Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland were paired in the inaugural UEFA Women’s Nations League.
The sides were paired in League B1 with Hungary and Albania.
The competition will be played in a similar format to the men’s Nations League with the 51 competing nations divided into two leagues of 16 and one of 19.
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The four League A winners will progress to the finals, which will also act as Europe’s 2024 Olympic qualifiers.
The winners of the four League B groups in the first UWNL will be promoted to League A for the Euro qualifiers.
Games across all three leagues will be played in September, October and November with the finals held in February 2024.
Republic manager Vera Pauw said: “Now that we know our opponents for the UEFA Women’s Nations League, we can start planning accordingly.
“We are the top-seeded team in League B but we cannot take anything for granted if we are to achieve our aim of topping our group and qualifying into League A.
“But our priority for the next few months will, understandably, be on preparing for FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023.”
England and Scotland will meet in the inaugural competition.
The nations last met at the 2019 World Cup in France when goals from Nikita Parris and Ellen White gave England a 2-1 victory, with Claire Emslie replying for Scotland.
The Nations League draw in Nyon saw Netherlands and Belgium join European champions England and Scotland in League A1.
Wales were drawn in League A3 alongside Germany – ranked second in the world – Denmark and Iceland.
Matchdays one and two in the three leagues will take place between 20 and 26 September this year, while the next two fixtures are scheduled to be played from 25 to 31 October. Matchdays five and six are due to be staged between 29 November and 5 December.
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