers at St George's Park on August 30, 2022 in Burton upon Trent, England. (Photo by Jan Kruger/Getty Images)
BURTON UPON TRENT, ENGLAND: Leah Williamson of England looks on during a training session ahead of their FIFA Women’s World Cup qualifiers at St George’s Park on August 30, 2022 in Burton upon Trent, England. (Photo by Jan Kruger/Getty Images)

All the teams have been drawn into three Leagues according to their ranking after last year Nations League, which saw Laia Codina’s Spain win the first ever Nations League trophy.

The four League A groups qualify their winner and runner-ups directly to the finals. The remaining League A teams and best teams from League B and C will then contest a two-round play-off phase.

Vivianne Miedema, Victoria Pelova with the Netherlands and Frida Maanum with Norway were all placed in Group A1 and will hope to qualify directly by finishing in the top 2.

Netherlands' forward #09 Vivianne Miedema fights for the ball with Belgium's defender #19 Sari Kees and Belgium's defender #06 Tine De Caigny during the women's UEFA Nations League Group A1 football match between the Netherlands and Belgium at the Koning Willem II Stadium in Tilburg, on December 5, 2023. Netherlands OUT (Photo by GERRIT VAN KEULEN/ANP/AFP via Getty Images)
Netherlands’ Vivianne Miedema fights for the ball with Belgium’s Sari Kees and Tine De Caigny during the women’s UEFA Nations League Group A1 football match between the Netherlands and Belgium at the Koning Willem II Stadium in Tilburg, on December 5, 2023. Netherlands OUT (Photo by GERRIT VAN KEULEN/ANP/AFP via Getty Images)

Laia Codina’s Spain were placed in Group A2 and are likely to win their Group easily. Kathrine Kuhl’s Denmark are also placed in Group A2.

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Group A3 will see a lot of Arsenal players going head to head: Leah Williamson, Lotte Wubben-Moy, Beth Mead and Alessia Russo with England will meet Stina Blackstenius, Lina Hurtig and Amanda Ilestedt from Sweden as well as Katie McCabe from Ireland.

Manuela Zinsberger and Laura Wienroither with Austria are placed in Group A4 and will look to qualify in the top 2 places.

Lia Wälti’s Switzerland were drawn in Group B1 following their relegation from League A, but they are not going to have to qualify via the play-offs like the other League B and League C teams as they are hosting the tournament.

The League will provide them with an excellent preparation for the finals. They will also aim for promotion for next season’s Nations League.

Full draw

League A

Group A1: Netherlands, Italy, Norway, Finland

Group A2: Spain, Denmark, Belgium, Czechia

Group A3: France, England (holders), Sweden, Republic of Ireland

Group A4: Germany, Austria, Iceland, Poland

League B

Group B1: Switzerland (finals hosts), Hungary, Türkiye, Azerbaijan

Group B2: Scotland, Serbia, Slovakia, Israel

Group B3: Portugal, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Northern Ireland, Malta

Group B4: Wales, Croatia, Ukraine, Kosovo

League C

Group C1: Belarus, Lithuania, Cyprus, Georgia

Group C2: Slovenia, Latvia, North Macedonia, Moldova

Group C3: Greece, Montenegro, Andorra, Faroe Islands

Group C4: Romania, Bulgaria, Kazakhstan, Armenia

Group C5: Albania, Estonia, Luxembourg

Lia Walti injury update - LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - MAY 17: Lia Walti of Arsenal arrives at the stadium during the FA Women's Super League match between Everton FC and Arsenal at Walton Hall Park on May 17, 2023 in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Naomi Baker/Getty Images)
LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND: Lia Walti of Arsenal arrives at the stadium during the FA Women’s Super League match between Everton FC and Arsenal at Walton Hall Park on May 17, 2023. (Photo by Naomi Baker/Getty Images)

The play-off process is very interesting because it allows teams from the lower leagues to have a chance to make the final tournament unlike in the previous qualification format that was really set for the big teams to qualify.

The first round of the play-offs is split into two paths. In one path, the teams finishing third and fourth in League A will play the five group winners and three best-ranked runners-up in League C. The eight winners progress to the second round.

In the other first round path, the four group winners and two best-ranked runners-up in League B will be drawn into six ties against the remaining two runners-up and four third-placed teams in League B. The six winners progress to the second round.

In the second round, the teams from both paths come together and will be drawn into seven ties, with seeding for the seven highest-ranked teams based on the European Qualifiers overall league rankings. The seven winners progress to the final tournament.

To recap, the qualifying teams will include the host Switzerland, eight teams from League A, and seven teams from the play-offs.

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