The opening game of the Championship season will be on Friday, July 29th, and it will be the first game of the season for new managerVincent Kompany.
The two teams that were demoted from the premier league last year start their campaigns against two other teams.
The first Championship game for four years will take place at the Stadium of Light.
The World Cup will take place in the middle of the season.
Because of the tournament in the Gulf state, there will be no second tier games in England after the weekend of November 13 and 14.
The group stage and opening round of knockout games of the World Cup are paused.
The opening round of games in the second division is spread over four days and starts with a game between Terriers and Clarets at the John Smith's Stadium.
On Saturday, 30 July, there are nine games to be played, with one of them beingNorwich's trip to Cardiff.
On Monday, August 1st, the first round ends with a game betweenWatford andSheffield United.
Friday, July 29th.
Saturday, July 30th
There was a Sunday on July 31st.
On Monday, August 1st.
The manager who guided Anderlecht to a third-place finish in Belgium's top-flight last season will be looking to return the club to the top flight in England.
The former Manchester City captain has returned to the English game as a permanent successor to Sean Dyche at Turf Moor.
After winning the Championship title in 2016 and being promoted to the top flight the following season, it's going to be difficult for the Clarets to get off to a good start this time around.
After winning the Championship title in their first season back in the top flight, the Canaries went on to finish bottom of the league for the second time in three years.
After a trip to the Welsh capital first up, the Canaries host League One title winners Wigan Athletic, who are back in the Championship after a two-year absence.
After guiding Forest Green to the League Two title, Rob Edwards will take charge of the Hornets, who will return to the second tier.
The Black Cats will return to the second tier for the first time since last year, when they were demoted for the second time in a year.
The Sky Blues will play another promoted side in the second week of the season and then host League One runners-up Rotherham.
More than nine years after his last game in charge of the Seasiders, Michael Appleton is back at the helm of the club.
After being confirmed as permanent boss of the Royals at the end of last season, Paul Ince will be making his league debut.
In his first 11 games in charge of Reading, the former England international oversaw four wins and three draws.
Queens Park Rangers, who have a new boss of their own in Michael Beale, will be the first team to play in the Championship.
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