Football League Championship
second tier of the football pyramid of professional football league in England
The Football League Championship is the name of the English second division of football. often called The Championship for short, or the Sky Bet Football League Championship, as it is sponsored by Sky Bet.
| Founded | 1888 |
|---|---|
| Country | England and Wales |
| Level on pyramid | 2 |
2017–18 clubsEdit
- Birmingham City
- Bolton Wanderers
- Brentford
- Bristol City
- Cardiff City
- Derby County
- Liverpool
- Hull City
- Ipswich Town
- Leeds United
- Middlesbrough
- Nottingham Forest
- Preston North End F.C.
- Queens Park Rangers
- Reading
- Sheffield Wednesday
- Sunderland AFC
- Burton Albion
- Millwall
- Barnsley
- Sheffield United
- Wolverhampton Wanderers
ChampionsEdit
| Season | Champions | Runner-up | Third place |
| 2000–01 | Fulham | Blackburn Rovers | Bolton Wanderers |
| 2001–02 | Manchester City | West Bromwich Albion | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| 2002–03 | Portsmouth | Leicester City | Sheffield United |
| 2003–04 | Norwich City | West Bromwich Albion | Sunderland |
| 2004–05 | Sunderland | Wigan Athletic | Ipswich Town |
| 2005–06 | Reading | Sheffield United | Watford |
| 2006–07 | Sunderland | Birmingham City | Derby County |
| 2007–08 | West Bromwich Albion | Stoke City | Hull City |
| 2008–09 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Birmingham City | Sheffield United |
| 2009–10 | Newcastle United | West Bromwich Albion | Nottingham Forest |
| 2010–11 | Queens Park Rangers | Norwich City | Swansea City |
| 2011–12 | Reading | Southampton | West Ham United |
| 2012–13 | Cardiff City | Hull City | Watford |
| 2013–14 | Leicester City | Burnley | Derby County |
| 2014–15 | Bournemouth | Watford | Norwich City |
