Crystal Palace Conference League fixtures, results and squad

After failing Europa League qualifying due to a UEFA ruling on 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 The team beat 2022/23 European champions Manchester City in the FA Cup final to ensure they would play continental football for the first time.

Coach Oliver Glasner, who won the 2021/22 Europa League with his former club Eintracht Frankfurt, guided his side to a 1-0 aggregate victory over Norwegian side Fredrikstad in the qualifying play-offs.

Discover Crystal Palace's schedule, results and squad for the 2025/26 season. Conference League and take a look at the schedule for the championship stage and beyond.

Palace Conference League schedules, results 2025/26

Palace's opponents in the league stage include reigning Ukrainian champions Dynamo Kyiv and Cyprus Cup winners AEK Larnaca.

Alkmaar finished fifth in the Netherlands in 2024/25 and reached the Dutch Cup final, while Strasbourg finished seventh in France and are part of the same multi-club ownership portfolio as Chelsea.

Shelbourne won the League of Ireland Premier Division and KuPS were Finnish Veikkausliiga champions by one point.

Midtjylland finished second in Denmark and Porto, Europa League champions in 2002/03 and 2010/11, finished third in Portugal, one place ahead of Braga, who they beat in the last final.

All matches start at 8:00 p.m. GMT / 3:00 p.m. ET / 12:00 p.m. 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 vs Palace

Thursday December 11: Shelbourne v Palace

Thursday December 18: Palace vs. KuPS

Crystal Palace Conference League squad 2025/26

Palace roster A Conference League team has been entered through to the knockout stages in February 2026, when clubs can add a maximum of three new players into 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

Midfield: Jefferson Lerma, Christantus Uche, Daichi Kamada, Will Hughes, Adam Wharton, Jaydee Canvot, Justin Devenny

Advantages: Ismaila Sarr, Eddie Nketiah, Yeremy Pino, Jean-Philippe Mateta, Romain Esse

Entries on List B, made up of players born after January 1, 2004 and eligible to play for the club for an uninterrupted period of two years from their 15th birthday, can also be submitted up to midnight before each match.

Palace's B-list players are marked with an asterisk on their Conference League roster.

Crystal Palace Conference League Fixtures 2025/26

Unlike the previous group stage held until 2023/24, each team now plays six matches in the league stage, all against different opponents.

The top eight teams in the ranking automatically qualify for the round of 16. Teams finishing ninth through 24th will compete in a two-legged knockout play-off to reach the round of 16.

Teams finishing 25th or lower are out of Europe for the season.

Knockout stage 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 held?

Knockout play-offs: TBC (from day 1)

Round of 16, quarter-finals, semi-finals and final: February 27, 2026

Which English clubs are participating in the Conference League 2025/26?

Palace are England's only contenders in the Conference League this season, 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 owns the live broadcast rights to the Conference League in the UK.

TNT Sports costs £29.99 per month via discovery+which includes Eurosport and entertainment and is available on a huge range of devices including smart TVs and games consoles.

How to live stream Palace Conference League matches online

TNT Sports' Discovery+ app allows fans to watch on the go on a wide range of devices, including smart TVs and gaming consoles.