The ball of Italian Serie A is pictured before the Italian Serie A football match between Juventus and Atalanta at the Allianz Stadium in Turin on March 10, 2024. (Photo by MARCO BERTORELLO / AFP) (Photo by MARCO BERTORELLO/AFP via Getty Images)
The Serie A fixture list for the 2025-26 season has already been drawn up, but there is also confirmation on when we will know the precise dates of games, starting from June 30.
While Italian football is usually the last to announce the calendar, this time the Lega Serie A decided to become the first of the top five European Leagues to set out the fixtures.
One of the other problems fans have with Calcio is that the precise dates and kick-off times are not confirmed until very late in the day, often two weeks before a match.
This makes planning for trips to Italy for game days very difficult.
Serie A changes to help fans plan ahead
The authorities have taken this into account and promised to lock down the dates and kick-off times in good time.
Specifically, they will confirm the Week 1, 2 and 3 games by June 30.
The matches from Week 4 to 12 will be done by September 5, as those are based around Champions League, Europa League and Conference League dates.
By October 10, we’ll have the kick-off times for Week 13 to 22, then by December 19 the Week 23 and 24 games.
Moving into 2026, January 30 is the deadline to know the Week 25, 26 and 27 fixtures.
By February 27, we’ll have Week 28, 29 and 30 timing, then by March 20 the Week 31, 32 and 33 matches.
It gets a little more complicated towards the end, because if teams are challenging for the same objective, they need to kick off simultaneously to ensure fairness.
The Lega Serie A therefore promise we’ll have the Week 34-36 kick-offs by April 17, then Week 37 by May 11 and Week 38 by May 18.
