2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League A
Tournament details
DatesLeague phase:
22 September – 5 December 2023
Nations League Finals:
21–28 February 2024
Teams16
Relegated Portugal
 Scotland
 Switzerland
 Wales
Tournament statistics
Matches played48
Goals scored142 (2.96 per match)
Attendance539,136 (11,232 per match)
Top scorer(s)Netherlands Lineth Beerensteyn (6 goals)

The 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League A is the top division of the 2023–24 edition of the UEFA Women's Nations League, the inaugural season of the international football competition involving the women's national teams of the member associations of UEFA. League A will culminate with the Nations League Finals in February 2024 to determine the champions of the competition. The results will also be used to determine the leagues for the UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying competition.

Format

League A consists of the 16 top-ranked UEFA members in the UEFA women's national team coefficient ranking, split into four groups of four. Each team played six matches within their group, using the home-and-away round-robin format with double matchdays in September, October, and November to December 2023.[1] The winners of each group advanced to the 2024 UEFA Women's Nations League Finals. The competition also acted as the first phase of the preliminary competition for UEFA Women's Euro 2025, which will use an identical league structure. The fourth-placed team from each group were relegated to League B, taking effect in UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying. In addition, the third-placed teams of League A advanced to the relegation play-offs against the runners-up of League B. The winners of the home-and-away ties will enter League A for UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying, while the losers will enter League B.[2]

The Nations League Finals will take place in February 2024 and be played in a knockout format, consisting of single-leg semi-finals, a third-place play-off, and a final. An open draw will determine the pairings and home teams for the semi-final matches and which semi-final will have its teams host the third-place play-off and final. The top two eligible teams in the Nations League Finals (excluding France) will qualify for the 2024 Olympic football tournament, while the winners of the final will be crowned as the champions of the UEFA Women's Nations League.[2] England, Scotland, and Wales are not members of the IOC, thus are ineligible to participate in the Olympics, but the results of the England team, by agreement of the home nations and FIFA were taken to represent Great Britain's qualification bid for that tournament.[3] As England finished second in their group, Great Britain will not have representation at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Seeding

Teams were allocated to League A according to their UEFA women's national team coefficient after the conclusion of the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying group stage on 6 September 2022. Teams were split into four pots of four teams, ordered based on their UEFA national team coefficient.[4]

The draw for the league phase took place at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland on 2 May 2023, 13:00 CEST.[5] Each group contained one team from each pot. The draw started with Pot 1 and ended with Pot 4, with drawn teams assigned to the first available group in ascending order from A1 to A4. Due to winter venue restrictions, a group could contain a maximum of two of Sweden, Norway and Iceland.[6]

Pot 1
Team Coeff Rank
 England 46,178 1
 Germany 43,043 2
 France 42,584 3
 Sweden 40,823 4
Pot 2
Team Coeff Rank
 Spain 40,472 5
 Netherlands 39,910 6
 Norway 38,715 7
 Denmark 37,535 8
Pot 3
Team Coeff Rank
 Italy 36,455 9
 Belgium 34,794 10
 Austria 33,963 11
 Iceland 33,348 12
Pot 4
Team Coeff Rank
 Switzerland 33,101 13
 Wales 29,942 15
 Portugal 29,744 16
 Scotland 29,335 17

Groups

Times are CET/CEST,[note 1] as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).

Group 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation Netherlands England Belgium Scotland
1  Netherlands 6 4 0 2 14 6 +8 12[lower-alpha 1] Qualification for Nations League Finals — 2–1 4–0 4–0
2  England 6 4 0 2 15 8 +7 12[lower-alpha 1] 3–2 — 1–0 2–1
3  Belgium 6 2 2 2 7 10 −3 8 Qualification for relegation play-offs 2–1 3–2 — 1–1
4  Scotland 6 0 2 4 3 15 −12 2 Relegation to League B 0–1 0–6 1–1 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Tied on head-to-head points, goal difference, and goals scored: Ranked on overall goal difference: Netherlands +8, England +7
Belgium 2–1 Netherlands
 Report
Attendance: 3,694[7]
Referee: Frida Klarlund (Denmark)
England 2–1 Scotland
 Report
Attendance: 41,947[8]
Netherlands 2–1 England
 Report
Attendance: 24,000[9]
Referee: Ivana Martinčić (Croatia)
Scotland 1–1 Belgium
 Report
Attendance: 7,058[10]
Referee: Eleni Antoniou (Greece)
England 1–0 Belgium
 Report
Attendance: 28,321[11]
Netherlands 4–0 Scotland
 Report
Attendance: 10,850[12]
Belgium 3–2 England
 Report
Attendance: 7,235[13]
Scotland 0–1 Netherlands
Report
Attendance: 5,186[14]
Belgium 1–1 Scotland
 Report
Attendance: 4,730[15]
Referee: Olatz Rivera Olmedo (Spain)
England 3–2 Netherlands
 Report
Attendance: 71,632[16]
Netherlands 4–0 Belgium
 Report
Attendance: 12,031[17]
Scotland 0–6 England
Report
Attendance: 15,320[18]
Referee: Alina Peşu (Romania)

Group 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation France Austria Norway Portugal
1  France 6 5 1 0 9 1 +8 16 Qualification for Nations League Finals — 3–0 0–0 2–0
2  Austria 6 3 1 2 7 8 −1 10 0–1 — 2–1 2–1
3  Norway 6 1 2 3 9 8 +1 5 Qualification for relegation play-offs 1–2 1–1 — 4–0
4  Portugal 6 1 0 5 5 13 −8 3 Relegation to League B 0–1 1–2 3–2 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Norway 1–1 Austria
 Report
Attendance: 7,011[19]
Referee: Iuliana Demetrescu (Romania)
France 2–0 Portugal
 Report
Attendance: 18,377[20]
Austria 0–1 France
Report
Attendance: 10,051[21]
Referee: Jelena Cvetković (Serbia)
Portugal 3–2 Norway
 Report
Attendance: 6,132[22]
Referee: Ewa Augustyn (Poland)
Austria 2–1 Portugal
 Report
Attendance: 4,800[23]
Norway 1–2 France
 Report
Attendance: 9,062[24]
Portugal 1–2 Austria
 Report
Attendance: 3,598[25]
Referee: Frida Klarlund (Denmark)
France 0–0 Norway
Report
Attendance: 13,121[26]
Norway 4–0 Portugal
 Report
Attendance: 2,383
Referee: Ivana Martinčić (Croatia)
France 3–0 Austria
 Report
Attendance: 26,453
Referee: Ewa Augustyn (Poland)
Austria 2–1 Norway
 Report
Attendance: 1,300
Portugal 0–1 France
Report
Attendance: 5,337

Group 3

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation Germany Denmark Iceland Wales
1  Germany 6 4 1 1 14 3 +11 13 Qualification for Nations League Finals — 3–0 4–0 5–1
2  Denmark 6 4 0 2 10 6 +4 12 2–0 — 0–1 2–1
3  Iceland 6 3 0 3 4 8 −4 9 Qualification for relegation play-offs 0–2 0–1 — 1–0
4  Wales 6 0 1 5 4 15 −11 1 Relegation to League B 0–0 1–5 1–2 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Denmark 2–0 Germany
Vangsgaard 23', 64' Report
Attendance: 4,210[27]
Iceland 1–0 Wales
 Report
Attendance: 2,014[28]
Germany 4–0 Iceland
 Report
Attendance: 14,998[29]
Referee: Alina Peşu (Romania)
Wales 1–5 Denmark
 Report
Attendance: 8,607[30][31]
Germany 5–1 Wales
 Report
Attendance: 20,107[32]
Iceland 0–1 Denmark
Report
Attendance: 1,712[33]
Referee: Ivana Martinčić (Croatia)
Denmark 2–1 Wales
 Report
Attendance: 2,227[34]
Iceland 0–2 Germany
Report
Attendance: 1,245[35]
Wales 1–2 Iceland
 Report
Attendance: 5,275[36]
Germany 3–0 Denmark
 Report
Attendance: 19,180[37]
Denmark 0–1 Iceland
Report
Attendance: 4,453[38]
Referee: Catarina Campos (Portugal)
Wales 0–0 Germany
Report
Attendance: 5,982[39]
Referee: Iuliana Demetrescu (Romania)

Group 4

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation Spain Italy Sweden Switzerland
1  Spain 6 5 0 1 23 9 +14 15 Qualification for Nations League Finals — 2–3 5–3 5–0
2  Italy 6 3 1 2 8 5 +3 10 0–1 — 0–1 3–0
3  Sweden 6 2 1 3 8 10 −2 7 Qualification for relegation play-offs 2–3 1–1 — 1–0
4  Switzerland 6 1 0 5 2 17 −15 3 Relegation to League B 1–7 0–1 1–0 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Sweden 2–3 Spain
 Report
Attendance: 16,114[40]
Switzerland 0–1 Italy
Report
Attendance: 6,452[41]
Italy 0–1 Sweden
Report
Attendance: 2,483[42]
Spain 5–0 Switzerland
 Report
Attendance: 14,194[43]
Italy 0–1 Spain
Report
Attendance: 4,694[44]
Referee: Alina Peşu (Romania)
Sweden 1–0 Switzerland
 Report
Attendance: 13,123[45]
Sweden 1–1 Italy
 Report
Attendance: 11,376[46][47]
Switzerland 1–7 Spain
 Report
Attendance: 8,515[48]
Referee: Iuliana Demetrescu (Romania)
Switzerland 1–0 Sweden
 Report
Attendance: 3,938
Referee: Frida Klarlund (Denmark)
Spain 2–3 Italy
 Report
Attendance: 9,212
Referee: Eleni Antoniou (Greece)
Italy 3–0 Switzerland
 Report
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Volha Blotskaya (Belarus)
Spain 5–3 Sweden
 Report
Attendance: 15,896

Nations League Finals

The draw for the Nations League Finals was held on 11 December 2023.[49] Spain will host Netherlands and France will host Germany in the semi-final matches, and the winner and loser of the Spain–Netherlands match will host the final and third place play-off, respectively.

Times are CET (UTC+1), as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
23 February 2024 – Cádiz
 
 
 Spain
 
28 February 2024 – TBD
 
 Netherlands
 
Winners Match 1
 
23 February 2024 – Décines-Charpieu
 
Winners Match 2
 
 France
 
 
 Germany
 
Third place play-off
 
 
28 February 2024 – TBD
 
 
Losers Match 1
 
 
Losers Match 2

Semi-finals

Spain Match 1 Netherlands
Report
France Match 2 Germany
Report

Third place play-off

Losers Match 1Match 3Losers Match 2

Final

Winners Match 1Match 4Winners Match 2

Qualified teams for 2024 Summer Olympics


The following three teams from UEFA qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympic women's football tournament, including France, which are qualified as the hosts.

Team Qualified on Previous appearances in Summer Olympics[lower-alpha 1]
 France13 September 20172 (2012, 2016)
Nations League finalist[lower-alpha 2]February 2024
Nations League finalist or third place match winner[lower-alpha 2]
  1. ↑ Italics indicates host for that year, Bold indicates champions
  2. 1 2 The Nations League finalists will qualify for the Olympics. Should France be one of the finalists, then the final spot will be awarded to the winner of the third place match.[2]

Note: As in the 2020 tournament, England was nominated for Great Britain's qualification as the highest ranked nation. They failed to qualify after finishing second in their Nations League group.[3]

Overall ranking

The 16 League A teams are ranked 1st to 16th overall in the 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League according to the following rules:[2]

  • The teams finishing first in their groups are ranked 1st to 4th according to their finish in the Nations League Finals.
  • The teams finishing second in their groups are ranked 5th to 8th according to the results of the league phase.
  • The teams finishing third in their groups are ranked 9th to 12th according to the results of the league phase.
  • The teams finishing fourth in their groups are ranked 13th to 16th according to the results of the league phase.

Rnk Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 A2  France[lower-alpha 1] 6 5 1 0 9 1 +8 16
2 A4  Spain[lower-alpha 1] 6 5 0 1 23 9 +14 15
3 A3  Germany[lower-alpha 1] 6 4 1 1 14 3 +11 13
4 A1  Netherlands[lower-alpha 1] 6 4 0 2 14 6 +8 12
5 A1  England 6 4 0 2 15 8 +7 12
6 A3  Denmark 6 4 0 2 10 6 +4 12
7 A4  Italy 6 3 1 2 8 5 +3 10
8 A2  Austria 6 3 1 2 7 8 −1 10
9 A3  Iceland 6 3 0 3 4 8 −4 9
10 A1  Belgium 6 2 2 2 7 10 −3 8
11 A4  Sweden 6 2 1 3 8 10 −2 7
12 A2  Norway 6 1 2 3 9 8 +1 5
13 A2  Portugal 6 1 0 5 5 13 −8 3
14 A4  Switzerland 6 1 0 5 2 17 −15 3
15 A1  Scotland 6 0 2 4 3 15 −12 2
16 A3  Wales 6 0 1 5 4 15 −11 1
Updated to match(es) played on 5 December 2023. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Ranking criteria
Notes:
  1. 1 2 3 4 Group winners are currently ranked by league results but will be ranked according to their finish in the Nations League Finals.

Goalscorers

There have been 142 goals scored in 48 matches, for an average of 2.96 goals per match (as of 5 December 2023).

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Notes

  1. ↑ CEST (UTC+2) for times up to 28 October 2023, CET (UTC+1) for times from 29 October 2023.

References

  1. ↑ "2023/24 UEFA Women's Nations League: How it works". UEFA. 18 April 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Regulations of the UEFA European Women's Championship including UEFA Nations League and European Qualifiers". UEFA. 7 February 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 February 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  3. 1 2 "How do you qualify for women's football in the Olympics?". Team GB. 21 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  4. ↑ "Women's National Teams Coefficients Overview: Matches considered up to 06/09/2022" (PDF). UEFA. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  5. ↑ "2023/24 UEFA Women's Nations League: League Phase Draw". UEFA. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  6. ↑ "2023/24 UEFA Women's Nations League: League stage draw on Tuesday". UEFA. 1 May 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
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  8. ↑ "England v Scotland" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 22 September 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  9. ↑ "Netherlands v England" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 26 September 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  10. ↑ "Scotland v Belgium" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 26 September 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
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  12. ↑ "Netherlands v Scotland" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 27 October 2023. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  13. ↑ "Belgium v England" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 31 October 2023. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  14. ↑ "Scotland v Netherlands" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 31 October 2023. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  15. ↑ "Belgium v Scotland" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 1 December 2023. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  16. ↑ "England v Netherlands" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 1 December 2023. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  17. ↑ "Netherlands v Belgium" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 5 December 2023. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  18. ↑ "Scotlands v England" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 5 December 2023. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  19. ↑ "Norway v Austria" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 22 September 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  20. ↑ "France v Portugal" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 22 September 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  21. ↑ "Austria v France" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 26 September 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  22. ↑ "Portugal v Norway" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 26 September 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
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  27. ↑ "Denmark v Germany" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 22 September 2023. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  28. ↑ "Iceland v Wales" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 22 September 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  29. ↑ "Germany v Iceland" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 26 September 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  30. ↑ "Wales v Denmark" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 26 September 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  31. ↑ "Women's Nations League: Wales 1-5 Denmark". BBC Sport Wales. 26 September 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  32. ↑ "Germany v Wales" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 27 October 2023. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
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  34. ↑ "Denmark v Wales" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 31 October 2023. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
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  39. ↑ "Wales v Germany" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 5 December 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  40. ↑ "Sweden v Spain" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 22 September 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  41. ↑ "Switzerland v Italy" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 22 September 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  42. ↑ "Italy v Sweden" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 26 September 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  43. ↑ "Spain v Switzerland" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 26 September 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
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  45. ↑ "Sweden v Switzerland" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 27 October 2023. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
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