2016–17 English Football League
The 2016–17 English Football League was the 118th season of the English Football League. It began on 6 August 2016 and concluded with the Championship promotion play-off final at Wembley Stadium on 29 May 2017. The EFL is contested through three divisions. The divisions are the Championship, League One and League Two. The winner of the Championship, Newcastle United, and runner-up Brighton & Hove Albion were automatically promoted to the Premier League and they were joined by the winner of the Championship playoff, Huddersfield Town. The bottom two teams in League Two, Hartlepool United and Leyton Orient, were relegated to the National League.
| Season | 2016–17 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Newcastle United |
| Promoted | Newcastle United Brighton & Hove Albion Huddersfield Town |
| Relegated | Hartlepool United Leyton Orient |
| New Clubs in League | Cheltenham Town Grimsby Town |
← 2015–16 2017–18 → | |
It is the league's first season after rebranding from the Football League to the English Football League.