da realbet: Championship fans love to argue about which ground provides the best atmosphere.

da bet nacional: With such a varied mix of teams currenlty in the second tier, from former Premier League champions to ambitious upstarts and quite literal Hollywood stories, supporters of every club could make strong arguments that they have the best fans in the division.

There is also a huge mixture of stadium sizes in football’s most competitive league, with over 39,000 seats at Sheffield Wednesday while the likes of Wrexham only just eclipse 10,000.

Every Premier League stadium ranked for best atmosphere (2026)

Who has the best home support in the top flight?

ByCharlie Smith

However, size isn’t everything (or so we are told), and atmosphere is more down to the noise, songs and initmidation generated by the home support than it is the sheer number of seats, so we’ve ranked the best stadiums in the Championship based purely on matchday atmosphere.

Ranking factors

To help rank the teams, we have considered the following criteria:

Noise – how loyal and intimidating the fans are Reputation – how stadiums are talked about by opposing fans and players History – how iconic the stadium and support culture is Attendance – how well the fans show up week in, week out 24 Hull City MKM Stadium

A stadium often criticised for a lack of character, noise levels drop quickly when results dip.

23 Swansea City ​​​​​​​Swansea.com Stadium

Polite and quiet outside the big matches, modern stadium without a traditional atmosphere.

22 Oxford United ​​​​​​​Kassam Stadium

Loyal fans, but limited volume and capacity.

21 Watford Vicarage Road

Support can feel disengaged due to the disconnect between fans and ownership.

20 Queens Park Rangers ​​​​​​​Loftus Road

Compact ground helps, but years of struggle have dulled a once vociferous place to visit.

19 Blackburn Rovers Ewood Park

Large historic ground but subdued support in recent years, with an atmosphere that rarely intimidates visiting teams.

18 Charlton Athletic ​​​​​​​The Valley

Can be lively when optimism is high, but patchy from week to week and dips when times are tough.

17 Bristol City ​​​​​​​Ashton Gate

Capable of noise in bursts, but rarely sustained or intimidating outside of the big games.

16 Preston North End ​​​​​​​Deepdale

Traditional and respectful support, but not top of the pile for intimidation factor.

15 Coventry City ​​​​​​​CBS Arena

Improving atmosphere, fans are passionate but still largely tied to the product on the pitch.