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 played9
Goals scored29 (3.22 per match)
Attendance2,486 (276 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Armenia.svg Lara Kazanchian
(3 goals)
2027 →
All statistics correct as of 21 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.

Contents

Format

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

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

Groups

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

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or qualification Flag of Slovakia.svg Flag of Moldova.svg Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg Flag of Gibraltar.svg
1Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 220040+46Promotion to League B — 1–0 3–0 30 May
2Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 21011103Possible qualification for promotion play-offs 8 Apr — 30 May 1–0
3Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands 210113−23 3 Jun 4 Apr — 8 Apr
4Flag of Gibraltar.svg  Gibraltar 200202−20 4 Apr 3 Jun 0–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 25 February 2025. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Moldova  Flag of Moldova.svg1–0Flag of Gibraltar.svg  Gibraltar
Țabur Soccerball shade.svg90+3' Report
Nisporeni Central Stadium, Nisporeni
Attendance: 123
Referee: Sofiya Prychyna (Ukraine)
Slovakia  Flag of Slovakia.svg3–0Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands
Report
Štadión Antona Malatinského, Trnava
Attendance: 309
Referee: Anastasia Mylopoulou (Greece)
Gibraltar  Flag of Gibraltar.svg0–1Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands
Report
Europa Point Stadium, Gibraltar
Referee: Melek Dakan (Turkey)
Slovakia  Flag of Slovakia.svg1–0Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova
Report
Štadión Antona Malatinského, Trnava
Referee: Jelena Međedović (Serbia)

Group 2

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or qualification Flag of Cyprus.svg Flag of Georgia.svg Flag of Malta.svg Flag of Andorra.svg
1Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus 220042+26Promotion to League B — 2–1 2–1 4 Apr
2Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 21013303Possible qualification for promotion play-offs 3 Jun — 4 Apr 2–1
3Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 21012203 30 May 8 Apr — 1–0
4Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra 200213−20 8 Apr 30 May 3 Jun —
Updated to match(es) played on 25 February 2025. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Cyprus  Flag of Cyprus.svg2–1Flag of Malta.svg  Malta
Report
AEK Arena, Larnaca
Attendance: 180
Referee: Emily Heaslip (England)
Georgia  Flag of Georgia.svg2–1Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra
Report
Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi
Attendance: 850
Referee: Ugne Šmitaite (Lithuania)
Cyprus  Flag of Cyprus.svg2–1Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia
Report
AEK Arena, Larnaca
Referee: Jelena Kumer (Croatia)
Malta  Flag of Malta.svg1–0Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra
Report
Centenary Stadium, Ta' Qali
Referee: Teresa Oliveira (Portugal)
Andorra  Flag of Andorra.svgvFlag of Georgia.svg  Georgia
Report
Malta  Flag of Malta.svgvFlag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus
Report
Andorra  Flag of Andorra.svgvFlag of Malta.svg  Malta
Report
Georgia  Flag of Georgia.svgvFlag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus
Report

Group 3

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or qualification Flag of Armenia.svg Flag of Luxembourg.svg Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Flag of Liechtenstein.svg
1Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 220081+76Promotion to League B — 4 Apr 2–0 6–1
2Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 211092+74Possible qualification for promotion play-offs 30 May — 2–2 7–0
3Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 201124−21 8 Apr 3 Jun — 30 May
4Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein 2002113−120 3 Jun 8 Apr 4 Apr —
Updated to match(es) played on 25 February 2025. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Armenia  Flag of Armenia.svg6–1Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein
Report
Armavir City Stadium, Armavir
Attendance: 80
Referee: Tjaša Misja (Slovenia)
Luxembourg  Flag of Luxembourg.svg2–2Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
Report
Stade Émile Mayrisch, Esch-sur-Alzette
Attendance: 530
Referee: Rita Vehapi (Kosovo)
Armenia  Flag of Armenia.svg2–0Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
Report
Armavir City Stadium, Armavir
Referee: Oxana Cruc (Moldova)
Luxembourg  Flag of Luxembourg.svg7–0Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein
Report
Stade Émile Mayrisch, Esch-sur-Alzette
Referee: Jeļena Jermolajeva (Latvia)

Group 4

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or qualification Flag of Montenegro.svg Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Flag of Lithuania.svg
1Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 211031+24Promotion to League B — 8 Apr 3–1
2Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 10100001Possible qualification for promotion play-offs 0–0 — 30 May
3Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 100113−20 3 Jun 4 Apr —
Updated to match(es) played on 25 February 2025. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Azerbaijan  Flag of Azerbaijan.svg0–0Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro
Report
Dalga Arena, Baku
Attendance: 40
Referee: Tatyana Sorokopudova (Kazakhstan)
Montenegro  Flag of Montenegro.svg3–1Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania
Report
Gradski Stadion, Nikšić
Referee: Mzevinari Sharashanidze (Georgia)

Group 5

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or qualification Flag of Israel.svg Flag of Estonia.svg Flag of Bulgaria.svg
1Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 220062+46Promotion to League B — 3–1 8 Apr
2Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 100113−20 [a] Possible qualification for promotion play-offs 30 May — 4 Apr
3Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 100113−20 [a] 1–3 3 Jun —
Updated to match(es) played on 21 February 2025. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Away goals scored: Estonia 1, Bulgaria 0.
Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria.svg1–3Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
Report
Stadion Aleksandar Shalamanov, Sofia
Attendance: 177
Referee: Milica Milovanović (Serbia)
Israel  Flag of Israel.svg3–1Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
Report
Alcufer Stadion, Győr (Hungary) [note 1]
Referee: Briet Bragadottir (Iceland)
Estonia  Flag of Estonia.svgvFlag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
Report
Israel  Flag of Israel.svgvFlag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
Report
Budaörs Stadion, Budaörs (Hungary) [note 1]

Group 6

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or qualification Flag of Latvia.svg Flag of Kosovo.svg Flag of North Macedonia.svg
1Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 110010+13 [a] Promotion to League B — 3 Jun 30 May
2Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo 210141+33 [a] Possible qualification for promotion play-offs 0–1 — 8 Apr
3Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia 100104−40 4 Apr 0–4 —
Updated to match(es) played on 25 February 2025. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Head-to-head points: Latvia 3, Kosovo 0.
North Macedonia  Flag of North Macedonia.svg0–4Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo
Report
Petar Miloševski Training Centre, Skopje
Attendance: 197
Referee: Emilie Torkelsen (Norway)
Kosovo  Flag of Kosovo.svg0–1Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia
Report
Fadil Vokrri Stadium, Pristina
Referee: Maïka Vanderstichel (France)
Latvia  Flag of Latvia.svgvFlag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia
Report
Latvia  Flag of Latvia.svgvFlag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo
Report

Ranking of second-placed teams

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

PosGrpTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 C6 Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo 210141+33Qualification for promotion play-offs
2 C3 Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 10102201
3 C4 Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 10100001
4 C2 Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 100112−10
5 C1 Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 100101−10
6 C5 Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 100101−10
Updated to match(es) played on 25 February 2025. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

League ranking

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]

RnkGrpTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
33 C5 Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 220062+46
34 C1 Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 220040+46
35 C2 Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus 220042+26
36 C4 Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 211031+24
37 C3 Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 110020+23
38 C6 Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 110010+13
39 C6 Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo 210141+33
40 C3 Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 10102201
41 C4 Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 10100001
42 C2 Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 100112−10
43 C1 Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 100101−10
44 C5 Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 100113−20
45 C3 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 201124−21
46 C2 Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 100112−10
47 C4 Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 100113−20 [a]
48 C5 Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 100113−20 [a]
49 C1 Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands 100103−30
50 C6 Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia 100104−40
51 C2 Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra 200213−20
52 C1 Flag of Gibraltar.svg  Gibraltar 200202−20
53 C3 Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein 2002113−120
Updated to match(es) played on 25 February 2025. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Ranking criteria
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Away goals scored: Lithuania 1, Bulgaria 0.

Goalscorers

There have been 29 goals scored in 9 matches, for an average of 3.22 goals per match (as of 21 February 2025).

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Notes

  1. 1 2 Due to the Israel–Hamas war, Israel were required to play their home matches at neutral venues. [7]

References

  1. 1 2 "2024 Women's European Qualifiers overall phase rankings" (PDF). uefa.com. UEFA. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Women's Nations League: League stage draw". uefa.com. UEFA. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Regulations of the 2025 UEFA Women's Nations League and 2026 Women's European Qualifiers for the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup". uefa.com. 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.com (Press release). Union of European Football Associations. 19 October 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
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