Your club will soon discover their schedule for the upcoming EFL season. As soon as Thursday, in fact.
Want to know who your side will face on opening day? The EFL fixtures will be announced at 12:00 BST - but that's not all.
The day will be rounded off by the first round of Carabao Cup being drawn at 16:30 BST.
So check back on 26 June to see who your team faces first, last and everything in between.
Chris Peddy
BBC Sport, London and South East
Image source, Getty ImagesFormer QPR head coach Marti Cifuentes says he leaves the club with a "heart full of gratitude".
The 42-year-old left the club on Tuesday after 20 months at Loftus Road and has been replaced by Julien Stephan.
Cifuentes guided the Rs to a 15th-placed finish this season but was put on gardening leave after their penultimate game, a 5-0 thrashing at home against Burnley in April.
In an open letter to fans, the Spaniard said he had felt the fans' "passion and unconditional support" from his first day in the role.
"Today I say goodbye to Queens Park Rangers with a heart full of gratitude," he said in a post on the club's X page, external.
"I arrived at Loftus Road at a difficult time with a huge challenge ahead. And yet, from day one I felt the fans' passion, unconditional love and, above all, love for this very special club.
"Thank you for your energy every matchday. Your voice and your faith have always been a source of inspiration.
"I am proud to have been part of this club and to have contributed, alongside a fantastic team of players and coaching staff, to ensuring the club's continued presence in the Championship over the last few seasons.
"It wasn't always easy but we did it the way great things are achieved: with honesty, hard work and togetherness.
"We saw the development of many young players and we saw some amazing nights under the lights at Loftus Road - Stan Bowles being one that sticks with me.
"Although my journey now continues in a different direction, I wish the club's dedicated board, all the staff and players across every age group the best for the future."
Image source, Getty ImagesQPR have appointed Julien Stephan as their new head coach to replace Marti Cifuentes, who departs after being placed on gardening leave at the end of April.
The 44-year-old most recently managed Rennes and guided them to a 10th-place finish in Ligue 1 in 2023-24 but was sacked just 10 games into last season with the club 13th in the table.
Stephan had previously enjoyed a successful stint with Rennes between 2018 and 2021, guiding the club to their first trophy for 48 years in April 2019 after beating Paris Saint-Germain in the Coupe de France.
He also led Rennes to third place in 2019-20 to help them qualify for the Champions League for the first time in their history before his exit in March 2021.
The Frenchman took over at Strasbourg for the 2021-22 season and helped record the club's highest league finish since 1980 as they ended in sixth position.
He was then sacked by Strasbourg in January 2023 with the club 19th in the league.
Hoops fans, are you happy with the appointment or is there another manager you'd have preferred?
Image source, Getty ImagesQPR goalkeeper Murphy Cooper has signed a new contract at Loftus Road and joined Barnsley on loan.
The 23-year-old spent last season on loan at Stevenage where he made 40 appearances and kept 16 clean sheets.
Cooper came through the Hoops' academy and has made two senior appearances for the club.
He spent time on loan at Welling and Bath City before heading to Swindon Town for the 2023-24 season, making 25 appearances in all competitions, keeping four clean sheets.
He will spend the 2025-26 season on loan at Oakwell.
"I've been at QPR a long time and I want to continue to be here, so I was delighted when the club offered me a new contract - I was itching to sign it," he told the Rs' website.
"I want to do as well as I can to come back and play here. It's just about bridging the gap to eventually be the number one here. I just need to keep going, keep playing and keep improving."
Cooper follows fellow goalkeeper Joe Walsh, midfielder Sam Field and player of the season Jimmy Dunne in committing his future to the club.
QPR have not revealed the length of the new contract.
Image source, Getty ImagesQPR have reached an agreement with former Rennes and Strasbourg head coach Julien Stephan to become their new manager, with the 44-year-old expected to sign and be confirmed as Marti Cifuentes' replacement this week. (Sky Sports), external
The Hoops and Stoke City are two of several Championship clubs interested in signing midfielder Habib Keita, 23, from French Ligue 2 side Clermont Foot. (L'Equipe - in French), external
Want more EFL transfer rumours? Check out Thursday's full gossip column
Image source, Rex FeaturesQPR have signed Australian midfielder Jaylan Pearman on a free transfer from Perth Glory.
The 19-year-old represented Australia as the Young Socceroos won the Under-20 Asian Cup in February.
Pearman will join up with the development squad after his contract with the Glory expires at the end of the month.
The news comes after the club revealed player of the season Jimmy Dunne had signed a new deal,
Pearman follows Kaleb Dyke and Timothy Akindileni in joining up with the R's development squad.
"It feels amazing. It's a lifelong dream to play in Europe, so it's exciting to be here," he told the club's website, external.
"QPR are well-known for bringing in and bringing through young players, so it's a good pathway for me in terms of any other club I could have gone to.
"It's the right choice to come here."
Ben Ashton
BBC Sport England
Image source, Getty ImagesWatford are getting relegated, Plymouth are staying up, Millwall are in the play-offs and Portsmouth are also battling for a top-six spot.
Does something sound a bit off? Well, that's what would have happened if the Championship season started on 1 January.
Here's a look at the 2025 calendar year table, showing who the form sides were in the second half of the season and who went into freefall.
Perhaps the most notable difference between the actual final top six and the 2025 version is that Millwall would be in the play-offs and Premier League-bound Sunderland would not.
Burnley and Leeds still comfortably occupy the automatic promotion spots, albeit the Clarets would be unbeaten at the top of the pile with the Whites in second.
Coventry improved significantly after Frank Lampard replaced Mark Robins and are third over the course of the year.
The Sky Blues would instead be pitted against Bristol City in the play-off semi-final as opposed to Sunderland. Who knows what difference that would have made to their promotion bid...
Image source, Rex FeaturesPortsmouth - who spent much of the season battling relegation and only secured their Championship safety with two games to spare - are seventh and just one point outside a play-off spot.
Pompey sit above Sunderland, who lost their final five games of the season and are down in eighth.
The data perhaps shows just how long Regis Le Bris' side effectively had a play-off spot sewn up before their victory at Wembley against Sheffield United to claim promotion.
Relegation battlers Oxford find themselves seven places higher than where they actually finished in the 2024-25 campaign (17th), reflecting the good work done by Gary Rowett after he took over as boss from Des Buckingham.
Image source, Rex FeaturesPlymouth would have survived comfortably had the season begun in January 2025, showing a significant uptick after Miron Muslic replaced Wayne Rooney at the helm.
Middlesbrough tailed off significantly in the second half of the season, underpinning why they missed out on the play-offs. It was a drop off that ultimately cost Michael Carrick his job as head coach.
Norwich City conceded more goals (32) than any other side in 2025, which counteracted the hard work they'd done at the other end, having been the fourth top scorers (31) since the turn of the year.
Image source, Rex FeaturesWatford had a disappointing 2025, winning just five of their 23 games and losing 13 to finish bottom of the calendar year table.
The Hornets had the joint-worst goal difference along with Cardiff (-10) and head coach Tom Cleverley was sacked following the end of the season.
Preston and Cardiff won the fewest games of any side in 2025 (4), which cost the Bluebirds their Championship status and almost led to the Lilywhites dropping into League One as they avoided relegation by one point.
Paul Heckingbottom's side would be down if only games this year were counted.
Luton and Derby scored the fewest goals in 2025 (19) and attacking output was an issue that plagued both sides throughout the entire campaign.
It had major consequences for the Hatters with back-to-back relegations, while the Rams survived by a point - and only on goal difference in the yearly table.
Data collated from Transfermarkt
Ben Ashton
BBC Sport England
Image source, Getty ImagesThe 2024-25 Championship season might be over but there are many ways to analyse and reflect on the campaign that has gone before us.
Not every club can go up but if there are signs a team is moving in the right direction, it can still be considered good progress - or quite the opposite if things are on the slide.
Here is a look at how each of the 18 sides who were in the Championship for the past two seasons got on points wise compared to the 2023-24 campaign.
It perhaps comes as no surprise that Sunderland, who won promotion to the Premier League via the play-offs, recorded the most significant improvement after finishing 16th in 2023-24 and picked up 20 more points.
Despite a tumultuous season off the field, Blackburn were the second most improved side in the division, gaining 13 points on the previous campaign as they missed out on the play-offs by just two points.
Leeds racked up 90 points in 2023-24 but somehow still managed a 10-point improvement as they hit the 100 mark on their way to winning the title in their best-ever season in the second tier.
Millwall's seven-point improvement was enough to help them finish five places higher in eighth, but they fell short of the top six by two points.
Meanwhile, Bristol City were only six points better off but managed to climb five places and claim a play-off spot, recording their best Championship finishing position since 2007-08.
Coventry also only improved by five points but were able to jump from ninth to fifth, perhaps showing just how fine the margins can be in the Championship when it comes to securing a play-off berth.
Image source, Getty ImagesYou might want to look away now, Hull City fans.
The Tigers went backwards more than any other side compared to the previous season under Liam Rosenior, dropping from seventh place and three points outside the play-offs to only escaping relegation on goal difference on the final day.
Cardiff went from mid-table in 2023-24 to rock bottom and will drop down to League One for the first time in 22 years. It is pretty clear to see why as the Bluebirds picked up 18 fewer points compared to the previous season.
Norwich tumbled to 13th place after finishing in the play-offs a year before - an underperformance which ultimately cost Johannes Hoff Thorup his job as head coach.
Preston were 10 points off the play-off places in 2023-24 but picked up 13 fewer points under Paul Heckingbottom in what was their worst season since they were relegated from the Championship in 2010-11.
The Lilywhites' downturn was largely due to a major dip in form in the latter stages of the campaign, picking up only one win from their final 15 games (D7 L7) to avoid the drop by just one point.
West Bromwich Albion endured a disappointing season - for a club which always harbours ambitions of plying its trade in the top flight - with an 11-point drop off.
Albion's final points tally of 64 was their worst in the Championship since 1999-2000.
Plymouth may have only been five points worse off than they were in 2023-24 but having survived on the final day that season, there were to be no such heroics this time around and their two-year stint in the second tier is over.
Image source, Getty Images*All data based only on teams who were in the Championship in 2023-24 and 2024-25
Image source, Getty ImagesLeicester City midfielder Kaleb Dyke will move to QPR at the start of July.
The 18-year-old will join up fully with the Rs after a successful trial month.
Dyke will join centre-back Timothy Akindileni, who completed his move from Aberdeen on Monday, in the development squad.
"For me, the right club is the one with the pathway, the pathway into the first team," he told the QPR website, external.
"And then it's the facilities and the overall feeling of the club.
"The feeling for me here was very positive from the start – the pathway's amazing, you can see players going into the first team, so it was a no-brainer."
Image source, Rex FeaturesQPR have signed centre-back Timothy Akindileni from Aberdeen.
The 17-year-old will join up with the Hoops' development squad ahead of next season.
Akindileni impressed in the youth set-up but did not play a game for the senior side for the Dons.
"I'm over the moon. There was interest from other clubs but QPR just stood out for me because the development here for young players is extraordinary," he told the club's website, external.
"You can see it through all the young players coming up to the first team, and that's what really persuaded me to come here."
Image source, Rex FeaturesQueens Park Rangers say they are "in discussions" with Jimmy Dunne over a new contract.
The 27-year-old scored five goals in 49 appearances for the Hoops last season and was voted the club's player of the season by supporters and his teammates.
He was rewarded for his fine form when he made his Republic of Ireland debut against Bulgaria in March.
Dunne was linked with a move to Sheffield United in January but ultimately stayed at Loftus Road and completed the season, with the Rs finishing 15th in the table.
He is now out of contract, and the club say they remain in discussions with the defender, as well as Morgan Fox and midfielders Jack Colback and Lucas Andersen., external
QPR announced on Tuesday that left-back Kenneth Paal was leaving the club after making 130 appearances in three years in west London.
Conor Clark, Samuel Manufor, Harry Murphy and Casey Shann will also depart from the development squad.
Who will be in charge of the first team next season is currently unclear, after head coach Marti Cifuentes was placed on gardening leave after losing 5-0 against Burnley in their last home match of the season.
Image source, Getty ImagesQPR captain Steve Cook will remain at Loftus Road next season after the club activated an extension in his contract.
The 34-year-old has made 69 appearances since joining the Rs from Nottingham Forest in 2023, scoring four goals.
Cook was a key member of Marti Cifuentes' squad as the side finished 15th in the Championship this season, playing 31 times in the league.
Cifuentes was placed on gardening leave after the Hoops' final home game of the season, a 5-0 defeat to Burnley.
"I love playing for QPR – especially at Loftus Road with the atmosphere," Cook told the club's website, external.
"It's been a rollercoaster, but I have loved every minute I've been at the club and I'm delighted to be able to stay here.
"I think I've still got a lot to offer, on and off the pitch. I've grown as a person at the club, trying to help out around the place with a lot of the younger players as well."
Cook made 388 appearances across 11 seasons with Bournemouth as the south coast club rose from League One to the Premier League.
