The EFL 2025/26 is Panini's official sticker collection dedicated to the three divisions of the English Football League: the Championship, League One and League Two. With all 72 clubs represented, the album offers an extensive overview of English football below the Premier League. The collection contains 788 stickers, making it a particularly substantial album, with a good balance between club presentations and several special sections dedicated to players and memorable moments. Previously Panini published the Championship sticker albums in 2009, 2010 and 2011.
The EFL album opens with an introductory page containing five stickers: the EFL logo and four shiny stickers featuring the Championship, League One and League Two trophies, together with the official balls. This is followed by an 11-sticker, two-page section dedicated to the 2024/25 Promotions & Playoffs, illustrating some of the magic moments from the previous season's promotion battles.
The main part of the album begins with the 24 Championship clubs, presented in alphabetical order. Each team occupies two pages and has 18 stickers: a shiny club badge, a fabric sticker featuring the home kit, a stadium sticker and 15 individual player portraits. The fabric shirt stickers are a particularly nice addition, while the stadium images provide some further variety beyond the usual team and player presentations.
Within the Championship section, there is also a four-page special feature called Elites, containing 24 action stickers of players from the division. After the team presentations, another two-page section called Ones to Watch features 12 additional action stickers dedicated to players worth keeping an eye on.
The album then moves on to League One, where all 24 clubs are presented on a single page each, with eight stickers per team. These consist of a shiny club badge, a shiny action sticker featuring the club's star player and six player stickers, each showing two footballers.
After League One comes Raised in the EFL, a special section featuring 16 shiny stickers dedicated to players who developed their careers in the lower divisions of English football before reaching greater prominence. Among the familiar names are Jamie Vardy, Ademola Lookman and Emiliano Martínez. It is a particularly interesting section because it celebrates the importance of the EFL as a starting point for players who later made their mark at the highest level.
Finally, the album covers League Two, with two clubs sharing each page. Each team has four stickers: a horizontal shiny club badge and three player stickers, each featuring two players.
There are also several additional collectibles beyond the main album. The Golden Captain parallels consist of 24 special stickers, one for each Championship club captain, which can be found in packets. In addition, four limited edition stickers were released at stadiums: three shiny club badges celebrating the 150th anniversaries of Birmingham City, Port Vale and Blackburn Rovers, and one sticker dedicated to Tom Lockyer.
From a sporting perspective, the 2025/26 season saw Coventry City win the Championship, with Žan Vipotnik of Swansea City finishing as the division's top scorer with 23 goals. In League One, Lincoln City claimed the title, while Dominic Ballard of Leyton Orient led the scoring charts with 23 goals. Finally, Bromley won League Two, and Aaron Drinan of Swindon Town was the division's top scorer with 22 goals.
Overall, the EFL 2025/26 is an excellent and very comprehensive Panini collection. Its greatest strength is undoubtedly its coverage of all three divisions, bringing together 72 clubs and a wide selection of players in a single album. The sticker quality is very good, with particularly attractive shiny badges and special action stickers. There are, however, a couple of drawbacks. First, the absence of a hardcover edition is disappointing for such a large collection, as a sturdier album would have been particularly useful when handling and completing 788 stickers. Moreover, the numbering and arrangement of the League Two stickers are rather unusual and potentially confusing: each sticker features two players, but the numbering does not follow a straightforward sequence of consecutive players from the same club. This makes it more difficult to organise and compile a complete set.
- Championship (24 clubs, 18 stickers)
- League One (24 clubs, 8 stickers)
- League Two (24 clubs, 4 stickers)
- Introduction (5 stickers)
- Promotions & Playoffs 2024/25 (11 stickers)
- Elites (24 stickers)
- Ones to Watch (12 stickers)
- Raised in the EFL (16 stickers)
- Golden Captain parallel stickers (24 stickers)
- Limited edition stickers (4 stickers)
