Goalkeeper: Cedric Carrasso
The French goalkeeper arrived in South London, on loan from Marseille in 2001 and only played 45 minutes when he came on at half time in a 0-0 draw against Birmingham, in what was Steve Bruce’s first return to Selhurst Park.
Carrasso soon returned to France and after an impressive first season at Toulouse years later, the keeper moved to French champions Bordeaux where he made 9 appearances in the Champions League as the Girondins reached the quarter finals.
Right Back: Martin Kelly
Martin Kelly is one of six current players who have played in the Champions League.
The Palace right back rose through the Anfield youth set-up and the European competition proved instrumental in his development.
He made his debut as a substitute for Jamie Carragher against PSV in 2008 and then a year later made his first full debut against Lyon where he was named Man of the Match.
Left Back: Ashley Cole
The England international made a huge impact in his short time in the red and blue, scoring a screamer against Blackburn in 2000.
On his return to Arsenal, he quickly established himself as a first team regular and had a glittering career, playing over 100 times for both his country and in the Champions League, where he participated in three finals.
After losing the first two, it was a case of third time lucky for Ashley, as he scored in the penalty shootout to help Chelsea defeat Bayern Munich in 2012.
Centre Back: Valérien Ismaël
Ismaël became Palace’s record signing when he signed for £2.75m from Strasbourg in January 1998 but failed to impress in Palace’s catastrophic return to the top flight.
He returned to France and after spells at Lens and a second stay at Strasbourg, Ismaël left for Germany where he played 15 games and scored 3 goals in the Champions League.
He is now the manager of the Wolfsburg reserve team.
Centre Back: Brede Hangeland
Brede might be heading out of South London this summer to return to Scandinavia and it was there in Copenhagen where he had his only taste of Champions League football.
The Norwegian Captain made an instant impact at FC Copenhagen, partnering the towering Michael Gravgard.
The two would become known as the Copenhagen Air Force and after several great performances in the Champions league, Brede became one of Europe’s most coveted Central Defenders.
Right Wing: Attilio Lombardo
No one could believe what they were seeing when it was first confirmed that Lombardo had decided to swap the Delle Alpi for Selhurst Park.
Right from his debut in a 2-0 away win at Leeds, the midfielder oozed class and was so instrumental in Palace’s performances in the league that he was re-called for the Italian national team, where he inevitably suffered a serious injury that would rule him out for the majority of the season.
Elsewhere, Lombardo played numerous times in the Champions League and won the competition in 1996 with Juventus.
He is currently the Schalke Assistant Manager and his son, Mattia Lombardo, recently made his debut for Sampdoria
Central Midfield: Edgar Davids
Edgar Davids actually played against Juventus in that 1996 final but it wasn’t all doom and gloom for the glasses-wearing midfield maestro as he had won the competition the season before with a 1-0 win against Milan.
Unfortunately, his time at Palace was more like the 1996 final. Despite a promising debut against Portsmouth in the cup, he failed to keep up with the pace of the Championship after 2 years without a club.
Central Midfield: Joe Ledley
The Welsh midfield dragon left Cardiff City to spend four years at Celtic Park where he played 19 times in the Champions League, including the memorable 2-1 win over Barcelona.
Ledley swapped Champions League football to help Tony Pulis rescue the Eagles from relegation in 2014 and has made 50 appearances since.
Left Wing: Victor Moses
Moses was always touted for big things, ever since he was 14 and making a name for himself in the England youth setup.
Victor finally got his big break after an impressive season at Wigan, when long term admirer, Roberto Di Matteo made the winger his second signing of the season for £9m.
The Nigerian international made 4 appearances in the Champions League, scoring a dramatic late winner against Shakhtar Donetsk.
Moses might well be the only Palace Academy graduate to have played in the Champions League.
Striker: Marouane Chamakh
Before he was scoring goals for the red and blue. The Moroccan was making a name for himself in the Champions League.
It was his goal-scoring prowess in the group stages of the 2009 competition, including goals against Juventus and Bayern Munich that convinced Arsene Wenger to sign the striker.
Striker: Michele Padovano
The less said about his time at Palace the better!
Before signing for us, he played for a host of different clubs, including a two-year spell with Juventus, alongside Lombardo, where he scored in the penalty shoot-out to decide the 1996 final.
