Since their 1987 inception the Championship play-offs have produced a gallery of unforgettable theatre. Charlton and Sunderland traded 13 converted penalties in 1998 before Clive Mendonca’s hat-trick sealed a 4-4…
Continue readingFinalists receive an initial 36,000 tickets each for the 2025 Championship play-off final, divided into price categories from £90 in Club Wembley Level Two down to £36 in the upper…
Continue readingUK rights holder Sky Sports has exclusive live coverage of every Championship play-off match, with Main Event airing the primary broadcast and Football carrying dedicated team-centric commentary. Viewers without satellite…
Continue readingAnalysts dub the Championship play-off final the richest game in football because promotion unlocks a revenue cascade unparalleled in sport. Deloitte projects that climbing into the Premier League in 2025…
Continue readingDrama defines the Championship play-offs and the EFL rulebook ensures ties never fizzle out. If semi-final aggregate scores are level after two legs, teams play two 15-minute halves of extra…
Continue readingSemi-finals are the heartbeat of the Championship play-offs, encapsulating home-crowd ferocity and away-day resilience over 180 minutes. Format dictates that third hosts the second leg against sixth, while fourth earns…
Continue readingEvery spring the Championship table fractures into three theatres: automatic promotion chasers, comfortable mid-table residents, and a frantic pack eyeing the final play-off berth. Qualification is simple on paper-finish third,…
Continue readingWembley Stadium will again host the Championship play-off final on 24 May, with gates opening at 13:30 for what organisers brand the £170 million match. Kick-off is booked for 16:30,…
Continue readingThe English Football League has locked in the 2025 Championship play-off calendar, compressing promotion drama into a 14-day window. First legs kick off on Saturday 10 May when the sixth-placed…
Continue readingThe Championship play-offs provide English football’s most dramatic gateway to the Premier League and are contested every May by the clubs finishing third to sixth in the regular season table….
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