2022–23 EFL Championship


The 2022–23 EFL Championship was the 7th season of the EFL Championship under its current title and the 31st season under its current league division format.
The season started on 29 July 2022 and ended on 8 May 2023. Due to the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, the Championship took a 4-week break mid-season during the tournament. The break commenced in mid-November and the first round of fixtures after the World Cup was held on 10 December.

Team changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2021–22 season:

To Championship

Promoted from League One
Relegated from the Premier League

From Championship

Promoted to the Premier League
Relegated to League One

Stadiums

TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
Birmingham CityBirminghamSt Andrew's29,409
Blackburn RoversBlackburnEwood Park31,367
BlackpoolBlackpoolBloomfield Road17,338
Bristol CityBristolAshton Gate Stadium27,000
BurnleyBurnleyTurf Moor21,944
Cardiff CityCardiffCardiff City Stadium33,280
Coventry CityCoventryCoventry Building Society Arena32,609
Huddersfield TownHuddersfieldKirklees Stadium24,121
Hull CityKingston upon HullMKM Stadium25,586
Luton TownLutonKenilworth Road10,356
MiddlesbroughMiddlesbroughRiverside Stadium34,742
MillwallLondon The Den20,146
Norwich CityNorwichCarrow Road27,244
Preston North EndPrestonDeepdale23,404
Queens Park RangersLondon Loftus Road18,439
ReadingReadingMadejski Stadium24,161
Rotherham UnitedRotherhamNew York Stadium12,021
Sheffield UnitedSheffieldBramall Lane32,050
Stoke CityStoke-on-Trentbet365 Stadium30,089
SunderlandSunderlandStadium of Light49,000
Swansea CitySwanseaSwansea.com Stadium21,088
WatfordWatfordVicarage Road22,200
West Bromwich AlbionWest BromwichThe Hawthorns26,850
Wigan AthleticWiganDW Stadium25,138

Play-offs

First leg
Second leg
Luton Town won 3–2 on aggregate.
'' Coventry City won 1–0 on aggregate. ''

Season statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1

Hat-tricks

PlayerForAgainstResultDate
sortname|Óscar|Estupiñán

Clean sheets

RankPlayerClubClean sheets
1

Discipline

Player

Most yellow cards: 14

Club

Most yellow cards: 108

Awards

Annual

Championship Team of the Season
Pos.PlayerClubRef.
GK

PFA Championship Team of the Year

Pos.PlayerClub
GK