Oliver Glasner leads Crystal Palace to three trophies in 12 months before departure
The Story
Oliver Glasner has led Crystal Palace to victories in the FA Cup, Community Shield, and Conference League within 375 days. He announced he would leave the club at the end of the season, and the Conference League final was his final match in charge. The Austrian manager’s tenure included tensions with chairman Steve Parish over player sales and a midseason winless run.
Key Facts
- Crystal Palace chairman Steve Parish first met Oliver Glasner in late 2023, arranged by then sporting director Dougie Freedman.
- Roy Hodgson was in charge at the time; Glasner was appointed after Hodgson departed in February 2024.
- Glasner led Crystal Palace to Conference League glory with a 1-0 win over Rayo Vallecano in Leipzig.
- It was his final game in charge.
- Palace midfielder Adam Wharton said, “He has got to be one of the best managers Crystal Palace have ever had.”
- Palace won the FA Cup, Community Shield, and Conference League within 375 days.
- Palace were demoted from the Europa League to the Conference League after UEFA deemed they breached multi-club ownership rules involving John Textor’s stakes in Palace and Lyon.
- Parish described the UEFA decision as “probably one of the greatest injustices that has ever happened in European football.” An appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport was unsuccessful.
- Palace started the new season by defeating Premier League champions Liverpool in the Community Shield.
- Eberechi Eze left for a record fee to join Arsenal.
- A move for Marc Guehi to Liverpool fell through on deadline day; Glasner reportedly threatened to quit if the sale was approved.
- Guehi was later sold to Manchester City in January, after which Glasner announced he would leave at the end of the campaign.
- Palace endured a 12-game winless run, slipping out of the top five and toward the relegation zone.
- Palace were knocked out of the FA Cup by non-league Macclesfield.
- Parish rarely considered sacking Glasner.
- Glasner joked at his farewell, “Now I’m leaving, I don’t have to agree with the chairman.”
- The Conference League victory guarantees Palace a spot in next season’s Europa League.
- Ellie Killick of the fanzine Eagle Eye View said, “Glasner has completely changed the trajectory of Crystal Palace Football Club.”
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Key Figures
- Steve Parish – Crystal Palace chairman
- Oliver Glasner – Crystal Palace manager
- Dougie Freedman – former sporting director
- Roy Hodgson – former Crystal Palace manager
- Adam Wharton – Crystal Palace midfielder
- John Textor – businessman
- Eberechi Eze – former Crystal Palace player
- Marc Guehi – Crystal Palace captain
- Igor Julio – Brighton player
- Ellie Killick – contributor to Eagle Eye View fanzine
