Premier League

English men's association football top 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.

Premier League
Founded20 February 1992; 32 years ago (1992-02-20)
CountryEngland
ConfederationUEFA
Number of teams20
Level on pyramid1
Relegation toEFL 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 championsManchester City (7th title)
(2022–23)
Most championshipsManchester United
(13 titles)
Most appearancesGareth Barry (653)
Top goalscorerAlan Shearer (260)
TV partnersSky Sports, BT Sport, Amazon (live matches)
Sky Sports, BBC Sport (highlights)
NBCSN (USA only)
List of international broadcasters
Websitepremierleague.com
Current: 2023–24 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.

Current clubs

As of the 2023–24 season

List

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
TeamLocationStadiumCapacity[3]
ArsenalLondon (Holloway)Emirates Stadium60,704
Aston VillaBirminghamVilla Park42,530
BournemouthBournemouthVitality Stadium11,307
BrentfordLondon (Brentford)Gtech Community Stadium17,250
Brighton & Hove AlbionFalmerAmerican Express Stadium31,876
BurnleyBurnleyTurf Moor21,944[4]
ChelseaLondon (Fulham)Stamford Bridge40,173
Crystal PalaceLondon (Selhurst)Selhurst Park25,486
EvertonLiverpool (Walton)Goodison Park39,414
FulhamLondon (Fulham)Craven Cottage24,500
LiverpoolLiverpool (Anfield)Anfield61,276
Luton TownLutonKenilworth Road11,500[5]
Manchester CityManchesterEtihad Stadium53,400
Manchester UnitedTraffordOld Trafford74,031
Newcastle UnitedNewcastle upon TyneSt James' Park52,257
Nottingham ForestWest BridgfordCity Ground30,404
Doncaster roversDoncasterkeepmoat stadium32,050
Tottenham HotspurLondon (Tottenham)Tottenham Hotspur Stadium62,850
West Ham UnitedLondon (Stratford)London Stadium62,500
Wolverhampton WanderersWolverhamptonMolineux Stadium31,750

Map

Premier League clubs
As of 2023/2024
Clubs in London
Location map of clubs in the 2023–24 Premier League in Greater London
Clubs in Manchester
Location map of clubs in the 2023–24 Premier League in Greater Manchester
Clubs in Liverpool
Location map of clubs in the 2023–24 Premier League in Greater Liverpool

Champions

SeasonChampionsRunner-upThird place
1992–93Manchester UnitedAston VillaNorwich City
1993–94Manchester UnitedBlackburn RoversNewcastle United
1994–95Blackburn RoversManchester UnitedNottingham Forest
1995–96Manchester UnitedNewcastle UnitedLiverpool
1996–97Manchester UnitedNewcastle UnitedArsenal
1997–98ArsenalManchester UnitedLiverpool
1998–99Manchester UnitedArsenalChelsea
1999–00Manchester UnitedArsenalLeeds United
2000–01Manchester UnitedArsenalLiverpool
2001–02ArsenalLiverpoolManchester United
2002–03Manchester UnitedArsenalNewcastle United
2003–04ArsenalChelseaManchester United
2004–05ChelseaArsenalManchester United
2005–06ChelseaManchester UnitedLiverpool
2006–07Manchester UnitedChelseaLiverpool
2007–08Manchester UnitedChelseaArsenal
2008–09Manchester UnitedLiverpoolChelsea
2009–10ChelseaManchester UnitedArsenal
2010–11Manchester UnitedChelseaManchester City
2011–12Manchester CityManchester UnitedArsenal
2012–13Manchester UnitedManchester CityChelsea
2013–14Manchester CityLiverpoolChelsea
2014–15ChelseaManchester CityArsenal
2015–16Leicester CityArsenalTottenham Hotspur
2016–17ChelseaTottenham HotspurManchester City
2017–18Manchester CityManchester UnitedTottenham Hotspur
2018–19Manchester CityLiverpoolChelsea
2019–20LiverpoolManchester CityManchester United
2020–21Manchester CityManchester UnitedLiverpool

Referees


Assistant Referees

  • 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 referee

Mike Dean

Former referees

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
Lee Mason

Former video assistant referees

Lee Mason

Managers

Former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson was the longest serving and most successful manager in Premier League history.


Current managers
Nat.ManagerClubAppointedTime as manager
Jürgen KloppLiverpool8 October 20158 years, 200 days
Pep GuardiolaManchester City1 July 20167 years, 299 days
Thomas FrankBrentford16 October 20185 years, 192 days
Brendan RodgersLeicester City26 February 20195 years, 59 days
David MoyesWest Ham United29 December 20194 years, 118 days
Marco SilvaFulham1 July 20212 years, 299 days
Steve CooperNottingham Forest21 September 20212 years, 217 days
Antonio ConteTottenham Hotspur2 November 20212 years, 175 days
Eddie HoweNewcastle United8 November 20212 years, 169 days
Erik ten HagManchester United23 May 20221 year, 338 days
Graham PotterChelsea8 September 20221 year, 230 days
Roberto De ZerbiBrighton & Hove Albion18 September 20221 year, 220 days
Unai EmeryAston Villa2 November 20221 year, 175 days
Julen LopeteguiWolverhampton Wanderers14 November 20221 year, 163 days
Gary O'NeilBournemouth27 November 20221 year, 150 days
Sean DycheEverton30 January 20231 year, 86 days
Juan GracíaLeeds United21 February 20231 year, 64 days
Ruben SellesSouthampton24 February 20231 year, 61 days
Paddy McCarthy (interim)Crystal Palace17 March 20231 year, 39 days

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