EFL Championship (dawniej Football League First Division) – angielska profesjonalna liga piłki nożnej, która znajduje się na drugim poziomie rozgrywek piłkarskich w Anglii i pełni funkcję bezpośredniego zaplecza Premier League. W sezonie 2026/2027 występują w niej 24 zespoły. Po zakończeniu sezonu bezpośrednio do Premier League awansują 2 drużyny, kolejne 4 (trzecia drużyna w tabeli z szóstą oraz czwarta z piątą) rozgrywają między sobą mecze barażowe (mecz i rewanż), o awans walczą zwycięzcy dwumeczu, rozgrywając jedno spotkanie na boisku neutralnym. 3 ostatnie kluby spadają do League One. Zespoły w sezonie 2026/2027 KlubKońcowe lokaty w sezonie 2025/2026Birmingham City10.Blackburn Rovers20. Bolton Wanderers5. awans z League One (2025/2026)Bristol City12.Burnley19. spadek z Premier League (2025/2026)Cardiff City2. awans z League One (2025/2026)Charlton Athletic19.Derby County8.Lincoln City1. awans z League One (2025/2026)Middlesbrough5.Millwall3.Norwich City9.Portsmouth18.Preston North End14.Queens Park Rangers15.Sheffield United13.Southampton4.Stoke City17. Swansea City11.Watford16. West Bromwich Albion21.West Ham United18. spadek z Premier League (2025/2026)Wolverhampton Wanderers20. spadek z Premier League (2025/2026)Wrexham7.
Zwycięzcy EFL Championship SezonZwycięzcaWicemistrzZwycięzca play-offów2004/2005SunderlandWigan AthleticWest Ham United2005/2006ReadingSheffield UnitedWatford2006/2007Sunderland (2)Birmingham CityDerby County2007/2008West Bromwich AlbionStoke CityHull City2008/2009Wolverhampton WanderersBirmingham CityBurnley2009/2010Newcastle UnitedW.B.A.Blackpool2010/2011Q.P.R.Norwich CitySwansea City2011/2012Reading (2)SouthamptonWest Ham United2012/2013Cardiff CityHull CityCrystal Palace2013/2014Leicester CityBurnleyQ.P.R.2014/2015BournemouthWatfordNorwich City2015/2016BurnleyMiddlesbroughHull City2016/2017Newcastle United (2)Brighton & Hove AlbionHuddersfield Town2017/2018Wolverhampton Wanderers (2)Cardiff CityFulham2018/2019Norwich CitySheffield UnitedAston Villa2019/2020Leeds UnitedW.B.A.Fulham2020/2021Norwich City (2)WatfordBrentford2021/2022FulhamBournemouthNottingham Forest2022/2023Burnley (2)Sheffield UnitedLuton Town2023/2024Leicester City (2)Ipswich TownSouthampton2024/2025Leeds United (2)BurnleySunderland2025/2026Coventry CityIpswich TownHull City
Wyniki play-offów SezonPółfinał (1. mecz)Półfinał (rewanż)Finał2004/2005Preston North End 2–0 Derby County West Ham United 2–2 Ipswich TownDerby County 0–0 Preston North End Ipswich Town 0–2 West Ham UnitedWest Ham United 1–0 Preston North End2005/2006Leeds United 1–1 Preston North End Crystal Palace 0–3 WatfordPreston North End 0–2 Leeds United Watford 0–0 Crystal PalaceLeeds United 0–3 Watford2006/2007Southampton 1–2 Derby CountyWolverhampton Wanderers 2–3 West Bromwich AlbionDerby County 2–3 Southampton(Derby wygrało 4:3 w rzutach karnych)West Bromwich Albion 1–0 Wolverhampton WanderersDerby County 1–0 West Bromwich Albion2007/2008Crystal Palace 1–2 Bristol CityWatford 2–3 Hull CityBristol City 2–1 Crystal Palace(po dogrywce)Hull City 4–1 WatfordBristol City 0–1 Hull City2008/2009Preston North End 1–1 Sheffield UnitedBurnley 1–0 ReadingSheffield United 1–0 Preston North EndReading 0–2 BurnleySheffield United 0–1 Burnley2009/2010Blackpool 2–1 Nottingham ForestLeicester City 0–1 Cardiff CityNottingham Forest 3–4 BlackpoolCardiff City 2–3 Leicester City(Cardiff wygrało 4:3 w rzutach karnych)Blackpool 3–2 Cardiff City2010/2011Nottingham Forest 0–0 Swansea CityReading 0–0 Cardiff CitySwansea City 3–1 Nottingham ForestCardiff City 0–3 ReadingReading 2–4 Swansea City2011/2012Cardiff City 0–2 West Ham UnitedBlackpool 1–0 Birmingham CityWest Ham United 3–0 Cardiff CityBirmingham City 2–2 BlackpoolBlackpool 1–2 West Ham United2012/2013Leicester City 1–0 WatfordCrystal Palace 0–0 Brighton & Hove AlbionWatford 3–1 Leicester CityBrighton & Hove Albion 0–2 Crystal PalaceCrystal Palace 1–0 Watford(po dogrywce)2013/2014Brighton & Hove Albion 1–2 Derby CountyWigan Athletic 0–0 Queens Park RangersDerby County 4–1 Brighton & Hove AlbionQueens Park Rangers 2–1 Wigan Athletic(po dogrywce)Derby County 0–1 Queens Park Rangers2014/2015Brentford 1–2 MiddlesbroughIpswich Town 1–1 Norwich CityMiddlesbrough 3–0 BrentfordNorwich City 3–1 Ipswich TownMiddlesbrough 0–2 Norwich City2015/2016Sheffield Wednesday 2–0 Brighton & Hove AlbionDerby County 0–3 Hull CityBrighton & Hove Albion 1–1 Sheffield WednesdayHull City 0–2 Derby CountyHull City 1–0 Sheffield Wednesday2016/2017Fulham 1–1 ReadingHuddersfield Town 0–0 Sheffield WednesdayReading 1-0 FulhamSheffield Wednesday 1-1 Huddersfield Town(Huddersfield wygrało 4:3 w rzutach karnych)Huddersfield Town 0-0 Reading(Huddersfield wygrało 4:3 w rzutach karnych)2017/2018Derby County 1-0 FulhamMiddlesbrough 0-1 Aston VillaFulham 2–0 Derby CountyAston Villa 0–0 MiddlesbroughAston Villa 0-1 Fulham2018/2019Derby County 0–1 Leeds UnitedAston Villa 2–1 West Bromwich AlbionLeeds United 2-4 Derby CountyWest Bromwich Albion 1-0 Aston Villa(Aston Villa wygrało 4:3 w rzutach karnych)Aston Villa 2-1 Derby County2019/2020Swansea City 1–0 BrentfordCardiff City 0–2 FulhamBrentford 3-1 Swansea CityFulham 1-2 Cardiff CityBrentford 1-2 Fulham(po dogrywce)2020/2021Bournemouth 1–0 BrentfordBarnsley 0–1 Swansea CityBrentford 3-1 BournemouthSwansea City 1-1 BarnsleyBrentford 2-0 Swansea City2021/2022Luton Town 1–1 Huddersfield TownSheffield United 1–2 Nottingham ForestHuddersfield Town 1-0 Luton TownNottingham Forest 1-2 Sheffield United(Nottingham Forest wygrało 3:2 w rzutach karnych)Huddersfield Town 0-1 Nottingham Forest2022/2023Sunderland 2–1 Luton TownCoventry City 0–0 MiddlesbroughLuton Town 2-0 SunderlandMiddlesbrough 0-1 Coventry CityLuton Town 1-1 Coventry City(Luton Town wygrało 6:5 w rzutach karnych)2023/2024Norwich City 0–0 Leeds UnitedWest Bromwich Albion 0–0 SouthamptonLeeds United 4-0 Norwich CitySouthampton 3-1 West Bromwich AlbionLeeds United 0-1 Southampton2024/2025Bristol City 0–3 Sheffield United Coventry City 1–2 SunderlandSheffield United 3–0 Bristol City Sunderland 1–1 Coventry City (po dogrywce)Sheffield United 1–2 Sunderland2025/2026Millwall 0–0 Hull City Southampton 0–0 MiddlesbroughHull City 2–0 Millwall Middlesbrough 1–2 Southampton (po dogrywce; później zamieniony na walkowera dla Middlesbrough)Hull City 1–0 Sunderland
Zespoły zdegradowane SezonKluby2004/2005Gillingham, Nottingham Forest, Rotherham United2005/2006Crewe Alexandra, Millwall, Brighton & Hove Albion2006/2007Southend United, Luton Town, Leeds United2007/2008Leicester City, Scunthorpe United, Colchester United2008/2009Norwich City, Southampton FC, Charlton Atlethic2009/2010Sheffield Wednesday, Plymouth Argyle, Peterborough United2010/2011Preston North End, Scunthorpe United, Sheffield United2011/2012Portsmouth, Coventry City, Doncaster Rovers2012/2013Peterborough United, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Bristol City2013/2014Doncaster Rovers, Barnsley, Yeovil Town2014/2015Millwall, Wigan Athletic, Blackpool2015/2016Charlton Athletic, Milton Keynes Dons, Bolton Wanderers2016/2017Blackburn Rovers, Wigan Athletic, Rotherham United2017/2018Barnsley, Burton Albion, Sunderland2018/2019Rotherham United, Bolton Wanderers, Ipswich Town2019/2020Charlton Athletic, Wigan Athletic, Hull City2020/2021Wycombe Wanderers, Rotherham United, Sheffield Wednesday2021/2022Peterborough United, Derby County, Barnsley2022/2023Reading, Blackpool, Wigan Athletic2023/2024Birmingham City, Huddersfield Town, Rotherham United2024/2025Luton Town, Plymouth Argyle, Cardiff City2025/2026Oxford United, Leicester City, Sheffield Wednesday
Najlepsi strzelcy SezonZawodnik (klub)Bramki2004/2005 Nathan Ellington (Wigan Athletic)242005/2006 Marlon King (Watford)222006/2007 Jamie Cureton (Colchester United)232007/2008 Sylvan Ebanks-Blake (Wolverhampton Wanderers)232008/2009 Sylvan Ebanks-Blake (Wolverhampton Wanderers)252009/2010 Peter Whittingham (Cardiff City) Nicky Maynard (Bristol City)202010/2011 Danny Graham (Watford)242011/2012 Rickie Lambert (Southampton)272012/2013 Glenn Murray (Crystal Palace)302013/2014 Ross McCormack (Leeds United)282014/2015 Daryl Murphy (Ipswich Town)272015/2016 Andre Gray (Burnley)252016/2017 Chris Wood (Leeds United)272017/2018 Matej Vydra (Derby County)212018/2019 Teemu Pukki (Norwich City)292019/2020 Aleksandar Mitrović (Fulham)262020/2021 Ivan Toney (Brentford)312021/2022 Aleksandar Mitrović (Fulham)432022/2023 Chuba Akpom (Middlesbrough)282023/2024 Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers)272024/2025 Joel Piroe (Leeds United)192025/2026 Žan Vipotnik (Swansea City)23
Przypisy
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