European club tournament research 2026/27 snapshot Generated 30 Aug 2026
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Champions League · 2026/27

AEK Athens

Agia Sophia Stadium · Nea Filadelfeia-Nea Chalkidona Municipality · provisional competition venue

Path difficulty60.7Rank 5 of 36
Opponent coefficient619.239Rank 7 of 36
Round-trip travel16,920 kmRank 5 of 36
Estimated controls42 of 4 away trips
Club coefficient24Frozen at the draw

Club schedule

Fixtures & results

Official home/away ordering, Central European kick-off times and verified scores from every edition with published match coverage.

Champions League

2026/27 match programme

All competition fixtures
AEK Athens
LASK
VenueAEK ArenaAthens
ScheduledHome
Manchester City
AEK Athens
VenueCity of Manchester StadiumManchester
ScheduledAway
AEK Athens
Real Madrid
VenueAEK ArenaAthens
ScheduledHome
Como
AEK Athens
VenueGiuseppe SinigagliaComo
ScheduledAway
AEK Athens
Galatasaray
VenueAEK ArenaAthens
ScheduledHome
AEK Athens
Roma
VenueAEK ArenaAthens
ScheduledHome
Conference League

2025/26 match programme

All competition fixtures
Celje3
AEK Athens1
VenueStadion CeljeCelje
AEK Athens6
Aberdeen FC0
VenueAEK ArenaAthens
Fiorentina0
AEK Athens1
VenueStadio Artemio FranchiFlorence
Samsunspor FC1
AEK Athens2
VenueSamsun Yeni 19 Mayıs StadiumSamsun
AEK Athens3
U. Craiova2
VenueAEK ArenaAthens
Celje0
AEK Athens4
VenueStadion CeljeCelje
AEK Athens0
Celje2
VenueAEK ArenaAthens

League-phase draw

8 roads, 8 opponents

Opponent coefficient values use the same frozen snapshot as the competition ranking.

H

At the assigned home venue

Home opponents

Real Madrid

Bernabéu · Chamartín

Club coefficient
144.5
Travel
—
Estimated controls
—

Roma

Stadio Olimpico · Rome

Club coefficient
97.75
Travel
—
Estimated controls
—

Galatasaray

Rams Park · Sarıyer

Club coefficient
53.5
Travel
—
Estimated controls
—

LASK

Linzer Stadion · Linz

Club coefficient
21
Travel
—
Estimated controls
—
A

Travel required

Away opponents

Manchester City

Etihad Stadium · Manchester

Club coefficient
125.5
Return travel
5,239 km
Estimated controls
2

Borussia Dortmund

Westfalenstadion · Dortmund

Club coefficient
100.75
Return travel
3,928 km
Estimated controls
0

Shakhtar Donetsk

Stamford Bridge · Fulham

Club coefficient
56.25
Return travel
4,781 km
Estimated controls
2

Como

Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia · Como

Club coefficient
19.989
Return travel
2,973 km
Estimated controls
0

Assigned competition venues

The away map

Great-circle distances are estimates. The map shows the venue assignments currently held in the draw snapshot.

4 away routes16,920 km estimated return travel
Away opponentAssigned venueCityOne wayReturnControls
awayManchester CityEtihad StadiumManchester2,620 km5,239 km2
awayBorussia DortmundWestfalenstadionDortmund1,964 km3,928 km0
awayShakhtar DonetskStamford BridgeFulham2,391 km4,781 km2
awayComoStadio Giuseppe SinigagliaComo1,486 km2,973 km0

Path Difficulty Index v1

Why this path scores 60.7

The score is relative to clubs in this competition and is not comparable across competitions.

Competition rank05 / 36

Harder than the competition median.

  1. Rival strength65% weight73.2 · 47.6 pts
  2. Round-trip travel25% weight45.9 · 11.5 pts
  3. Estimated controls10% weight16.7 · 1.7 pts
Published formula

65% opponent coefficient total, 25% round-trip travel and 10% estimated routine arrival controls after min-max normalization within Champions League.

Methodology

Tournament participation

Edition record

Absence from this table does not prove non-participation.

SeasonCompetitionPublished stagePosition / result
2026/27Champions LeagueLeague-phase fixtures8 fixtures
2025/26Conference LeagueLeague-phase fixtures10 fixtures

Published matches

Final record

No final in the published record

This club appears in a league-phase top eight, but not in a final currently included in the snapshot.