Premier League
- "Premiership" redirects here, for a list of the Premier Leagues in the World, see Premier League
The Premier League ('The Premiership') (formerly called 'Barclays Premier League') is the top league competition for English football. It is above the English Football League (EFL). For historic reasons, a few clubs from Wales also compete in the English football system.
| Founded | 20 February 1992 |
|---|---|
| Country | England |
| Confederation | UEFA |
| Number of teams | 20 |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
| Relegation to | EFL Championship |
| Domestic cup(s) | FA Cup FA Community Shield |
| League cup(s) | EFL Cup |
| International cup(s) | UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League |
| Current champions | Liverpool (1st title) (2019–20) |
| Most championships | Manchester United (13 titles) |
| Most appearances | Gareth Barry (653) |
| Top goalscorer | Alan Shearer (260) |
| TV partners | Sky Sports, BT Sport, Amazon (live matches) Sky Sports, BBC (highlights) List of international broadcasters |
| Website | premierleague.com |
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The competition started in 1992. 22 Clubs coming from the Football League First Division decided to break away from The Football League (now the EFL), founded in 1888. The Premier League has since become the world's most watched sporting league.[1] It is the world's most lucrative football league, with combined club revenues of £1.93 billion ($3.15bn) in 2007–08.[2] It is also ranked first by UEFA. This rating is based on performances in European competitions over the last five years. In this topic the Premier League is ahead of Spain's La Liga and Italy's Serie A.[3]
ClubsEdit
2019–20 seasonEdit
The following 20 clubs are competing in the Premier League during the 2019–20 season.
| Club | Position in 2018–19 |
First season in top division |
First season in Premier League |
Seasons in top division |
Seasons in Premier League |
First season of current spell in top division |
Top division titles |
Most recent top division title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenala, b | 5th | 1904–05 | 1992–93 | 103 | 28 | 1919–20 | 13 | 2003–04 |
| Aston Villaa, c | 5th in the Championship | 1888–89 | 1992–93 | 106 | 25 | 2019–20 | 7 | 1980–81 |
| Bournemouthb | 14th | 2015–16 | 2015–16 | 5 | 5 | 2015–16 | 0 | n/a |
| Brighton & Hove Albionb | 17th | 1979–80 | 2017–18 | 7 | 3 | 2017–18 | 0 | n/a |
| Burnleyc | 15th | 1888–89 | 2009–10 | 57 | 6 | 2016–17 | 2 | 1959–60 |
| Chelseaa, b | 3rd | 1907–08 | 1992–93 | 85 | 28 | 1989–90 | 6 | 2016–17 |
| Crystal Palacea | 12th | 1969–70 | 1992–93 | 20 | 11 | 2013–14 | 0 | n/a |
| Evertona, b, c | 8th | 1888–89 | 1992–93 | 117 | 28 | 1954–55 | 9 | 1986–87 |
| Leicester City | 9th | 1908–09 | 1994–95 | 51 | 14 | 2014–15 | 1 | 2015–16 |
| Liverpoola, b | 2nd | 1894–95 | 1992–93 | 105 | 28 | 1962–63 | 18 | 1989–90 |
| Manchester Citya | 1st | 1899–1900 | 1992–93 | 91 | 23 | 2002–03 | 6 | 2018–19 |
| Manchester Uniteda, b | 6th | 1892–93 | 1992–93 | 95 | 28 | 1975–76 | 20 | 2012–13 |
| Newcastle United | 13th | 1898–99 | 1993–94 | 88 | 25 | 2017–18 | 4 | 1926–27 |
| Norwich Citya | 1st in the Championship | 1972–73 | 1992–93 | 27 | 9 | 2019–20 | 0 | n/a |
| Sheffield Uniteda | 2nd in the Championship | 1893–94 | 1992–93 | 61 | 4 | 2019–20 | 1 | 1897–98 |
| Southamptona | 16th | 1966–67 | 1992–93 | 43 | 21 | 2012–13 | 0 | n/a |
| Tottenham Hotspura, b | 4th | 1909–10 | 1992–93 | 85 | 28 | 1978–79 | 2 | 1960–61 |
| Watford | 11th | 1982–83 | 1999–2000 | 13 | 7 | 2015–16 | 0 | n/a |
| West Ham United | 10th | 1923–24 | 1993–94 | 62 | 24 | 2012–13 | 0 | n/a |
| Wolverhampton Wanderersc | 7th | 1888–89 | 2003–04 | 65 | 6 | 2018–19 | 3 | 1958–59 |
ChampionsEdit
Related pagesEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ Campbell, Dennis (6 January 2002). "United (versus Liverpool) Nations". The Observer. Retrieved 8 August 2006.
- ↑ "Premier League revenues near £2bn". BBC. 04 June 2009. Retrieved 04 June 2009. Check date values in:
|accessdate=, |date=(help) - ↑ "UEFA ranking of European leagues". UEFA. 2006.