The English Football League play-offs for the 2016–17 season (referred to as the Sky Bet Play-Offs for sponsorship reasons) were held in May 2017 with all finals being staged at Wembley Stadium in London.
The play-offs begin in each league with two semi-finals which are played over two legs. The teams who finished in 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th place in the Championship and League One and the 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th-placed teams in League Two compete. The winners of the semi-finals advance to the finals, with the winners gaining promotion for the following season.
Background The English Football League play-offs have been held every year since 1987. They take place for each division following the conclusion of the regular season and are contested by the four clubs finishing below the automatic promotion places. The fixtures are determined by final league position – in the Championship and League One this is 3rd v 6th and 4th v 5th, while in League Two it is 4th v 7th and 5th v 6th.
Championship
Championship Semi-finals
Final league position - ChampionshipTeam3Reading46267136864+4854Sheffield Wednesday46249136045+15815Huddersfield Town46256155658–2816Fulham462214108557+2880 First leg
Second leg
Reading won 2–1 on aggregate.
Sheffield Wednesday 1–1 Huddersfield Town on aggregate. Huddersfield Town won 4–3 on penalties.
Championship final
League One
League One Semi-finals Final league position - League OneTeam3Scunthorpe United462410128054+26824Fleetwood Town462313106443+21825Bradford City46201976243+19796Millwall462013136657+973
First leg
Second leg
Millwall won 3–2 on aggregate.
Bradford City won 1–0 on aggregate.
League One Final
League Two
League Two Semi-finals Final league position - League TwoTeam4Luton Town46201797043+27775Exeter City46218177556+19716Carlisle United461817116968+1717Blackpool461816126946+2370 First leg
Second leg
Blackpool won 6–5 on aggregate.
Exeter City won 6–5 on aggregate.
League Two Final
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