English Football League
Football Match
The English Football League (EFL) is a league competition featuring professional football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888 as the Football League, the league is the oldest such competition in world football. It was the top-level football league in England from its foundation until 1992, when the top 22 clubs split away to form the Premier League.
The three leagues below the Premier League are known as the Championship, League One and League Two, with 24 clubs in each division (72 in total).
Promotion and relegation between these divisions is a central feature of the League, allowing the top clubs to exchange places with the lowest-placed clubs in higher leagues.
The Football League was associated with a title sponsor between 1983 and 2016. As this sponsor changed over the years the league too has been known by various names. Starting with the 2016–17 season, the league has moved away from having a title sponsor, rebranding itself as the English Football League (EFL), in much the same way the Premier League is known as the "EPL" internationally.
The three leagues below the Premier League are known as the Championship, League One and League Two, with 24 clubs in each division (72 in total).
Promotion and relegation between these divisions is a central feature of the League, allowing the top clubs to exchange places with the lowest-placed clubs in higher leagues.
The Football League was associated with a title sponsor between 1983 and 2016. As this sponsor changed over the years the league too has been known by various names. Starting with the 2016–17 season, the league has moved away from having a title sponsor, rebranding itself as the English Football League (EFL), in much the same way the Premier League is known as the "EPL" internationally.
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