EFL Championship | |
Country | England (22) Wales (2) |
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Confederation | UEFA |
Founded | 2004–present 1992–2004 (as Division One) 1892–1992 (as Division Two) |
Number of teams | 24 |
Promotion to | Premier League |
Relegation to | EFL League One |
Levels on pyramid | 2 |
Domestic cup(s) | FA Cup EFL Cup FA Community Shield |
UEFA cup(s) | UEFA Europa League (via FA Cup) UEFA Europa Conference League (via EFL Cup) |
Current champions | Burnley (2022–23) |
Most successful club | Burnley, Newcastle United, Norwich City, Reading, Sunderland and Wolverhampton Wanderers (2 titles) |
TV | List of broadcasters |
Website | Official website |
2023–24 |
The English Football League Championship (often referred to as the Championship for short or the Sky Bet Championship for sponsorship reasons) is the highest division of the English Football League and second-highest overall in the English football league system, after the Premier League. Each year, the top finishing teams in the Championship are promoted to the Premier League, and the lowest finishing teams are relegated to League One.
The Football League Championship, which was introduced for the 2004–05 season, was previously known as the Football League First Division (1992–2004), and before that was known as Division Two (1892–1992). The winners of the Championship receive the Football League Championship trophy, the same trophy as the old First Division champions were handed prior to the Premier League's inception in 1992.
The Championship is the wealthiest non-top flight football division in the world and the seventh richest division in Europe. With an average match attendance for the 2014–15 season of 17,857, the Championship ranked slightly ahead of the German 2. Bundesliga as the most-watched secondary league in the world.
In the 2015–16 season, Burnley were the division champions, Middlesbrough were the runners up, and Hull City were promoted via the play-offs. At present, Ipswich Town hold the longest tenure in the Championship, last being out of the division in the 2001–02 season when they were relegated from the Premier League.
Clubs participating in the 2022–23 season[]
The following 24 clubs will compete in the EFL Championship during the 2022–23 season.
Results[]
League champions, runners-up and play-off finalists[]
1 When Norwich City gained promotion to the Premier League they were the first team to be relegated to, relegated from, promoted to and promoted from the Championship.
2 When Burnley were promoted they gained the most points for a second placed team.
Relegated teams (from Championship to League One)[]
Relegated teams (from Premier League to Championship)[]
Promoted teams (from League One to Championship)[]
Top scorers[]
Season | Top scorer | Club | Goals |
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2004–05 | Nathan Ellington | Wigan Athletic | 24 |
2005–06 | Marlon King | Watford | 21 |
2006–07 | Jamie Cureton | Colchester United | 23 |
2007–08 | Sylvan Ebanks-Blake | Plymouth Argyle Wolverhampton Wanderers |
23 |
2008–09 | Sylvan Ebanks-Blake | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 25 |
2009–10 | Peter Whittingham | Cardiff City | 20 |
Nicky Maynard | Bristol City | ||
2010–11 | Danny Graham | Watford | 24 |
2011–12 | Rickie Lambert | Southampton | 27 |
2012–13 | Glenn Murray | Crystal Palace | 30 |
2013–14 | Ross McCormack | Leeds United | 28 |
2014–15 | Daryl Murphy | Ipswich Town | 27 |
2015–16 | Andre Gray | Burnley | 25 |
2016–17 | Dwight Gayle | Newcastle United | 11 |
2017–18 | Matěj Vydra | Derby County | 21 |
2018–19 | Teemu Pukki | Norwich City | 29 |
2019–20 | Aleksandar Mitrović | Fulham | 26 |
2020–21 | Ivan Toney | Brentford | 31 |
2021–22 | Aleksandar Mitrović | Fulham | 43 |
External links[]
- Championship official site Football League
- Championship Fan site The Championship Fan Site
- Championship Stadia The Championship Stadia
EFL Championship seasons |
1992–93 · 1993–94 · 1994–95 · 1995–96 · 1996–97 · 1997–98 · 1998–99 · 1999–00 · 2000–01 · 2001–02 · 2002–03 · 2003–04 · 2004–05 · 2005–06 · 2006–07 · 2007–08 · 2008–09 · 2009–10 · 2010–11 · 2011–12 · 2012–13 · 2013–14 · 2014–15 · 2015–16 · 2016–17 · 2017–18 · 2018–19 · 2019–20 · 2020–21 · 2021–22 · 2022–23 · 2023–24 · 2024–25 · |
Current EFL League Championship managers |
Eustace (Blackburn Rovers) · Manning (Bristol City) · Parker (Burnley) · Bulut (Cardiff City) · Robins (Coventry City) · Warne (Derby County) · Walter (Hull City) · Farke (Leeds United) · Edwards (Luton Town) · Carrick (Middlesbrough) · Harris (Millwall) · Thorup (Norwich City) · Buckingham (Oxford United) · Rooney (Plymouth Argyle) · Mousinho (Portsmouth) · Vacant (Preston North End) · Cifuentes (Queens Park Rangers) · Wilder (Sheffield United) · Röhl (Sheffield Wednesday) · Schumacher (Stoke City) · Le Bris (Sunderland) · Williams (Swansea City) · Cleverley (Watford) · Corberán (West Bromwich Albion) |
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