Drogheda said in a statement on Thursday that the club are “devastated” by the developments and described the decision as “harsh and unfair”.
“The club can confirm that it has been notified by Uefa that we are facing expulsion from the Uefa Conference League due to Drogheda United and Silkeborg IF having both qualified for the same competition,” the statement read.
“This is despite significant efforts by the club to work constructively with Uefa to make necessary ownership and governance changes to allow both to compete over the past several months.
“We are devastated by this potential development and believe it would be both harsh and unfair, given the way brand new rule changes this year have been, in our view, inconsistently communicated and enforced across various clubs.
“We have been in active dialogue with UEFA for months and have put forward a share disposition, trust arrangements, and various other undertakings consistent with recent CFCB precedent, only to have all of those efforts rebuffed.”
The club said a Cas hearing will take place on Monday, with Drogheda adding they will be “fighting to do anything and everything” they can to secure their place in Europe.
Uefa advanced its assessment date to 1 March rather than June, but sources with knowledge of the situation say they did not receive the Uefa circular about the date being brought forward when it was sent to other clubs.
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