OFFICIAL: The 2025/26 EPL season will start on the weekend of August 16/17, 2025

The Premier League has confirmed the dates for the 2025/2026 season.

The current 2024/25 season ends on Sunday, May 25, but the league has announced early details for the upcoming season, which will be followed by the 2026 World Cup.

When does the 2024/25 Premier League season start?

The 2025/26 Premier League season starts on the weekend of 16/17 August 2025.

That start date is 83 days after the end of the 2024/25 season, which the Premier League says is the 'maximum rest period for players'.

The 2025/26 season will consist of 33 weekends and five midweek competition rounds.

The Premier League says the schedule “continues to allow more rest time for players during the festive matchday period”.

No two rounds will take place within 60 hours of each other and there will be no competition on Christmas Eve.

When does the Premier League season end?

The final round of Premier League matches will be played on Sunday, May 24, 2026.

As usual, all matches start at the same time.

The Premier League concludes with just over a fortnight before football's global showpiece…

When does the 2026 World Cup start?

The 2026 World Cup – which will take place in the US, Canada and Mexico – starts on Thursday, June 11, 2026 in Mexico City.

The final will take place in New Jersey on Sunday, July 19.

What about the Club World Cup in 2025?

A new FIFA Club World Cup format will be launched next summer, involving two Premier League teams – and Lionel Messi's Inter Miami.

The expanded 2025 Club World Cup will take place over 29 days in the US next summer. The tournament starts on June 15 and the final takes place on July 13.

Europe will have 12 clubs in the 32-team tournament and spaces will be allocated based on performance in the Champions League over four seasons from 2020/21 to this season. That means Chelsea and Manchester City will be the representatives of the Premier League.

When will the 2025/26 Premier League fixtures be announced?

A release date for the fixture has not yet been confirmed.

In previous seasons, the opening match took place on a Friday, but the final fixture schedule and television broadcast choices will be announced in due course.