About This Competition
The England Championship or EFL Championship (English Football League Championship) is the second level of professional football in England. It is the highest division of the English Football League and sits just below the Premier League. The Championship is often described as the toughest of the UK based leagues, with teams fighting for promotion. Promotion from this league comes with a serious cash boost to the club, and promotion to the Premier League. There are 24 clubs fighting for the right to play in the Championship. This league is predominantly made up of English teams, with two Welsh teams. The Championship plays for two domestic cups in the FA Cup and League Cup. Qualification to the UEFA Europa League is possible through both domestic cups. Relegation takes the bottom three teams to League One football.
Participating teams
A.F.C. Bournemouth
Barnsley F.C.
Birmingham City
St Andrews Trillion Trophy Stadium, Birmingham
Blackburn Rovers FC
Ewood Park, Blackburn
Blackpool F.C.
Bloomfield Road, Blackpool
Bristol City
Ashton Gate, Bristol
Burnley F.C.
Turf Moor, Burnley
Cardiff City F.C.
Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff
Charlton Athletic F.C.
The Valley, Charlton
Coventry City F.C.
Ricoh Arena
Derby County F.C.
Pride Park Stadium, Derby
Huddersfield Town A.F.C.
John Smith's Stadium, Huddersfield
Hull City A.F.C.
KCOM Stadium, Kingston upon Hull
Ipswich Town F.C.
Portman Road, Ipswich
Leeds United
Elland Road, Leeds
Leicester City
King Power Stadium, Leicester
Luton Town F.C.
Kenilworth Road Stadium, Luton
Middlesbrough F.C.
Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough
Millwall F.C.
The Den, London
Norwich City F.C.
Carrow Road, Norwich
Oxford United F.C.
Kassam Stadium, Oxford
Plymouth Argyle F.C.
Home Park, Plymouth
Portsmouth F.C.
Fratton Park, Portsmouth
Preston North End F.C.
Deepdale Stadium, Preston
Queens Park Rangers
Loftus Road, London
Reading F.C.
Madejski Stadium, Reading
Rotherham United F.C.
Sheffield United
Bramall Lane, Sheffield
Sheffield Wednesday F.C.
Hillsborough, Sheffield
Southampton FC
St Mary's Stadium, Southhampton
Stoke City F.C.
Britannia Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent
Sunderland A.F.C.
Stadium Of Light, Sunderland
Swansea City A.F.C.
swansea.com Stadium, Swansea
Watford F.C.
Vicarage Road, Watford
West Bromwich Albion
The Hawthorns, West Bromwich
Wigan Athletic F.C.
DW Stadium, Wigan
Wrexham A.F.C.
Racecourse Ground, Wrexham
