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 coefficient62.875UEFA coefficient 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 coefficients are fixed for this season and also used in the competition rankings.
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
Distances are straight-line estimates between the assigned competition venues.
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
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 scaling each measure from lowest to highest 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
No final appearance is listed for this club in this edition.
Tournament history
Other editions
Explore AZ Alkmaar’s other published tournament appearances.