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

Europa League · 2026/27

Sparta Praha

Letná Stadium · Prague · provisional competition venue

Path difficulty12.5Rank 33 of 36
Opponent coefficient268.178Rank 36 of 36
Round-trip travel10,846 kmRank 18 of 36
Estimated controls42 of 4 away trips
Club coefficient38.25Frozen 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: Ararat-Armenia
Away team: Sparta Praha
VenueRepublican Stadium after Vazgen SargsyanYerevan
ScheduledAway
Home team: Sparta Praha
Away team: Lillestrøm
VenueStadion LetnáPrague
ScheduledHome
Home team: Olympiacos
Away team: Sparta Praha
VenueStadio Georgios KaraiskakisPiraeus
ScheduledAway
Home team: Sparta Praha
Away team: Bournemouth
VenueStadion LetnáPrague
ScheduledHome
Home team: Sparta Praha
Away team: AZ Alkmaar
VenueStadion LetnáPrague
ScheduledHome
Home team: Salzburg
Away team: Sparta Praha
VenueStadion SalzburgSalzburg
ScheduledAway
Home team: Sparta Praha
Away team: Rennes
VenueStadion LetnáPrague
ScheduledHome
Conference League

2025/26 match programme

All competition fixtures
Home team: HNK Rijeka1
Away team: Sparta Praha0
VenueStadion HNK RijekaRijeka
Full timeLoss
Home team: Legia Warszawa0
Away team: Sparta Praha1
VenueThe Marshall Józef Piłsudski's Municipal Stadium of Legia WarsawWarsaw
Full timeWin
Home team: U. Craiova1
Away team: Sparta Praha2
VenueIon Oblemenco StadiumCraiova
Full timeWin
Home team: Sparta Praha3
Away team: Aberdeen FC0
VenueStadion LetnáPrague
Full timeWin
Home team: AZ Alkmaar2
Away team: Sparta Praha1
VenueAZ StadionAlkmaar
Full timeLoss
Home team: Sparta Praha0
Away team: AZ Alkmaar4
VenueStadion LetnáPrague
Full timeLoss
Champions League

2024/25 match programme

All competition fixtures
Home team: Sparta Praha3
Away team: Salzburg0
VenueStadion LetnáPrague
Full timeWin
Home team: Stuttgart1
Away team: Sparta Praha1
VenueArena StuttgartStuttgart
Full timeDraw
Home team: Manchester City5
Away team: Sparta Praha0
VenueCity of Manchester StadiumManchester
Full timeLoss
Home team: Feyenoord4
Away team: Sparta Praha2
VenueStadion Feijenoord 'De Kuip'Rotterdam
Full timeLoss
Home team: Sparta Praha0
Away team: Inter1
VenueStadion LetnáPrague
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

AZ Alkmaar

AFAS Stadion · Alkmaar

Club coefficient
62.875
Travel
Estimated controls

Rennes

Roazhon Park · Rennes

Club coefficient
35
Travel
Estimated controls

Bournemouth

Vitality Stadium · Bournemouth

Club coefficient
23.903
Travel
Estimated controls

Lillestrøm

Åråsen Stadion · Skedsmo Municipality

Club coefficient
8.247
Travel
Estimated controls
A

Travel required

Away opponents

Olympiacos

Karaiskakis Stadium · Piraeus Municipality

Club coefficient
62.25
Return travel
3,076 km
Estimated controls
0

Salzburg

Red Bull Arena · Wals-Siezenheim

Club coefficient
45
Return travel
548 km
Estimated controls
0

Crystal Palace

Selhurst Park · South Norwood

Club coefficient
23.903
Return travel
2,057 km
Estimated controls
2

Ararat-Armenia

Football Academy Stadium (Yerevan) · Yerevan

Club coefficient
7
Return travel
5,165 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 routes10,846 km estimated return travel
Away opponentAssigned venueCityOne wayReturnControls
awayOlympiacosKaraiskakis StadiumPiraeus Municipality1,538 km3,076 km0
awaySalzburgRed Bull ArenaWals-Siezenheim274 km548 km0
awayCrystal PalaceSelhurst ParkSouth Norwood1,029 km2,057 km2
awayArarat-ArmeniaFootball Academy Stadium (Yerevan)Yerevan2,583 km5,165 km2

Path Difficulty Index v1

Why this path scores 12.5

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

Competition rank33 / 36

Easier than the competition median.

  1. Rival strength65% weight0 · 0 pts
  2. Round-trip travel25% weight30.1 · 7.5 pts
  3. Estimated controls10% weight50 · 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
2025/26Conference 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.