English RFL Championship
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Established
2003 (23 years old)
First Recorded Event
2013-01-31
Current Season
2026
Current Round
5
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United Kingdom
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Male
TV Rights
06 Mar 
Description
The Rugby Football League Championship, (known as the Betfred Championship for sponsorship reasons) is the second highest division of rugby league in Britain .
Introduced in 2003 as National League One, it replaced the existing Second Division. It was rebranded as the Championship in 2009.
Until the end of the 2025 season the league consisted of 13 or 14 teams, with the winner decided by a playoff. Toulouse Olympique were winners of the 2025 season after beating York Knights in the Championship Grand Final.
In 2026, the Championship merged with League One, thus seeing an expansion to 21 teams. This was catalysed by Super League's expansion from 12 to 14 teams also in 2026 which would see two clubs promoted from the Championship without replacement and would have left the Championship with only 11 clubs.
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