Crystal Palace could be thrown from the Europa League in a shock to the sports world.
The Eagles initially secured their place in Europe by beating Manchester City in an exciting FA Cup final.
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The sublime 16th minute of Ebereechi Eze was enough to secure the very first big trophy of Palace.
And despite the end of the 12th in the competition, winning the FA Cup meant that the Eagles automatically qualified for that of next season Europa League.
In a shocking turn of events, however, the outfit of South Londs could be banned from the tournament before they even kicked a ball.
Why can Crystal Palace be thrown from the Europa League?
American billionaire John Textor is the largest shareholder in Palace but also has a French side Lyon – who have also qualified for the Europa League.
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UEFA rules prevent two clubs from the same property group to participate in the same competition.
Where there is a conflict, the place goes to the team that ended most in their domestic competition.
That means Palace Would miss it if they had finished 12th place While Lyon finished sixth in Ligue 1.
They will also not be able to in the Conference competition Because of the importance of Textor in Brondbywho qualified for that competition by finishing third In the Danish Superliga.
Owners of both Manchester City And Manchester United had to take steps, including placing shares in blind trusts, to prevent such problems in the past seasons.
Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis his shares in the club placed in blind trust when it seemed as if they would be eligible for the Champions League beside the The other club of the Greek businessman, Olympiakos.
Who would take the place of Crystal Palace in the Europa League, should they be thrown away?
It still has to be confirmed, but if Crystal Palace were to be thrown from Europe, this would mean Nottingham Forest Would go up to their Europa League spot of the Conference League.
Palace’s Rivals Brighton would also be in Europe, in the Conference League.
Forest finished 7th in the Premier League and Brighton provided 8th place.
When does the 2025/26 Europa League start?
The 2025/26 Europa League campaign starts on Thursday 10 July and will be closed on Wednesday 20 May 2026 in Istanbul.
Here are the most important data for the Europa League of next season.
- First qualifying round: 10 and 17 July 2025
- Second qualifying round: 24 and 31 July 2025
- Third qualifying round: 7 and 14 August 2025
- Play-Offs: 21 and 28 August 2025
- MatchDay 1: 24 & 25 September 2025
- MatchDay 2: October 2, 2025
- MatchDay 3: October 23, 2025
- MatchDay 4: November 6, 2025
- MatchDay 5: November 27, 2025
- MatchDay 6: 11 December 2025
- MatchDay 7: January 22, 2026
- MatchDay 8: January 29, 2026
- Knockout phase Play-Offs: 19 and 26 February 2026
- Tour of 16: 12 & 19 March 2026
- Quarterfinals: 9 and 16 April 2026
- Semi-final: April 30 and May 7, 2026
- End: May 20, 2026 (Istanbul)
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