Football League Championship play-offs
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The Football League Championship play-offs are an annual post-season knockout competition in English football that determines the final team promoted from the second tier to the Premier League.
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How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Football League Championship play-offs Context triple: [Derby County F.C., hasWon, Football League Championship play-offs]
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A.
EFL Cup
The EFL Cup is an annual knockout football competition in English men’s professional football, contested by clubs from the top four tiers of the league system.
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B.
FA Cup
The FA Cup is the oldest national football knockout competition in the world, held annually in England and open to clubs across multiple tiers of the football league system.
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C.
EFL Championship
The EFL Championship is the second-highest division in the English football league system, sitting directly below the Premier League.
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D.
FA Community Shield
The FA Community Shield is an annual English football match that traditionally serves as the season-opening curtain-raiser, contested between the previous season’s Premier League champions and FA Cup winners.
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E.
EFL Trophy
The EFL Trophy is an annual English football knockout competition primarily for lower-division professional clubs, often featuring under-21 teams from higher-tier sides.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Football League Championship play-offs Target entity description: The Football League Championship play-offs are an annual post-season knockout competition in English football that determines the final team promoted from the second tier to the Premier League.
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A.
EFL Cup
The EFL Cup is an annual knockout football competition in English men’s professional football, contested by clubs from the top four tiers of the league system.
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B.
FA Cup
The FA Cup is the oldest national football knockout competition in the world, held annually in England and open to clubs across multiple tiers of the football league system.
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C.
EFL Championship
The EFL Championship is the second-highest division in the English football league system, sitting directly below the Premier League.
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D.
FA Community Shield
The FA Community Shield is an annual English football match that traditionally serves as the season-opening curtain-raiser, contested between the previous season’s Premier League champions and FA Cup winners.
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E.
EFL Trophy
The EFL Trophy is an annual English football knockout competition primarily for lower-division professional clubs, often featuring under-21 teams from higher-tier sides.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
football competition
ⓘ
knockout competition ⓘ post-season tournament ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Football League Championship play-offs
ⓘ
surface form:
Championship play-offs
|
| competitionLevel | second tier of English football ⓘ |
| competitionType | league play-off ⓘ |
| confederation | UEFA ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| decides | which Championship team joins automatically promoted clubs ⓘ |
| determines | final promotion place from Championship to Premier League ⓘ |
| eligibility | professional clubs in the EFL Championship ⓘ |
| endTime | late May ⓘ |
| finalFormat | single match ⓘ |
| finalNickName | richest game in football ⓘ |
| finalVenue |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
Wembley Stadium ⓘ |
| firstSeasonUnderCurrentLeagueName | 2004–05 ⓘ |
| format | knockout ⓘ |
| formerlyOrganisedBy |
English Football League
ⓘ
surface form:
The Football League
|
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| governingBody | English Football League ⓘ |
| importance | major event in English football calendar ⓘ |
| introducedInSeason | 1986–87 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| location | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| matchType | domestic league play-offs ⓘ |
| numberOfTeams | 4 ⓘ |
| organiser | English Football League ⓘ |
| participants | teams finishing 3rd to 6th in the Championship ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Football League First Division
ⓘ
surface form:
Football League First Division play-offs
Football League Championship play-offs self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Football League Second Division play-offs
|
| promotionTo | Premier League ⓘ |
| reasonForNickname | high financial value of promotion to Premier League ⓘ |
| region | England and Wales ⓘ |
| relatedCompetition |
EFL Championship
ⓘ
EFL League One ⓘ
surface form:
EFL League One play-offs
EFL League Two play-offs ⓘ Premier League ⓘ |
| seasonPart | post-season ⓘ |
| semiFinalFormat | two-legged ties ⓘ |
| semiFinalTieBreaker | extra time and penalties if aggregate score is level ⓘ |
| sponsor | various title sponsors over time ⓘ |
| sport | association football ⓘ |
| startTime | late May ⓘ |
| televisionCoverage | broadcast live in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| tieBreaker | extra time and penalties if required in final ⓘ |
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Subject: Football League Championship play-offs Description of subject: The Football League Championship play-offs are an annual post-season knockout competition in English football that determines the final team promoted from the second tier to the Premier League.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
2016–17 EFL Championship play-off final
this entity surface form:
EFL Championship play-offs
this entity surface form:
Football League play-off matches
Football League Championship play-offs
→
predecessor
→
Football League Championship play-offs
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
this entity surface form:
Football League Second Division play-offs
this entity surface form:
Championship play-offs
this entity surface form:
Football League play-off finals