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Derby County, Reading and Sheffield United have each lost three times in the Championship play-off finals. Ipswich Town have participated in the Championship play-offs a joint-record eight times: 1987, 1997–2000 inclusive, 2004, 2005 and 2015, making the final only once in 2000 when they won promotion with a 4–2 victory over Barnsley .
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]
[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 ...
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The play-off finals took place behind closed doors in the 2020 season as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, while a restricted attendance watched the following season's finals. 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 ...
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The 2024–25 EFL Championship (referred to as the Sky Bet Championship for sponsorship reasons) is the 9th season of the EFL Championship under its current title and the 33rd season under its current league division format.