# Football League Championship 2005–06

La Football League Championship 2005-06 (conocida como "the Coca-Cola Championship por razones de patrocinio) fue la segunda temporada de la Football League Championship.

## Ascensos y descensos

| Pos | a Premier League |
| 1º | Sunderland |
| 2º | Wigan Athletic |
| 3° | West Ham United |
| Pos | a Football League Championship |
| 18º | Crystal Palace |
| 19º | Norwich City |
| 20º | Southampton |
| Pos | a Football League Championship |
| 1º | Luton Town |
| 2º | Hull City |
| 3º | Sheffield Wednesday |
| Pos | a League One |
| 22º | Gillingham |
| 23º | Nottingham Forest |
| 24º | Rotherham United |

## Datos de los clubes

| Equipo | Ciudad | Estadio | Capacidad |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | Brighton | Withdean Stadium | 8.900 |
| Cardiff City | Cardiff | Cardiff City Stadium | 26.800 |
| Coventry City | Coventry | Ricoh Arena | 32.600 |
| Crewe Alexandra | Crewe | Alexandra Stadium | 10.200 |
| Crystal Palace | Londres | Selhurst Park | 26.300 |
| Derby County | Derby | Pride Park Stadium | 33.600 |
| Burnley | Burnley | Turf Moor | 22.600 |
| Millwall | Londres | The Den | 20.100 |
| Reading | Reading | Madejski Stadium | 24.200 |
| Southampton | Southampton | St. Mary’s Stadium | 32.700 |
| Watford | Watford | Vicarage Road | 19.900 |
| Hull City | Kingston upon Hull | KC Stadium | 25.400 |
| Ipswich Town | Ipswich | Portman Road | 30.300 |
| Leeds United | Leeds | Elland Road | 39.500 |
| Leicester City | Leicester | Walkers Stadium | 32.500 |
| Luton Town | Luton | Kenilworth Road Stadium | 10.200 |
| Norwich City | Norwich | Carrow Road | 26.200 |
| Plymouth Argyle | Plymouth | Home Park | 19.500 |
| Preston North End | Preston | Deepdale | 22.200 |
| Queens Park Rangers | Londres | Loftus Road | 19.100 |
| Sheffield United | Sheffield | Bramall Lane | 32.700 |
| Sheffield Wednesday | Sheffield | Hillsborough Stadium | 39.800 |
| Stoke City | Stoke-on-Trent | Britannia Stadium | 28.400 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | Wolverhampton | Molineux Stadium | 28.500 |

## Clasificación

Los dos primeros equipos de la clasificación ascienden directamente a la Premier League 2006-07, los clubes ubicados del tercer al sexto puesto disputan un play-off para determinar un tercer ascenso.
| | Pos | Equipo | Pts | PJ | PG | PE | PP | GF | GC | Dif | Notas |
| | 1. | Reading (C) (A) | 106 | 46 | 31 | 13 | 2 | 99 | 32 | 67 | Ascenso a la Premier League |
| | 2. | Sheffield United (A) | 92 | 46 | 26 | 14 | 6 | 76 | 46 | 30 | Ascenso a la Premier League |
| | 3. | Watford (A) | 81 | 46 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 77 | 53 | 24 | Playoffs de ascenso a la Premier League |
| | 4. | Preston North End | 80 | 46 | 20 | 20 | 6 | 59 | 30 | 29 | Playoffs de ascenso a la Premier League |
| | 5. | Leeds United | 78 | 46 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 57 | 38 | 19 | Playoffs de ascenso a la Premier League |
| | 6. | Crystal Palace | 75 | 46 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 67 | 48 | 19 | Playoffs de ascenso a la Premier League |
| | 7. | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 67 | 46 | 16 | 19 | 11 | 50 | 42 | 8 |
| | 8. | Coventry City | 63 | 46 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 62 | 65 | -3 |
| | 9. | Norwich City | 62 | 46 | 18 | 8 | 20 | 56 | 65 | -9 |
| | 10. | Luton Town | 61 | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 66 | 67 | -1 |
| | 11. | Cardiff City | 60 | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 58 | 59 | -1 |
| | 12. | Southampton | 58 | 46 | 13 | 19 | 14 | 49 | 50 | -1 |
| | 13. | Stoke City | 58 | 46 | 17 | 7 | 22 | 54 | 63 | -9 |
| | 14. | Plymouth Argyle | 56 | 46 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 39 | 46 | -7 |
| | 15. | Ipswich Town | 56 | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 53 | 66 | -13 |
| | 16. | Leicester City | 54 | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 51 | 59 | -8 |
| | 17. | Burnley | 54 | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 46 | 54 | -8 |
| | 18. | Hull City | 52 | 46 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 49 | 55 | -6 |
| | 19. | Sheffield Wednesday | 52 | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 39 | 52 | -13 |
| | 20. | Derby County | 50 | 46 | 10 | 20 | 16 | 53 | 67 | -14 |
| | 21. | Queens Park Rangers | 50 | 46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 50 | 65 | -15 |
| Archivo:English football league logo detail.png | 22. | Crewe Alexandra (D) | 42 | 46 | 9 | 15 | 22 | 57 | 86 | -29 | Descenso de categoría |
| Archivo:English football league logo detail.png | 23. | Millwall (D) | 40 | 46 | 8 | 16 | 22 | 57 | 86 | -29 | Descenso de categoría |
| Archivo:English football league logo detail.png | 24. | Brighton & Hove Albion (D) | 38 | 46 | 7 | 17 | 22 | 39 | 71 | -32 | Descenso de categoría |
(C) Campeón (A) Ascendido (D) Descendido

### Play-Offs por el tercer ascenso a la Premier League

| Semifinales | Semifinales | Semifinales | Final | Final |
| Leeds United | 1 | 2 |
| Preston North End | 1 | 0 |
| Preston North End | 1 | 0 | Leeds United | 0 |
| | | | Watford | 3 |
| Crystal Palace | 0 | 0 | Watford | 3 |
| Watford | 3 | 0 |

### Final
## Estadísticas
### Goleadores

| Jugador | Equipo | |
| Marlon King | Watford FC | 22 |
| Dave Kitson | Reading FC | 18 |
| Cameron Jerome | Cardiff City | 18 |
| Kevin Doyle | Reading FC | 18 |
| Darius Henderson | Watford FC | 15 |
| Andy Johnson | Crystal Palace | 15 |
| Gary McSheffrey | Coventry City | 15 |
| Ade Akinbiyi | Burnley FC | 15 |
| Steve Howard | Luton Town | 14 |
| Ashley Young | Watford FC | 14 |
| Última actualización: 6 de mayo de 2006 |||
* Datos: Q5348105