2015–16 Football League Championship
| Season | 2015–16 |
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← 2014–15 2016–17 → | |
The 2015–16 Football League Championship (referred to as the Sky Bet Championship for sponsorship reasons) will be the twelfth season of the Football League Championship under its current title and the twenty-fourth season under its current league structure. The season is scheduled to start on 8/9 August 2015, and the fixtures will be announced on 17 June 2015.[1]
Teams
A total of 24 teams will contest the league, including 18 sides from the 2014–15 season, three relegated from the 2014-15 Premier League and three promoted from the 2014–15 Football League One.
Team changes
The following teams have changed division since the 2014–15 season.
To ChampionshipPromoted from League One Relegated from Premier League |
From ChampionshipRelegated to League One Promoted to Premier League |
Team overview
Stadia and locations
Huddersfield Town
Leeds United
London
Locations of teams in the 2015–2016 Football League Championship
Greater London Championship football clubs
| Team | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Birmingham City | St Andrew's | 30,016 |
| Blackburn Rovers | Ewood Park | 31,154 |
| Bolton Wanderers | Macron Stadium | 28,100 |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | American Express Stadium | 30,750 |
| Bristol City | Ashton Gate | 17,000 |
| Cardiff City | Cardiff City Stadium | 33,316 |
| Charlton Athletic | The Valley | 27,111 |
| Fulham | Craven Cottage | 25,700 |
| Huddersfield Town | John Smith's Stadium | 24,500 |
| Leeds United | Elland Road | 39,460 |
| Nottingham Forest | City Ground | 30,576 |
| Rotherham United | New York Stadium | 12,021 |
| Reading | Madejski Stadium | 24,161 |
| Sheffield Wednesday | Hillsborough | 39,812 |
Personnel and sponsoring
| Team | Manager[lower-greek 1] | Kit manufacturer | Sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham City |  Rowett, GaryGary Rowett |
Carbrini[2] | Zapaygo[3] |
| Blackburn Rovers | Bowyer, GaryGary Bowyer |
Nike[4] | Zebra Claims Ltd.[5] |
| Bolton Wanderers |  Lennon, NeilNeil Lennon |
Macron | FibrLec[6] Wix.com (FA Cup Sponsor) |
| Brighton & Hove Albion |  Hughton, ChrisChris Hughton |
Nike[7] | American Express[7] |
| Bristol City | Cotterill, SteveSteve Cotterill |
Bristol Sport | RSG |
| Cardiff City | Slade, RussellRussell Slade |
TBC | TBC |
| Charlton Athletic |  Luzon, GuyGuy Luzon |
Nike[8] | University of Greenwich (front) Andrews Sykes (back) Mitsubishi Electric (shorts) |
| Fulham |  Symons, KitKit Symons |
Adidas[9] | Marathonbet[10] |
| Huddersfield Town | Powell, ChrisChris Powell |
Puma | Rekorderlig Cider (home)[11] RadianB (away) Cavonia (third) |
| Leeds United | Redfearn, NeilNeil Redfearn |
Macron[12] | Enterprise Insurance (front) Help Link Direct (back)[12] |
| Nottingham Forest |  Freedman, DougieDougie Freedman |
Adidas[13] | Fawaz International Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Company[14] |
| Reading | Clarke, SteveSteve Clarke |
Puma | Waitrose |
| Sheffield Wednesday | Gray, StuartStuart Gray |
Sondico | Azerbaijan: Land of Fire |
- ↑ According to current revision of List of English Football League managers
References
- ↑ "Key Dates". The Football League. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
- ↑ "Birmingham City 2014/15 kit to be made by Carbrini". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 11 Jun 2014.
- ↑ "Lee Clark: Chris Burke and Nikola Zigic will be leaving". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
- ↑ "Rovers team up with Nike". Blackburn Rovers Fc. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
- ↑ "Rovers strike new sponsorship deal". Blackburn Rovers FC. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
- ↑ "Bolton graduates' company to sponsor Bolton Wanderers". University of Bolton. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "New Kit Partnership with Nike". seagulls. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
- ↑ "Charlton Athletic announce Nike Kit Deal". footballshirtculture.com. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
- ↑ "adidas announcement". Fulham FC. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
- ↑ "Marathonbet Join The Team". fulhamfc.com. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
- ↑ "Cider firm Rekorderlig to sponsor new Huddersfield Town shirt". examiner.co.uk. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 "LEEDS UNITED 13/14 MACRON HOME KIT". footyheadlines.com. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
- ↑ "Forest Team Up With Adidas". nottinghamforest.co.uk. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
- ↑ "2014-15 shirt sponsors announced". Nottingham Forest FC. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
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