The anticipation is building as the 2024/25 season concludes, with fans eagerly awaiting the release of the EFL fixtures for the 2025/26 season. Here's a comprehensive guide to when the fixtures will be released, along with other key dates for the upcoming campaign.
Fixture Release Date and Time
Mark your calendars! The fixtures for the Sky Bet Championship, League One, and League Two will be released on Thursday, June 26, 2025, at 12:00 PM (BST). At this time, every team across these three divisions will discover their complete schedule for the new season.
How to Access the Fixtures
There are several ways to ensure you get the schedules as soon as they are released:
Season Kick-Off Dates
The 2025/26 EFL season will commence at different times for different leagues:
Key Dates and Schedule Structure
Across the EFL Championship, League One and League Two, the season schedule is structured to include weekends, midweeks and bank holidays.
The final games of the regular season will be played on the weekend of May 2/3, 2026.
Carabao Cup and Vertu Trophy
Fixture Release Day will also include the draws for the early rounds of the Carabao Cup and the Vertu Trophy. Both draws will be broadcast live on Sky Sports News.
The Carabao Cup will begin in mid-August, with Round One taking place during the week commencing August 11, 2025, and the final will be held on Sunday, March 22, 2026. The Vertu Trophy will commence in early September, with the first round during the week of September 1, 2025, and the final on Sunday, April 12, 2026.
Play-Off Finals
The Sky Bet Play-Offs will take place over the 2026 May Bank Holiday Weekend, from May 23-25:
