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The 2022–23 EFL Championship (referred to as the Sky Bet Championship for sponsorship reasons) was the 7th season of the EFL Championship under its current title and the 31st season under its current league division format. The season started on 29 July 2022 and ended on 8 May 2023.
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.
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 EFL confirms timings for the final day of the Championship, League One and League Two seasons, as well as the play-offs schedule.
(2 May 2022) Biggest away win: Blackburn Rovers 0–7 Fulham (3 November 2021) Reading 0–7 Fulham (11 January 2022) Highest scoring: Sheffield United 6–2 Peterborough United (11 September 2021) Fulham 6–2 Bristol City (15 January 2022) Fulham 6–2 Birmingham City (18 January 2022) Reading 4–4 Swansea City (18 April 2022) Longest ...
In May 2022, the EFL announced that for the first time, the video assistant referee (VAR) system would be used at all play-off finals. [17] The referee for the final was Jon Moss, who was officiating his final match before retirement, [18] and was assisted by Marc Perry and Tim Wood. Craig Pawson was the fourth official while Paul Tierney acted ...
Clubs in the second, third and fourth tiers will know their schedule by late June When are EFL 2023/24 fixtures released? Championship, League One and League Two dates
In 2020, Deloitte reported that the club winning the Championship play-off final could expect a financial bonus of between £135 million and £265 million. This has led to the second-tier play-off final being variously described as "one of the most lucrative games in all of football" and "the richest game in football".