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DATE RESCHEDULED: EFL officially announce ‘new’ date for Leeds United vs Southampton Championship play off final.
DATE RESCHEDULED: EFL officially announce ‘new’ date for Leeds United vs Southampton Championship play off final.
Details for the final day of the Championship, League One and League Two campaigns – as well as the play-offs schedule – have been confirmed by the English Football League.
The final round of League One matches will start at 12:30 BST on Saturday, 27 April, with League Two at 15:00.
The regular Championship season will end the following week, on Saturday, 4 May, with games kicking off at 12:30.
The play-offs will commence on 3 May, ending at Wembley on Sunday, 26 May.
Each division’s two-legged semi-finals will be followed by finals at the national stadium – the League One showpiece will be on Saturday, 18 May, with the League Two final the next day.
The Championship play-off final, to decide who gets the final promotion place to the Premier League – dubbed the richest game in football – has been scheduled for 26 May, the day after the FA Cup final.
Kick-off times for the three finals are yet to be confirmed.
If Coventry, who are in the FA Cup last four and on the outskirts of the Championship play-off places, were to reach both finals, a change would need to be made to the schedule.
Key EFL dates in full
Championship: Final day – Saturday, 4 May (12:30 BST)
Play-off first legs: Sixth v third – Sunday, 12 May (12:30 BST)
Fifth v fourth: Monday, 13 May (20:00 BST)
Play-off second legs: Third v sixth – Thursday, 16 May (20:00 BST)
Fourth v fifth: Friday, 17 May (20:00 BST)
Final: Sunday, 26 May (Kick-off TBC)
League One: Final day – Saturday, 27 April (12:30 BST)
Play-off first legs: Sixth v third – Friday, 3 May (20:00 BST)
Fifth v fourth – Saturday, 4 May (19:45 BST)
Play-off second legs: Third v sixth – Tuesday, 7 May (20:00 BST)
Fourth v fifth – Wednesday, 8 May (20:00 BST)
Final: Saturday, 18 May (Kick-off TBC)
League Two: Final day – Saturday, 27 April (15:00 BST)
Play-off first legs: Seventh v fourth – Monday, 6 May (15:00 BST)
Sixth v fifth: Monday, 6 May (17:30 BST)
Play-off second legs: Fourth v seventh – Thursday, 9 May (20:00 BST)
Fifth v sixth: Friday, 10 May (20:00 BST)
Final: Sunday, 19 May (Kick-off TBC)
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