The 2024–25 Charlton Athletic season is the 119th season in their existence, having been founded in 1905, and their fifth consecutive season in League One. The club are participating in League One, the FA Cup, the EFL Cup and the EFL Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025.
On Friday 17 May 2024, Charlton announced their first pre-season friendly against Dartford.[49] On Wednesday 5 June 2024, Charlton announced their second pre-season friendly against AFC Wimbledon.[50] On 1 July 2024, Charlton announced their third and fourth pre-season friendlies against Göztepe - which would take place during their training camp in Slovenia - as well as a home match against Portsmouth.[51] On Thursday 4 July 2024, Charlton announced their fifth and sixth pre-seasons matches against Millwall and Crystal Palace which would both be played behind closed doors.[52]
Updated to match(es) played on 4 January 2025. Source: EFL Official Website Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[54]
The first round draw was made on Monday 14 October 2024.[56] On Wednesday 23 October 2024, the club confirmed the date of their first round fixture.[57] The second round draw was made on Sunday 3 November 2024.[58] On Thursday 7 November 2024, the club confirmed the date of their second round fixture.[59] The third round draw was made on Monday 2 December 2024.[60] On Friday 6 December 2024, the club confirmed the date of their third round fixture.[61]
The regional group stage draw was confirmed on Monday 24 June 2024 and saw Charlton Athletic placed in Southern Group C, alongside Bromley and Cambridge United.[65] On Thursday 27 June 2024, it was confirmed that the final team in the group would be Chelsea U21.[66] On Friday 26 July 2024, the dates for the group stage fixtures were confirmed.[67] On Friday 22 November 2024, the second round draw was made.[68] On Wednesday 27 November 2024, the date for the second round tie was announced.[69]