Scottish football fixture release day – all you need to know

The action in all four leagues kicks off on the weekend of 3 August.

Eight months later, the Premiership split happens on the weekend of 12 and 13 April and the top-flight season concludes on the weekend of 17 and 18 May.

The three lower leagues end two weeks before that in order to leave time for the play-offs.

And while it might be too painful to be thinking about the national team, there are international periods in September, October, November and March to bear in mind.

There will not, however, be a winter break this season.

The expansion of Uefa’s club competitions – with the new league phase of the Champions League and Europa League running until the end of January – is the reason for that.

The SPFL said the format change “exerts additional pressure on the domestic calendar” and means no mid-season trips to the sunshine for Premiership clubs.

Calum Beattie, the association’s chief operating officer, added: “It is fair to say that the additional slots required for the Uefa club competitions have made scheduling more challenging than usual.

“In particular, there is very limited flexibility within the Premiership fixture calendar, and we are therefore unable to accommodate a scheduled winter break.”