The Complete Guide too the EFL Championship: 2024-25 Season
are you ready for another thrilling season of championship football? This league is renowned for its intensity, drama, and unpredictable outcomes. This guide provides everything you need to know about the 2024-25 EFL Championship, from the teams competing to how to catch all the action.
The Teams & Their Grounds
Twenty-four clubs will battle it out for promotion to the Premier League. HereS a look at each team and their home stadium:
Birmingham City: St Andrew’s Trillion Trophy Stadium – 30,079
Bristol City: Ashton Gate - 27,000
Cardiff city: Cardiff City Stadium – 31,507
Coventry City: Coventry Building Society arena – 32,609
Derby County: Pride park Stadium – 33,610
Huddersfield Town: John Smith’s Stadium – 24,500
Hull City: MKM Stadium – 25,176
Ipswich Town: Portman Road – 30,393
Leeds United: Elland Road – 37,892
Leicester City: King Power Stadium – 32,312
Middlesbrough: Riverside Stadium – 33,764
Millwall: The Den – 20,146
Norwich city: Carrow Road – 27,244
Plymouth Argyle: Home Park - 16,384
Preston North End: Deepdale – 23,408
QPR: Loftus Road – 18,439
Sheffield Wednesday: Hillsborough Stadium – 39,917
Southampton: st mary’s Stadium – 32,505
Stoke City: bet365 Stadium – 30,084
Sunderland: Stadium of Light – 49,000
Swansea City: Swansea.com Stadium – 21,088
Watford: Vicarage Road – 22,200
West Bromwich Albion: The Hawthorns – 26,850
Wrexham: racecourse Ground – 10,771
Understanding the Championship Format
The Championship operates on a straightforward yet competitive system. Twenty-four teams face each other twice – once at home and once away – resulting in a 46-match season.
here’s how points are awarded:
Win: 3 points
Draw: 1 point
* Loss: 0 points
The team accumulating the most points is crowned champion and automatically promoted to the Premier League. The second-placed team also earns automatic promotion.
However, the race doesn’t end there. Teams finishing between third and sixth place enter the promotion play-offs. These play-offs consist of two-legged semi-finals (3rd vs 6th, and 4th vs 5th) and a final match to determine the third promoted team.
At the other end of the table, the bottom three teams face relegation to League One.
How to Watch the 2024-25 Championship Season
You have several options to follow all the Championship action. sky Sports will broadcast selected live fixtures throughout the season.Additionally, certain matches will be streamed live on Sky Sports + on Saturdays at 12:30pm.
Sky Sports + will also offer streaming access to every match during the opening weekend, midweek rounds, holiday periods, and the final day of the season. They will also have exclusive
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