Portsmouth will not be permitted to play in the Europa League next season because of their financial problems, the Football Association and Premier League have told the club.
Pompey did not file an application prior to the March 31 deadline as they have still to agree a creditors approved CVA and come out of administration and, despite preliminary talks between the club and the FA, it was made clear than an appeal would not have been successful - so Pompey did not make one.
Portsmouth would have qualified to play in Europe next season after reaching the FA Cup final against Chelsea - who are already in next season's Champions League - but the club's administrators have been told that any late application for a UEFA club licence will not be considered.
UEFA had said Portsmouth could submit a late application before May 31 but the Premier League and the FA believe Portsmouth's financial situation - debts that total £119 million - is so bad that they would not meet any of the criteria.
The decision means that the team who finish seventh in the Premier League - currently Liverpool - would play in the Europa League instead.
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