Crystal Palace Conference League fixtures, results, squad and schedule 2025/26

Key details on Palace's 2025/26 Conference League campaign

Crystal Palace Conference League fixtures, results, squad and schedule 2025/26

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 will leave Palace at the end of the season, won the 2021/22 Europa League with former club Eintracht Frankfurt.

Check out Crystal Palace’s fixtures, results and squad for the 2025/26 Conference League and take a look at the schedule.

Ismaila Sarr celebrates for Crystal Palace

Palace Conference League fixtures, results 2025/26

Here’s how Palace’s fixtures and results look. They will play Fiorentina or Rakow in a potential quarter-final and Alkmaar, Sparta Praha, Lech Poznan or Shakhtar in a potential semi-final.

DateOpponentsStageResult
Mar 19, 2026AEK Larnaca (A)Round of 16 second leg
Mar 12, 2026AEK Larnaca (H)Round of 16 first leg
Feb 26, 2026Zrinjski Mostar (H)Knockout play-off second legW 2–0
Feb 19, 2026Zrinjski Mostar (A)Knockout play-off first legD 1–1
Dec 18, 2025KuPS (H)League phaseD 2–2
Dec 11, 2025Shelbourne (A)League phaseW 3–0
Nov 27, 2025Strasbourg (A)League phaseL 1–2
Nov 6, 2025AZ Alkmaar (H)League phaseW 3–1
Oct 23, 2025AEK Larnaca (H)League phaseL 0–1
Oct 2, 2025Dynamo Kyiv (A)League phaseW 2–0
Aug 28, 2025Fredrikstad (A)Qualifying play-off second legD 0–0
Aug 21, 2025Fredrikstad (H)Qualifying play-off first legW 1–0

You can see the full Conference League bracket here.

Crystal Palace Conference League squad 2025/26

This was Palace’s List A Conference League squad 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 striker Jean-Philippe Mateta

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.

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

StageDates
Round of 16March 12 & 19
Quarter-finalsApril 9 & 16
Semi-finalsApril 30 and May 7
FinalMay 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.