Premier League
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| Founded | 20 February 1992 |
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| 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 | Liverpool FC (2nd title) (2024-25) |
| 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.[1] It is the world's most lucrative football league, with combined club revenues of £1.93 billion ($3.15bn) in 2007–08.[2] It is also ranked second by UEFA's Association Ranking, behind La Liga.
Current clubs
[change | change source]- As of the 2025–26 season
List
[change | change source]- Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Map
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  London Locations of the 2025–26 Premier League clubs Location of clubs around Greater London for the 2025–26 Premier League
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Champions
[change | change source]Referees
[change | change source]- 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
[change | change source]- 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
[change | change source]Former referees
[change | change source]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
[change | change source]Managers
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| Nat. | Manager | Club | Appointed | Time as manager |
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Mikel Arteta | Arsenal | 22 December 2019 | 5 years, 316 days |
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Unai Emery | Aston Villa | 2 November 2022 | 3 years, 1 day |
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Andoni Iraola | Bournemouth | 19 June 2023 | 2 years, 137 days |
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Keith Andrews | Brentford | 27 June 2025 | 129 days |
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Fabian Hürzeler | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2 July 2024 | 1 year, 124 days |
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Scott Parker | Burnley | 5 July 2024 | 1 year, 121 days |
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Enzo Maresca | Chelsea | 1 July 2024 | 1 year, 125 days |
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Oliver Glasner | Crystal Palace | 19 February 2024 | 1 year, 257 days |
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David Moyes | Everton | 1 January 2025 | 306 days |
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Marco Silva | Fulham | 1 July 2021 | 4 years, 125 days |
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Daniel Farke | Leeds United | 4 July 2023 | 2 years, 122 days |
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Arne Slot | Liverpool | 1 June 2024 | 1 year, 155 days |
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Pep Guardiola | Manchester City | 1 July 2016 | 9 years, 125 days |
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Ruben Amorim | Manchester United | 11 November 2024 | 357 days |
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Eddie Howe | Newcastle United | 8 November 2021 | 3 years, 360 days |
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Nuno Espírito Santo | Nottingham Forest | 20 December 2023 | 1 year, 318 days |
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Régis Le Bris | Sunderland | 1 July 2024 | 1 year, 125 days |
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Thomas Frank | Tottenham Hotspur | 12 June 2025 | 144 days |
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Graham Potter | West Ham United | 2 January 2025 | 305 days |
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Vitor Pereira | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 19 December 2024 | 319 days |
Related pages
[change | change source]References
[change | change source]- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Burnley Official Stadium Capacity". www.burnleyfootballclub.com. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
