2025–26 EFL Championship

EFL Championship
Season2025–26
Dates8 August 2025 – 2 May 2026
2026–27 →
All statistics correct as of 25 May 2025.

The 2025–26 EFL Championship (referred to as the Sky Bet Championship for sponsorship purposes) will be the 10th season of the EFL Championship under its current title and the 34th season under its current league division format. The season will begin on 8 August 2025 and end on 2 May 2026.

The 2025–26 season will consist of 33 weekend rounds, 9 midweek rounds, and 4 bank holiday rounds.[1]

Team changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2024–25 season:

Stadiums and locations

Locations of the 2025–26 EFL Championship teams
Greater London 2025–26 EFL Championship teams

Personnel and sponsoring

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor (chest) Shirt sponsor (sleeve)
Birmingham City Chris Davies Krystian Bielik Nike Undefeated[2] Delta Air Lines
Blackburn Rovers Valérien Ismaël Lewis Travis Macron Watson Ramsbottom Solicitors Venkys
Bristol City Gerhard Struber Jason Knight O'Neills Fever[3] Watches of Bath[4]
Charlton Athletic Nathan Jones Greg Docherty[5] Reebok[6] RSK Group[7] TBA
Coventry City Frank Lampard Ben Sheaf Hummel[8] Monzo[9] Mercury xRM[10]
Derby County John Eustace Ebou Adams[11] Puma FanHub TBA
Hull City Sergej Jakirović Lewie Coyle Kappa Corendon Airlines TBA
Ipswich Town Kieran McKenna Sam Morsy Umbro Halo[12] Tingley Ted's[13]
Leicester City TBA TBA Adidas[14] TBA Bia Saigon[15]
Middlesbrough Rob Edwards Jonny Howson Castore[16] Unibet[17] Telcoss[18]
Millwall Alex Neil TBA Erreà MyGuava TBA
Norwich City Liam Manning Kenny McLean Joma[19] Blakely Clothing[20] Gran Canaria
Oxford United Gary Rowett Elliott Moore Macron Baxi TBA
Portsmouth John Mousinho Marlon Pack Nike University of Portsmouth BeeBu
Preston North End Paul Heckingbottom Benjamin Whiteman Castore SpudBros[21] TBA
Queens Park Rangers Julien Stéphan Steve Cook Erreà[22] CopyBet[23] MyGuava[24]
Sheffield United Rubén Sellés Jack Robinson Erreà Midnite[25] CarMats[26]
Sheffield Wednesday Danny Röhl Barry Bannan Macron TBA None
Southampton Will Still Jack Stephens[27] Puma[28] P&O Cruises[29] P&O Cruises[30]
Stoke City Mark Robins Ben Gibson Macron bet365 TBA
Swansea City Alan Sheehan Ben Cabango Joma[31] Reviva Coffee (H)
Westacres (A) 		Visit Central Florida[32]
Watford Paulo Pezzolano Daniel Bachmann Kelme MrQ.com University of Hertfordshire[33]
West Bromwich Albion Ryan Mason Jed Wallace Macron[34] Ideal Heating BarberBoss[35]
Wrexham Phil Parkinson James McClean Macron United Airlines[36] HP

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in the table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Norwich City Jack Wilshere End of interim spell 3 May 2025 Pre-season Liam Manning[37] 3 June 2025
West Bromwich Albion James Morrison Ryan Mason[38] 2 June 2025
Watford Tom Cleverley[39] Sacked 6 May 2025 Paulo Pezzolano[40] 13 May 2025
Hull City Rubén Sellés[41] 15 May 2025 Sergej Jakirović[42] 11 June 2025
Southampton Simon Rusk End of interim spell 25 May 2025 Will Still[43] 25 May 2025
Bristol City Liam Manning[37] Signed by Norwich City 3 June 2025 Gerhard Struber[44] 19 June 2025
Middlesbrough Michael Carrick[45] Sacked 4 June 2025 Rob Edwards[46] 24 June 2025
Sheffield United Chris Wilder[47] Mutual consent 18 June 2025 Rubén Sellés[48] 18 June 2025
Queens Park Rangers Martí Cifuentes[49] 24 June 2025 Julien Stéphan[50] 25 June 2025
Leicester City Ruud van Nistelrooy[51] 27 June 2025

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Birmingham City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promotion to the Premier League
2 Blackburn Rovers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Bristol City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the Championship play-offs
4 Charlton Athletic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Coventry City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Derby County 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Hull City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Ipswich Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Leicester City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Middlesbrough 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Millwall 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Norwich City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Oxford United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Portsmouth 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Preston North End 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Queens Park Rangers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Sheffield United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Sheffield Wednesday 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Southampton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 Stoke City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 Swansea City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 Watford 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to EFL League One
23 West Bromwich Albion 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 Wrexham 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 8 August 2025. 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)[52]

See also

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