Europa League · 2026/27

Sturm Graz

Merkur Arena · Graz · provisional competition venue

Path difficulty7.3Rank 36 of 36

Opponent coefficient273.54Rank 33 of 36

Round-trip travel5,996 kmRank 35 of 36

Estimated controls21 of 4 away trips

Club coefficient28Frozen 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

Wed 16 Sept2026 · 21:00 CEST

VenueStadion Graz LiebenauGraz

ScheduledHome

Thu 15 Oct2026 · 21:00 CEST

VenueBournemouth StadiumBournemouth

ScheduledAway

Thu 22 Oct2026 · 18:45 CEST

VenueStadion Graz LiebenauGraz

ScheduledHome

Thu 5 Nov2026 · 21:00 CET

VenueStadion Graz LiebenauGraz

ScheduledHome

Thu 26 Nov2026 · 21:00 CET

VenueRhein-Neckar-ArenaSinsheim

ScheduledAway

Thu 10 Dec2026 · 18:45 CET

VenueAZ StadionAlkmaar

ScheduledAway

Thu 21 Jan2027 · 18:45 CET

VenueStadion Graz LiebenauGraz

ScheduledHome

Thu 28 Jan2027 · 21:00 CET

VenueStadion MaksimirZagreb

ScheduledAway

Europa League

2025/26 match programme

All competition fixtures

Wed 24 Sept2025 · 18:45 CEST

VenueArena HerningHerning

Thu 2 Oct2025 · 21:00 CEST

VenueStadion Graz LiebenauGraz

Thu 23 Oct2025 · 21:00 CEST

VenueCeltic ParkGlasgow

Thu 6 Nov2025 · 18:45 CET

Nottingham Forest FC0

VenueStadion Graz LiebenauGraz

Thu 27 Nov2025 · 21:00 CET

VenueOlympic Athletic Center of Athens "Spyros Louis"Athens

Thu 11 Dec2025 · 18:45 CET

VenueStadion Graz LiebenauGraz

Thu 22 Jan2026 · 18:45 CET

VenueStadion Feijenoord 'De Kuip'Rotterdam

Thu 29 Jan2026 · 21:00 CET

VenueStadion Graz LiebenauGraz

Champions League

2024/25 match programme

All competition fixtures

Thu 19 Sept2024 · 21:00 CEST

Stade Brestois 292

VenueStade de RoudourouGuingamp

Wed 2 Oct2024 · 21:00 CEST

VenueWörthersee StadionKlagenfurt

Tue 22 Oct2024 · 21:00 CEST

VenueWörthersee StadionKlagenfurt

Tue 5 Nov2024 · 21:00 CET

Borussia Dortmund1

VenueBVB Stadion DortmundDortmund

Wed 27 Nov2024 · 18:45 CET

VenueWörthersee StadionKlagenfurt

Wed 11 Dec2024 · 18:45 CET

VenueStade Pierre MauroyVilleneuve d'Ascq

Tue 21 Jan2025 · 18:45 CET

VenueStadio di BergamoBergamo

Wed 29 Jan2025 · 21:00 CET

VenueWörthersee StadionKlagenfurt

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

Marseille

Stade Vélodrome · 8th arrondissement of Marseille

Club coefficient: 54
Travel: —
Estimated controls: —

Rennes

Roazhon Park · Rennes

Club coefficient: 35
Travel: —
Estimated controls: —

Celje

Stadion Z'dežele · Hudinja

Club coefficient: 23
Travel: —
Estimated controls: —

OFI Crete

Pankritio Stadium · Heraklion Municipality

Club coefficient: 9.682
Travel: —
Estimated controls: —

A

Travel required

Away opponents

AZ Alkmaar

AFAS Stadion · Alkmaar

Club coefficient: 62.875
Return travel: 1,970 km
Estimated controls: 0

GNK Dinamo

Stadion Maksimir · Zagreb

Club coefficient: 46.5
Return travel: 286 km
Estimated controls: 0

Bournemouth

Vitality Stadium · Bournemouth

Club coefficient: 23.903
Return travel: 2,651 km
Estimated controls: 2

Hoffenheim

SNP Arena · Sinsheim

Club coefficient: 18.58
Return travel: 1,089 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 routes5,996 km estimated return travel

Away opponent	Assigned venue	City	One way	Return	Controls
awayAZ Alkmaar	AFAS Stadion	Alkmaar	985 km	1,970 km	0
awayGNK Dinamo	Stadion Maksimir	Zagreb	143 km	286 km	0
awayBournemouth	Vitality Stadium	Bournemouth	1,326 km	2,651 km	2
awayHoffenheim	SNP Arena	Sinsheim	545 km	1,089 km	0

Path Difficulty Index v1

Why this path scores 7.3

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

Competition rank36 / 36

Easier than the competition median.

Rival strength65% weight5.5 · 3.6 pts
Round-trip travel25% weight5 · 1.3 pts
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.

Tournament participation

Edition record

Absence from this table does not prove non-participation.

Season	Competition	Published stage	Position / result
2026/27	Europa League	League-phase fixtures	8 fixtures
2025/26	Europa League	League-phase fixtures	8 fixtures
2024/25	Champions League	League-phase fixtures	8 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.