EFL KEY DATES

The EFL have confirmed key dates for the upcoming 2025/26 campaign. 

Fixture release day takes place on Thursday 26 June, with fixtures released at 12pm.

Every Sky Bet Championship, Sky Bet League One and Sky Bet League Two team will find out their schedule for the new campaign.

The new season will kick off over the weekends of 1-3 August in League One and League Two and 8-10 August in the Championship. 

The scheduled 46 rounds of League matches will take place across 33 weekends, nine midweeks and four bank holidays in the Championship, with Leagues One and Two playing over 33 weekends, five midweeks and eight bank holidays and international breaks.

The Carabao Cup will begin in mid-August, with the Vertu Trophy getting under way in early September. 

EFL key dates 2025/26

Fixture release date

Thursday 26 June 2025 at 12(noon)

EFL opening weekends

League One and League Two: Friday 1 August – Sunday 3 August

Championship: Friday 8 August – Sunday 10 August

Final games of the regular season

Weekend of 2/3 May 2026

Carabao Cup

Round one draw – Thursday 26 June 2025 at 4:30pm

Round one – w/c 11 August 2025

Final – Sunday 22 March 2026

Vertu Trophy

Group stage draw – Thursday 26 June 2025 at 2:30pm

Matchday one – w/c 1 September 2025

Final – Sunday 12 April 2026

Play-off finals

Championship play-off final – Saturday 23 May 2026

League One play-off final – Sunday 24 May 2026

League Two play-off final – Monday 25 May 2026

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