The 2020/21 season dates across the Sky Bet EFL, Carabao Cup and the EFL Trophy have been confirmed.
The Carabao Cup will officially kick off the EFL season with an action-packed month of cup football throughout September.
Carabao Cup
The 2020/21 competition has seen a number of significant scheduling changes with two legged semi finals being replaced by a single tie and the first four rounds scheduled to take place on consecutive weeks, kicking off in early September.
Round one fixtures are scheduled to take place on Saturday 5 September, but due to the international window may be played on alternative dates.
Rounds two, three and four will be played on consecutive midweek dates starting 15/16 September.
Premier League sides will enter the competition in round two or round three for those competing in European competition in 20/21.
The draw for the round one will take place on Sky Sports News on Tuesday 18 August, (time tbc).
As per the previous two seasons, the round one draw will be divided into a northern and southern section but will remain unseeded.
The dates for the 2020/21 Carabao Cup are as follows:
• Round One - 5 September 2020 (alternative dates may apply)
• Round Two - 15/16 September 2020
• Round Three - 22/23 September 2020
• Round Four - 29/30 September 2020
• Round Five - 22/23 December 2020
• Semi-Finals - 5/6 January 2021 (tie to be played at the venue of club drawn out first)
• Final - 28 February 2021
Sky Bet EFL
The 2020/21 Sky Bet EFL fixture schedule will be released on Friday 21 August at 9.00am.
As previously advised, league competition in the EFL will kick off on Saturday 12 September, while the regular seasons in the Championship, League One and League Two will conclude on 8/9 May 2021.
Due to the unprecedented challenges facing the fixture calendar as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic and starting six weeks later than usual, the Championship will feature 13 midweek match rounds whilst League One and League Two will have 11 respectively throughout the season.
The campaign will culminate in the Play-Off finals taking place at Wembley over the Spring Bank Holiday weekend 29-31 May 2021.