2016–17 EFL Championship

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 Premier League promotions, via the second automatic promotion place and play-off route respectively, Brighton and Huddersfield Town's first ever since the Premier League formed in 1992.

The season started on 5 August 2016 with the final round of regular league fixtures played on 7 May 2017.

The 2016–17 season was the first in which former European Cup winners Aston Villa played football outside of the top flight since the beginning of the Premier League era in 1992.

The winners from the two semi-finals played at Wembley Stadium in the play-off final.

Chris Wood was the top goalscorer of the season with 27 goals for Leeds United .