Fixtures, Draws, Transfer Windows – Key Premier League and UEFA Champions League 2025/26 Dates | OneFootball

Following the conclusion of the 2024/25 season, the Premier League and UEFA Champions League have announced the key dates for the 2025/26 campaign.

Manchester City finished in third place in the latest Premier League season following a strong run of form since March, after an uncharacteristically poor first-half of the season that ruled themselves entirely out of the title race.

A Last-16 play-off exit to Real Madrid in the Champions League piled on the misery for Pep Guardiola, who also saw his side narrowly lose to Crystal Palace in the FA Cup final as City finished the season without a major trophy to their name for the first time since 2017.

After bidding an emotional farewell to outgoing midfielder Kevin De Bruyne and beating Fulham 0-2 to secure a third-place finish on the last day of the Premier League campaign, the focus now turns to the FIFA Club World Cup for Pep Guardiola and his players.

FIFA have allowed clubs taking part in the competition to complete and register new signings in a short transfer window running between June 1-10, which is likely to see Manchester City make four to five signings after chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak outlined ambitions for the summer market.

The Manchester City first-team have a few weeks off amid an overhaul in Pep Guardiola’s backroom coaching staff, with now-confirmed departures of Juanma Lillo, Inigo Dominguez and Carlos Vicens at the end of their respective contracts.

Pep Guardiola’s side will regroup and travel to the United States to take part in the 32-team Club World Cup, running between mid-June to mid-July, providing the Manchester City manager with a platform to assess how his new signings embed into the squad.

With a huge summer and equally crucial 2025/26 campaign ahead of Manchester City, here are all the key dates for the upcoming season!

When does the 2025/26 Premier League season start?

The opening round of fixtures in the new Premier League campaign will be played on the weekend of Saturday 16 August, 2025.

The season will consist of 33 weekends and five midweek match rounds, while the schedule will also allow more rest for players over the festive period as no two rounds will take place within 60 hours of each other.

There will also be no fixture on 24 December 2025, the Premier League have confirmed.

When does the 2025/26 Premier League season finish?

The final round of games will played simultaneously on Sunday 24 May, 2026.

The season end date of is said to ensure that the Premier League campaign finishes ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup call-up period.

When will the fixtures for the 2025/26 Premier League season be released?

Fixtures for all 38 matchdays will be released at 09:00 BST on Wednesday 18 June, 2025.

When is the UEFA Champions League league phase draw?

The draw for the UEFA Champions League league phase will be held on Thursday August 28, 2025.

When will the 2025-26 UEFA Champions League fixtures be held?

Matchday 1: 16–18 September 2025Matchday 2: 30 September – 1 October 2025Matchday 3: 21/22 October 2025Matchday 4: 4/5 November 2025Matchday 5: 25/26 November 2025Matchday 6: 9/10 December 2025Matchday 7: 20/21 January 2026Matchday 8: 28 January 2026Knockout phase play-offs: 17/18 & 24/25 February 2026Round of 16: 10/11 & 17/18 March 2026Quarter-finals: 7/8 & 14/15 April 2026Semi-finals: 28/29 April & 5/6 May 2026Final: 30 May 2026 (Budapest)

When does the summer transfer window open and shut?

A new-format transfer window to allow clubs participating in the FIFA Club World Cup to register new signings will run from Sunday 1 June to Tuesday 10 June 19:00 BST.

However, it has also been announced that all Premier League and EFL clubs will be free to do business during the earlier window, not just Chelsea and Manchester City – who are participating in the Club World Cup.

The transfer window will then remain shut until Sunday 15 June, and again run from Monday 16 June to Monday 1 September at 19:00 BST.

When does the January transfer window open and shut?

The 2026 winter transfer window will run from Thursday 1 January to Monday 2 February.