The Championship is the second league in the English Football League.
Promtion and Relegation[]
The top two positioned teams in the Championship qualify for promotion to the Premier Division. The next four places qualify for the play-offs, with the winner earning the 3rd qualification place. The bottom three teams are relegated to League 1.
Teams[]
There are 24 teams in the Championship. These are:
Team | Position Last Year |
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Barnsley | 20th |
Blackpool | 16th |
Bristol City | 10th |
Cardiff City | 7th |
Coventry City | 17th |
Crystal Palace | 15th |
Derby County | 18th |
Doncaster Rovers | 14th |
Ipswich Town | 9th |
Leicester City | 1st in League One |
Middlesbrough | 19th in the Premier Division |
Newcastle United | 18th in the Premier League |
Nottingham Forest | 19th |
Peterborough United | 2nd in League One |
Plymouth Argyle | 21st |
Preston North End | 6th |
Queens Park Rangers | 11th |
Reading | 4th |
Scunthorpe United | League One play-offs |
Sheffield United | 3rd |
Sheffield Wednesday | 12th |
Swansea City | 8th |
Watford | 13th |
West Bromwich Albion | 20th in Premier Division |
The following teams were promoted to the premiership at the end of the last season.
Team | Position Last Year |
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Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1st |
Birmingham City | 2nd |
Burnley | 5th (play-off winners) |
The following teams were relegated to League One at the end of the last season.
Team | Position Last Year |
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Norwich City | 22nd |
Southampton | 20th |
Charlton Athletic | 24th |
Please note: 'Last year' refers to the 2009-2010 football season, as that is the season previous to the game's release.