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.
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 Aggregate1998UEFA Intertoto CupThird round Samsunspor0–211,7580–26,0000–4
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 Fredrikstad1–023,0130–010,0161–0 League phase Dynamo Kyiv2–06,83910th AEK Larnaca0–123,038 AZ3–121,459 Strasbourg1–229,528 Shelbourne3–010,134 KuPS2–218,049Knockout phase play-offs Zrinjski Mostar2–021,3061–17,1523–1 Round of 16 AEK Larnaca0–017,9852–17,0192–1 Quarter-finals Fiorentina3–022,7751–221,0454–2 Semi-finals Shakhtar Donetsk2–123,0803–129,8425–2 Final Rayo Vallecano 1–0 (N)39,176 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 Aggregate2026–27UEFA Europa LeagueLeague phase Lech Poznań 4–018,117 Lyon Beşiktaş TSG Hoffenheim Real Sociedad Jagiellonia Białystok Sparta Prague Red Bull Salzburg
Overall record in all UEFA competitions Correct as of match played 17 September 2026, vs Lech Poznań
Record by competition Competition Pld W D L GF GA GD Best performance UEFA Europa League 1 1 0 0 4 0 +4 League phase (2026–27) 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 20 11 4 5 31 16 +15
Record by nation Nation Pld W D L GF GA GD Opponents211031+2Zrinjski Mostar3111220AEK Larnaca1010220KuPS100112−1Strasbourg210142+2Fiorentina110031+2AZ211010+1Fredrikstad110040+4Lech Poznań110030+3Shelbourne110010+1Rayo Vallecano200204−4Samsunspor330072+5Dynamo Kyiv, Shakhtar Donetsk
Record by match Season Competition Round Opposition Home Away Aggregate1998UEFA Intertoto CupThird round Samsunspor0–20–20–4 2025–26 UEFA Conference League Play-off round Fredrikstad1–00–01–0 League phase Dynamo Kyiv2–010th AEK Larnaca0–1 AZ3–1 Strasbourg1–2 Shelbourne3–0 KuPS2–2 Knockout phase play-offs Zrinjski Mostar2–01–13–1 Round of 16 AEK Larnaca0–02–1 2–1 Quarter-finals Fiorentina3–01–24–2 Semi-finals Shakhtar Donetsk2–13–15–2 Final Rayo Vallecano 1–0 (N) 2026–27 UEFA Europa League League phase Lech Poznań4–0 Lyon Beşiktaş TSG Hoffenheim Real Sociedad Jagiellonia Białystok Sparta Prague Red Bull Salzburg
UEFA coefficient
Rank Team Points86 Rayo Vallecano22.00087 Jagiellonia Białystok22.00088 Crystal Palace 21.87589 AEK Larnaca21.75090 Strasbourg21.500 Correct as of 28 August 2026
European finals YearCompetitionOppositionScoreVenue2026 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: Bold indicates player is still with Crystal Palace Correct as of match played 17 November 2026, vs Lech Poznań RankPlayerEuropa LeagueConference LeagueTotal1 Ismaïla Sarr0992= Jean-Philippe Mateta033 Eddie Nketiah1234= Maxence Lacroix022 Jørgen Strand Larsen112 Tyrick Mitchell022 Yéremy Pino112 Christantus Uche0229= Justin Devenny011 Evann Guessand011 Daichi Kamada011 Daniel Muñoz011 Chris Richards101
Non-UEFA competitions Texaco Cup Season Competition Round Opposition Home Attendance Away Attendance Aggregate1972–73Texaco CupFirst round Heart of Midlothian0–19,8550–19,1500–2
Anglo-Italian Cup Season Competition Round Opposition Home Attendance Away Attendance Aggregate1971 Anglo-Italian CupGroup stage Cagliari1–019,3260–230,0005th Inter Milan1–125,1522–128,0001973Group stage Hellas Verona4–11st Bari1–0 Lazio3–1 Fiorentina2–2Semi-finals Newcastle United0–01–51–51993–94Preliminary roundGroup 8 Charlton Athletic1–43,8682nd Millwall3–02,712
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