Full List of EPL Clubs Heading to Europe Next Season Following Crystal Palace Triumph

The full list of EPL Clubs heading to Europe next season, following Crystal Palace’s triumph, has emerged.

Philips News reports that Jean-Philippe Mateta fired Crystal Palace to their first European trophy as the Eagles edged out Rayo Vallecano in the Conference League final.

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The French striker turned home a close-range winner on the rebound from an Adam Wharton strike early in the second half in Leipzig.

Outgoing Palace boss Oliver Glasner leaves the club having led them to the FA Cup, Community Shield, and now Conference League in a remarkable two-and-a-half-year spell at Selhurst Park.

Both teams were competing in their first European final, and so the cagey start to proceedings at Red Bull Arena – the home of RB Leipzig – was perhaps unsurprising.

Alemao turned a half-decent opportunity wide before Unai Lopez placed an effort past the post in the Spanish side’s best opportunities of the first half.

However, the clearest chance of the opening 45 minutes fell to Palace just before the break, when Tyrick Mitchell headed wide after Wharton had found him with a superb ball into the box.

Palace took the lead just six minutes into the second half when Wharton’s strike was palmed into Mateta’s path by Rayo goalkeeper Augusto Batalla, and the forward diverted it into the net.

The victory makes Palace the third English club to lift the Conference League trophy after West Ham United F.C. in 2023 and Chelsea F.C. in 2025.

Oliver Glasner’s side have now ensured that the Premier League will have a joint-record nine clubs competing in European competitions during the 2026/27 season.

By winning the Conference League, Palace automatically qualify for the league phase of the UEFA Europa League despite finishing 15th in the Premier League table.

PhilipsNews understands that the qualification does not affect the places already secured by other English clubs. AFC Bournemouth and Sunderland A.F.C. had already booked Europa League spots after finishing sixth and seventh respectively in the league standings, while Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. qualified for the Conference League after ending the campaign in eighth position.

In the UEFA Champions League, Arsenal F.C., Manchester City F.C., Manchester United F.C., and Aston Villa F.C. are joined by Liverpool F.C., who secured qualification through the European Performance Spot awarded to the Premier League.

Palace’s European triumph means the Premier League has matched its own record of nine clubs competing in UEFA tournaments, equalling the total from the 2025/26 campaign.

There will, however, be some fresh faces representing England next season. Bournemouth, Brighton, Manchester United, and Sunderland replace Newcastle United F.C., Nottingham Forest F.C., Tottenham Hotspur, and Chelsea among the Premier League clubs heading into Europe.