Crystal Palace lose appeal against demotion from Europa League
Crystal Palace have lost their appeal against being demoted from the Europa League and will play in the Conference League this season.
The ruling from the Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas) also means Nottingham Forest’s spot in the Europa League is confirmed, having been promoted in Palace’s place.
The ruling comes just a day after Palace beat Liverpool on penalties to win the Community Shield at Wembley.
The Eagles qualified for the Europa League after winning the FA Cup last season but were punished by Uefa for breaching multi-club ownership rules.
American businessman John Textor owned a 43% stake in the club until he sold it in June and is the majority owner of Lyon, who have also qualified for the Europa League.
Palace had until 1 March 2025 to show Uefa proof of multi-club ownership restructuring, but the club missed that deadline.
In July, Palace submitted an appeal to Cas against Uefa – which issued the punishment as well as Lyon and Nottingham Forest.
