Key dates for Season 2023/24

The SPFL has today confirmed some key dates for next season, which is scheduled to start one week later than the current campaign.

The cinch Premiership, cinch Championship, cinch League 1 and cinch League 2 will all kick off on the weekend of August 5/6. Following consultation with clubs, the cinch Premiership will take a two-weekend winter break following fixture round 22 on Tuesday January 2. Fixture round 38 in the cinch Premiership is scheduled for May 18/19.

Clubs in the cinch Championship, cinch League 1 and cinch League 2 will conclude their fixtures on the first weekend in May before the play-offs get under way.

The group stage of the Viaplay Cup will begin in mid-July and the final will return to a pre-Christmas slot, having been delayed until February this season due to the winter World Cup.

SPFL Trust Trophy dates will be confirmed in due course while fixtures for the 2023/24 League Season will be published towards the end of June.

CINCH PREMIERSHIP

Fixture round 1
Weekend of August 5/6, 2023

Winter break
January 3-19, 2024

Fixture round 33
Weekend of April 13/14, 2024

Fixture round 38
Weekend of May 18/19, 2024

cinch Premiership play-off final
Thursday May 23 & Sunday May 26, 2024

CINCH CHAMPIONSHIP

Fixture round 1
Saturday August 5, 2023

Fixture round 36
Friday May 3, 2024

CINCH LEAGUE 1 & CINCH LEAGUE 2

Fixture round 1
Saturday August 5, 2023

Fixture round 36
Saturday May 4, 2024

VIAPLAY CUP

Group stage
MD1: Weekend of July 15/16, 2023
MD2: Midweek of July 18/19, 2023
MD3: Weekend of July 22/23, 2023
MD4: Midweek of July 25/26, 2023
MD5: Weekend of July 29/30, 2023

Second round
Weekend of August 19/20, 2023

Quarter-finals
Midweek of September 26-28, 2023

Semi-finals
Weekend of November 4/5, 2023

Final
Sunday December 17, 2023