2025–26 EFL Championship

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EFL Championship 2025–26
Season information
Dates	8 August 2025–2 May 2026
Season statistics
← 2024–25	2026–27 →

The 2025–26 EFL Championship (referred to as the Sky Bet Championship for sponsorship reasons) will be the 22nd season of the Football League Championship under its current title and the 34th season under its current league division format. The fixtures were released on Thursday, 26 June 2025, at 12:00 BST.

Twenty-four teams will compete in the league – eighteen returning teams from the previous season, three teams relegated from the Premier League and three teams promoted from League One.

Team changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2024–25 season:

To the Championship Promoted from League One Birmingham City Wrexham Charlton Athletic Relegated from the Premier League Ipswich Town Leicester City Southampton

From the Championship Promoted to the Premier League Burnley Leeds United Sunderland Relegated to League One Luton Town Plymouth Argyle Cardiff City

Stadia and locations

Team	Location	Stadium	Capacity
Birmingham City	Birmingham (Bordesley)	St Andrew's	29,409
Blackburn Rovers	Blackburn	Ewood Park	31,367
Bristol City	Bristol	Ashton Gate	26,462
Charlton Athletic	London (Charlton)	The Valley	27,111
Coventry City	Coventry	Coventry Building Society Arena	32,609
Derby County	Derby	Pride Park	32,926
Hull City	Kingston upon Hull	MKM Stadium	25,586
Ipswich Town	Ipswich	Portman Road	30,056
Leicester City	Leicester	King Power Stadium	32,259
Middlesbrough	Middlesbrough	Riverside Stadium	34,742
Millwall	London (Bermondsey)	The Den	20,146
Norwich City	Norwich	Carrow Road	27,359
Oxford United	Oxford	Kassam Stadium	12,500
Portsmouth	Portsmouth	Fratton Park	20,899
Preston North End	Preston	Deepdale	23,408
Queens Park Rangers	London (Shepherd's Bush)	Loftus Road	18,439
Sheffield United	Sheffield	Bramall Lane	32,050
Sheffield Wednesday	Sheffield	Hillsborough Stadium	39,732
Southampton	Southampton	St Mary's Stadium	32,384
Stoke City	Stoke-on-Trent	bet365 Stadium	30,089
Swansea City	Swansea	Swansea.com Stadium	21,088
Watford	Watford	Vicarage Road	22,200
West Bromwich Albion	West Bromwich	The Hawthorns	26,850
Wrexham	Wrexham	Racecourse Ground	13,341

Personnel and sponsoring

Team	Manager	Captain	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor (chest)	Shirt sponsor (sleeve)
Birmingham City	Chris Davies	Krystian Bielik	Nike	Undefeated	Delta Air Lines
Blackburn Rovers	Valérien Ismaël	Lewis Travis	Macron	Watson Ramsbottom Solicitors	Venkys
Bristol City	Liam Manning	Jason Knight	O'Neills	Fever	Watches of Bath
Charlton Athletic	Nathan Jones	Greg Docherty	Castore	RSK Group	RSK Group]
Coventry City	Frank Lampard	Ben Sheaf	Hummel	Monzo	Mercury xRM
Derby County	John Eustace	Ebou Adams	Puma	FanHub	TBA
Hull City	TBA	Lewie Coyle	Kappa	Corendon Airlines	TBA
Ipswich Town	Kieran McKenna	Sam Morsy	Umbro	TBA	HaloITSM
Leicester City	Vacant	TBA	Adidas	TBA	Bia Saigon
Middlesbrough	Rob Edwards	Jonny Howson	Castore	TBA	TBA
Millwall	Alex Neil	TBA	Erreà	MyGuava	TBA
Norwich City	Liam Manning	Kenny McLean	Joma	Blakely Clothing	Gran Canaria
Oxford United	Gary Rowett	Elliott Moore	Macron	Baxi	Caprinos Pizza
Portsmouth	John Mousinho	Marlon Pack	Nike	University of Portsmouth	BeeBu
Preston North End	Paul Heckingbottom	Benjamin Whiteman	Castore	PAR Group	TBA
Queens Park Rangers	Vacant	Steve Cook	Erreà	CopyBet	MyGuava
Sheffield United	Rubén Sellés	Jack Robinson	Erreà	Maneki	CarMats
Sheffield Wednesday	Danny Röhl	Barry Bannan	Macron	TBA	None
Southampton	TBA	Jack Stephens	Puma	Rollbit	P&O Cruises
Stoke City	Mark Robins	Ben Gibson	Macron	bet365	TBA
Swansea City	Alan Sheehan	Ben Cabango	Joma	Reviva Coffee (H) Westacres (A)	Visit Central Florida
Watford	Paulo Pezzolano	Daniel Bachmann	Kelme	MrQ.com	University of Hertfordshire
West Bromwich Albion	TBA	Jed Wallace	Macron	Ideal Heating	BarberBoss
Wrexham	Phil Parkinson	James McClean	Macron	United Airlines	HP

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Position in the table	Incoming manager	Date of appointment
Norwich City	Jack Wilshere	End of interim spell	3 May 2025	Pre-season	Liam Manning	3 June 2025
West Bromwich Albion	James Morrison				Ryan Mason	2 June 2025
Watford	Tom Cleverley	Sacked	6 May 2025		Paulo Pezzolano	13 May 2025
Hull City	Rubén Sellés		15 May 2025		Sergej Jakirović	11 June 2025
Southampton	Simon Rusk	End of interim spell	25 May 2025		Will Still	25 May 2025
Bristol City	Liam Manning	Signed by Norwich City	3 June 2025		Gerhard Struber	19 June 2025
Middlesbrough	Michael Carrick	Sacked	4 June 2025		Rob Edwards	24 June 2025
Sheffield United	Chris Wilder	Mutual consent	18 June 2025		Rubén Sellés	18 June 2025
Queens Park Rangers	Martí Cifuentes		24 June 2025		Julien Stéphan	25 June 2025
Leicester City	Ruud van Nistelrooy		27 June 2025

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Charlton athletic
1	Birmingham City	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Promotion to the Premier League
2	Blackburn Rovers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Bristol City	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Qualification for the Championship play-offs
4	Charlton Athletic	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Coventry City	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Derby County	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Hull City	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Ipswich Town	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	Leicester City	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	Middlesbrough	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	Millwall	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	Norwich City	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	Oxford United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	Portsmouth	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	Preston North End	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	Queens Park Rangers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	Sheffield United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	Sheffield Wednesday	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	Southampton	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	Stoke City	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	Swansea City	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	Watford	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Relegation to EFL League One
23	West Bromwich Albion	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	Wrexham	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played on 8 August 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) Number of 12-point sending off offences; 9) Play-off (only if needed to determine promotion/relegation)

Season statistics

As of

See also

• 2025–26 EFL Championship stadiums

External links

• Website

2025–26 in English football
FA competitions
FA Cup (Qualifying Rounds, Final) · FA Community Shield · FA Trophy (Final) · FA Vase (Final)
League cups
EFL Cup (Final) · EFL Trophy (Final)
Premier and Football League
Premier League · Football League (Championship · League One · League Two)
National League
National League (National League · North · South)
Lower leagues
Isthmian League (Premier · North · South Central · South East) · Northern Premier League (Premier · West · East · Midlands) · Southern League (Premier Central · Premier South · Division One Central · Division One South) · Combined Counties League (North Premier, South Premier, One) · Eastern Counties League (Premier, One North, One South) · Essex Senior League (level 9 only) · Hellenic League (Premier, One) · Midland League (Premier, One, Two, Three) · Northern Counties East League (Premier, One) · Northern League (One, Two) · North West Counties League (Premier, One North, One South) · Southern Combination League (Premier, One, Two) · Southern Counties East League (Premier, One) · South West Peninsula League (East, West) · Spartan South Midlands League (Premier, One) · United Counties League (Premier North, Premier South, One) · Wessex League (Premier, One) · Western League (Premier, One)
Playoffs
European competitions
Champions League (Final) · Europa League (Final) · Conference League (Final)
National teams
Senior: 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification) · U21: (UEFA Euro 2025 finals) · U20: (UEFA Euro 2025 qualification) · U17: (UEFA Euro 2025 qualification)
Other
Professional U21 Development League · Premier League awards · 2025 Summer Series Summer 2025 transfers · Winter 2025–26 transfers
Club seasons
Premier League
Arsenal · Aston Villa · Bournemouth · Brentford · Brighton & Hove Albion · Burnley · Chelsea · Crystal Palace · Everton · Fulham · Leeds United · Liverpool · Manchester City · Manchester United · Newcastle United · Nottingham Forest · Sunderland · Tottenham Hotspur · West Ham United · Wolverhampton Wanderers
Championship
Birmingham City · Blackburn Rovers · Bristol City · Charlton Athletic · Coventry City · Derby County · Hull City · Ipswich Town · Leicester City · Middlesbrough · Millwall · Norwich City · Oxford United · Portsmouth · Preston North End · Queens Park Rangers · Sheffield United · Sheffield Wednesday · Southampton · Stoke City · Swansea City · Watford · West Bromwich Albion · Wrexham
League One
AFC Wimbledon · Barnsley · Blackpool · Bolton Wanderers · Bradford City · Burton Albion · Cardiff City · Doncaster Rovers · Exeter City · Huddersfield Town · Leyton Orient · Lincoln City · Luton Town · Mansfield Town · Northampton Town · Peterborough United · Plymouth Argyle · Port Vale · Reading · Rotherham United · Stevenage · Stockport County · Wigan Athletic · Wycombe Wanderers
League Two
Accrington Stanley · Barnet · Barrow · Bristol Rovers · Bromley · Cambridge United · Cheltenham Town · Chesterfield · Colchester United · Crawley Town · Crewe Alexandra · Fleetwood Town · Gillingham · Grimsby Town · Harrogate Town · Milton Keynes Dons · Newport County · Notts County · Oldham Athletic · Salford City · Shrewsbury Town · Swindon Town · Tranmere Rovers · Walsall
2024–25