NEC Nijmegen in Europe: All Europa League opponents, matches, kick-off times

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/nijmegen/nRluRF0T/"]NEC Nijmegen[/a]'s third-place finish in the 2025/26 Eredivisie was the best in club history and earned them their first-ever spot in the UEFA Champions League qualifiers. NEC reached the play-offs of UEFA Champions League qualifying, but crashed out after losing 6-1 on aggregate to Norwegian side [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/bodo-glimt/S0WZMUNG/"]Bodo/Glimt[/a].[/p][p]The success is all self-made, engineered by manager Dick Schreuder, who rocked the Eredivisie with his aggressive attacking brand of football.[/p][p]NEC's last appearance in Europe dates back to 2009, when they reached the round of 32 of the UEFA Cup. 17 years later, NEC return to Europe, with the following games on their schedule.[/p][h2]NEC's UEFA Europa League schedule[/h2][p][b]NEC - [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/benfica/zBkyuyRI/"]Benfica[/a][/b][/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/juventus/C06aJvIB/"]Juventus[/a] - NEC[/b][/p][p][b]NEC - [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/rennes/d2nnj1IE/"]Stade Rennais[/a][/b][/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/din-zagreb/8G5ufQTg/"]Dinamo Zagreb[/a] - NEC[/b][/p][p][b]NEC - [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/omonia/GSLWiAPe/"]Omonia Nicosia[/a][/b][/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/celje/SpbURe4O/"]Celje[/a] - NEC[/b][/p][p][b]NEC - [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/levski-sofia/E5OOzgs4/"]Levski Sofia[/a][/b][/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/ararat-armenia/xlT9cL89/"]Ararat-Armenia[/a] - NEC[/b][/p][p]Dates and kick-off times will soon be announced by UEFA.[/p][infobox id="c134a416-a81e-4aa8-9dc0-5a1a0f9322e0" /][embed guid="ea1b5a2c-39b3-4e2e-8181-19c7a73af8b1" url="https://x.com/necnijmegen/status/2093299643392098627?s=20" social-type="twitter" /]