30.06.2025 16:20
Due to multiple club ownership, the participation of the Irish team Drogheda United and the Slovak representative DAC 1904 Dunajska Streda in the UEFA Conference League has been denied. The decision regarding the French team Olympique Lyon and the English representative Crystal Palace has been postponed.
Due to multiple club ownership, the Irish team Drogheda United and the Slovak representative DAC 1904 Dunajska Streda were denied participation in the UEFA Conference League for the new season.
The UEFA Club Financial Control Body (CFCB) has made its decision regarding the multiple club ownership cases involving Gyori ETO (Hungary) and DC DAC 1904 Dunajska Streda (Slovakia) as well as Drogheda United (Republic of Ireland) and Silkeborg (Denmark).
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Concluding that Gyori ETO and DAC 1904 Dunajska Streda violated UEFA's multiple club ownership rule, the CFCB accepted Gyori ETO's participation in the UEFA Conference League for the 2025-2026 season, while rejecting DAC 1904 Dunajska Streda's participation.
In the case concerning Drogheda United and Silkeborg, Silkeborg's participation in the UEFA Conference League for the new season was accepted, while Drogheda United's participation was rejected.
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The CFCB postponed its assessment regarding the multiple club ownership case involving Olympique Lyon and Crystal Palace. It was stated that this postponement decision was made in compliance with the settlement agreement signed with the CFCB following Olympique Lyon's violation of financial sustainability requirements.
As part of the settlement, it was noted that Olympique Lyon agreed to be expelled from UEFA club competitions for the 2025-2026 season if their relegation to Ligue 2 was approved. The National Management Control Directorate, which audits the accounts of French professional football clubs, had decided to relegate Olympique Lyon, which has debts exceeding 500 million euros, for failing to meet financial requirements and not providing sufficient guarantees within the time allowed.