Championship standings
League table, groups, knockout path, last five form and API-driven qualification/relegation notes.
| Pos. | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship | ||||||||||
| 1 |
Coventry
|
46 | 28 | 11 | 7 | 97 | 45 | 52 | 95 | WWWDD |
| 2 |
Ipswich
|
46 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 80 | 47 | 33 | 84 | WDDWD |
| 3 |
Millwall
|
46 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 64 | 49 | 15 | 83 | LDWDW |
| 4 |
Southampton
|
46 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 82 | 56 | 26 | 80 | WDWDD |
| 5 |
Middlesbrough
|
46 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 72 | 47 | 25 | 80 | LDDWW |
| 6 |
Hull City
|
46 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 70 | 66 | 4 | 73 | WDWLD |
| 7 |
Wrexham
|
46 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 69 | 65 | 4 | 71 | DLWWL |
| 8 |
Derby
|
46 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 67 | 59 | 8 | 69 | LWLWL |
| 9 |
Norwich
|
46 | 19 | 8 | 19 | 63 | 56 | 7 | 65 | LDWWL |
| 10 |
Birmingham
|
46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 57 | 56 | 1 | 64 | DWWDW |
| 11 |
Swansea
|
46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 57 | 59 | -2 | 64 | WDWLW |
| 12 |
Bristol City
|
46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 59 | 59 | 0 | 62 | WLDLD |
| 13 |
Sheffield Utd
|
46 | 18 | 6 | 22 | 66 | 66 | 0 | 60 | WLLWW |
| 14 |
Preston
|
46 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 55 | 62 | -7 | 60 | LWLLW |
| 15 |
QPR
|
46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 61 | 73 | -12 | 58 | LLLLD |
| 16 |
Watford
|
46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 53 | 65 | -12 | 57 | LLLLL |
| 17 |
Stoke City
|
46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 51 | 56 | -5 | 55 | LLLLD |
| 18 |
Portsmouth
|
46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 49 | 64 | -15 | 55 | DWLWW |
| 19 |
Charlton
|
46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 44 | 58 | -14 | 53 | LWLDL |
| 20 |
Blackburn
|
46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 42 | 56 | -14 | 52 | LWDLD |
| 21 |
West Brom
|
46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 48 | 58 | -10 | 51 | LDWWD |
| 22 |
Oxford United
|
46 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 45 | 59 | -14 | 47 | LWLLW |
| 23 |
Leicester
|
46 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 58 | 68 | -10 | 46 | WDDLL |
| 24 |
Sheffield Wednesday
|
46 | 2 | 12 | 32 | 29 | 89 | -60 | 0 | WLLDD |
Championship
Coventry95 pts
Ipswich84 pts
Millwall83 pts
Southampton80 pts
Middlesbrough80 pts
Hull City73 pts
Wrexham71 pts
Derby69 pts
Norwich65 pts
Birmingham64 pts
Swansea64 pts
Bristol City62 pts
Sheffield Utd60 pts
Preston60 pts
QPR58 pts
Watford57 pts
Stoke City55 pts
Portsmouth55 pts
Charlton53 pts
Blackburn52 pts
West Brom51 pts
Oxford United47 pts
Leicester46 pts
Sheffield Wednesday0 pts
Qualification/Relegation
Championship knockout bracket
How this knockout bracket works
This is a double-elimination knockout bracket with grouped qualifiers feeding into a finals tree. Some competitions use this type of structure because teams can move through predefined qualification slots before the final path is complete.
Codes such as 1E, 3AB, WQ1 and LS1 are qualification slots, not random text. 1E means first place from Group E, 2B means second place from Group B, 3AB means a qualified third-place team from Groups A/B, WQ1 means Winner Quarter-final 1 and LS1 means Loser Semi-final 1.
The bracket is generated after group rankings are known. Early ties reward group winners, avoid same-group rematches where possible and balance the route. Later rounds use placeholders such as Winner Match 1, Winner Quarter-final 1 or Loser Semi-final 2 until real teams qualify.
Architecturally, the bracket is built from qualification slots first, then the actual teams replace those slots once the standings and fixtures confirm them.