Vincent Kompany's first Championship game in charge of Burnley will be at Huddersfield Town in the opening match of the season on Friday, 29 July.
Watford and Norwich City, relegated from the Premier League alongside Burnley last term, start their campaigns against Sheffield United and Cardiff City respectively.
Sunderland's host Coventry in their first Championship game for four years.
The campaign also includes a mid-season break for the World Cup in Qatar.
There will be no second tier games in England after the weekend of 12/13 November until 10 December because of the tournament in the Gulf state.