The EFL schedule for the 2022/23 season has been confirmed, with the Sky Bet Championship, League One and League Two set to start over the weekend of Saturday 30 July 2022.
The 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar takes place over a five-week period in November and December 2022, with the EFL schedule adjusted to accommodate.
Match round 16 in the Championship, set to take place on Saturday 12 November, will be the final round of fixtures played ahead of the call-up period for the tournament, which begins on Monday 14 November.
The Championship will resume on 10 December 2022 following the culmination of the World Cup Group Stages, whilst League One and League Two fixtures will continue as normal. The existing international calls postponement criteria will be applied throughout, where necessary.
The Carabao Cup will be getting underway week commencing August 8, with the Papa John’s Trophy starting later that month, week commencing August 29.
The finals of both competitions will be held at Wembley Stadium, on Sunday February 26 for the Carabao Cup and Sunday March 19 for the Papa John’s Trophy.
The final day of the 2022/23 season in the Championship, League One and League Two will be across the weekend of Saturday 6 May 2023, with the Sky Bet EFL Play-Off Finals scheduled for the 27-29 May 2023.
Sky Bet EFL:
Season start (regular season) – 30 July 2022
Championship pause – 12 November 2022
Championship resumption – 10 December 2022
Final day (regular season) – 6 May 2023
Sky Bet EFL Play-Offs:
Sky Bet League Two – Saturday 27 May 2023
Sky Bet League One – Sunday 28 May 2023
Sky Bet Championship – Monday 29 May 2023
The following fixtures, excluding the finals, will take place the week commencing the specified dates:
Carabao Cup:
Round One – 10 August 2022
Round Two – 24 August 2022
Round Three – 9 November 2022
Round Four – 21 December 2022
Quarter-Final – 11 January 2023
Semi-Final First Leg – 25 January 2023
Semi-Final Second Leg – 1 February 2023
Final – 26 February 2023
Papa John’s Trophy:
Group Game One – 31 August 2022
Group Game Two – 21 September 2022
Group Game Three – 19 October 2022
Round of 32 – 30 November 2022
Round of 16 – 14 December 2022
Quarter-Final – 11 January 2023
Semi-Final – 1 February 2023
Final – 19 March 2023