English Premier League


English Premier LeagueFull Name: FA Premier League - Barclays Premier League
Founded: 1992 (1888)
Tier: 1
Number of Teams: 20
Previous Names: Football League (1888-1892), Football League First Division (1892-1992)

Introduction:

The English Premier League is the top league in the English football pyramid and has few realistic contenders at the moment for the title of most popular and most successful football league in the world. It boasts some of the most famous football names in the world, like Liverpool, Arsenal and Manchester United, while still finding a way to incorporate utterly provincial English towns like Burnley and Hull. Since its creation in the 1992-93 season, as an FA-backed breakaway from the Football League, The Premier League has been largely dominated by Manchester United, who have won 12 Premiership titles.

English Premier League Map:


Each marker represents a Premier League team. Click a marker to reveal the team name and emblem. Zoom in to see the stadiums in close detail.

Description:

The English Premier League has is roots in the Football League, which was formed in 1888 as the first organized league football competition anywhere in the world. After 104 years of existence the Football Association launched a breakaway FA Premier League which incorporated the clubs from the 1991-92 Football League First Division. The arrival of the Premier League coincided with the transition to all-seater stadiums and the first Sky TV contract. These two events began a massive infusion of wealth into the game and a nearly complete transformation of the culture of watching and attending matches. The launch of the Premier League has become almost a year zero in football for so many supporters. It is hard to against the success and popularity of the Premier League. English clubs are consistently successful in Europe, the league has a wider global audience than any other and billionaire sheikhs line up to inexplicably plop down enormous money on relatively minor provincial clubs.

 

Despite all the success there are quite a few who have turned their back on the English Premier League or watch it in grudging frustration. Ticket prices have risen incredibly since its launch and many clubs' original working class fan bases have simply been priced out of the game. Combine this with the end of the terraces and the transition to heavily monitored all-ticket sections and the result has been a quieter and less atmospheric experience for many. The budget disparity between the Premier League and the second-tier Football League Championship is enormous and promoted clubs often come up with little more to hope for than a desperate fight against relegation. Not to mention the growing gap between the Champions League regular "Big Four" and the rest of the league.

 

The English Premier League is formally known as the Barclays Premier League for title sponsor Barclays, a UK-based bank. It's often simply called the Premier League or the Premiership or the Prem or EPL in the acronym-loving United States.

League Format:

  • The English Premier League season begins in August and ends in May with no winter break.
  • The 20 teams play each other twice (home and away) for a total of 38 matches.
  • 3 points are awarded for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for a loss.
  • Final league position is based on the total number of points earned over the full season.
  • The team with the most points is considered the league champion.
  • The bottom three teams are relegated to the second-tier Football League Championship.

Total First Tier English League Titles:

Also Includes Football League (1888-1892), Football League First Division (1892-1992).

 

19 Manchester United

 

18 Liverpool

 

13 Arsenal

 

9 Everton

 

7 Aston Villa

 

6 Sunderland

 

4 Chelsea

4 Newcastle United

4 Sheffield Wednesday

 

3 Blackburn Rovers

3 Huddersfield Town

3 Leeds United

3 Wolverhampton Wanderers

 

2 Burnley

2 Derby County

2 Manchester City

2 Portsmouth

2 Preston North End

2 Tottenham Hotspur

 

1 Ipswich Town

1 Nottingham Forest

1 Sheffield United

1 West Bromwich Albion

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Last Updated on Saturday, 04 February 2012 22:33
 
Comments (24)
1Monday, 21 December 2009 09:07
patrick laing
i think its time you put some new players on the team like caca messie tere henry .
2Tuesday, 05 January 2010 06:03
emmanuel
Guys you are doing great! KEEP IT UP
3Sunday, 04 April 2010 10:02
Nzube
Well recorded
4Friday, 10 September 2010 09:42
Gaboikae Action Qhau
Try hard guys, and coaches must be carefull when signing, they must sign only quality players only quality players.
5Thursday, 30 September 2010 03:53
SUMAN KAFLE
I LOVE LIVERPOOL FE ..AND WHAT I WANT TO SAY IS DAT NO TEAM WILL BE WEAK IN ENGLISH P[REMARE LEAGUEAND ALL THE MATCHES ARE BEST AND TOFF.
6Wednesday, 10 November 2010 15:58
threesticks
In need of an update mate. Need to give some love to Blackpool (as in put on the map)
7Thursday, 11 November 2010 21:15
albionroad
Thanks for the reminder threesticks. I've updated the map.
8Friday, 12 November 2010 18:51
yang won choi
good luck!
9Sunday, 14 November 2010 08:35
kelvin
viva manchester united
10Monday, 07 March 2011 08:52
dinesh
man u will regain the championship again!!!!!!!!!!!
11Monday, 07 March 2011 23:14
Trovinho
Most definetely not all teams are able 2 win all games in a particular season.Losing is part of the game..BIG UP LIVERPOOL...
12Friday, 25 March 2011 04:13
suraj
manchester united will lose and can defect liverpool
13Saturday, 26 March 2011 04:35
Ubaidullah LFC no 1 supporter in RSA
Liverpool will be in the top 3 before the end of the season
14Saturday, 09 April 2011 05:32
dumo
COME ON BLUES

YOU CAN DO IT WITH LAMPARD AND DROGBA.
15Tuesday, 12 April 2011 11:35
Adam HULL Fan
"Utterly provincial" clubs such as Hull? In the early 20th Century, Hull were one of the best football teams in England, and nobody knew quite how they weren't in the top division. Just because hull and burnley haven't been bought by oil barons! Who's gonna be laffin when the oil runs out!
16Thursday, 14 April 2011 07:21
ADEBISI AKEEM
I wish manchester united to be leading all the EPL clubs thanks
17Sunday, 15 May 2011 03:48
OMOTAYO APASE
By GOD grace next season arsenal we lift the LEAGUE.
18Thursday, 09 June 2011 02:11
avinashreddy
You can bring back C.Ronaldo as a captain
19Wednesday, 15 June 2011 11:56
FRED NIBORO ENGR. FRED
I STILL BELIEVE SO MUCH THAT, BY NEXT SEASON THE CUP STILL BELONG TO OLD TRAFORD, SO WE HAVE NO CAUSE FOR ALARM, UP UNITED FOR EVER.
20Saturday, 18 June 2011 04:05
ALHASSAN ALHASSAN FUSEINI
By the grace of almighty ALLAH I am sure that Man United will regain the Champions League and take Uefa Champions from Barcelona come next season
21Thursday, 21 July 2011 05:56
ogidan olu
i want arsenal to win more premier league and other trophies
22Monday, 28 November 2011 06:10
sachin
Common chelsea u can do it.....KTBFFH !!!
23Wednesday, 28 December 2011 23:06
prabin (nepal)
liverpool.fc...rocks....
24Friday, 30 December 2011 20:35
Berain lawrence ( malaysia)
season 2011-12, the red devil (MU)can beat all tourment......

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