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In 2004 it was re-branded as the Football League Championship before it was renamed the EFL Championship in 2016. The current champions of the league are Leicester City. They are also the most successful club in second tier, winning the title on eight occasions. [1]
The winning club of this division each season receives the EFL Championship trophy, which was the previous trophy awarded to the winners of the English top-flight prior to the launch of the Premier League. As with other divisions of professional English football, Welsh clubs can be part of this division, thus making it a cross-border league.
Champions Runners-up Play-off winners Relegated to League One Relegated from Premier League Promoted from League One Top goal scorers Club Pts Club Pts Club Player Goals 1992–93: Newcastle United: 96 West Ham United: 88 Swindon Town: Brentford Cambridge United Bristol Rovers: Crystal Palace Middlesbrough Nottingham Forest: Stoke City Bolton ...
The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888 as the Football League, it is the oldest football league in the world, and was the top-level football league in England from its foundation until 1992, when the top 22 clubs split from it to form the Premier League.
List of English football champions Football League First Division (1888–1992) Premier League (1992–present) Leicester City celebrate winning the 2015–16 Premier League Country England Founded 1888 Number of teams 24 winners Current champions Manchester City (2023–24) Most successful club Manchester United (20 championships) The English football champions are the winners of the top ...
Twenty four different football clubs have been crowned English champions since the league began in 1888. [15] Some clubs have enjoyed regular success with others not so fortunate. In 2020, Liverpool ended a 30-year wait to become league champions again, however this is nowhere near the longest wait in history to once again be the English ...
In 1992, when lower division clubs became full members of the Football League, the Associate Members Cup took the name Football League Trophy, before being renamed again in 2016 as the EFL Trophy. Since the 2016–17 season, sixteen Clubs with Category One academies from Championship and Premier League have taken part in the competition. [19]
The 2023–24 EFL Championship (referred to as the Sky Bet Championship for sponsorship reasons) was the 8th season of the EFL Championship under its current title and the 32nd season under its current league division format.