2025–26 EFL Championship


The 2025–26 EFL Championship is the 10th season of the EFL Championship under its current title and the 34th season under its current league division format.
The 2025–26 season consists of 33 weekend rounds, 9 midweek rounds, and 4 bank holiday rounds.

Team changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2024–25 season:

To Championship

Promoted from League One
Relegated from the Premier League

From Championship

Promoted to the Premier League
Relegated to League One

Stadiums and locations

TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
Birmingham CityBirmingham St Andrew's29,409
Blackburn RoversBlackburnEwood Park31,367
Bristol CityBristolAshton Gate26,462
Charlton AthleticLondon The Valley27,111
Coventry CityCoventryCoventry Building Society Arena32,609
Derby CountyDerbyPride Park32,926
Hull CityKingston upon HullMKM Stadium25,586
Ipswich TownIpswichPortman Road30,056
Leicester CityLeicesterKing Power Stadium32,259
MiddlesbroughMiddlesbroughRiverside Stadium34,742
MillwallLondon The Den20,146
Norwich CityNorwichCarrow Road27,359
Oxford UnitedOxfordKassam Stadium12,500
PortsmouthPortsmouthFratton Park20,867
Preston North EndPrestonDeepdale23,408
Queens Park RangersLondon
Loftus Road18,439
Sheffield UnitedSheffield
Bramall Lane32,050
Sheffield WednesdaySheffield
Hillsborough Stadium39,732
SouthamptonSouthamptonSt Mary's Stadium32,384
Stoke CityStoke-on-Trentbet365 Stadium30,089
Swansea CitySwanseaSwansea.com Stadium21,088
WatfordWatfordVicarage Road22,200
West Bromwich AlbionWest BromwichThe Hawthorns26,850
WrexhamWrexhamRacecourse Ground10,771

For the 2025–26 season, the combined stadium capacity of the 24 clubs is 640,410, with an average of 26,684.

Personnel and sponsoring

  1. Millwall's shirt sponsor was MyGuava until 22 December 2025 when the deal was ended prematurely.

League table


Season statistics

Hat-tricks

PlayerForAgainstResultDate

Discipline

Player

Most yellow cards: 10

Club

Most yellow cards: 68
  • *Derby County
  • *Hull CityMost red cards: 4
  • *Birmingham CityFewest yellow cards: 38
  • *Sheffield WednesdayFewest red cards: 0
  • *Bristol City
  • *Hull City
  • *Oxford United