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

Bayer Leverkusen

BayArena · Leverkusen · provisional competition venue

Path difficulty17.2Rank 31 of 36
Opponent coefficient286.682Rank 23 of 36
Round-trip travel8,900 kmRank 27 of 36
Estimated controls00 of 4 away trips
Club coefficient105Frozen 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
Bayer Leverkusen
Celje
VenueBayArenaLeverkusen
ScheduledHome
Lyon
Bayer Leverkusen
VenueOL StadiumDécines
ScheduledAway
Champions League

2025/26 match programme

All competition fixtures
Bayer Leverkusen1
PSV1
VenueBayArenaLeverkusen
Benfica0
Bayer Leverkusen1
VenueEstádio do SL BenficaLisbon
Olympiacos2
Bayer Leverkusen0
VenueStadio Georgios KaraiskakisPiraeus
Olympiacos0
Bayer Leverkusen2
VenueStadio Georgios KaraiskakisPiraeus
Bayer Leverkusen1
Arsenal1
VenueBayArenaLeverkusen
Arsenal2
Bayer Leverkusen0
VenueArsenal StadiumLondon
Champions League

2024/25 match programme

All competition fixtures
Feyenoord0
Bayer Leverkusen4
VenueStadion Feijenoord 'De Kuip'Rotterdam
Bayer Leverkusen1
AC Milan0
VenueBayArenaLeverkusen
Bayer Leverkusen5
Salzburg0
VenueBayArenaLeverkusen
Bayer Leverkusen1
Inter0
VenueBayArenaLeverkusen

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

Marseille

Stade Vélodrome · 8th arrondissement of Marseille

Club coefficient
54
Travel
—
Estimated controls
—

Salzburg

Red Bull Arena · Wals-Siezenheim

Club coefficient
45
Travel
—
Estimated controls
—

Celje

Stadion Z'dežele · Hudinja

Club coefficient
23
Travel
—
Estimated controls
—

Beşiktaş

Beşiktaş Stadium · Beşiktaş

Club coefficient
15.5
Travel
—
Estimated controls
—
A

Travel required

Away opponents

Lyon

Parc Olympique Lyonnais · Metropolis of Lyon

Club coefficient
65.75
Return travel
1,210 km
Estimated controls
0

GNK Dinamo

Stadion Maksimir · Zagreb

Club coefficient
46.5
Return travel
1,763 km
Estimated controls
0

Lech Poznań

Enea Stadion · Poznań

Club coefficient
27.25
Return travel
1,390 km
Estimated controls
0

OFI Crete

Pankritio Stadium · Heraklion Municipality

Club coefficient
9.682
Return travel
4,536 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 routes8,900 km estimated return travel
Away opponentAssigned venueCityOne wayReturnControls
awayLyonParc Olympique LyonnaisMetropolis of Lyon605 km1,210 km0
awayGNK DinamoStadion MaksimirZagreb882 km1,763 km0
awayLech PoznańEnea StadionPoznań695 km1,390 km0
awayOFI CretePankritio StadiumHeraklion Municipality2,268 km4,536 km0

Path Difficulty Index v1

Why this path scores 17.2

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

Competition rank31 / 36

Easier than the competition median.

  1. Rival strength65% weight18.8 · 12.2 pts
  2. Round-trip travel25% weight20 · 5 pts
  3. Estimated controls10% weight0 · 0 pts
Published formula

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

Methodology

Tournament participation

Edition record

Absence from this table does not prove non-participation.

SeasonCompetitionPublished stagePosition / result
2026/27Europa LeagueLeague-phase fixtures8 fixtures
2025/26Champions LeagueLeague-phase fixtures12 fixtures
2024/25Champions LeagueLeague-phase fixtures6

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.