2024–25 EFL Championship
21st season of EFL Championship
Football league season
Season | 2024–25 |
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Dates | 10 August 2024 – 3 May 2025 |
← 2023–24 2025–26 → |
The 2024–25 EFL Championship (referred to as the Sky Bet Championship for sponsorship reasons) will be the 9th season of the EFL Championship under its current title and the 33rd season under its current league division format.
Team changes
The following teams have changed division since the 2023–24 season:
To ChampionshipPromoted from League One
Relegated from the Premier League
| From ChampionshipPromoted to the Premier League
Relegated to League One
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Stadiums
![2024–25 EFL Championship is located in England](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/United_Kingdom_England_adm_location_map.svg/550px-United_Kingdom_England_adm_location_map.svg.png)
![Derby County](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
Derby County
![Leeds United](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
Leeds United
![Luton Town](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
Luton Town
![Stoke City](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
Stoke City
![Swansea City](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
Swansea City
![West Bromwich Albion](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
West Bromwich
Albion
Albion
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Locations of the 2024–25 EFL Championship teams- Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Personnel and sponsoring
Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor (chest) | Shirt sponsor (back) | Shirt sponsor (sleeve) | Shorts sponsor |
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Blackburn Rovers | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Totally Wicked | Watson Ramsbottom Solicitors | Venkys[1] | Venkys |
Bristol City | ![]() | TBA | ![]() | TBA | GoSkippy[2] | Watches of Bath[3] | TBA |
Burnley | ![]() | TBA | ![]() | TBA | TBA | Uphold[5] | TBA |
Cardiff City | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
Coventry City | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
Derby County | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
Hull City | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Corendon Airlines[8] | McVitie's | Anex Tour[9] | None |
Leeds United | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Red Bull[10] | AMT Auto | Flamingo Land[11] | None |
Luton Town | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Utilita[14] | TBA | Free Now[15] | TBA |
Middlesbrough | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
Millwall | ![]() | TBA | ![]() | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
Norwich City | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Lotus Cars[18] | Sekura.id | Gran Canaria | 3B Data Security |
Oxford United | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Bangkok Glass[19] | TBA | TBA | TBA |
Plymouth Argyle | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Bond Timber | Project 35 | Vertu Motors | Retain Limited |
Portsmouth | ![]() | ![]() | TBA | TBA | TotalAV[20] | TBA | TBA |
Preston North End | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
Queens Park Rangers | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | CopyBet[22] | TBA | MyGuava[23] | TBA |
Sheffield United | ![]() | TBA | ![]() | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
Sheffield Wednesday | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
Stoke City | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | bet365 | Stoke City Community Trust | None | None |
Sunderland | TBA | ![]() | ![]() | Spreadex Sports[26] | TBA | TBA | TBA |
Swansea City | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
Watford | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
West Bromwich Albion | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Ideal Heating | Mr. Vegas | BarberBoss[29] | None |
Managerial changes
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in the table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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Plymouth Argyle | ![]() | End of interim spell | 4 May 2024 | Pre-season | ![]() | 25 May 2024 |
Sunderland | ![]() | |||||
Hull City | ![]() | Sacked | 7 May 2024 | ![]() | 31 May 2024 | |
Norwich City | ![]() | 17 May 2024 | ![]() | 30 May 2024 | ||
Burnley | ![]() | Signed by Bayern Munich | 29 May 2024 | ![]() | 30 May 2024 |
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Blackburn Rovers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Promotion to the Premier League |
2 | Bristol City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | Burnley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for the Championship play-offs |
4 | Cardiff City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
5 | Coventry City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
6 | Derby County | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
7 | Hull City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
8 | Leeds United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
9 | Luton Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
10 | Middlesbrough | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
11 | Millwall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
12 | Norwich City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
13 | Oxford United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
14 | Plymouth Argyle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
15 | Portsmouth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
16 | Preston North End | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
17 | Queens Park Rangers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
18 | Sheffield Wednesday | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
19 | Stoke City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
20 | Sunderland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
21 | Swansea City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
22 | Watford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to EFL League One |
23 | West Bromwich Albion | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
24 | Sheffield United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2[a] |
First match(es) will be played: 10 August 2024. Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) Number of 12-point sending off offences; 9) Play-off (only if needed to determine promotion/relegation)[37]
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) Number of 12-point sending off offences; 9) Play-off (only if needed to determine promotion/relegation)[37]
Notes:
Results
Home \ Away | BLA | BRI | BUR | CAR | COV | DER | HUL | LEE | LUT | MID | MIL | NOR | OXF | PLY | PNE | POR | QPR | SHU | SHW | STO | SUN | SWA | WAT | WBA |
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Blackburn Rovers | — | a | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Bristol City | — | a | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Burnley | a | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Cardiff City | a | — | a | |||||||||||||||||||||
Coventry City | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Derby County | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Hull City | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Leeds United | — | a | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Luton Town | — | a | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Middlesbrough | — | a | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Millwall | a | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Norwich City | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Oxford United | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Plymouth Argyle | — | a | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Preston North End | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Portsmouth | a | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Queens Park Rangers | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sheffield United | — | a | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sheffield Wednesday | a | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Stoke City | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunderland | a | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Swansea City | a | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Watford | a | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||
West Bromwich Albion | — |
First match(es) will be played: 10 August 2024. Source: [1]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.
Play-offs
Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||
3 | |||||||||||
6 | |||||||||||
4 | |||||||||||
5 |
Semi-finals
2025 English Football League play-offs
Final
2025 EFL Championship play-off final
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- Current: Play-offs - FA Cup - EFL Cup
- Past: Anglo-Franco-Scottish Friendship Cup - Anglo-Italian Cup - Full Members' Cup
- Promotion to Premier League
- Relegation to EFL League One