It began on 7 August 2015 and concluded on 30 May 2016, with the League Two play-off final at Wembley Stadium.
The winners of the Championship, Burnley, and runners-up, Middlesbrough, were automatically promoted to the Premier League and on 28 May 2016 were joined by the winners of the Championship play-off, Hull City.
If the aggregate score was level after both legs, then extra time would be played.
[3] The game is known as the richest game in football as the winning club is guaranteed significantly increased payments e.g. in the 2016-17 season the minimum payment for participating in the Premier League was £95 million.
Due to a new TV rights deal, the average payment for a newly promoted club stood at around £100 million.