2023 Championship Play-offs
 Wembley Stadium was the venue for each play-off final | |
| Season | 2022–23 |
|---|---|
← 2022 2024 → | |
The English Football League play-offs for the 2022–23 season (referred to as the Sky Bet Play-Offs for sponsorship reasons) is being held in May 2023 with all finals being staged at Wembley Stadium in Wembley.
The play-offs begin in each league with two semi-finals which are played over two legs. The teams who finished in 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th place in the Championship and League One and the 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th-placed teams in League Two compete. The winners of the semi-finals advance to the finals, with the winners gaining promotion for the following season.
Background
The English Football League play-offs have been held every year since 1987. They take place for each division following the conclusion of the regular season and are contested by the four clubs finishing below the automatic promotion places. The fixtures are determined by final league position – in the Championship and League One this is 3rd v 6th and 4th v 5th, while in League Two it is 4th v 7th and 5th v 6th.
Television
All English Football League play-off games will be broadcast live on Sky Sports. It will be simulcast on the ESPN+ streaming platform in the United States.
Championship
Semi-finals
The final table will be confirmed after the final matchday on 8 May 2022, due to Luton Town beating Reading and Middlesbrough beating Hull City on 19 April 2022; this meant that Luton Town and Middlesbrough are guaranteed to finish either 3rd or 4th and in the play-offs. 5th and 6th Place will be confirmed on 8 May 2023. These final 2 places are between Blackburn Rovers, Coventry City, Millwall, Sunderland and West Bromwich Albion. This means that Luton will play 6th place, and Middlesbrough would play 5th place in the 1st legs, and vice versa in the 2nd legs.
| League table after 45 games – Championship | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 3 | Luton Town | 45 | 21 | 16 | 8 | 57 | 39 | 18 | 79 |
| 4 | Middlesbrough | 45 | 22 | 8 | 15 | 83 | 55 | 28 | 74 |
| 5 | Coventry City | 45 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 57 | 45 | 12 | 69 |
| 6 | Millwall | 45 | 19 | 11 | 14 | 54 | 46 | 8 | 68 |
| 7 | Sunderland | 45 | 17 | 11 | 15 | 65 | 55 | 10 | 66 |
| 8 | West Bromwich Albion | 45 | 18 | 12 | 15 | 57 | 50 | 7 | 66 |
| 9 | Blackburn Rovers | 45 | 19 | 9 | 17 | 48 | 51 | -3 | 66 |
First leg
| TBC | v | Luton Town |
|---|---|---|
| TBC | v | Middlesbrough |
|---|---|---|
Second leg
| Luton Town | v | TBC |
|---|---|---|
| Middlesbrough | v | TBC |
|---|---|---|
Final
2023 EFL Championship play-off Final
League One
Semi-finals
The final table will be confirmed after the final matchday on 7 May 2022, due to Plymouth Argyle beating Burton Albion 1-0 and Ipswich Town battering Exeter City 6-0 on April 29, this meant that Sheffield Wednesday were destined for the play-offs. Barnsley later qualified after beating Oxford United 2-0 on April 22. Bolton Wanderers secured their spot after bettering Fleetwood Town on April 29. That left 6th place to be decided on the final match day. If Derby County won against Sheffield Wednesday, then their place would be confirmed. If Derby County failed to win and Peterborough United won by 3 or more goals against Barnsley, then Peterborough United would qualify instead of Derby County. If Peterborough United won and Derby County lost then Peterborough United would qualify. But if Derby County win and Bolton Wanderers don’t, then Derby County could still finish 5th. This means that 6th place would play Sheffield Wednesday and 5th Place would play Barnsley in the first legs, and vice versa in the second legs.
| League table after 45 games – League One | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 45 | 27 | 12 | 6 | 80 | 37 | 43 | 93 |
| 4 | Barnsley | 45 | 26 | 8 | 11 | 80 | 45 | 35 | 86 |
| 5 | Bolton Wanderers | 45 | 22 | 12 | 11 | 59 | 34 | 25 | 78 |
| 6 | Derby County | 45 | 21 | 13 | 11 | 67 | 45 | 22 | 76 |
| 7 | Peterborough | 45 | 23 | 5 | 17 | 73 | 54 | 19 | 74 |
First leg
| TBC | v | Sheffield Wednesday |
|---|---|---|
| v | Barnsley | |
|---|---|---|
Second leg
| Sheffield Wednesday | v | TBC |
|---|---|---|
| Barnsley | v | TBC |
|---|---|---|
Final
2023 EFL League One play-off Final
League Two
Semi-finals
The final table will be confirmed after the final matchday on 8 May 2022, when all the play-off places will be decided. 3rd will qualify automatically for League One, meanwhile 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th will qualify for the play-offs. 8th place will end up staying in League Two. Bradford City will play champions Leyton Orient, Mansfield Town will play Colchester United, Salford City will play, recently relegated from EFL League One, Gillingham, Stockport County will play, already relegated, Hartlepool United, Carlisle United are away at Sutton United, Northampton Town will be looking to put their automatic promotion place beyond doubt when they play Tranmere Rovers away. This means 3rd will play 7th and 4th and 5th will play each other.
| League table after 45 games – League Two | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 3 | Northampton Town | 45 | 22 | 14 | 9 | 61 | 42 | 19 | 80 |
| 4 | Stockport County | 45 | 22 | 12 | 11 | 64 | 36 | 28 | 78 |
| 5 | Carlisle United | 45 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 65 | 42 | 23 | 75 |
| 6 | Salford City | 46 | 22 | 9 | 14 | 77 | 54 | 23 | 77 |
| 7 | Bradford City | 45 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 60 | 40 | 23 | 75 |
| 8 | Mansfield Town | 45 | 20 | 12 | 13 | 70 | 55 | 15 | 72 |
First leg
| TBC | v | TBC |
|---|---|---|
| TBC | v | TBC |
|---|---|---|
Second leg
| TBC | v | TBC |
|---|---|---|
| TBC | v | TBC |
|---|---|---|
Final
2023 EFL League Two play-off Final
References
Template:Football League Championship playoff finals Template:EFL League One play-offs
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