Home team: Sunderland
Away team: AZ Alkmaar
VenueStadium of LightSunderland
ScheduledAway
Europa League · 2026/27
AZ Alkmaar
AFAS Stadion · Alkmaar · provisional competition venue
Path difficulty49.2Rank 6 of 36
Opponent coefficient319.903Rank 5 of 36
Round-trip travel12,750 kmRank 13 of 36
Estimated controls42 of 4 away trips
Club coefficient62.875Frozen at the draw
Club schedule
Fixtures & results
Official home/away ordering, Central European kick-off times and verified scores for 2026/27.
Europa League
All competition fixtures 2026/27 match programme
Home team: AZ Alkmaar
Away team: H. Beer-Sheva
VenueAZ StadionAlkmaar
ScheduledHome
Home team: Ararat-Armenia
Away team: AZ Alkmaar
VenueRepublican Stadium after Vazgen SargsyanYerevan
ScheduledAway
Home team: AZ Alkmaar
Away team: Juventus
VenueAZ StadionAlkmaar
ScheduledHome
Home team: Sparta Praha
Away team: AZ Alkmaar
VenueStadion LetnáPrague
ScheduledAway
Home team: AZ Alkmaar
Away team: Sturm Graz
VenueAZ StadionAlkmaar
ScheduledHome
Home team: AZ Alkmaar
Away team: GNK Dinamo
VenueAZ StadionAlkmaar
ScheduledHome
Home team: Benfica
Away team: AZ Alkmaar
VenueEstádio do SL BenficaLisbon
ScheduledAway
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
Juventus
Juventus Stadium · Turin
- Club coefficient
- 72.25
- Travel
- —
- Estimated controls
- —
GNK Dinamo
Stadion Maksimir · Zagreb
- Club coefficient
- 46.5
- Travel
- —
- Estimated controls
- —
Sturm Graz
Merkur Arena · Graz
- Club coefficient
- 28
- Travel
- —
- Estimated controls
- —
H. Beer-Sheva
Stadionul Rapid-Giulești · Bucharest
- Club coefficient
- 14
- Travel
- —
- Estimated controls
- —
A
Travel required
Away opponents
Benfica
Estádio da Luz · Lisbon
- Club coefficient
- 90
- Return travel
- 3,752 km
- Estimated controls
- 0
Sparta Praha
Letná Stadium · Prague
- Club coefficient
- 38.25
- Return travel
- 1,454 km
- Estimated controls
- 0
Sunderland
Stadium of Light · Sunderland
- Club coefficient
- 23.903
- Return travel
- 954 km
- Estimated controls
- 2
Ararat-Armenia
Football Academy Stadium (Yerevan) · Yerevan
- Club coefficient
- 7
- Return travel
- 6,590 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 routes12,750 km estimated return travel
| Away opponent | Assigned venue | City | One way | Return | Controls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| awayBenfica | Estádio da Luz | Lisbon | 1,876 km | 3,752 km | 0 |
| awaySparta Praha | Letná Stadium | Prague | 727 km | 1,454 km | 0 |
| awaySunderland | Stadium of Light | Sunderland | 477 km | 954 km | 2 |
| awayArarat-Armenia | Football Academy Stadium (Yerevan) | Yerevan | 3,295 km | 6,590 km | 2 |
Path Difficulty Index v1
Why this path scores 49.2
The score is relative to clubs in this competition and is not comparable across competitions.
Competition rank06 / 36
Harder than the competition median.
- Rival strength65% weight52.7 · 34.3 pts
- Round-trip travel25% weight39.9 · 10 pts
- 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.
MethodologyTournament participation
Edition record
Europa League · 2026/27
| Season | Competition | Published stage | Position / result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | Europa League | League-phase fixtures | 8 fixtures |
Published matches
Final record
No final recorded for this edition
The published record for this edition does not include a final appearance for this club.
Tournament history
Other editions
Explore AZ Alkmaar’s other published tournament appearances.