When are 2023-24 Championship fixtures announced and when does season start?

• Leeds, Leicester and Southampton are all set to play Championship football
• They were all relegated following the last game of the 2022-23 season 
• The 2023-24 Championship season is set to get underway in two months 

Leeds, Leicester and Southampton will not have to wait long to find out who they will play in the 2023-24 Championship season. 

The Saints were the first team to be relegated from the Premier League after their home defeat to Marco Silva’s Fulham. Despite winning on the final day against West Ham, Leicester will also be playing Championship football. The Foxes and the Saints will also be joined by Leeds.

The 2022-23 campaign was won by Vincent Kompany’s Burnley. The side sealed promotion back in April following their 2-1 win against Middlesbrough and would go on to win the division. They were also joined by Sheffield United and Luton Town.

Plymouth Argyle will be playing in the Championship after they finished top of League One. Sheffield Wednesday and Ipswich Town were the other two teams to earn promotion to the division.

After the Premier League fixtures were released last week, when will the Championship fixtures be released and when will the season start? Mail Sport provides the answers below.

When are 2023-24 Championship fixtures announced? 

The 2023-24 Championship fixtures are due to be announced on Thursday, June 22.

Next season’s fixtures will be revealed at 9am in the United Kingdom.

Dates for all of the matches will be released at that time, as well as the schedule for League One and Two.

When does the new season start?

The 2023-24 Championship season will start on Saturday, August 5.

EFL teams will immediately be back in action a few days later, with the first round of the Carabao Cup taking place on the week commencing August 7.

Next season’s Championship play-off final will take place on Sunday, May 26 2024. 

Which teams will be playing next season?

Following yesterday’s action, 23 of the 24 teams competing in the Championship next season has been confirmed.

Plymouth Argyle were promoted to the Championship after finishing top of League One with 101 points.

They were joined by Ipswich Town, who secured the final automatic spot after finishing second.

Sheffield Wednesday will also be playing Championship football next season after they defeated Barnsley in the League One play-off final.

Leeds, Leicester and Southampton will all be looking to earn promotion back into the Premier League.

The confirmed Championship teams for the 2023-24 season are as followed:

• Birmingham City
• Blackburn Rovers
• Bristol City
• Cardiff City
• Coventry City
• Huddersfield Town
• Hull City
• Ipswich Town
• Leeds United
• Leicester City
• Middlesbrough
• Millwall
• Norwich City
• Plymouth Argyle
• Preston North End
• Queens Park Rangers
• Rotherham United
• Sheffield Wednesday 
• Southampton
• Stoke City
• Sunderland
• Swansea City
• Watford
• West Bromwich Albion