The Championship

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The Championship is the second-highest division in the English football league system, sitting directly below the Premier League.

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Surface form Occurrences
EFL Championship 46

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf football league
second division
sports competition
aboveLeague Premier League NERFINISHED
alsoIncludesClubsFrom Wales NERFINISHED
belowLeague EFL League One NERFINISHED
broadcastInCountry United Kingdom NERFINISHED
broadcastPartner Sky Sports NERFINISHED
confederation UEFA
continent Europe
country England
domesticCup FA Cup NERFINISHED
formerName Football League First Division NERFINISHED
formerNamePeriod 1992–2004
foundedAsCurrentFormat 2004
governingBody English Football League NERFINISHED
hasPlayoffs yes
languageOfCompetition English
leagueCup EFL Cup NERFINISHED
levelOnPyramid 2
locatedInLeagueSystem English football league system NERFINISHED
matchPointsForDraw 1
matchPointsForLoss 0
matchPointsForWin 3
numberOfTeams 24
organizer English Football League NERFINISHED
partOf English football league pyramid NERFINISHED
playoffFinalVenue Wembley Stadium NERFINISHED
playoffPurpose promotion
playoffTeams teams finishing 3rd to 6th
positionInLeagueSystem second tier
promotionPlacesAutomatic 2
promotionPlacesViaPlayoffs 1
promotionTo Premier League NERFINISHED
rebrandedAs Coca-Cola Championship NERFINISHED
Sky Bet Championship NERFINISHED
npower Championship NERFINISHED
region England
relegationPlaces 3
relegationTo EFL League One NERFINISHED
seasonFormat double round-robin
seasonPeriod August to May
shortName The Championship NERFINISHED
sponsor Sky Bet NERFINISHED
sport association football
typicalMatchesPerTeamPerSeason 46 GENERATED

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Sky Bet Championship alsoKnownAs The Championship