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Championship season set to restart on 20 June as coronavirus lockdown eases
May 31, 2020
The Championship season is set to resume on 20 June, more than three months after it was suspended because of the coronavirus pandemic.
The EFL said the date was "provisional" and "subject to the strict proviso that all safety requirements and government guidance is met".
There are 108 matches remaining, plus the play-off semi-finals and final.
No Championship fixtures have been played since 8 March, with the campaign suspended five days later.
The EFL said it is aiming to complete the Championship season with the play-off final "on or around 30 July", adding that there would be ongoing discussions on proposals to permit the use of five substitutes in the remaining fixtures and increasing matchday squads from 18 to 20 players.
The announcement comes a day after the UK government gave the green light for domestic competitive sport to return, behind closed doors, from Monday.
Horse racing and snooker will each resume competitive action on Monday, while the Premier League is due to restart on 17 June.
"Following Saturday's announcement by the government to allow elite sporting events to return behind closed doors, the EFL has this weekend agreed to a provisional restart date of the weekend of 20 June 2020 for matches in the Sky Bet Championship," an EFL statement read.
"After discussing various approaches and the importance of completing the season in a similar timeline to that of the Premier League to avoid any potential issues with promoted and relegated clubs, the Sky Bet Championship season is set to conclude with the Championship play-off final on or around 30 July 2020."
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