Europa League · 2026/27

AZ Alkmaar

AFAS Stadion · Alkmaar · provisional competition venue

Path difficulty49.2Rank 6 of 36

Opponent coefficient319.903Rank 5 of 36

Round-trip travel12,750 kmRank 13 of 36

Estimated controls42 of 4 away trips

Club coefficient62.875Frozen 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.

Europa League

2026/27 match programme

All competition fixtures

Wed 16 Sept2026 · 21:00 CEST

VenueStadium of LightSunderland

ScheduledAway

Thu 15 Oct2026 · 18:45 CEST

VenueAZ StadionAlkmaar

ScheduledHome

Thu 22 Oct2026 · 18:45 CEST

VenueRepublican Stadium after Vazgen SargsyanYerevan

ScheduledAway

Thu 5 Nov2026 · 21:00 CET

VenueAZ StadionAlkmaar

ScheduledHome

Thu 26 Nov2026 · 21:00 CET

VenueStadion LetnáPrague

ScheduledAway

Thu 10 Dec2026 · 18:45 CET

VenueAZ StadionAlkmaar

ScheduledHome

Thu 21 Jan2027 · 21:00 CET

VenueAZ StadionAlkmaar

ScheduledHome

Thu 28 Jan2027 · 21:00 CET

VenueEstádio do SL BenficaLisbon

ScheduledAway

Conference League

2025/26 match programme

All competition fixtures

Thu 2 Oct2025 · 21:00 CEST

AEK Larnaca FC4

VenueAEK ArenaLarnaca

Thu 23 Oct2025 · 18:45 CEST

Slovan Bratislava0

VenueAZ StadionAlkmaar

Thu 6 Nov2025 · 21:00 CET

Crystal Palace3

VenueSelhurst ParkLondon

Thu 27 Nov2025 · 18:45 CET

VenueAZ StadionAlkmaar

Thu 11 Dec2025 · 18:45 CET

VenueStadiumi Fadil VokrriPristina

Thu 18 Dec2025 · 21:00 CET

VenueAZ StadionAlkmaar

Thu 19 Feb2026 · 18:45 CET

VenueRepublican Stadium after Vazgen SargsyanYerevan

Thu 26 Feb2026 · 21:00 CET

VenueAZ StadionAlkmaar

Thu 12 Mar2026 · 18:45 CET

VenueAZ StadionAlkmaar

Thu 19 Mar2026 · 21:00 CET

VenueStadion LetnáPrague

Thu 9 Apr2026 · 21:00 CEST

Shakhtar Donetsk3

VenueMunicipal Henryk Reyman’s Stadium in KrakowKrakow

Thu 16 Apr2026 · 18:45 CEST

Shakhtar Donetsk2

VenueAZ StadionAlkmaar

Europa League

2024/25 match programme

All competition fixtures

Wed 25 Sept2024 · 18:45 CEST

VenueAZ StadionAlkmaar

Thu 3 Oct2024 · 21:00 CEST

VenueEstadio de San MamésBilbao

Thu 24 Oct2024 · 21:00 CEST

Tottenham Hotspur1

VenueTottenham Hotspur StadiumLondon

Thu 7 Nov2024 · 21:00 CET

VenueAZ StadionAlkmaar

Thu 28 Nov2024 · 18:45 CET

VenueAZ StadionAlkmaar

Thu 12 Dec2024 · 18:45 CET

PFC Ludogorets 19452

VenueLudogorets ArenaRazgrad

Thu 23 Jan2025 · 18:45 CET

VenueAZ StadionAlkmaar

Thu 30 Jan2025 · 21:00 CET

VenueFerencváros StadionBudapest

Thu 13 Feb2025 · 21:00 CET

VenueAZ StadionAlkmaar

Thu 20 Feb2025 · 18:45 CET

VenueAli Sami Yen Spor KompleksiIstanbul

Thu 6 Mar2025 · 18:45 CET

Tottenham Hotspur0

VenueAZ StadionAlkmaar

Thu 13 Mar2025 · 21:00 CET

Tottenham Hotspur3

VenueTottenham Hotspur StadiumLondon

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

Juventus

Juventus Stadium · Turin

Club coefficient: 72.25
Travel: —
Estimated controls: —

GNK Dinamo

Stadion Maksimir · Zagreb

Club coefficient: 46.5
Travel: —
Estimated controls: —

Sturm Graz

Merkur Arena · Graz

Club coefficient: 28
Travel: —
Estimated controls: —

H. Beer-Sheva

Stadionul Rapid-Giulești · Bucharest

Club coefficient: 14
Travel: —
Estimated controls: —

A

Travel required

Away opponents

Benfica

Estádio da Luz · Lisbon

Club coefficient: 90
Return travel: 3,752 km
Estimated controls: 0

Sparta Praha

Letná Stadium · Prague

Club coefficient: 38.25
Return travel: 1,454 km
Estimated controls: 0

Sunderland

Stadium of Light · Sunderland

Club coefficient: 23.903
Return travel: 954 km
Estimated controls: 2

Ararat-Armenia

Football Academy Stadium (Yerevan) · Yerevan

Club coefficient: 7
Return travel: 6,590 km
Estimated controls: 2

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 routes12,750 km estimated return travel

Away opponent	Assigned venue	City	One way	Return	Controls
awayBenfica	Estádio da Luz	Lisbon	1,876 km	3,752 km	0
awaySparta Praha	Letná Stadium	Prague	727 km	1,454 km	0
awaySunderland	Stadium of Light	Sunderland	477 km	954 km	2
awayArarat-Armenia	Football Academy Stadium (Yerevan)	Yerevan	3,295 km	6,590 km	2

Path Difficulty Index v1

Why this path scores 49.2

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

Competition rank06 / 36

Harder than the competition median.

Rival strength65% weight52.7 · 34.3 pts
Round-trip travel25% weight39.9 · 10 pts
Estimated controls10% weight50 · 5 pts

Published formula

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

Tournament participation

Edition record

Absence from this table does not prove non-participation.

Season	Competition	Published stage	Position / result
2026/27	Europa League	League-phase fixtures	8 fixtures
2025/26	Conference League	League-phase fixtures	12 fixtures
2024/25	Europa League	League-phase fixtures	12 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.