The EFL schedule for the 2023/24 season has been confirmed, with the Sky Bet Championship, League One and League Two campaigns set to start on the weekend of Saturday, August 5th 2023.
August will see Swindon Town open the season awat at Colchester United before hosting Crewe on the 12th. Away games at Forest Green and Wrexham follow before Crawley finishes off the month at the County Ground.
The Carabao Cup Round One draw will take place live on Sky Sports at 2:30pm on this afternoon, Thursday, 22nd June.
The Carabao Cup will be getting underway week commencing August 7th, with the EFL Trophy starting the following month, week commencing September 4th.
The Finals of both competitions will be held at Wembley Stadium, on Sunday, February 25th for the Carabao Cup and Sunday, April 7th for the EFL Trophy.
The season-ending Sky Bet EFL Play-Offs will once again be staged at Wembley Stadium, this time across two weekends in May 2024. The Championship Play-Off Final will take centre stage on Sunday, May 19th.
A full list of the key dates ahead of the 2023/24 EFL season can be found below:
Carabao Cup Round One Draw – Thursday 22 June 2023, 2:30pm
Start Date – Saturday 5 August 2023 (with a likely live game on Friday 4 August)
Carabao Cup Round One – w/c 7 August 2023
Carabao Cup Final – Sunday 25 February 2024
EFL Trophy Round One – w/c 4 September 2023
EFL Trophy Final – Sunday 7 April 2024
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
