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2025–26 EFL Championship

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EFL Championship
Season2025–26
Dates8 August 2025 –
3 May 2026
2026–27 →
All statistics correct as of 26 April 2025.

The 2025–26 EFL Championship (referred to as the Sky Bet Championship for sponsorship purposes) will be the 10th season of the EFL Championship under its current title and the 34th season under its current league division format. The season will begin on 8 August 2025 and end on 3 May 2026. The fixtures for this season will be released on Thursday 26 June 2025 at 09:00 BST.[1]

The 2025–26 season will consist of 33 weekend rounds, 9 midweek rounds, and 4 Bank Holiday rounds.[2]

Teams

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

Stadiums and locations

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Locations of the 2025–26 EFL Championship teams
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Birmingham City Birmingham (Bordesley) St Andrew's 29,409
Ipswich Town Ipswich Portman Road 30,056
Leicester City Leicester King Power Stadium 32,259
Norwich City Norwich Carrow Road 27,359
Oxford United Oxford Kassam Stadium 12,500
Portsmouth Portsmouth Fratton Park 20,899
Queens Park Rangers London
(Shepherd's Bush) 		Loftus Road 18,439
Sheffield Wednesday Sheffield
(Hillsborough) 		Hillsborough Stadium 39,732
Southampton Southampton St Mary's Stadium 32,384
Swansea City Swansea Swansea.com Stadium 21,088
Watford Watford Vicarage Road 22,200
West Bromwich Albion West Bromwich The Hawthorns 26,850
Wrexham Wrexham Racecourse Ground 13,341

Personnel and sponsoring

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Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor (chest) Shirt sponsor (sleeve)
Birmingham City Wales Chris Davies Poland Krystian Bielik Nike Undefeated[3] Delta Air Lines
Ipswich Town Northern Ireland Kieran McKenna Egypt Sam Morsy Umbro TBA HaloITSM
Leicester City Netherlands Ruud van Nistelrooy TBA Adidas[4] TBA Bia Saigon[5]
Norwich City England Jack Wilshere (interim) Scotland Kenny McLean Joma[6] Blakely Clothing[7] Gran Canaria
Oxford United England Gary Rowett England Elliott Moore Macron Baxi Caprinos Pizza[8]
Portsmouth England John Mousinho England Marlon Pack Nike University of Portsmouth BeeBu
Queens Park Rangers Spain Martí Cifuentes England Steve Cook Erreà[9] CopyBet[10] MyGuava[11]
Sheffield Wednesday Germany Danny Röhl Scotland Barry Bannan Macron TBA None
Southampton Scotland Simon Rusk (interim) England Jack Stephens[12] Puma[13] Rollbit[14] P&O Cruises[15]
Swansea City Republic of Ireland Alan Sheehan Wales Ben Cabango Joma[16] Reviva Coffee (H)
Westacres (A) 		Visit Central Florida[17]
Watford England Tom Cleverley Austria Daniel Bachmann Kelme MrQ.com University of Hertfordshire[18]
West Bromwich Albion Scotland James Morrison (interim) England Jed Wallace Macron[19] Ideal Heating BarberBoss[20]
Wrexham England Phil Parkinson Republic of Ireland James McClean Macron United Airlines[21] HP

Managerial changes

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in the table Incoming manager Date of appointment

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Birmingham City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promotion to the Premier League
2 Ipswich Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Leicester City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the Championship play-offs
4 Norwich City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Oxford United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Portsmouth 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Queens Park Rangers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Sheffield Wednesday 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Southampton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Swansea City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Watford 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 West Bromwich Albion 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Wrexham 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to EFL League One
23 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 8 August 2025. Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) Number of 12-point sending off offences; 9) Play-off (only if needed to determine promotion/relegation)[22]

References

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  1. ^ EFL (2025-04-03). "EFL fixture release and opening day dates for 2025/26 announced". EFL. Retrieved 2025-04-06.
  2. ^ EFL (2025-04-03). "EFL fixture release and opening day dates for 2025/26 announced". EFL. Retrieved 2025-04-06.
  3. ^ "Undefeated named Blues' new principal partner and sponsor" (Press release). Birmingham: Birmingham City Football Club. 26 July 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Leicester City & adidas Announce Multi-Year Partnership" (Press release). Leicester: Leicester City F.C. 16 May 2018. Archived from the original on 28 June 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Leicester City And ThaiBev Agree Multi-Year Global Partnership" (Press release). Leicester: Leicester City Football Club. 1 August 2018. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  6. ^ "Club announces Joma as new technical kit partner" (Press release). Norwich: Norwich City Football Club. 1 July 2021. Archived from the original on 1 July 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Blakely named as new front-of-shirt sponsor". Norwich City F.C. 27 June 2024.
  8. ^ "Caprinos Pizza Get A Slice Of The Action". Oxford United Football Club. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
  9. ^ "QPR extend Erreà kit deal". Queens Park Rangers Football Club. 8 December 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
  10. ^ "2024/25 home kit unveiled". Queens Park Rangers Football Club. 25 April 2024. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
  11. ^ "MyGuava confirmed as new sleeve partner" (Press release). London: Queens Park Rangers Football Club. 18 August 2023.
  12. ^ "Russell Martin on James Ward-Prowse and club captaincy" (Press release). Southampton: Southampton Football Club. 11 August 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  13. ^ "PUMA officially becomes a Saint" (Press release). Southampton: Southampton Football Club. 24 April 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  14. ^ "Rollbit announced as Front of Shirt Partner" (Press release). Southampton: Southampton Football Club. 16 July 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  15. ^ "P&O Cruises announced as our Official Sleeve Partner" (Press release). Southampton: Southampton Football Club. 6 August 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  16. ^ "Swansea City and Joma agree two-year extension". Swansea City A.F.C. 1 June 2023. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  17. ^ "Visit Central Florida continue partnership with Swansea City". Swansea City Football Club. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
  18. ^ "University of Hertfordshire teams up with Watford FC in new partnership". Welwyn Hatfield Times. 2024-06-28. Retrieved 2024-07-02.
  19. ^ "Albion join forces with Macron" (Press release). West Bromwich: West Bromwich Albion Football Club. 12 June 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  20. ^ "Albion announce Barberboss as official sleeve sponsor and official shaving partner" (Press release). West Bromwich: West Bromwich Albion Football Club. 30 September 2023. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  21. ^ "United Airlines Debuts New, Limited-Edition Wrexham AFC Amenity Kits and Pajamas". United.com. 21 May 2024. Retrieved 2024-05-21.
  22. ^ "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". EFL. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
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