Crystal Palace is a football team that is from the capital of England, London. It was created by workers in the Crystal Palace in 1905. Since then they have been hosting their home games at Selhurst Park Stadium since 1924. The team began its most successful period in the 1988/89 season, when it won the playoffs in the Second English Division and was promoted to the top English division. Crystal Palace FC is one of the founders of the English Premier League.

The team has been a semi-finalist for the League Cup 3 times, twice champion of the Second English Division (Championship), once was runner-up in the same league, once won and four times finished the season in second place in the Third English Division South, twice won and was a two-time FA Cup semifinalist and also a Full Members Cup winner.

The biggest victory in the championship was against AFC Barrow, they have won 9:0. Its biggest cup win was 8:0 when they beat Southend United. The longest streak in which they were not defeated was from February 1968 to October 1968, the club played 18 games without defeat.

The player of Crystal Palace with the most goals scored in one season is Peter Simpson - 46 goals. And the record for total goals for the team is also held by Peter Simpson - 153 goals. The fastest hat-trick by a player of the team for the championship is by Dougie Friedman (in 11 minutes), and for the cup it is by Danny Butterfield (in 6 minutes).

The club has several well-known rivalries, including those with Millwall (which is the closest professional football club to Crystal Palace) and Brighton and Hove Albion FC.