2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League B

The 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League B was the second 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. The results were used to determine the leagues for the UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying competition.

2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League B
Tournament details
Dates22 September – 5 December 2023
Teams16
Promoted Czech Republic
 Finland
 Poland
 Republic of Ireland
Relegated Albania
 Belarus
 Greece
 Romania
 Slovenia
Tournament statistics
Matches played48
Goals scored128 (2.67 per match)
Attendance114,203 (2,379 per match)
Top scorer(s)Poland Ewa Pajor
Republic of Ireland Kyra Carusa
Republic of Ireland Katie McCabe
(5 goals each)
2025–26

Format

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League B consisted of 16 UEFA members ranked 17th to 32nd among competition entrants in the UEFA women's national team coefficient ranking. Teams were 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 competition also acted as the first phase of the preliminary competition for UEFA Women's Euro 2025, which uses an identical league structure. The group winners were promoted to League A, while the fourth-placed team from each group, as well as the lowest-ranked third-placed team, were relegated to League C, taking effect in UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying. In addition, the group runners-up of League B advanced to the promotion play-offs against the third-placed teams of League A. The winners of these home-and-away ties entered League A for UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying, while the losers entered League B. Meanwhile, the three best-ranked third-placed teams in League B advanced to the relegation play-offs against the three best-ranked League C runners-up. The winners of these home-and-away ties entered League B for UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying, while the losers entered League C.[2]

Seeding

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Teams were allocated to League B 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.[3]

The draw for the league phase took place at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland in May 2023, 13:00 CEST.[4] 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 B1 to B4. Due to the Belarusian involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Belarus and Ukraine could not be drawn in the same group.[5]

Pot 1
TeamCoeffRank
 Republic of Ireland28,87718
 Poland28,45819
 Czech Republic27,50820
 Finland26,75721
Pot 2
TeamCoeffRank
 Serbia26,51722
 Slovenia26,44523
 Northern Ireland25,71124
 Romania24,87725
Pot 3
TeamCoeffRank
 Ukraine24,35926
 Bosnia and Herzegovina23,09127
 Slovakia19,21328
 Hungary18,55229
Pot 4
TeamCoeffRank
 Greece17,55630
 Croatia17,52331
 Belarus16,89032
 Albania16,82633

Groups

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

Group 1

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion, qualification or relegation
1  Republic of Ireland (P)6600202+1818Promotion to League A1–03–05–1
2  Hungary6222119+28Qualification for promotion play-offs0–43–26–0
3  Northern Ireland (O)6213913−47Qualification for relegation play-offs1–61–11–0
4  Albania (R)6015218−161Relegation to League C0–11–10–4
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Albania  1–1  Hungary
Krasniqi 27'ReportFenyvesi 74'
Republic of Ireland  3–0  Northern Ireland
Report
Attendance: 35,944[7]

Hungary  0–4  Republic of Ireland
Report
Northern Ireland  1–0  Albania
Wade 57'Report
Attendance: 1,597[9]

Hungary  3–2  Northern Ireland
Report
Republic of Ireland  5–1  Albania
Report

Albania  0–1  Republic of Ireland
Report
Northern Ireland  1–1  Hungary
Report

Albania  0–4  Northern Ireland
Report
Attendance: 600
Republic of Ireland  1–0  Hungary
Report

Hungary  6–0  Albania
Report
Northern Ireland  1–6  Republic of Ireland
Report

Group 2

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion, qualification or relegation
1  Finland (P)6510182+1616Promotion to League A3–04–06–0
2  Croatia6303510−59Qualification for promotion play-offs0–22–02–1
3  Slovakia (O)622278−18Qualification for relegation play-offs2–24–01–0
4  Romania (R)6015111−101Relegation to League C0–10–10–0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Finland  4–0  Slovakia
Report
Croatia  2–1  Romania
Report

Romania  0–1  Finland
Report
Slovakia  4–0  Croatia
Report
Attendance: 536[16]

Finland  3–0  Croatia
Report
Romania  0–0  Slovakia
Report

Slovakia  1–0  Romania
Report
Croatia  0–2  Finland
Report

Finland  6–0  Romania
Report
Croatia  2–0  Slovakia
Report

Romania  0–1  Croatia
Report
Slovakia  2–2  Finland
Report

Group 3

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion, qualification or relegation
1  Poland (P)6510114+716Promotion to League A2–12–12–0
2  Serbia6312105+510Qualification for promotion play-offs1–10–14–0
3  Ukraine (O)620457−26Qualification for relegation play-offs0–11–21–0
4  Greece (R)6105313−103Relegation to League C1–30–22–1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Ukraine  1–2  Serbia
Report
Greece  1–3  Poland
Report

Poland  2–1  Ukraine
Report
Serbia  4–0  Greece
Report

Greece  2–1  Ukraine
Report
Poland  2–1  Serbia
Report

Ukraine  1–0  Greece
Report
Serbia  1–1  Poland
Report

Greece  0–2  Serbia
Report
Ukraine  0–1  Poland
Report

Poland  2–0  Greece
Report
Serbia  0–1  Ukraine
Report

Group 4

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion, qualification or relegation
1  Czech Republic (P)6411114+713Promotion to League A2–24–02–1
2  Bosnia and Herzegovina632186+211Qualification for promotion play-offs1–01–11–0
3  Slovenia (R)613249−56Relegation to League C0–22–10–0
4  Belarus (R)602437−420–11–21–1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Slovenia  0–2  Czech Republic
Report
Belarus  1–2  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Report

Bosnia and Herzegovina  1–1  Slovenia
Report
Czech Republic  2–1  Belarus
Report
Attendance: 0

Belarus  1–1  Slovenia
Report

Czech Republic  2–2  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Report
Slovenia  0–0  Belarus
Report

Slovenia  2–1  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Report
Belarus  0–1  Czech Republic
Report

Bosnia and Herzegovina  1–0  Belarus
Report
Czech Republic  4–0  Slovenia
Report
Attendance: 1,001

Ranking of third-placed teams

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PosGrpTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1B2  Slovakia622278−18Qualification for relegation play-offs
2B1  Northern Ireland6213913−47
3B3  Ukraine620457−26
4B4  Slovenia613249−56Relegation to League C
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) Wins; 6) Away wins; 7) Disciplinary points; 8) UEFA national team coefficient.

League ranking

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The 16 League B teams were ranked 17th to 32nd 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 17th to 20th according to the results of the league phase.
  • The teams finishing second in their groups are ranked 21st to 24th according to the results of the league phase.
  • The teams finishing third in their groups are ranked 25th to 28th according to the results of the league phase.
  • The teams finishing fourth in their groups are ranked 29th to 32nd according to the results of the league phase.

RnkGrpTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
17B1  Republic of Ireland6600202+1818
18B2  Finland6510182+1616
19B3  Poland6510114+716
20B4  Czech Republic6411114+713
21B4  Bosnia and Herzegovina632186+211
22B3  Serbia6312105+510
23B2  Croatia6303510−59
24B1  Hungary6222119+28
25B2  Slovakia622278−18
26B1  Northern Ireland6213913−47
27B3  Ukraine620457−26
28B4  Slovenia613249−56
29B3  Greece6105313−103
30B4  Belarus602437−42
31B2  Romania6015111−101
32B1  Albania6015218−161
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Ranking criteria


Goalscorers

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There were 128 goals scored in 48 matches, for an average of 2.67 goals per match.

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Notes

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  1. ^ CEST (UTC+2) for times up to 28 October 2023, CET (UTC+1) for times from 29 October 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Due to the country's involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Belarus was required to play its home matches at neutral venues behind closed doors until further notice.[32]
  3. ^ Due to the country's involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Belarus were not allowed to enter Czech Republic by local authorities. As a result, the match was played at a neutral venue.

References

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  2. ^ a b "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.
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