Wednesday 22 June 2016 09:00, UK
Derby will host Brighton in Nigel Pearson's first competitive game on the opening day of the Sky Bet Championship season.
Pearson was confirmed as the new Rams boss in May and his bid to lead the club back to the Premier League starts against their fellow beaten play-off semi-finalists on August 6.
Derby's first away game will be a trip to newly-promoted Barnsley on August 13, while the season ends with a trip to Rotherham on May 7.
The first East Midlands derby of the season is not until December 8 when Nottingham Forest visit Pride Park.
Pearson's side will make the return trip to the City Ground on March 18 while the first Midlands derby is the visit of Aston Villa on August 20.
Derby County Sky Bet Championship fixtures 2016/17:
August
6: Brighton (h)
13: Barnsley (a)
16: Preston North End (a)
20: Aston Villa (h)
27: Burton Albion (a)
September
10: Newcastle United (h)
13: Ipswich Town (h)
17: Bristol City (a)
24: Blackburn Rovers (h)
27: Cardiff City (a)
October
1: Reading (a)
15: Leeds United (h)
18: Brentford (h)
22: Huddersfield Town (a)
29: Sheffield Wednesday (h)
November
5: Wolverhampton Wanderers (a)
19: Rotherham United (h)
26: Norwich City (h)
December
3: Wigan Athletic (a)
10: Nottingham Forest (h)
13: Queens Park Rangers (a)
17: Fulham (a)
26: Birmingham City (h)
31: Wigan Athletic (h)
January
2: Norwich City (a)
14: Leeds United (a)
21: Reading (h)
28: Burton Albion (h)
31: Ipswich Town (a)
February
4: Newcastle United (a)
11: Bristol City (h)
14: Cardiff City (h)
18: Blackburn Rovers (a)
25: Aston Villa (a)
March
4: Barnsley (h)
7: Preston North End (h)
11: Brighton (a)
18: Nottingham Forest (a)
April
1: Queens Park Rangers (h)
4: Fulham (h)
8: Birmingham City (a)
15: Brentford (a)
17: Huddersfield Town (h)
22: Sheffield Wednesday (a)
29: Wolverhampton Wanderers (h)
May
7: Rotherham United (a)
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