2022 English Football League play-offs
The English Football League play-offs for the 2021–22 season were held in May 2022 with all finals being staged at Wembley Stadium in London. The play-offs begin in each league with two semi-finals which are played over two legs. The teams who finished in 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th place in the Championship and League One and the 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th-placed teams in League Two compete. The winners of the semi-finals advance to the finals, with the winners gaining promotion for the following season. Background. The English  Football League play-offs have been held every year since 1987. They take place for each division following the conclusion of the regular season and are contested by the four clubs finishing below the automatic promotion places. The fixtures are determined by final league position – in the Championship and League One this is 3rd v 6th and 4th v 5th, while in League Two it is 4th v 7th and 5th v 6th. Television. All EFL Play-Off games will be shown on Sky Sports. Championship. Championship Final. The winner of this match will be promoted to the Premier League  and will play in the 2022–23 Premier League season. League One. League One Semi-Finals. The final table was confirmed after the final matchday on 30 April 2022, Milton Keynes Dons had already guaranteed a place in the Play-Offs and would have been promoted if they had a better result than Rotherham United. Sheffield Wednesday and Sunderland won their games against Portsmouth and Morecambe respectively to finish 4th and 5th. Wycombe Wanderers beat Burton Albion and due to Plymouth Argyle losing to Milton Keynes Dons, Wycombe Wanderers finished 6th and Plymouth Argyle finished 7th. It meant that Wycombe Wanderers  would play Milton Keynes Dons and Sunderland would play Sheffield Wednesday in the 1st legs, and vice versa in the 2nd legs. League One Final. The winner of this match will join Wigan Athletic and Rotherham United in being promoted to the EFL Championship and will play in the 2022–23 EFL Championship season. League Two. League Two Final. The winner of this match will be promoted to EFL League One and will play in the 2022–23 EFL League One season.