With UEFA upholding Palace’s Europa League appeal, this will now see the Eagles playing in the Conference – so the SportsCasting betting experts have revealed the Crystal Palace Conference League odds – giving them a great chance of winning.
We now know the Eagles will face Norwegian side Fredrikstad FK in a two-leg play-off on 21st and 28th August.
A win, and the FA Cup winners will start their journey to the final in Leipzig on May 27th 2026.
Crystal Palace Conference League Odds Give Eagles Hope Of More Silverware
It wasn’t the news Eagles fans wanted to hear the day after winning the Community Shield – but with UEFA upholding their Europa League appeal, we now know Palace will be playing in the UEFA Conference League this season.
Supporters will be understandably aggrieved, while the Palace owners are set to lose out on around £20m in lost revenue that the more lucrative Europa League carries.
Having won the FA Cup and ending a 164-year wait for a trophy – the extra bonus for winning that competition was a place in the Europa League.
However, with wranglings around multi-club ownership rules, UEFA have demoted Palace to the lesser European tournament.
With Nottingham Forest leapfrogging the Eagles to a Europa League place.
The South London side contested this but Crystal Palace lost their Europa League appeal on Monday – and will have to play in the Conference now instead.
BREAKING: Crystal Palace have lost their CAS appeal and will not play in the Europa League next season 🚨 pic.twitter.com/989k9tjJjG
— Sky Sports News (@SkySportsNews) August 11, 2025
There is unlikely to be a further appeal with both competitions now underway, but Palace might sue for compensation.
However, some fans will be saying they will have a better chance in the UEFA Conference League.
Don’t forget West Ham won this in 2022-23 and the Eagles finished two places ahead of the Hammers in the league last season.
While Tottenham and Manchester United contested last season’s Europa League Final and came 17th and 15th in the Premier League table – behind Palace.
Crystal Palace Europa Conference League Odds 5/1
The Crystal Palace Conference League betting odds suggest the South London side, who added the Community Shield to their trophy cabinet last weekend, will be one of the favourites to go all the way.
With the experts putting the Eagles in at 5/1 at this stage – but they still need to get by Norwegian side Fredrikstad in a play-off game later this month.
But, even with a lot of unknowns at this stage (with teams still needing to qualify), the UK betting sites are still giving Palace a big chance in the UEFA Conference League.
At these 5/1 Europa Conference League odds, the experts are saying they have a 16.7% chance.
But should they see off Fredrikstad later this month – the Palace Conference League odds will shorten further.
Who Will Crystal Palace Play In The Europa Conference League First?
First up for the Eagles in the UEFA Conference League will be Fredrikstad from Norway.
They are currently 7th in the Norway league (Eliteserien) and last season (2024) finished 6th.
The two-leg Europe Conference qualifiers will take place on 21st and 28th of August – with the first game at Selhurst Park.
Europa Conference Key Dates 2025/26
Qualifying and Play-Offs
- First qualifying round: 10th & 17th July 2025
- Second qualifying round: 24th & 31st July 2025
- Third qualifying round: 7th & 14th August 2025
- Play-offs: 21st & 28th August 2025
League Phase
- Matchday 1: 2nd October 2025
- Matchday 2: 23rd October 2025
- Matchday 3: 6th November 2025
- Matchday 4: 27th November 2025
- Matchday 5: 11th December 2025
- Matchday 6: 18th December 2025
Knockout Games
- Knockout phase play-offs: 19th & 26th February 2026
- Round of 16: 12th & 19th March 2026
- Quarter-finals: 9th & 16th April 2026
- Semi-finals: 30th April & 7th May 2026
- Final: 27th May 2026 (Leipzig)
What Other Big Teams Could Be In The Europa Conference League This Season?
So, who might Palace meet on their UEFA Conference League journey?
Czech side Sparta Prague are in the competition still.
While the likes of Anderlecht, AZ Alkmaar, AEK Athens and Besiktas are other familiar names.
Scotland also still have Dundee United and Hibernian in, while Linfield and Shamrock Rovers could fly the flag for Ireland.
Where Is The Europa Conference League Final 2026?
If the Crystal Palace Conference League betting odds are right and the Eagles can go all the way – the 2026 UEFA Conference League Final will be on at the Red Bull Arena in Leipzig (Germany).
With the date for the final 27th May 2026.
Europa Conference League Winners
Chelsea won the UEFA Conference League last season (2025) – beating Real Betis 4-1.
While in 2023, we saw another Premier League side win – West Ham, when they defeated Fiorentina 2-1
Meaning, with the competition having only started in 2021/21 – this have already been a good event for English teams.
Roma won the Conference League in 2021/21 and Olympiacos in 2023/24.
- 2021/22 – Roma
- 2022/23 – West Ham
- 2023/24 – Olympiacos
- 2024/25 – Chelsea
