League B consists of 16 UEFA members ranked 17th to 32nd among competition entrants in the 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League 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 April, May to June, and July 2024.[1]
After the league phase, the best-ranked League B teams will advance to the play-offs to determine who qualifies for the final tournament.[2]
The group winners, runners-up and third-placed teams in League B (except Switzerland) will participate in the first round (i.e. the twelve best-ranked teams). The six higher-ranked of those teams will be seeded and drawn into ties against the six lower-ranked teams. The six winners progress to the next round.[2][3]
Switzerland are guaranteed a spot in the final tournament as hosts, and therefore will not participate in the play-offs. Since they will finish in the top three places in their group, then the best-ranked fourth-placed team (i.e. the team ranked 13th in League B) will also qualify for the first round.[3]
The competition also acts as the first phase for the 2025–26 UEFA Women's Nations League, which will use an identical league structure. The winners of each group will be promoted to League A, while the fourth-placed team from each group and the worst-ranked third placed team will be relegated to League C.[1][2]
^ abcdBelgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Hungary, Iceland, Norway, Serbia, and Sweden participated in the League A vs League B promotion/relegation matches in February 2024 to determine each team's league allocation.
The draw took place in Nyon, Switzerland on 5 March 2024 at 13:00 CET.[3] 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. For political reasons, Kosovo could not be drawn into the same group as either Bosnia and Herzegovina or Serbia.[3]
Updated to match(es) played on 4 June 2024. Source: UEFA Rules for classification: Tiebreakers (H) Hosts of final tournament Notes:
^Since Switzerland (who qualify as hosts) will finish in the top three places in their group, then the best-ranked fourth-placed team will qualify for the play-offs.[4]
Updated to match(es) played on 4 June 2024. Source: UEFA Rules for classification: Tiebreakers Notes:
^Since Switzerland (who qualify as hosts) will finish in the top three places in their group, then the best-ranked fourth-placed team will qualify for the play-offs.[5]
Updated to match(es) played on 4 June 2024. Source: UEFA Rules for classification: Tiebreakers Notes:
^Since Switzerland (who qualify as hosts) will finish in the top three places in their group, then the best-ranked fourth-placed team will qualify for the play-offs.[8]
Updated to match(es) played on 4 June 2024. Source: UEFA Rules for classification: Tiebreakers Notes:
^Since Switzerland (who qualify as hosts) will finish in the top three places in their group, then the best-ranked fourth-placed team will qualify for the play-offs.[9]
The winners, runners-up, and third-placed teams in each group will advance to the play-offs (excluding Switzerland who qualify automatically as hosts).[1][2] Since Switzerland will finish first, second, or third in their group, then the best-ranked fourth-placed team will also advance to the play-offs.[3]
This means that the twelve best-ranked League B teams excluding Switzerland advance to the first round. The six higher-ranked teams will be seeded, and drawn against the six lower-ranked teams. The winner of those ties will advance to the second round.[1][2]
The 16 League B teams are ranked 17th to 32nd overall in the UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying according to their league ranking.[1]
The four group winners will be promoted to League A for the upcoming 2025–26 UEFA Women's Nations League. The four last-placed teams in each group, along with the worst-ranked third-placed team, will be relegated to League C.[1][2]