English Football League

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football league system sports organization

The English Football League is a professional league competition featuring multiple tiers of association football clubs in England and parts of Wales, sitting below the Premier League in the English football pyramid.

Aliases (11)

The Football League ×17
Football League First Division ×9
Football League ×3
EFL Championship ×2
English Football League (historical) ×2
English Football League First Division ×2
English First Division ×1
English Football League Board ×1
English Football League clubs ×1
English Football League competitions ×1
Football League Second Division ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	football league system → sports organization →
abbreviation	EFL →
broadcastPartner	Sky Sports →
confederation	UEFA →
country	England → Wales →
formerName	The Football League →
founded	1888 →
founder	William McGregor →
governingBody	English Football League Board →
hasCupTieEntry	FA Cup →
hasDivision	EFL Championship → EFL League One → EFL League Two →
hasPlayoffs	yes →
headquartersCountry	England →
headquartersLocation	Preston →
historicalSignificance	oldest professional football league competition in the world →
language	English →
levelInPyramid	2 → 3 → 4 →
memberOf	European Professional Football Leagues →
numberOfDivisions	3 →
numberOfTeams	72 →
organizesCompetition	EFL Cup → EFL Trophy →
originalName	The Football League →
originalNumberOfClubs	12 →
partOf	English football league system →
playoffsFor	final promotion place in each division →
pointsForDraw	1 →
pointsForLoss	0 →
pointsForWin	3 →
positionInSystem	below Premier League →
promotionTo	Premier League →
rebrandedAs	English Football League in 2016 →
regionServed	England → Wales →
relegationTo	National League →
seasonFormat	home and away round-robin →
seasonPeriod	August to May →
sport	association football →
teamsPerDivision	24 →
tierCoverage	second to fourth tiers of English football →
typeOfLeague	closed league with promotion and relegation →
website	https://www.efl.com/ →

Referenced by (93)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Cambridge United F.C. → Cambridge United F.C. → Colchester United F.C. → Colchester United F.C. → Derby County F.C. → Doncaster Rovers F.C. → Kris Boyd → Peterborough United F.C. → Peterborough United F.C. → Portsmouth F.C. → Reading F.C. → Roger Hunt → Sheffield Wednesday F.C. → Stevie Crawford → The Posh → Wycombe Wanderers F.C. →	league
Capital One Cup → EFL Championship → EFL Cup → EFL League One → EFL League Two → EFL League Two → EFL Trophy → English Football League ("English Football League Board") → Fourth Division 1991–92 play-offs ("The Football League") → Fulham F.C. ("English Football League (historical)") → Littlewoods Cup →	governingBody
Ardwick A.F.C. ("The Football League") → Notts County F.C. → Peterborough United F.C. → Reading F.C. → Stockport County F.C. → Wigan Athletic F.C. →	association
EFL Championship → EFL Cup → English First Division 1966–67 ("The Football League") → English football league system → Fourth Division 1961–62 ("The Football League") → Littlewoods Cup ("The Football League") →	organisedBy
Crystal Palace F.C. ("Football League First Division") → Liverpool F.C. ("Football League First Division") → Oldham Athletic A.F.C. → Southend United F.C. → West Bromwich Albion F.C. ("Football League First Division") →	formerLeague
Capital One Cup → EFL Trophy → English First Division 1955–56 ("The Football League") → English First Division 1956–57 ("The Football League") → Fourth Division 1991–92 play-offs ("The Football League") →	organiser
EFL Championship → EFL League One → EFL League Two → English First Division 1951–52 ("The Football League") → English First Division 1964–65 ("The Football League") →	organizer
LMA Manager of the Decade → North Stand ("Football League") → PFA Young Player of the Year →	associatedCompetition
Aston Villa ("The Football League") → Preston North End F.C. ("The Football League") → Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. ("Football League") →	foundingMemberOf
Anton Rodgers → Bradley Wright-Phillips →	leagueParticipatedIn
EFL League Two → English First Division 1951–52 ("The Football League") →	partOf
Arsenal F.C. ("Football League First Division") → Aston Villa ("Football League First Division") →	previousLeague
Carabao →	associatedWith
Sky Sports →	broadcasts
Cambridge United F.C. ("English Football League competitions") →	competesIn
EFL Trophy →	currentNameAdoptedBy
National League →	directlyBelow
FA Trophy ("English Football League clubs") →	excludes
Merseyside derby ("Football League") →	firstMatchCompetition
English Football League ("The Football League") →	formerName
Salford City F.C. →	governingBodyLeague
Brentford F.C. ("English Football League (historical)") →	governingBodyMembership
Derby County F.C. ("Football League First Division") →	hasPlayedIn
Maine Road ("Football League First Division") →	hostedCompetition
English football league system →	includes
Manchester derby ("English Football League First Division") →	leagueContext
Goodison Park →	leagueHosted
Ardwick A.F.C. ("Football League Second Division") →	leagueParticipation
Tim Cahill ("English Football League First Division") →	leaguePlayedIn
Brendan Rodgers ("EFL Championship") →	managedLeague
Football Alliance ("The Football League") →	mergedInto
English Football League ("The Football League") →	originalName
George Best ("English First Division") →	playedIn
Conference National 1991–92 ("The Football League") →	promotionTo
LMA Manager of the Year →	relatedOrganization
Premier League ("EFL Championship") →	relegationTo
Premier League ("Football League First Division") →	replaced
Birmingham City F.C. →	traditionalDivision
West Bromwich Albion F.C. ("Football League First Division") →	wonCompetition