UEFA WOMEN'S EURO 2025 QUALIFYING

The UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying competition will determine the 15 teams joining host Switzerland in the final tournament. It comprises a league stage and final tournament play-offs, following the conclusion of the 2023–24 Women's Nations League in April 2024.

 

Teams are split into three leagues:

1. A (16 teams)

2. B (16 teams)

3. C (19 teams)

Each team's position is based on the previous UEFA Women's Nations League results.

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LEAGUE A (incl. ranking)

1 Netherlands

2 Spain

3 France

4 Germany

5 Italy

6 Denmark

7 England

8 Austria

9 Norway

10 Belgium

11 Sweden

12 Iceland

13 Finland

14 Czech Republic

15 Republic of Ireland

16 Poland

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LEAGUE B (incl. ranking)

17 Switzerland

18 Scotland

19 Portugal

20 Wales

21 Hungary

22 Serbia

23 Bosnia and Herzegovina

24 Croatia

25 Turkey

26 Slovakia

27 Northern Ireland

28 Ukraine

29 Azerbaijan

30 Israel

31 Malta

32 Kosovo

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LEAGUE C (incl. ranking)​

33 Belarus

34 Slovenia

35 Greece

36 Romania

37 Albania

38 Lithuania

39 Latvia

40 Montenegro

41 Bulgaria

42 Estonia

43 Cyprus

44 North Macedonia

45 Andorra

46 Kazakhstan

47 Luxembourg

48 Georgia

49 Moldova

50 Faroe Islands

51 Armenia

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Matches are played over six matchdays, with teams competing in groups of four or three.

 

The primary goals are Euro 2025 qualification and positioning for the 2025–26 UEFA Women's Nations League. The top two teams in each League A group qualify directly for Euro 2025, while the remaining spots are decided through play-offs in October to December 2024.

 

Promotion and relegation occur before the 2025–26 UEFA Women's Nations League but don't affect Euro 2025 play-offs. Teams are promoted or relegated based on league performance.

 

All 55 UEFA national teams could submit entries by March 23, 2023. However, Russia was barred due to a suspension, while Gibraltar, Liechtenstein, and San Marino didn't participate. Teams were divided into leagues based on overall rankings and promotion/relegation matches.

 

The schedule includes the qualifying group stage from April to July 2024 and play-offs in October and December 2024.

 

PLAY-OFFS

The UEFA Women’s European Qualifiers play-off ties have been set to determine the final seven teams that will join the already qualified squads for the 2025 Women’s EURO in Switzerland. The play-offs will take place over two rounds: the first from October 23-29, 2024, and the second from November 27-December 3, 2024. These matches will decide the last seven spots for the tournament, with teams like Norway, Sweden, and Belgium among the contenders. 

 

In the first play-off round, teams are divided into two paths. Path 1 involves third- and fourth-placed teams from League A facing off against League C's top teams. Meanwhile, in Path 2, League B’s top finishers compete against other high-ranking teams from the league. Notably, Norway and Sweden, both former champions, are vying for a spot

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UEFA WOMEN'S EURO 2025 DRAW

The draw for the final tournament will be held on December 16, 2024, with the competition itself scheduled for July 2-27, 2025.

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2024 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP / COLLEGE CUP

NCAA D1 = The NCAA Division I Championship, also known as the Women's College Cup, is an American college soccer tournament conducted by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).

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Founded: 1982

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2024 Regular season dates: 15 August - 10 November

2024 NCAA Championship: November (Play-off)

2024 College Cup: 6 - 9 December (The tournament's semifinals and final)

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Current champions 2023: Florida State (4th title)

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Most championships: North Carolina Tar Heels (21 titles)​

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2024 NCAA Championship

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The NCAA Women's Soccer Championship is structured in a series of rounds leading up to the final match. Here’s an overview of the tournament format and schedule:

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Tournament Structure

• Selection Process

  • The championship features a field of 64 teams. Thirty-one conference champions earn automatic qualification, while the remaining spots are filled at-large by the NCAA Division I Women’s Soccer Committee.

• Selection Show | November 11, 2024

  • The bracket for the 2024 NCAA Division I Women’s Soccer Championship will be announced before the first round of competition.

• First Round | November 15, 16, or 17, 2024

  • Thirty-two single-elimination matches will take place at non-predetermined campus sites. The winners of these games will advance to the second round.

• Second and Third Rounds | November 22 and 24, 2024

  • The second and third rounds will occur at eight non-predetermined campus sites. At each site, four teams will compete in a single-elimination format during the second round. The two winning teams from each site will then face off in the third round, with the victors moving on to the quarterfinals.

• Quarterfinals | November 29 or 30, 2024

  • Four single-elimination quarterfinal matches will be held at non-predetermined campus locations. The winners of these quarterfinals will advance to the championship final site.

• Women’s College Cup | December 6 and 9, 2024

  • The 2024 NCAA Division I Women's College Cup will take place at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, North Carolina. Two semifinal matches will occur on Friday, December 6, 2024. The winners of these games will then compete in the national championship match on Monday, December 9, 2024.

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This championship format culminates in a thrilling conclusion at the College Cup, where the top teams compete for the national title..

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FA WOMEN'S LEAGUE CUP

The annual cup tournament in England for clubs from Women's Super League and Women's Championship

Known as the FA Women's Continental League Cup for sponsorship reasons

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Sponsor: Continental

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Nick name: Conti Cup

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Founded: 2011

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Most successful club: Arsenal (7 titles)

 

Reigning champions 2023-24: Arsenal (7th title) 

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2024/25 season dates: 2 October 2024 – 15 March 2025

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Teams participating 2023-24 season: All 23 teams from the Women's Super League and Women's Championship​

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Format:

• Starting with a group stage split regionally. This season, the competition will contain only 23 teams, one fewer than previous season, as Reading withdrew from theWome's Championship in June 2024. 

• Teams competing in the UEFA Women's Champions League group stage (Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester City) are exempt from the 'Conti Cup' group stage, earning a provisional bye to the quarter-finals. 

• The group stage will feature 20 of the 23 total teams, with all groups featuring four teams each. Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester City enter the League Cup at the quarter-final stage.

• The first place team in each of the five groups qualifies for the knock-out stage.

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Group A:

1. Everton

2. Liverpool

3. Manchester United

4. Newcastle United

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Group B:

1. Blackburn Rovers

2. Durham

3. Sheffield United

4. Sunderland

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Group C:

1. London City Lionesses

2. Portsmouth

3. Southampton

4. West Ham United

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Group D:

1. Birmingham City

2. Brighton and Hove Albion

3. Bristol City

4. Leicester City

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Group E:

1. Aston Villa

2. Charlton Atheltic

3. Crystal Palace

4. Tottenham Hotspur

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​​​​​​UEFA WOMEN'S CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

A total of teams from various associations will compete in the 2024/25 UEFA Women’s Champions League, marking the final season under its current format. The first-round draw included many clubs, with more teams entering in later stages and some directly joining the group stage. Among the notable participants are Barcelona, Arsenal, Frankfurt, Lyon, and Wolfsburg. Several teams will make their debut, including Crvena zvezda, Galatasaray, and Hammarby.

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When do teams enter?

• The entry list is based on UEFA’s association club rankings from the 2022/23 season.

• The title holders and champions of the top three ranked associations (France, Germany, Spain) automatically enter the group stage. Since Barcelona are both the title holders and the Spanish champions, the champions of the fourth-ranked association, England, also join the group stage. This brings Chelsea alongside Barcelona, Lyon, and Bayern München in the group stage.

• The champions of other associations join through the champions path. Teams from the associations ranked fifth to seventh (Italy, Sweden, Czechia) start in round 2, while the champions of lower-ranked associations, starting from eighth and excluding Russia, begin in round 1.

• Runners-up from the top six ranked associations (France, Germany, Spain, England, Italy, Sweden) join in round 2 of the league path.

• Third-placed teams from these six associations, as well as the runners-up from the next highest-ranked ten associations (Czechia, Denmark, Portugal, Netherlands, Norway, Scotland, Austria, Ukraine, Iceland, Belarus), enter in round 1 of the league path.

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Key Contenders for the Group Stage:

Direct entrants to group stage:

• Barcelona (holders)

• Lyon

• Bayern München

• Chelsea

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Champions Path – Seven teams will qualify for the group stage:

Enter in Round 2:

• Slavia Praha

• Roma

• Hammarby

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Enter in Round 1:

• Benfica

• St. Pölten

• BIIK-Shymkent

• Twente

• Vllaznia

• Vålerenga

• Vorskla Poltava

• Apollon LFC

• Anderlecht

• Valur

• SFK 2000 Sarajevo

• Ferencváros

• Servette FCF

• Mura

• Gintra

• Dinamo-BSUPC

• PAOK

• Breznica

• Racing FC Union Luxembourg

• Mitrovica

• KuPS Kuopio

• Osijek

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Unseeded in Pot 2:

• Birkirkara

• RFS

• Tallinna FC Flora

• Qiryat Gat

• Celtic

• Agarista CSF Anenii Noi 2020

• Lanchkhuti

• NSA Sofia

• KÍ Klaksvík

• Nordsjælland

• Spartak Myjava

• Peamount United

• Glentoran

• Ljuboten

• Crvena zvezda

• Cardiff City

• Pogoń Szczecin

• Farul Constanta

• Galatasaray

• Pyunik

• Neftçi

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League Path – Five teams will qualify for the group stage:

Enter in Round 2:

• Paris Saint-Germain

• Wolfsburg

• Real Madrid

• Manchester City

• Juventus

• Häcken

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Enter in Round 1:

• Arsenal

• Atlético de Madrid

• Paris FC

• Sparta Praha

• Eintracht Frankfurt

• Ajax

• Brøndby

• FC Minsk

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Unseeded in Pot 2:

• Breidablik

• Fiorentina

• Rosenborg

• Sporting CP

• Linköping

• Rangers

• First Vienna

• Kolos Kovalivka

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All of these teams will compete at various stages based on their rankings, performances, and national association standings from previous seasons.

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