EFL Championship

The English Football League Championship (aften referred tae as The Championship for short, or the Sky Bet Championship for sponsorship raisons) is the heichest diveesion o the English Football League an seicont-heichest diveesion oweraw in the Inglis fitbaw league seestem efter the Premier League.

The Football League Championship wis introducit for the 2004–05 saison, haein been previously kent as the Football League First Division. Accordin tae Deloitte, in the 2004–05 saison it wis the walthiest nan-top flicht fitbaw diveesion in the warld, an the saxt richest diveesion in Europe.

The winners o the Football League Championship receive the Football League Championship trophy which is the same trophy as the auld First Division Champions (nou the Premier League) wur haundit prior tae the Premier League's inception in the 1992/1993 season.

Current members

The follaein 24 clubs are competin in the Championship in the 2018–19 saison.
ClubFeenishin poseetion last seasonLocationStadiumCapacityAston Villa4t Birmingham  Villa Park  42,785Birmingham City19t Birmingham  St Andrew's  30,016Blackburn Rovers2nt in League One (promotit)  Blackburn  Ewood Park  31,367Bolton Wanderers  21st  Bolton  Macron Stadium  28,723Brentford9th Lunnon (Brentford)  Griffin Park  12,763Bristol City11t Bristol  Ashton Gate  27,000Derby County6t Derby  Pride Park Stadium  33,597Hull City 18tKingston upon Hull  KCOM Stadium  25,404Ipswich Town12t Ipswich  Portman Road  30,300Leeds United13t Leeds  Elland Road  37,900Middlesbrough5t Middlesbrough   Riverside Stadium  34,742Millwall  8t  Lunnon (South Bermondsey)  The Den  20,146Norwich City14t Norwich  Carrow Road  27,220Nottingham Forest17t Nottingham  City Ground  30,576Preston North End7t Preston  Deepdale  23,408Queens Park Rangers16t Lunnon (Shepherd's Bush)  Loftus Road  18,360Reading20th Reading  Madejski Stadium  24,200Rotherham United 4t in League One (promotit via play-affs)  Rotherham  New York Stadium  12,021Sheffield United 10t Sheffield  Bramall Lane  32,702Sheffield Wednesday15t Sheffield  Hillsborough  34,854Stoke City19t in Premier League (relegatit) Stoke-on-Trent  bet365 Stadium  30,089Swansea City18t in Premier League (relegatit) Swansea  Liberty Stadium  21,088West Bromwich Albion20t in Premier League (relegatit) West Bromwich  The Hawthorns  26,850Wigan Athletic1st in League One (promotit)  Wigan  DW Stadium  25,133

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Category:Fitbaw leagues in Ingland
Category:English Football League