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Football League Championship
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The '''Football League Championship''' (often referred to as '''The Championship''' for short or the '''Coca-Cola Football League Championship''' for sponsorship reasons) is the highest division of
The Football League and second-highest division overall in the
English football league system after the
FA Premier League.
The Football League Championship was introduced for the
2004-05 in English football 2004-2005 season. It replaced the
Football League First Division.
Structure
There are 24 teams in the Football League Championship. Each team plays the other 23 twice (once at home, once away) and is awarded three points for a win, one for a draw and zero for a loss. From these points a league table is constructed. At the end of each season the top two teams, together with the winner of the
Play-offs#Playoffs_in_football_.28soccer.29 play-offs between the teams which finished in 3rd-6th position, are promoted to the
FA Premier League and are replaced by the three teams that finished at the bottom of that league. (One exception to this was in 1995, when the FA Premier League reduced its numbers to 20. In that year, only two teams were promoted, the top team, plus the winner of the play offs between places 2nd-5th.) Similarly the three teams which finished at the bottom of the Football League Championship are relegated to
Football League One and are replaced by the teams which finished 1st, 2nd, and won the 3rd-6th place play-off in that division.
Final League position is determined firstly by points obtained, then by
goal difference, then goals scored, and if necessary, a mini-league of the results between two or more teams ranked using the previous three criteria and finally a series of one or more play off matches.
History
The Football League Championship was introduced for the
2004-05 in English football 2004-2005 season. It replaced the
Football League First Division.
In
2004-05 in English football 2004-05, the Football League Championship announced a total attendance of 9.8 million, which it said was the fourth highest total attendance for a European football division, behind the FA Premier League (12.88
1000000 (number) m),
Spain's
La Liga Primera división (11.57m) and
Germany's
Bundesliga (football) Bundesliga (10.92m), but beating
Italy's
Serie A (9.77m) and
France's
Ligue 1 (8.17m). [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/4748403.stm][http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,174-1712938,00.html][http://www.thefa.com/TheFA/NewsFromTheFA/Postings/2005/08/Features_ChampionshipSuccess.htm]. It appears that this included the attendances at the playoffs, as the leagues own official averages give a total of just over 9.6 million, placing it behind Serie A. [http://www.football-league.premiumtv.co.uk/page/DivisionalAttendance/0,,10794~20047,00.html] Also, the Championship has 24 clubs compared to 20 clubs in both Serie A and Ligue 1.
Football League Championship clubs, 2005-06
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2004-05 in English football last season
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Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Brighton & Hove Albion||20th
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Burnley F.C. Burnley||13th
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Cardiff City F.C. Cardiff City||16th
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Coventry City F.C. Coventry City||19th
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Crewe Alexandra F.C. Crewe Alexandra||21st
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Crystal Palace F.C. Crystal Palace||18th in the
FA Premier League Premier League
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Derby County F.C. Derby County||4th
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Hull City A.F.C. Hull City||2nd in
Football League One League One
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Ipswich Town F.C. Ipswich Town||3rd
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Leeds United F.C. Leeds United||14th
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Leicester City F.C. Leicester City||15th
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Luton Town F.C. Luton Town||1st in
Football League One League One
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Millwall F.C. Millwall||10th
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Norwich City F.C. Norwich City||19th in the
FA Premier League Premier League
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Plymouth Argyle F.C. Plymouth Argyle||17th
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Preston North End F.C. Preston North End||5th
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Queens Park Rangers F.C. Queens Park Rangers||11th
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Reading F.C. Reading ||7th
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Sheffield United F.C. Sheffield United||8th
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Sheffield Wednesday F.C. Sheffield Wednesday||5th in
Football League One League One
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Southampton F.C. Southampton||20th in the
FA Premier League Premier League
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Stoke City F.C. Stoke City||12th
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Watford F.C. Watford||18th
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Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. Wolverhampton Wanderers||9th
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''Note: Reading have been confirmed as champions and achieved
promotion and relegation promotion to the
FA Premier League for the
2006-07 in English football 2006-07 season''
Winners of the Football League Championship
For quick reference, teams in '''bold''' are champions that also owned the league's top scorer in the season they won the title.
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!style="background:red;"|Season
!style="background:gold;"|Winner
!style="background:silver;"|Runner-Up
!style="background:orange;"|Also promoted
!style="background:gold;"|Top Scorer
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2004-05 in English football 2004-05||
Sunderland A.F.C. Sunderland ||
Wigan Athletic F.C. Wigan Athletic ||
West Ham United F.C. West Ham United ||
Nathan Ellington,
Wigan Athletic F.C. Wigan Athletic (24)
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2005-06 in English football 2005-06||
Reading F.C. Reading|| || ||
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For past winners at this level before 2004, see List of winners of English Football League Championship and predecessors.
See also
*Sports league attendances
External links
- Championship official site
- Football League Championship clubs' locations
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