The
Premier League has revealed the 2020/21 season will start on September 12
and run until May 23, 2021.
The EFL has also confirmed the Championship, League One and League Two
seasons will commence on the same weekend, with their regular seasons ending
on the weekend of May 8, 2021.
The play-off finals will take place over the Bank Holiday weekend at the end
of May.
The announcements mean that the season will begin behind closed doors, with
spectators only set to return to venues on a socially-distanced basis from
October 1.
A statement from the Premier League read: "Premier League shareholders today
agreed to start the 2020-21 Premier League season on September 12, 2020.
"The final match round of the campaign will take place on May 23, 2021. The
Premier League will continue to consult the FA and EFL regarding the
scheduling of all domestic competitions."
The announcement confirms an already hectic and condensed fixture list due
to the coronavirus pandemic disrupting the current 2019/20 campaign with a
100-day suspension.
The Premier League season concludes on Sunday, before the FA Cup final takes
place on Saturday August 1 and the Championship Play-Offs end the domestic
season with the Wembley showpiece final on Tuesday August 4.
The Champions League and Europa League will then take place between August 5
and August 23, with the Champions League final taking place just three weeks
before next season is due to get underway.
The UEFA Nations League is also due to resume in September, with England set
to face Iceland and Denmark in the week preceding the start of the Premier
League season.
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