Nations League: League C fixtures, results, how it works

Sweden, Romania, Belarus and North Macedonia lead the way in League C after impressive starts to their 2024/25 UEFA Nations League campaigns in early September.

Group C1

Viktor Gyökeres and Alexander Isak both scored three goals as Sweden sprinted out of the blocks with commanding wins against Azerbaijan and Estonia. Jon Dahl Tomasson's side are level at the top of Group C1 with Slovakia, who have beaten the same opponents.

Fixtures and results
05/09 Azerbaijan 1-3 Sweden
05/09 Estonia 0-1 Slovakia
08/09 Slovakia 2-0 Azerbaijan
08/09 Sweden 3-0 Estonia
11/10 Estonia vs Azerbaijan
11/10 Slovakia vs Sweden
14/10 Azerbaijan vs Slovakia
14/10 Estonia vs Sweden
16/11 Azerbaijan vs Estonia
16/11 Sweden vs Slovakia
19/11 Slovakia vs Estonia
19/11 Sweden vs Azerbaijan

Group C2

Romania struck twice in the closing stages on 9 September as they saw off Lithuania 3-1 to make it two wins from two in Group C2. Kosovo sit second after following up their defeat to Romania with a comfortable 4-0 win in Cyprus, who beat Lithuania on Matchday 1.

Fixtures and results
06/09 Kosovo 0-3 Romania
06/09 Lithuania 0-1 Cyprus
09/09 Cyprus 0-4 Kosovo
09/09 Romania 3-1 Lithuania
12/10 Lithuania vs Kosovo
12/10 Cyprus vs Romania
15/10 Kosovo vs Cyprus
15/10 Lithuania vs Romania
15/11 Cyprus vs Lithuania
15/11 Romania vs Kosovo
18/11 Kosovo vs Lithuania
18/11 Romania vs Cyprus

Group C3

Belarus and Bulgaria lead the way in Group C3 with four points apiece after following up their opening night draw with 1-0 wins; Northern Ireland are a point behind on three after defeating winless Luxembourg in their opener.

Fixtures and results
05/09 Belarus 0-0 Bulgaria
05/09 Northern Ireland 2-0 Luxembourg
08/09 Luxembourg 0-1 Belarus
08/09 Bulgaria 1-0 Northern Ireland
12/10 Bulgaria vs Luxembourg
12/10 Belarus vs Northern Ireland
15/10 Belarus vs Luxembourg
15/10 Northern Ireland vs Bulgaria
15/11 Luxembourg vs Bulgaria
15/11 Northern Ireland vs Belarus
18/11 Bulgaria vs Belarus
18/11 Luxembourg vs Northern Ireland

Group C4

North Macedonia, who were held by the Faroe Islands on Matchday 1, defeated Armenia in their second game to claim top spot. Latvia overcame the Faroe Islands 1-0 in Group C4's other Matchday 2 fixture, having lost 4-1 to Armenia in their opening game.

Fixtures and results
07/09 Faroe Islands 1-1 North Macedonia
07/09 Armenia 4-1 Latvia
10/09 Latvia 1-0 Faroe Islands
10/09 North Macedonia 2-0 Armenia
10/10 Faroe Islands vs Armenia
10/10 Latvia vs North Macedonia
13/10 Armenia vs North Macedonia
13/10 Faroe Islands vs Latvia
14/11 Armenia vs Faroe Islands
14/11 North Macedonia vs Latvia
17/11 Latvia vs Armenia
17/11 North Macedonia vs Faroe Islands

How League C of the 2024/25 Nations League works

League C contains 16 teams, drawn into four groups of four. Teams play all their group opponents home and away in September, October and November 2024. Where they finish determines what happens next:

1st Promoted to League B for the 2026/27 edition.

2nd Face the third-ranked teams from League B in home-and-away promotion/relegation play-offs. The aggregate winners will be in League B for 2026/27, with the losers in League C.

3rd Remain in League C for 2026/27.

4th The two lowest-ranked fourth-placed teams from League C are relegated to League D. The two best-ranked fourth-placed teams from League C face the two runners-up from League D in the play-outs, with the winners in League C for 2026/27; the defeated teams will be in League D.

League C groups

Group C1: Sweden, Azerbaijan, Slovakia, Estonia
Group C2: Romania, Kosovo, Cyprus, Lithuania
Group C3: Luxembourg, Bulgaria, Northern Ireland, Belarus
Group C4: Armenia, Faroe Islands, North Macedonia, Latvia