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

North Macedonia have won promotion, while Sweden, Slovakia, Romania and Kosovo go into their UEFA Nations League Matchday 5 games in League C certain of top-two finishes.

Group C1

Sweden and Slovakia have ten points each at the top of the section after both scored three away from home in their Matchday 4 fixtures. Sweden's Viktor Gyökeres is now the joint-top scorer on four goals in this campaign.

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 3-1 Azerbaijan
11/10 Slovakia 2-2 Sweden
14/10 Azerbaijan 1-3 Slovakia
14/10 Estonia 0-3 Sweden
16/11 Azerbaijan vs Estonia
16/11 Sweden vs Slovakia
19/11 Slovakia vs Estonia
19/11 Sweden vs Azerbaijan

Group C2

Romania rallied from conceding an early penalty to win 2-1 in Lithuania on Matchday 4 and maintain their 100% start in the section. Kosovo's 3-0 win against Cyprus on the same night means they are also certain of finishing in the top half.

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 1-2 Kosovo
12/10 Cyprus 0-3 Romania
15/10 Kosovo 3-0 Cyprus
15/10 Lithuania 1-2 Romania
15/11 Cyprus vs Lithuania
15/11 Romania vs Kosovo
18/11 Kosovo vs Lithuania
18/11 Romania vs Cyprus

Group C3

Northern Ireland secured one of the biggest wins in their history, Isaac Price scoring a hat-trick in a 5-0 win against Bulgaria which sent Michael O'Neill's side to the top of the group. Belarus are second after being pegged back in their meeting with Luxembourg.

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 0-0 Luxembourg
12/10 Belarus 0-0 Northern Ireland
15/10 Belarus 1-1 Luxembourg
15/10 Northern Ireland 5-0 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 went a fourth successive game without conceding as they secured promotion with a 1-0 home win against Latvia. Faroe Islands are up into second place following a 1-0 success in Armenia.

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 2-2 Armenia
10/10 Latvia 0-3 North Macedonia
13/10 Armenia 0-2 North Macedonia
13/10 Faroe Islands 1-1 Latvia
14/11 Armenia 0-1 Faroe Islands
14/11 North Macedonia 1-0 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