News on how next season is set to pan out given the interruption that will be caused by the World Cup taking place this winter in Qatar has been released by the SFPL.
The SPFL today confirmed key dates for next season, with the league running to to end of May 2023 and the League Cup Final now set for the end of February 2023, so there will be no Christmas cup final this year.
THE SPFL HAS CONFIRMED SOME KEY DATES FOR NEXT SEASON, WHICH INCLUDES THE WINTER WORLD CUP IN QATAR FROM MONDAY 21 NOVEMBER 21 UNTIL SUNDAY 18 DECEMBER…
The cinch Premiership will all begin on the weekend of July 30/31, with the cinch Premiership breaking after fixture round 16 on November 12/13 and resuming the weekend before Christmas.
Fixture round 38 in the cinch Premiership is scheduled for May 27/28, two weeks later than this season.
Clubs in the other divisions have opted to continue playing through the World Cup period and will conclude their fixtures on the first weekend in May before the play-offs get under way.
The group stage of the Premier Sports Cup will kick off on the second weekend in July but, because of the changes to the calendar, the semi-finals and final will take place after the turn of the year.
SEASON 2022/23 – KEY DATES – CINCH PREMIERSHIP
Fixture round 1 – Weekend of 30/31 July 2022
Fixture round 16 – Weekend of 12/13 November 2022
Fixture round 17 – Weekend of 17/18 December 2022
Fixture round 33 – Weekend of 22/23 April 2023
Fixture round 38 – Weekend of 27/28 May 2023
PREMIER SPORTS CUP ie LEAGUE CUP
Second round – Midweek of 30/31 August 2022
Quarter-finals – Midweek of 18-20 October 2022
Semi-finals – Weekend of 14/15 January 2023
Final – Sunday 26 February 2023
