Crystal Palace F.C. in European football
English club in European football
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Crystal Palace is an English professional football club based in Selhurst, South London. The club has competed twice in UEFA competitions in its history – first in the 1998 UEFA Intertoto Cup, and then in the 2025–26 UEFA Conference League. Additionally, the club has also participated in the minor Anglo-Italian Cup and Texaco Cup on a number of occasions.
| Club | Crystal Palace |
|---|---|
| Seasons played | 2 |
| Most appearances | Maxence Lacroix (14) |
| Top scorer | Ismaïla Sarr (8) |
| First entry | 1998 UEFA Intertoto Cup |
| Latest entry | 2025–26 UEFA Conference League |
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.[1] 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.[2][3]
| 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.[4][5] 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.[6] 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.[7]
| 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 |
3–1 | 29,842 |
Overall record in all UEFA competitions
Correct as of match played 30 April 2026, vs Shakhtar Donetsk[8][9]
Record by competition
| Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Best performance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UEFA Conference League | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 11 | +13 | Semi-finals (2025–26) |
| UEFA Intertoto Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | Third round (1998) |
| Total | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 15 | +9 |
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 |
| Turkey | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | Samsunspor |
| Ukraine | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 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 |
3–1 |
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[10]
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 16 April 2026, vs
Fiorentina
| Rank | Player | Conference League | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ismaïla Sarr |
7 | 7 |
| 2= | Maxence Lacroix |
2 | 2 |
| Jean-Philippe Mateta |
2 | 2 | |
| Tyrick Mitchell |
2 | 2 | |
| Eddie Nketiah |
2 | 2 | |
 Christantus Uche |
2 | 2 | |
| 7= |  Daniel Muñoz |
1 | 1 |
 Yéremy Pino |
1 | 1 | |
 Evann Guessand |
1 | 1 | |
 Justin Devenny |
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 |