After missing out on Europa League qualification because of a UEFA ruling over ownership rules upheld by the Court of Arbitration for Sport, Crystal Palace are England’s representatives in the 2025/26 Conference League.
The Premier League side beat 2022/23 European champions Manchester City in the FA Cup final to ensure they would play continental football for the first time.
Manager Oliver Glasner, who won the 2021/22 Europa League with former club Eintracht Frankfurt, guided his side to a 1-0 aggregate win over Norwegian team Fredrikstad in the qualification play-offs.
Check out Crystal Palace’s fixtures, results and squad for the 2025/26 Conference League and take a look at the schedule for the league phase and beyond.
Palace Conference League fixtures, results 2025/26
Palace were drawn against Bosnian side HSK Zrinjski Mostar in the knockout phase play-offs. The games are expected to take place across two legs on February 19 and 2026, with details to be confirmed by January 31.
Palace’s opponents in the league phase included reigning Ukrainian champions Dynamo Kyiv and Cypriot Cup winners AEK Larnaca.
Alkmaar finished fifth in Holland in 2024/25 and reached the Dutch Cup final, while Strasbourg were seventh in France and are in the same multi-club ownership portfolio as Chelsea.
Shelbourne won the League of Ireland Premier Division and KuPS were Finnish Veikkausliiga champions by a point.
Midtjylland were runners-up in Denmark and Porto, who were Europa League champions in 2002/03 and 2010/11, finished third in Portugal, one place ahead of Braga, who they beat in the latter final.
All fixtures start at 20:00 GMT / 15:00 ET / 12:00 PT.
Thursday, October 2: Dynamo Kyiv 0-2 Palace
Thursday, October 23: Palace 0-1 AEK Larnaca
Thursday, November 6: Palace 3-1 Alkmaar
Thursday, November 27: Strasbourg 2-1 Palace
Thursday, December 11: Shelbourne 0-3 Palace
Thursday, December 18: Palace 2-2 KuPS
Crystal Palace Conference League squad 2025/26
Palace’s List A Conference League squad has been registered until the round of 16 in February 2026, when clubs can add a maximum of three new players within the existing limit of 25.
Goalkeepers: Dean Henderson, Remi Matthews, Walter Benitez
Defenders: Daniel Munoz, Tyrick Mitchell, Maxence Lacroix Marc Guehi, Nathaniel Clyne, Borna Sosa, Chris Richards, Chadi Riad, Caleb Kporha
Midfielders: Jefferson Lerma, Christantus Uche, Daichi Kamada, Will Hughes, Adam Wharton, Jaydee Canvot, Justin Devenny
Forwards: Ismaila Sarr, Eddie Nketiah ,Yeremy Pino, Jean-Philippe Mateta, Romain Esse
List B submissions, comprised of players born after January 1, 2004 who have been eligible to play for the club for an uninterrupted period of two years since their 15th birthday, can also be made until midnight before each match.
The players on Palace’s List B are denoted with an asterisk on their Conference League squad list.
Crystal Palace Conference League schedule 2025/26
In a change from the previous group stage held until 2023/24, each team now plays six matches in the league phase, all against different opponents.
The top eight sides in the table qualify automatically for the round of 16. The teams finishing in ninth to 24th will compete in a two-legged knockout phase play-off to reach the last 16.
Teams finishing 25th or lower are out of Europe for the season.
Knockout phase play-offs: February 19 and 26 2026
Round of 16: March 12 and 19
Quarter-finals: April 9 and 16
Semi-finals: April 30 and May 7
Final: May 27
When are the Conference League draws?
Round of 16, quarter-final, semi-final, and final: February 27 2026
Which English clubs are in the Conference League 2025/26?
Palace are the only English competitors in this season’s Conference League, following in the footsteps of Tottenham, West Ham, Aston Villa and Chelsea in the previous four campaigns.
The Hammers won the second edition of the competition in 2022/23 and the Blues triumphed in 2024/25.
When is the Conference League final?
The final will take place on May 27 2026 at the Leipzig Stadium home of Bundesliga club Leipzig.
How to watch Palace in the Conference League: TV channel
TNT Sports have the live broadcast rights to the Conference League in the UK.
TNT Sports costs £29.99 a month through Discovery Plus, which includes Eurosport and entertainment and is available on a vast range of devices including smart TVs and gaming consoles.
How to live stream Palace Conference League games online
TNT Sports’ Discovery Plus app allows fans to watch on the move on a vast range of devices including smart TVs and gaming consoles.
