EFL outlines date of fixture release and cup draws along with the deadlines for live match announcements
The EFL has confirmed that Blackpool supporters will find out next season’s fixture list on Thursday, June 25.
Fixtures for the 2026/27 Sky Bet Championship, League One and League Two season will be announced at 12pm, six weeks before the campaign gets underway.
As has been previously confirmed, the Carabao Cup will launch the season over the weekend of August 7-9 before the Championship, League One and League Two kick off the following weekend.
The Carabao Cup draw will be held on fixture release day, as will be the case with the Vertu Trophy which starts in the week beginning September 21.
It has also been announced that the opening weekend of EFL fixtures across the Championship, League One and League Two will be live on Sky Sports and Sky Sports+.
Selections will be confirmed by July 2 regarding all live broadcast matches played before the end of September 2026.
Games picked for live coverage up to, and including, the weekend of January 8-11, 2027 will be announced by July 31.
Matches to be shown up to, and including, the midweek of March 2-3, 2027 will be outlined by November 6.
As for later in the season, the games being shown over the weekend of March 5-8, 2027 will be revealed by February 5, 2027.
That will be followed by weekly announcements looking four weeks ahead, until the matches being played over the last two weekends.
Broadcast selections for games scheduled on the penultimate weekend will be confirmed three weeks in advance.
As for the matches shown on the final weekend, those will be announced in the week prior.