Crystal Palace will play in the UEFA Conference League next season after their appeal against a UEFA decision was rejected by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).
Palace had qualified for the Europa League after beating Manchester City in last season’s FA Cup final. However, UEFA ruled that they had broken the rules on multi-club ownership.
The issue came from American businessman John Textor, who owns part of Crystal Palace and is also the majority owner of French club Lyon. Both teams had qualified for the Europa League, which goes against UEFA’s ownership rules.
Palace appealed to CAS, but the court dismissed the case. This means Lyon will keep their spot in the Europa League, as they finished higher in their domestic league, sixth in Ligue 1, while Palace came 12th in the Premier League.
As a result, Nottingham Forest, who finished seventh in the Premier League, will take Palace’s place in the Europa League.
Palace, who beat Liverpool in a penalty shootout to win the Community Shield on Sunday, will now take part in the qualifying play-off round of the Conference League later this month.
