2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League A

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.

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
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored46 (2.88 per match)
Attendance187,342 (11,709 per match)
Top scorer(s)Denmark Pernille Harder
(3 goals)

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 will play 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 will advance to the 2024 UEFA Women's Nations League Finals. The competition also acts 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 will be relegated to League B, taking effect in UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying. In addition, the third-placed teams of League A will advance 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 are taken to represent Great Britain's qualification bid for that tournament,[3] while the results of Scotland and Wales will be ignored for those purposes, although Scottish, Welsh (and Northern Irish) players are eligible for the Great Britain team in the event of qualification.

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 contains 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 Belgium Netherlands England Scotland
1  Belgium 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 4 Qualification for Nations League Finals — 2–1 31 Oct 1 Dec
2  Netherlands 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 3[lower-alpha 1] 5 Dec — 2–1 27 Oct
3  England 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 3[lower-alpha 1] Qualification for relegation play-offs 27 Oct 1 Dec — 2–1
4  Scotland 2 0 1 1 2 3 −1 1 Relegation to League B 1–1 31 Oct 5 Dec —
Updated to match(es) played on 26 September 2023. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. Ranked on head-to-head points: Netherlands 3, England 0.
Belgium 2–1 Netherlands
  • Detruyer 61'
  • Blom 90+3'
 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 v Belgium
Report
Netherlands v Scotland
Report
Referee: Ivana Projkovska (North Macedonia)
Belgium v England
Report
Scotland v Netherlands
Report
Belgium v Scotland
Report
England v Netherlands
Report
Netherlands v Belgium
Report
Scotland v England
Report

Group 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation France Portugal Norway Austria
1  France 2 2 0 0 3 0 +3 6 Qualification for Nations League Finals — 2–0 31 Oct 30 Nov
2  Portugal 2 1 0 1 3 4 −1 3 5 Dec — 3–2 31 Oct
3  Norway 2 0 1 1 3 4 −1 1 Qualification for relegation play-offs 27 Oct 1 Dec — 1–1
4  Austria 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1 Relegation to League B 0–1 27 Oct 5 Dec —
Updated to match(es) played on 26 September 2023. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Norway 1–1 Austria
 Report
  • Campbell 72'
Attendance: 7,011[11]
Referee: Iuliana Demetrescu (Romania)
France 2–0 Portugal
 Report
Attendance: 18,377[12]
Austria 0–1 France
Report
Attendance: 10,051[13]
Referee: Jelena Cvetković (Serbia)
Portugal 3–2 Norway
 Report
Attendance: 6,132[14]
Referee: Ewa Augustyn (Poland)
Austria v Portugal
Report
Norway v France
Report
Portugal v Austria
Report
Referee: Frida Klarlund (Denmark)
France v Norway
Report
France v Austria
Report
Norway v Portugal
Report
Austria v Norway
Report
Portugal v France
Report

Group 3

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation Denmark Germany Iceland Wales
1  Denmark 2 2 0 0 7 1 +6 6 Qualification for Nations League Finals — 2–0 5 Dec 31 Oct
2  Germany 2 1 0 1 4 2 +2 3 1 Dec — 4–0 27 Oct
3  Iceland 2 1 0 1 1 4 −3 3 Qualification for relegation play-offs 27 Oct 31 Oct — 1–0
4  Wales 2 0 0 2 1 6 −5 0 Relegation to League B 1–5 5 Dec 1 Dec —
Updated to match(es) played on 26 September 2023. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Denmark 2–0 Germany
Vangsgaard 23', 64' Report
Attendance: 4,210[15]
Iceland 1–0 Wales
 Report
Attendance: 2,014[16]
Germany 4–0 Iceland
 Report
Attendance: 14,998[17]
Referee: Alina Peşu (Romania)
Wales 1–5 Denmark
 Report
Attendance: 8,607[18][19]
Germany v Wales
Report
Iceland v Denmark
Report
Referee: Ivana Martinčić (Croatia)
Denmark v Wales
Report
Iceland v Germany
Report
Referee: Tess Olofsson (Sweden)
Germany v Denmark
Report
Wales v Iceland
Report
Denmark v Iceland
Report
Wales v Germany
Report

Group 4

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation Spain Sweden Italy Switzerland
1  Spain 2 2 0 0 8 2 +6 6 Qualification for Nations League Finals — 5 Dec 1 Dec 5–0
2  Sweden 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 3 2–3 — 31 Oct 27 Oct
3  Italy 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 3 Qualification for relegation play-offs 27 Oct 0–1 — 5 Dec
4   Switzerland 2 0 0 2 0 6 −6 0 Relegation to League B 31 Oct 1 Dec 0–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 26 September 2023. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Sweden 2–3 Spain
 Report
Attendance: 16,114[20]
Switzerland 0–1 Italy
Report
Attendance: 6,452[21]
Italy 0–1 Sweden
Report
Attendance: 2,483[22]
Referee: Ivana Projkovska (North Macedonia)
Spain 5–0  Switzerland
 Report
Attendance: 14,194[23]
Italy v Spain
Report
Referee: Alina Peşu (Romania)
Sweden v  Switzerland
Report
Sweden v Italy
Report
Switzerland v Spain
Report
Referee: Iuliana Demetrescu (Romania)
Switzerland v Sweden
Report
Spain v Italy
Report
Italy v  Switzerland
Report
Spain v Sweden
Report

Nations League Finals

The draw for the Nations League Finals will take place on 11 December 2023.[24] An open draw will determine the semi-final pairings and home teams. An additional draw will determine which semi-final pairing will have its teams host the third place play-off and final.

Bracket
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
February 2024 – TBD
 
 
Winners Group 1/2/3/4
 
February 2024 – TBD
 
Winners Group 1/2/3/4
 
Winners Match 1
 
February 2024 – TBD
 
Winners Match 2
 
Winners Group 1/2/3/4
 
 
Winners Group 1/2/3/4
 
Third place play-off
 
 
February 2024 – TBD
 
 
Losers Match 1
 
 
Losers Match 2

Semi-finals
Winners Group 1/2/3/4Match 1Winners Group 1/2/3/4
Winners Group 1/2/3/4Match 2Winners Group 1/2/3/4

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 qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympic women's football tournament, including France, which 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[lower-alpha 2]
  1. Italics indicates host for that year, Bold indicates champions
  2. The Nations League finalists will qualify for the Olympics. Should France be one of the finalists, then the winner of the third-place match will qualify. If any team not determined by FIFA to be eligible would fill a qualification slot, that team will be replaced by the highest-ranked eligible team.[2]

Note: As in the 2020 tournament, England has been nominated for Great Britain's qualification as the highest ranked nation.[3]

Goalscorers

There have been 46 goals scored in 16 matches, for an average of 2.88 goals per match (as of 26 September 2023).

3 goals

2 goals

1 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. "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. "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.
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  10. "Scotland v Belgium" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 26 September 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  11. "Norway v Austria" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 22 September 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  12. "France v Portugal" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 22 September 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  13. "Austria v France" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 26 September 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  14. "Portugal v Norway" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 26 September 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  15. "Denmark v Germany" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 22 September 2023. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  16. "Iceland v Wales" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 22 September 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  17. "Germany v Iceland" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 26 September 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  18. "Wales v Denmark" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 26 September 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  19. "Women's Nations League: Wales 1-5 Denmark". BBC Sport Wales. 26 September 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  20. "Sweden v Spain" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 22 September 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  21. "Switzerland v Italy" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 22 September 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  22. "Italy v Sweden" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 26 September 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
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