The SPFL today announced some key dates for Season 2019/20 and also confirmed the retention of the Ladbrokes Premiership winter break.

All four divisions will kick off on the weekend of Saturday August 3, with the Premiership shutting down from Monday December 30 until Friday January 17.

Season 2019/20 will begin with the group stage of the Betfred Cup in mid-July and the last 16 will again be played on a weekend to avoid clashing with UEFA competition dates.

Dates for next season’s Challenge Cup competition will be confirmed shortly while fixtures for the 2019/20 league season will be published in June.

Season 2019/20 key dates

Betfred Cup group stage
MD1 Weekend of July 13/14, 2019
MD2 Midweek of July 16/17, 2019
MD3 Weekend of July 20/21, 2019
MD4 Midweek of July 23/24, 2019
MD5 Weekend of July 27/28, 2019

Betfred Cup round 2
Weekend of August 17/18, 2019

Betfred Cup quarter-finals
Midweek of September 24-26, 2019

Betfred Cup semi-finals
Weekend of November 2/3, 2019

Betfred Cup final
Weekend of December 7/8, 2019

Ladbrokes SPFL (all divisions)
Fixture round 1: Saturday August 3, 2019
Fixture round 2: Saturday August 10, 2019

Ladbrokes Premiership winter break
Monday December 30, 2019 until Friday January 17, 2020

Ladbrokes Premiership ends
Weekend of May 16/17, 2020

Ladbrokes Premiership play-off final
Wednesday May 20 & Sunday May 24, 2020

Ladbrokes Championship, League 1 & League 2 ends
Saturday May 2, 2020

Ladbrokes Championship & League 1 play-off finals
Midweek of May 12/13 & weekend of May 16/17, 2020

Ladbrokes League 2 play-off final
Sunday May 10 & Saturday May 16, 2020

Please note: All dates subject to change