The opening round of fixtures will take place across the opening weekend of 4-6 August with Round One of the Carabao Cup following shortly after w/c August 7.
Wembley will play host to the Carabao Cup Final on Sunday, February 25, 2024, in what will be the first of five showpiece Finals in the EFL calendar, with the EFL Trophy Final taking place on Sunday, April 7.
The season-ending Sky Bet EFL Playoffs will once again be staged at Wembley Stadium, this time across two weekends in May 2024. The League One Final will start proceedings on Saturday, May 18, 2024, before League Two the following day, on Sunday, May 19. The Championship Final will take centre stage the following weekend on Sunday, May 26.
A full list of the key dates ahead of the 2023/24 EFL season can be found below:
- Fixture Release Date – Thursday, June 22, 2023, 9am
- Start Date – Saturday, August 5, 2023 (with a likely live game on Friday 4 August)
- Carabao Cup Round One – w/c August 7, 2023
- Carabao Cup Final – Sunday, February 25, 2024
- EFL Trophy Round One – w/c September 4, 2023
- EFL Trophy Final – Sunday, April 7, 2024
- League One Playoff Final – Saturday, May 18, 2024
- League Two Playoff Final – Sunday, May 19, 2024
- Championship Playoff Final – Sunday, May 26, 2024