SPFL release key dates for 2023/24, including winter break and December cup final
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The cinch Premiership, cinch Championship, cinch League 1 and cinch League 2 will all kick off on the weekend of August 5/6. Following consultation with clubs, the cinch Premiership will take a two-weekend winter break following fixture round 22 on Tuesday January 2.
Fixture round 38 in the cinch Premiership is scheduled for May 18/19. Clubs in the cinch Championship, cinch League 1 and cinch League 2 will conclude their fixtures on the first weekend in May before the play-offs get under way.
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Hide AdThe group stage of the Viaplay League Cup will begin in mid-July and the final will return to a pre-Christmas slot, having been delayed until February this season due to the winter World Cup. SPFL Trust Trophy dates will be confirmed in due course while fixtures for the 2023/24 league season will be published towards the end of June.


SEASON 2023/24 – KEY DATES
Cinch Premiership
Fixture round 1: Weekend of August 5/6, 2023
Winter break: January 3-19, 2024
Fixture round 33: Weekend of April 13/14, 2024
Fixture round 38: Weekend of May 18/19, 2024
Play-off final: Thursday May 23 & Sunday May 26, 2024
Cinch Championship
Fixture round 1: Saturday August 5, 2023
Fixture round 36: Friday May 3, 2024
Cinch League 1 & cinch League 2
Fixture round 1: Saturday August 5, 2023
Fixture round 36: Saturday May 4, 2024
League Cup group stage
MD1: Weekend of July 15/16, 2023; MD2: Midweek of July 18/19, 2023; MD3: Weekend of July 22/23, 2023; MD4: Midweek of July 25/26, 2023; MD5: Weekend of July 29/30, 2023.
Second round: Weekend of August 19/20, 2023
Quarter-finals: Midweek of September 26-28, 2023
Semi-finals: Weekend of November 4/5, 2023
Final: Sunday December 17, 2023