JUNE 18/19 June
Intertoto Cup first round, first leg Twenty-four days after the Champions League final, the new season starts with teams vying for a Uefa Cup spot through this competition. 24 June Champions League first and second qualifying round draw Liverpool have been granted permission to play in the competition, despite not qualifying through the Premiership and will have to start at the earliest stage to retain their trophy. Uefa Cup first qualifying round draw Bolton, having qualified for European football for the first time in their history, and Middlesbrough will be in the hat for the first qualifying round. JULY 12/13 July Champions League first qualifying round, first leg Glentoran, Shelbourne and Total Network Solutions will join Liverpool at the start of the Champions League trail. 14 July Uefa Cup first qualifying round, first leg CSKA Moscow claimed the 2004/2005 Uefa Cup crown and this year's final will take place at PSV Eindhoven's ground in Holland. 16/17 July Intertoto Cup third round Newcastle take to the stage as they aim to earn a Uefa Cup spot. 30 July Scottish Premier League kick-off Rangers and Celtic, managed by Gordon Strachan, begin their annual tussle for the SPL crown which the former claimed in a dramatic final day of last season. AUGUST 6 August Football League kick-off The Championship League One and Two get underway. Southampton will be vying for promotion straight back into the Premiership, Nottingham Forest will be every team's cup final in League One and while Barnet and Carlisle will be savouring their return to the League. 7 August Community Shield The Ashley Cole 'tapping-up' saga will only have aggravated the rivalry between Chelsea and Arsenal as the Premiership champions play the FA Cup winners at the Millennium Stadium to launch the top-flight season. 13 August Premiership kick-off The start of the new league season as Chelsea set out to regain their Premiership title while Arsenal and Manchester United will be trying to knock the Stamford Bridge outfit off their heady perch. Conference kick-off The non-league season begins with one automatic promotion place up for grabs with another spot via the play-offs. 23/24 August Carling Cup Championship, League One and Two teams start out on the road to the Millennium stadium while the Premiership clubs not in Europe join at the second stage. The third round sees the rest of the top-flight contingent join, including holders Chelsea. 31 August Transfer window closes Clubs have until 1700 BST to complete their signings before the window slams shut. OCTOBER 8 & 12 October World Cup qualifying showdownA double header and last of the group games for the European zone. The eight group winners will progress automatically to the finals in Germany along with the two-best second placed teams. The other six teams who finish runners-up will be drawn against each other and play-off for the remaining three places. DECEMBER 9 December The draw for the World Cup will take place in Leipzig in Germany. 31 December Transfer window re-opens The chance to strengthen in order to further a push for promotion, a European spot, the play-offs or stave off relegation is available for clubs wanting to bolster their squads. JANUARY 2006 31 January Transfer window comes down At 1700 GMT the shutters will be drawn and clubs will have to make do with the players they have until the end of the season. FEBRUARY 2006 26 February The first knockout competition final of the season with a Uefa Cup place on offer for the winners. MAY 6/7 May Premiership & Football League final curtain Dreams will have been realised or may still have the chance to come true via the play-offs and relegation nightmares may have come true as the league campaign comes to a close. The season is finishing earlier than usual to allow players on World Cup duty an extended rest before the finals in Germany. 13 May FA Cup final This should, hopefully, take place at the new Wembley if building work on the national stadium has been completed on time. 17 May Champions League final The Stade de France in Paris is the venue for this season's European showpiece. 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