Championship

The Championship is the second-highest division of the English football league system, after the Premier League. It is also known as the Sky Bet Championship due to sponsorship reasons.

The Championship is contested by 24 teams, with each team playing each other twice, once at home and once away. The top two teams are automatically promoted to the Premier League, while the third-placed team goes into the playoffs, along with the teams finishing fourth to sixth. The winner of the playoffs also gains promotion to the Premier League.

The bottom three teams in the Championship are relegated to League One.