2016–17 EFL Championship
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Aston Villa Birmingham Villa Park 42,790
Barnsley Barnsley Oakwell 23,009
Birmingham City Birmingham St Andrew 's 30,020
Blackburn Rovers Blackburn Ewood Park 31,370
Brentford London ( Brentford ) Griffin Park 12,760
Brighton & Hove Albion Brighton and Hove AMEX Stadium 30,280
Bristol City Bristol Ashton Gate 27,000
Burton Albion Burton upon Trent Pirelli Stadium 6,912 ( 2,034 seated )
Cardiff City Cardiff Cardiff City Stadium 33,300
Derby County Derby Pride Park Stadium 33,600
Fulham London ( Fulham ) Craven Cottage 25,680
Huddersfield Town Huddersfield John Smith 's Stadium 24,500
Ipswich Town Ipswich Portman Road 30,300
Leeds United Leeds Elland Road 37,900
Newcastle United Newcastle St James ' Park 52,354
Norwich City Norwich Carrow Road 27,220
Nottingham Forest Nottingham City Ground 30,576
Preston North End Preston Deepdale 23,408
Queens Park Rangers London ( Shepherd 's Bush ) Loftus Road 18,360
Reading Reading Madejski Stadium 24,200
Stadiums and locations
LondonAston VillaBarnsleyBirmingham CityBlackburn RoversBrighton & Hove AlbionBristol CityBurton AlbionCardiff CityDerby CountyHuddersfield TownIpswich TownLeeds UnitedNewcastle UnitedNorwich CityNottingham ForestPreston North EndReadingRotherham UnitedSheffield WednesdayWigan AthleticWolverhampton WanderersLondon teamsBrentfordFulhamQueens Park Rangers Locations of the 2016–17 Football League Championship teams BrentfordFulhamQueens Park Rangers Greater London Championship football clubs
The 2016-17 EFL Championship (referred to as the Sky Bet Championship for sponsorship reasons) was the first season of the EFL Championship under its current name, and the twenty-fifth season under its current league structure. Newcastle United were crowned the champions and were promoted to Premier League after just one season in the Championship. Brighton & Hove Albion, alongside Huddersfield Town, both achieved their first ever Premier League promotions, via the second automatic promotion place and play-off route respectively. The season started on 5 August 2016 with the final round of regular league fixtures played on 7 May 2017. The fixtures were announced on 22 June 2016.