21st season of EFL Championship
Football league season
EFL Championship Season 2024–25 Dates 9 August 2024 – 3 May 2025 Matches played 348 Goals scored 864 (2.48 per match) Top goalscorer Borja Sainz (Norwich City ) (15 goals) Biggest home win Burnley 5–0 Cardiff City (17 August 2024) Stoke City 6–1 Portsmouth (2 October 2024) Cardiff City 5–0 Plymouth Argyle (19 October 2024) Norwich City 6–1 Plymouth Argyle (26 November 2024) [ 1] Biggest away win Plymouth Argyle 0–5 Burnley (22 January 2025) [ 1] Highest scoring Sheffield Wednesday 2–6 Watford (2 November 2024) Oxford United 2–6 Middlesbrough (23 November 2024) [ 1] Longest winning run Blackburn Rovers (6 games) [ 1] Longest unbeaten run Burnley (16 games) [ 1] Longest winless run Plymouth Argyle (15 games) [ 1] Longest losing run Hull City (6 games) [ 1] Highest attendance 43,374 Sunderland 2–2 Coventry City (9 November 2024) [ 1] Lowest attendance 10,213 Oxford United 1–0 Hull City (5 November 2024) [ 1] Total attendance 7,598,365 Average attendance 21,834 2025–26 →
All statistics correct as of 28 January 2025.
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.
Team changes
The following teams have changed division since the 2023–24 season :
Stadiums
Locations of the 2024–25 EFL Championship teams
Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Team
Location
Stadium
Capacity
Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn
Ewood Park
31,367
Bristol City
Bristol (Ashton Gate )
Ashton Gate
27,000
Burnley
Burnley
Turf Moor
21,944
Cardiff City
Cardiff (Leckwith )
Cardiff City Stadium
33,280
Coventry City
Coventry
Coventry Building Society Arena
32,609
Derby County
Derby
Pride Park Stadium
32,956
Hull City
Kingston upon Hull
MKM Stadium
25,586
Leeds United
Leeds (Beeston )
Elland Road
37,608
Luton Town
Luton (Bury Park )
Kenilworth Road
12,000
Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough (Middlehaven )
Riverside Stadium
34,742
Millwall
London (Bermondsey )
The Den
20,146
Norwich City
Norwich
Carrow Road
27,359
Oxford United
Oxford (Littlemore )
Kassam Stadium
12,500
Plymouth Argyle
Plymouth (Milehouse )
Home Park
17,900
Portsmouth
Portsmouth (Milton )
Fratton Park
20,899
Preston North End
Preston (Deepdale )
Deepdale
23,408
Queens Park Rangers
London (Shepherd's Bush )
Loftus Road
18,439
Sheffield United
Sheffield (Highfield )
Bramall Lane
32,050
Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield (Owlerton )
Hillsborough Stadium
39,732
Stoke City
Stoke-on-Trent
bet365 Stadium
30,089
Sunderland
Sunderland (Monkwearmouth )
Stadium of Light
49,000
Swansea City
Swansea (Landore )
Swansea.com Stadium
21,088
Watford
Watford
Vicarage Road
22,200
West Bromwich Albion
West Bromwich
The Hawthorns
26,850
Managerial changes
^ Riza was officially appointed as manager until the end of the season on 5 December 2024.
League table
Updated to match(es) played on 28 January 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)
[ 81] Notes:
^ Sheffield United were deducted two points for defaulting on payments to other clubs during the 2022–23 and 2023–24 seasons, with a further two points suspended.[ 80]
Results
Updated to match(es) played on 28 January 2025. Source:
[1] 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
Final
3
6
4
5
Semi-finals
2025 English Football League play-offs
Final
2025 EFL Championship play-off final
Season statistics
As of 28 January 2025
Top scorers
Hat-tricks
Note: 4 – player scored 4 goals
Clean sheets
Discipline
Player
Most yellow cards : 10
Most red cards : 2
Club
Most yellow cards : 80
Most red cards : 5
Fewest yellow cards : 44
Fewest red cards : 0
Awards
Monthly
References
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