EFL League One

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football league sports competition third tier of English football

EFL League One is the third tier of the English football league system, sitting below the Championship and above League Two.

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Observed surface forms (8)

Surface form Occurrences
Football League Third Division 6
English Football League One 3
EFL League One and EFL League Two 2

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf football league ⓘ
sports competition ⓘ
third tier of English football ⓘ
abbreviation EFL League One self-link ⓘ
EFL League One self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: League One
alsoIncludesClubsFrom Wales ⓘ
associatedCup EFL Trophy ⓘ
automaticPromotionPlaces 2 ⓘ
broadcastIn United Kingdom ⓘ
international markets ⓘ
competitionFormat double round-robin ⓘ
confederation UEFA ⓘ
country England ⓘ
currentNameAdopted 2016 ⓘ
domesticCup FA Cup ⓘ
foundedAsCurrentBrand 2004 ⓘ
governingBody English Football League ⓘ
leagueCup EFL Cup ⓘ
levelOnPyramid 3 ⓘ
locatedInLeagueSystem English football league system ⓘ
numberOfTeams 24 ⓘ
officialWebsite https://www.efl.com/clubs-and-competitions/sky-bet-league-one/ ⓘ
organizer English Football League ⓘ
playOffFinalVenue Wembley Stadium ⓘ
playOffFormat knockout ⓘ
playOffParticipants teams finishing 3rd to 6th ⓘ
playOffPromotionPlaces 1 ⓘ
positionInLeagueSystem third level ⓘ
previousName EFL League One self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Football League One

EFL League One self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Football League Second Division

EFL League One self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Football League Second Division (post‑1992 third tier)
professionalStatus fully professional ⓘ
promotionPlaces 3 ⓘ
promotionTo EFL Championship ⓘ
rebrandedToEFL 2016–17 season ⓘ
region England ⓘ
relegationPlaces 4 ⓘ
relegationTo EFL League Two ⓘ
seasonStructure annual ⓘ
sport association football ⓘ
tieBreakerCriteria goal difference ⓘ
goals scored ⓘ
head-to-head record ⓘ
typicalMatchDays midweek ⓘ
weekends ⓘ
typicalSeasonEndMonth May ⓘ
typicalSeasonStartMonth August ⓘ

Referenced by (31)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

EFL League One → abbreviation → EFL League One self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: League One
EFL League One → abbreviation → EFL League One self-link ⓘ
EFL League Two → aboveLeague → EFL League One ⓘ
EFL Cup → eligibleTier → EFL League One ⓘ
Notts County F.C. → formerLeague → EFL League One ⓘ
this entity surface form: English Football League One
Stockport County F.C. → formerLeague → EFL League One ⓘ
this entity surface form: Football League Third Division
Swansea City A.F.C. → formerLeague → EFL League One ⓘ
this entity surface form: Football League Third Division
this entity surface form: Football League Third Division
English Football League → hasDivision → EFL League One ⓘ
Derby County F.C. → hasPlayedIn → EFL League One ⓘ
this entity surface form: Football League Third Division
Reading F.C. → hasPlayedInLeague → EFL League One ⓘ
Wigan Athletic F.C. → hasWon → EFL League One ⓘ
this entity surface form: Football League Second Division / League One titles
Cardiff City F.C. → hasWonCompetition → EFL League One ⓘ
this entity surface form: Football League One
this entity surface form: English Football League One
Derby County F.C. → league → EFL League One ⓘ
Wigan Athletic F.C. → league → EFL League One ⓘ
this entity surface form: English Football League One
Wycombe Wanderers F.C. → league → EFL League One ⓘ
EFL Championship → locatedAbove → EFL League One ⓘ
Ipswich Town F.C. → previousLeague → EFL League One ⓘ
EFL League One → previousName → EFL League One self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Football League Second Division
EFL League One → previousName → EFL League One self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Football League Second Division (post‑1992 third tier)
EFL League One → previousName → EFL League One self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Football League One
this entity surface form: EFL League One and EFL League Two
EFL League Two → promotionTo → EFL League One ⓘ
subject surface form: EFL League Two
Fourth Division 1961–62 → promotionTo → EFL League One ⓘ
this entity surface form: Football League Third Division
this entity surface form: EFL League One and EFL League Two
EFL Championship → relegationTo → EFL League One ⓘ
subject surface form: EFL Championship
this entity surface form: Football League Third Division