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Domestic association football season

January 01, 1970

The domestic association football season in countries that association football is played around the world varies in length and time of year contested. Most employ a single period in which the main league competition is contested alongside any cup competitions, although many Latin American leagues have two competitions contested in one season under the Apertura and Clausura system.

As a rule, the period of the domestic football season is ultimately dictated by the weather, with most football games played on natural grass pitches which are vulnerable to freezing or becoming water-logged, although advances in artificial turf and pitch drainage/heating systems have improved pitch availability in many leagues.

In countries where association football competes with other football codes that are locally more popular, the season cycle can also be dictated by the scheduling of competing codes. Major League Soccer (MLS), which began in the United States and has since expanded into Canada, has had to compete with American football from its inception, and now competes with Canadian football as well. When MLS began, most of its teams had to play in large American football stadiums that were used by teams in the NFL or college football. This led to scheduling the season to begin in spring and end in fall (autumn), which put the bulk of the season outside that of American football. Stadium conflict has now been reduced with the advent of soccer-specific stadiums. In Australia, the two most popular football codes are Australian rules football and rugby league, both of which are traditionally played in the Southern Hemisphere winter. Because all of the stadiums used by the A-League are also used for one or both of these two codes, that league chose to operate on a spring-to-autumn cycle, which placed most of its season outside those of Australian rules and rugby league.

The domestic season is preceded by a pre-season, in which clubs will require players to report back to the club by a set date to begin pre-season training, and will arrange pre-season friendly games toward the start of the season to improve fitness and test team formations and tactics, particularly if new playing staff have joined a club.

In many leagues, the dates of the domestic season dictate the opening and closing of a transfer window, the periods when players can be transferred.

The timing of a domestic season must be coordinated with international football competitions, which can see national teams with different domestic seasons playing each other at different times in their domestic season, although this can be less significant for certain countries where their best players, and hence the bulk of their national team, do not play in their international team's domestic league programme.

The world football governing body, FIFA, which governs club as well as national football, mandates an international football calendar, whereby certain weeks in the year are reserved for national friendly and competitive matches, as well as regional club competitions. For dates which fall within a country's domestic season, league clubs are required to release any called up player for their international team a set number of days before a fixture. The date of the worldwide national team competition the FIFA World Cup is always in June/July, with the exception of the 2022 Qatar edition which was played in November/December.[1]

League seasons edit

 
In colder climates, like in Sweden, the season is restricted by weather conditions.

Europe edit

When not specified, winter breaks are around the Christmas and New Year weeks.

Africa edit

Americas edit

Asia edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ 2022 World Cup Qatar: Fifa dates 21 November, final on 18 December

January 01, 1970
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The domestic association football season in countries that association football is played around the world varies in length and time of year contested Most employ a single period in which the main league competition is contested alongside any cup competitions although many Latin American leagues have two competitions contested in one season under the Apertura and Clausura system As a rule the period of the domestic football season is ultimately dictated by the weather with most football games played on natural grass pitches which are vulnerable to freezing or becoming water logged although advances in artificial turf and pitch drainage heating systems have improved pitch availability in many leagues In countries where association football competes with other football codes that are locally more popular the season cycle can also be dictated by the scheduling of competing codes Major League Soccer MLS which began in the United States and has since expanded into Canada has had to compete with American football from its inception and now competes with Canadian football as well When MLS began most of its teams had to play in large American football stadiums that were used by teams in the NFL or college football This led to scheduling the season to begin in spring and end in fall autumn which put the bulk of the season outside that of American football Stadium conflict has now been reduced with the advent of soccer specific stadiums In Australia the two most popular football codes are Australian rules football and rugby league both of which are traditionally played in the Southern Hemisphere winter Because all of the stadiums used by the A League are also used for one or both of these two codes that league chose to operate on a spring to autumn cycle which placed most of its season outside those of Australian rules and rugby league The domestic season is preceded by a pre season in which clubs will require players to report back to the club by a set date to begin pre season training and will arrange pre season friendly games toward the start of the season to improve fitness and test team formations and tactics particularly if new playing staff have joined a club In many leagues the dates of the domestic season dictate the opening and closing of a transfer window the periods when players can be transferred The timing of a domestic season must be coordinated with international football competitions which can see national teams with different domestic seasons playing each other at different times in their domestic season although this can be less significant for certain countries where their best players and hence the bulk of their national team do not play in their international team s domestic league programme The world football governing body FIFA which governs club as well as national football mandates an international football calendar whereby certain weeks in the year are reserved for national friendly and competitive matches as well as regional club competitions For dates which fall within a country s domestic season league clubs are required to release any called up player for their international team a set number of days before a fixture The date of the worldwide national team competition the FIFA World Cup is always in June July with the exception of the 2022 Qatar edition which was played in November December 1 Contents 1 League seasons 1 1 Europe 1 2 Africa 1 3 Americas 1 4 Asia 2 See also 3 ReferencesLeague seasons edit nbsp In colder climates like in Sweden the season is restricted by weather conditions Europe edit When not specified winter breaks are around the Christmas and New Year weeks nbsp Belgian Pro League mid July mid March with playoffs from April to May winter break of one month nbsp Croatian First Football League late July late May winter break of one month nbsp Danish Superliga late July late May concluding in playoffs winter break of 2 5 months nbsp Premier League England mid August mid May winter break in early or mid February from 2019 20 season nbsp Veikkausliiga Finland April October nbsp Ligue 1 France early August late May previously mid July to early June with a two months long winter break nbsp Bundesliga Germany mid August mid May winter break of one month nbsp Superleague Greece mid August mid May nbsp League of Ireland late February late October nbsp Israeli Premier League late August late May nbsp Serie A Italy late August late May nbsp Eredivisie Netherlands early August late April or early May before six playoff days nbsp Eliteserien Norway March November nbsp Primeira Liga Portugal late August mid May nbsp Liga I Romania mid July early March with playoffs from April to May winter break of one month nbsp Russian Premier League Transition to a mid July mid May season completed in 2012 winter break from early December to early March instituted in 2012 13 Previously mid March early December nbsp Scottish Premiership mid August mid May winter break of one month nbsp La Liga Spain late August late May break for Christmas and New Year nbsp Swiss Super League Switzerland late July mid May winter break of two months nbsp Allsvenskan Sweden March Early April late October early November Summer breaks until 1997 Playoffs in late October early November between 1982 and 1992 nbsp Super Lig Turkey late August mid May winter break of one month nbsp Ukrainian Premier League mid July late May winter break from mid December to late February Africa edit nbsp Egyptian Premier League September June nbsp Kenyan Premier League March November Note these months may be incorrect nbsp Libyan Premier League October June nbsp Nigerian Premier League September June nbsp Rwanda National Football League September May nbsp Premier Soccer League South Africa August May Americas edit nbsp Primera Division Argentina early August late May The country abandoned its long standing Apertura and Clausura format with the Apertura from August December and Clausura from February June over a transitional period that spanned 2015 and 2016 nbsp Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A Brazil early May early December nbsp Canadian Premier League early April late October nbsp Ecuadorian Serie A mid February early December 2022 mid November nbsp National Premier League Jamaica September May nbsp Liga MX Mexico split into half seasons Apertura late August mid December Clausura early January early May nbsp TT Pro League Trinidad and Tobago August May nbsp nbsp Major League Soccer United States Canada early March early November nbsp Uruguayan Primera Division early February mid November or early December varies year to year 2022 mid November Asia edit nbsp nbsp A League Australia New Zealand October May nbsp Bangladesh Premier League December July nbsp Chinese Super League March April late October nbsp Hong Kong Premier League September May nbsp Indian Super League India October March nbsp I League India October March nbsp Liga 1 Indonesia April November nbsp Persian Gulf Pro League Iran July May nbsp J1 League Japan late February early December nbsp K League 1 Korea Republic early March late November nbsp Lao Premier League Laos February September nbsp Malaysia Super League February October nbsp United Football League Philippines January June nbsp Saudi Professional League Saudi Arabia August March nbsp S League Singapore February November nbsp Thai Premier League Thailand September May nbsp V League 1 Vietnam mid February mid OctoberSee also editList of association football competitions List of association football subregional confederationsReferences edit 2022 World Cup Qatar Fifa dates 21 November final on 18 December Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Domestic association football season amp oldid 1214020532, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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