EFL Championship 2016/17

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EFL Championship 2016/17
master Newcastle United
Climbers Newcastle United
Brighton & Hove Albion
Huddersfield Town
Relegated Blackburn Rovers
Wigan Athletic
Rotherham United
Teams 24
Games 552
Gates 1,441  (ø 2.61 per game)
spectator 11,105,322  (ø 20,118 per game)
← Football League Championship 2015/16
↑ Premier League 2016/17

The EFL Championship 2016/17 was the 13th season of the English EFL Championship and also the 25th season of the top division of the English Football League - after the introduction of the Premier League - as only the second highest English league. The season started on August 5, 2016 and ended on May 7, 2017.

Teams

A total of 24 teams play in the English second division, including 18 from the 2015/16 season . As a newly promoted from the Football League One 2015/16 came Wigan Athletic , Burton Albion and FC Barnsley so. The three relegated teams from the Premier League 2015/16 completed the field: Newcastle United , Aston Villa and Norwich City .

Clubs in the EFL League Championship 2016/17
society city Stadion capacity
Aston Villa Birmingham Villa Park 42,640
Barnsley FC Barnsley Oakwell Stadium 23,000
Birmingham City Birmingham St. Andrew's Stadium 31,016
Blackburn Rovers Blackburn Ewood Park 31,154
Brentford FC Brentford , London Griffin Park 12,763
Brighton & Hove Albion Brighton American Express Community Stadium 30,750
Bristol City Bristol Ashton Gate Stadium 21,497
Burton Albion Burton-upon-Trent Pirelli Stadium 06,912
Cardiff City Cardiff Cardiff City Stadium 33,000
Derby County Derby iPro Stadium 33,597
Fulham FC Fulham , London Craven Cottage 25,700
Huddersfield Town Huddersfield John Smith's Stadium 24,500
Ipswich Town Ipswich Portman Road 30,311
Leeds United Leeds Elland Road 39,460
Newcastle United Newcastle-upon-Tyne St. James' Park 52,387
Norwich City Norwich Carrow Road 27,220
Nottingham Forest Nottingham City Ground 24,357
Preston North End Preston Deepdale 23,403
Queens Park Rangers Shepherd's Bush , London Loftus Road 19,148
Reading FC Reading Madejski Stadium 24,224
Rotherham United Rotherham AESSEAL New York Stadium 12,021
Sheffield Wednesday Sheffield Hillsborough Stadium 39,812
Wolverhampton Wanderers Wolverhampton Molineux Stadium 31,700
Wigan Athletic Wigan DW Stadium 25,138

Closing table

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. Newcastle United (A)  46  29  7th  10 085:400 +45 94
 2. Brighton & Hove Albion  46  28  9  9 074:400 +34 93
 3. Reading FC  46  26th  7th  13 068:640  +4 85
 4th Sheffield Wednesday  46  24  9  13 060:450 +15 81
 5. Huddersfield Town  46  25th  6th  15th 056:580  −2 81
 6th Fulham FC  46  22nd  14th  10 085:570 +28 80
 7th Leeds United  46  22nd  9  15th 061:470 +14 75
 8th. Norwich City (A)  46  20th  10  16 085:690 +16 70
 9. Derby County  46  18th  13  15th 054:500  +4 67
10. Brentford FC  46  18th  10  18th 075:650 +10 64
11. Preston North End  46  16  14th  16 064:630  +1 62
12. WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Cardiff City  46  17th  11  18th 060:610  −1 62
13. Aston Villa (A)  46  16  14th  16 047:480  −1 62
14th Barnsley FC (N)  46  15th  13  18th 064:670  −3 58
15th Wolverhampton Wanderers  46  16  10  20th 054:580  −4 58
16. Ipswich Town  46  13  16  17th 048:580 −10 55
17th Bristol City  46  15th  9  22nd 060:660  −6 54
18th Queens Park Rangers  46  15th  8th  23 052:660 −14 53
19th Birmingham City  46  13  14th  19th 045:640 −19 53
20th Burton Albion (N)  46  13  13  20th 049:630 −14 52
21st Nottingham Forest  46  14th  9  23 062:720 −10 51
22nd Blackburn Rovers  46  12  15th  19th 053:650 −12 51
23. Wigan Athletic (N)  46  10  12  24 040:570 −17 42
24. Rotherham United  46  5  8th  33 040:980 −58 23
  • Promoted to Premier League 2017/18
  • Participation in the play-off games for promotion
  • Relegated to the EFL League One 2017/18
    • (A) Relegated from the Premier League 2015/16
    (N) Promoted from Football League One 2015/16

    List of goalscorers

    Pl. Surname team Gates
    1. New ZealandNew Zealand Chris Wood Leeds United 27
    2. EnglandEngland Tammy Abraham Bristol City 23
    EnglandEngland Dwight Gayle Newcastle United
    EnglandEngland Glenn Murray Brighton & Hove Albion
    5. Ivory CoastIvory Coast Jonathan Kodjia Aston Villa 19th
    6th FranceFrance Yann Kermorgant Reading FC 18th
    7th EnglandEngland Cameron Jerome Norwich City 16
    8th. EnglandEngland Scott Hogan Aston Villa 15th
    FranceFrance Anthony Knockaert Brighton & Hove Albion
    DenmarkDenmark Let vibe Brentford FC

    Play-off games

    The first legs of the semi-finals took place on May 13 and 14, and the second legs on May 16 and 17, 2017. The final was played on May 29, 2017 at Wembley Stadium .

      Semi-finals (first leg / second leg / total) Final at Wembley Stadium
                         
    6th  Fulham FC 1 0 1    
    3  Reading FC 1 1 2  
    3  Reading FC 0 (3)
      5  Huddersfield Town 0 (4)
    5  Huddersfield Town 0 1 1 (4)
    4th  Sheffield Wednesday 0 1 1 (3)  

    Awards during the season

    month Trainer of the month Player of the month
    August 2016 United StatesUnited States David Wagner ( Huddersfield Town ) IrelandIreland Conor Hourihane ( Barnsley FC )
    September 2016 ScotlandScotland Alex Neil ( Norwich City ) EnglandEngland Scott Hogan ( Brentford FC )
    October 2016 SpainSpain Rafael Benítez ( Newcastle United ) NigeriaNigeria Sone Aluko ( Fulham FC )
    November 2016 EnglandEngland Steve McClaren ( Derby County ) EnglandEngland Henri Lansbury ( Nottingham Forest )
    December 2016 IrelandIreland Chris Hughton ( Brighton & Hove Albion ) EnglandEngland Sam Winnall (Barnsley FC)
    January 2017 NetherlandsNetherlands Jaap Stam ( Reading FC ) New ZealandNew Zealand Chris Wood (Leeds United)
    February 2017 United StatesUnited States David Wagner (Huddersfield Town) IrelandIreland Aiden McGeady ( Preston North End )
    March 2017 ScotlandScotland Paul Lambert ( Wolverhampton Wanderers ) EnglandEngland Tom Barkhuizen (Preston North End)
    April 2017 PortugalPortugal Carlos Carvalhal ( Sheffield Wednesday ) FranceFrance Yann Kermorgant (Reading FC)

    Web links

    Individual evidence

    1. ↑ Championship Top Scorers on bbc.com, accessed May 8, 2017