The official start date for the 2025/26 English Football League (EFL) season has been confirmed.
The EFL has confirmed that the 2025/26 Sky Bet Championship season will begin on the weekend of the 9th/10th August 2025, with games expected to be scheduled across Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Next season's EFL campaigns will begin with ‘split’ opening weekends, with Sky Bet League One and Sky Bet League Two kicking off a week earlier on the weekend of the 2nd/3rd August 2025.