Crystal Palace won the 2025/26 Conference League as England’s sole representatives in the competition, beating Spanish side Rayo Vallecano in the final.
The Premier League side beat former European champions Manchester City in the 2024/25 FA Cup final to ensure they would play continental football for the first time.
After missing out on Europa League qualification because of a UEFA ruling over ownership rules upheld by the Court of Arbitration for Sport, manager Oliver Glasner – a 2021/22 Europa League with former club Eintracht Frankfurt – guided the Eagles to another trophy in the Austrian’s final season in charge.
Check out Crystal Palace’s full results and squad for the 2025/26 Conference League.
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Palace Conference League full results 2025/26
Here’s how Palace’s results played out.
| Date | Opponents | Stage | Result |
| May 27, 2026 | Rayo Vallecano (N) | Final | W 1-0 |
| May 7, 2026 | Shakhtar (H) | Semi-final second leg | W 2-1 (5-2 agg) |
| Apr 30, 2026 | Shakhtar (A) | Semi-final first leg | W 3-1 |
| Apr 16, 2026 | Fiorentina (A) | Quarter-final second leg | L 2-1 (W 4-2 agg) |
| Apr 9, 2026 | Fiorentina (H) | Quarter-final first leg | W 3-0 |
| Mar 19, 2026 | AEK Larnaca (A) | Round of 16 second leg | W 2-1 (after extra time and agg) |
| Mar 12, 2026 | AEK Larnaca (H) | Round of 16 first leg | D 0-0 |
| Feb 26, 2026 | Zrinjski Mostar (H) | Knockout play-off second leg | W 2–0 (3-1 agg) |
| Feb 19, 2026 | Zrinjski Mostar (A) | Knockout play-off first leg | D 1–1 |
| Dec 18, 2025 | KuPS (H) | League phase | D 2–2 |
| Dec 11, 2025 | Shelbourne (A) | League phase | W 3–0 |
| Nov 27, 2025 | Strasbourg (A) | League phase | L 1–2 |
| Nov 6, 2025 | AZ Alkmaar (H) | League phase | W 3–1 |
| Oct 23, 2025 | AEK Larnaca (H) | League phase | L 0–1 |
| Oct 2, 2025 | Dynamo Kyiv (A) | League phase | W 2–0 |
| Aug 28, 2025 | Fredrikstad (A) | Qualifying play-off second leg | D 0–0 (W 1-0 agg) |
| Aug 21, 2025 | Fredrikstad (H) | Qualifying play-off first leg | W 1–0 |
Crystal Palace Conference League squad 2025/26
This was Palace’s List A Conference League squad registered from the round of 16 in February 2026.
| Position | Players |
| Goalkeepers | Dean Henderson, Remi Matthews, Walter Benitez |
| Defenders | Daniel Munoz, Tyrick Mitchell, Maxence Lacroix, 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, Brennan Johnson, Jorgen Strand Larsen, Evann Guessand |
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.
Which English clubs were in the Conference League 2025/26?
Palace were 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 was the Conference League final?
The final took place on May 27 2026 at the Leipzig Stadium home of Bundesliga club Leipzig, where Jean-Philippe Mateta scored the only goal of the decider in the 50th minute.
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