Crystal Palace have been relegated to the UEFA Conference League following a ruling.
Palace qualified for the Europa League via their FA Cup triumph but concerns were raised over co-owner John Textor's involvement.
Palace have been demoted to the Conference League2
Palace have been demoted to the Conference League
The American businessman, who has agreed a deal to sell his shares, also co-owns French side Lyon.
Lyon were initially demoted to Ligue 2 amid financing issues but have won their appeal against relegation.
They qualified for the Europa League via their sixth-place finish in Ligue 1, and a UEFA ruling has confirmed their spot.
However, they have rejected Palace's admission to the competition and they will now play in the Conference League instead.
UEFA are yet to confirm if Nottingham Forest will take their spot and be promoted to the Europa League.
Forest are set to play in the competition but this won't be confirmed until they discover if Palace appealing the decision.
They wrote a letter to UEFA to express concerns over Palace playing in the Europa League amid Textor's shares at the club.
Forest believed they could fall foul of multi-club ownership rules.
UEFA regulations state no individual is permitted to 'simultaneously be involved in any capacity' for 'more than one club participating in a UEFA club competition'.
Textor appeared on talkSPORT on Thursday and admitted his fears of the outcome when they lifted the FA Cup at Wembley: "'Oh s***', is what I thought."
Palace are now set to compete in European club football's third tier2
Palace are now set to compete in European club football's third tier
"I was very happy, but I felt the gravity of it," he added. "And I was concerned on the same day holding the cup next to the Prince [William].
"It was a great, great moment. And I couldn’t have been happier, I couldn't have been happier for the fans, but I was worried about what was coming there."
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