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The Championship play-off final is considered the most valuable single football match in the world as a result of the increase in revenue to the winning club from sponsorship and media agreements. For the first three years, the play-off final took place over two legs, played at both side's grounds.
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 2007 fourth tier play-off final between Bristol Rovers and Shrewsbury Town drew a crowd of 61,589, [24] while 75,132 people watched Doncaster Rovers beat Leeds United 1–0 in the 2008 Football League One play-off final. [25] The same season saw 86,703 in attendance at the Championship play-off final in which Hull City beat Bristol City 1 ...
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The EFL confirms timings for the final day of the Championship, League One and League Two seasons, as well as the play-offs schedule.
[4] [5] Promotion to the Premier League was estimated in 2024 to be worth up to £265 million to the play-off final winner. [6] The final was contested by Leeds United and Southampton, both of whom were relegated from the Premier League in the previous season and finished third and fourth respectively in the 2023–24 EFL Championship season ...
The final table was confirmed after the final matchday on 8 May 2023. Going into the final day, Stockport County had already secured a play-off place and could still have finished 3rd if they had won and Northampton Town failed to win in the last game of the season, due to Stockport County's superior goal difference .