2022–23 EFL Championship

The 2022–23 EFL Championship (referred to as the Sky Bet Championship for sponsorship reasons) is the 19th season of the Football Championship under its current title and the 31st season under its current league division format.

EFL Championship
Season2022–23
2023–24 →
All statistics correct as of pre-season.

Team changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2021–22 season:

To Championship

Promoted from League One

Relegated from the Premier League

From Championship

Promoted to the Premier League

Relegated to League One

    Stadiums
    Locations of the 2022–23 EFL Championship teams
    Greater London EFL Championship football clubs
    Team Location Stadium Capacity
    Birmingham CityBirminghamSt Andrew's29,409
    Blackburn RoversBlackburnEwood Park31,367
    BlackpoolBlackpoolBloomfield Road17,338
    Bristol CityBristolAshton Gate Stadium27,000
    Cardiff CityCardiffCardiff City Stadium33,280
    Coventry CityCoventryCoventry Building Society Arena32,609
    Hull CityKingston upon HullMKM Stadium25,400
    Norwich CityNorwichCarrow Road27,244
    Preston North EndPrestonDeepdale23,404
    Queens Park RangersLondon (White City)Loftus Road18,439
    ReadingReadingSelect Car Leasing Stadium24,161
    Rotherham UnitedRotherham New York Stadium12,021
    Stoke CityStoke-on-Trentbet365 Stadium30,089
    Swansea CitySwansea Swansea.com Stadium21,088
    West Bromwich AlbionWest BromwichThe Hawthorns26,850
    Wigan AthleticWigan DW Stadium25,133

    Personnel and sponsoring
    Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
    Birmingham City Lee Bowyer Troy Deeney Nike BoyleSports[1]
    Blackburn Rovers Vacant Darragh Lenihan Macron Totally Wicked1
    Blackpool Neil Critchley Chris Maxwell Puma Blackpool Council
    (Home: "VisitBlackpool.com";
    Away: "Get Vocal")
    Bristol City Nigel Pearson Daniel Bentley Hummel Huboo[2]
    Cardiff City Steve Morison Sean Morrison Adidas Tourism Malaysia
    Coventry City Mark Robins Liam Kelly Hummel BoyleSports[3]
    Hull City Shota Arveladze Richie Smallwood Umbro Giacom[4]
    Norwich City Dean Smith Grant Hanley Joma[5] Lotus Cars[6]
    Preston North End Ryan Lowe Alan Browne Nike PAR Group
    Queens Park Rangers Vacant Stefan Johansen Erreà Ashville Holdings[7]
    Reading Vacant Michael Morrison Macron Select Car Leasing[8]
    Rotherham United Paul Warne Richard Wood Puma
    • Embark Group (home)
    • Mears (away and third)
    Stoke City Michael O'Neill Joe Allen Macron bet365
    Swansea City Russell Martin Matt Grimes[9] Joma[10] Swansea University[11]
    West Bromwich Albion Steve Bruce Jake Livermore Puma[12] Ideal Heating
    Wigan Athletic Leam Richardson Tendayi Darikwa Puma EPIC.gi

    Managerial changes
    Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
    Reading Paul Ince
    Michael Gilkes    		 End of interim spell 7 May 2022 Pre-season TBA TBA
    Queens Park Rangers Mark Warburton[13] End of contract
    Blackburn Rovers Tony Mowbray[14]

    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 Blackpool 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for Championship play-offs
    4 Bristol City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    5 Cardiff City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    6 Coventry City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    7 Hull City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    8 Norwich City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    9 Preston North End 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    10 Queens Park Rangers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    11 Reading 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    12 Rotherham United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    13 Stoke City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    14 Swansea City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    15 West Bromwich Albion 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    16 Wigan Athletic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    17 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    18 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    19 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    20 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    21 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    22 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to EFL League One
    23 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    24 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    First match(es) will be played on unknown. 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) 12-point sending off offences[15]

    Notes

      References
      1. "BLUES AGREE PRINCIPAL PARTNERSHIP WITH BOYLESPORTS". Birmingham City F.C. 3 June 2019.
      2. "📣 Bristol City announces historic principal partnership with Huboo". Bristol City.
      3. "NEWS: Coventry City announce BoyleSports as the Club's New Principal Partner!". Coventry City F.C. 20 August 2020.
      4. Buckingham, Philip (August 25, 2020). "Hull City announce new sponsor to pave the way for kit launch". HullLive.
      5. "Club announces Joma as new technical kit partner". canaries.co.uk. Norwich City Football Club. 1 July 2021. Archived from the original on 1 July 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
      6. "Club announces Lotus Cars as new front of shirt sponsor for 2021–22". canaries.co.uk. Norwich City Football Club. 25 June 2021. Archived from the original on 25 June 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
      7. "Ashville Holdings confirmed as new shirt sponsor". 16 July 2021.
      8. "🤝 Select Car Leasing become new Principal Partner of Reading Football Club". 11 June 2021.
      9. "Swansea City name new club captain for 2019/20 season". Wales Online. 30 July 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
      10. "Swans sign Joma for new campaign". swanseacity.com. Archived from the original on 4 June 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
      11. "SWANSEA UNIVERSITY BECOME SWANS' NEW FRONT OF SHIRT SPONSOR". swanseacity.com. 19 August 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
      12. "Albion team up with PUMA". West Bromwich Albion F.C. 23 May 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
      13. "QPR boss Warburton to leave in summer". 28 April 2022.
      14. "Manager Mowbray set for Blackburn exit". 28 April 2022.
      15. "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". EFL. Retrieved 8 April 2022.


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