League profile

Premier League

Rating: 9.14 / 10

based on 7 ratings.

League info

Sport: Soccer
Country: England
Founding year: 1992
Teams: 20
Teams promoted / relegated: 3

The Premier League is the top-flight domestic football league in England. It is recognized as the richest and most popular domestic league in the world and is officially known as the Barclays Premier League.

The Premier League was founded at the close of the 1991 season when the entire English football structure was revamped in an attempt to revitalize the popularity of football in England after the relative doldrums of the 1980s. On May 27,1992 the FA Premier League was established as a limited company.

Since then the Premier League has grown and developed and is now a huge money spinning machine. It is comprised of 20 clubs and the season lasts from August to May of the following year. At the end of the season, the team that gathers the maximum number of points gets to win the league. The bottom three clubs are relegated to the Football League Championship.

The top four teams in the Premier League qualify for the UEFA Champions League. The first two automatically qualify for the group stages while the third and the fourth placed team go to the third qualifying round.

Manchester United are the most successful club in Premier League history and have won 10 Premier League titles so far. They are also the reigning Premier League champions. Arsenal, Blackburn Rovers and Chelsea too have won the Premier League.

Premier League games

Latest games

Down

Chelsea	2 - 1	Everton
Liverpool	1 - 0	QPR
Manchester City	2 - 3	Norwich
Newcastle Utd	0 - 1	Arsenal
Southampton	1 - 1	Stoke City
Swans	0 - 3	Fulham

Schedule

Down

Standings table 2012/2013

Rank	Team	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
1	Manchester Utd	38	28	5	5	86	43	89
2	Manchester City	38	23	9	6	66	34	78
3	Chelsea	38	22	9	7	75	39	75
4	Arsenal	38	21	10	7	72	37	73
5	Tottenham	38	21	9	8	66	46	72
6	Everton	38	16	15	7	55	40	63
7	Liverpool	38	16	13	9	71	43	61
8	West Brom	38	14	7	17	53	57	49
9	Swans	38	11	13	14	47	51	46
10	West Ham Utd	38	12	10	16	45	53	46
11	Norwich	38	10	14	14	41	58	44
12	Fulham	38	11	10	17	50	60	43
13	Stoke City	38	9	15	14	34	45	42
14	Southampton	38	9	14	15	49	60	41
15	Aston Villa	38	10	11	17	47	69	41
16	Newcastle Utd	38	11	8	19	45	68	41
17	Sunderland	38	9	12	17	41	54	39
18	Wigan Athletic	38	9	9	20	47	73	36
19	Reading	38	6	10	22	43	73	28
20	QPR	38	4	13	21	30	60	25

Related news & articles

Bale 'Born To Play For Real'

Friday May 31

Real Madrid president Florentino Perez says Tottenham star Gareth Bale was “born to play” for the Spanish giants. More

Suarez Fuels Real Speculation

Friday May 31

Liverpool striker Luis Suarez has fuelled speculation linking him with Real Madrid after admitting “it’s a good moment for a change of environment” for him. More

Holloway Delighted At Palace Promotion

Tuesday May 28

Crystal Palace boss Ian Holloway was full of joy after his side won promotion to the Premier League with a 1-0 playoff win over Watford on Monday but admits life in the top flight will be tough. More

Man City Aim For Five Titles

Friday May 24

Manchester City chief executive Ferran Soriano has outlined the club’s ambition stating they want to win at least five trophies in the next five years. More