Champions -, Europa - , Conference League 2026-2027

Okay,
the final decisions have come to fruition with Ajax beating FC Utrecht in the penalty shoot out.
This is the European ticket distribution for the Eredivisie and the clubs starting dates.

Number 1 and 2: PSV and Feyenoord
The numbers one and two of the Eredivisie were already fixed for the last round of play.
That became PSV and Feyenoord. They have earned a ticket for the competition phase of the Champions League. The draw for this will take place on August 27. PSV and Feyenoord start the Champions League adventure on 8, 9 or 10 September and play at least eight matches.

Number 3: NEC
There is also Champions League football in Nijmegen, although that club has a ticket for the preliminary round of the billion-dollar ball. NEC receives a starting ticket for the third qualifying round of the Champions League due to the third place in the Eredivisie. This means that the club must survive two diptychs to actually qualify for the main tournament. If NEC does not make it, it will enter the competition phase of the Europa League. NEC's European season starts on 4 or 5 August. The draw is on July 20.

Cup winner: AZ
AZ owes the European ticket to the win of the KNVB Cup.
The Alkmaar team defeated NEC and thus grabbed a starting ticket for the competition phase of the Europa League. AZ will hear on August 28 what the draw will be and start the Europa League campaign on September 16 or 17.

Number 4: FC Twente
FC Twente ended the season with a fourth place in the Eredivisie. That is good for participation in the preliminary round of the Europa League. John van den Brom's team will start in the second qualifying round of the tournament. FC Twente must therefore survive three different opponents to qualify for the competition phase of the EL. The European season therefore starts early for FC Twente: on July 23. The draw for that game will be heard by FC Twente on June 17.

Play-off winner: Ajax
Play-off winner Ajax will enter the second qualifying round of the Conference League. The Amsterdam team also has to survive three diptychs for the main phase. Ajax also starts on July 23 and has the draw on June 17.

 

Ajax possible earnings in the Conference League:
Surviving a preliminary round is rewarded by UEFA with an amount of 175,000 euros. In total, Ajax must survive three rounds to qualify for the main tournament.
Qualification for the competition phase yields another 3.17 million euros.

In addition, they will receive the amount of the so-called Value Pillar. This is a premium based on past performance and TV money. Last season, for example, it was almost 3 million euros at Conference League participant AZ. At Ajax, that amount will be slightly higher.

You can also play premiums together in the competition phase of the Conference League.
After all, a win yields 400,000 euros and a draw 133,000 euros. The final ranking in the ranking and possibly reaching the next round are also good for bonuses. This way the counter can add up considerably, not to mention the income from receipts.

AZ earned more than ten million euros in the Conference League last season by reaching the quarter-finals.

 

Well, I wonder why goalies move so early...they should wait until the kicker puts his foot next to the ball and swings his kicking leg and his kicking foot is about 30 cm from the ball.
Once the kicker has planted his foot next to the ball, there's no way he can change his chosen corner.
Edit:
When the kicker makes stuttering, slower move towards the ball, it's even more important to stay put in the middle, as the kicker makes that way to see where you're moving to.

 

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Ajax in preliminary round Conference League linked to the same couple as FC Twente
UEFA has made the draw for the second qualifying round of the Conference League. Ajax is linked to the loser of FK Vojvodina – Ferencváros. The Amsterdam team first plays away, then at home.

Remarkable that couple also was drawn for FC Twente an hour earlier in the Europa League draw. The Tukkers however will take on the winner of Vojvodina against Ferencváros.

 

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https://nltimes.nl/2026/06/17/ajax-twente-discover-paths-conference-league-europa-league-qualifiers


Ajax and FC Twente have found out their potential opponents for the second qualifying round of the UEFA Conference League and UEFA Europa League, respectively. Twente will face the winner of the two legs played between FK Vojvodina from Serbia and Hungarian side Ferencvaros, while Ajax will face the side that is defeated.

Vojvodina and Ferencvaros meet in the opening Europa League qualifying round, with ties scheduled for 9 and 16 July. The first leg of the two-legged tie between Vojvodina and Ferencváros will be played at the Karađorđe Stadium in Novi Sad, Serbia. The draw was made in Nyon, Switzerland.

Ajax open their tie on 23 July away from home before hosting the return leg on 30 July. FC Twente also starts with a home game on 23 July and concludes away on 30 July.

etc.

 

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In the second qualifying round of the Conference League, Ajax will take on FK Vojvodina next Thursday. Ajax will play away at Vojvodina on July 23 and will receive the Serbian club on July 30 in the Johan Cruijff Arena.
FC Twente starts on July 23 with a home game against Ferencváros and plays away in Hungary on July 30.

 

In 2024, Ajax and Vojvodina also played against each other. Vojvodina was then the opponent in Francesco Farioli's first official match. In the preliminary rounds of the Europa League, Ajax was too strong twice. Once again, the Serbs missed out on a ticket for the group stage that season.

 

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Vojvodina - Ajax



VI ratings:

 

FC Twente - Ferencvaros




VI ratings:

 

1 point, divided by six participating clubs = 0.166!

 

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If FC Twente doesnot qualify for the EL, they drop to the Conference League qualifyers.

 

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Sandler joins NEC to Athens
Good news for NEC: Philippe Sandler traveled with the selection to Athens this morning for the duel against Olympiakos. The defender, who was injured after half an hour in the friendly match against Sevilla on Friday, seems fit enough to come into action on Tuesday. Who is certainly not there is Yassin Moslih. The 19-year-old defender suffered a seemingly serious injury on Friday. That is a setback for coach Dick Schreuder, because NEC is thin in defense. Moslih was on the provisional list of players that the club had submitted to UEFA for the diptych with Olympiakos.
NEC's selection for the part with Olympiakos:
Gonzalo Crettaz, Joep Geneste, Brayann Pereira, Philippe Sandler, Thomas Ouwejan, Bram Nuytinck, Tobias Storm, Deveron Fonville, Yassin Moslih, Clement Bischoff, Darko Nejasmic, Isak Hansen-Aarøen, Noe Lebreton, Kodai Sano, Jamiro Monteiro, Emre Mor, Tjaronn Chery, Dusan Tadic, Kaj Sierhuis, Sami Ouaissa, Bryan Linssen, Kevin Kers.

 

Olympiakos Piraeus - NEC on tuesday August the 4th

 

You better wish they do.
Not for their benefits (they're not likely to be high in the chart the coming seasons), but for the benefits of either Ajax/PSV/Feyenoord as the most likely to be in the first or second spot.
But maybe it's better for them (not financially, but for our coefficient points) to drop to the EL and more likely score points there.

 

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Best outcome from a coefficient pov would be two wins against Pireaus and a win and a loss against that Belgian team, with the Belgians with just 1 goal more get through.
Then NEC ends up in the EL with far better chances to gather coeff. points for us.
But NEC prefers the 60-70 million, I guess

 

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