EFL League One
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| Full name | Sky Bet League 1 |
| abbreviation | League One |
| Association | Football Association |
| First edition | 2004/05 |
| hierarchy | 3rd league |
| Teams | 24 teams |
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Coventry City (1st title) |
| Record champions | Luton Town and Wigan Athletic (2 titles each) |
| Current season | 2019/20 |
| Website | efl.com |
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↑ EFL Championship (II) ↓ EFL League Two (IV)
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The EFL League One (until 2016 Football League One , other names: League One (short form) or Sky Bet League 1 (official sponsor name)) is the third highest division in English football after the Premier League and the EFL Championship . It is the second highest division within the English Football League .
structure
In League One, 24 teams play in a simple round with a return leg. Every win is rewarded with three points and every draw with one point. At the end of a season, the two highest-ranked clubs in the final table are promoted directly to the Football League Championship. In addition, a third promoted player is determined who has completed the playing time between third and sixth position and wins two play-off rounds. In the play-offs, the third against the sixth and the fourth against the fifth placed play in a return game, with the weaker team having home rights in the first game. The two winners then play the third promoted team in a game at London's Wembley Stadium . The three promoted players will be replaced by the three relegated teams from the Football League Championship, who have occupied the last three places in the final table in their league. Similarly, the last four teams in Football League One will be relegated to the fourth division, Football League Two , and will be replaced by the top three plus the play-off winners of the clubs between fourth and seventh place in this league.
The position within the league is determined according to the following criteria: points scored, goal difference, goals scored, direct comparison of two or more teams taking into account the aforementioned criteria, play-off game (s).
history
The Football League Second Division was the second highest division in English football from 1892 to 1992 . Then it was replaced by the First Division and became the third division under the same name. With the beginning of the 2004/05 season, the Football League Championship was introduced as the successor class to the First Division, with the result that the First Division was downgraded under the official name Football League One to the new third highest class of English football.
After the organizer of the Football League changed its name to English Football League (EFL) in 2016 , the name of Football League One was also changed to EFL League One .
Teams in the 2020/21 season
League One winner
Individual evidence
- ↑ Goodbye Football League, hello English Football League: rebranding announced In: The Guardian from November 12, 2015 (accessed July 14, 2020)
- ↑ League Archives
Web links
- Official website of the English Football League ( English )
- Archives of the League since 1888 ( english )
- Official league page on efl.com ( English )