2024-25 key dates: Premier League, Champions League, FA Cup and Carabao Cup - Liverpool FC (2024)

  • Premier League

Fixtures release

The Premier League has confirmed that fixtures for the 2024-25 season will be released at 9am BST on Tuesday June 18.

The campaign will consist of 33 weekends, four midweek rounds of matches and one Bank Holiday matchweek.

A full list of fixtures will be available here on Liverpoolfc.com.

Fixtures will be subject to change for television broadcast and European competition purposes, with updates to follow on Liverpoolfc.com.

Key dates

The season will start on Saturday August 17, 90 days after the 2023-24 Premier League campaign concluded.

The final match round of 2024-25 will be played on Sunday May 25, when all games will kick off simultaneously as usual.

In keeping with previous commitments made to clubs to address the congested schedule across Christmas and New Year, arrangements will be made to allow more rest time over three of the festive match rounds, with no club playing within 60 hours of another match. There will be no Christmas Eve fixture.

The mid-season break has also been removed from the calendar to allow the mid-August start date.

Transfer windows

The Premier League has confirmed the summer window will open on Friday June 14 – the same day as Euro 2024 begins.

The window will then close at 11pm BST on Friday August 30 – 13 days after the Premier League campaign begins. The EFL will follow the same timeline.

The winter transfer window will then open on Wednesday January 1, closing on Monday February 3.

  • Champions League

Following their third-placed finish in the Premier League, Liverpool will be competing in the 2024-25 Champions League.

This year’s tournament will see significant changes, in particular to the group stage, which will become a single 36-team league stage.

Each side faces eight different teams (four at home, four away). The top eight overall will advance directly to the Round of 16, while the sides finishing from ninth to 24th will contest the knockout round play-offs, with the victors going through to the last 16. From then on it is a straight knockout.

The draw for the group stage will take place on Thursday August 29, and the group stage matchdays will be as follows:

  • Matchday 1: September 17-19

  • Matchday 2: October 1/2

  • Matchday 3: October 22/23

  • Matchday 4: November 5/6

  • Matchday 5: November 26/27

  • Matchday 6: December 10/11

  • Matchday 7: January 21/22

  • Matchday 8: January 29

The knockout round play-offs will take place on February 11/12 and 18/19.

The Round of 16 matches will take place on March 4/5 and 11/12, with the quarter-finals on April 8/9 and 15/16 and the semi-finals on April 29/30 and May 6/7.

The final will be played at Bayern Munich’s Allianz Arena on Saturday May 31.

  • Emirates FA Cup

The Reds will enter the Emirates FA Cup at the third-round stage, which will take place over the weekend of January 11 and 12.

As part of a new format for the competition, all rounds will now be played on weekends and there are no longer replays from the first round onwards.

The final will take place on Saturday May 17, with no Premier League fixtures taking place on the same day.

  • Carabao Cup

Current holders Liverpool will begin their defence of the League Cup in round three.

The EFL has confirmed the competition will begin in mid-August, though the complete schedule is still to be announced.

The semi-finals remain in their current two-legged format.

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2024-25 key dates: Premier League, Champions League, FA Cup and Carabao Cup - Liverpool FC (2024)

FAQs

What date does the Premier League start in 2024-25? ›

The Premier League have already confirmed the start and end dates for the 2024/25 term. It will begin on 17 August 2024, 90 days after the 2023/24 Premier League concludes on 19 May. The final match round of the 2024/25 season will be played on 25 May 2025, when all matches will kick off simultaneously as usual.

What date is the Carabao Cup final 2024? ›

The Carabao Cup Final will see Chelsea and Liverpool showdown in front of thousands of passionate fans at Wembley Stadium on February 25 2024. With both clubs viewing this as an excellent opportunity to secure silverware for the 2023/24 season, spectators can expect both sides to go all out to win at Wembley.

What is the difference between the Carabao Cup and FA Cup? ›

Unlike the FA Cup, which is open to hundreds of clubs belonging to The Football Association, which runs football in England, the EFL Cup is open only to the 92 teams in the top four divisions of English football—those playing in the top-level Premier League and the English Football League, which includes the next three ...

What is the Carabao Cup? ›

The Carabao Cup is the EFL's showpiece cup competition and is one of the three major honours of the domestic football season. Beginning each August, it features all Clubs from the EFL and Premier League in a straight knock-out format across seven rounds, with the semi-finals being played over two legs.

Who promoted to the Premier League in 2024? ›

The promoted teams are Leicester City, Ipswich Town and Southampton.

What football is in 2024? ›

UEFA EURO 2024 kicked off on Friday 14 June and ends with the final in Berlin on Sunday 14 July. See dates, venues and schedule.

What date is the FA Cup final 2024? ›

Who won the Liverpool Carabao Cup in 2024? ›

It was played between Chelsea and Liverpool, in a repeat of the 2022 final, at Wembley Stadium in London, England, on 25 February 2024. Liverpool won the match 1–0 after extra time to secure a record tenth EFL Cup title.

Is Liverpool vs Chelsea FA Cup 2024? ›

Liverpool ensured that Jurgen Klopp's final season will end with silverware after Virgil Van Dijk's extra-time goal gave them a 1-0 win over Chelsea in the Carabao Cup final on Sunday.

Which is better, FA Cup or Premier League? ›

The Premier League, by a long way. It is partly to do with prize money. The Winners of the FA Cup receive £3.6 million while the each place higher in the league brings an extra £2 million. True, there are gate receipts commercial sales and TV money on offer, but this is also true with higher league placings.

Which is more expensive FA Cup or Premier League? ›

The Premier League. Manchester City earned over £170 million for winning the Premier League while the prize money for winning the FA Cup is £2 million.

Does FA Cup mean Champions League? ›

The winner of the FA Cup qualifies for the next season's UEFA Europa League. If the winner of the FA Cup has already qualified for a European competition, then the Europa League place goes to 6th or 7th place, depending on who won the Football League Cup. The FA Cup semi-finals and final is held at Wembley Stadium.

What is the old name of the Carabao Cup? ›

Over the next three decades, the competition went on to have a number of different sponsored titles - from The Milk Cup to The Littlewoods Challenge Cup, The Rumbelows Cup, The Coca-Cola Cup, The Worthington Cup, The Carling Cup The Capital One Cup and now, The Carabao Cup.

What is the biggest cup in England? ›

For a knock-out tournament, the FA Cup. But the Premier League Championship is the most coveted domestic trophy.

How many times has Liverpool won the Carabao Cup? ›

The victory in the capital further cements the club's status as the competition's most successful team, following previous wins in 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1995, 2001, 2003, 2012 and 2022.

What date are the Premier League fixtures announced? ›

The release of the Premier League fixtures for the 2024/25 season has been confirmed to take place at 09:00 BST on Tuesday 18 June. Dates for all 380 matches will be released at that time on premierleague.com and via the Premier League's official app.

How many games are in the EPL season 2024? ›

See the dates for all 380 matches for the new season starting from 16 August 2024. The 2024/25 Premier League fixtures have been released and the dates of all 380 matches are below.

When Premier League will be back? ›

When does the 2024/25 Premier League season start? The 2024/25 Premier League season will start Friday August 16. The campaign will run over 33 weekends, four midweek rounds and one Bank Holiday matchweek.

Which teams are being promoted to the Premier League? ›

Leicester City, Ipswich Town and Leeds are the three Championship sides that have been promoted for the 2024-25 Premier League next season. Southampton won the Championship playoffs final against Leeds United on Sunday to become the third and final team to win promotion to the Premier League next season.

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