Premier League, EFL, Scottish football: Ups, downs & European qualification

Liverpool clinched their first league title since 1990

BBC Sport outlines promotion and relegation - and the race for European qualification - in England and Scotland for 2019-20.

The coronavirus pandemic forced some leagues to be suspended for a spell, and others to be officially curtailed prematurely.

Recent confirmed promotions, relegations, titles & qualifications

Premier League

The season was suspended with teams having played 28 or 29 of their 38 games, and resumed on 17 June.

Liverpool won the title with seven games remaining, after Manchester City were beaten at Chelsea on 25 June.

They will be joined in next season's Champions League group stage by Manchester City - who successfully overturned a two-year ban from European club competitions for breaching Uefa's club licensing and financial fair play regulations on 13 July - as well as Manchester United and Chelsea.

FA Cup winners Arsenal and fifth-placed Leicester City will enter the Europa League at the group stage, with sixth-placed Tottenham Hotspur in the second qualifying round.

Manchester City's victory in the Carabao Cup final means the Europa place reserved for EFL Cup winners reverts to the league.

Norwich City were relegated after a 4-0 defeat by West Ham on 11 July, while Bournemouth joined them on 26 July despite beating Everton 3-1 in their final game, as did Watford after losing 3-2 at Arsenal on the same day.

Championship

The season was suspended after 37 of the scheduled 46 games and restarted on 20 June.

Leeds United clinched promotion to the Premier League on 17 July after rivals West Brom lost at Huddersfield, and were handed the title the following day when Brentford lost at Stoke.

West Bromwich Albion secured the second automatic promotion place on 22 July with a 2-2 draw against QPR, while Fulham claimed the third spot after beating Brentford 2-1 in the play-off final on 4 August.

Wigan Athletic, Charlton Athletic and Hull City were relegated on the final day of the season - while Wigan lost their appeal against an automatic 12-point deduction for entering administration so their relegation was confirmed.

League One

The season was suspended with teams having played 34 or 35 of their 44 games, and ended on 9 June with places decided on a points-per-game basis.

Champions Coventry City and runners-up Rotherham United will be promoted to the Championship, alongside play-off winners Wycombe Wanderers who beat Oxford 2-1 in the final at Wembley on 13 July.

Because of Bury's expulsion reducing League One to 23 teams, only the bottom three teams are relegated to League Two - Tranmere Rovers, Southend United and Bolton Wanderers.

League Two

The season was suspended with teams having played 36 or 37 of their 46 games, and ended on 9 June with places decided on a points-per-game basis.

Champions Swindon Town will be promoted to League One, alongside Crewe Alexandra, Plymouth Argyle and play-off winners Northampton Town, who beat Exeter 4-0 in the final at Wembley on 29 June.

Because of former League One side Bury's expulsion, only the bottom side was due to be relegated to the National League - and this was originally due to be Stevenage, but instead Macclesfield Town were relegated on 11 August after the EFL won an appeal to an independent panel over a points deduction for the Silkmen, thus reprieving Stevenage.

National League

The season was suspended with teams having played between 35 and 39 of their 46 games, and clubs voted to end the season immediately on 22 April, before choosing to decide places on a points-per-game basis on 17 June.

Barrow were declared champions and will be promoted to League Two, along with play-off winners Harrogate Town.

Four teams are normally relegated, but Bury's expulsion from the EFL means only three will go down - Chorley, AFC Fylde and Ebbsfleet United.

North champions King's Lynn Town and play-off winners Altrincham, and South champions Wealdstone and play-off winners Weymouth will be promoted to the National League.

Scottish Premiership

Celtic were named as champions for the ninth season in a row

The Premiership season was ended on 18 May by the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL), with teams having played 29 or 30 of their 38 scheduled matches, because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Celtic were confirmed as champions and will enter the Champions League at the first qualifying round.

With the Scottish Cup unable to be completed by Uefa's deadline, all three Europa League places are awarded by league position.

Runners-up Rangers will enter the Europa League in the second qualifying round, with third-placed Motherwell and fourth-placed Aberdeen in the first qualifying round.

Bottom club Hearts will be relegated to the Scottish Championship.

Scottish Championship

When the SPFL formally ended the 2019-20 season for the three lower divisions on 15 April, Dundee United were declared champions and promoted to the Scottish Premiership.

Bottom club Partick Thistle will be relegated to Scottish League One.

Scottish League One

When the SPFL formally ended the 2019-20 season for the three lower divisions on 15 April, Raith Rovers were declared champions and promoted to the Scottish Championship.

Bottom club Stranraer will be relegated to Scottish League Two.

Scottish League Two

When the SPFL formally ended the 2019-20 season for the three lower divisions on 15 April, Cove Rangers were declared champions and promoted to Scottish League One.

Brechin City finished bottom of the league, but were spared a play-off against the Highland League or Lowland League champions, while talks over possible restructuring of the leagues broke down.