2016–17 Football League Championship

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Football League Championship
Season 2016–2017
2017-18 →

The 2016–17 Football League Championship (referred to as the Sky Bet Championship for sponsorship reasons) is the thirteenth season of the Football League Championship under its current title and it will be the twenty-fifth season under its current league structure. The season will start on 6 August 2016 and conclude on 6 May 2017.[1]

Teams

A total of 24 teams will contest the league, including 18 sides from the 2015–16 season, three relegated from the 2015–16 Premier League and three promoted from the 2015–16 Football League One.

Team changes

Stadia and locations

Locations of teams in the 2016–17 Football League Championship
Greater London Championship football clubs
Team Stadium Capacity
Aston Villa Villa Park 42,682
Barnsley Oakwell 23,009
Birmingham City St Andrew's 30,016
Blackburn Rovers Ewood Park 31,367
Brentford Griffin Park 12,300
Brighton & Hove Albion AMEX Stadium 30,750
Bristol City Ashton Gate 27,000
Burton Albion Pirelli Stadium 6,912
Cardiff City Cardiff City Stadium 33,280
Derby County iPro Stadium 33,597
Fulham Craven Cottage 25,700
Huddersfield Town John Smith's Stadium 24,500
Ipswich Town Portman Road 30,311
Leeds United Elland Road 37,914
Newcastle United St James' Park 52,405
Norwich City Carrow Road 27,244
Nottingham Forest City Ground 30,445
Preston North End Deepdale 23,404
Queens Park Rangers Loftus Road 18,439
Reading Madejski Stadium 24,161
Rotherham United New York Stadium 12,021
Sheffield Wednesday Hillsborough 39,732
Wigan Athletic DW Stadium 25,138
Wolverhampton Wanderers Molineux 31,700

Personnel and sponsoring

Team Manager[lower-greek 1] Captain Kit manufacturer Sponsor
Aston Villa Vacant England Micah Richards Under Armour[citation needed] Intuit QuickBooks[2]
Barnsley Vacant England Alfie Mawson Puma[3] C.K. Beckett[4]
Birmingham City England Gary Rowett England Paul Robinson Adidas[5] EZE Group[6]
Blackburn Rovers Vacant Scotland Grant Hanley Nike[7] Dafabet[8]
Brentford England Dean Smith England Jake Bidwell Adidas[9] Matchbook.com[10]
Brighton & Hove Albion Republic of Ireland Chris Hughton Scotland Gordon Greer Nike[11] American Express[11]
Bristol City England Lee Johnson England Aaron Wilbraham Bristol Sport Lancer Scott [12]
Burton Albion England Nigel Clough England John Mousinho TAG Baytree Cars
Cardiff City Wales Paul Trollope Scotland David Marshall Adidas[13] Visit Malaysia
Derby County England Nigel Pearson Republic of Ireland Richard Keogh Umbro[14] JUST EAT[15]
Fulham Serbia Slaviša Jokanović England Scott Parker Adidas[16] Visit Florida[17][18]
Huddersfield Town United States David Wagner England Mark Hudson Puma PURE Legal (home),[19] RadianB (away), Cavonia (third)
Ipswich Town Republic of Ireland Mick McCarthy England Luke Chambers Adidas[20] Marcus Evans[citation needed]
Leeds United Vacant Ivory Coast Sol Bamba Kappa[21] 32red[22]
Newcastle United Spain Rafa Benitez Argentina Fabricio Coloccini Puma Wonga[23]
Norwich City Scotland Alex Neil Scotland Russell Martin Erreà[24] TBC
Nottingham Forest Vacant England Chris Cohen Adidas[25] 888 Sports[26]
Preston North End England Simon Grayson England Tom Clarke Nike[27] Virgin Trains[28] Preston North End F.C.
Queens Park Rangers Netherlands Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink England Nedum Onuoha Dryworld[29] AirAsia (front),[30] Smarkets (back)[31]
Reading Vacant Republic of Ireland Paul McShane Puma[32] Carabao Daeng (home), Thai Airways (away)
Waitrose (Home back), Euro Cake (Away back)
Legend Alliance (shorts)
Rotherham United England Alan Stubbs Republic of Ireland Lee Frecklington Puma Parkgate Shopping (home)
Balreed (away), TGB Sheds (third)
Sheffield Wednesday Portugal Carlos Carvalhal Netherlands Glenn Loovens Sondico Chansiri[33]
Wigan Athletic Scotland Gary Caldwell Wales Craig Morgan Kappa[34] Intersport
Wolverhampton Wanderers Wales Kenny Jackett England Danny Batth Puma[35] The Money Shop[36]

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Cardiff City England Russell Slade Promoted to head of football 8 May 2016[37] Pre-season Wales Paul Trollope 18 May 2016[38]
Nottingham Forest England Paul Williams Mutual consent 12 May 2016[39]
Rotherham United England Neil Warnock End of contract 18 May 2016[40] England Alan Stubbs 1 June 2016[41]
Reading England Brian McDermott Sacked 27 May 2016[42]
Derby County England Darren Wassall End of contract 27 May 2016[43] England Nigel Pearson 27 May 2016[44]
Leeds United Scotland Steve Evans Sacked 31 May 2016[45]
Aston Villa Scotland Eric Black End of caretaker spell 1 July 2016
Barnsley England Paul Heckingbottom
Blackburn Rovers Scotland Paul Lambert Mutual consent 1 July 2016[46]

League table

Pos Team
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Aston Villa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promotion to the Premier League
2 Barnsley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Birmingham City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for Championship play-offs[lower-alpha 1]
4 Blackburn Rovers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Brentford 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Brighton and Hove Albion 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Bristol City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Burton Albion 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Cardiff City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Derby County 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Fulham 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Huddersfield Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Ipswich Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Leeds United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Newcastle United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Norwich City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Nottingham Forest 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Preston North End 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Queens Park Rangers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 Reading 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 Rotherham United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 Sheffield Wednesday 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to Football League One
23 Wigan Athletic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 6 August 2016. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Notes:
  1. ↑ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the Premier League.

Notes

  1. ↑ According to current revision of List of English Football League managers

References

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