2023–24 EFL Championship
Football league season
The 2023–24 EFL Championship (referred to as the Sky Bet Championship for sponsorship reasons) was the 8th season of the EFL Championship under its current title and the 32nd season under its current league division format.
Team changes
The following teams have changed division since the 2022–23 season:
Stadiums
Locations of the 2023–24 EFL Championship teams
Team
Location
Stadium
Capacity
Birmingham City
Birmingham
St Andrew's
29,409
Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn
Ewood Park
31,367
Bristol City
Bristol
Ashton Gate Stadium
27,000
Cardiff City
Cardiff
Cardiff City Stadium
33,280
Coventry City
Coventry
Coventry Building Society Arena
32,609
Huddersfield Town
Huddersfield
Kirklees Stadium
24,121
Hull City
Kingston upon Hull
MKM Stadium
25,586
Ipswich Town
Ipswich
Portman Road
29,673
Leeds United
Leeds
Elland Road
37,608
Leicester City
Leicester
King Power Stadium
32,262
Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough
Riverside Stadium
34,742
Millwall
London (South Bermondsey )
The Den
20,146
Norwich City
Norwich
Carrow Road
27,359
Plymouth Argyle
Plymouth
Home Park
17,900
Preston North End
Preston
Deepdale
23,404
Queens Park Rangers
London (White City )
Loftus Road
18,439
Rotherham United
Rotherham
New York Stadium
12,021
Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield
Hillsborough Stadium
34,835
Southampton
Southampton
St Mary's Stadium
32,384
Stoke City
Stoke-on-Trent
bet365 Stadium
30,089
Sunderland
Sunderland
Stadium of Light
49,000
Swansea City
Swansea
Swansea.com Stadium
21,088
Watford
Watford
Vicarage Road
22,200
West Bromwich Albion
West Bromwich
The Hawthorns
26,850
^ Sheffield Wednesday's shirt sponsor was Eyup until 9 February 2024 when the deal was ended prematurely.[ 33]
Managerial changes
League table
Source:
EFL official website Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) Number of 12-point sending off offences; 9) Play-off (only if needed to determine promotion/relegation)
[ 87] (C) Champions;
(O) Play-off winners;
(P) Promoted;
(R) Relegated
Results
Source:
efl.com Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.
Play-offs
Semi-finals
First leg
Second leg
Leeds United won 4–0 on aggregate.
Southampton won 3–1 on aggregate.
Final
Season statistics
Top scorers
1 Includes 1 goal in The Championship play-offs.
3 Includes 3 goals in The Championship play-offs.
Hat-tricks
Clean sheets
1 Includes 1 clean sheet in The Championship play-offs.
2 Includes 2 clean sheets in The Championship play-offs.
Discipline
Player
Most yellow cards : 14
Most red cards : 3
Club
Most yellow cards : 110
Most red cards : 5
Fewest yellow cards : 71
Fewest red cards : 0
Awards
Monthly
Annual
Championship Team of the Season
Notes
^ Cleverley was initially named interim head coach before being appointed as permanent head coach on 24 April 2024.
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Seasons Clubs
Competition Statistics and awards Finances Sponsors Associated competitions Prospects
National teams
League competitions
Level 1 Levels 2–4 Levels 5–6 Levels 7–8 Levels 9–10
Combined Counties League (Premier North , Premier South , One )
Eastern Counties League (Premier , One North , One South )
Essex Senior League (level 9 only)
Hellenic League (Premier , One )
Midland League (Premier , One )
Northern Counties East League (Premier , One )
Northern League (One , Two )
North West Counties League (Premier , One North , One South )
Southern Combination League (Premier , One )
Southern Counties East League (Premier , One )
South West Peninsula League (Premier East , Premier West - level 10 only )
Spartan South Midlands League (Premier , One )
United Counties League (Premier North , Premier South , One )
Wessex League (Premier , One )
Western League (Premier , One )
Cup competitions
Youth competitions
20th season of the Football League Championship