The following key dates have been released by the Football League ahead of the new Sky Bet EFL season. EFL being the new rebranded name of the league covering the 72 teams over three divisions.
The key dates for next season (with FA Cup dates added) are:
June 2016
22nd - Fixture Release Day
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
7th - FA Cup 3rd round
w/c 9th - League Cup Semi-Final Leg 1
w/c 23rd - League Cup Semi-Final Leg 2
28th - FA Cup 4th round
February 2017
18th - FA Cup 5th Round
26th - League Cup Final
March 2017
11th - FA Cup 6th Round
April 2017
22nd - FA Cup Semi Final
May 2017
6th - Regular season finish
20th - Sky Bet League One Play-Off Final
27th - FA Cup Final
28th - Sky Bet League Two Play-Off Final
29th - Sky Bet Championship Play-Off Final