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

Europa League · 2026/27

Salzburg

Red Bull Arena · Wals-Siezenheim · provisional competition venue

Path difficulty21.6Rank 26 of 36
Opponent coefficient300.903Rank 16 of 36
Round-trip travel5,020 kmRank 36 of 36
Estimated controls00 of 4 away trips
Club coefficient45Frozen 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
Home team: Levski Sofia
Away team: Salzburg
VenueNatsionalen Stadion Vasil LevskiSofia
ScheduledAway
Home team: Salzburg
Away team: AC Milan
VenueStadion SalzburgSalzburg
ScheduledHome
Home team: Celje
Away team: Salzburg
VenueStadion CeljeCelje
ScheduledAway
Home team: Anderlecht
Away team: Salzburg
VenueRSC Anderlecht StadiumBrussels
ScheduledAway
Home team: Salzburg
Away team: Ararat-Armenia
VenueStadion SalzburgSalzburg
ScheduledHome
Home team: Salzburg
Away team: Sparta Praha
VenueStadion SalzburgSalzburg
ScheduledHome
Home team: Salzburg
Away team: Crystal Palace
VenueStadion SalzburgSalzburg
ScheduledHome
Europa League

2025/26 match programme

All competition fixtures
Home team: Salzburg0
Away team: Porto1
VenueStadion SalzburgSalzburg
Full timeLoss
Home team: Lyon2
Away team: Salzburg0
VenueOL StadiumDécines
Full timeLoss
Home team: Salzburg2
Away team: Ferencváros3
VenueStadion SalzburgSalzburg
Full timeLoss
Home team: Salzburg2
Away team: Go Ahead Eagles0
VenueStadion SalzburgSalzburg
Full timeWin
Home team: Bologna FC 19094
Away team: Salzburg1
VenueStadio Renato Dall'AraBologna
Full timeLoss
Home team: Freiburg1
Away team: Salzburg0
VenueStadion am WolfswinkelFreiburg
Full timeLoss
Home team: Salzburg3
Away team: FC Basel 18931
VenueStadion SalzburgSalzburg
Full timeWin
Home team: Aston Villa3
Away team: Salzburg2
VenueVilla ParkBirmingham
Full timeLoss
Champions League

2024/25 match programme

All competition fixtures
Home team: Sparta Praha3
Away team: Salzburg0
VenueStadion LetnáPrague
Full timeLoss
Home team: Salzburg0
Away team: Stade Brestois 294
VenueStadion SalzburgSalzburg
Full timeLoss
Home team: Salzburg0
Away team: GNK Dinamo2
VenueStadion SalzburgSalzburg
Full timeLoss
Home team: Feyenoord1
Away team: Salzburg3
VenueStadion Feijenoord 'De Kuip'Rotterdam
Full timeWin
Home team: Bayer Leverkusen5
Away team: Salzburg0
VenueBayArenaLeverkusen
Full timeLoss
Home team: Real Madrid5
Away team: Salzburg1
VenueEstadio Santiago BernabéuMadrid
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

AC Milan

Giuseppe Meazza Stadium · Milan

Club coefficient
66
Travel
Estimated controls

Sparta Praha

Letná Stadium · Prague

Club coefficient
38.25
Travel
Estimated controls

Crystal Palace

Selhurst Park · South Norwood

Club coefficient
23.903
Travel
Estimated controls

Ararat-Armenia

Football Academy Stadium (Yerevan) · Yerevan

Club coefficient
7
Travel
Estimated controls
A

Travel required

Away opponents

Bayer Leverkusen

BayArena · Leverkusen

Club coefficient
105
Return travel
1,124 km
Estimated controls
0

Anderlecht

Lotto Park · Anderlecht

Club coefficient
30.75
Return travel
1,427 km
Estimated controls
0

Celje

Stadion Z'dežele · Hudinja

Club coefficient
23
Return travel
490 km
Estimated controls
0

Levski Sofia

Georgi Asparuhov Stadium · Poduyane District

Club coefficient
7
Return travel
1,978 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 routes5,020 km estimated return travel
Away opponentAssigned venueCityOne wayReturnControls
awayBayer LeverkusenBayArenaLeverkusen562 km1,124 km0
awayAnderlechtLotto ParkAnderlecht714 km1,427 km0
awayCeljeStadion Z'deželeHudinja245 km490 km0
awayLevski SofiaGeorgi Asparuhov StadiumPoduyane District989 km1,978 km0

Path Difficulty Index v1

Why this path scores 21.6

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

Competition rank26 / 36

Easier than the competition median.

  1. Rival strength65% weight33.3 · 21.6 pts
  2. Round-trip travel25% weight0 · 0 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
2025/26Europa LeagueLeague-phase fixtures8 fixtures
2024/25Champions 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.