England Championship 2025-2026 Standings

R	Team	P	W	D	L	Pts
1	Coventry City	34	16	12	6	60
2	Ipswich Town	32	13	13	6	52
3	Bristol City	34	14	9	11	51
4	Sheffield United	34	12	14	8	50
5	Preston North End	34	13	11	10	50
6	Hull City	33	12	13	8	49
7	Derby County	34	12	13	9	49
8	Wrexham	34	12	12	10	48
9	Norwich City	34	11	15	8	48
10	Millwall	34	10	18	6	48
11	Stoke City	34	11	15	8	48
12	Southampton	34	10	17	7	47
13	Middlesbrough	34	12	10	12	46
14	Leicester City	34	12	8	14	44
15	Blackburn Rovers	34	9	15	10	42
16	Birmingham City	34	11	8	15	41
17	Queens Park Rangers (QPR)	34	9	14	11	41
18	West Bromwich(WBA)	34	9	13	12	40
19	Watford	34	7	16	11	37
20	Oxford United	34	8	13	13	37
21	Portsmouth	33	8	12	13	36
22	Charlton Athletic	34	6	17	11	35
23	Swansea City	34	6	15	13	33
24	Sheffield Wednesday	34	6	11	17	29

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.