European club tournament research 2026/27 season
Road to Football

Europa League · 2026/27

Benfica

Estádio da Luz · Lisbon · provisional competition venue

Path difficulty38.4Rank 10 of 36
Opponent coefficient295.142Rank 18 of 36
Round-trip travel18,942 kmRank 3 of 36
Estimated controls21 of 4 away trips
Club coefficient90UEFA 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

2026/27 match programme

All competition fixtures
Home team: AC Milan
Away team: Benfica
VenueStadio San SiroMilan
ScheduledAway
Home team: Benfica
Away team: Celtic
VenueEstádio do SL BenficaLisbon
ScheduledHome
Home team: Omonia
Away team: Benfica
VenueGSPNicosia
ScheduledAway
Home team: Benfica
Away team: Lech Poznań
VenueEstádio do SL BenficaLisbon
ScheduledHome
Home team: Viktoria Plzeň
Away team: Benfica
VenueStadion města PlzněPlzen
ScheduledAway
Home team: Benfica
Away team: OFI Crete
VenueEstádio do SL BenficaLisbon
ScheduledHome
Home team: N.E.C.
Away team: Benfica
VenueGoffertstadionNijmegen
ScheduledAway
Home team: Benfica
Away team: AZ Alkmaar
VenueEstádio do SL BenficaLisbon
ScheduledHome

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

AZ Alkmaar

AFAS Stadion · Alkmaar

Club coefficient
62.875
Travel
—
Estimated controls
—

Celtic

Celtic Park · Glasgow City

Club coefficient
44
Travel
—
Estimated controls
—

Lech Poznań

Enea Stadion · Poznań

Club coefficient
27.25
Travel
—
Estimated controls
—

OFI Crete

Pankritio Stadium · Heraklion Municipality

Club coefficient
9.682
Travel
—
Estimated controls
—
A

Travel required

Away opponents

AC Milan

Giuseppe Meazza Stadium · Milan

Club coefficient
66
Return travel
3,360 km
Estimated controls
0

Viktoria Plzeň

Doosan Arena · Plzeň

Club coefficient
50.5
Return travel
4,321 km
Estimated controls
0

Omonia

GSP Stadium · Strovolos

Club coefficient
21.25
Return travel
7,539 km
Estimated controls
2

N.E.C.

Goffertstadion · Nijmegen

Club coefficient
13.585
Return travel
3,723 km
Estimated controls
0

Assigned competition venues

The away map

Distances are straight-line estimates between the assigned competition venues.

4 away routes18,942 km estimated return travel
Away opponentAssigned venueCityOne wayReturnControls
awayAC MilanGiuseppe Meazza StadiumMilan1,680 km3,360 km0
awayViktoria PlzeňDoosan ArenaPlzeň2,161 km4,321 km0
awayOmoniaGSP StadiumStrovolos3,769 km7,539 km2
awayN.E.C.GoffertstadionNijmegen1,861 km3,723 km0

Path difficulty

Why this path scores 38.4

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

Competition rank10 / 36

Harder than the competition median.

  1. Rival strength65% weight27.5 · 17.9 pts
  2. Round-trip travel25% weight71.9 · 18 pts
  3. Estimated controls10% weight25 · 2.5 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.

Methodology

Tournament participation

Edition record

Europa League · 2026/27

SeasonCompetitionPublished stagePosition / result
2026/27Europa LeagueLeague-phase fixtures8 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 Benfica’s other published tournament appearances.