Last year's League One play-off final saw Oxford United seal a return to the Championship for the first time in 25 years as Josh Murphy netted a brace in a 2-0 win over Bolton at Wembley.
Here is all you need to know about the 2024/25 League One play-offs and the race for promotion.
League One play-offs 2024/25 dates
The League One play-offs semi-finals in 2024/25 will be played shortly after the culmination of the regular league season on Saturday 3rd May 2025.
The 2025 League One play-off final will take place over the May Bank Holiday weekend (24th May - 26th May).
League One play-offs 2024/25 how to watch
The League One play-offs will be available to watch live in the UK on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Football.
League One play-offs 2024/25 format
The League One play-offs are played using a simple knockout format. The teams are seeded based on finishing positions in the league, with third-placed finishers playing sixth and fourth playing fifth in the semi-finals.
A simple aggregate score of the two matches decides which teams progress.
The League One play-off final will determine which team gets promoted on the day, with extra-time and penalties used to find a winner if required.
League One play-offs history
Some illustrious names have won promotion from the League One play-off final, with current Premier League clubs Burnley, Manchester City and Brighton on the list of former winners.
Premier League champions City beat Gillingham in a penalty shootout in 1999 after scoring two late goals in normal time to draw 2-2.
Eight teams have won promotion to the Championship through the play-offs twice, with Sheffield Wednesday the last team to do so when winning last year to add to their 2005 win over Hartlepool at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff.
Sunderland's 2-0 victory over Wycombe in 2022 was the only one of the last seven League One play-off finals to be decided by more than one goal.
Last year's League One play-off final saw Oxford United prevail 2-0 over Bolton in the final, with former Norwich City youngster Josh Murphy bagging a brace.
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