When Nottingham Forest defeated Huddersfield Town in the Championship play-off final to gain their first promotion to the Premier League in the twenty-first century, it seemed like yesterday.
As the 2022–23 Sky Bet EFL season draws near, we examine all the significant lessons learned from what is sure to be a challenging season.
In fact, the 2022–23 calendar will be significantly impacted by the first-ever winter World Cup. Causing the Championship, League One, and League Two seasons to start earlier than normal.
When does the upcoming season begin?
The 2018 Sky Bet EFL season will begin on the weekend of July 30. According to Sky Sports, giving the teams a 12-week gap between the campaigns.
What day falls on the World Cup break?
To give the Qatar World Cup a chance to seize the initiative, the Championship will, for the first time, take a break in the middle of the season.
The Championship will have a break on the weekend of November 12–13. Since the most prestigious international competition in the world is planned to run from November 21–December 18.
The English second-tier league commences play on December 10 in contrast to the Premier League, which does so on Boxing Day.
Given that the 2022 World Cup championship game is slated to take place on December 18. Such a move by the league’s power brokers may seem a little strange.
The timetable for League One and League Two shouldn’t alter at any point during the competition.
However. Certain games can be postponed due to player participation in the World Cup.
When does the Sky Bet EFL season 2022–2023 end?
The initial schedule called for the completion of all three divisions on May 6, 2023.
The semi-final dates for the playoffs have not yet been released however, the final dates for the playoffs have already been confirmed.
The League Two championship game will be played on May 27. The League One showdown will be played on May 28, and the Championship championship game will be played on May 29.
The transfer window opens when ?
In difficult circumstances, do desperate things. The league has let Championship teams to register new players from June 10. So they may be ready for an early season start.
Since there have been no changes to the deadline, the transfer window will stay open as normal until September 1.
The fixtures will be revealed when?
The 2022–23 Premier League schedule was announced last week. But Sky Bet EFL teams won’t find out their destiny until June 23.
When do the cup tournament games take place?
The weekend of January 8/9 will see the start of the FA Cup third round, just like it did last year. But in contrast to 2021–2022, the 2022–2023 championship will happen on June 3, three weeks later.
The EFL Cup begins in the second week of August, Gameweek 2 follows a week later, and Gameweek 3 takes place the week of November 9.
At Wembley Stadium, the EFL Cup championship game is set on February 26.