Update on multi-club ownership cases for admission to the 2025/26 UEFA club competitions
Monday, June 30, 2025
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The CFCB First Chamber has decided on multi-club ownership cases involving Gyori ETO FC and DC DAC 1904 Dunajska Streda, and Drogheda United FC and Silkeborg IF.
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The First Chamber of the UEFA Club Financial Control Body (CFCB First Chamber) had opened proceedings against:
• Drogheda United FC (IRL) and Silkeborg IF (DEN);
• Gyori ETO FC (HUN) and FC DAC 1904 Dunajska Streda (SVK);
• Olympique Lyonnais (FRA) and Crystal Palace (ENG).
due to a potential conflict with the multi-club ownership rule provided for in Article 5 of the UEFA club competitions regulations.
Following the assessment of the documentation submitted by the clubs, the CFCB First Chamber concluded that Gyori ETO FC and FC DAC 1904 Dunajska Streda breached, at the relevant assessment date (1 March 2025), the multi-club ownership rule foreseen in Art 5.01 of the UEFA club competition regulations.
For this reason, and in accordance with Article 5.02 of the UEFA club competition regulations, the CFCB First Chamber decided to:
• Accept Gyori ETO FC’s admission to the 2025/26 UEFA Conference League; and Reject FC DAC 1904 Dunajska Streda’s admission to the 2025/26 UEFA Conference League.
This follows an earlier decision on the case involving Drogheda United FC and Silkeborg IF, where the CFCB First Chamber had decided to:
• Accept Silkeborg IF’s admission to the 2025/26 UEFA Conference League; and Reject Drogheda United FC’s admission to the 2025/26 UEFA Conference League.*
Finally, the CFCB First Chamber has decided to postpone its assessment of the multi-club ownership case involving Olympique Lyonnais and Crystal Palace.
This postponement relates to Olympique Lyonnais’ compliance with the settlement agreement concluded with the CFCB First Chamber for its breach of the financial sustainability requirements. As part of this settlement, Olympique Lyonnais agreed on an exclusion from the 2025/26 UEFA club competitions should the French authority (DNCG) confirm the club’s relegation to Ligue 2.
Further details on this multi-club ownership case and this settlement agreement will be communicated in due course.
*The Court of Arbitration for Sport has confirmed the decision in respect of Silkeborg IF and Drogheda United FC. (https://www.tas-cas.org/fileadmin/user_upload/CAS_Media_Release_11495.pdf).