FC Utrecht starts the 2026/2027 season with an away match. The team of new coach Anthony Correia will visit FC Groningen in the first round. The match is scheduled for Sunday, August 9, at 14:30. Two days earlier, SC Cambuur and Excelsior will kick off the Eredivisie season in Leeuwarden. In the first division, Jong FC Utrecht will also make a long trip on the first matchday. On Sunday, August 9, the team of coach Mark Otten will play away against MVV. The kick-off in Maastricht is at 12:15.