European club tournament research 2026/27 snapshot Generated 30 Aug 2026
Road to Football

Champions League · 2026/27

Napoli

Stadio Diego Armando Maradona · Naples · provisional competition venue

Path difficulty12.3Rank 34 of 36
Opponent coefficient537.747Rank 36 of 36
Round-trip travel15,952 kmRank 8 of 36
Estimated controls42 of 4 away trips
Club coefficient63Frozen 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
Home team: Napoli
Away team: Arsenal
VenueStadio Diego Armando MaradonaNaples
ScheduledHome
Home team: Villarreal
Away team: Napoli
VenueEstadio de la CerámicaVillarreal
ScheduledAway
Home team: Napoli
Away team: Bodø/Glimt
VenueStadio Diego Armando MaradonaNaples
ScheduledHome
Home team: Porto
Away team: Napoli
VenueEstádio do DragãoPorto
ScheduledAway
Home team: Manchester City
Away team: Napoli
VenueCity of Manchester StadiumManchester
ScheduledAway
Home team: Napoli
Away team: Club Brugge
VenueStadio Diego Armando MaradonaNaples
ScheduledHome
Home team: Sabah
Away team: Napoli
VenueVenue TBCAwaiting confirmation
ScheduledAway
Home team: Napoli
Away team: Viking
VenueStadio Diego Armando MaradonaNaples
ScheduledHome
Champions League

2025/26 match programme

All competition fixtures
Home team: Manchester City2
Away team: Napoli0
VenueCity of Manchester StadiumManchester
Full timeLoss
Home team: Napoli2
Away team: Sporting CP1
VenueStadio Diego Armando MaradonaNaples
Full timeWin
Home team: PSV6
Away team: Napoli2
VenuePSV StadionEindhoven
Full timeLoss
Home team: Napoli0
Away team: Eintracht Frankfurt0
VenueStadio Diego Armando MaradonaNaples
Full timeDraw
Home team: Napoli2
Away team: Qarabağ FK0
VenueStadio Diego Armando MaradonaNaples
Full timeWin
Home team: Benfica2
Away team: Napoli0
VenueEstádio do SL BenficaLisbon
Full timeLoss
Home team: Copenhagen1
Away team: Napoli1
VenueParkenCopenhagen
Full timeDraw
Home team: Napoli2
Away team: Chelsea3
VenueStadio Diego Armando MaradonaNaples
Full timeLoss

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

Arsenal

Emirates Stadium · London Borough of Islington

Club coefficient
119
Travel
Estimated controls

Club Brugge

Jan Breydel Stadium · Bruges

Club coefficient
75.25
Travel
Estimated controls

Bodø/Glimt

Aspmyra Stadion · Bodø Municipality

Club coefficient
64
Travel
Estimated controls

Viking

Lyse Arena · Stavanger

Club coefficient
8.247
Travel
Estimated controls
A

Travel required

Away opponents

Manchester City

Etihad Stadium · Manchester

Club coefficient
125.5
Return travel
3,733 km
Estimated controls
2

Porto

Estádio do Dragão · Porto

Club coefficient
80.75
Return travel
3,813 km
Estimated controls
0

Villarreal

Estadio de la Cerámica · Villarreal

Club coefficient
59
Return travel
2,427 km
Estimated controls
0

Sabah

Tofiq Bahramov Stadium · Baku

Club coefficient
6
Return travel
5,979 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 routes15,952 km estimated return travel
Away opponentAssigned venueCityOne wayReturnControls
awayManchester CityEtihad StadiumManchester1,866 km3,733 km2
awayPortoEstádio do DragãoPorto1,907 km3,813 km0
awayVillarrealEstadio de la CerámicaVillarreal1,214 km2,427 km0
awaySabahTofiq Bahramov StadiumBaku2,989 km5,979 km2

Path Difficulty Index v1

Why this path scores 12.3

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

Competition rank34 / 36

Easier than the competition median.

  1. Rival strength65% weight0 · 0 pts
  2. Round-trip travel25% weight42.4 · 10.6 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
2025/26Champions LeagueLeague-phase fixtures8 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.