# Football League Championship 2008-09

La Football League Championship 2008-09 (conocida como "Coca-Cola Championship" por razones de patrocinio) fue la quinta edición de la Football League Championship.

## Ascensos y descensos

| Pos | a Premier League |
| 1º | West Bromwich Albion |
| 2º | Stoke City |
| 3° | Hull City |
| Pos | a Football League Championship |
| 18º | Reading |
| 19º | Birmingham City |
| 20º | Derby County |
| Pos | a Football League Championship |
| 1º | Swansea City |
| 2º | Nottingham Forest |
| 3º | Doncaster Rovers |
| Pos | a League One |
| 22º | Leicester City |
| 23º | Scunthorpe United |
| 24º | Colchester United |

## Datos de los clubes

| Equipo | Estadio | Capacidad |
| Barnsley | Oakwell | 23,009 |
| Birmingham City | St Andrew's | 30,009 |
| Blackpool | Bloomfield Road | 9,788 |
| Bristol City | Ashton Gate | 21,497 |
| Burnley | Turf Moor | 22,546 |
| Cardiff City | Ninian Park | 22,008 |
| Charlton Athletic | The Valley | 27,111 |
| Coventry City | Ricoh Arena | 32,609 |
| Crystal Palace | Selhurst Park | 26,309 |
| Derby County | Pride Park | 33,597 |
| Doncaster Rovers | Keepmoat Stadium | 15,231 |
| Ipswich Town | Portman Road | 30,311 |
| Norwich City | Carrow Road | 26,034 |
| Nottingham Forest | City Ground | 30,602 |
| Plymouth Argyle | Home Park | 19,500 |
| Preston North End | Deepdale | 24,500 |
| Queens Park Rangers | Loftus Road | 19,128 |
| Reading | Madejski Stadium | 24,161 |
| Sheffield United | Bramall Lane | 32,609 |
| Sheffield Wednesday | Hillsborough | 39,814 |
| Southampton | St Mary's Stadium | 32,689 |
| Swansea City | Liberty Stadium | 20,532 |
| Watford | Vicarage Road | 19,920 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | Molineux | 28,525 |

## Clasificación

Los dos primeros equipos de la clasificación ascienden directamente a la Premier League 2009-10, 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. | Wolverhampton Wanderers (C) (A) | 90 | 46 | 27 | 9 | 10 | 80 | 52 | 28 | Ascenso a la Premier League |
| | 2. | Birmingham City (A) | 83 | 46 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 54 | 37 | 17 | Ascenso a la Premier League |
| | 3. | Sheffield United | 80 | 46 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 64 | 39 | 25 | Playoffs de ascenso a la Premier League |
| | 4. | Reading | 77 | 46 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 72 | 40 | 32 | Playoffs de ascenso a la Premier League |
| | 5. | Burnley(A) | 76 | 46 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 72 | 60 | 12 | Playoffs de ascenso a la Premier League |
| | 6. | Preston North End | 74 | 46 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 66 | 54 | 12 | Playoffs de ascenso a la Premier League |
| | 7. | Cardiff City | 74 | 46 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 65 | 53 | 12 |
| | 8. | Swansea City | 68 | 46 | 16 | 20 | 10 | 63 | 50 | 13 |
| | 9. | Ipswich Town | 66 | 46 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 62 | 53 | 9 |
| | 10. | Bristol City | 61 | 46 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 54 | 54 | 0 |
| | 11. | Queens Park Rangers | 61 | 46 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 42 | 44 | -2 |
| | 12. | Sheffield Wednesday | 61 | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 51 | 58 | -7 |
| | 13. | Watford | 58 | 46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 68 | 72 | -4 |
| | 14. | Doncaster Rovers | 58 | 46 | 17 | 7 | 22 | 42 | 53 | -11 |
| | 15. | Crystal Palace | 57 | 46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 52 | 55 | -3 |
| | 16. | Blackpool | 56 | 46 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 47 | 58 | -11 |
| | 17. | Coventry City | 54 | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 47 | 58 | -11 |
| | 18. | Derby County | 54 | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 55 | 67 | -12 |
| | 19. | Nottingham Forest | 53 | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 50 | 65 | -15 |
| | 20. | Barnsley | 52 | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 45 | 58 | -13 |
| | 21. | Plymouth Argyle | 51 | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 44 | 57 | -13 |
| Archivo:English football league logo detail.png | 22. | Norwich City (D) | 46 | 46 | 12 | 10 | 24 | 57 | 70 | -13 | Descenso de categoría |
| Archivo:English football league logo detail.png | 23. | Southampton (D) | 45 | 46 | 10 | 15 | 21 | 46 | 69 | -23 | Descenso de categoría |
| Archivo:English football league logo detail.png | 24. | Charlton Athletic (D) | 39 | 46 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 52 | 74 | -22 | Descenso de categoría |
(C) Campeón (A) Ascendido (D) Descendido

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

| Semifinales | Semifinales | Semifinales | Final | Final |
| Preston North End | 1 | 0 |
| Sheffield United | 1 | 1 |
| Sheffield United | 1 | 1 | Burnley | 1 |
| | | | Sheffield United | 0 |
| Burnley | 1 | 2 | Sheffield United | 0 |
| Reading | 0 | 0 |

### Final
## Estadísticas
### Goleadores

| Jugador | Equipo | |
| Sylvan Ebanks-Blake | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 25 |
| Ross McCormack | Cardiff City | 21 |
| Jason Scotland | Swansea City | 21 |
| Kevin Doyle | Reading FC | 18 |
| Tommy Smith | Watford FC | 16 |
| Rob Hulse | Derby County | 14 |
| Chris Iwelumo | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 14 |
| Marcus Tudgay | Sheffield Wednesday | 14 |
| Kevin Phillips | Birmingham City | 14 |
* Datos: Q375825