EFL Championship 2019/20

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EFL Championship 2019/20
master Leeds United
Climbers Leeds United
West Bromwich Albion
Fulham FC
Relegation ↑ Fulham
FC Brentford FC
Cardiff City
Swansea City
Relegated Charlton Athletic
Wigan Athletic
Hull City
Teams 24
Games 552 + 5 play-off games
Gates 1470  (ø 2.64 per game)
spectator 8,251,867  (ø 14,815 per game)
← EFL Championship 2018/19
↑ Premier League 2019/20

The EFL Championship 2019/20 was the 16th season of the English EFL Championship and at the same time the 28th 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 2, 2019 with the game Luton Town against Middlesbrough FC and was originally supposed to end on May 25, 2020 with the final of the promotion play-offs; Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, game operations were interrupted in March and only resumed on June 20, the regular round ended on June 22, the final of the promotion play-offs now took place on August 4, 2020.

Teams

A total of 24 teams play in the English second division, including 18 from the 2018/19 season . As a climber from the EFL League One 2018/19 came Luton Town , the Barnsley FC and Charlton Athletic to do so. The three relegated teams from the 2018/19 Premier League completed the field of participants: Cardiff City , Fulham FC and Huddersfield Town . Norwich City , Sheffield United and Aston Villa are no longer represented as promoted to the Premier League 2019/20 and Rotherham United , Bolton Wanderers and Ipswich Town as relegated to the EFL League One 2019/20 .

Clubs in the EFL Championship 2019/20
society city Stadion capacity
Barnsley FC Barnsley Oakwell Stadium 23,287
Birmingham City Birmingham St. Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium 30.009
Blackburn Rovers Blackburn Ewood Park 31,367
Brentford FC Brentford , London Griffin Park 12,763
Bristol City Bristol Ashton Gate Stadium 27,699
Cardiff City Cardiff , Wales Cardiff City Stadium 33,316
Charlton Athletic Charlton , London The Valley 27.111
Derby County Derby Pride Park Stadium 33,597
Fulham FC Fulham , London Craven Cottage 19,000
Huddersfield Town Huddersfield John Smith's Stadium 24,500
Hull City Kingston upon Hull KCOM Stadium 25,404
Leeds United Leeds Elland Road 39,460
Luton Town Luton Kenilworth Road 10,336
Middlesbrough FC Middlesbrough Riverside Stadium 35,100
Millwall FC Bermondsey , London The Den 20,146
Nottingham Forest Nottingham City Ground 24,357
Preston North End Preston Deepdale 23,408
Queens Park Rangers Shepherd's Bush , London Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium 19,148
Reading FC Reading Madejski Stadium 24,161
Sheffield Wednesday Sheffield Hillsborough Stadium 39,812
Stoke City Stoke-on-Trent bet365 stadium 30,089
Swansea City Swansea , Wales Liberty Stadium 20,909
West Bromwich Albion West Bromwich The Hawthorns 26,850
Wigan Athletic Wigan DW Stadium 25,138

table

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. Leeds United  46  28  9  9 077:350 +42 93
 2. West Bromwich Albion  46  22nd  17th  7th 077:450 +32 83
 3. Brentford FC  46  24  9  13 080:380 +42 81
 4th Fulham FC (A)  46  23  12  11 064:480 +16 81
 5. WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Cardiff City (A)  46  19th  16  11 068:580 +10 73
 6th WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Swansea City  46  18th  16  12 062:530  +9 70
 7th Nottingham Forest  46  18th  16  12 058:500  +8 70
 8th. Millwall FC  46  17th  17th  12 057:510  +6 68
 9. Preston North End  46  18th  12  16 059:540  +5 66
10. Derby County  46  17th  13  16 062:640  −2 64
11. Blackburn Rovers  46  17th  12  17th 066:630  +3 63
12. Bristol City  46  17th  12  17th 060:650  −5 63
13. Queens Park Rangers  46  16  10  20th 067:760  −9 58
14th Reading FC  46  15th  11  20th 059:580  +1 56
15th Stoke City  46  16  8th  22nd 062:680  −6 56
16. Sheffield Wednesday  46  15th  11  20th 058:660  −8 56
17th Middlesbrough FC  46  13  14th  19th 048:610 −13 53
18th Huddersfield Town (A)  46  13  12  21st 052:700 −18 51
19th Luton Town (N)  46  14th  9  23 054:820 −28 51
20th Birmingham City  46  12  14th  20th 054:750 −21 50
21st Barnsley FC (N)  46  12  13  21st 049:690 −20 49
22nd Charlton Athletic (N)  46  12  12  22nd 050:650 −15 48
23. Wigan Athletic (X)  46  15th  14th  17th 057:560  +1 47
24. Hull City  46  12  9  25th 057:870 −30 45
Stand: Final stand

Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd goal difference - 3rd goals scored

  • Promoted to the Premier League 2020/21
  • Participation in the play-off games for promotion
  • Relegated to the EFL League One 2020/21
    • (A) Relegated from the Premier League 2018/19
    (N) Promoted from the EFL League One 2018/19
    (X) Since Wigan has filed for bankruptcy, 12 points will be deducted from them. The point deduction was applied at the end of the season and led to relegation.

    Play-off games

    The play-off games are played out after the regular season by means of semi-finals and finals. The final was scheduled for May 25, 2020, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic . The semi-final first legs took place on July 26th and 27th, while the second legs were played on July 29th and 30th. The final is scheduled for August 4, 2020 at Wembley Stadium in London . The winner is promoted to the Premier League .

      Semi-finals (first leg / second leg / total) final
                         
    6th  WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Swansea City 1 1 2    
    3  Brentford FC 0 3 3  
    3  Brentford FC 1
      4th  Fulham FC 2 1
    4th  Fulham FC 2 1 3
    5  WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Cardiff City 0 2 2  

    1 win after extra time

    Web links

    Individual evidence

    1. ↑ a b English Football League: Sky Bet Championship Play-Off dates confirmed. June 19, 2020, accessed July 23, 2020 (UK English).
    2. ↑ West Brom rise, Nottingham loses everything: The decisions in the championship. In: kicker.de. July 22, 2020, accessed on July 23, 2020 (German).
    3. ↑ Standings , efl.com (English)
    4. ↑ EFL Official Statement (English)