ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE:
2012-13 UEFA Champions League:
Manchester City
Manchester United
Arsenal
Chelsea (as defending champions; won FA Cup)
All four clubs will be playing in the group stage of the Champions League next season.
2012-13 Europa League:
Tottenham Hotspur (group stage; would have been eligible for the Champions League's playoff round had Chelsea, who finished sixth in league play, not won the Champions League final against Bayern Munich)
Newcastle United (playoff round)
Liverpool (third qualifying round; won Football League Cup)
Relegated to the Football League Championship:
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Blackburn Rovers
Bolton Wanderers
ENGLISH FOOTBALL LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP:
Promoted to Premier League:
Reading
Southampton
West Ham United (via playoffs)
Relegated to Football League One:
Doncaster Rovers
Coventry City
Portsmouth
ENGLISH FOOTBALL LEAGUE ONE:
Promoted to Football League Championship:
Charlton Athletic
Sheffield Wednesday
Hudderfield Town (via playoffs)
Relegated to Football League Two:
Rochdale
Exeter City
Chesterfield
Wycombe Wanderers
ENGLISH FOOTBALL LEAGUE TWO:
Promoted to Football League One:
Swindon Town
Shrewsbury Town
Crawley Town
Crewe Alexandra (via playoffs)
Relegated to English Conference National:
Macclesfield Town
Hereford United
ENGLISH CONFERENCE NATIONAL:
Promoted to Football League Two:
Fleetwood Town
York City (via playoffs)
Relegated:
Kettering Town (to Southern League Premier Division, which is in the seventh division; the Poppies were deducted three points for failure to pay off their football [soccer] creditors. At season's end, they resigned from the Football Conference, dropping down two divisions)
Bath City (to Conference North or South)
Darlington (to North League Division One, which is in the ninth division; the Quakers were docked ten points for entering administration. At season's end, they were relegated four divisions for exiting administration without a CVA)
Hayes & Yeading United (to Conference North or South)
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