2017–18 EFL Championship


The 2017–18 EFL Championship was the second season of the EFL Championship under its current name, and the twenty-sixth season under its current league structure.
This season notably saw Sunderland become the first English team to be relegated in successive seasons from the top division to the third tier since the champions Wolverhampton Wanderers in 2012 and 2012–13 Football [League Championship|2013], and only the third team to do so since the top division was relaunched as the Premier League in 1992.

Team changes

The following teams had changed division since the 2016–17 season.

To Championship

Promoted from League One
Relegated from Premier League

From Championship

Relegated to League One
Promoted to Premier League

Stadiums

TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
Aston VillaBirminghamVilla Park42,790
BarnsleyBarnsleyOakwell23,009
Birmingham CityBirminghamSt Andrew's30,015
Bolton WanderersBoltonMacron Stadium28,723
BrentfordLondon Griffin Park12,300
Bristol CityBristolAshton Gate27,000
Burton AlbionBurton upon TrentPirelli Stadium6,912
Cardiff CityCardiffCardiff City Stadium33,300
Derby CountyDerbyPride Park Stadium33,600
FulhamLondon Craven Cottage25,700
Hull CityKingston upon HullKCOM Stadium25,586
Ipswich TownIpswichPortman Road30,300
Leeds UnitedLeedsElland Road37,890
MiddlesbroughMiddlesbroughRiverside Stadium34,742
MillwallLondon The Den20,146
Norwich CityNorwichCarrow Road27,220
Nottingham ForestNottinghamCity Ground30,445
Preston North EndPrestonDeepdale23,408
Queens Park RangersLondon Loftus Road18,439
ReadingReadingMadejski Stadium24,161
Sheffield UnitedSheffieldBramall Lane32,702
Sheffield WednesdaySheffieldHillsborough Stadium39,752
SunderlandSunderlandStadium of Light49,000
Wolverhampton WanderersWolverhamptonMolineux31,700

Personnel and sponsoring

1 According to current revision of Premier League and English Football League managers">2017–18 Premier League">Premier League and English Football League managers.2 Norwich captain Russell Martin was on loan at Rangers, therefore Ivo Pinto was the stand-in captain for the remainder of the season.3 Barnsley first team Captain was Angus [MacDonald (footballer)|Angus MacDonald] from August 2017 to January 2018. MacDonald left Barnsley in January 2018, after signing a new contract with Hull City. Adam Davies named as Barnsley's first team Vice-Captain in August 2017. In February 2018, Barnsley confirmed Andy Yiadom as the first-team captain on the club's official website.

League table


Hat-tricks

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