Season 2006–07 Start date August 2006 Goals scored 1,439 | Promoted to Premier League through play-offs Derby County Champion Sunderland A.F.C. Matches played 552 | |
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Direct promotion to Premier League Sunderland,
Birmingham City Top goalscorer Jamie Cureton (Colchester United), 23 Relegated Leeds United F.C., Luton Town F.C., Southend United F.C. Similar 2010–11 Football League C, 2011–12 Football League C, 2016–17 EFL Championship | ||
The 2006–07 Football League Championship (known as the Coca-Cola Championship for sponsorship reasons) was the third season of the league under its current title and fifteenth season under its current league division format.
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The Football League is contested through three Divisions. The top divisions of these is the League Championship. The winner and the runner up of the League Championship will be automatically promoted to the Premiership and they will be joined by the winner of the League Championship playoff. The bottom three teams in the Championship will be relegated to the second division, League One.
Sunderland finished top of the league with 88 points, closely followed by Birmingham City who had 86 points. Derby County were promoted through the play-offs. Southend United, Luton Town and Leeds United were relegated.
Stadia and locations
See the map on the right
From Championship
Promoted to Premier League
Relegated to League One
To Championship
Relegated from Premier League
Promoted from League One