Europa League · 2026/27
N.E.C.
Goffertstadion · Nijmegen · confirmed competition venue
Club schedule
Fixtures & results
Official home/away ordering, Central European kick-off times and verified scores from every edition with published match coverage.
2026/27 match programme
League-phase draw
8 roads, 8 opponents
Opponent coefficient values use the same frozen snapshot as the competition ranking.
At the assigned home venue
Home opponents
Benfica
Estádio da Luz · Lisbon
- Club coefficient
- 90
- Travel
- —
- Estimated controls
- —
Rennes
Roazhon Park · Rennes
- Club coefficient
- 35
- Travel
- —
- Estimated controls
- —
Omonia
GSP Stadium · Strovolos
- Club coefficient
- 21.25
- Travel
- —
- Estimated controls
- —
Levski Sofia
Georgi Asparuhov Stadium · Poduyane District
- Club coefficient
- 7
- Travel
- —
- Estimated controls
- —
Travel required
Away opponents
Juventus
Juventus Stadium · Turin
- Club coefficient
- 72.25
- Return travel
- 1,516 km
- Estimated controls
- 0
GNK Dinamo
Stadion Maksimir · Zagreb
- Club coefficient
- 46.5
- Return travel
- 1,998 km
- Estimated controls
- 0
Celje
Stadion Z'dežele · Hudinja
- Club coefficient
- 23
- Return travel
- 1,849 km
- Estimated controls
- 0
Ararat-Armenia
Football Academy Stadium (Yerevan) · Yerevan
- Club coefficient
- 7
- Return travel
- 6,417 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.
| Away opponent | Assigned venue | City | One way | Return | Controls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| awayJuventus | Juventus Stadium | Turin | 758 km | 1,516 km | 0 |
| awayGNK Dinamo | Stadion Maksimir | Zagreb | 999 km | 1,998 km | 0 |
| awayCelje | Stadion Z'dežele | Hudinja | 925 km | 1,849 km | 0 |
| awayArarat-Armenia | Football Academy Stadium (Yerevan) | Yerevan | 3,209 km | 6,417 km | 2 |
Path Difficulty Index v1
Why this path scores 33.6
The score is relative to clubs in this competition and is not comparable across competitions.
Harder than the competition median.
- Rival strength65% weight34.4 · 22.4 pts
- Round-trip travel25% weight34.9 · 8.7 pts
- Estimated controls10% weight25 · 2.5 pts
65% opponent coefficient total, 25% round-trip travel and 10% estimated routine arrival controls after min-max normalization within Europa League.
MethodologyTournament 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 |
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.