Liverpool FC Announces 2026-27 Season Key Dates Across All Competitions

Liverpool FC has released a comprehensive schedule of key dates for the 2026-27 season, covering the Premier League, Champions League, domestic cups, transfer windows, and international breaks for the men’s first team.

The Premier League campaign is set to kick off on Saturday, August 22, with the full fixture list to be unveiled on Friday, June 19 at 10am BST, followed by changes for television coverage. The season will feature 33 weekend rounds and five midweek matchdays, concluding on Sunday, May 30, when all 10 final matches will kick off simultaneously.

In the Champions League, the league phase draw will take place on Thursday, August 27, with eight matchdays scheduled from September through January. The knockout stage begins with play-offs in mid-February, followed by the round of 16 in March, quarter-finals in early April, and semi-finals in late April and early May. The final is set for Saturday, June 5 at the Estadio Metropolitano in Madrid.

Liverpool will enter the Carabao Cup at the third round due to their European involvement, though specific match dates have yet to be confirmed. The Reds will also start the Emirates FA Cup at the third round, scheduled for the weekend of January 9-10, with subsequent rounds throughout February, March, April, and the final on Saturday, May 22.

The international match calendar has been restructured, with the first break of the season beginning on September 21, allowing up to four matches per country until October 6. Additional international windows with two matches each will run from November 9-17 and March 22-30. The AFC Asian Cup is planned for January 7 to February 5.

The summer transfer window is already open and will close at 11pm BST on Tuesday, September 1. The winter transfer window runs from Friday, January 1 to Monday, February 1, closing at 11pm GMT.