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The Football League 2008–09 (entitled Coca-Cola Football League for sponsorship reasons), will be the seventeenth season under its current league division format. It will begin in August 2008 and conclude in May 2009, with the promotion play-off finals.

The Football League is contested through three Divisions. The top divisions of these is the League Championship. The winner and the runner up of the League Championship will be automatically promoted to the Premiership and they will be joined by the winner of the League Championship playoff. The bottom three teams in the Championship will be relegated to the second division, League One.

Changes from last season

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From Championship

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Promoted to Premier League

Relegated to League One

To Championship

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Relegated from Premier League

Promoted from League One

League Tables

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League Championship

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Guaranteed to be playing in the Championship

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Barnsley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promotion to Premier League
2 Birmingham City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Blackpool 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for League Championship playoffs
4 Bristol City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Burnley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Cardiff City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Charlton Athletic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Coventry City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Crystal Palace 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Derby County 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Doncaster Rovers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Ipswich Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Norwich City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Nottingham Forest 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Plymouth Argyle 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Preston North End 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Queens Park Rangers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Reading 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Sheffield United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 Sheffield Wednesday 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 Southampton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 Swansea City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to League One
23 Watford 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on 13 May 2008. Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results

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Stadia

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Team Stadium Capacity
Sheffield Wednesday Hillsborough Stadium 39,814
Derby County Pride Park Stadium 33,597
Southampton St Mary's Stadium 32,689
Coventry City Ricoh Arena 32,609
Sheffield United Bramall Lane 32,609
Nottingham Forest City Ground 30,602
Ipswich Town Portman Road 30,311
Birmingham City St Andrew's Stadium 30,009
Wolverhampton Wanderers Molineux Stadium 28,525
Charlton Athletic The Valley 27,111
Crystal Palace Selhurst Park 26,309
Norwich City Carrow Road 26,034
Preston North End Deepdale 24,500
Reading Madejski Stadium 24,161
Barnsley Oakwell 23,009
Burnley Turf Moor 22,546
Cardiff City Ninian Park 22,008
Bristol City Ashton Gate 21,497
Swansea City Liberty Stadium 20,532
Watford Vicarage Road 19,920
Plymouth Argyle Home Park 19,500
Queens Park Rangers Loftus Road 19,128
Doncaster Rovers Keepmoat Stadium 15,231
Blackpool Bloomfield Road 9,788

Notes

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