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2025 UEFA Women's Nations League C

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2025 UEFA Women's Nations League C
Tournament details
DatesLeague phase:
21 February – June 2025
Promotion/relegation matches:
October 2025
Teams21
Tournament statistics
Matches played18
Goals scored53 (2.94 per match)
Attendance5,097 (283 per match)
Top scorer(s)Armenia Lara Kazanchian
Cyprus Antri Violari
Montenegro Armisa Kuč
(3 goals each)
2027 →
All statistics correct as of 25 February 2025.

League C is the third and lowest division of the 2025 UEFA Women's Nations League, the second season of the international football competition involving the women's national teams of the member associations of UEFA. The results will also be used to determine the leagues for the European qualifying competition for the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup.

Format

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League C consists of the teams ranked 33rd and lower, according to the Women’s European Qualifiers overall phase rankings (based on the Women's Euro 2025 qualifying overall ranking, taking into consideration promotion/relegation at the conclusion of that competition),[1] split into three groups of four teams and three groups of three teams.[2] Each team will play a total of six matches if in a four-team group, or four matches if in a three-team group, against other members of the same group using the home-and-away round-robin format with double matchdays in February, April, and May/June 2025.[2][3]

The competition will also act as the first phase of the qualifying competition for the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup, which will use an identical league structure. The six group winners will be promoted to League B for the 2027 Women's World Cup qualifying competition. In addition, the two best-ranked runners-up of League C will advance to the promotion play-offs against the two best-ranked third-placed teams of League B. The winners of the home-and-away ties will enter League B for the 2027 Women's World Cup qualifying competition, while the losers will enter League C.[3][2]

Seeding

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Teams were allocated to League C according to the Women’s European Qualifiers overall phase rankings,[1] and were seeded into three pots of six teams and one pot of three teams, based on the same ranking.[2][3]

Gibraltar and Liechtenstein entered the tournament for the first time, having not entered in the previous edition. This will be both women's teams' first official competitive international tournament.[4][5][6]

The draw for the league phase took place at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland on 7 November 2024 at 13:00 CET. For political reasons Armenia and Azerbaijan could not be drawn in the same group. Due to excessive travel restrictions, Kazakhstan could not be drawn into a group containing more than one of Andorra, Faroe Islands, Gibraltar, or Malta.[2]

Pot 1
Team Rank
 Slovakia 33
 Azerbaijan 34
 Malta 35
 Israel 36
 Kosovo 37
 Luxembourg 38
Pot 2
Team Rank
 Montenegro 39
 Georgia 40
 Bulgaria 41
 Latvia 42
 Faroe Islands 43
 Armenia 44
Pot 3
Team Rank
 North Macedonia 45
 Estonia 46
 Lithuania 47
 Kazakhstan 48
 Moldova 49
 Cyprus 50
Pot 4
Team Rank
 Andorra 51
 Gibraltar 52
 Liechtenstein 53

Groups

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Times are CET (up to 29 March 2025) and CEST (from 30 March 2025) as listed by UEFA. Local times, if different, are in parentheses.

Group 1

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification Slovakia Moldova Faroe Islands Gibraltar
1  Slovakia 2 2 0 0 4 0 +4 6 Promotion to League B — 1–0 3–0 30 May
2  Moldova 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 3 Possible qualification for promotion play-offs 8 Apr — 30 May 1–0
3  Faroe Islands 2 1 0 1 1 3 −2 3 3 Jun 4 Apr — 8 Apr
4  Gibraltar 2 0 0 2 0 2 −2 0 4 Apr 3 Jun 0–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 25 February 2025. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Moldova 1–0 Gibraltar
Țabur 90+3' Report
Attendance: 123
Referee: Sofiya Prychyna (Ukraine)
Slovakia 3–0 Faroe Islands
 Report
Attendance: 309
Referee: Anastasia Mylopoulou (Greece)
Gibraltar 0–1 Faroe Islands
Report
Attendance: 626
Referee: Melek Dakan (Turkey)
Slovakia 1–0 Moldova
 Report
Attendance: 359
Referee: Jelena Međedović (Serbia)
Gibraltar v Moldova
Report

Group 2

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification Cyprus Georgia (country) Malta Andorra
1  Cyprus 2 2 0 0 4 2 +2 6 Promotion to League B — 2–1 2–1 4 Apr
2  Georgia 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 3 Possible qualification for promotion play-offs 3 Jun — 4 Apr 2–1
3  Malta 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3 30 May 8 Apr — 1–0
4  Andorra 2 0 0 2 1 3 −2 0 8 Apr 30 May 3 Jun —
Updated to match(es) played on 25 February 2025. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Cyprus 2–1 Malta
 Report
Attendance: 180
Referee: Emily Heaslip (England)
Georgia 2–1 Andorra
 Report
Attendance: 850
Referee: Ugne Šmitaite (Lithuania)
Cyprus 2–1 Georgia
 Report
Attendance: 220
Referee: Jelena Kumer (Croatia)
Malta 1–0 Andorra
 Report
Attendance: 612
Referee: Teresa Oliveira (Portugal)
Andorra v Georgia
Report
Malta v Cyprus
Report
Andorra v Malta
Report
Georgia v Cyprus
Report

Group 3

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification Armenia Luxembourg Kazakhstan Liechtenstein
1  Armenia 2 2 0 0 8 1 +7 6 Promotion to League B — 4 Apr 2–0 6–1
2  Luxembourg 2 1 1 0 9 2 +7 4 Possible qualification for promotion play-offs 30 May — 2–2 7–0
3  Kazakhstan 2 0 1 1 2 4 −2 1 8 Apr 3 Jun — 30 May
4  Liechtenstein 2 0 0 2 1 13 −12 0 3 Jun 8 Apr 4 Apr —
Updated to match(es) played on 25 February 2025. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Armenia 6–1 Liechtenstein
 Report
Attendance: 80
Referee: Tjaša Misja (Slovenia)
Luxembourg 2–2 Kazakhstan
 Report
Attendance: 530
Referee: Rita Vehapi (Kosovo)
Armenia 2–0 Kazakhstan
 Report
Attendance: 90
Referee: Oxana Cruc (Moldova)
Luxembourg 7–0 Liechtenstein
 Report
Attendance: 394
Referee: Jeļena Jermolajeva (Latvia)

Group 4

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification Montenegro Azerbaijan Lithuania
1  Montenegro 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2 4 Promotion to League B — 8 Apr 3–1
2  Azerbaijan 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 Possible qualification for promotion play-offs 0–0 — 30 May
3  Lithuania 1 0 0 1 1 3 −2 0 3 Jun 4 Apr —
Updated to match(es) played on 25 February 2025. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Azerbaijan 0–0 Montenegro
Report
Attendance: 40
Referee: Tatyana Sorokopudova (Kazakhstan)
Montenegro 3–1 Lithuania
 Report
Attendance: 200
Referee: Mzevinari Sharashanidze (Georgia)

Group 5

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification Israel Estonia Bulgaria
1  Israel 2 2 0 0 6 2 +4 6 Promotion to League B — 3–1 8 Apr
2  Estonia 1 0 0 1 1 3 −2 0[a] Possible qualification for promotion play-offs 30 May — 4 Apr
3  Bulgaria 1 0 0 1 1 3 −2 0[a] 1–3 3 Jun —
Updated to match(es) played on 21 February 2025. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Away goals scored: Estonia 1, Bulgaria 0.
Bulgaria 1–3 Israel
 Report
Attendance: 177
Referee: Milica Milovanović (Serbia)
Israel 3–1 Estonia
 Report
Referee: Briet Bragadottir (Iceland)
Estonia v Bulgaria
Report
Israel v Bulgaria
Report
Budaörs Stadion, Budaörs (Hungary) [note 1]

Group 6

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification Latvia Kosovo North Macedonia
1  Latvia 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 3[a] Promotion to League B — 3 Jun 30 May
2  Kosovo 2 1 0 1 4 1 +3 3[a] Possible qualification for promotion play-offs 0–1 — 8 Apr
3  North Macedonia 1 0 0 1 0 4 −4 0 4 Apr 0–4 —
Updated to match(es) played on 25 February 2025. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Latvia 3, Kosovo 0.
North Macedonia 0–4 Kosovo
Report
Attendance: 197
Referee: Emilie Torkelsen (Norway)
Kosovo 0–1 Latvia
Report
Attendance: 110
Referee: Maïka Vanderstichel (France)
Latvia v Kosovo
Report

Ranking of second-placed teams

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Due to differing group sizes in League C, results against fourth-placed teams are not considered when comparing second-placed teams.[3]

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 C6  Kosovo 2 1 0 1 4 1 +3 3 Qualification for promotion play-offs
2 C3  Luxembourg 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
3 C4  Azerbaijan 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
4 C2  Georgia 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 0
5 C1  Moldova 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 0
6 C5  Estonia 1 0 0 1 1 3 −2 0
Updated to match(es) played on 25 February 2025. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

League ranking

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The 21 League C teams are ranked 33rd to 53rd overall in the 2025 Women's Nations League, according to the criteria for league ranking.[3]

Due to differing group sizes in League C, results against fourth-placed teams are not considered when comparing teams placed first, second, and third in their respective groups.[3]

Rnk Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
33 C5  Israel 2 2 0 0 6 2 +4 6
34 C1  Slovakia 2 2 0 0 4 0 +4 6
35 C2  Cyprus 2 2 0 0 4 2 +2 6
36 C4  Montenegro 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2 4
37 C3  Armenia 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 3
38 C6  Latvia 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 3
39 C6  Kosovo 2 1 0 1 4 1 +3 3
40 C3  Luxembourg 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
41 C4  Azerbaijan 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
42 C2  Georgia 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 0
43 C1  Moldova 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 0
44 C5  Estonia 1 0 0 1 1 3 −2 0
45 C3  Kazakhstan 2 0 1 1 2 4 −2 1
46 C2  Malta 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 0
47 C4  Lithuania 1 0 0 1 1 3 −2 0[a]
48 C5  Bulgaria 1 0 0 1 1 3 −2 0[a]
49 C1  Faroe Islands 1 0 0 1 0 3 −3 0
50 C6  North Macedonia 1 0 0 1 0 4 −4 0
51 C2  Andorra 2 0 0 2 1 3 −2 0
52 C1  Gibraltar 2 0 0 2 0 2 −2 0
53 C3  Liechtenstein 2 0 0 2 1 13 −12 0
Updated to match(es) played on 25 February 2025. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Ranking criteria
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Away goals scored: Lithuania 1, Bulgaria 0.

Goalscorers

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There have been 53 goals scored in 18 matches, for an average of 2.94 goals per match (as of 25 February 2025).

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Notes

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  1. ^ a b Due to the Israel–Hamas war, Israel were required to play their home matches at neutral venues.[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b "2024 Women's European Qualifiers overall phase rankings" (PDF). UEFA. UEFA. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Women's Nations League: League stage draw". UEFA. UEFA. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Regulations of the 2025 UEFA Women's Nations League and 2026 Women's European Qualifiers for the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup". UEFA. UEFA. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  4. ^ Gibraltar Women's National Team entered into UEFA Nations League Gibraltar Broadcasting Corporation. 22 October 2024. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  5. ^ "Gibraltar Women's Football Gets Major Boost with Entry into Nations League". Gibraltar Chronicle. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  6. ^ "Nations League für das Frauen Nationalteam". Radio Liechtenstein (in German). 8 October 2024. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  7. ^ "European Qualifier match between Belgium and Sweden declared abandoned with half-time result confirmed as final". UEFA (Press release). Union of European Football Associations. 19 October 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
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