Coca Cola Championship

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The Football League Championship or the Coca-Cola Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League.

The Football League Championship was introduced for the 2004-2005 season, having been previously known as the Football League First Division. According to Deloitte, in the 2004-05 season it was the richest non-top flight football division in the world, and the sixth richest division in Europe.

Structure of the league

The league is comprised of 24 teams. Over the course of a season, which runs annually from August till May, each team plays twice home and away, resulting in each team competing in 46 games in total. Three points are awarded for a win, one for a draw and zero for a loss. The teams are ranked in the league table by points gained, then goal difference and then goals scored.

The two teams finishing the season in the top two positions are promoted to the Premier League and the bottom three teams are relegated to Football League One. The three promoted teams are replaced in the division for the next season by the teams finishing in the bottom three in the Premier League and the relegated teams are replaced by the two teams finishing at the top of Division One and the winner of the Division One playoff final.

Football League Championship clubs 2008-09

The following 24 clubs will compete in the Championship during the 2008-09 season.