⚽ The 2026 Scottish Football Calendar
All the key dates in and around Scottish football for the year ahead.
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2026 Scottish Football Calendar
All the dates you need to know including key European and International dates.
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JANUARY
Sun 11th: Scottish Gas Women’s Scottish Cup Fourth Round
Fri 16th - Sun 18th: Scottish Gas Men’s Scottish Cup Fourth Round
Thu 22nd: UEFA Europa League Matchday Seven
Tue 26th & Wed 27th: KDM Evolution Trophy Quarter-Finals
Thu 29th: UEFA Europa League Matchday Eight
FEBRUARY
Sun 1st: Sky Sports Cup Semi-Finals
Weekend of Sat 7th: Scottish Gas Men’s Scottish Cup Fifth Round
Thu 12th: UEFA Nations League 2026/27 Draw
Sun 15th: Scottish Gas Women’s Scottish Cup Quarter-Finals
Sun 22nd: Final Scottish Power SWPL matchday before the split
Tue 24th & Wed 25th: KDM Evolution Trophy Semi-Finals
MARCH
Tue 3rd: Luxembourg Women v Scotland Women (FIFA Women’s World Cup Qualifying)
Weekend of Sat 7th: Scottish Gas Men’s Scottish Cup Quarter-Finals
Sat 7th: Scotland Women v Luxembourg Women (FIFA Women’s World Cup Qualifying)
Between Fri 27th - Tue 31st: Two Scotland friendlies. (Dates tbc)
Fri 27th: Scotland Under-21s v Czechia Under-21s (UEFA Under-21 European Championship Qualifying)
Sat 28th or Sun 29th: Potential dates for KDM Evolution Trophy Final
Sat 28th or Sun 29th: Potential dates for Sky Sports Cup Final
Tue 31st: Portugal Under-21s v Scotland Under-21s (UEFA Under-21 European Championship Qualifying)
APRIL
Sat 4th or Sun 5th: Potential dates for KDM Evolution Trophy Final
Sat 11th & Sun 12th: Final William Hill Premiership matchday before the split
Tue 14th: Scotland Women v Belgium Women (FIFA Women’s World Cup Qualifying)
Sat 18th: Belgium Women v Scotland Women (FIFA Women’s World Cup Qualifying)
Sat 18th & Sun 19th: Scottish Gas Men’s Scottish Cup Semi-Finals
Sat 25th: Highland League Winner v Lowland League Winner First Leg
MAY
Fri 1st: Final William Hill Championship Fixtures
Sat 2nd: Final William Hill League One and League Two Fixtures
Sat 2nd: Highland League Winner v Lowland League Winner Second Leg
Sat 2nd & Sun 3rd: Scottish Gas Women’s Scottish Cup Semi-Finals
Sat 9th: Tier Five Play-Off Winner v Club 42 SPFL League Two Play-Off First Leg
Sat 16th: Club 42 v Tier Five Play-Off Winner SPFL League Two Play-Off Second Leg
Sat 16th & Sun 17th: Final William Hill Premiership Fixtures
Wed 20th: UEFA Europa League Final
Thu 21st: William Hill Premiership Play-Off Final - First Leg
Sat 23rd: Scottish Gas Men’s Scottish Cup Final
Sun 24th: William Hill Premiership Play-Off Final - Second Leg
Sun 24th: Final SWPL 1 Fixtures
Wed 27th: UEFA Conference League Final
Sat 30th: UEFA Champions League Final
Sun 31st: Scottish Gas Women’s Scottish Cup Final
JUNE
Fri 5th: Scotland Women v Israel Women (FIFA Women’s World Cup Qualifying)
Tue 9th: Israel Women v Scotland Women (FIFA Women’s World Cup Qualifying)
Thu 11th: FIFA World Cup Opening Match: Mexico v South Africa
Sat 13th: Haiti v Scotland (FIFA World Cup)
Fri 19th: Scotland v Morocco (FIFA World Cup)
Wed 24th: Scotland v Brazil (FIFA World Cup)
JULY
Sat 11th & Sun 12th: Premier Sports Cup Group Stage Matchday One
Tue 14th & Wed 15th: Premier Sports Cup Group Stage Matchday Two
Sat 18th & Sun 19th: Premier Sports Cup Group Stage Matchday Three
Sun 19th: FIFA World Cup Final
Tue 21st & Wed 22nd: Premier Sports Cup Group Stage Matchday Four
Tue 21st & Wed 22nd: UEFA Champions League Second Qualifying Round First Legs
Thu 23rd: UEFA Conference League Second Qualifying Round First Legs
Sat 25th & Sun 26th: Premier Sports Cup Group Stage Matchday Five
Tue 28th & Wed 29th: UEFA Champions League Second Qualifying Round Second Legs
Thu 30th: UEFA Conference League Second Qualifying Round Second Legs
AUGUST
Sat 1st & Sun 2nd: New William Hill SPFL Season Begins
Tue 4th & Wed 5th: UEFA Champions League Third Qualifying Round First Legs
Thu 6th: UEFA Europa & Conference League Second Qualifying Round First Legs
Tue 11th: UEFA Champions League Third Qualifying Round Second Legs
Thu 13th: UEFA Europa & Conference League Second Qualifying Round Second Legs
Sat 15th & Sun 16th: Premier Sports Cup Last 16
Tue 18th & Wed 19th: UEFA Champions League Play-Off Round First Legs
Thu 20th: UEFA Europa & Conference League Play-Off Round First Legs
Tue 25th & Wed 26th: UEFA Champions League Play-Off Round Second Legs
Thu 27th: UEFA Europa & Conference League Play-Off Round Second Legs
SEPTEMBER
Tue 8th & Wed 9th: UEFA Champions League Matchday One
Sat 12th & Sun 13th: Premier Sports Cup Quarter-Finals
Wed 16th & Thu 17th: UEFA Europa League Matchday One
Thu 24th - Tue 6th Oct: UEFA Nations League Matchday One to Four
Wed 30th: Scotland Under-21s v Azerbaijan Under-21s (UEFA Under-21 European Championship Qualifying)
OCTOBER
Tue 6th Oct: Bulgaria Under-21s v Scotland Under-21s (UEFA Under-21 European Championship Qualifying)
Tue 13th & Wed 14th: UEFA Champions League Matchday Two
Thu 15th: UEFA Europa League Matchday Two
Thu 15th: UEFA Conference League Matchday One
Tue 20th & Wed 21st: UEFA Champions League Matchday Three
Thu 22nd: UEFA Europa League Matchday Three
Thu 22nd: UEFA Conference League Matchday Two
Sat 31st: Premier Sports Cup Semi-Final
NOVEMBER
Sun 1st: Premier Sports Cup Semi-Final
Tue 3rd & Wed 4th: UEFA Champions League Matchday Four
Thu 5th: UEFA Europa League Matchday Four
Thu 5th: UEFA Conference League Matchday Three
Thu 12th - Tue 17th: UEFA Nations League Matchday Five & Six
Tue 24th & Wed 25th: UEFA Champions League Matchday Five
Thu 26th: UEFA Europa League Matchday Five
Thu 26th: UEFA Conference League Matchday Four
DECEMBER
Sun 6th: UEFA EURO 2028 Qualifying Draw
Tue 8th & Wed 9th: UEFA Champions League Matchday Six
Thu 10th: UEFA Europa League Matchday Six
Thu 17th: UEFA Conference League Matchday Five
Thu 17th: UEFA Conference League Matchday Six
Sun 13th: Premier Sports Cup Final
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