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League One playoffs 2024: Fixtures, dates and teams in the race for promotion to the Championship

The League One playoffs, held at the conclusion of each season, provide exhilarating football fixtures that ignite excitement among fans.

These playoffs serve as a rigorous test of teams' resilience, pushing them to their limits in a gruelling trial. The stakes are elevated as the League One playoffs not only offer a stage for underdogs to emerge but also create opportunities for heroes to rise and dreams to be fulfilled.

The 2023-24 League One playoffs are now over, but here GOAL has compiled essential information for fans, including fixture dates, participating teams, where to watch the matches on TV or through live streaming, and more.

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What are the League One playoffs?

Once the regular season ends, the four teams that finish in third, fourth, fifth, and sixth places in the League One standings will get their opportunity for promotion in the playoffs.

The League One playoffs start with two-legged semi-finals, leading to the grand final—a decisive clash where only one team can emerge victorious, earning their well-deserved ticket to the next level.

In the semi-finals, the team in third place faces off against the sixth-placed team, while the fourth-placed team competes against the fifth-placed side in the other semi-final.

Automatic promotion to the next tier is secured only by the top two teams in League One. The playoffs decide the third entry to the Championship.

Which teams have qualified for the 2024 League One playoffs?

The playoff entrants will be teams finishing from third to sixth place in the standings at the end of the season. The current League One table is below.

League One 2023-24 table

PosTeamPWDLGDPts
1Portsmouth (C, P)4628135+3797
2Derby County 4628810+4192
3Bolton4625129+3587
4Peterborough4625912+2884
5Oxford46221113+2377
6Barnsley46211312+1876
7Lincoln City46201412+2574
8Blackpool46211015+1773

Last updated: May 4, 2024, 7:30 am BST.

Portsmouth have been crowned League One champions, so their promotion to the Championship is secure, and Derby County have joined them.

Bolton Wanderers, Peterborough United, Oxford and Barnsley are involved in the League One play-offs.

When are the League One 2024 playoffs?

The opening leg of 2024 League One playoff semi-finals kicked off on Friday, May 3, with the second leg of the semis held on May 7 and 8.

The final took place on May 18, 2024.

When & where is the League One 2024 playoff final?

The 2024 League One play-off final was played on Saturday, May 18, 2024. The final is likely to kick off at 3 pm GMT.

The venue for the final was Wembley Stadium which traditionally hosts the League One playoff final.

League One play-off fixtures & results

Semi-finals

DateMatchTV channel
May 3Barnsley 1-3 BoltonSky Sports Football / ESPN+
May 4Oxford 1-0 PeterboroughSky Sports Football / ESPN+
May 7Bolton 2-3 BarnsleySky Sports Football / ESPN+
May 8Peterborough 1-1 OxfordSky Sports Football / ESPN+

Final

DateMatchTV channel
May 18Bolton Wanderers 0-2 Oxford UnitedSky Sports Main Event / Sky Sports Football / ESPN+

Where to watch League One 2024 playoffs on TV & live stream

CountryTV channelLive stream
UKSky SportsSky GO
U.S.N/AESPN+

Sky Sports has the broadcasting rights to English Football League (EFL) matches in the United Kingdom (UK) and the League One playoffs will be shown live on Sky Sports Football/Main Event and will also be available to stream live online using Sky GO.

ESPN+ will show the League One playoff semi-finals and final in the United States (U.S.).

Who won the League One playoffs in 2023?

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Sheffield Wednesday, Barnsley, Bolton and Peterborough qualified for the League One playoffs at the end of the 2022-23 season. Sheffield, after losing the first leg 4-0 against Peterborough, bounced back with a 5-1 win in the second leg and booked their place in the final on penalties.

They were joined in the final by Barnsley but it was Sheffield Wednesday who won the League One playoff final in 2023, thanks to an extra-time strike by Joshua Windass.

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