All football leagues 2025/2026 season start dates

UEFA

Champions League - July 8th (Qualifying), September 16th (Group stage)

Europa League - July 10th (Qualifying), September 24th (Group stage)

Conference League - July 8th (Qualifying), October 2nd (Group stage)

TOP LEAGUES

England Premier League - August 15th

Germany Bundesliga - August 22nd

Italy Serie A - August 23rd

Spain La Liga - August 15th

France Ligue 1 - August 15th

OTHER LEAGUES

Argentina

Argentina Liga Profesional - 2025 season in progress

Australia

A-League - October 17th

Austria

Bundesliga - August 1st

2. Liga - August 1st

Belgium

First Division A - July 26th

First Division B - August 8th

Brazil

Serie A - 2025 season in progress

Serie B - 2025 season in progress

Bulgaria

First Professional Football League - July 18th

China

Super League - 2025 season in progress

Croatia

Prva HNL - August 1st

Cyprus

First Division - not known

Czech Republic

First League - July 19th

Denmark

Superliga - July 18th

England

Championship - August 8th

League One - August 2nd

League Two - August 2nd

Finland

Veikkausliiga - 2025 season in progress

France

Ligue 2 - August 8th

Championnat National - not known

Germany

2. Bundesliga - August 1st

3. Liga - August 1st

Greece

Super League 1 - August 23rd

Israel

Premier League - August 23rd

Italy

Serie B - August 22nd

Serie C - not known

Japan

J1 League - 2025 season in progress

J2 League - 2025 season in progress

Netherlands

Eredivisie - August 8th

Eerste Divisie - August 8th

Norway

Eliteserien - 2025 season in progress

Poland

Ekstraklasa - July 18th

Portugal

Primeira Liga - August 10th

Republic of Ireland

Premier Division - 2025 season in progress

First Division - 2025 season in progress

Romania

Liga I - July 11st

Russia

Premier League - July 18th

Scotland

Premiership - August 2nd

Serbia

Super Liga - July 19th

Slovakia

Super Liga - July 26th

Slovenia

Prva Liga - July 18th

Spain

Segunda División - August 15th

Sweden

Allsvenskan - 2025 season in progress

Superettan - 2025 season in progress

Switzerland

Super League - July 25th

Challenge League - July 25th

Turkey

Süper Lig - August 11th

USA

MLS - 2025 season in progress

BASKETBALL

NBA League - October 21st

Euroleague - September 30th