When are the EFL Championship fixtures released?
Sign up NOW for daily Blues headlines straight to your inbox Invalid Email Something went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice  Birmingham City will discover who they will face in next seasons Championship campaign next week. The first key date of the summer for second-tier clubs is the release of the Championship fixtures, and Blues fans will be excited to find out just who their team will face on the opening day, whether they are at home for their Boxing Day and New Year games, and who will be their opponents on the final day of the season, when all manner of possibilities could still be available to Lee Bowyer and Co. There will be an added thrill for them too with the knowledge that supporters should be allowed back inside St Andrews when the new season kicks off after the Covid pandemic meant all games in 2020/21 were played in empty stadiums. The big date for Birmingham and their fans is Thursday, June 24, with the fixtures due for publication at 9am. Video Loading Video Unavailable Click to play Tap to play The video will auto-play soon 8 Cancel Play now  Blues finished the 2020/21 season strong, despite losing their last two games and conceding nine goals in the process. They secured an 18th-place finish and were nine points clear of the relegation zone, thanks in no small part to the appointment of Bowyer in mid-March. The former Blues midfielder steered the club away from the bottom three, winning six of their last 10 matches. Bowyer will have a job on his hands this summer to bolster his squad, with Birmingham about to release 13 players at the end of the month. Alongside this, four loan individuals will return to their parent clubs as well. Sign on to join the Blues debate We want your views, Blues fans. You can become even more involved with our Birmingham City Live coverage by signing up to unlock a host of add-on features - such as commenting and joining the discussion on all of our stories, plus taking part in special Q&As where you can correspond directly with our Blues writer Brian Dick about the latest news and transfer talk coming out of St Andrew's and elsewhere. Just click here to get started. The 44-year-old is apparently looking at Fenerbahce centre-back Mathias Jorgensen as a defensive option. The Danish defender, who will represent his country at Euro 2020, has a year left on his contract with the Turkish side. Blues could potentially face newly-promoted Hull City, Peterborough United or Blackpool on the opening day of the new campaign, with Midlands rivals West Brom and Coventry City options as well.