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Leicester City (8 championships) A national second tier of English league football was established in 1892–93 , at the demise of Football Alliance , as the Second Division . In 1992, with the departure of the then First Division clubs to become the Premier League , the second tier became known as the First Division.
This article lists seasons played in the second tier of English football from 1992–93, when the old Football League First Division was replaced by the Premier League as the top-level.
The EFL Championship is the second most-watched second-tier domestic sports league in the World, behind the German 2. Bundesliga (29,081), with an average of 23,048 spectators per game in the 2023–24 season. The Championship is the fifth most watched league in Europe. [28]
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.
List of English football champions Football League First Division (1888–1992) Premier League (1992–present) Leicester City celebrate winning the 2015–16 Premier League Country England Founded 1888 Number of teams 24 winners Current champions Manchester City (2023–24) Most successful club Manchester United (20 championships) The English football champions are the winners of the top ...
EFL Championship teams confirmed to be playing in the 2024–25 EFL Championship season are indicated in bold. If the longest spell is the current spell, this is indicated in bold, and if the highest finish is that of the most recent season, this is also in bold. A total of 57 teams have played in the Championship.
The First Division was renamed the Football League Championship prior to the start of the 2004–05 season, as part of a league-wide rebrand. The Football League rebranded itself as the English Football League prior to the 2016–17 season , with its top level becoming the EFL Championship at that time.
Twenty four different football clubs have been crowned English champions since the league began in 1888. [15] Some clubs have enjoyed regular success with others not so fortunate. In 2020, Liverpool ended a 30-year wait to become league champions again, however this is nowhere near the longest wait in history to once again be the English ...