Coronavirus: When could Premier League, La Liga, Bundesliga, Serie A and other soccer competitions return?

The coronavirus pandemic has created a lot of uncertainty in the sports world. The Olympics have been pushed back to 2021. The same goes for the Euros and Copa America. — both previously slated for this summer. The pandemic has caused every major professional soccer league around the world to postpone matches. The Belarusian Premier League is still playing, though the league isn’t part of World Association of Professional Football Leagues, otherwise known as World Leagues Forum. Nicaragua is playing as well.

But it’s likely we won’t see leagues resume play until the outbreak is contained and the conditions are deemed safe in that respective country. On that front, all signs point to the Bundesliga resuming in Germany in early May..

So where to things stands around the world? Here’s a look at the status of some of the biggest leagues and competitions (keep in mind many decisions will depend on public health guidelines and clearance):

Notable European competitions

UEFA	European Championship	Officially postponed until June 2021.
UEFA	Champions League	Postponed. No decision has yet been made on rearranged dates. There is a UEFA meeting this week, and there’s a chance the tournament is completed in August.
UEFA	Europa League	Postponed. No decision has yet been made on rearranged dates. There is a UEFA meeting this week, and there’s a chance the tournament is completed in August.
England	Premier League	Postponed. There are continued meetings to try and come up with a plan to finish the season during the summer with a potential return in June.
England	FA Cup	Postponed. There are continued meetings to try and come up with a plan to finish the season during the summer.
France	Ligue 1	Postponed indefinitely. LFP is aiming for leagues to return on June 17.
France	Coupe de France final	Postponed indefinitely. Would be clear to play the final once action resumes with Ligue 1.
France	Coupe de la Ligue final	Postponed indefinitely.
Germany	Bundesliga	Postponed until at least April 30. Teams in Germany are training in small groups with the league aiming to resume in early May. Big meeting this Thursday.
Germany	DFB-Pokal	Postponed until at least April 30.
Italy	Serie A	Postponed indefinitely. The Italian FA is aiming to have training in early May and matches later in the month.
Italy	Coppa Italia	Postponed indefinitely. The tournament could return before Serie A resumes, according to La Repubblica.
Spain	La Liga	Postponed indefinitely. The league is hopeful training can resume in early May with matches later in the month.
Spain	Copa del Rey final	Postponed indefinitely. Once La Liga returns, they’ll find a date for the final.

Rest of European leagues

Austria	Postponed until at least early May.
Azerbaijan	Postponed.
Belgium	The league’s board of directors voted to cancel the season early, though it hasn’t been finalized.
Czech Republic	Postponed indefinitely.
Denmark	Postponed indefinitely.
Finland	Postponed until at least May 31.
Greece	Postponed indefinitely.
Israel	Postponed indefinitely.
Kazakhstan	Postponed indefinitely.
Latvia	Start of the season has been postponed indefinitely.
Lithuania	Postponed indefinitely.
Netherlands	Postponed with the potential of season being canceled. The Dutch prime minister banned professional soccer until September.
Northern Ireland	Postponed until at least April 30.
Norway	Start of the season has been postponed indefinitely.
Poland	Postponed until at least April 26.
Portugal	Postponed indefinitely.
Romania	Postponed indefinitely..
Russia	Postponed indefinitely.
Scotland	Postponed indefinitely.
Serbia	Postponed indefinitely.
Slovakia	Postponed indefinitely.
Sweden	Start of season postponed until June.
Switzerland	Postponed until at least April 30.
Turkey	Postponed indefinitely.
Ukraine	Postponed indefinitely.

American, Canadian and Mexican competitions

U.S./Canada	Major League Soccer	Postponed until at least June 8.
U.S.	U.S. Open Cup	Postponed indefinitely.
U.S.	National Women’s Soccer League	Start of the season postponed indefinitely.
U.S./Canada/Mexico	Leagues Cup	Scheduled for July 21-September 16.
U.S./Mexico	Campeones Cup	Scheduled for Aug. 12.
Mexico	Liga MX	Postponed indefinitely with the league eying a June-July return.

Rest of North and Central American competitions

CONCACAF Champions League	Postponed indefinitely.
Costa Rica	Postponed indefinitely.
Honduras	Postponed indefinitely.
Panama	Postponed indefinitely.

Notable South American competitions

CONMEBOL	Copa America	Postponed until June 2021.
CONMEBOL	Copa Libertadores	Postponed until at least early May.
CONMEBOL	Copa Sudamericana	Postponed until at least early May.
Argentina	Superliga Argentina	Postponed indefinitely..
Argentina	Copa de la Superliga	Postponed indefinitely.
Argentina	Copa Argentina	Postponed indefinitely.
Brazil	Campeonato Brasileiro (Serie A)	Scheduled to begin in May.
Brazil	Copa do Brasil	Postponed indefinitely.

Rest of South American leagues

Bolivia	Postponed indefinitely.
Chile	Postponed indefinitely.
Colombia	Postponed indefinitely.
Ecuador	Postponed indefinitely.
Paraguay	Postponed indefinitely.
Peru	Postponed indefinitely.
Uruguay	Postponed indefinitely.
Venezuela	Postponed indefinitely.

Asian leagues

Australia	Postponed indefinitely.
India	Season has been completed.
Japan	J-League is hoping to resume in May.
Malaysia	Postponed indefinitely.
Qatar	Postponed indefinitely.
South Korea	Start of the season has been postponed.
Saudi Arabia	Postponed indefinitely.
Thailand	Postponed indefinitely..
United Arab Emirates	Postponed indefinitely.

African leagues

Algeria	Postponed indefinitely.
Kenya	Postponed indefinitely.
Morocco	Postponed indefinitely.
Namibia	Postponed indefinitely.
Nigeria	Postponed indefinitely.
Senegal	Postponed indefinitely.
South Africa	Postponed indefinitely.
Zimbabwe	Postponed indefinitely.

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