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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
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
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
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.

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