The SPFL have revealed when the 2019/20 season will get under way as they released key dates for the upcoming campaign.
The league body have announced that the Premiership winter break will be retained for another season, albeit beginning slightly earlier than last term.
It'll once again be an early start for clubs in the Betfred Cup group stage with opening fixtures set for July 13/14.
That means there'll be little under two months between the end of the current season and the beginning of next term.
The league season across all four SPFL divisions kicks off on Saturday, August 3 and will run until the winter shutdown on December 30, before starting again on January 17.
The full fixture list for all four divisions will be released at some point in June.
Season 2019/20 key dates
Betfred Cup group stage
MD1 Weekend of July 13/14, 2019
MD2 Midweek of July 16/17, 2019
MD3 Weekend of July 20/21, 2019
MD4 Midweek of July 23/24, 2019
MD5 Weekend of July 27/28, 2019
Betfred Cup round 2
Weekend of August 17/18, 2019
Betfred Cup quarter-finals
Midweek of September 24-26, 2019
Betfred Cup semi-finals
Weekend of November 2/3, 2019
Betfred Cup final
Weekend of December 7/8, 2019
Ladbrokes SPFL (all divisions)
Fixture round 1: Saturday August 3, 2019
Fixture round 2: Saturday August 10, 2019
Ladbrokes Premiership winter break
Monday December 30, 2019 until Friday January 17, 2020
Ladbrokes Premiership ends
Weekend of May 16/17, 2020
Ladbrokes Premiership play-off final
Wednesday May 20 & Sunday May 24, 2020
Ladbrokes Championship, League 1 & League 2 ends
Saturday May 2, 2020
Ladbrokes Championship & League 1 play-off finals
Midweek of May 12/13 & weekend of May 16/17, 2020
Ladbrokes League 2 play-off final
Sunday May 10 & Saturday May 16, 2020
