Fixture releases, start dates, final days and play-offs – get the key dates for your schedule for the 2023/24 season in the Premier League, EFL, WSL, SPFL and more.
Premier league
Start date – Saturday 12 August 2023
Last day – Sunday 19 May 2024
English as a foreign language
accessory release – Thursday June 22, 2023, 9am
Start date – Saturday, August 5, 2023
League One play-off final – Saturday 18 May 2024
League Two play-off final – Sunday 19 May 2024
championship play-off final – Sunday 26 May 2024
Women’s Super League
Start date – Weekend of September 29/30 and October 1, 2023
Last day – Weekend of May 18 and 19, 2024
SPFL
accessory release – Friday June 30, 2023
Scottish Premiership start date – Weekend of August 5/6, 2023
Winter Break – January 3 to 19, 2023
Carabao Cup
Man Utd won the Carabao Cup in the 2022/23 season
First round of the Carabao Cup – Week beginning August 7, 2023
Carabao Cup Final – Sunday 25 February 2024
FA Cup
FA Women’s Cup Final – Weekend of May 11/12, 2024
Other key national dates
Scottish League Cup Final – Sunday 17 December 2023
Women’s League Cup Final – Weekend of March 30/31, 2024
Champions League
Qualification rounds
Preliminary Round Semifinals: June 27th
Preliminary round finish: June 30th
First qualifying round: 11/12 and 18/19 July
Second qualifying round: July 25/26 and August 1/2
Third qualifying round: 8/9 and August 15
playoffs: August 22/23 and 29/30
group stage
Day 1: September 19/20
Day 2: October 3/4
Day 3: October 24/25
Day 4: November 7/8
Day 5: November 28/29
Day 6: December 12/13
knockout rounds
round of 16: 5/6/12/13 March 5/6/12/13, 2024
Quarter finals: 9/10 and 16/17 April 2024
semifinals: April 30, 30/May 1 and 7/8 May 7/8, 2024
Final: June 1, 2024
The 2023/24 final will take place at Wembley
European League
Qualification rounds
Third qualifying round: August 10 and 17
playoffs: August 24 and 31
Group stage
Day 1: September 21st
Day 2: October 5th
Day 3: October 26th
Day 4: November 9
Day 5: November 30
Day 6: December 14th
knockout rounds
Elimination Round Playoffs: February 15 and 22, 2024
round of 16: March 7 and 14, 2024
Quarter finals: April 11 and 18, 2024
semifinals: May 2 and 9, 2024
Final: May 22, 2024
Europa Conference League
Qualification rounds
First qualifying round: July 13 and 20
Second qualifying round: July 27 and August 3
Third qualifying round: August 10 and 17
playoffs: August 24 and 31
Group stage
Day 1: September 21st
Day 2: October 5th
Day 3: October 26th
Day 4: November 9
Day 5: November 30
Day 6: December 14th
knockout rounds
Elimination Round Playoffs: February 15 and 22, 2024
round of 16: March 7 and 14, 2024
Quarter finals: April 11 and 18, 2024
semifinals: May 2 and 9, 2024
Final: May 29, 2024
