Crystal Palace supporters have staged a protest towards Uefa’s resolution to demote the membership to the Convention League.

On Tuesday, tons of of followers marched to Palace’s Selhurst Park floor carrying banners and chanting towards European soccer’s governing physique.

The Eagles, who certified for the Europa League by profitable the FA Cup in Could – their first main trophy – have been demoted to the decrease tier of Uefa competitors after breaching multi-club possession guidelines.

American businessman John Textor owns a stake in Crystal Palace and is almost all proprietor of French membership Lyon, who’ve additionally certified for the Europa League.

The principles of European soccer’s governing physique state golf equipment owned, to a sure threshold of affect, by the identical particular person or entity can’t compete in the identical European competitors.

Uefa’s guidelines set a deadline of 1 March 2025 to point out proof of multi-club possession restructuring – a deadline which Palace missed.

Textor is at present within the means of promoting his stake in Crystal Palace to New York Jets proprietor Woody Johnson.

Nottingham Forest, who completed seventh within the Premier League final season, are set to interchange Palace within the Europa League.

Palace are anticipated to take their case to the Courtroom of Arbitration for Sport (Cas).

“On the finish of the day it is an injustice, simply by a few admin errors. We certified for it,” Nick Philpot from the Crimson and Blue Assessment podcast stated on the march.

“We gained the cup – it needs to be we go into it with none query about it.

“You are penalising all the membership and the fanbase. Why would you try this?”

Final week, Crystal Palace chairman Steve Parish known as the choice “a foul day for soccer” and “a horrible injustice”.

“We have been locked out of a European competitors on probably the most ridiculous technicality,” he stated. “Supporters of all golf equipment needs to be devastated for us.”

Uefa has been approached for remark.