Telstar knows the Eredivisie schedule and starts with an away match against NEC. Although it's still a concept version, the publication provides a guideline. Telstar opens the season with a visit to NEC and plays the first home match against Sparta Rotterdam in the second round. The KNVB has published the concept schedule for the new Eredivisie season. This gives the White Eagles a first glimpse of the route that must be taken next year. Although it's still a concept version, the publication provides a guideline. Telstar starts the competition on Saturday 8 August with an away match in Nijmegen against NEC, where it starts at 16:30. A week later, on Friday 14 August at 20:00, the first home match in the 711 Stadium against Sparta Rotterdam follows. Notably, the planning of the third round is: the away match against FC Twente is scheduled for Wednesday 9 September at 18:45, which will be played after rounds 4 and 5. For the first 12 rounds, the exact match dates and start times have been set by the association. The KNVB emphasizes that changes can still be made in this concept schedule based on discussions with local authorities and European commitments of other clubs. For rounds 13 to 34, the final match times (n.t.b.) must still be determined. The complete concept schedule is as follows: First half of the season (2026): Round 1: Sat 8 Aug, 16:30 | NEC – Telstar Round 2: Fri 14 Aug, 20:00 | Telstar – Sparta Rotterdam Round 4: Sun 30 Aug, 16:45 | Telstar – Ajax Round 5: Sun 6 Sep, 14:30 | Telstar – SC Cambuur Round 3: Wed 9 Sep, 18:45 | FC Twente – Telstar(Inhaalduel) Round 6: Sat 12 Sep, 21:00 | sc Heerenveen – Telstar Round 7: Sun 20 Sep, 14:30 | AZ – Telstar Round 8: Sun 11 Oct, 14:30 | Telstar – ADO Den Haag Round 9: Sat 17 Oct, 20:00 | Telstar – Feyenoord Round 10: Fri 23 Oct, 20:00 | Go Ahead Eagles – Telstar Round 11: Sun 1 Nov, 14:30 | Telstar – FC Utrecht Round 12: Sat 7 Nov, 16:30 | Fortuna Sittard – Telstar Round 13: 21–22 Nov | Telstar – PEC Zwolle (tijd n.t.b.) Round 14: 27–29 Nov | Excelsior Rotterdam – Telstar (tijd n.t.b.) Round 15: 4–6 Dec | Telstar – FC Groningen (tijd n.t.b.) Round 16: 11–13 Dec | PSV – Telstar (tijd n.t.b.) Round 17: 18–20 Dec | Telstar – Willem II (tijd n.t.b.) Second half of the season (2027): Round 18: Sun 10 Jan, 14:30 | ADO Den Haag – Telstar Round 19: 15–17 Jan | Telstar – NEC (tijd n.t.b.) Round 20: 22–24 Jan | Ajax – Telstar (tijd n.t.b.) Round 21: 28–31 Jan | Sparta Rotterdam – Telstar (tijd n.t.b.) Round 22: 12–14 Feb | Telstar – sc Heerenveen (tijd n.t.b.) Round 23: 19–21 Feb | Feyenoord – Telstar (tijd n.t.b.) Round 24: 26–28 Feb | Telstar – Go Ahead Eagles (tijd n.t.b.) Round 25: 5–7 Mar | FC Groningen – Telstar (tijd n.t.b.) Round 26: 12–14 Mar | Telstar – PSV (tijd n.t.b.) Round 27: 19–21 Mar | Telstar – Fortuna Sittard (tijd n.t.b.) Round 28: 3–4 Apr | SC Cambuur – Telstar (tijd n.t.b.) Round 29: 9–11 Apr | Telstar – FC Twente (tijd n.t.b.) Round 30: 23–25 Apr | PEC Zwolle – Telstar (tijd n.t.b.) Round 31: 30 Apr–2 May | Telstar – AZ (tijd n.t.b.)