Here is a summary of the 2018-2019 English and European soccer schedule.
Now that schedules are actually out, this is pretty much final.
I have included:
- International breaks when there are no Premier League or Championship games. These are official from FIFA
- Round dates for the UEFA Champions League and Europa League. These are official from UEFA.
- FA Cup and League Cup dates. These are a pretty good guess based on previous seasons.
- Mid-week Premier League and Football League fixtures. Good guess based on previous seasons.
Here’s a kind of key for the list:
- w/o = “Week of.” Date listed is the Monday.
- “Mid-week” for league games almost always means Tuesday and/or Wednesday
- Champions League mid-week games are always Tuesday and Wednesday
- Europa League mid-week games are always Thursday
- Football League = Championship, League One, League Two
- For Cup rounds, given date is Saturday but games will be Friday to Monday
If you don’t see a weekend listed here, assume all the leagues are playing.
2018-2019 English and European Soccer Schedule (Some Official, Some Estimated)
August 4: Football League Starts
August 5: Community Shield Match at Wembley: FA Cup Champs Chelsea vs. Premier League Champs Manchester City
w/o August 13: League Cup Round 1
August 11: Premier League Starts
w/o August 20: League Cup Round 2, Mid-week Football League games
September 8: International Break. No Premier League or Championship games
w/o September 17: Champions League and Europa League Group Stages, Mid-week Football League games
w/o September 24: League Cup Round 3
w/o October 1: Champions League and Europa League Group Stages, mid-week Football League games
October 13: International Break. No Premier League or Championship games
w/o October 22: Champions League and Europa League Group Stages, mid-week Football League games
w/o October 29: League Cup Round 4
w/o November 5: Champions League and Europa League Group Stages
November 10: FA Cup Round 1 (Leagues One and Two Enter)
November 17: International Break. No Premier League or Championship games
w/o November 26: Champions League and Europa League Group Stages, mid-week Football League games
December 1: FA Cup Round 2
w/o December 3: Mid-week Premier League games
w/o December 10: Champions League and Europa League Group Stages
w/o December 17: League Cup quarterfinals
December 26: Boxing Day Matches (some will be moved to later for TV)
January 1: New Year’s Day Matches (some will be moved to later for TV)
January 5: FA Cup Round 3 (Championship and Premier League enter)
w/o January 7: League Cup Semifinals Leg 1
w/o January 21: League Cup Semifinals Leg 2, mid-week Football League games
w/o January 28: Mid-week Premier League games
January 26: FA Cup Round 4
w/o February 11: Champions League and Europa League Round of 16, mid-week Championship games
February 16: FA Cup Round 5
February 24: League Cup Final at Wembley
w/o February 25: Champions League and Europa League Round of 16, mid-week Premier League games
w/o March 11: Champions League and Europa League Round of 16, mid-week Championship games
March 16: FA Cup Quarterfinals
March 23: International Break. No Premier League or Championship games
w/o April 8: Champions League and Europa League quarterfinals, mid-week Championship games
w/o April 15: Champions League and Europa League quarterfinals, Good Friday Football League games
April 20: FA Cup Semifinal #1 at Wembley
April 21: FA Cup Semifinal #2 at Wembley
April 22: Football League plays
w/o April 29: Champions League and Europa League semifinals
May 4: Leagues One and Two season end (all games same kickoff time)
May 5: Championship season ends (all games same kickoff time)
w/o May 6: Champions League and Europa League semifinals
May 12: Premier League season ends (all games same kickoff time)
May 18: FA Cup Final at Wembley
May 25: Championship Playoff Final at Wembley
May 26: League One Playoff Final at Wembley
May 27: League Two Playoff Final at Wembley
May 29: Europa League Final in Baku, Azerbaijan
June 1: Champions League Final in Madrid