Crystal Palace has entered the second draw pot for the Conference League: club's division.

According to The Sun: The CRYSTAL PALACE club hopes to participate in the draw for the Conference League this year, although it was not initially included in the list of tournament participants.

Chelsea made history by becoming the first club to win all three European trophies, defeating Real Betis 4-1 in last year's Conference League final.

The Eagles hope to lead England to repeat titles in this tournament.

However, the club believed that their first experience of European football would take place in the Europa League after winning against Manchester City in the FA Cup final last season.

However, Oliver Glasner's team was relegated to the Conference League in July due to club ownership rules.

The European Football Association decided they remained part of the same group with Lyon after the exit deadline of March 1, even though John Textor, the main owner of Eagle Football Holdings, sold his stake.

After this, Palace appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to contest but lost their appeal.

Thus, the Eagles found themselves in the third European competition, where the winners automatically qualify for the Europa League – a tournament for which they initially qualified.

When will the Conference League draw take place?

• The draw for the group stage of the Conference League 2025/26 will take place on Friday, August 29.
• It will begin immediately after the Europa League draw, which starts at 12:00 BST.
• The draw will be held at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco.

How to watch the Europa League draw FOR FREE and will there be a live stream?

• The draw for the 2025/26 Conference League will be broadcast live on UEFA.com.
• TNT Sports 1 will also broadcast the draw on television.
• The leading channel will provide a FREE live stream via the TNT Sports YouTube channel.
• Alternatively, you can find out all confirmed matches by following the live blog of the draw on SunSport.

What is the format of the Conference League?

The format of all three UEFA competitions was changed at the beginning of the 2024/25 season and will be retained this year as well.

After the qualifying and play-off rounds, 36 teams will enter the main tournament. The group stage will occur first, where each team will play six matches from October 2 to December 18.

All six opponents will be from different UEFA associations, and no team will meet another more than once.

The draw on August 29 will determine who plays against whom in the group phase. The draw will involve 24 winners of the Conference League play-offs and 12 teams that lost in the Europa League play-offs.

After six rounds, the final standings will determine who qualifies for the play-off stage and at what stage they will exit.

The top eight teams after six matches will automatically advance to the round of 16. Teams that finish in places 9 to 24 will proceed to a two-leg play-off round.

The winners of these matches will join the eight leaders in the round of 16. Clubs that finish in places 25 to 36 will be eliminated.

Starting with the round of 16, the tournament will proceed in the same format as other European competitions, with two-legged matches at home and away, until the final, which will be a single match in a neutral stadium.

Teams and Groups of the Conference League

Group 1

• Fiorentina
• AZ Alkmaar
• Shakhtar Donetsk
• Slovakia Bratislava
• SK Rapid Vienna
• Legia Warsaw

Group 2

• Sparta Prague
• Dynamo Kyiv
• CRYSTAL PALACE
• Lech Poznan
• Rayo Vallecano
• Shamrock Rovers

Group 3

• Omonia
• Mainz
• Strasbourg
• Jagiellonia
• Celje
• Rijeka

Group 4

• Zrinjski
• Lincoln Red Imps
• Kups Kuopio
• AEK Athens
• Aberdeen
• Drita

Group 5

• Breidablik
• Sigma Olomouc
• Samsporspor
• Rakow
• AEK Larnaca
• Shkendija

Group 6

• Hacken
• Lausanne
• U Craiova
• Hamrun Spartans
• Noah
• Shelbourne

Dates of the group stage of the Conference League

Match 1: October 2, 2025Match 2: October 23, 2025Match 3: November 6, 2025Match 4: November 27, 2025Match 5: December 11, 2025Match 6: December 18, 2025

Thus, CRYSTAL PALACE has a chance to debut in the Conference League despite initial setbacks. The coaching staff hopes to demonstrate excellent results on the European stage. Time will tell whether they achieve success in this competition, which has already gained popularity among fans.