Article 17 Automatic promotion and relegation - Women's World Cup Qualifiers

Regulations of the 2025 UEFA Women's Nations League and 2026 Women's European Qualifiers for the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup

Content Type
Competition Regulations
Category
National teams > Women's World Cup Qualifiers
ft:locale
en-GB
Edition
2025-27
Enforcement Date
16 December 2024
17.01

At the conclusion of the league stage, automatic promotion and relegation between the three leagues takes effect for the league stage of the Women's European Qualifiers, as follows:

  1. The four group winners in League B and the six group winners in League C are promoted to the next league up.

  2. The four fourth-placed teams in Leagues A and B as well as the two lowest-ranked third-placed teams in League B, ranked 27 to 28 in the overall league rankings, are relegated to the next league down.