 Wembley Stadium is the venue for each play-off final | |
| Season | 2016–17 |
|---|---|
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 34 (2.27 per match) |
| Biggest home win | Bradford 1–0 Fleetwood Blackpool 3–2 Luton Reading 1–0 Fulham Exeter 3-2 Carlisle |
| Biggest away win | Scunthorpe 2–3 Millwall |
| Highest scoring | Carlisle 3–3 Exeter Luton 3–3 Blackpool |
| Highest attendance | 76,682 |
| Lowest attendance | 3,882 |
| Average attendance | 17,205 |
← 2016 2018 → | |
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.