Here is a summary of the 2018-2019 English and European soccer schedule.
Updated August 8: Now that schedules are actually out, this is final. It even includes an actual result!
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
August 4: Football League starts
August 5: Community Shield match (FA Cup champs Chelsea 0, League champs Manchester City 2)
August 10: Premier League starts
w/o August 13: League Cup round 1
w/o August 20: Midweek Football League games
w/o August 27: League Cup round 2
September 8: International break; no Premier League or Championship games
w/o September 17: Champions League and Europa League group stages, Midweek Football League games
w/o September 24: League Cup round 3
w/o October 1: Champions League and Europa League group stages, midweek Football League games
October 13: International break; no Premier League or Championship games
w/o October 22: Champions League and Europa League group stages, Midweek 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: Midweek Football League games, Champions League and Europa League group stages, Midweek Football League games
December 1: FA Cup round 2
w/o December 3: Midweek Premier League Games
w/o December 10: Champions League and Europa League group stages
w/o December 17: League Cup round 5 (quarterfinals)
December 26: Boxing Day matches; everybody plays
January 1: New Year’s Day matches; everybody plays
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
January 26: FA Cup round 4, no Premier League games
w/o January 28: Midweek Premier League games
w/o February 11: Champions League round of 16, Europa League round of 32, Midweek Championship games
February 16: FA Cup round 5, no Premier League games
February 24: League Cup final at Wembley
w/o February 18: Champions League round of 16, Europa League round of 32
w/o February 25: Midweek Premier League games
w/o March 4: Champions League and Europa League round of 16
w/o March 11: Champions League and Europa League round of 16, Midweek Football League games
March 16: FA Cup quarterfinals
March 23: International break; no Premier League or Championship games
April 6: FA Cup semifinal #1 at Wembley
April 7: FA Cup semifinal #2 at Wembley
w/o April 8: Champions League and Europa League quarterfinals, Midweek Championship games
w/o April 15: Champions League and Europa League quarterfinals, Good Friday Football League games
April 22: Football League Games
w/o April 29: Champions League and Europa League semifinals leg 1
May 4: League One and League Two season ends (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 leg 2
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