- "Premiership" redirects here, for a list of the Premier Leagues in the World, see Premier League.
| Founded | 1992 |
|---|---|
| Country | England and Wales |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
| Most championships | Manchester United (13) |
| Website | PremierLeague.com |
The Premier League ('The Premiership' or '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 compete in the English football system. One of these, Swansea City, has played in the Premier League since the 2011–12 season. Cardiff City also played in the Premier League in the 2013–14 season.
The competition started in 1992. Clubs in 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. It is the world's most lucrative football league, with combined club revenues of £1.93 billion ($3.15bn) in 2007–08. It is also ranked first by UEFA. This rating is based on performances in European competitions over the last five years. In this English Premier League is ahead of Spain's La Liga and Italy's Serie A.
Clubs in the 2016–17 season
| Club |
Position in 2015–16 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFC Bournemouthb | 16th | 2015-16 | 2 | 2 | 2015–16 | 0 | n/a |
| Arsenala, b | 2nd | 1903–04 | 100 | 25 | 1919–20 | 13 | 2003–04 |
| Burnleyc | 1st in the Championship | 1888–89 | 54 | 3 | 2016–17 | 2 | 1959–60 |
| Chelseaa, b | 10th | 1907–08 | 82 | 25 | 1989–90 | 5 | 2014-15 |
| Crystal Palacea | 15th | 1969–70 | 17 | 8 | 2013–14 | 0 | n/a |
| Evertona, b, c | 11th | 1888–89 | 114 | 25 | 1954–55 | 9 | 1986–87 |
| Hull City | 4th in the Championship | 2008–09 | 5 | 5 | 2016–17 | 0 | n/a |
| Leicester City | 1st | 1908–09 | 48 | 11 | 2014–15 | 1 | 2015–16 |
| Liverpoola, b | 8th | 1894–95 | 102 | 25 | 1962–63 | 18 | 1989–90 |
| Manchester Citya | 4th | 1899–1900 | 88 | 20 | 2002–03 | 4 | 2013–14 |
| Manchester Uniteda, b | 5th | 1892–93 | 92 | 25 | 1975–76 | 20 | 2012–13 |
| Middlesbrougha | 2nd in the Championship | 1902–03 | 61 | 15 | 2016–17 | 0 | n/a |
| Southamptona | 6th | 1966–67 | 40 | 18 | 2012–13 | 0 | n/a |
| Stoke Cityb, c | 9th | 1888–89 | 61 | 9 | 2008–09 | 0 | n/a |
| Sunderland | 17th | 1890–91 | 86 | 16 | 2007–08 | 6 | 1935–36 |
| Swansea Cityb, d | 12th | 1981–82 | 7 | 5 | 2011–12 | 0 | n/a |
| Tottenham Hotspura, b | 3rd | 1909–10 | 82 | 25 | 1978–79 | 2 | 1960–61 |
| Watford | 13th | 1982–83 | 10 | 2 | 2015–16 | 0 | n/a |
| West Bromwich Albionc | 14th | 1888–89 | 80 | 11 | 2010–11 | 1 | 1919–20 |
| West Ham United | 7th | 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
Champions
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Images for kids
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Arsenal against Borussia Dortmund in the UEFA Champions League in 2011
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A 2012 match between Chelsea and Norwich City.
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Cristiano Ronaldo preparing to take a free kick in a 2009 match between Manchester United and Liverpool.
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Former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson was the longest serving and most successful manager in the history of the Premier League.
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Alan Shearer is the top scorer in Premier League history.
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The Premier League trophy
