2022–23 UEFA Nations League C#Relegation play-outs
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}}
{{Infobox international football competition
| tourney_name = UEFA Nations League C
| year = 2022–23
| dates = League phase:
{{nowrap|2 June – 27 September 2022}}
Relegation play-outs:
21–26 March 2024
| num_teams = 16
| promoted = {{fb|GEO}}
{{fb|GRE}}
{{fb|KAZ}}
{{fb|TUR}}
| relegated = {{fb|GIB}}
| matches = 50
| goals = 129
| attendance = {{#expr: + 3009 + 9515 + 2313 + 2843 + 2278 + 9374 + 5325 + 14694 + 2376 + 12708 + 2056 + 5340 + 1550 + 16977 + 1663 + 12300 + 12418 + 11700 + 16454 + 15367 + 17148 + 4548 + 5871 + 10400 + 19823 + 0 + 0 + 4146 + 2967 + 0 + 28745 + 2330 + 29637 + 2875 + 2950 + 524 + 43412 + 8275 + 703 + 3600 + 1427 + 10775 + 54200 + 4750 + 54200 + 1540 + 1199 + 20173 + 207 + 6102}}
| top_scorer = {{fbicon|GEO}} Khvicha Kvaratskhelia
{{fbicon|KOS}} Vedat Muriqi
(5 goals each)
| prevseason = 2020–21
| nextseason = 2024–25
}}
The 2022–23 UEFA Nations League C was the third division of the 2022–23 edition of the UEFA Nations League, the third season of the international football competition involving the men's national teams of the 55 member associations of UEFA.
Format
League C consisted of 16 UEFA members ranked from 33–48 in the 2022–23 UEFA Nations League access list, split into four groups of four. Each team played six matches within their group, using the home-and-away round-robin format in June (quadruple matchdays) and September 2022 (double matchdays).{{cite news |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/news/026e-13698f20e8cb-8372848125f5-1000/ |title=2022/23 UEFA Nations League: All you need to know |website=UEFA |date=16 December 2021 |access-date=16 December 2021}} The winners of each group were promoted to the 2024–25 UEFA Nations League B, and the two worst-ranked fourth-placed teams of each group advanced to the relegation play-outs.{{cite web |url=https://documents.uefa.com/r/Regulations-of-the-UEFA-Nations-League-2022/23-Online |title=Regulations of the UEFA Nations League, 2022/23 |website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |format=PDF |date=1 October 2021 |access-date=16 December 2021}}{{Cite web |date=2 December 2023 |title=UEFA Nations League 2024/25 – Draw Procedure |url=https://editorial.uefa.com/resources/0288-1998d51d0fd5-7d6b0ba88ce6-1000/04.03.02_unl_2425_league_phase_draw_procedure_en.pdf |access-date=3 December 2023 |website=Union of European Football Associations}}
As League C had four groups while League D had only two, the League C team that was to be relegated to the 2024–25 UEFA Nations League D was determined by play-outs in March 2024.
Originally, all four of the fourth-placed teams would have participated in the play-outs. Based on the Nations League overall ranking, the best-ranked team would have faced the fourth-ranked team, and the second-ranked team would have faced the third-ranked team. The two losing teams would have been relegated to League D, while the winners would have remained in League C.
However, due to the ongoing suspension of Russia from all UEFA competitions and to ensure that League C would still consist of 16 teams,{{cite news |url=https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/0275-150c9887cacb-882c686f407f-1000/ |title=UEFA decisions for upcoming competitions relating to the ongoing suspension of Russian national teams and clubs |publisher=UEFA |date=2 May 2022 |access-date=2 May 2022}} the league allocation for the 2024–25 UEFA Nations League was changed so that only one team would be relegated to League D. Based on the Nations League overall ranking, the two lowest-ranked teams participated in the play-outs, while the other two fourth-placed teams remained in League C.{{Cite web |title=Gibraltar's Men face change of opponents in UEFA Nations League Playoff |url=https://www.gibraltarfa.com/news/gibraltars-men-face-change-of-opponents-in-uefa-nations-league-playoff-628 |access-date=12 January 2024 |website=Gibraltar Football Association}}
The play-out tie was played over two legs, with the higher-ranked team hosting the second leg. The team that scored more goals on aggregate over the two legs remained in League C while the loser was relegated to League D. If the aggregate score was level, extra time was played without applying the away goals rule. If still tied after extra time, a penalty shoot-out was used to decide the winner.
Teams
=Team changes=
The following were the team changes in League C from the 2020–21 season:
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=Seeding=
In the 2022–23 access list, UEFA ranked teams based on the 2020–21 Nations League overall ranking.{{cite web |url=https://editorial.uefa.com/resources/026e-1377ed21d2e8-930ad19855ca-1000/unl_rankings.pdf |title=Overall ranking of the 2020/21 UEFA Nations League |website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |access-date=16 December 2021}} The seeding pots for the league phase were confirmed on 22 September 2021,{{cite web |url=https://editorial.uefa.com/resources/026f-13c8969faed7-97e87ebed01b-1000/dp2.pdf |title=2022/23 UEFA Nations League – league phase draw procedure |website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=September 2021 |access-date=16 December 2021}} and were based on the access list ranking.
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{{fb|TUR}}
| style="text-align:center" | 33 |
{{fb|SVK}}
| style="text-align:center" | 34 |
{{fb|BUL}}
| style="text-align:center" | 35 |
{{fb|NIR}}
| style="text-align:center" | 36 |
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{{fb|GRE}}
| style="text-align:center" | 37 |
{{fb|BLR}}
| style="text-align:center" | 38 |
{{fb|LUX}}
| style="text-align:center" | 39 |
{{fb|MKD}}
| style="text-align:center" | 40 |
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{{fb|LTU}}
| style="text-align:center" | 41 |
{{fb|GEO}}
| style="text-align:center" | 42 |
{{fb|AZE}}
| style="text-align:center" | 43 |
{{fb|KOS}}
| style="text-align:center" | 44 |
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+ Pot 4 |
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{{nowrap|{{fb|KAZ}}{{efn|name=Identity|The identity of the play-out winners was not known at the time of the draw.}}}}
| style="text-align:center" | 45 |
{{fb|CYP}}{{efn|name=Identity}}
| style="text-align:center" | 46 |
{{fb|GIB}}
| style="text-align:center" | 47 |
{{fb|FRO}}
| style="text-align:center" | 48 |
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The draw for the league phase took place at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland on 16 December 2021, 18:00 CET.{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/draws/2023/2001599/ |title=2022/23 UEFA Nations League: League phase draw |website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |access-date=16 December 2021}}{{cite news |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/news/026f-13c83126e65f-3ab9c4e54708-1000/ |title=2022/23 UEFA Nations League: League phase draw |website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=16 December 2021 |access-date=16 December 2021}} Each group contained one team from each pot. Due to restrictions of excessive travel, each group could contain a maximum of one of the following pairs: Northern Ireland and the winner of the Moldova v Kazakhstan play-out tie, Gibraltar and Azerbaijan.
Groups
The fixture list was confirmed by UEFA on 17 December 2021, the day following the draw.{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/news/0270-13fa7d271b2d-786414f61047-1000/ |title=2022/23 Nations League: all the fixtures |website=UEFA |date=17 December 2021 |access-date=17 December 2021}}{{cite web |url=https://www.figc.it/media/154418/unl-2022-23-fixture-list_per-league.pdf |title=UEFA Nations League 2022–23: Fixture list per league |work=UEFA |date=17 December 2021 |access-date=17 December 2021}}
Times are CEST (UTC+2), as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).
=Group 1=
{{2022–23 UEFA Nations League C tables|Group 1|show_matches=yes}}
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|id=Lithuania v Luxembourg
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|time=18:00 {{small|(19:00 UTC+3)}}
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|score=0–2
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|goals2=
- Sinani {{goal|44||78}}
|stadium=LFF Stadium, Vilnius
|attendance=3,009{{UEFA match attendance|2034433|Lithuania vs. Luxembourg|date=4 June 2022|access-date=4 June 2022}}
|referee=David Fuxman (Israel)
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{{Football box
|id=Turkey v Faroe Islands
|date={{Start date|2022|6|4|df=y}}
|time=20:45 {{small|(21:45 UTC+3)}}
|team1={{fb-rt|TUR}}
|score=4–0
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034430/
|team2={{fb|FRO}}
|goals1=
- Ünder {{goal|37}}
- Dervişoğlu {{goal|47}}
- Dursun {{goal|82}}
- Demiral {{goal|85}}
|goals2=
|stadium=Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium, Istanbul
|attendance=9,515{{UEFA match attendance|2034430|Turkey vs. Faroe Islands|date=4 June 2022|access-date=4 June 2022}}
|referee=Trustin Farrugia Cann (Malta)
}}
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{{Football box
|id=Faroe Islands v Luxembourg
|date={{Start date|2022|6|7|df=y}}
|time=20:45 {{small|(19:45 UTC+1)}}
|team1={{fb-rt|FRO}}
|score=0–1
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034463/
|team2={{fb|LUX}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
- Rodrigues {{goal|74|pen.}}
|stadium=Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn
|attendance=2,313{{UEFA match attendance|2034463|Faroe Islands vs. Luxembourg|date=7 June 2022|access-date=7 June 2022}}
|referee=Rob Hennessy (Republic of Ireland)
}}
{{Football box
|id=Lithuania v Turkey
|date={{Start date|2022|6|7|df=y}}
|time=20:45 {{small|(21:45 UTC+3)}}
|team1={{fb-rt|LTU}}
|score=0–6
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034462/
|team2={{fb|TUR}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
- Sinik {{goal|2||14}}
- Dursun {{goal|56|pen.|81}}
- Akgün {{goal|89}}
- Dervişoğlu {{goal|90+1}}
|stadium=LFF Stadium, Vilnius
|attendance=2,843{{UEFA match attendance|2034462|Lithuania vs. Turkey|date=7 June 2022|access-date=7 June 2022}}
|referee=Novak Simović (Serbia)
}}
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{{Football box
|id=Faroe Islands v Lithuania
|date={{Start date|2022|6|11|df=y}}
|time=18:00 {{small|(17:00 UTC+1)}}
|team1={{fb-rt|FRO}}
|score=2–1
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034490/
|team2={{fb|LTU}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
- Černych {{goal|6}}
|stadium=Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn
|attendance=2,278{{UEFA match attendance|2034490|Faroe Islands vs. Lithuania|date=11 June 2022|access-date=11 June 2022}}
|referee=Igor Pajac (Croatia)
}}
{{Football box
|id=Luxembourg v Turkey
|date={{Start date|2022|6|11|df=y}}
|time=20:45
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|score=0–2
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|team2={{fb|TUR}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
- Çalhanoğlu {{goal|37|pen.}}
- Dursun {{goal|76}}
|stadium=Stade de Luxembourg, Luxembourg
|attendance=9,374{{UEFA match attendance|2034489|Luxembourg vs. Turkey|date=11 June 2022|access-date=11 June 2022}}
|referee=António Nobre (Portugal)
}}
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{{Football box
|id=Luxembourg v Faroe Islands
|date={{Start date|2022|6|14|df=y}}
|time=20:45
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|score=2–2
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034517/
|team2={{fb|FRO}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
- Bjartalíð {{goal|57||59}}
|stadium=Stade de Luxembourg, Luxembourg
|attendance=5,325{{UEFA match attendance|2034517|Luxembourg vs. Faroe Islands|date=14 June 2022|access-date=14 June 2022}}
|referee=Michael Fabbri (Italy)
}}
{{Football box
|id=Turkey v Lithuania
|date={{Start date|2022|6|14|df=y}}
|time=20:45 {{small|(21:45 UTC+3)}}
|team1={{fb-rt|TUR}}
|score=2–0
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034515/
|team2={{fb|LTU}}
|goals1=
- Ayhan {{goal|37}}
- Çalhanoğlu {{goal|54|pen.}}
|goals2=
|stadium=Gürsel Aksel Stadium, İzmir
|attendance=14,694{{UEFA match attendance|2034515|Turkey vs. Lithuania|date=14 June 2022|access-date=14 June 2022}}
|referee=Stéphanie Frappart (France)
}}
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{{Football box
|id=Lithuania v Faroe Islands
|date={{Start date|2022|9|22|df=y}}
|time=20:45 {{small|(21:45 UTC+3)}}
|team1={{fb-rt|LTU}}
|score=1–1
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034526/
|team2={{fb|FRO}}
|goals1=
- Slivka {{goal|41}}
|goals2=
- Andreasen {{goal|22}}
|stadium=LFF Stadium, Vilnius
|attendance=2,376{{UEFA match attendance|2034526|Lithuania vs. Faroe Islands|date=22 September 2022|access-date=22 September 2022}}
|referee=Vilhjálmur Alvar Þórarinsson (Iceland)
}}
{{Football box
|id=Turkey v Luxembourg
|date={{Start date|2022|9|22|df=y}}
|time=20:45 {{small|(21:45 UTC+3)}}
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|score=3–3
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|stadium=Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium, Istanbul
|attendance=12,708{{UEFA match attendance|2034525|Turkey vs. Luxembourg|date=22 September 2022|access-date=22 September 2022}}
|referee=Tobias Stieler (Germany)
}}
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{{Football box
|id=Faroe Islands v Turkey
|date={{Start date|2022|9|25|df=y}}
|time=20:45 {{small|(19:45 UTC+1)}}
|team1={{fb-rt|FRO}}
|score=2–1
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034556/
|team2={{fb|TUR}}
|goals1=
- Davidsen {{goal|51}}
- Edmundsson {{goal|59}}
|goals2=
- Gürler {{goal|89}}
|stadium=Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn
|attendance=2,056{{UEFA match attendance|2034556|Faroe Islands vs. Turkey|date=25 September 2022|access-date=25 September 2022}}
|referee=Serhiy Boyko (Ukraine)
}}
{{Football box
|id=Luxembourg v Lithuania
|date={{Start date|2022|9|25|df=y}}
|time=20:45
|team1={{fb-rt|LUX}}
|score=1–0
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034555/
|team2={{fb|LTU}}
|goals1=
- Rodrigues {{goal|89}}
|goals2=
|stadium=Stade de Luxembourg, Luxembourg
|attendance=5,340{{UEFA match attendance|2034555|Luxembourg vs. Lithuania|date=25 September 2022|access-date=25 September 2022}}
|referee=Giorgi Kruashvili (Georgia)
}}
=Group 2=
{{2022–23 UEFA Nations League C tables|Group 2|show_matches=yes}}
{{Football box
|id=Cyprus v Kosovo
|date={{Start date|2022|6|2|df=y}}
|time=18:00 {{small|(19:00 UTC+3)}}
|team1={{fb-rt|CYP}}
|score=0–2
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034417/
|team2={{fb|KOS}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=AEK Arena – Georgios Karapatakis, Larnaca
|attendance=1,550{{UEFA match attendance|2034417|Cyprus vs. Kosovo|date=2 June 2022|access-date=2 June 2022}}
|referee=Jérôme Brisard (France)
}}
{{Football box
|id=Northern Ireland v Greece
|date={{Start date|2022|6|2|df=y}}
|time=20:45 {{small|(19:45 UTC+1)}}
|team1={{fb-rt|NIR}}
|score=0–1
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034414/
|team2={{fb|GRE}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
- Bakasetas {{goal|39}}
|stadium=Windsor Park, Belfast
|attendance=16,977{{UEFA match attendance|2034414|Northern Ireland vs. Greece|date=2 June 2022|access-date=2 June 2022}}
|referee=Erik Lambrechts (Belgium)
}}
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{{Football box
|id=Cyprus v Northern Ireland
|date={{Start date|2022|6|5|df=y}}
|time=18:00 {{small|(19:00 UTC+3)}}
|team1={{fb-rt|CYP}}
|score=0–0
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|team2={{fb|NIR}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=AEK Arena – Georgios Karapatakis, Larnaca
|attendance=1,663{{UEFA match attendance|2034439|Cyprus vs. Northern Ireland|date=5 June 2022|access-date=5 June 2022}}
|referee=Enea Jorgji (Albania)
}}
{{Football box
|id=Kosovo v Greece
|date={{Start date|2022|6|5|df=y}}
|time=20:45
|team1={{fb-rt|KOS}}
|score=0–1
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|team2={{fb|GRE}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
- Bakasetas {{goal|36}}
|stadium=Fadil Vokrri Stadium, Pristina
|attendance=12,300{{UEFA match attendance|2034445|Kosovo vs. Greece|date=5 June 2022|access-date=5 June 2022}}
|referee=John Beaton (Scotland)
}}
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{{Football box
|id=Greece v Cyprus
|date={{Start date|2022|6|9|df=y}}
|time=20:45 {{small|(21:45 UTC+3)}}
|team1={{fb-rt|GRE}}
|score=3–0
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034468/
|team2={{fb|CYP}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=Panthessaliko Stadium, Volos
|attendance=12,418{{UEFA match attendance|2034468|Greece vs. Cyprus|date=9 June 2022|access-date=9 June 2022}}
|referee=Tamás Bognár (Hungary)
}}
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|id=Kosovo v Northern Ireland
|date={{Start date|2022|6|9|df=y}}
|time=20:45
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|score=3–2
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|team2={{fb|NIR}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=Fadil Vokrri Stadium, Pristina
|attendance=11,700{{UEFA match attendance|2034471|Kosovo vs. Northern Ireland|date=9 June 2022|access-date=9 June 2022}}
|referee=Jakob Kehlet (Denmark)
}}
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{{Football box
|id=Northern Ireland v Cyprus
|date={{Start date|2022|6|12|df=y}}
|time=15:00 {{small|(14:00 UTC+1)}}
|team1={{fb-rt|NIR}}
|score=2–2
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034499/
|team2={{fb|CYP}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
- Kakoullis {{goal|32||51}}
|stadium=Windsor Park, Belfast
|attendance=16,454{{UEFA match attendance|2034499|Northern Ireland vs. Cyprus|date=12 June 2022|access-date=12 June 2022}}
|referee=Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea (Spain)
}}
{{Football box
|id=Greece v Kosovo
|date={{Start date|2022|6|12|df=y}}
|time=20:45 {{small|(21:45 UTC+3)}}
|team1={{fb-rt|GRE}}
|score=2–0
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034493/
|team2={{fb|KOS}}
|goals1=
- Giakoumakis {{goal|71}}
- Mantalos {{goal|90+8}}
|goals2=
|stadium=Panthessaliko Stadium, Volos
|attendance=15,367{{UEFA match attendance|2034493|Greece vs. Kosovo|date=12 June 2022|access-date=12 June 2022}}
|referee=Julian Weinberger (Austria)
}}
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{{Football box
|id=Northern Ireland v Kosovo
|date={{Start date|2022|9|24|df=y}}
|time=18:00 {{small|(17:00 UTC+1)}}
|team1={{fb-rt|NIR}}
|score=2–1
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034538/
|team2={{fb|KOS}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
- Muriqi {{goal|58}}
|stadium=Windsor Park, Belfast
|attendance=17,148{{UEFA match attendance|2034538|Northern Ireland vs. Kosovo|date=24 September 2022|access-date=24 September 2022}}
|referee=Glenn Nyberg (Sweden)
}}
{{Football box
|id=Cyprus v Greece
|date={{Start date|2022|9|24|df=y}}
|time=20:45 {{small|(21:45 UTC+3)}}
|team1={{fb-rt|CYP}}
|score=1–0
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034539/
|team2={{fb|GRE}}
|goals1=
- Tzionis {{goal|18}}
|goals2=
|stadium=AEK Arena – Georgios Karapatakis, Larnaca
|attendance=4,548{{UEFA match attendance|2034539|Cyprus vs. Greece|date=24 September 2022|access-date=24 September 2022}}
|referee=Aleksei Kulbakov (Belarus)
}}
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{{Football box
|id=Greece v Northern Ireland
|date={{Start date|2022|9|27|df=y}}
|time=20:45 {{small|(21:45 UTC+3)}}
|team1={{fb-rt|GRE}}
|score=3–1
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034570/
|team2={{fb|NIR}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
- Lavery {{goal|18}}
|stadium=Georgios Kamaras Stadium, Athens
|attendance=5,871{{UEFA match attendance|2034570|Greece vs. Northern Ireland|date=27 September 2022|access-date=27 September 2022}}
|referee=Filip Glova (Slovakia)
}}
{{Football box
|id=Kosovo v Cyprus
|date={{Start date|2022|9|27|df=y}}
|time=20:45
|team1={{fb-rt|KOS}}
|score=5–1
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034572/
|team2={{fb|CYP}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
- Roberge {{goal|81}}
|stadium=Fadil Vokrri Stadium, Pristina
|attendance=10,400{{UEFA match attendance|2034572|Kosovo vs. Cyprus|date=27 September 2022|access-date=27 September 2022}}
|referee=Kristo Tohver (Estonia)
}}
=Group 3=
{{2022–23 UEFA Nations League C tables|Group 3|show_matches=yes}}
{{Football box
|id=Kazakhstan v Azerbaijan
|date={{Start date|2022|6|3|df=y}}
|time=16:00 {{small|(20:00 UTC+6)}}
|team1={{fb-rt|KAZ}}
|score=2–0
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034422/
|team2={{fb|AZE}}
|goals1=
- Aymbetov {{goal|50||60}}
|goals2=
|stadium=Astana Arena, Nur-Sultan
|attendance=19,823{{UEFA match attendance|2034422|Kazakhstan vs. Azerbaijan|date=3 June 2022|access-date=3 June 2022}}
|referee=István Vad (Hungary)
}}
{{Football box
|id=Belarus v Slovakia
|date={{Start date|2022|6|3|df=y}}
|time=20:45
|team1={{fb-rt|BLR}}
|score=0–1
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034427/
|team2={{fb|SVK}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
- Suslov {{goal|61}}
|stadium=Karađorđe Stadium, Novi Sad (Serbia){{refn|group=note|name=Belarus|Due to the country's involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Belarus were required to play their home matches at neutral venues and behind closed doors until further notice.{{cite news |url=https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/0273-1493944bb9c8-f5773a44dabd-1000/ |title=Belarus teams to play on neutral ground in UEFA competitions |work=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=3 March 2022 |access-date=3 March 2022}}}}
|attendance=0{{UEFA match attendance|2034427|Belarus vs. Slovakia|date=3 June 2022|access-date=3 June 2022}}{{refn|group=note|name=Belarus}}
|referee=Stéphanie Frappart (France)
}}
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{{Football box
|id=Belarus v Azerbaijan
|date={{Start date|2022|6|6|df=y}}
|time=20:45
|team1={{fb-rt|BLR}}
|score=0–0
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034456/
|team2={{fb|AZE}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=Karađorđe Stadium, Novi Sad (Serbia){{refn|group=note|name=Belarus}}
|attendance=0{{UEFA match attendance|2034456|Belarus vs. Azerbaijan|date=6 June 2022|access-date=6 June 2022}}{{refn|group=note|name=Belarus}}
|referee=Mohammed Al-Hakim (Sweden)
}}
{{Football box
|id=Slovakia v Kazakhstan
|date={{Start date|2022|6|6|df=y}}
|time=20:45
|team1={{fb-rt|SVK}}
|score=0–1
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034450/
|team2={{fb|KAZ}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
- Darabayev {{goal|26}}
|stadium=Anton Malatinský Stadium, Trnava
|attendance=4,146{{UEFA match attendance|2034450|Slovakia vs. Kazakhstan|date=6 June 2022|access-date=6 June 2022}}
|referee=Kristo Tohver (Estonia)
}}
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{{Football box
|id=Azerbaijan v Slovakia
|date={{Start date|2022|6|10|df=y}}
|time=18:00 {{small|(20:00 UTC+4)}}
|team1={{fb-rt|AZE}}
|score=0–1
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034475/
|team2={{fb|SVK}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
- Weiss {{goal|81}}
|stadium=Dalga Arena, Baku
|attendance=2,967{{UEFA match attendance|2034475|Azerbaijan vs. Slovakia|date=10 June 2022|access-date=10 June 2022}}
|referee=Donatas Rumšas (Lithuania)
}}
{{Football box
|id=Belarus v Kazakhstan
|date={{Start date|2022|6|10|df=y}}
|time=20:45
|team1={{fb-rt|BLR}}
|score=1–1
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034483/
|team2={{fb|KAZ}}
|goals1=
- Malkevich {{goal|84}}
|goals2=
- Aymbetov {{goal|13}}
|stadium=Karađorđe Stadium, Novi Sad (Serbia){{refn|group=note|name=Belarus}}
|attendance=0{{UEFA match attendance|2034483|Belarus vs. Kazakhstan|date=10 June 2022|access-date=10 June 2022}}{{refn|group=note|name=Belarus}}
|referee=Manuel Schüttengruber (Austria)
}}
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{{Football box
|id=Kazakhstan v Slovakia
|date={{Start date|2022|6|13|df=y}}
|time=16:00 {{small|(20:00 UTC+6)}}
|team1={{fb-rt|KAZ}}
|score=2–1
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034502/
|team2={{fb|SVK}}
|goals1=
- Vorogovsky {{goal|18}}
- Astanov {{goal|39}}
|goals2=
- Bero {{goal|51}}
|stadium=Astana Arena, Nur-Sultan
|attendance=28,745{{UEFA match attendance|2034502|Kazakhstan vs. Slovakia|date=13 June 2022|access-date=13 June 2022}}
|referee=Bram Van Driessche (Belgium)
}}
{{Football box
|id=Azerbaijan v Belarus
|date={{Start date|2022|6|13|df=y}}
|time=18:00 {{small|(20:00 UTC+4)}}
|team1={{fb-rt|AZE}}
|score=2–0
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034503/
|team2={{fb|BLR}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=Dalga Arena, Baku
|attendance=2,330{{UEFA match attendance|2034503|Azerbaijan vs. Belarus|date=13 June 2022|access-date=13 June 2022}}
|referee=Anastasios Papapetrou (Greece)
}}
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{{Football box
|id=Kazakhstan v Belarus
|date={{Start date|2022|9|22|df=y}}
|time=16:00 {{small|(20:00 UTC+6)}}
|team1={{fb-rt|KAZ}}
|score=2–1
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034519/
|team2={{fb|BLR}}
|goals1=
- Gabyshev {{goal|29}}
- Zaynutdinov {{goal|79}}
|goals2=
- Savitsky {{goal|45+3}}
|stadium=Astana Arena, Astana
|attendance=29,637{{UEFA match attendance|2034519|Kazakhstan vs. Belarus|date=22 September 2022|access-date=22 September 2022}}
|referee=Horatiu Fesnic (Romania)
}}
{{Football box
|id=Slovakia v Azerbaijan
|date={{Start date|2022|9|22|df=y}}
|time=20:45
|team1={{fb-rt|SVK}}
|score=1–2
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034524/
|team2={{fb|AZE}}
|goals1=
- Jirka {{goal|90+3|pen.}}
|goals2=
|stadium=Anton Malatinský Stadium, Trnava
|attendance=2,875{{UEFA match attendance|2034524|Slovakia vs. Azerbaijan|date=22 September 2022|access-date=22 September 2022}}
|referee=Willie Collum (Scotland)
}}
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{{Football box
|id=Azerbaijan v Kazakhstan
|date={{Start date|2022|9|25|df=y}}
|time=18:00 {{small|(20:00 UTC+4)}}
|team1={{fb-rt|AZE}}
|score=3–0
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034550/
|team2={{fb|KAZ}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=Dalga Arena, Baku
|attendance=2,950{{UEFA match attendance|2034550|Azerbaijan vs. Kazakhstan|date=25 September 2022|access-date=25 September 2022}}
|referee=Harm Osmers (Germany)
}}
{{Football box
|id=Slovakia v Belarus
|date={{Start date|2022|9|25|df=y}}
|time=18:00
|team1={{fb-rt|SVK}}
|score=1–1
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034548/
|team2={{fb|BLR}}
|goals1=
- Zreľák {{goal|65}}
|goals2=
- Bakhar {{goal|45}}
|stadium=TSC Arena, Bačka Topola (Serbia){{refn|group=note|Due to the country's involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Belarus were not allowed to enter Slovakia by local authorities. As a result, the match was played at a neutral venue.}}
|attendance=524{{UEFA match attendance|2034548|Slovakia vs. Belarus|date=25 September 2022|access-date=25 September 2022}}
|referee=Nikola Dabanović (Montenegro)
}}
=Group 4=
{{2022–23 UEFA Nations League C tables|Group 4|show_matches=yes}}
{{Football box
|id=Georgia v Gibraltar
|date={{Start date|2022|6|2|df=y}}
|time=18:00 {{small|(20:00 UTC+4)}}
|team1={{fb-rt|GEO}}
|score=4–0
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034411/
|team2={{fb|GIB}}
|goals1=
- Kvaratskhelia {{goal|12}}
- Kashia {{goal|33}}
- Mikautadze {{goal|87}}
- Qazaishvili {{goal|88}}
|goals2=
|stadium=Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi
|attendance=43,412{{UEFA match attendance|2034411|Georgia vs. Gibraltar|date=2 June 2022|access-date=2 June 2022}}
|referee=Morten Krøgh (Denmark)
}}
{{Football box
|id=Bulgaria v North Macedonia
|date={{Start date|2022|6|2|df=y}}
|time=20:45 {{small|(21:45 UTC+3)}}
|team1={{fb-rt|BUL}}
|score=1–1
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034419/
|team2={{fb|MKD}}
|goals1=
- Despodov {{goal|13}}
|goals2=
- M. Ristovski {{goal|50}}
|stadium=Huvepharma Arena, Razgrad
|attendance=8,275{{UEFA match attendance|2034419|Bulgaria vs. North Macedonia|date=2 June 2022|access-date=2 June 2022}}
|referee=Jérémie Pignard (France)
}}
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{{Football box
|id=Gibraltar v North Macedonia
|date={{Start date|2022|6|5|df=y}}
|time=18:00
|team1={{fb-rt|GIB}}
|score=0–2
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034446/
|team2={{fb|MKD}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar
|attendance=703{{UEFA match attendance|2034446|Gibraltar vs. North Macedonia|date=5 June 2022|access-date=5 June 2022}}
|referee=Alain Durieux (Luxembourg)
}}
{{Football box
|id=Bulgaria v Georgia
|date={{Start date|2022|6|5|df=y}}
|time=20:45 {{small|(21:45 UTC+3)}}
|team1={{fb-rt|BUL}}
|score=2–5
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034440/
|team2={{fb|GEO}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
- Davitashvili {{goal|4}}
- A. Hristov {{goal|31|o.g.}}
- Zivzivadze {{goal|52}}
- Kvaratskhelia {{goal|58|pen.}}
- Qazaishvili {{goal|69}}
|stadium=Huvepharma Arena, Razgrad
|attendance=3,600{{UEFA match attendance|2034440|Bulgaria vs. Georgia|date=5 June 2022|access-date=5 June 2022}}
|referee=Fabio Maresca (Italy)
}}
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{{Football box
|id=Gibraltar v Bulgaria
|date={{Start date|2022|6|9|df=y}}
|time=20:45
|team1={{fb-rt|GIB}}
|score=1–1
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034473/
|team2={{fb|BUL}}
|goals1=
- Walker {{goal|61|pen.}}
|goals2=
- G. Minchev {{goal|45+1}}
|stadium=Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar
|attendance=1,427{{UEFA match attendance|2034473|Gibraltar vs. Bulgaria|date=9 June 2022|access-date=9 June 2022}}
|referee=Petri Viljanen (Finland)
}}
{{Football box
|id=North Macedonia v Georgia
|date={{Start date|2022|6|9|df=y}}
|time=20:45
|team1={{fb-rt|MKD}}
|score=0–3
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034472/
|team2={{fb|GEO}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
- Zivzivadze {{goal|52}}
- Kvaratskhelia {{goal|62}}
- Kiteishvili {{goal|84}}
|stadium=Toše Proeski Arena, Skopje
|attendance=10,775{{UEFA match attendance|2034472|North Macedonia vs. Georgia|date=9 June 2022|access-date=9 June 2022}}
|referee=Roi Reinshreiber (Israel)
}}
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{{Football box
|id=Georgia v Bulgaria
|date={{Start date|2022|6|12|df=y}}
|time=18:00 {{small|(20:00 UTC+4)}}
|team1={{fb-rt|GEO}}
|score=0–0
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034496/
|team2={{fb|BUL}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi
|attendance=54,200{{UEFA match attendance|2034496|Georgia vs. Bulgaria|date=12 June 2022|access-date=12 June 2022}}
|referee=Espen Eskås (Norway)
}}
{{Football box
|id=North Macedonia v Gibraltar
|date={{Start date|2022|6|12|df=y}}
|time=18:00
|team1={{fb-rt|MKD}}
|score=4–0
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034501/
|team2={{fb|GIB}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=Toše Proeski Arena, Skopje
|attendance=4,750{{UEFA match attendance|2034501|North Macedonia vs. Gibraltar|date=12 June 2022|access-date=12 June 2022}}
|referee=Dumitri Muntean (Moldova)
}}
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{{Football box
|id=Georgia v North Macedonia
|date={{Start date|2022|9|23|df=y}}
|time=18:00 {{small|(20:00 UTC+4)}}
|team1={{fb-rt|GEO}}
|score=2–0
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034529/
|team2={{fb|MKD}}
|goals1=
- Miovski {{goal|35|o.g.}}
- Kvaratskhelia {{goal|64}}
|goals2=
|stadium=Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi
|attendance=54,200{{UEFA match attendance|2034529|Georgia vs. North Macedonia|date=23 September 2022|access-date=23 September 2022}}
|referee=Ivan Kružliak (Slovakia)
}}
{{Football box
|id=Bulgaria v Gibraltar
|date={{Start date|2022|9|23|df=y}}
|time=20:45 {{small|(21:45 UTC+3)}}
|team1={{fb-rt|BUL}}
|score=5–1
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034535/
|team2={{fb|GIB}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
- R. Chipolina {{goal|26}}
|stadium=Huvepharma Arena, Razgrad
|attendance=1,540{{UEFA match attendance|2034535|Bulgaria vs. Gibraltar|date=23 September 2022|access-date=23 September 2022}}
|referee=Pavel Orel (Czech Republic)
}}
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{{Football box
|id=Gibraltar v Georgia
|date={{Start date|2022|9|26|df=y}}
|time=20:45
|team1={{fb-rt|GIB}}
|score=1–2
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034564/
|team2={{fb|GEO}}
|goals1=
- Annesley {{goal|75}}
|goals2=
- Kvaratskhelia {{goal|19|pen.}}
- Tsitaishvili {{goal|48}}
|stadium=Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar
|attendance=1,199{{UEFA match attendance|2034564|Gibraltar vs. Georgia|date=26 September 2022|access-date=26 September 2022}}
|referee=Rob Harvey (Republic of Ireland)
}}
{{Football box
|id=North Macedonia v Bulgaria
|date={{Start date|2022|9|26|df=y}}
|time=20:45
|team1={{fb-rt|MKD}}
|score=0–1
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034563/
|team2={{fb|BUL}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
- Despodov {{goal|50}}
|stadium=Toše Proeski Arena, Skopje
|attendance=20,173{{UEFA match attendance|2034563|North Macedonia vs. Bulgaria|date=26 September 2022|access-date=26 September 2022}}
|referee=Julian Weinberger (Austria)
}}
Ranking of fourth-placed teams
{{2022–23 UEFA Nations League C tables|4th place}}
Relegation play-outs
The two worst-ranked fourth-placed teams of League C participated in the relegation play-outs to determine the team which would be relegated to League D. The relegation play-outs were scheduled on the same dates as the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying play-offs. If at least one of the teams due to participate in the relegation play-outs had also qualified for the Euro qualifying play-offs, the relegation play-outs would have been cancelled, and the worst-ranked team in League C in the Nations League overall ranking would have been automatically relegated. However, this scenario did not occur, and the relegation play-outs progressed as scheduled.
The play-out tie was as follows, with the higher-ranked team hosting the second leg:
Times are CET (UTC+1), as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).
=Summary=
=Matches=
{{Football box
|id=Gibraltar v Lithuania
|date={{Start date|2024|3|21|df=y}}
|time=20:45
|team1={{fb-rt|GIB}}
|score=0–1
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2037952/
|team2={{fb|LTU}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
- Kučys {{goal|60}}
|stadium=Estádio Algarve, Faro/Loulé (Portugal){{refn|group=note|name=GIB|Gibraltar played their home match at Estádio Algarve, Faro/Loulé, Portugal, due to the redevelopment of their regular stadium, Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar.{{cite news |url=https://www.gibraltarfa.com/news/gibraltars-home-international-matches-to-be-played-in-faro-portugal-as-from-march-2023-510 |title=Gibraltar's Home international matches to be played in Faro, Portugal as from March 2023 |publisher=Gibraltar Football Association |date=13 October 2022 |access-date=23 December 2023}}}}
|attendance=207{{UEFA match attendance|2037952|Gibraltar vs. Lithuania|date=21 March 2024|access-date=21 March 2024}}
|referee=Giorgi Kruashvili (Georgia)
}}
{{Football box
|id=Lithuania v Gibraltar
|date={{Start date|2024|3|26|df=y}}
|time=18:00 {{small|(19:00 UTC+2)}}
|team1={{fb-rt|LTU}}
|score=1–0
|report=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2037953/
|team2={{fb|GIB}}
|goals1=
- Černych {{goal|51}}
|goals2=
|stadium=Darius and Girėnas Stadium, Kaunas
|attendance=6,102{{UEFA match attendance|2037953|Lithuania vs. Gibraltar|date=26 March 2024|access-date=26 March 2024}}
|referee=Duje Strukan (Croatia)
}}
Lithuania won 2–0 on aggregate and remained in League C, while Gibraltar were relegated to League D.
Goalscorers
{{#invoke:Goalscorers|main|2022–23 UEFA Nations League|round=group|group=C}}
Overall ranking
The 16 League C teams were ranked 33rd to 48th overall in the 2022–23 UEFA Nations League according to the following rules:{{cite web |url=https://editorial.uefa.com/resources/0279-1636ce1f2295-f77616bdffaa-1000/un.pdf.pdf |title=Overall ranking of the 2022/23 UEFA Nations League |website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=27 September 2022 |access-date=28 September 2022}}
- The teams finishing first in the groups were ranked 33rd to 36th according to the results of the league phase.
- The teams finishing second in the groups were ranked 37th to 40th according to the results of the league phase.
- The teams finishing third in the groups were ranked 41st to 44th according to the results of the league phase.
- The teams finishing fourth in the groups were ranked 45th to 48th according to the results of the league phase.
{{2022–23 UEFA Nations League C tables|Overall}}
Euro 2024 qualifying play-offs
{{Main|UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying play-offs#Path C}}
The four best teams in League C according to the overall ranking that did not qualify for UEFA Euro 2024 through the qualifying group stage competed in the play-offs, with the winners qualifying for the final tournament.{{cite web |url=https://documents.uefa.com/r/Regulations-of-the-UEFA-European-Football-Championship-2022-24-Online |title=Regulations of the UEFA European Football Championship, 2022–24 |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=10 May 2022 |access-date=16 May 2022 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220516115052/https://documents.uefa.com/api/khub/maps/5tYSJw48iUOPsbIGOxQA4w/attachments/_dSxuIv48n81YqITx97r~g/content?Ft-Calling-App=ft%2Fturnkey-portal&Ft-Calling-App-Version=3.11.26&filename=20220601_Regulations_EURO_2024_en.pdf |archive-date=16 May 2022}}
{{#lst:UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying play-offs|League C}}
Key
- GW Group winner from Nations League C
- {{color box|#BBF3BB|}} Team qualified directly to final tournament
- {{color box|#BBF3FF|}} Team in bold advanced to play-offs
Notes
{{Reflist|group=note}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Official website|https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/}}
{{UEFA Nations League}}
{{2021–22 in European football (UEFA)}}
{{2022–23 in European football (UEFA)}}
{{2023–24 in European football (UEFA)}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:2022-23 UEFA Nations League C}}