2025–26 CONMEBOL Women's Nations League

2025–26 CONMEBOL Women's Nations League
Tournament details
Dates24 October 2025 – 9 June 2026 (2025-10-24 – 2026-06-09)
Teams9 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored50 (3.13 per match)
Top scorer Leicy Santos (3 goals)
All statistics correct as of 2 December 2025.

The 2025–26 CONMEBOL Women's Nations League (Spanish: 2025–26 CONMEBOL Liga de Naciones Femenina) is the inaugural edition of the CONMEBOL Women's Nations League, an international women's football competition contested by the senior women's national teams of the member associations of CONMEBOL. It will be held from 24 October 2025 to 9 June 2026.

The tournament serves as the CONMEBOL qualifiers for the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup in Brazil. The top two teams will qualify for the Women's World Cup and will join Brazil, which qualified automatically as host. The next two best-placed teams will advance to the inter-confederation play-offs.[1][2]

Background

On 12 December 2024, following a CONMEBOL Council meeting, it was announced the creation of the South American qualifier for the FIFA Women's World Cup starting with the 2027 edition in Brazil.[3][4] This new tournament would be CONMEBOL's new qualification pathway for FIFA's top women's national team tournament, replacing the Copa América Femenina, which from its first edition in 1991 (then called the South American Women's Football Championship) until the 2022 edition had been the competition that determined CONMEBOL's representatives to the FIFA Women's World Cup.[5][6]

The tournament was officially launched on 19 July 2025 and it was formally named the CONMEBOL Women's Nations League, confirming the start date for after the 2025 Copa América Femenina.[7]

Format

The competition format consists of a single round-robin tournament in which the nine teams play each other once, with each team playing four home and four away matches for a total of eight matches per team in nine matchdays. Considering that Brazil will not participate as they are automatically qualified for the 2027 Women's World Cup as host, there will be one team left out in each matchday.[1][8]

The fixtures were determined by a draw held on 31 July 2025, 14:00 PYT (UTC−3). Pot 1 contained the nine teams entering qualification, and Pot 2 contained positions 1–9. Each team was drawn to one of the nine positions (E1–E9), thus defining the order of the matches in the predetermined schedule.[9]

Entrants

Nine national teams from CONMEBOL will enter qualification.

Draw
position
Team FIFA Rankings[a]
E1  Paraguay 45
E2  Peru 77
E3  Bolivia 105
E4  Colombia 18
E5  Chile 39
E6  Venezuela 48
E7  Argentina 32
E8  Ecuador 67
E9  Uruguay 63
  1. ^ As of the draw[10]

Schedule

The predetermined schedule was completed once the draw was made. The qualifying matches will be held on dates that fall within the FIFA International Match Calendar with at least 3 days of rest between matches.[9]

There will be a total of nine matchdays, four of them to be played in 2025 and five in 2026.[1][11]

Matchday Date Ref.
Matchday 1 24 October 2025 [12][13]
[14][15]
Matchday 2 28 October 2025
Matchday 3 28 November 2025 [16][17]
[18]
Matchday 4 2 December 2025
Matchday 5 10 April 2026 [19][20][21]
Matchday 6 14 April 2026
Matchday 7 18 April 2026
Matchday 8 5 June 2026
Matchday 9 9 June 2026

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Venezuela 4 2 2 0 8 1 +7 8 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup 14 Apr 0–0 6–0 18 Apr
2  Argentina 3 2 1 0 13 3 +10 7 18 Apr 3–1 5 Jun 8–0
3  Colombia 3 2 1 0 7 3 +4 7[a] Inter-confederation play-offs 10 Apr 14 Apr 4–1 5 Jun
4  Chile 4 2 1 1 7 3 +4 7[a] 10 Apr 5 Jun 1–0 5–0
5  Ecuador 4 1 2 1 5 2 +3 5 0–0 9 Jun 1–2 18 Apr
6  Paraguay 4 1 0 3 3 6 −3 3 1–2 9 Jun 10 Apr 1–0
7  Peru 3 1 0 2 4 11 −7 3 3–1 14 Apr 10 Apr 9 Jun
8  Uruguay 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2 9 Jun 2–2 18 Apr 0–0
9  Bolivia 4 0 1 3 1 18 −17 1 1–1 0–4 5 Jun 14 Apr
Updated to match(es) played on 2 December 2025. Source: CONMEBOL
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Fair play points: Colombia –4, Chile –6

Matches

Matchday 1

Bolivia 0–4 Ecuador
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
  • Rodríguez 3'
  • Cedeño 50'
  • Barahona 78'
  • Flores 86'

Venezuela 0–0 Chile
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)

Colombia 4–1 Peru
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Núñez 48'

Argentina 3–1 Paraguay
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Barreto 45+2'

Matchday 2

Chile 5–0 Bolivia
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Referee: Marcelly Zambrano (Ecuador)

Uruguay 2–2 Argentina
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Referee: Emikar Calderas (Venezuela)

Paraguay 1–2 Venezuela
Chamorro 37' Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Referee: Dione Rissios (Chile)

Ecuador 1–2 Colombia
Bolaños 52' (pen.) Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Referee: Zulma Quiñónez (Paraguay)

Matchday 3

Peru 3–1 Chile
  • A. García 30'
  • Campoverde 62'
  • Bilcape 65'
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
López 41'
Referee: María Victoria Daza (Colombia)

Bolivia 1–1 Colombia
Turihuano 46' Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Rodríguez 76'


Ecuador 0–0 Venezuela
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)

Matchday 4

Uruguay 0–0 Ecuador
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)

Venezuela 6–0 Peru
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)

Argentina 8–0 Bolivia
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Referee: Nadia Fuques (Uruguay)

Chile 1–0 Paraguay
Aedo 33' Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)

Matchday 5

Peru Match 17 Uruguay
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)



Matchday 6

Peru Match 21 Paraguay
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)



Matchday 7

Uruguay Match 27 Chile
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)

Ecuador Match 28 Peru
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)


Matchday 8

Bolivia Match 29 Paraguay
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)

Argentina Match 30 Peru
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)

Colombia Match 31 Uruguay
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)

Chile Match 32 Ecuador
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)

Matchday 9

Peru Match 33 Bolivia
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)

Paraguay Match 34 Colombia
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)

Uruguay Match 35 Venezuela
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)

Ecuador Match 36 Argentina
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONMEBOL)

Goalscorers

There have been 50 goals scored in 16 matches, for an average of 3.12 goals per match (as of 2 December 2025).

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Notes

  1. ^ The Bolivia v Colombia match, originally scheduled to be played at Estadio Municipal de El Alto, El Alto,[18] was relocated to Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz by decision of the Bolivian Football Federation.[22][23]
  2. ^ The Ecuador v Venezuela match, originally scheduled to be played at Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado, Quito,[18] was relocated to Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito as the Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado was reserved for a match between LDU Quito and Independiente del Valle for the 2025 LigaPro Serie A.[24][25]
  3. ^ The Argentina v Bolivia match, originally scheduled at 18:00 local time,[17] was rescheduled to 20:00 local time.[18]
  4. ^ a b The Peru v Uruguay and Peru v Paraguay matches, originally scheduled at 18:00 local time,[20] were rescheduled to 16:00 local time.[21]

References

  1. ^ a b c "MANUAL DE SELECCIONES CONMEBOL Liga de Naciones Femenina 2025-26" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 13 July 2025.
  2. ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup Brazil 2027 dates confirmed". Inside FIFA. FIFA. 10 December 2024.
  3. ^ "Clasificatorias Sudamericanas para la Copa Mundial Femenina 2027" [South American Qualifiers for the Women's World Cup 2027] (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 12 December 2024.
  4. ^ "Conmebol anunció la creación de un nuevo formato de clasificación para el Mundial Femenino de Brasil 2027" [Conmebol announced the creation of a new qualification format for the Women's World Cup Brazil 2027] (in Spanish). Doble Amarilla. 12 December 2024.
  5. ^ "Copa América Femenina 2025: Key information, top contenders and how to watch". www.nytimes.com. The Athletic. 11 July 2025.
  6. ^ "History of the Copa América Femenina" (PDF). CONMEBOL. 8 July 2022.
  7. ^ "CONMEBOL lanza la Liga de Naciones Femenina: torneo clasificatorio a la Copa Mundial Femenina de la FIFA 2027" [CONMEBOL launches the Liga de Naciones Femenina: qualifying tournament for the FIFA Women's World Cup 2027] (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 18 July 2025.
  8. ^ "Conmebol adds Women's World Cup 2027 qualifying tournament to calendar". Inside World Football. 13 December 2024. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
  9. ^ a b "Sorteo de la CONMEBOL Liga de Naciones Femenina 2025-26" [Draw for the 2025-26 CONMEBOL Liga de Naciones Femenina] (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 18 July 2025.
  10. ^ "FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 12 June 2025. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  11. ^ "CALENDARIO DE PARTIDOS" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 26 September 2025. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
  12. ^ "Fixture de jornadas 1 y 2 – CONMEBOL Liga de Naciones Femenina" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 8 September 2025.
  13. ^ "CONMEBOL LIGA DE NACIONES FEMENINA 2025-26 CALENDARIO DE PARTIDOS" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 5 September 2025. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
  14. ^ "Fechas 1 y 2 de la CONMEBOL Liga de Naciones Femenina" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 2 October 2025.
  15. ^ "CONMEBOL LIGA DE NACIONES FEMENINA 2025-26 CALENDARIO DE PARTIDOS" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 2 October 2025. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
  16. ^ "Jornada 3 y 4 de la CONMEBOL Liga de Naciones Femenina" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 29 October 2025.
  17. ^ a b "CONMEBOL LIGA DE NACIONES FEMENINA 2025-26 | CALENDARIO DE PARTIDOS | Departamento de Competiciones y Operaciones | Versión 29-oct-2025" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 29 October 2025. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
  18. ^ a b c d "CONMEBOL LIGA DE NACIONES FEMENINA 2025-26 CALENDARIO DE PARTIDOS Departamento de Competiciones y Operaciones Versión 07-nov-2025" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 7 November 2025. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
  19. ^ "Jornadas 5, 6 y 7 de la CONMEBOL Liga de Naciones Femenina" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 3 March 2026.
  20. ^ a b "CONMEBOL LIGA DE NACIONES FEMENINA 2025-26 | CALENDARIO DE PARTIDOS | Departamento de Competiciones y Operaciones | Versión 02-mar-2026" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 2 March 2026. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
  21. ^ a b "CONMEBOL LIGA DE NACIONES FEMENINA 2025-26 | CALENDARIO DE PARTIDOS | Departamento de Competiciones y Operaciones | Versión 09-mar-2026" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 9 March 2026. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
  22. ^ Huérfano, Jhon (20 November 2025). "Oficial: Bolivia - Colombia por Liga de Naciones, cambió de estadio" [Official: Bolivia vs. Colombia Nations League match venue changed] (in Spanish). Antena 2.
  23. ^ Siles, Ramiro (26 November 2025). "Dos años despúes una selección de Bolivia jugará en el Siles" [Two years later, a Bolivian national team will play at the Siles Stadium] (in Spanish). Premium.
  24. ^ "Cambio de escenario en un partido de la CONMEBOL Liga de Naciones Femenina" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 19 November 2025.
  25. ^ "La Tri Femenina será local en el estadio Olímpico Atahualpa" [La Tri Femenina will play at home at the Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa] (in Spanish). Radio La Red. 20 August 2025.