London, March 5 -- EFL clubs have voted in favour of expanding the Championship play-offs from four to six teams.
The new system is similar to the format used in the National League and will be introduced for the 2026-27 season. It means teams finishing from third to eighth will compete for promotion to the Premier League, according to BBC sport.
Clubs finishing third and fourth will progress directly to the semi-final, while a one-legged quarter final will be played with fifth at home to eighth and sixth hosting seventh.
Semi-finals will remain as two legs and the final will still take place at Wembley at the end of May. There are currently no plans in place to expand the play-offs in League One or League Two.
The proposal has been und...