EFL Championship 2017/18

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EFL Championship 2017/18
Climbers Wolverhampton Wanderers
Cardiff City
Fulham FC
Relegation ↑ Fulham FC
Aston Villa
Middlesbrough FC
Derby County
Relegated Barnsley FC
Burton Albion
Sunderland AFC
Teams 24
Games 552 + 5 play-off games
 (of which 555 played)
Gates 1,413  (ø 2.55 per game)
← EFL Championship 2016/17
↑ Premier League 2017/18

The EFL Championship 2017/18 is the 14th season of the English EFL Championship and at the same time the 26th 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 began on August 4, 2017 and ended on May 26, 2018 with the final of the promotion play-offs.

Teams

A total of 24 teams play in the English second division, including 18 from the 2016/17 season . As a climber from the EFL League One 2016/17 came Sheffield United , Bolton Wanderers and Millwall FC to. The three relegated teams from the 2016/17 Premier League completed the field: Hull City , Middlesbrough FC and Sunderland AFC . Are not represented more Newcastle United , Brighton & Hove Albion and Huddersfield Town as newly promoted to the Premier League 2017/18 and Blackburn Rovers , Wigan Athletic and Rotherham United relegated to the EFL League One 2017/18 .

Clubs in the EFL Championship 2017/18
society city Stadion capacity
Aston Villa Birmingham Villa Park 42,640
Barnsley FC Barnsley Oakwell Stadium 23,000
Millwall FC Bermondsey, London The Den 20,146
Birmingham City Birmingham St. Andrew's Stadium 31,016
Brentford FC Brentford , London Griffin Park 12,763
Bolton Wanderers Bolton Macron Stadium 28,723
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
Ipswich Town Ipswich Portman Road 30,311
Hull City Kingston upon Hull KCOM Stadium 25,404
Leeds United Leeds Elland Road 39,460
Middlesbrough FC Middlesbrough Riverside Stadium 35,100
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
Sheffield United Sheffield Bramall Lane 32,702
Sheffield Wednesday Sheffield Hillsborough Stadium 39,812
Sunderland AFC Sunderland Stage of light 48,707
Wolverhampton Wanderers Wolverhampton Molineux Stadium 31,700

table

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. Wolverhampton Wanderers  46  30th  9  7th 082:390 +43 99
 2. WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Cardiff City  46  27  9  10 069:390 +30 90
 3. Fulham FC  46  25th  13  8th 079:460 +33 88
 4th Aston Villa  46  24  11  11 072:420 +30 83
 5. Middlesbrough FC (A)  46  22nd  10  14th 067:450 +22 76
 6th Derby County  46  20th  15th  11 070:480 +22 75
 7th Preston North End  46  19th  16  11 057:460 +11 73
 8th. Millwall FC (N)  46  19th  15th  12 056:450 +11 72
 9. Brentford FC  46  18th  15th  13 062:520 +10 69
10. Sheffield United (N)  46  20th  9  17th 062:550  +7 69
11. Bristol City  46  17th  16  13 067:580  +9 67
12. Ipswich Town  46  17th  9  20th 057:600  −3 60
13. Leeds United  46  17th  9  20th 059:640  −5 60
14th Norwich City  46  15th  15th  16 049:600 −11 60
15th Sheffield Wednesday  46  14th  15th  17th 059:600  −1 57
16. Queens Park Rangers  46  15th  11  20th 058:700 −12 56
17th Nottingham Forest  46  15th  8th  23 051:650 −14 53
18th Hull City (A)  46  11  16  19th 070:700  ± 0 49
19th Birmingham City  46  13  7th  26th 038:680 −30 46
20th Reading FC  46  10  14th  22nd 048:700 −22 44
21st Bolton Wanderers (N)  46  10  13  23 039:740 −35 43
22nd Barnsley FC  46  9  14th  23 048:720 −24 41
23. Burton Albion  46  10  11  25th 038:810 −43 41
24. Sunderland AFC (A)  46  7th  16  23 052:800 −28 37
Stand: Final stand
  • Promoted to the Premier League 2018/19
  • Participation in the play-off games for promotion
  • Relegated to the EFL League One 2018/19
    • (A) Relegated from the Premier League 2016/17
    (N) Promoted from the EFL League One 2016/17

    List of goalscorers

    Pl. Surname team Gates
    01. Czech RepublicCzech Republic Matěj Vydra Derby County 21st
    02. EnglandEngland Lewis Grabban Aston Villa 1 20th
    03. EnglandEngland Leon Clarke Sheffield United 19th
    EnglandEngland Bobby Reid Bristol City
    05. PortugalPortugal Diogo iota Wolverhampton Wanderers 17th
    06th EnglandEngland Martyn Waghorn Ipswich Town 16
    07th Congo Democratic RepublicDemocratic Republic of Congo Britt Assombalonga Middlesbrough FC 15th
    EnglandEngland Ryan Sessegnon Fulham FC
    09. GhanaGhana Albert Adomah Aston Villa 14th
    EnglandEngland Jarrod Bowen Hull City
    EnglandEngland James Maddison Norwich City
    As of May 6, 2018
    1Grabban played at Sunderland AFC until January 2018 .

    Play-off games

    The play-off games are played out after the regular season by means of semi-finals and finals. The two semi-finals will take place on May 11th and 12th, the second leg on May 14th and 15th. The final will take place on May 26, 2018. The winner will be promoted to the 2018/19 Premier League .

      Semi-finals (first leg / second leg / total) final
                         
    6th  Derby County 1 0 1    
    3  Fulham FC 0 2 2  
    3  Fulham FC 1
      4th  Aston Villa 0
    5  Middlesbrough FC 0 0 0
    4th  Aston Villa 1 0 1  

    Web links

    Individual evidence

    1. ↑ Tables. Championship 2017/18. In: soccerway.com. Perform Group , accessed May 6, 2018 .
    2. ↑ Top Scorers. Championship 2017/18. In: BBC.com. BBC , accessed May 6, 2018 .