The premier League (often referred to as the English Premier League (EPL) outside England) is the top level of the English football league system contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the English Football League (EFL). Seasons runs from August to May with each team playing 38 matches (playing all 19 other teams both home and away).
English Premier league was founded on 20th February, 1992; 27 years ago. In the opening season of 1992/93, 22 clubs competed in the competition, with Brian Deane of Sheffield United scoring the first goal in what was known at that time as the FA premier League. The premier league is a corporation in which the member clubs act as shareholders.
The inaugural members of the Premier League were: Arsenal, Aston Villa, Blackburn Rovers, Chelsea, Coventry City, Crystal Palace, Everton, Ipswich Town, Leeds United, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Middlesbrough, Norwich City, Nottingham Forest, Oldham Athletic, Queens Park Rangers, Sheffield United, Sheffield Wednesday, Southampton, Tottenham Hotspurs, and Wimbledon.
At the end of each season, the bottom three clubs are relegated, with three promoted clubs from the Football League’s Championship replacing them. The only exception to this was in the 1994/95 season when the league decided to reduce the number of clubs to 20. As a result, Crystal palace joined Norwich, Leicester City and Ipswich being relegated from the premier league at the end of the season.
A total of 49 clubs have played in the Premier League since its inception, with Arsenal, Chelsea, Everton, Liverpool, Manchester United, and Tottenham Hotspurs participating in every campaign to date. The premier league ranks second in the EUFA coefficients of leagues based on performances in European competitions over the past five seasons.
Forty-nine clubs have competed since the inception of the premier league in 1992. Six of them have won the title since then: Manchester united (13), Chelsea (5), Manchester City (4), Arsenal (3), Blackburn Rovers (1), Leicester City (1). The record of most points in a premier league season is 100, set by Manchester City in 2017-18.
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