The 2009-10 Coca-Cola Championship fixture list is released this week - and Scunthorpe-United.co.uk can reveal the outlined dates for fixtures in the forthcoming campaign.

The provisional dates - to be firmed up when the fixture list is released at 10.00am on Wednesday (June 17) - show when games will take place in the upcoming 2009-10 season.

Some key points of note are...

-The season begins on Saturday, August 8 and ends on Saturday, May 2.
-No game on New Year's Day or Eve; the FA Cup third round takes place on Saturday, January 2.
-Free international weekends on Saturday, September 5, Saturday, October 10 and Saturday, November 14.
-Two games over the Easter weekend, Saturday, April 3 and Monday, April 5, but only one on the August bank holiday weekend; Saturday, August 29.
-The Championship has ten midweek fixtures.
-March is the busiest month for League matches, with six in place. January has four, all others five.
-The Championship play-off final is on a Saturday and takes place a week before the League One and League Two finals. This is a result of World Cup 2010; the cut-off period to be included in a World Cup squad is Wednesday 26 May and the play-off final has to be before then.
The club is keen to stress these dates are only an outline for the upcoming campaign, and they could be subject to change when the official fixture list is released.

The complete list of provisional dates for games is below. Please note that when games are listed as Wednesday, it simply signifies they will be midweek. Traditionally, more of Scunthorpe's midweek games take place on a Tuesday than a Wednesday.

CCC = Coca-Cola Championship
LC = League Cup
FA = FA Cup

Sat 8 Aug - CCC game 1
Wed 12 Aug - LC R1 [draw takes place 16th June]
Sat 15 Aug - CCC game 2
Wed 19 Aug - CCC game 3
Sat 22 Aug - CCC game 4
Wed 26 Aug - LC R2
Sat 29 Aug - CCC game 5

Sat 12 Sep - CCC game 6
Wed 16 Sep - CCC game 7
Sat 19 Sep - CCC game 8
Wed 23 Sep - LC R3
Sat 26 Sep - CCC game 9
Wed 30 Sep - CCC game 10

Sat 3 Oct - CCC game 11
Sat 17 Oct - CCC game 12
Wed 21 Oct - CCC game 13
Sat 24 Oct - CCC game 14
Wed 28 Oct - LC R4
Sat 31 Oct - CCC game 15

Wed 4 Nov - CCC game 16
Sat 7 Nov - CCC game 17
Sat 21 Nov - CCC game 18
Wed 25 Nov - CCC game 19
Sat 28 Nov - CCC game 20

Wed 2 Dec - LC R5
Sat 5 Dec - CCC game 21
Wed 9 Dec - LC R5 contingency*
Sat 12 Dec - CCC game 22
Sat 19 Dec - CCC game 23
Wed 23 Dec - LC R5 contingency*
Sat 26 Dec - CCC game 24
Mon 28 Dec - CCC game 25

Sat 2 Jan - FA R3
Wed 6 Jan - LC SF1
Sat 9 Jan - CCC game 26
Wed 13 Jan - FA R3 replay
Sat 16 Jan - CCC game 27
Wed 20 Jan - LC SF2
Sat 23 Jan - FA R4
Wed 27 Jan - CCC game 28
Sat 30 Jan - CCC game 29

Wed 3 Feb - FA R4 replay
Sat 6 Feb - CCC game 30
Wed 10 Feb - CCC game 31
Sat 13 Feb - CCC game 32 / FA R5
Sat 20 Feb - CCC game 33
Wed 24 Feb - FA R5 replay
Sat 27 Feb - CCC game 34
Sun 28 Feb - LC Final

Sat 6 Mar - CCC game 35 / FA R6
Wed 10 Mar - CCC game 36
Sat 13 Mar - CCC game 37
Wed 17 Mar - FA R6 replay
Sat 20 Mar - CCC game 38
Wed 24 Mar - CCC game 39
Sat 27 Mar - CCC game 40

Sat 3 Apr - CCC game 41
Mon 5 Apr - CCC game 42
Sat 10 Apr - CCC game 43 / FA Semi
Sat 17 Apr - CCC game 44
Sat 24 Apr - CCC game 45

Sun 2 May - CCC game 46
Sat 8 May - CCC PO semi 1st leg
Wed 12 May - CCC PO semi 2nd leg
Sat 15 May - FA final
Sat 22 May - CCC PO final / UEFA CL final
Sat 29 May - League One PO final
Sun 30 May - League Two PO final

Fri 11 Jun to Sun 11 July - World Cup

* Fifth round dates in the League Cup clash with matchday five in the Europa League. Therefore if we draw a Europa League team in the League Cup fifth round, we would have to move the League Cup tie.