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UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying League C

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2025 UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying League C
Tournament details
Dates5 April – 16 July 2024
Teams19
Promoted Albania
 Belarus
 Greece
 Romania
 Slovenia
Tournament statistics
Matches played52
Goals scored175 (3.37 per match)
Attendance28,239 (543 per match)
Top scorer(s)Slovenia Lara Prašnikar
(8 goals)
← 2022
2029 →
All statistics correct as of 16 July 2024.

League C of UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying was the third and lowest division of qualifying for UEFA Women's Euro 2025, the international football competition involving the women's national teams of the member associations of UEFA. The results were also used to determine the leagues for the 2025 UEFA Women's Nations League competition.

Format

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League C consists of 19 UEFA members ranked 33rd to 51st among competition entrants in the 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League ranking, split into four groups of four (Groups 1 to 4) and one group of three (Group 5). Each team played six matches (in four-team groups) or four matches (in three-team group) 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 five group winners and the three best group runners-up advanced to the play-offs to determine who qualifies for the final tournament.[2] For the first play-off round the eight League C teams were unseeded, and drawn against the eight lowest-ranked teams in League A. The winner of those ties will advance to the second round.[1][2]

The competition also acted as the first phase for the 2025 UEFA Women's Nations League, which will use an identical league structure. The five group winners were promoted to League B.[1][2]

Seeding

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Teams were allocated to League C after the conclusion of the 2023–24 Women's Nations League promotion/relegation matches on 27 February 2024. Teams were split into three pots of five teams and one pot of four teams, ordered based on their overall ranking.[2][3]

Pot 1
Team Rank
 Slovenia 28
 Greece 29
 Belarus 30
 Romania 31
 Albania 32
Pot 2
Team Rank
 Latvia[a] 38
 Montenegro[a] 39
 Bulgaria[a] 40
 Estonia 41
 Lithuania 42
Pot 3
Team Rank
 Luxembourg 43
 Kazakhstan 44
 North Macedonia 45
 Cyprus 46
 Andorra 47
Pot 4
Team Rank
 Georgia 48
 Moldova 49
 Faroe Islands 50
 Armenia 51
  1. ^ a b c Bulgaria, Latvia, Montenegro, Northern Ireland, Slovakia, and Ukraine participated in the League B vs League C 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] Groups 1 to 4 contained one team from each pot, while Group 5 contained one team from Pots 1 to 3. The draw started with Pot 1 and ended with Pot 4, with drawn teams assigned to the first available group in ascending order from C1 to C5. The teams that previously played in three-team groups in the 2023-24 Women's Nations League (Bulgaria and North Macedonia), were drawn into four-team groups for this competition.[3]

Groups

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Times are CEST (UTC+2), 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 Qualification Belarus Georgia (country) Lithuania Cyprus
1  Belarus (P) 6 6 0 0 19 0 +19 18 Advance to play-offs (unseeded) and promotion to League B — 3–0 3–0[a] 5–0
2  Georgia 6 3 1 2 6 7 −1 10 Advance to play-offs (unseeded) 0–2 — 2–2 1–0
3  Lithuania 6 2 1 3 5 10 −5 7 0–3[a] 0–1 — 1–0
4  Cyprus 6 0 0 6 1 14 −13 0 0–3 0–2 1–2 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Lithuania refused to play against Belarus due to Belarusian involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[4] UEFA subsequently declared the matches as forfeited by Lithuania and they were deemed to have lost both matches 0–3.[5][6]
Cyprus 0–3 Belarus
Report
Attendance: 114
Georgia 2–2 Lithuania
 Report
Attendance: 2,100
Belarus 3–0 Georgia
 Report
Lithuania 1–0 Cyprus
 Report
Attendance: 357
Lithuania 0–3
Awarded[note 2]		 Belarus
Report
Cyprus 0–2 Georgia
Report
Attendance: 270
Belarus 3–0
Awarded[note 2]		 Lithuania
Report
Georgia 1–0 Cyprus
 Report
Attendance: 1,250
Georgia 0–2 Belarus
Report
Attendance: 1,240
Referee: Oxana Cruc (Moldova)
Cyprus 1–2 Lithuania
 Report
Attendance: 207
Belarus 5–0 Cyprus
 Report
Lithuania 0–1 Georgia
Report
Attendance: 260

Group 2

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Slovenia Latvia North Macedonia Moldova
1  Slovenia (P) 6 6 0 0 26 0 +26 18 Advance to play-offs (unseeded) and promotion to League B — 6–0 4–0 2–0
2  Latvia 6 3 0 3 8 16 −8 9 0–4 — 3–4 2–1
3  North Macedonia 6 2 1 3 10 17 −7 7 0–5 1–2 — 1–1
4  Moldova 6 0 1 5 4 15 −11 1 0–5 0–1 2–4 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(P) Promoted
Slovenia 2–0 Moldova
 Report
Attendance: 525
Latvia 3–4 North Macedonia
 Report
Attendance: 208
North Macedonia 0–5 Slovenia
Report
Attendance: 152
Referee: Zoe Stavrou (Cyprus)
Moldova 0–1 Latvia
Report
Attendance: 340
North Macedonia 1–1 Moldova
 Report
Attendance: 150
Slovenia 6–0 Latvia
 Report
Attendance: 549
Latvia 0–4 Slovenia
Report
Attendance: 224
Moldova 2–4 North Macedonia
 Report
Attendance: 378
North Macedonia 1–2 Latvia
 Report
Attendance: 200
Moldova 0–5 Slovenia
Report
Attendance: 416
Slovenia 4–0 North Macedonia
 Report
Attendance: 317
Latvia 2–1 Moldova
 Report
Attendance: 603

Group 3

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Greece Montenegro Faroe Islands Andorra
1  Greece (P) 6 5 1 0 17 4 +13 16 Advance to play-offs (unseeded) and promotion to League B — 2–2 1–0 6–0
2  Montenegro 6 3 1 2 21 10 +11 10 Advance to play-offs (unseeded) 2–3 — 5–1 6–1
3  Faroe Islands 6 3 0 3 11 9 +2 9 0–2 2–1 — 4–0
4  Andorra 6 0 0 6 2 28 −26 0 0–3 1–5 0–4 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(P) Promoted
Montenegro 6–1 Andorra
 Report
Attendance: 250
Greece 1–0 Faroe Islands
 Report
Attendance: 1,050
Referee: Rita Vehapi (Kosovo)
Montenegro 5–1 Faroe Islands
 Report
Attendance: 300
Andorra 0–3 Greece
Report
Attendance: 428
Greece 2–2 Montenegro
 Report
Attendance: 852
Faroe Islands 4–0 Andorra
 Report
Attendance: 507
Faroe Islands 0–2 Greece
Report
Attendance: 477
Andorra 1–5 Montenegro
 Report
Attendance: 376
Faroe Islands 2–1 Montenegro
 Report
Attendance: 247
Greece 6–0 Andorra
 Report
Attendance: 725
Montenegro 2–3 Greece
 Report
Attendance: 300
Andorra 0–4 Faroe Islands
Report
Attendance: 426

Group 4

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Romania Bulgaria Armenia Kazakhstan
1  Romania (P) 6 6 0 0 16 1 +15 18 Advance to play-offs (unseeded) and promotion to League B — 1–0 3–1 1–0
2  Bulgaria 6 2 1 3 6 8 −2 7 0–3 — 2–3 0–0
3  Armenia 6 2 0 4 8 18 −10 6 0–5 1–3 — 2–1
4  Kazakhstan 6 1 1 4 5 8 −3 4 0–3 0–1 4–1 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(P) Promoted
Kazakhstan 0–1 Bulgaria
Report
Attendance: 213
Armenia 0–5 Romania
Report
Attendance: 560
Bulgaria 2–3 Armenia
 Report
Attendance: 237
Romania 1–0 Kazakhstan
 Report
Attendance: 2,071
Armenia 2–1 Kazakhstan
 Report
Attendance: 130
Romania 1–0 Bulgaria
 Report
Attendance: 1,709
Kazakhstan 4–1 Armenia
 Report
Attendance: 164
Bulgaria 0–3 Romania
Report
Attendance: 176
Kazakhstan 0–3 Romania
Report
Attendance: 367
Armenia 1–3 Bulgaria
 Report
Attendance: 419
Referee: Zoe Stavrou (Cyprus)
Romania 3–1 Armenia
 Report
Attendance: 2,139
Bulgaria 0–0 Kazakhstan
Report
Attendance: 228

Group 5

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Albania Luxembourg Estonia
1  Albania (P) 4 3 0 1 8 4 +4 9 Advance to play-offs (unseeded) and promotion to League B — 3–1 2–0
2  Luxembourg 4 1 2 1 5 6 −1 5 Advance to play-offs (unseeded) 2–1 — 1–1
3  Estonia 4 0 2 2 3 6 −3 2 1–2 1–1 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(P) Promoted
Luxembourg 2–1 Albania
 Report
Attendance: 511
Albania 2–0 Estonia
 Report
Attendance: 720
Estonia 1–2 Albania
 Report
Attendance: 934
Albania 3–1 Luxembourg
 Report
Attendance: 700
Referee: Melek Dakan (Turkey)
Luxembourg 1–1 Estonia
 Report
Attendance: 587
Estonia 1–1 Luxembourg
 Report
Attendance: 566

Ranking of second-placed teams

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The three best-ranked group runners-up advanced to the play-offs along with the five group winners.[2]

Due to unequal group sizes in League C, results against fourth-placed teams were not considered when comparing teams finishing first, second, or third in their groups.[1]

Rnk Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 C5  Luxembourg 4 1 2 1 5 6 −1 5 Advance to play-offs (unseeded)
2 C3  Montenegro 4 1 1 2 10 8 +2 4
3 C1  Georgia 4 1 1 2 3 7 −4 4
4 C4  Bulgaria 4 1 0 3 5 8 −3 3
5 C2  Latvia 4 1 0 3 5 15 −10 3
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Ranking criteria – not considering results against 4th-placed teams

League ranking

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The 19 League C teams were ranked 33rd to 51st overall in the UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying according to their league ranking.[1] The five group winners were promoted to League B for the upcoming 2025 UEFA Women's Nations League.[1][2]

Due to unequal group sizes in League C, results against fourth-placed teams were not considered when comparing teams finishing first, second, or third in their groups.[1]

Rnk Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
33 C2  Slovenia 4 4 0 0 19 0 +19 12 Promotion to League B
34 C4  Romania 4 4 0 0 12 1 +11 12
35 C1  Belarus 4 4 0 0 11 0 +11 12
36 C3  Greece 4 3 1 0 8 4 +4 10
37 C5  Albania 4 3 0 1 8 4 +4 9
38 C5  Luxembourg 4 1 2 1 5 6 −1 5
39 C3  Montenegro 4 1 1 2 10 8 +2 4
40 C1  Georgia 4 1 1 2 3 7 −4 4
41 C4  Bulgaria 4 1 0 3 5 8 −3 3
42 C2  Latvia 4 1 0 3 5 15 −10 3
43 C3  Faroe Islands 4 1 0 3 3 9 −6 3
44 C4  Armenia 4 1 0 3 5 13 −8 3
45 C2  North Macedonia 4 1 0 3 5 14 −9 3
46 C5  Estonia 4 0 2 2 3 6 −3 2
47 C1  Lithuania 4 0 1 3 2 9 −7 1
48 C4  Kazakhstan 6 1 1 4 5 8 −3 4
49 C2  Moldova 6 0 1 5 4 15 −11 1
50 C1  Cyprus 6 0 0 6 1 14 −13 0
51 C3  Andorra 6 0 0 6 2 28 −26 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Ranking criteria – not considering results against 4th-placed teams

Top goalscorers

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There were 175 goals scored in 52 matches, for an average of 3.37 goals per match.

8 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Source: UEFA

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d Due to Belarusian involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Belarus was required to play its home matches at neutral venues, and behind closed doors.[7]
  2. ^ a b Lithuania refused to play against Belarus due to Belarusian involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[4] UEFA subsequently declared the matches as forfeited by Lithuania and they were deemed to have lost both matches 0–3. The Lithuanian Football Federation was also fined €5,000.[8][9]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Regulations of the UEFA European Women's Championship including UEFA Nations League and European Qualifiers". UEFA. 7 February 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 February 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Women's European Qualifiers for EURO 2025: Who is in what league?". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Association. 11 December 2023.
  3. ^ a b c "Women's European Qualifiers league stage draw". uefa.com. UEFA. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Lithuanian national team refuses to play in the qualification for the UEFA EURO against Belarus". dailysports.net. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  5. ^ Millar, Colin. "Lithuania Women refuse to play Belarus in Euro 2025 qualifiers, given 3-0 defeats as punishment". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-11-24.
  6. ^ S.A, Telewizja Polska. "Lithuanian women's team to forfeit Belarus match on 'principle'". tvpworld.com (in Polish). Retrieved 2024-11-24.
  7. ^ "Belarus teams to play on neutral ground in UEFA competitions". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 3 March 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  8. ^ "UEFA Control, Ethics and Disciplinary Body. Decisions of 15 May 2024" (PDF). UEFA. 15 May 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  9. ^ "Lithuania fined for refusing to play with Belarus - Ukrainian Komersant". Комерсант Український. 2024-05-21. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
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