Crystal Palace F.C. in European football

Crystal Palace is an English professional football club based in Selhurst, South London. The club has competed three times in UEFA competitions in its history – first in the 1998 UEFA Intertoto Cup, then in the 2025–26 UEFA Conference League, and thirdly in the 2026–27 UEFA Europa League. Additionally, the club has also participated in the minor Anglo-Italian Cup on a number of occasions.

Crystal Palace F.C. in European football

Club	Crystal Palace
Seasons played	3
Most appearances	Maxence Lacroix (16)
Top scorer	Ismaïla Sarr (9)
First entry	1998 UEFA Intertoto Cup
Latest entry	2026–27 UEFA Europa League
Titles
Conference League	1 (2026)

The club won their first European title after defeating Rayo Vallecano 1–0 in the 2026 UEFA Conference League final.

History

1998 UEFA Intertoto Cup

At the end of the 1997–98 FA Premier League season, Crystal Palace finished 20th and last in the league, ultimately being relegated to the First Division. However, despite their league position, the club qualified for its first European competition through entering the 1998 UEFA Intertoto Cup. A competition run during the summer period, the Intertoto was poorly regarded in England, primarily due to the disruption it was felt to cause to the pre-season schedule, as well as enmity at UEFA's punishment of Tottenham Hotspur and Wimbledon for fielding weakened sides during the 1995 competition. Having not participated for two years, 1998 was the first back in the competition for English clubs, with Crystal Palace the only one to apply to participate.

Season	Competition	Round	Opposition	Home	Attendance	Away	Attendance	Aggregate
1998	UEFA Intertoto Cup	Third round	Samsunspor	0–2	11,758	0–2	6,000	0–4

2025–26 UEFA Conference League

In 2025, Crystal Palace won their first major trophy when they defeated Manchester City in the FA Cup final. This provided the club with a place in the 2025–26 UEFA Europa League. However, at the time, the club's majority owner was American John Textor, who was also the majority owner of French club Lyon. Lyon had also qualified for the Europa League; this potentially led to a breach of UEFA's rules regarding the ownership of multiple clubs by a single individual or entity playing in the same competition. Ultimately, despite Textor selling his stake in the club, Crystal Palace were forced to relinquish their place in the Europa League to Nottingham Forest, who had originally qualified via their final position in the Premier League for the 2025–26 UEFA Conference League, with the two clubs swapping competitions. Palace reached the final of the 2025–26 UEFA Conference League and went on to win 1–0 against Spanish club Rayo Vallecano to claim their first European title.

Season	Competition	Round	Opposition	Home	Attendance	Away	Attendance	Aggregate
2025–26	UEFA Conference League	Play-off round	Fredrikstad	1–0	23,013	0–0	10,016	1–0
		League phase	Dynamo Kyiv	—N/a	—N/a	2–0	6,839	10th
			AEK Larnaca	0–1	23,038	—N/a	—N/a
			AZ	3–1	21,459	—N/a	—N/a
			Strasbourg	—N/a	—N/a	1–2	29,528
			Shelbourne	—N/a	—N/a	3–0	10,134
			KuPS	2–2	18,049	—N/a	—N/a
		Knockout phase play-offs	Zrinjski Mostar	2–0	21,306	1–1	7,152	3–1
		Round of 16	AEK Larnaca	0–0	17,985	2–1 (a.e.t.)	7,019	2–1
		Quarter-finals	Fiorentina	3–0	22,775	1–2	21,045	4–2
		Semi-finals	Shakhtar Donetsk	2–1	23,080	3–1	29,842	5–2
		Final	Rayo Vallecano	1–0 (N)			39,176	—N/a

2026–27 UEFA Europa League

Following victory in the UEFA Conference League, Crystal Palace qualified for a second successive European campaign by entering the following season's UEFA Europa League via the spot reserved for the Conference League winners.

Season	Competition	Round	Opposition	Home	Attendance	Away	Attendance	Aggregate
2026–27	UEFA Europa League	League phase

Overall record in all UEFA competitions

Correct as of match played 27 May 2026, vs Rayo Vallecano

Record by competition

Competition	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Best performance
UEFA Conference League	17	10	4	3	27	12	+15	Winners (2025–26)
UEFA Intertoto Cup	2	0	0	2	0	4	−4	Third round (1998)
Total	19	10	4	5	27	16	+11

Record by nation

Nation	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Opponents
Bosnia and Herzegovina	2	1	1	0	3	1	+2	Zrinjski Mostar
Cyprus	3	1	1	1	2	2	0	AEK Larnaca
Finland	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	KuPS
France	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	Strasbourg
Italy	2	1	0	1	4	2	+2	Fiorentina
Netherlands	1	1	0	0	3	1	+2	AZ
Norway	2	1	1	0	1	0	+1	Fredrikstad
Republic of Ireland	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3	Shelbourne
Spain	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	Rayo Vallecano
Turkey	2	0	0	2	0	4	−4	Samsunspor
Ukraine	3	3	0	0	7	2	+5	Dynamo Kyiv, Shakhtar Donetsk

Record by match

Season	Competition	Round	Opposition	Home	Away	Aggregate
1998	UEFA Intertoto Cup	Third round	Samsunspor	0–2	0–2	0–4
2025–26	UEFA Conference League	Play-off round	Fredrikstad	1–0	0–0	1–0
		League phase	Dynamo Kyiv	—N/a	2–0	10th
			AEK Larnaca	0–1	—N/a
			AZ	3–1	—N/a
			Strasbourg	—N/a	1–2
			Shelbourne	—N/a	3–0
			KuPS	2–2	—N/a
		Knockout phase play-offs	Zrinjski Mostar	2–0	1–1	3–1
		Round of 16	AEK Larnaca	0–0	2–1 (a.e.t.)	2–1
		Quarter-finals	Fiorentina	3–0	1–2	4–2
		Semi-finals	Shakhtar Donetsk	2–1	3–1	5–2
		Final	Rayo Vallecano	1–0 (N)

UEFA coefficient

Further information: UEFA coefficient

Rank	Team	Points
84	AEK Athens	24.000
85	Nottingham Forest	23.481
86	Crystal Palace	23.481
87	Brighton & Hove Albion	23.481
88	Leicester City	23.481

Correct as of 23 April 2026

European finals

Year	Competition	Opposition	Score	Venue
2026	UEFA Conference League	Rayo Vallecano	1–0	Red Bull Arena, Leipzig

All-time goalscorers in UEFA competitions

The following is a list of Crystal Palace's goalscorers in official UEFA competitions:

• Correct as of match played 27 May 2026, vs Rayo Vallecano

Rank	Player	Conference League	Total
1	Ismaïla Sarr	9	9
2	Jean-Philippe Mateta	3	3
3=	Maxence Lacroix	2	2
	Tyrick Mitchell	2	2
	Eddie Nketiah	2	2
	Christantus Uche	2	2
7=	Justin Devenny	1	1
	Evann Guessand	1	1
	Daichi Kamada	1	1
	Jørgen Strand Larsen	1	1
	Daniel Muñoz	1	1
	Yéremy Pino	1	1

Non-UEFA competitions

Texaco Cup

Season	Competition	Round	Opposition	Home	Attendance	Away	Attendance	Aggregate
1972–73	Texaco Cup	First round	Heart of Midlothian	0–1	9,855	0–1	9,150	0–2

Anglo-Italian Cup

Season	Competition	Round	Opposition	Home	Attendance	Away	Attendance	Aggregate
1971	Anglo-Italian Cup	Group stage	Cagliari	1–0	19,326	0–2	30,000	5th
			Inter Milan	1–1	25,152	2–1	28,000
1973		Group stage	Hellas Verona	4–1		—N/a	—N/a	1st
			Bari	—N/a	—N/a	1–0
			Lazio	3–1		—N/a	—N/a
			Fiorentina	—N/a	—N/a	2–2
		Semi-finals	Newcastle United	0–0		1–5		1–5
1993–94		Preliminary round Group 8	Charlton Athletic	—N/a	—N/a	1–4	3,868	2nd
			Millwall	3–0	2,712	—N/a	—N/a