English Premier League
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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 |
| Other club(s) from | Wales (1 team) |
| 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 | Manchester City (4th title) (2018–19) |
| Most championships | Manchester United (13 titles) |
| Most appearances | Gareth Barry (653) |
| Top goalscorer | Alan Shearer (260) |
| TV partners | Sky Sports, BT Sport (live matches) Sky Sports, BBC (highlights) |
| Website | premierleague.com |
 2018–19 Premier League | |
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]
Clubs in the 2017–18 seasonEdit
| Club |
Position in 2016–17 |
First season in top division |
Number of seasons in top division |
Number of seasons in the Premier League |
First season of current spell in top division |
Top division titles |
Last top division title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenala, b | 5th | 1903–04 | 100 | 26 | 1920–21 | 13 | 2003–04 |
| Bournemouthb | th | 2015-16 | 2015–16 | 0 | n/a | ||
| Burnleyc | 16th | 1888–89 | 55 | 2016–17 | 2 | 1959–60 | |
| Chelseaa, b | 1st | 1907–08 | 83 | 26 | 1989–90 | 6 | 2016-17 |
| Crystal Palacea | 14th | 1969–70 | 18 | 2013–14 | 0 | n/a | |
| Evertona, b, c | 7th | 1888–89 | 115 | 26 | 1954–55 | 9 | 1986–87 |
| Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. | 2nd in the Championship | 2008–09 | 5 | 5 | 2016–17 | 0 | n/a |
| Leicester City | 12th | 1908–09 | 48 | 11 | 2014–15 | 1 | 2015–16 |
| Liverpoola, b | 4th | 1894–95 | 103 | 26 | 1962–63 | 18 | 1989–90 |
| Manchester Citya | 3rd | 1899–1900 | 89 | 21 | 2002–03 | 4 | 2013–14 |
| Manchester Uniteda, b | 6th | 1892–93 | 93 | 26 | 1975–76 | 20 | 2012–13 |
| Huddersfield Town | 5th in the Championship | 1902–03 | 61 | 15 | 2016–17 | 0 | n/a |
| Southamptona | 8th | 1966–67 | 40 | 18 | 2012–13 | 0 | n/a |
| Stoke Cityb, c | 13th | 1888–89 | 61 | 9 | 2008–09 | 0 | n/a |
| Newcastle United | 1st in the Championship | 1890–91 | 86 | 16 | 2007–08 | 6 | 1935–36 |
| Swansea Cityb, d | 15th | 1981–82 | 7 | 5 | 2011–12 | 0 | n/a |
| Tottenham Hotspura, b | 2nd | 1909–10 | 83 | 26 | 1978–79 | 2 | 1960–61 |
| Watford | 17th | 1982–83 | 10 | 2 | 2015–16 | 0 | n/a |
| West Bromwich Albionc | 10th | 1888–89 | 80 | 11 | 2010–11 | 1 | 1919–20 |
| West Ham United | 11th | 1923–24 | 59 | 21 | 2012–13 | 0 | n/a |
a: Founding member of the Premier League
b: Never been relegated from Premier League
c: One of the original 12 Football League teams
d: Club based in Wales
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.