The championship play-offs are among the most exciting and lucrative matches in world football.
With four teams involved and a major league spot on the line, these are some of the most competitive and intriguing games of the season.
Ahead of the 2021-22 edition of the championship play-offs, goal brings you everything you need to know, including the teams involved, the dates of the matches, how to watch them live on television and more.
what are championship play-offs?
The Championship play-offs in England are a series of knockout matches used to determine the third and final team to be promoted to the top league.
play-off games are played after the conclusion of the championship regular season and feature the teams that finish third, fourth, fifth and sixth in the league.
A merit system is used to assign the semi-final matches, with the third-place team playing the sixth-place team and the fourth-place team playing the fifth-place team.
The semi-finals of the championship play-offs are two-legged affairs, with the winners advancing to the final.
which teams have qualified for the championship play-offs in 2022?
The championship regular season concluded on May 7, 2022.
2021-22 championship table
point of sale
team
mp
w
d
l
god
points
1
fulham (p)
46
27
9
10
+63
90
2
bournemouth (p)
46
25
13
8
+35
88
3
town of huddersfield (q)
46
23
13
10
+17
82
4
nottingham forest (q)
46
23
11
12
+33
80
5
sheffield united (q
46
21
12
13
+18
75
6
city of luton (q)
46
21
12
13
+8
75
last updated: May 8, 2022
fulham won the championship title, followed by bournemouth to seal second place on May 3rd.
With the cottagers and cherries back in the top flight, nottingham forest and huddersfield became the first teams to qualify for the play-offs.
They were joined by sheffield united and luton town, who finished the season with 75 points each.
huddersfield played luton in the first play-off semi-final, with nottingham forest taking on sheffield united.
Check out the favourites, contenders and outsiders for the championship rise here.
when are the 2022 championship play-offs? accessories & results
The championship play-offs take place after the conclusion of the regular season.
In 2021-22, the last day of the regular season was May 7, 2022, meaning the first semi-final games were held on Friday May 13, when Luton Town took on Huddersfield Town. .
sheffield united met nottingham forest in the first leg of their clash a day later on May 14, with the second legs being played on May 16 and 17.
huddersfield edged luton 2-1 on aggregate, while forest required penalties to defeat sheffield united after the teams finished level 3-3 over two games.
the efl has confirmed that the 2022 championship play-off final will take place on 29 May.
championship final 2022
date
team 1
result
team 2
ko time
May 29, 2022
town of huddersfield
to be confirmed
nottingham forest
4:30 PM m. bst / 11:30 a.m. m.
2022 championship play-offs semi-finals
team
added
team
1st section
second stage
huddersfield
2-1
town of luton
1-1
1-0
nottingham forest
3-3 (3-2p)
sheffield united
2-1
1-2
when & where is the 2022 championship play-off final?
the 2022 championship play-off final will be played on Sunday 29 May 2022, where huddersfield town will play nottingham forest.
huddersfield edged luton 2-1 on aggregate, while forest beat sheffield united 3-2 on penalties after their two-legged draw ended 3-3 in both legs.
wembley stadium in london will host the match and is the traditional venue for all efl play-off deciders, and league play-offs will also be played there one and the league two.
championship 2022 play-offs tv channel & live streaming
sky sports has the rights to broadcast the championship in the uk and the 2022 championship play-off games will be broadcast live on television via sky sports football.
If you want to stream live Championship play-off games in the UK, sky go is the network service.
uk tv channel
uk online streaming
sky sports football
heaven go
In the united states, championship games, including play-offs, are available to view on the espn/bamtech networks, while espn+ is the leading streaming service online.
us tv channel
us streaming online
espn/bamtech
eng+
who won the championship play-offs last year?
brentford won the championship play-offs in 2021, defeating swansea city 2-0 in the final.
Ivan Toney gave Thomas Frank’s team an early lead from the penalty spot on 10 minutes and his lead was doubled by Emiliano Marcondes 10 minutes later.
Swansea’s chances of coming back were hit in the second half when Jay Fulton was sent off in the 65th minute and Brentford held on for promotion to the Premier League, a first in the club’s history.
the bees had beaten bournemouth in the semi-finals, winning 3-2 on aggregate, while swansea beat barnsley in the other semi-final.