Premier League
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| 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 Conference League |
| Current champions | Arsenal FC (2nd title) (2025-26) |
| 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: 2024–25 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.
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. 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's Association Ranking system.
Current clubs
- As of the 2026–27 season
List
- Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Map
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Champions
Referees
- 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 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
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
Managers
| Nat. | Manager | Club | Appointed | Time as manager |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Mikel Arteta | Arsenal | 22 December 2019 | 6 years, 318 days |
| Unai Emery | Aston Villa | 2 November 2022 | 4 years, 3 days |
| Andoni Iraola | Bournemouth | 19 June 2023 | 3 years, 139 days |
 | Keith Andrews | Brentford | 27 June 2025 | 1 year, 131 days |
 | Fabian Hürzeler | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2 July 2024 | 2 years, 126 days |
 | Scott Parker | Burnley | 5 July 2024 | 2 years, 123 days |
 | Enzo Maresca | Chelsea | 1 July 2024 | 2 years, 127 days |
 | Oliver Glasner | Crystal Palace | 19 February 2024 | 2 years, 259 days |
 | David Moyes | Everton | 1 January 2025 | 1 year, 308 days |
 | Marco Silva | Fulham | 1 July 2021 | 5 years, 127 days |
| Daniel Farke | Leeds United | 4 July 2023 | 3 years, 124 days |
 | Arne Slot | Liverpool | 1 June 2024 | 2 years, 157 days |
| Pep Guardiola | Manchester City | 1 July 2016 | 10 years, 127 days |
| Ruben Amorim | Manchester United | 11 November 2024 | 1 year, 359 days |
| Eddie Howe | Newcastle United | 8 November 2021 | 4 years, 362 days |
| Nuno Espírito Santo | Nottingham Forest | 20 December 2023 | 2 years, 320 days |
 | Régis Le Bris | Sunderland | 1 July 2024 | 2 years, 127 days |
 | Thomas Frank | Tottenham Hotspur | 12 June 2025 | 1 year, 146 days |
| Graham Potter | West Ham United | 2 January 2025 | 1 year, 307 days |
| Vitor Pereira | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 19 December 2024 | 1 year, 321 days |
Related pages
References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Premier League Handbook Season 2023–24" (PDF). Premier League. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
