Crystal Palace have lost their appeal against being demoted from the Europa League and will play in the Conference League this season. The ruling from the Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas) also means Nottingham Forest's spot in the Europa League is confirmed, having been promoted in the Eagles' place. Palace qualified for the Europa League after winning the FA Cup last season but were punished by Uefa for breaching multi-club ownership rules.
Crystal Palace have lost their appeal against being demoted from the Europa League and will play in the Conference League this season.
The ruling from the Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas) also means Nottingham Forest's spot in the Europa League is confirmed, having been promoted in the Eagles' place.
Palace qualified for the Europa League after winning the FA Cup last season but were punished by Uefa for breaching multi-club ownership rules.
American businessman John Textor owned a 43% stake in the club until he sold it in July and is the majority owner of Lyon, who have also qualified for the Europa League.
In the ruling, Cas said:
- Regulations are clear and do not provide flexibility to clubs that are non-compliant on the assessment date, as Palace claimed.
- Textor still had decisive influence over both clubs at the time of Uefa's assessment date.
- The panel also dismissed Palace's argument that they received unfair treatment in comparison to Nottingham Forest and Lyon.
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