EFL Championship

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football league second division sports competition

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

Aliases (6)

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	football league → second division → sports competition →
abbreviation	EFL Championship →
alsoIncludesClubsFrom	Wales →
automaticPromotionPlaces	2 →
belongsTo	English football league system →
broadcastIn	United Kingdom →
competitionFormat	double round-robin →
confederation	UEFA →
country	England →
domesticCup	EFL Cup → FA Cup →
formerName	Football League Championship → Football League First Division →
foundedAs	Football League Championship →
governingBody	English Football League →
languageOfCompetition	English →
levelOnPyramid	2 →
locatedAbove	EFL League One →
locatedBelow	Premier League →
matchPointsForDraw	1 →
matchPointsForLoss	0 →
matchPointsForWin	3 →
numberOfTeams	24 →
organisedBy	English Football League →
organiserHeadquarters	Preston →
partOf	English football league system →
playOffPromotionPlaces	1 →
positionInPyramid	second tier →
promotionPlaces	3 →
promotionTo	Premier League →
region	England →
relegationPlaces	3 →
relegationTo	EFL League One →
seasonFormat	annual →
sponsorNameHistory	Coca-Cola Championship → Sky Bet Championship → npower Championship →
sport	association football →
startYear	2004 →
system	promotion and relegation →
tieBreaker	goal difference → goals scored →
typicalSeasonMonths	August to May →

Referenced by (37)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Crystal Palace F.C. ("Football League Championship") → Notts County F.C. ("English Football League Championship") → Stockport County F.C. ("Football League Second Division") → Swansea City A.F.C. ("Football League Second Division") → Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. ("Football League Championship") →	formerLeague
Preston North End F.C. → Swansea City A.F.C. → Watford F.C. ("English Football League Championship") → West Bromwich Albion F.C. ("English Football League Championship") →	league
Fulham F.C. → Ipswich Town F.C. →	previousLeague
EFL Championship →	abbreviation
The Whites →	associatedCompetition
Brentford F.C. →	competition2020-21
EFL Cup →	eligibleTier
EFL Championship ("Football League Championship") →	formerName
EFL Championship ("Football League Championship") →	foundedAs
Southampton F.C. ("EFL Championship clubs") →	hasCategory
Southampton F.C. →	hasCompetition
English Football League →	hasDivision
Derby County F.C. ("Football League Second Division") →	hasPlayedIn
Reading F.C. →	hasPlayedInLeague
Wigan Athletic F.C. ("Football League Championship") →	hasWon
Cardiff City F.C. ("Football League Championship") →	hasWonCompetition
LMA Manager of the Year ("English Football League Championship") →	includesDivisions
EFL Trophy →	invitedTeamsFrom
Watford F.C. →	participatesIn
Cardiff City F.C. ("English Football League Championship") →	playsInLeague
English football league system ("EFL Championship and EFL League One") →	promotionBetween
Premier League →	promotionFrom
EFL League One →	promotionTo
Premier League →	relegationTo
Premier League and EFL Championship →	secondTier
English football league system →	secondTierLeague
Football Alliance ("The Football League Second Division") →	successorCompetition
Brentford F.C. →	tierBefore2021Promotion
Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. ("Football League Championship") →	wonCompetition