Ahead of Chelsea Women returning to training, we have all the key dates for your diary before the season gets underway in September.

Sonia Bompastor and her squad will return to Cobham after a well-earned summer break as preparations begin to ramp up for our pre-season tour.

The Blues are travelling to play in New Zealand and Australia next month, but before then there is work to be done!

The players return to Cobham today (Wednesday 22 July) before training for the first time tomorrow (Thursday 23 July).

The new fixtures for the 2026/27 WSL campaign, when the Blues will be playing all our home fixtures at Stamford Bridge, will be released on Thursday 30 July.


The Blues will depart for our fixtures in Australasia on Sunday 2 August. We play Auckland FC Women on Saturday 8 August at Eden Park, before travelling to Australia to play the A-League Women All-Stars on Wednesday 12 August.

Tickets for the game in Auckland are on sale now, while you can attend the Sydney fixture by buying tickets here.

Bompastor and her players will return from pre-season tour on Friday 14 August.

The new WSL season is scheduled to begin on the weekend of Friday 4 September to Sunday 6 September.

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