European club tournament research 2026/27 snapshot Generated 30 Aug 2026
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Champions League · 2026/27

Sporting CP

Estádio José Alvalade · Lisbon · provisional competition venue

Path difficulty23.3Rank 28 of 36
Opponent coefficient560.449Rank 29 of 36
Round-trip travel13,522 kmRank 14 of 36
Estimated controls42 of 4 away trips
Club coefficient84Frozen 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: Sporting CP
Away team: Galatasaray
VenueEstádio José AlvaladeLisbon
ScheduledHome
Home team: Lens
Away team: Sporting CP
VenueStade Bollaert-DelelisLens Agglo
ScheduledAway
Home team: Sporting CP
Away team: LASK
VenueEstádio José AlvaladeLisbon
ScheduledHome
Home team: Roma
Away team: Sporting CP
VenueStadio OlimpicoRome
ScheduledAway
Home team: Sporting CP
Away team: Barcelona
VenueEstádio José AlvaladeLisbon
ScheduledHome
Home team: Manchester City
Away team: Sporting CP
VenueCity of Manchester StadiumManchester
ScheduledAway
Champions League

2025/26 match programme

All competition fixtures
Home team: Sporting CP4
Away team: Kairat Almaty1
VenueEstádio José AlvaladeLisbon
Full timeWin
Home team: Napoli2
Away team: Sporting CP1
VenueStadio Diego Armando MaradonaNaples
Full timeLoss
Home team: Sporting CP2
Away team: Marseille1
VenueEstádio José AlvaladeLisbon
Full timeWin
Home team: Juventus1
Away team: Sporting CP1
VenueJuventus StadiumTurin
Full timeDraw
Home team: Sporting CP3
Away team: Club Brugge0
VenueEstádio José AlvaladeLisbon
Full timeWin
Home team: Bayern München3
Away team: Sporting CP1
VenueFußball Arena MünchenMunich
Full timeLoss
Home team: Athletic Club2
Away team: Sporting CP3
VenueEstadio de San MamésBilbao
Full timeWin
Home team: Bodø/Glimt3
Away team: Sporting CP0
VenueAspmyraBodø
Full timeLoss
Home team: Sporting CP5
Away team: Bodø/Glimt0
VenueEstádio José AlvaladeLisbon
After extra timeWin
Home team: Sporting CP0
Away team: Arsenal1
VenueEstádio José AlvaladeLisbon
Full timeLoss
Home team: Arsenal0
Away team: Sporting CP0
VenueArsenal StadiumLondon
Full timeDraw
Champions League

2024/25 match programme

All competition fixtures
Home team: Sporting CP2
Away team: Lille0
VenueEstádio José AlvaladeLisbon
Full timeWin
Home team: PSV1
Away team: Sporting CP1
VenuePSV StadionEindhoven
Full timeDraw
Home team: Sturm Graz0
Away team: Sporting CP2
VenueWörthersee StadionKlagenfurt
Full timeWin
Home team: Sporting CP4
Away team: Manchester City1
VenueEstádio José AlvaladeLisbon
Full timeWin
Home team: Sporting CP1
Away team: Arsenal5
VenueEstádio José AlvaladeLisbon
Full timeLoss
Home team: Club Brugge2
Away team: Sporting CP1
VenueJan BreydelstadionBruges
Full timeLoss
Home team: Leipzig2
Away team: Sporting CP1
VenueRB ArenaLeipzig
Full timeLoss
Home team: Sporting CP1
Away team: Bologna FC 19091
VenueEstádio José AlvaladeLisbon
Full timeDraw

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

Barcelona

Camp Nou · Barcelona

Club coefficient
113.25
Travel
Estimated controls

Manchester United

Old Trafford · Manchester

Club coefficient
76.5
Travel
Estimated controls

Galatasaray

Rams Park · Sarıyer

Club coefficient
53.5
Travel
Estimated controls

LASK

Linzer Stadion · Linz

Club coefficient
21
Travel
Estimated controls
A

Travel required

Away opponents

Manchester City

Etihad Stadium · Manchester

Club coefficient
125.5
Return travel
3,441 km
Estimated controls
2

Roma

Stadio Olimpico · Rome

Club coefficient
97.75
Return travel
3,720 km
Estimated controls
0

Shakhtar Donetsk

Stamford Bridge · Fulham

Club coefficient
56.25
Return travel
3,154 km
Estimated controls
2

Lens

Stade Bollaert-Delelis · Lens

Club coefficient
16.699
Return travel
3,206 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 routes13,522 km estimated return travel
Away opponentAssigned venueCityOne wayReturnControls
awayManchester CityEtihad StadiumManchester1,721 km3,441 km2
awayRomaStadio OlimpicoRome1,860 km3,720 km0
awayShakhtar DonetskStamford BridgeFulham1,577 km3,154 km2
awayLensStade Bollaert-DelelisLens1,603 km3,206 km0

Path Difficulty Index v1

Why this path scores 23.3

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

Competition rank28 / 36

Easier than the competition median.

  1. Rival strength65% weight20.4 · 13.3 pts
  2. Round-trip travel25% weight33.6 · 8.4 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 fixtures12 fixtures
2024/25Champions LeagueLeague-phase fixtures10 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.