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Season 2021/22 start date confirmed for Sky Bet EFL

cliveclive
in Other Football and Sports

The EFL can confirm the key dates across the League and its competitions for the 2021/22 campaign, with the season set to get under way across the Sky Bet Championship, League One and League Two on the weekend of 7 August 2021.

The Sky Bet EFL Play-Offs will once again be staged at Wembley Stadium and conclude the season across two weekends in May. The League One Final will start proceedings on Saturday 21 May 2022, before League Two and the Championship take centre stage the following weekend on Saturday 28 May and Sunday 29 May 2022, respectively.

Details regarding the 2021/22 fixture release day will be announced in due course.

A full list of the key dates ahead of the 2021/22 EFL season can be found below:

  • Start Date – Saturday 7 August 2021 (with a live television game likely on Friday 6 August)
  • Carabao Cup Round One – w/c 9 August 2021
  • Carabao Cup Final – Sunday 27 February 2022
  • Papa John’s Trophy Round One – w/c 30 August 2021
  • Papa John’s Trophy Final – Sunday 3 April 2022
  • Regular Season Final Day
    • League One – Weekend of 30 April 2022
    • League Two & Championship – Weekend of 7/8 May 2022
  • League One Play-Off Final – Saturday 21 May 2022
  • League Two Play-Off Final – Saturday 28 May 2022
  • Championship Play-Off Final – Sunday 29 May 2022
https://www.efl.com/news/2021/march/season-202122-start-date-confirmed-for-sky-bet-efl/

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    jacob_CAFCjacob_CAFC
    Book the 21st off everyone...
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    Addick AddictAddick Addict
    jacob_CAFC said:
    Book the 21st off everyone...
    Not the 29th then?
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    MrOneLungMrOneLung
    Monday the 4th booked off
    • Papa John’s Trophy Final – Sunday 3 April 2022
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    golfaddickgolfaddick
    Anyone tell me why League 1 finishes a week earlier than The Championship & League 2.....is it just so they can stage the play-off final a week earlier  ??  And again, if so why the need to play the play off finals over 2 weekends as its always been over the May Bank holiday weekend.

    Baffled & Confused  (to misquote Led Zep)
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    ChippycafcChippycafc
    Sugar.....come back of off holiday on the 7th guarantee we will be at home.
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    Dazzler21Dazzler21
    Regular Season Final Day
    • League One – Weekend of 30 April 2022

    WHAT THE FRICK? Why so early?
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    WSSWSS
    Dazzler21 said:
    Regular Season Final Day
    • League One – Weekend of 30 April 2022

    WHAT THE FRICK? Why so early?
    Season adjustments for Qatar World Cup?
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    CallumcafcCallumcafc
    edited March 2021
    Dazzler21 said:
    Regular Season Final Day
    • League One – Weekend of 30 April 2022

    WHAT THE FRICK? Why so early?

    18/19 - 4 May (Rochdale home)
    17/18 - 5 May (Rochdale away)
    16/17 - 30 Apr (Swindon home)
    15/16 - 7 May (Burnley home)

    It’s the 19/20 and 20/21 seasons that have been weird, not the other way around.
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    Dazzler21Dazzler21
    Callumcafc said:
    Dazzler21 said:
    Regular Season Final Day
    • League One – Weekend of 30 April 2022

    WHAT THE FRICK? Why so early?

    18/19 - 4 May (Rochdale home)
    17/18 - 5 May (Rochdale away)
    16/17 - 30 Apr (Swindon home)
    15/16 - 7 May (Burnley home)

    It’s the 19/20 and 20/21 seasons that have been weird, not the other way around.
    It's a week early, as was the 16/17 last game. 

    Personally I think that's too early. 
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    killerandflashkillerandflash
    The 2022/23 season will be a nightmare due to the World Cup. Will some leagues continue during the tournament, e.g. L1 and below, or will all football be suspended?
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    aliwibblealiwibble
    Dazzler21 said:
    Regular Season Final Day
    • League One – Weekend of 30 April 2022

    WHAT THE FRICK? Why so early?
    Is it not just that it's the weekend before the May bank holiday as usual? It just feels early because the 1st of May is a Sunday next year.
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    Dansk_RedDansk_Red
    edited March 2021
    There is no late May Bank Holiday, due to The Queen's Jubilee, the Bank Holiday has been moved to the next  week with holidays on the Thursday and Friday. Therefore the playoffs have been split over two weekends and the need to finish the  League 1 a week early.
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    golfaddickgolfaddick
    Dansk_Red said:
    There is no late May Bank Holiday, due to The Queen's Jubilee, the Bank Holiday is been moved to the next  week with holidays on the Thursday and Friday. Therefore the playoffs have been split over two weekends and the need to finish the  League 1 a week early.
    Then we'd all better just hope she's still alive by then....🙂
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