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Champions: Leicester City · Promoted: Leicester, Ipswich, Southampton (play-offs)

Formerly Football League First Division (1992–2004)

ClubStadiumCityCapacity
SunderlandStadium of Lightopened 1997Sunderland277,417 people49,000
Sheffield WednesdayHillsborough Stadiumopened 1899Sheffield518,090 people39,732
Leeds UnitedElland Roadopened 1897Leeds536,280 people37,792
MiddlesbroughRiverside Stadiumopened 1995Middlesbrough140,545 people34,742
Cardiff CityCardiff City Stadiumopened 2009Cardiff383,536 people33,260
Coventry CityCoventry Building Society Arenaopened 2005Coventry362,690 people32,609
SouthamptonSt Mary's Stadiumopened 2001Southampton271,173 people32,589
Leicester CityKing Power Stadiumopened 2002Leicester368,600 people32,261
Blackburn RoversEwood Parkopened 1882Blackburn117,963 people31,367
Ipswich TownPortman Roadopened 1884Ipswich151,562 people30,056
Birmingham CitySt Andrew'sopened 1906Birmingham1,137,100 people30,016
Stoke CityBet365 Stadiumopened 1997Stoke-on-Trent249,008 people27,740
Norwich CityCarrow Roadopened 1935Norwich195,971 people27,244
Bristol CityAshton Gateopened 1887Bristol472,465 people27,000
West Bromwich AlbionThe Hawthornsopened 1900West Bromwich146,386 people26,445
Hull CityMKM Stadiumopened 2002Hull260,200 people24,983
Huddersfield TownKirklees Stadiumopened 1994Huddersfield162,949 people24,500
Preston North EndDeepdaleopened 1878Preston141,801 people24,500
WatfordVicarage Roadopened 1922Watford90,301 people22,000
Swansea CitySwansea.com Stadiumopened 2005Swansea246,700 people20,750
MillwallThe Denopened 1993London8,982,000 people20,146
Queens Park RangersLoftus Roadopened 1904London8,982,000 people18,439
Plymouth ArgyleHome Parkopened 1893Plymouth267,918 people17,900
Rotherham UnitedNew York Stadiumopened 2012Rotherham109,691 people12,021

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Sources: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), API-Football · Data sources