Crystal Palace, Conference League and UEFA
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In 2025/26, the UEFA Conference League returns for its fifth edition and its second under the new format following a resounding success in 2024/25.Building on a successful debut, Europe’s newest
Crystal Palace have been demoted to the Conference League following breaches of multi-club ownership regulations, a UEFA panel has ruled.
The UEFA Champions League final may have only been a month-and-a-half ago, but qualification campaigns for the 2025-2026 season are already underway.
The 2025/26 UEFA Conference League group stage draw will take place on August 29, the day after the conclusion of the play-offs. While the Champions League and Europa League newly formatted league phase gets underway in September, Europe’s tertiary club tournament kicks off the following month.
Penybont endured a difficult evening and a blow to their hopes of advancing as they suffered a 3-0 defeat away to Lithuania's Kauno Zalgiris in the Uefa Conference League first qualifying round first leg. The Cymru Premier side's preparations had been disrupted when their luggage had been lost on route to Lithuania.