EFL Championship

Second tier of the football pyramid of professional football league in England

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The English Football League Championship is the highest division of the English Football League (EFL) and second-highest overall in the English football league system after the Premier League. The league is contested by 24 clubs. Each season, the two top-finishing teams in the Championship are automatically promoted to the Premier League. The teams that finish the season in 3rd to 6th place enter a playoff tournament, with the winner also gaining promotion to the Premier League. The three lowest-finishing teams in the Championship are relegated to League One.

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Liverpool v Leeds: Premier League match preview Liverpool begin the defence of their Premier League crown against newly-promoted Championship winners Leeds United. Credit: PA - Press Association STUDIO Duration: 01:07Published on September 11, 2020

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