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

Europa League · 2026/27

Real Sociedad

Anoeta Stadium · San Sebastián · provisional competition venue

Path difficulty34Rank 15 of 36
Opponent coefficient307.186Rank 14 of 36
Round-trip travel9,432 kmRank 25 of 36
Estimated controls21 of 4 away trips
Club coefficient57Frozen 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
Real Sociedad
Bournemouth
VenueESTADIO DE ANOETASan Sebastian
ScheduledHome
Union SG
Real Sociedad
VenueDen DreefLeuven
ScheduledAway
Real Sociedad
Lyon
VenueESTADIO DE ANOETASan Sebastian
ScheduledHome
Real Sociedad
Torreense
VenueESTADIO DE ANOETASan Sebastian
ScheduledHome
Juventus
Real Sociedad
VenueJuventus StadiumTurin
ScheduledAway
Europa League

2024/25 match programme

All competition fixtures
OGC Nice1
Real Sociedad1
VenueGrand Stade de NiceNice
Real Sociedad1
Anderlecht2
VenueESTADIO DE ANOETASan Sebastian
Real Sociedad2
Ajax0
VenueESTADIO DE ANOETASan Sebastian
Real Sociedad3
FC Dynamo Kyiv0
VenueESTADIO DE ANOETASan Sebastian
Lazio3
Real Sociedad1
VenueStadio OlimpicoRome
Real Sociedad2
PAOK FC0
VenueESTADIO DE ANOETASan Sebastian
Midtjylland1
Real Sociedad2
VenueArena HerningHerning
Real Sociedad5
Midtjylland2
VenueESTADIO DE ANOETASan Sebastian

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

Lyon

Parc Olympique Lyonnais · Metropolis of Lyon

Club coefficient
65.75
Travel
—
Estimated controls
—

Viktoria Plzeň

Doosan Arena · Plzeň

Club coefficient
50.5
Travel
—
Estimated controls
—

Bournemouth

Vitality Stadium · Bournemouth

Club coefficient
23.903
Travel
—
Estimated controls
—

Torreense

Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa · Leiria

Club coefficient
14.633
Travel
—
Estimated controls
—
A

Travel required

Away opponents

Juventus

Juventus Stadium · Turin

Club coefficient
72.25
Return travel
1,584 km
Estimated controls
0

Union SG

Joseph Marien Stadium · Forest

Club coefficient
48
Return travel
1,923 km
Estimated controls
0

Crystal Palace

Selhurst Park · South Norwood

Club coefficient
23.903
Return travel
1,823 km
Estimated controls
2

Lillestrøm

Åråsen Stadion · Skedsmo Municipality

Club coefficient
8.247
Return travel
4,102 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 routes9,432 km estimated return travel
Away opponentAssigned venueCityOne wayReturnControls
awayJuventusJuventus StadiumTurin792 km1,584 km0
awayUnion SGJoseph Marien StadiumForest962 km1,923 km0
awayCrystal PalaceSelhurst ParkSouth Norwood911 km1,823 km2
awayLillestrømÅråsen StadionSkedsmo Municipality2,051 km4,102 km0

Path Difficulty Index v1

Why this path scores 34

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

Competition rank15 / 36

Harder than the competition median.

  1. Rival strength65% weight39.7 · 25.8 pts
  2. Round-trip travel25% weight22.8 · 5.7 pts
  3. Estimated controls10% weight25 · 2.5 pts
Published formula

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

Methodology

Tournament participation

Edition record

Absence from this table does not prove non-participation.

SeasonCompetitionPublished stagePosition / result
2026/27Europa LeagueLeague-phase fixtures8 fixtures
2024/25Europa LeagueLeague-phase fixtures12 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.