R Team P W D L Pts
1
Coventry City Coventry City
22 16 4 2 52
2
Ipswich Town Ipswich Town
22 13 8 1 47
3
Southampton Southampton
22 12 7 3 43
4
Birmingham City Birmingham City
22 11 8 3 41
5
Middlesbrough Middlesbrough
22 11 6 5 39
6
Millwall Millwall
22 12 3 7 39
7
Watford Watford
22 10 7 5 37
8
Swansea City Swansea City
22 10 6 6 36
9
Derby County Derby County
22 10 6 6 36
10
Wrexham Wrexham
22 10 6 6 36
11
Hull City Hull City
22 10 5 7 35
12
Stoke City Stoke City
22 9 6 7 33
13
Queens Park Rangers (QPR) Queens Park Rangers (QPR)
22 10 3 9 33
14
West Bromwich(WBA) West Bromwich(WBA)
22 8 9 5 33
15
Sheffield United Sheffield United
22 9 4 9 31
16
Preston North End Preston North End
22 8 7 7 31
17
Portsmouth Portsmouth
22 8 5 9 29
18
Norwich City Norwich City
22 9 2 11 29
19
Bristol City Bristol City
22 8 4 10 28
20
Charlton Athletic Charlton Athletic
22 8 4 10 28
21
Leicester City Leicester City
22 7 6 9 27
22
Oxford United Oxford United
22 6 8 8 26
23
Blackburn Rovers Blackburn Rovers
22 4 9 9 21
24
Sheffield Wednesday Sheffield Wednesday
22 0 7 15 7
Information
Championship is contested by 24 clubs. Each club plays the others twice, namely a double round-robin, once at their home stadium and once at that of their opponents’. Teams receive three points for a win and one point for a draw. No points are awarded for a loss. Teams are ranked by total points, then goal difference, and then goals scored. The two top-finishing teams in the Championship are automatically promoted to the Premier League. The teams that finish the season in 3rd to 6th place will adopt a two-round elimination system at home and away in the play-offs. The third place will play the sixth place, and the fourth place will play the fifth place. with the winner also gaining promotion to the Premier League. A draw will determine which team will play at home first. The finals of the play-offs also adopts a two-round elimination system. If there is a tie, both will play in extra time, and kick penalties. The two winning teams will compete for the championship in a single game in a neutral position, and the winner can enter the Premier League.The three lowest-finishing teams in the Championship are relegated to League One.