The Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) has officially released the schedule for the initial five matches for each club participating in the upcoming 2025/26 season.
The season will commence on September 5 with the traditional Opening Cup game. Gagarin Cup holders Lokomotiv will host their opponents from the last season`s playoff finals, Traktor, to kick off the new campaign.
The full calendar for the entire KHL season is scheduled to be published on July 6.
First Five Games Schedule by Team:
Avangard: September 8 – Ak Bars (Home), September 11 – Amur (Home), September 13 – Dynamo Moscow (Home), September 15 – Dynamo Minsk (Home), September 17 – Salavat Yulaev (Home).
Avtomobilist: September 8 – Lada (Away), September 10 – Ak Bars (Away), September 12 – Salavat Yulaev (Away), September 15 – Salavat Yulaev (Home), September 17 – Traktor (Home).
Admiral: September 8 – Kunlun (Away), September 10 – CSKA (Away), September 12 – Sibir (Away), September 15 – Sibir (Home), September 17 – Kunlun (Home).
Ak Bars: September 6 – Metallurg (Away), September 8 – Avangard (Away), September 10 – Avtomobilist (Home), September 14 – Metallurg (Home), September 17 – Neftekhimik (Home).
Amur: September 7 – Sibir (Away), September 9 – Barys (Away), September 11 – Avangard (Away), September 15 – Kunlun (Home), September 17 – Sibir (Home).
Barys: September 7 – Traktor (Home), September 9 – Amur (Home), September 13 – Dynamo Minsk (Home), September 15 – Dynamo Moscow (Home), September 18 – Metallurg (Away).
Dynamo Minsk: September 9 – Spartak (Away), September 11 – Neftekhimik (Away), September 13 – Barys (Away), September 15 – Avangard (Away), September 19 – Kunlun (Away).
Dynamo Moscow: September 6 – CSKA (Away), September 9 – Amur (Home), September 11 – Metallurg (Away), September 13 – Avangard (Away), September 15 – Barys (Away).
Kunlun Red Star: September 6 – SKA (Home), September 8 – Admiral (Home), September 12 – Lokomotiv (Home), September 15 – Amur (Away), September 19 – Admiral (Away).
Lada: September 8 – Avtomobilist (Home), September 12 – Torpedo (Away), September 14 – SKA (Away), September 16 – Lokomotiv (Home), September 18 – Torpedo (Home).
Lokomotiv: September 5 – Traktor (Home), September 9 – Severstal (Home), September 12 – Kunlun (Away), September 14 – Neftekhimik (Away), September 16 – Lada (Away).
Metallurg: September 6 – Ak Bars (Home), September 8 – Salavat Yulaev (Home), September 11 – Dynamo Moscow (Home), September 14 – Ak Bars (Away), September 16 – Severstal (Away).
Neftekhimik: September 7 – Severstal (Home), September 9 – Traktor (Home), September 11 – Dynamo Minsk (Home), September 14 – Lokomotiv (Home), September 17 – Ak Bars (Away).
Salavat Yulaev: September 6 – Torpedo (Away), September 8 – Metallurg (Away), September 12 – Avtomobilist (Home), September 15 – Avtomobilist (Away), September 17 – Avangard (Away).
Severstal: September 7 – Neftekhimik (Away), September 9 – Lokomotiv (Away), September 11 – Spartak (Away), September 14 – CSKA (Home), September 16 – Metallurg (Home).
Sibir: September 7 – Amur (Home), September 12 – Admiral (Home), September 15 – Admiral (Away), September 17 – Amur (Away), September 19 – Amur (Away).
SKA: September 6 – Kunlun (Away), September 8 – Torpedo (Away), September 12 – Traktor (Home), September 14 – Lada (Home), September 19 – Sochi (Away).
Sochi: September 7 – Spartak (Away), September 9 – Dynamo Moscow (Away), September 12 – CSKA (Home), September 14 – Traktor (Home), September 16 – Torpedo (Home).
Spartak: September 7 – Sochi (Home), September 9 – Dynamo Minsk (Home), September 11 – Severstal (Home), September 14 – Torpedo (Home), September 16 – CSKA (Away).
Torpedo: September 6 – Salavat Yulaev (Home), September 8 – SKA (Home), September 12 – Lada (Home), September 14 – Spartak (Away), September 16 – Sochi (Away).
Traktor: September 5 – Lokomotiv (Away), September 7 – Barys (Away), September 9 – Neftekhimik (Away), September 12 – SKA (Away), September 14 – Sochi (Away).
CSKA: September 6 – Dynamo Moscow (Home), September 10 – Admiral (Home), September 12 – Sochi (Away), September 14 – Severstal (Away), September 16 – Spartak (Home).