important dates for your Diaries
Sun Aug 16, 2020 9:42 pm
FOOTBALL DATES FOR YOUR DIARIES
Ahead of the fixtures’ release on the 21st thanks to our friends in Exeter for the following
Tuesday 18 August (time TBC) Draw for the Carabao Cup Round One will take place on Sky Sports News
Tuesday 18 August (13:30) The Group Stage draw for the EFL Trophy on Talk SPORT 2.
Friday 21 August (09:00) Sky Bet EFL fixtures released
Saturday 5 September: Carabao Cup (EFL Cup) Round One fixtures (divided into a northern and southern section but will remain unseeded). NB If drawn against a Club that has players on international Duty the match maybe brought forward a week.
Round Two -15/16 September 2020
Round Three -22/23September 2020
Round Four -29/30 September 202O
Round Five-22/23December 2020
Semi-Finals -5/6January 2021(tie to be played at the venue of Club drawn out first)
Final -28 February 2021
Week commencing 7 September EFL Trophy* (recently known as the Leasing.com and Johnson Paint Trophy)
Matchday 1 8/9 September 2020
Matchday 3 10/11 November2020
Round of 32 8/9 December 2020
Round of 16 12/13 January 2021
Quarter-Finals 2/3 February 2021
Semi-Finals -16/17February2021
Final – Sunday 14 March 2021 at Wembley
Saturday 12 September Sky Bet EFL league programme starts (L1 & L2 11 midweek matches; Championship 13; across the season)
October assuming pandemic remains under control socially distanced supporters might be allowed in stadiums to watch matches.
Friday 16 October – Transfer Window closes. The summer 2020 transfer window started on 27 July and is open for 10 weeks, ending on 5 October. A domestic only window, during which Premier League clubs can only trade with those in the EFL, will run from 5 October to 17:00 BST on 16 October.
Saturday 7 November – First Round of the FA Cup. There will be no replays and prize money has been halved from 2019-20 because of the financial impact of the coronavirus pandemic. The winners will receive £1.8m, down from £3.6m last season.
Preliminary round: Saturday 12 September 2020
First round qualifying: Tuesday 22 September 2020
Second round qualifying: Saturday 3 October 2020
Third round qualifying: Tuesday 13 October 2020
Fourth round qualifying: Saturday 24 October 2020
First round proper: Saturday 7 November 2020
Second round proper: Saturday 28 November 2020
Third round proper: Saturday 9 January 2021
Fourth round proper: Saturday 23 January 2021
Fifth round proper: Wednesday 10 February 2021
Quarter-finals: Saturday 20 March 2021
Semi-finals: Saturday 17 April 2021
The Final: Saturday 15 May 2021
8 May L1 & L2), 9 May (Championship) 2021 EFL season ends.
Spring Bank Holiday weekend 29-31 May 2021 Sky Bet Play-Off Finals taking place at Wembley
*Category One Invited Clubs taking part in EFLTrophy: Arsenal; Aston Villa; Brighton & Hove Albion; Chelsea; Fulham; Leeds United; Leicester City; Liverpool; Manchester City; Manchester United; Newcastle United; Norwich City (EFL); Southampton; West Bromwich Albion; West Ham United; and Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Ahead of the fixtures’ release on the 21st thanks to our friends in Exeter for the following
Tuesday 18 August (time TBC) Draw for the Carabao Cup Round One will take place on Sky Sports News
Tuesday 18 August (13:30) The Group Stage draw for the EFL Trophy on Talk SPORT 2.
Friday 21 August (09:00) Sky Bet EFL fixtures released
Saturday 5 September: Carabao Cup (EFL Cup) Round One fixtures (divided into a northern and southern section but will remain unseeded). NB If drawn against a Club that has players on international Duty the match maybe brought forward a week.
Round Two -15/16 September 2020
Round Three -22/23September 2020
Round Four -29/30 September 202O
Round Five-22/23December 2020
Semi-Finals -5/6January 2021(tie to be played at the venue of Club drawn out first)
Final -28 February 2021
Week commencing 7 September EFL Trophy* (recently known as the Leasing.com and Johnson Paint Trophy)
Matchday 1 8/9 September 2020
Matchday 3 10/11 November2020
Round of 32 8/9 December 2020
Round of 16 12/13 January 2021
Quarter-Finals 2/3 February 2021
Semi-Finals -16/17February2021
Final – Sunday 14 March 2021 at Wembley
Saturday 12 September Sky Bet EFL league programme starts (L1 & L2 11 midweek matches; Championship 13; across the season)
October assuming pandemic remains under control socially distanced supporters might be allowed in stadiums to watch matches.
Friday 16 October – Transfer Window closes. The summer 2020 transfer window started on 27 July and is open for 10 weeks, ending on 5 October. A domestic only window, during which Premier League clubs can only trade with those in the EFL, will run from 5 October to 17:00 BST on 16 October.
Saturday 7 November – First Round of the FA Cup. There will be no replays and prize money has been halved from 2019-20 because of the financial impact of the coronavirus pandemic. The winners will receive £1.8m, down from £3.6m last season.
Preliminary round: Saturday 12 September 2020
First round qualifying: Tuesday 22 September 2020
Second round qualifying: Saturday 3 October 2020
Third round qualifying: Tuesday 13 October 2020
Fourth round qualifying: Saturday 24 October 2020
First round proper: Saturday 7 November 2020
Second round proper: Saturday 28 November 2020
Third round proper: Saturday 9 January 2021
Fourth round proper: Saturday 23 January 2021
Fifth round proper: Wednesday 10 February 2021
Quarter-finals: Saturday 20 March 2021
Semi-finals: Saturday 17 April 2021
The Final: Saturday 15 May 2021
8 May L1 & L2), 9 May (Championship) 2021 EFL season ends.
Spring Bank Holiday weekend 29-31 May 2021 Sky Bet Play-Off Finals taking place at Wembley
*Category One Invited Clubs taking part in EFLTrophy: Arsenal; Aston Villa; Brighton & Hove Albion; Chelsea; Fulham; Leeds United; Leicester City; Liverpool; Manchester City; Manchester United; Newcastle United; Norwich City (EFL); Southampton; West Bromwich Albion; West Ham United; and Wolverhampton Wanderers.
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corky wrote:FOOTBALL DATES FOR YOUR DIARIES
Ahead of the fixtures’ release on the 21st thanks to our friends in Exeter for the following
Tuesday 18 August (time TBC) Draw for the Carabao Cup Round One will take place on Sky Sports News
Tuesday 18 August (13:30) The Group Stage draw for the EFL Trophy on Talk SPORT 2.
Friday 21 August (09:00) Sky Bet EFL fixtures released
Saturday 5 September: Carabao Cup (EFL Cup) Round One fixtures (divided into a northern and southern section but will remain unseeded). NB If drawn against a Club that has players on international Duty the match maybe brought forward a week.
Round Two -15/16 September 2020
Round Three -22/23September 2020
Round Four -29/30 September 202O
Round Five-22/23December 2020
Semi-Finals -5/6January 2021(tie to be played at the venue of Club drawn out first)
Final -28 February 2021
Week commencing 7 September EFL Trophy* (recently known as the Leasing.com and Johnson Paint Trophy)
Matchday 1 8/9 September 2020
Matchday 3 10/11 November2020
Round of 32 8/9 December 2020
Round of 16 12/13 January 2021
Quarter-Finals 2/3 February 2021
Semi-Finals -16/17February2021
Final – Sunday 14 March 2021 at Wembley
Saturday 12 September Sky Bet EFL league programme starts (L1 & L2 11 midweek matches; Championship 13; across the season)
October assuming pandemic remains under control socially distanced supporters might be allowed in stadiums to watch matches.
Friday 16 October – Transfer Window closes. The summer 2020 transfer window started on 27 July and is open for 10 weeks, ending on 5 October. A domestic only window, during which Premier League clubs can only trade with those in the EFL, will run from 5 October to 17:00 BST on 16 October.
Saturday 7 November – First Round of the FA Cup. There will be no replays and prize money has been halved from 2019-20 because of the financial impact of the coronavirus pandemic. The winners will receive £1.8m, down from £3.6m last season.
Preliminary round: Saturday 12 September 2020
First round qualifying: Tuesday 22 September 2020
Second round qualifying: Saturday 3 October 2020
Third round qualifying: Tuesday 13 October 2020
Fourth round qualifying: Saturday 24 October 2020
First round proper: Saturday 7 November 2020
Second round proper: Saturday 28 November 2020
Third round proper: Saturday 9 January 2021
Fourth round proper: Saturday 23 January 2021
Fifth round proper: Wednesday 10 February 2021
Quarter-finals: Saturday 20 March 2021
Semi-finals: Saturday 17 April 2021
The Final: Saturday 15 May 2021
8 May L1 & L2), 9 May (Championship) 2021 EFL season ends.
Spring Bank Holiday weekend 29-31 May 2021 Sky Bet Play-Off Finals taking place at Wembley
*Category One Invited Clubs taking part in EFLTrophy: Arsenal; Aston Villa; Brighton & Hove Albion; Chelsea; Fulham; Leeds United; Leicester City; Liverpool; Manchester City; Manchester United; Newcastle United; Norwich City (EFL); Southampton; West Bromwich Albion; West Ham United; and Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Dates on the kit launch I think we're all waiting for too!