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Below the Premier League is the English Football League (EFL) (formerly 'the Football League'), which is divided into three divisions of 24 clubs each: The Championship (level 2), League One (level 3), and League Two (level 4). The 20 clubs in the Premier League and 72 clubs in the English Football League are all full-time professional clubs.
The play-offs began in each league with two semi-finals which were played over two legs. The teams who finished in 3rd to 6th place in the Championship and League One and the 4th to 7th-placed teams in League Two competed. The winners of the semi-finals advanced to the finals, with the winners gaining promotion for the following season. [1]
The English Football League (EFL) play-offs are a series of play-off matches contested by four association football teams finishing immediately below the automatic promotion places in the second, third and fourth tiers of the English football league system, namely the EFL Championship, EFL League One and EFL League Two.
Wrexham AFC clinched a promotion for the second consecutive season. With a 6–0 win over Forest Green, the Welsh club is moving up to EFL League One.
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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.
Promotion, qualification or relegation 1 Burnley (C, P) 46 29 14 3 87 35 +52 101 Promotion to Premier League: 2 Sheffield United (P) 46 28 7 11 73 39 +34 91 3 Luton Town (O, P) 46 21 17 8 57 39 +18 80 Qualification for Championship play-offs: 4 Middlesbrough: 46 22 9 15 84 56 +28 75 5 Coventry City: 46 18 16 12 58 46 +12 70 6 Sunderland: 46 18 ...
In 1993, the Premier League was formed, [20] a move which caused the second-tier league to be renamed as the First Division. [21] In 2004, the First Division was re-branded as the Football League Championship, [22] before the League's adoption of English Football League (EFL) led to a 2016 renaming as the EFL Championship. [23]