The SPFL has confirmed some key dates for next season.
Celtic's 2023-24 Premiership campaign will kick off one week later than the current term, on the weekend of August 5 and 6. The Championship, League One and League Two all begin on the same weekend.
Following consultation with clubs the top flight will take a two-weekend winter break after fixture round 22 on Tuesday January 2, the usual date of the new year Glasgow Derby.
The League Cup will begin in mid-July with the second round, when Celtic enter the competition, slated for August 19 and 20. The final will revert to its pre-Christmas slot having been delayed this season due to the winter World Cup.
The Scottish FA has yet to release fixture dates for the 2023-24 Scottish Cup while the SPFL intends to publish a full fixture list for the 2023-24 league season towards the end of June.
PREMIERSHIP KEY DATES
Fixture round 1 - Weekend of August 5/6, 2023
Winter break - January 3-19, 2024
Fixture round 33 (split) - Weekend of April 13/14, 2024
Fixture round 38 (final games) - Weekend of May 18/19, 2024
Premiership play-off final - Thursday May 23 & Sunday May 26, 2024
LEAGUE CUP KEY DATES
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
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