2023/24 Season: Key Dates & Information

The Foxes return to the second tier next season and, ahead of the new campaign, the English Football League have already confirmed some key arrangements for 2023/24.

Please see below for some key dates and information for next season…

Fixture release day

City and the other 23 Championship sides will learn their full schedule of fixtures at 9am on Thursday 22 June. LCFC.com and @LCFC social media channels will be the first place for Foxes supporters to start planning their 2023/24 travels. 

The season's start date

The Championship campaign begins on the weekend of Saturday 5 August. 

2023/24 Championship composition

Southampton and Leeds United were also relegated from the Premier League, while Plymouth Argyle, Ipswich Town and Sheffield Wednesday earned promotion from Sky Bet League 1. 

A list of all 2023/24 Championship clubs is as follows: 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.

The domestic cup competitions

Leicester will enter the Carabao Cup at the first-round stage, which is planned to take place on the week commencing Monday 7 August. Round dates are yet to be finalised for the Emirates FA Cup – which City will enter in the third round as per previous seasons. 

Pre-season plans

Although there a more dates to be finalised, including domestic pre-season friendlies, it has already been announced that the Club will embark on a tour of Southeast Asia this summer. The Foxes take on Tottenham Hotspur in Bangkok on Sunday 23 July (11am BST kick-off) before tackling Liverpool on Sunday 30 July in Singapore (10am BST kick-off). 

Please stay tuned to LCFC.com and @LCFC social media channels for further updates on the 2023/24 season.