Time and dates confirmed by the EFL for the end of 2024/25 season fixtures and playoffs

Time and dates have been confirmed by the EFL for the end of 2024/25 season fixtures and playoffs as we head into the final stages.

The EFL have said in a statement: Details have now been confirmed for the end of the regular 2024/25 EFL season and the schedule for the Sky Bet EFL Play-Offs.

12 playoff fixtures are set to take place across a highly anticipated nine-day period in the Sky Bet Championship, League One and League Two.

The #EFL end-of-season and @SkyBet Play-Off schedule has been confirmed!⚽️👇

— EFL (@EFL) February 27, 2025

EFL final day fixtures

The final day dates and kick-off times of the regular 46-game season in the Sky Bet EFL will be as follows:

Sky Bet Championship
Saturday 3 May 2025 – 12:30

Sky Bet League One
Saturday 3 May 2025 – 15.00

Sky Bet League Two
Saturday 3 May 2025 – 15:00

Sky Bet EFL Play-Offs
The Play-Offs will take centre stage following the conclusion of the regular season with EFL Clubs from Championship kicking off the action on Thursday 8 May.

League One Play-Off fixtures commence on Saturday 10 May, with the first tie in League Two set for Sunday 11 May.

EFL Clubs in the Championship and League One will earn a Play-Off spot if they finish between 3rd and 6th, with League Two Clubs finishing between 4th and 7th at the end of the regular season also earning a spot.

Subject to confirmation following the end of the regular season, a full list of the scheduled Play-Off fixtures can be seen below:

Dates of First Legs

Thursday 8 May 2025 – 20:00 – Championship A 1st Leg (6th v 3rd)
Friday 9 May 2025 – 20:00 – Championship B 1st Leg (5th v 4th)

Saturday 10 May 2025 – 12:30 – League One A 1st Leg (6th v 3rd)
Saturday 10 May 2025 – 19:45 – League One B 1st Leg (5th v 4th)

Sunday 11 May 2025 – 15:30 – League Two A 1st Leg (7th v 4th)

Sunday 11 May 2025 – 18:30 – League Two B 1st Leg (6th v 5th)

Dates of Second Legs

Monday 12 May 2025 – 20:00 – Championship A 2nd Leg (3rd v 6th)
Tuesday 13 May 2025 – 20:00 – Championship B 2nd Leg (4th v 5th)

Wednesday 14 May 2025 – 20:00 – League One A 2nd Leg (3rd v 6th)
Thursday 15 May 2025 – 20:00 – League One B 2nd Leg (4th v 5th)

Friday 16 May 2025 – 20:00 – League Two A 2nd Leg (4th v 7th)
Saturday 17 May 2025 – 12:30 – League Two B 2nd Leg (5th v 6th)

Sky Bet EFL Play-Off Finals

The Sky Bet EFL Play-Off Finals will take place over the Spring Bank Holiday weekend, with the Championship on Saturday 24 May, League One on Sunday 25 May and League Two on Monday 26 May.

HOW THE LEAGUE TABLES CURRENTLY LOOKS:

CHAMPIONSHIP:

LEAGUE ONE:

LEAGUE TWO:

Fans have given their reaction as the time and dates are confirmed by the EFL for the end of 2024/25 season fixtures and playoffs…

@OldManWinter999: Good to see that they’re all back to the same weekend this year.

@JakeSquire2: We don’t need to worry about these 💪 we are going up in the automatic spots 🤞🙌 COYP!!!!!!

@Ewood_Blue_: Not like the days when everyone would kick off at 3pm on the sunday and all the second legs would kick off at 7.45 on the wednesday night

@CcfcOK1: Cheers @CardiffCityFC for reposting this, was keen to know when the play offs are.

@Ali_Mac90: Seriously hope we’re done before this & we don’t have to rely on the play offs as I can’t make the final! 🫣😢 #saddlers

@Saddlersgirl1: Hopefully we will be crowned champions 🙏

@Official_L89: 12:30 kick off down at Plymouth on last day.. football is for the fans… @TheSquareBall @GrahamSmyth @apopey @JoeDonnohue

@JackSQREd: Great we’ve got to get to sunderland for half 12 #qpr

@colu180: Best we keep May free then #colu

@EllisRomero: The only “weekend” game if you make the playoffs is 5th vs 4th on 8pm on Friday 9th May. Not great at all for anyone living overseas 🙁 It will be a nice problem to have I guess.

@Jay89R: 8th, 12th & 24th May added to the calendar as “Albion days”

@PNEStreet: I’ll get the hotel booked now then 🫣🤥 #pnefc

@qprdel:
Fuck the fans
Fuck the fans
Fuck the fans

@catterallwhite: @EFL – putting fans last. #pnefc

@WyresAndy: End the season with a 4am alarm call thanks EFL #pnefc

@BemmieSean: EFL continue to kill away followings!

@LewPNE16: Can they please fuck off.

@GarethPNE_: Well isn’t that spectacular for the travelling fans.

@AllLoveLeeds: The club should charter some flights for fans and subsidise travel. I’d be prepared to spend decent amount for a flight there and back. A hell of a lot easier than car or coach. Think Exeter is nearest airport.

@LufcMike_: What a fucking joke, no consideration for any away fans. 🤡

@ReesoN_: Good luck to all Leeds fans that have to now leave at like 10pm the night before to make it in time for kick off, because football is for the fans right?

@mightywhitespod: This is one of KC’s biggest annoyances in football. They know they are going to move all the games on the last day of the season away from being Saturday 3pm – BEFORE THE SEASON STARTS. Why don’t they just say all the Championship matches will be Saturday 12.30, from the start?

@LUFCxRobbo96:
So travelling fans have to wake up at 3am to travel down?
“Football is for the fans.”

@_lufcsam: People moaning about 12:30 🤣🤣🤣 any sane human will be going to Plymouth on the Friday anyway