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Crystal Palace has been drawn against the Norwegian team Fredrikstad or Midtjylland of Denmark, for the European Play-Off round of the European Conference, despite a continuous attraction due to its degradation of the Europa League.
Palace was degraded from the Europa League to the UEFA Conference League due to a violation of the rules of multiple clubs.
Until recently, the American businessman John Textor had a participation, which was sold in July, in Las Águilas, while he was the majority owner of the French club Lyon, who has also qualified for the Europa League.
The rules of the European football governing agency claim that clubs possessed, for a certain influence threshold, by the same person or entity they cannot compete in the same European competition.
The UEFA rules established a deadline of March 1, 2025 to show multiple property restructuring test, a deadline that Palace failed.
Palace has presented an appeal against its degradation with the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) and a hearing for the case is scheduled for August 8.
A decision is expected to be made on the case on August 11.
The appeal is against UEFA, which issued the punishment, the French club Lyon and the rivals of the Premier League Nottingham Forest.
Forest is expected, who ended seventh in the Premier League last season, replaces the Palace of the FA Cup in the Europa League in case the punishment is put.
Meanwhile, Palace has been included in the Play-Off’s draw of the Conference League and will play the winner of the third draw in the classification round between Fredrikstad or Midtjylland.
The Eagles are scheduled to play the first leg of their draw at Selhurst Park on August 21 and the second one week later on August 28.
The winners of the play-off ties will progress to the phase of the competition league.
