Premier League
The Premier League, commonly known as the English Premier League, or the EPL (formerly called the Barclays Premier League due to sponsorship reasons and before 2007 the Premiership) is the top tier of English football. 20 teams compete in the Premier League each season, which is usually played between August and May. Each season, 38 games are played (playing all 19 other teams home and away). 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 UEFA Europa Confrence League |
| Current champions | Manchester City (1st title) (2020–21) |
| 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 Sport (highlights) NBCSN (USA only) List of international broadcasters |
| Website | premierleague.com |
| Current: 2021–22 Premier League | |
The competition started in 1992, after 22 clubs from the Football League First Division decided to break away from The Football League (now the EFL). 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 second by UEFA's Association Ranking, behind La Liga.
2022–23 seasonEdit
Twenty clubs will compete in the 2022–23 Premier League, with three promoted from the Championship:
| 2022–23 Club |
2021–22 Position |
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 |
No. of seasons of current spell in Premier League |
Top division titles |
Most recent top division title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal[a][b] | 5th | 1904–05 | 1992–93 | 106 | 31 | 1919–20[c] | 31 | 13 | 2003–04 |
| Aston Villa[a][d] | 14th | 1888–89 | 1992–93 | 109 | 28 | 2019–20 | 4 | 7 | 1980–81 |
| Bournemouth | 2nd (CS) | 2015–16 | 2015–16 | 6 | 6 | 2022–23 | 1 | 0 | – |
| Brentford[b] | 13th | 1935–36 | 2021–22 | 7 | 2 | 2021–22 | 2 | 0 | – |
| Brighton & Hove Albion[b] | 9th | 1979–80 | 2017–18 | 10 | 6 | 2017–18 | 6 | 0 | – |
| Chelsea[a][b] | 3rd | 1907–08 | 1992–93 | 88 | 31 | 1989–90 | 31 | 6 | 2016–17 |
| Crystal Palace[a] | 12th | 1969–70 | 1992–93 | 23 | 14 | 2013–14 | 10 | 0 | – |
| Everton[a][b][d] | 16th | 1888–89 | 1992–93 | 120 | 31 | 1954–55 | 31 | 9 | 1986–87 |
| Fulham | 1st (CS) | 1949–50 | 2001–02 | 28 | 16 | 2022–23 | 1 | 0 | – |
| Leeds United[a] | 17th | 1924–25 | 1992–93 | 53 | 15 | 2020–21 | 3 | 3 | 1991–92 |
| Leicester City | 8th | 1908–09 | 1994–95 | 54 | 17 | 2014–15 | 9 | 1 | 2015–16 |
| Liverpool[a][b] | 2nd | 1894–95 | 1992–93 | 108 | 31 | 1962–63 | 31 | 19 | 2019–20 |
| Manchester City[a] | 1st | 1899–1900 | 1992–93 | 94 | 26 | 2002–03 | 21 | 8 | 2021–22 |
| Manchester United[a][b] | 6th | 1892–93 | 1992–93 | 98 | 31 | 1975–76 | 31 | 20 | 2012–13 |
| Newcastle United | 11th | 1898–99 | 1993–94 | 91 | 28 | 2017–18 | 6 | 4 | 1926–27 |
| Nottingham Forest[a] | 4th (CS) | 1892–93 | 1992–93 | 57 | 6 | 2022–23 | 1 | 1 | 1977–78 |
| Southampton[a] | 15th | 1966–67 | 1992–93 | 46 | 24 | 2012–13 | 11 | 0 | – |
| Tottenham Hotspur[a][b] | 4th | 1909–10 | 1992–93 | 88 | 31 | 1978–79 | 31 | 2 | 1960–61 |
| West Ham United | 7th | 1923–24 | 1993–94 | 65 | 27 | 2012–13 | 11 | 0 | – |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers[d] | 10th | 1888–89 | 2003–04 | 68 | 9 | 2018–19 | 5 | 3 | 1958–59 |
- Burnley, Watford, and Norwich City were relegated to the EFL Championship for the 2022–23 season, while Fulham, Bournemouth and Nottingham Forest, as winners, runners-up and play-off final winners, respectively, were promoted from the 2021–22 season.
- Only two clubs have remained in the Premier League since their first promotion: Brentford and Brighton & Hove Albion, who have been in 2 and 6 seasons (out of 31), respectively.
a: Founding member of the Premier League
b: Never been relegated from Premier League
c: One of the original 12 Football League teams
ChampionsEdit
RefereesEdit
- Stuart Attwell
- Peter Bankes
- Tom Bramall
- John Brooks
- David Coote
- Darren England
- Jarred Gillett
- Tony Harrington
- Simon Hooper
- Rob Jones
- Chris Kavanagh
- Andy Madley
- Andre Marriner
- Michael Oliver
- Craig Pawson
- Michael Salisbury
- Graham Scott
- Anthony Taylor
- Paul Tierney
Assistant RefereesEdit
- Natalie Aspinall
- Simon Bennett
- Gary Beswick
- Lee Betts
- Stuart Burt
- Darren Cann
- Dan Cook
- Neil Davies
- Derek Eaton
- Nick Greenhalgh
- Constantine Hatzidakis
- Adrian Holmes
- Nick Hopton
- Ian Hussin
- Peter Kirkup
- Scott Ledger
- Harry Lennard
- Simon Long
- James Mainwaring
- Sian Massey-Ellis
- Steve Meredith
- Adam Nunn
- Marc Perry
- Dan Robathan
- Mark Scholes
- Eddie Smart
- Wade Smith
- Richard West
- Matthew Wilkes
- Tim Wood
Dedicated video assistant refereesEdit
Past refereesEdit
Graham Poll
Peter Walton
Mike Riley
Phil Dowd
Mike Jones
Mark Halsey
Uriah Rennie
Mark Clattenburg
Howard Webb
Keith Hackett
David Elleray
Paul Dirkin
Jeff Winter
Dermot Gallagher
Chris Foy
Lee Probert
Neil Swarbrick
Mike Dean
Jon Moss
ManagersEdit
| Nat. | Manager | Club | Appointed | Time as manager |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Jürgen Klopp | Liverpool | 8 October 2015 | 7 years, 54 days |
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Pep Guardiola | Manchester City | 1 July 2016 | 6 years, 153 days |
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Thomas Frank | Brentford | 16 October 2018 | 4 years, 46 days |
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Brendan Rodgers | Leicester City | 26 February 2019 | 3 years, 278 days |
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David Moyes | West Ham United | 29 December 2019 | 2 years, 337 days |
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Marco Silva | Fulham | 1 July 2021 | 1 year, 153 days |
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Patrick Vieira | Crystal Palace | 4 July 2021 | 1 year, 150 days |
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Steve Cooper | Nottingham Forest | 21 September 2021 | 1 year, 71 days |
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Antonio Conte | Tottenham Hotspur | 2 November 2021 | 1 year, 29 days |
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Eddie Howe | Newcastle United | 8 November 2021 | 1 year, 23 days |
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Frank Lampard | Everton | 31 January 2022 | 304 days |
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Jesse Marsch | Leeds United | 28 February 2022 | 276 days |
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Erik ten Hag | Manchester United | 23 May 2022 | 192 days |
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Gary O'Neil (interim) | Bournemouth | 30 August 2022 | 93 days |
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Graham Potter | Chelsea | 8 September 2022 | 84 days |
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Roberto De Zerbi | Brighton & Hove Albion | 18 September 2022 | 74 days |
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Unai Emery | Aston Villa | 2 November 2022 | 29 days |
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Julen Lopetegui | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 14 November 2022 | 17 days |
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Nathan Jones | Southampton | 10 November 2022 | 21 days |
Related pagesEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ Campbell, Dennis (6 January 2002). "United (versus Liverpool) Nations". The Observer. Retrieved 8 August 2006.
- ↑ "Premier League revenues near £2bn". BBC. 4 June 2009. Retrieved 4 June 2009.
- ↑ "When football played on during world war one and inflamed a London derby". The Guardian. 24 March 2020.
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