APL 2026 schedule

APL 2026 schedule

• First ball: 27 December 2026, 5:30 PM Afghanistan time
• Teams: 5 franchises from the Dubai draft
• Matches advertised: 24
• League shape: double round-robin, then top four
• Host country: UAE, grounds to be confirmed
• Still to be announced: full fixture list, grounds, broadcaster, tickets

2026 fixtures

The day-by-day fixture list has not been published yet. When the board publishes it, the matches will appear here as cards with a full table below them.

What the fixture list will show

When the fixture list is published, each match on this page will show its date, start time in Afghanistan time, the two teams, and the venue, with the opening match first and a full table below the cards. Fixtures will be added in the order the board announces them, and any change to a date, time or venue will be updated here.

Season shape

Five teams play each other twice in the league stage, then the top four go through to the playoffs. The season is advertised at 24 matches. How the league and playoff matches add up to that total will be confirmed when the fixture list is published.

Venues

The United Arab Emirates is the confirmed host country for 2026. No ground has been named yet, and no ground will be listed here until the board names one. Ground backgrounds are on the Venues page.

How to watch and tickets

No broadcaster or streaming provider has been announced for 2026 yet. See the Where to Watch page for updates. Ticket sales have not been announced either — no prices, no sale dates, no sellers. See the Tickets page. Both will be added here when confirmed.

2018 season — results (history)

The only completed season ran from 5 to 21 October 2018, all of it in Sharjah. Its three knockout matches are listed below as history. Full 2018 results are on the results page.

Conclusion

The APL 2026 schedule is, for now, a short list of confirmed facts: a 27 December 2026 start at 5:30 PM Afghanistan time, five teams, a season advertised at 24 matches, and the UAE as host country. Everything else is still to be announced: the opening matchup, the day-by-day fixtures, the grounds, the broadcaster and ticket details, and each of them will appear on this page as soon as the board publishes them. Until then, the teams, points table and live scores pages cover the squads, the standings and the match-day coverage that will follow.