The 2025/26 season will consist of 33 weekends and five midweek match rounds.
SEASON SCHEDULE
2024-25 season ends: Sunday, 25 May 2025
2025-26 season starts: Weekend of 16/17 August 2025 (83-day break for player rest)
Midweek fixtures: 5 rounds alongside 33 weekend matchdays
Final matchday: Sunday, 24 May 2026 (simultaneous kickoffs)
INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENTS
2026 FIFA World Cup (USA/Canada/Mexico):
Starts: 11 June 2026 (Mexico City)
Final: 19 July 2026 (New Jersey)
2025 FIFA Club World Cup (USA):
Dates: 15 June – 13 July 2025 (29-day tournament)
Premier League participants: Chelsea & Manchester City (based on UCL performance 2020-24)
FIXTURES & TEAMS
Fixtures release: 9 a.m, Wednesday 18 June 2025
Promoted teams:
Leeds United, Burnley & Sunderland
Relegated teams (2024-25): Southampton, Leicester City, Ipswich Town
TRANSFER WINDOWS
Summer 2025 window:
Phase 1: 1–10 June 2025 (early opening for Club World Cup registrations)
Phase 2: 16 June – 1 September 2025
OTHERS
Champions League – league phase draw – 28 August
Europa League – league phase draw – 29 August
Conference League – league phase draw – 29 August