When is the women’s Euro 2025 qualifying draw?


England secured their first Euros crown in 2022 (The FA via Getty Images)

The top nations in Europe will find out their route to the Women’s Euros 2025 as the qualifying draw is made.

51 of Uefa’s 55 affiliated countries will be in the hat ahead of next year’s tournament in Switzerland.

A revamped format will see 15 teams progress to join the hosts in the quadrennial championship.

England are the defending champions after the Lionesses claimed their first major trophy at Wembley in 2022.

Here’s everything you need to know.

When is the Women’s Euros 2025 qualifying draw?

The draw for the qualifying rounds will be made at 12pm GMT on Tuesday 5 March in Nyon, Switzerland.

How does the draw work?

The 51 teams have been split into three leagues (A, B and C) based on the results of the 2023/24 Nations League. Leagues A and B consist of 16 teams; League C has 19 nations included.

Each league is divided into four seeding pots, with A and B’s groups being drawn with one team from each pot. League C will have five groups, though one will only have three teams in it. The qualifiers will be played between April and July in a standard home and away round robin format.

The top two sides from each League A group will automatically qualify for Euro 2025, with the remaining seven places at the tournament determined via a play-off round contested by the best-ranked sides who have not automatically qualified.

Which teams are entered and what pot are they in?

League A

Pot 1: Spain, France, Germany, Netherlands

Pot 2: England, Denmark, Italy, Austria

Pot 3: Iceland, Belgium, Sweden, Norway

Pot 4: Republic of Ireland, Finland, Poland, Czech Republic

League B

Pot 1: Portugal, Switzerland, Scotland, Wales

Pot 2: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Croatia, Hungary

Pot 3: Slovakia, Northern Ireland, Ukraine, Turkey

Pot 4: Malta, Israel, Kosovo, Azerbaijan

League C

Pot 1: Slovakia, Greece, Belarus, Romania, Albania

Pot 2: Latvia, Montenegro, Bulgaria, Estonia, Lithuania

Pot 3: Luxembourg, Kazakhstan, North Macedonia, Cyprus, Andorra

Pot 4: Georgia, Moldova, Faroe Islands, Armenia



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