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EFL Championship
Season2025–26
Dates8 August 2025 - 3 May 2026
All statistics correct as of 6 April 2025.

The 2025–26 EFL Championship (referred to as the Sky Bet Championship for sponsorship purposes) will be the 22nd 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 9am BST.[1]

The 2025–26 season will consist of 33 weekend rounds, 5 midweek rounds, and 8 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
Southampton Southampton St Mary's Stadium 32,384


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 United States Nike Undefeated[3] Visit Birmingham, Alabama[4] and Delta Air Lines
Southampton Scotland Simon Rusk (interim) England Jack Stephens[5] Puma[6] Rollbit[7] P&O Cruises[8]

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 Southampton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the Championship play-offs
4 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 TBD 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)[9]

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. ^ "Blues join forces with The Greater Birmingham Convention & Visitors Bureau, Alabama, USA, in exciting new partnership". bcfc.com. Retrieved 2025-02-13.
  5. ^ "Russell Martin on James Ward-Prowse and club captaincy" (Press release). Southampton: Southampton Football Club. 11 August 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  6. ^ "PUMA officially becomes a Saint" (Press release). Southampton: Southampton Football Club. 24 April 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  7. ^ "Rollbit announced as Front of Shirt Partner" (Press release). Southampton: Southampton Football Club. 16 July 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  8. ^ "P&O Cruises announced as our Official Sleeve Partner" (Press release). Southampton: Southampton Football Club. 6 August 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  9. ^ "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". EFL. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
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