Crystal Palace Conference League fixtures, results and squad

After he was gone European League Qualifying due to a UEFA ruling on ownership rules upheld by the Court of Arbitration for Sport, Crystal Palace are England’s representative 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 will play continental football for the first time.

Head coach Oliver Glasner, who won the 2021/22 Europa League with his former club Eintracht Frankfurt, led his side to a 1-0 aggregate win over Norwegian side Frederikstad in the qualifiers.

Find out about Crystal Palace’s matches, results and lineup for the 2025/26 Conference League and take a look at the schedule for the league stage and beyond.

Palace Conference League fixtures results 2025/26

Palace were drawn against Bosnian side HSK Zrinjski Mostar in the knockout stage qualifiers. The matches are expected to be held in two stages on February 19 and 2026, with details to be confirmed by January 31.

Palace’s opponents in the league stage included Ukrainian defending champion Dynamo Kyiv and Cyprus Cup winner AEK Larnaca.

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

Shelbourne won the Irish Premier League and KuPS were champions of the Finnish Veikkausliiga by a point.

Midtjylland finished second in Denmark, while Porto, which was the European League champion in the 2002-2003 and 2010-2011 seasons, ranked third in Portugal, one place behind Braga, which it beat in the last final.

All matches start at 20:00 GMT / 15:00 ET / 12:00 PT.

Thursday 2 October: Dynamo Kyiv 0-2 Palace

Thursday 23 October: Palace 0-1 AEK Larnaca

Thursday 6 November: Palace 3-1 Alkmaar

Thursday 27 November: Strasbourg 2-1 Palace

Thursday 11 December: Shelbourne 0-3 Palace

Thursday 18 December: Shorten 2-2 cups

Crystal Palace lineup in the Conference League 2025/26

Palace’s squad is listed in the List A Conference League until the round of 16 in February 2026, when clubs can add a maximum of three new players within the current limit of 25 players.

Goalkeepers: Dean Henderson, Remy Matthews, Walter Benitez

Defenders: Daniel Munoz, Tyreek Mitchell, Maxence Lacroix, Marc Guehi, Nathaniel Clyne, Burna Sosa, Chris Richards, Shadi Riad, Caleb Kabourha

Midfielders: Jefferson Lerma, Christantis Uchi, Daichi Kamada, Will Hughes, Adam Wharton, Jade Canfoot, Justin Devenney

Attackers: Ismaila Sarr, Eddy Nketiah, Jeremi Benno, Jean-Philippe Mateta, Romain Essie

Applications for List B, which consists of players born after 1 January 2004 who were eligible to play for the club for a continuous period of two years from their 15th birthday, can also be submitted until midnight before each match.

Players on the Palace B roster are indicated with an asterisk in the Conference League team list.

Crystal Palace Conference League 2025/26 schedule

In a change from the previous group stage which was held until 2023/24, each team will now play six matches in the league stage, all against different opponents.

The top eight teams in the table automatically qualify for the round of 16. The teams ranked ninth to 24th will compete in a home-and-away knockout stage to reach the round of 16.

Teams ranked 25th or lower are eliminated from Europe for the season.

Knockout stage qualifiers: 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 is the Conference League draw held?

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

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

Palace is the only English competitor in the Conference League this season, following in the footsteps of Tottenham, West Ham, Aston Villa and Chelsea in the previous four seasons.

The Hammers won the second edition of the competition in 2022/23 and the Blues were victorious in 2024/25.

When is the conference league final?

The final match is scheduled to be held on May 27, 2026 at Leipzig Stadium, home of the German club Leipzig.

How to watch the Minors 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 through Discovery Plus, which includes Eurosport and entertainment and is available on a wide range of devices including smart TVs and games consoles.

How to live stream Palace Conference League matches online

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