Match releases, start dates, final days and play-offs – get the key dates on your diary for the 2023/24 season in the Premier League, EFL, WSL, SPFL and beyond.
premier league
Start date – Saturday August 12, 2023
Last day – Sunday, May 19, 2024
THE F
Luminaire release – Thursday, June 22, 2023, 9 a.m.
Start date – Saturday August 5, 2023
Ligue 1 play-off final – Saturday, May 18, 2024
Ligue 2 play-off final – Sunday, May 19, 2024
Championship play-off final – Sunday, May 26, 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
Luminaire release – Friday, June 30, 2023
Scottish Premiership start date – Weekend of August 5/6, 2023
Winter vacation – January 3 to 19, 2023
Carabao Cup
Man Utd won the Carabao Cup in the 2022/23 season
Carabao Cup First Round – Week starting August 7, 2023
Carabao Cup Final – Sunday, February 25, 2024
FA Cup
Women’s FA Cup Final – Weekend of May 11/12, 2024
Other key national dates
Scottish League Cup Final – Sunday, December 17, 2023
Women’s League Cup Final – Weekend of March 30/31, 2024
Champions League
Qualification towers
Preliminary round semi-finals: June 27
Preliminary round final: June 30th
First qualifying round: 11/12 and 18/19 July
Second qualifying round: July 25/26 and August 1/2
Third qualifying round: August 8/9 and 15
Play off: August 22/23 and 29/30
Group stage
Day 1: September 19/20
Day 2: October 3/4
3rd day: October 24/25
Day 4: November 7/8
Day 5: November 28/29
Day 6: December 12/13
Knockout rounds
Round of 16: March 5/6/12/13 12/5/6/13, 2024
Quarter-finals: 9/10 and 16/17 April 2024
Semi-finals: 30 April 30/May 1 and 7/8 May 7/8, 2024
Final: June 1, 2024
The 2023/24 final will take place at Wembley
Europa League
Qualification towers
Third qualifying round: August 10 and 17
Play off: August 24 and 31
Group stages
Day 1: September 21
Day 2: October 5
3rd day: October 26
Day 4: November 9
Day 5: November 30
Day 6: December 14
Knockout rounds
Knockout play-offs: February 15 and 22, 2024
Round of 16: March 7 and 14, 2024
Quarter-finals: April 11 and 18, 2024
Semi-finals: May 2 and 9, 2024
Final: May 22, 2024
Europa Conference League
Qualification towers
First qualifying round: July 13 and 20
Second qualifying round: July 27 and August 3
Third qualifying round: August 10 and 17
Play off: August 24 and 31
Group stages
Day 1: September 21
Day 2: October 5
3rd day: October 26
Day 4: November 9
Day 5: November 30
Day 6: December 14
Knockout Rounds
Knockout play-offs: February 15 and 22, 2024
Round of 16: March 7 and 14, 2024
Quarter-finals: April 11 and 18, 2024
Semi-finals: May 2 and 9, 2024
Final: May 29, 2024