How does promotion work in the English Championship League?

Each season, the two top-finishing teams in the Championship are automatically promoted to the Premier League. The teams that finish the season in 3rd to 6th place enter a playoff tournament, with the winner also gaining promotion to the Premier League.

How does the play-offs work in the National League?

The four teams below the National League champions played against each other in semi-finals over two legs, with second playing fifth and third playing fourth. The winners of these ties then played a single final game known as the Promotion Final, with the winners gaining the second promotion place.

How are teams promoted to Premier League?

Premier League (level 1, 20 teams): The bottom three teams are relegated. English Football League Championship (level 2, 24 teams): Top two automatically promoted; next four compete in the play-offs, with the winner gaining the third promotion spot. The bottom three are relegated.

How do promotion playoffs work in the Premier League?

All leagues below the Premier League give automatic promotion to the top two teams, then throw #3 through #6 into a seeded playoff, with the final at Wembley Stadium. The Championship playoff, for example — with the winner becoming the third team promoted to the Premier League — is said to be worth some £170 million to the winner.

How does promotion and relegation work in English soccer?

How Promotion and Relegation Work in English Soccer All leagues below the Premier League give automatic promotion to the top two teams, then throw #3 through #6 into a seeded playoff, with the final at Wembley Stadium.

How are the semi-finals of the English Football League play-offs played?

Throughout the course of the history of the English Football League play-offs, the semi-finals have always been conducted as two-legged matches played at the two stadia of the competing teams, less than a week apart.

How are the Champions League play-off finals decided?

The first three play-off seasons saw the finals also being conducted over two legs, on a home-and-away basis. Since 1990 the winners of each division’s play-off competition have been determined in a one-off final.