Tue 24 May
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The Football League has confirmed a number of its key dates for the 2016/17 season.
As of June 2016, the Football League will be known as the English Football League (EFL) and key dates have already been mapped out for the forthcoming campaign.
The EFL season will start on the weekend of Saturday 6th August 2016 and will conclude on the weekend of Saturday 6th May 2017.
The 2016/17 season will include the traditional Boxing Day fixtures, as well as New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Bank Holiday matches.
The 2016/17 EFL fixtures will be revealed on Wednesday 22nd June 2016 and Derby County’s fixtures will be available to view first on dcfc.co.uk at 9am.
SEASON 2016/17 EFL KEY DATES
June 2016
22nd - Fixture Release Day and Capital One Cup Round One Draw
August 2016
6th - Season start
w/c 8th - League Cup Round 1
w/c 21st - League Cup Round 2
September 2016
w/c 19th - League Cup Round 3
October 2016
w/c 24th - League Cup Round 4
November 2016
w/c 28th - League Cup Round 5
December 2016
26th - Boxing Day fixtures
31st - New Year's Eve fixtures
January 2017
2nd - New Year Bank Holiday fixtures
w/c 9th - League Cup Semi-Final Leg 1
w/c 23rd - League Cup Semi-Final Leg 2
February 2017
26th - League Cup Final
May 2017
6th - Regular season finish
20th - Sky Bet League One Play-Off Final
28th - Sky Bet League Two Play-Off Final
29th - Sky Bet Championship Play-Off Final
