Barclays Premier League

The Premier League is an association football clubs in English professional league. It is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with The Football League. The Premier League is a corporation in which the 20 clubs act as shareholders. This seasons run from August to May, each teams playing 38 matches and total of huge 380 matches in the season. Most games are played on weekends that is Saturdays and Sundays, with a few games played during weekday evenings. It is currently sponsored by Barclays Bank and therefore royally known as the Barclays Premier League.

The competition formed as the FA Premier League on 20 February 1992 following the decision of clubs in the League. The Football League, which was originally founded in 1888, and take advantage of a lucrative television rights deal. The Premier League is the world's most attractive football league in terms of revenue, with combined club revenues of over £2 billion in 2008–09. It is ranked first in the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) coefficients of leagues based on performances in European competitions over the last five years, ahead of Spain's La Liga and Germany's Bundesliga.

Since 1888, a total of 23 clubs have been crowned champions of the English football system. Of the 44 clubs to have competed since the inception of the Premier League in 1992, four have won the title: Manchester United (11 titles), Arsenal (3), Chelsea (3) Blackburn Rovers (1). The current champions are Chelsea, who won the title in the 2009–10 season.

TV partners are Sky Sports, ESPN, BBC (Highlights only)


List of 20 teams in Barclays Premier League


1 Manchester United

2 Arsenal

3 Manchester City

4 Tottenham Hotspur

5 Chelsea

6 Liverpool

7 Sunderland

8 Bolton Wanderers

9 Newcastle United

10 Stoke City

11 Blackburn Rovers

12 Blackpool

13 Fulham

14 Everton

15 Birmingham City

16 Aston Villa

17 West Bromwich Albion

18 Wigan Athletic

19 West Ham United

20 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Premier League champions

1992–93 Manchester United
1993–94 Manchester United
1994–95 Blackburn Rovers
1995–96 Manchester United
1996–97 Manchester United
1997–98 Arsenal
1998–99 Manchester United
1999–2000 Manchester United
2000–01 Manchester United
2001–02 Arsenal
2002–03 Manchester United
2003–04 Arsenal
2004–05 Chelsea
2005–06 Chelsea
2006–07 Manchester United
2007–08 Manchester United
2008–09 Manchester United
2009–10 Chelsea