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2022–23 UEFA Nations League C
The 2022–23 UEFA Nations League C is 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 consists 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). The winners of each group were promoted to the 2024–25 UEFA Nations League B, and the fourth-placed team of each group advanced to the relegation play-outs. As League C has four groups while League D has only two, the two League C teams that are to be relegated to the 2024–25 UEFA Nations League D will be determined by play-outs in March 2024. Based on the Nations League overall ranking, the best-ranked team will face the fourth-r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia ( ka, ხვიჩა კვარაცხელია, tr; born 12 February 2001) is a Georgian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Serie A club Napoli and the Georgia national team. Club career Early career Coming through the youth system, Kvaratskhelia began his senior career at Dinamo Tbilisi in 2017, before joining Rustavi one year later. Due to his performance at the Georgian U17 team, in 2017 Kvaratskhelia became the first winner of the newly introduced Aleksandre Chivadze golden medal, annually awarded by GFF to talented young players. The next year he received a silver medal among U19 players. In 2018, ''The Guardian'' named Kvaratskhelia among 60 best young players worldwide. On 15 February 2019, Kvaratskhelia joined Russian Premier League (RPL) club Lokomotiv Moscow on loan. He made his league debut on 10 March as an 86th-minute substitute for Jefferson Farfán against Anzhi Makhachkala. On 1 July, Lokomotiv announced that Kva ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022–23 UEFA Nations League D
The 2022–23 UEFA Nations League D was the fourth and lowest 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 D consisted of the lowest seven ranked UEFA members from 49–55 in the 2022–23 UEFA Nations League access list, split into two groups (one group of four teams and one group of three teams). Each team played four or six matches within their group, using the home-and-away round-robin format in June (quadruple matchdays) and September 2022 (double matchdays). The winners of both groups were promoted to the 2024–25 UEFA Nations League C. Teams Team changes The following were the team changes of League D from the 2020–21 season: Seeding In the 2022–23 access list, UEFA ranked teams based on the 2020–21 Nations League overall ranking. The seeding pots for the league phase were confirmed on 22 Septemb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Merih Demiral
Merih Demiral (born 5 March 1998) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for club Atalanta and the Turkey national football team, Turkey national team. Club career Early years A product of the Fenerbahçe S.K., Fenerbahçe youth system, Demiral was signed by Portuguese side in 2016. In January 2017, he was loaned out to Sporting Clube de Portugal B, Sporting B, and made his professional debut in the Segunda Liga for the latter club on 5 February 2017 in a 1–1 home draw against F.C. Famalicão, Famalicão. At the end of the season, he was signed outright by the club. On 15 August 2018, he joined Turkish club Alanyaspor on loan. On 29 January 2019, he permanently joined Alanyaspor for €3.5 million. Sassuolo On 30 January 2019, Demiral joined Italian club U.S. Sassuolo Calcio, Sassuolo on loan with an obligation to buy. He made his Serie A and club debut on 24 February, in a 1–1 home draw against S.P.A.L., SPAL, and scored his first goals, both fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serdar Dursun
Serdar Dursun (born 19 October 1991) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Fenerbahçe. Born in Germany, he plays for the Turkey national team. Career Dursun began his senior career with the reserves of Hannover 96 in 2010, and moved to Turkey thereafter with Eskişehirspor. From Eskişehirspor, he had two short loans with Şanlıurfaspor and Denizlispor before transferring to Karagümrük in 2014. In 2016, he returned to Germany with Greuther Fürth and then Darmstadt 98 in 2018. Dursun completed 2020–21 2. Bundesliga season with 27 goals, making him the top-scorer of the season. Fenerbahçe On 15 June 2021, Dursun signed a three-year deal with option for fourth with Turkish side Fenerbahçe. He made his debut on 26 September in a 2–1 away win over Hatayspor. He scored his first goal for the club on 24 October in a 2–1 home loss against Alanyaspor. On 5 December, he scored a hat-trick in a 4–0 win over Çaykur Rizespor. On 12 February 2022 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Halil Dervişoğlu
Halil İbrahim Dervişoğlu (born 8 December 1999) is a professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Forward (association football), forward for club Burnley F.C., Burnley, on loan from club Brentford F.C., Brentford. Born in Netherlands, he represents the Turkey national football team, Turkey national team. Dervişoğlu began his career in his native Netherlands with Sparta Rotterdam and transferred to Brentford in 2020. Club career Sparta Rotterdam Dervişoğlu joined the Sparta Rotterdam Sparta Youth Academy, academy at the age of 10 and broke into the club's reserve team early in the 2017–18 Tweede Divisie, 2017–18 Tweede Divisie season. 21 goals in 26 appearances saw him sign a contract extension in May 2018 and he made his maiden first team appearances during the club's unsuccessful Eredivisie relegation playoff campaign. Dervişoğlu was a regular in the first team squad during the 2018–19 Eerste Divisie, 2018–19 Eerste Divisie season and he h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cengiz Ünder
Cengiz Ünder (; born 14 July 1997) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Ligue 1 club Marseille and the Turkey national team. Club career Early career Ünder began his professional career at Altinordu, and later transferred to Başakşehir. In his breakout season with Başakşehir, Ünder established himself as one of the best players in the league, scoring 7 goals in 32 games in his debut season in the Süper Lig. Roma On 16 July 2017, he became a Roma player for a €13.4 million fee. He scored his first goal for Roma in a 1–0 win over Hellas Verona in the Serie A on 4 February 2018. In the same month, he marked his Champions League debut with a goal; the opener in a 1–2 loss to Shakhtar Donetsk in the first leg of the first round of knockout fixtures, becoming the youngest Turkish player ever to score in the Champions League. Leicester City (loan) On 20 September 2020, Ünder signed for Premier League club Leicester City on a seas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Israel Football Association
The Israel Football Association (IFA; he, ההתאחדות לכדורגל בישראל, ''HaHit'aḥdut leKaduregel beIsrael'', literally "The Association of Football in Israel") is the governing body of football in Israel. It organizes a variety of association football leagues where the highest level is the Israeli Premier League; as well as national cups such as the Israel State Cup, the Toto Cup, and the Israel Super Cup; also, the Israel national football team. The IFA was founded in 1928 as the Palestine (''Eretz Israel'') Football Association and is based in the Tel Aviv District city of Ramat Gan, Israel. The Association is controversial due to its inclusion of clubs playing in Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank (Judea and Samaria). History The Palestine Football Association (PFA) or Eretz Israel Football Association, was founded in a meeting held on 14 August 1928, and applied for membership of FIFA. It was admitted provisionally on 17 December 1928, affil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Fuxman
David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". was, according to the Hebrew Bible, the third king of the United Kingdom of Israel. In the Books of Samuel, he is described as a young shepherd and harpist who gains fame by slaying Goliath, a champion of the Philistines, in southern Canaan. David becomes a favourite of Saul, the first king of Israel; he also forges a notably close friendship with Jonathan, a son of Saul. However, under the paranoia that David is seeking to usurp the throne, Saul attempts to kill David, forcing the latter to go into hiding and effectively operate as a fugitive for several years. After Saul and Jonathan are both killed in battle against the Philistines, a 30-year-old David is anointed king over all of Israel and Judah. Following his rise to power, David co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vilnius
Vilnius ( , ; see also other names) is the capital and largest city of Lithuania, with a population of 592,389 (according to the state register) or 625,107 (according to the municipality of Vilnius). The population of Vilnius's functional urban area, which stretches beyond the city limits, is estimated at 718,507 (as of 2020), while according to the Vilnius territorial health insurance fund, there were 753,875 permanent inhabitants as of November 2022 in Vilnius city and Vilnius district municipalities combined. Vilnius is situated in southeastern Lithuania and is the second-largest city in the Baltic states, but according to the Bank of Latvia is expected to become the largest before 2025. It is the seat of Lithuania's national government and the Vilnius District Municipality. Vilnius is known for the architecture in its Old Town, declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1994. The city was noted for its multicultural population already in the time of the Polish–Lithuanian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LFF Stadium
LFF Stadium (Lithuanian Football Federation stadium, ), formerly known as Vėtra Stadium, is a football stadium in Vilnius, Lithuania. The stadium has a capacity of 5,067 people and was home of the Lithuanian national football team between 2012 and 2022. Overview The stadium was first named Lokomotyvas in Soviet era due to its location close to the Vilnius railway station. In 2004 it was the first private football-oriented stadium in Lithuania rebuilt after the Soviet era. It was then renamed to Vėtra Stadium as the home ground of Vėtra. In 2005 it hosted its first national team matches. Following the bankruptcy of Vėtra in 2010, the stadium was taken over by the Lithuanian Football Federation and renamed again as the LFF Stadium. The stadium has undergone various improvements to meet UEFA 3rd category stadium status. Following the renovation, the stadium also includes the new headquarters of the LFF, while the grass pitch was changed to an artificial turf. In 2015 the stadiu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danel Sinani
Danel Sinani ( sr-Cyrl, Данел Синани; born 5 April 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for EFL Championship club Wigan Athletic, on loan from Norwich City. Born in Belgrade to Gorani parents, he plays for the Luxembourg national team. Club career In Luxembourg Sinani played club football in Luxembourg for Racing FC Union Luxembourg before joining F91 Dudelange in 2017. With the latter, he won two Luxembourg National Division titles and the Luxembourg Cup. In November 2018, he scored the first ever goal for a Luxembourgish club in the group stage of a major European competition against Olympiacos. In 2019, Sinani was given the Luxembourg Footballer of the Year award. It was his first award of the trophy, known as the Wanderpokal Challenge Guy Greffrath (Challenge Guy Greffrath Challenge Cup). In the summer of 2019, Sinani was offered a move to R.E. Virton, who play in the Belgian league, but he refused the deal. Later in the year, he scored two g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central European Summer Time
Central European Summer Time (CEST), sometimes referred to as Central European Daylight Time (CEDT), is the standard clock time observed during the period of summer daylight-saving in those European countries which observe Central European Time (CET; UTC+01:00) during the other part of the year. It corresponds to UTC+02:00, which makes it the same as Eastern European Time, Central Africa Time, South African Standard Time, Egypt Standard Time and Kaliningrad Time in Russia. Names Other names which have been applied to Central European Summer Time are Middle European Summer Time (MEST), Central European Daylight Saving Time (CEDT), and Bravo Time (after the second letter of the NATO phonetic alphabet). Period of observation Since 1996, European Summer Time has been observed between 01:00 UTC (02:00 CET and 03:00 CEST) on the last Sunday of March, and 01:00 UTC on the last Sunday of October; previously the rules were not uniform across the European Union. There were proposals ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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