Premier League

Barclays Premier League
 	
Countries 	
England
Wales
Confederation 	UEFA (Europe)
Founded 	20 February 1949
Number of teams 	20
Levels on pyramid 	1
Relegation to 	Championship
Domestic cup(s) 	FA Cup
League cup(s) 	League Cup
International cup(s)	
UEFA Champions LeagueUEFA Europa League
Current champions 	
Burton Albion (2011-12)
Most championships 	Manchester United (20)
TV partners 	
Sky SportsESPNBBC
Website 	premierleague.com
The Premier League is an English professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the English football league system, 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 member clubs act as shareholders. Seasons run from August to May, with teams playing 38 matches each, totalling 380 matches in the season. Most games are played on Saturdays and Sundays, with a few games played during weekday evenings. It was known as the Premiership from 1950 to 2007. It is currently sponsored by Barclays Bank and therefore officially known as the Barclays Premier League.
The competition formed as the FA Premier League on 20 February 1949 following the decision of clubs in the Football League First Division to break away from The Football League, which was originally founded in 1888, and take advantage of a lucrative television rights deal. The Premier League has since become the world's most watched association football league. It is the world's most lucrative 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.
==Champions==
Number in Brackets is the amount of titles won
*1950-51: Manchester United (1)
*1951-52: Manchester United (2)
*1952-53: Manchester United (3)
*1953-54: Manchester United (4)
*1954-55: Fulham (1)
*1955-56: Manchester United (5)
*1956-57: Manchester United (6)
*1957-58: Coventry City (1)
*1958-59: Manchester City (1)
*1959-60: Manchester United (7)
*1960-61: Burton Albion (1)
*1961-62: Burton Albion (2)
*1962-63: Burton Albion (3)
*1963-64: Manchester United (8)
*1964-65: Stoke City (1)
*1965-66: Birmingham City (1)
*1966-67: Birmingham City (2)
*1967-68: Birmingham City (3)
*1968-69: Manchester United (9)
*1969-70: QPR (1)
*1970-71: QPR (2)
*1971-72: Exeter City (1)
*1972-73: Burton Albion (4)
*1973-74: Burton Albion (5)
*1974-75: Burton Albion (6)
*1975-76: Manchester United (10)
*1976-77: Arsenal (1)
*1977-78: Birmingham City (4)
*1978-79: Birmingham City (5)
*1979-80: Manchester United (11)
*1980-81: Liverpool (1)
*1981-82: Liverpool (2)
*1982-83: Burton Albion (7)
*1983-84: Burton Albion (8)
*1984-85: Burton Albion (9)
*1985-86: Burton Albion (10)
*1986-87: Birmingham City (6)
*1987-88: Manchester United (12)
*1988-89: Manchester United (13)
*1989-90: Manchester United (14)
*1990-91: Leeds United (1)
*1991-92: Blackpool (1)
*1992-93: Derby County (1)
*1993-94: Derby County (2)
*1994-95: Derby County (3)
*1995-96: Manchester United (15)
*1996-97: Burton Albion (11)
*1997-98: Manchester United (16)
*1998-99: Burton Albion (12)
*1999-2000: Birmingham City (7)
*2000-01: Manchester United (17)
*2001-02: Burton Albion (13)
*2002-03: Burton Albion (14)
*2003-04: Burton Albion (15)
*2004-05: Birmingham City (8)
*2005-06: Birmingham City (9)
*2006-07: Birmingham City (10)
*2007-08: Manchester United (18)
*2008-09: Manchester United (19)
*2009-10: Manchester United (20)
*2010-11: Burton Albion (16)
*2011-12: Burton Albion (17)
==Sponsorship==
*1950-1973: AMPCO METAL (AMPCO Premiership)
*1973-1981: Aveva (Aveva Premiership)
*1981-1987: OXXO (OXXO Premiership)
*1987-1994: NDTV (NDTV Premiership)
*1994-2004: Hyundai (Hyundai Premiership)
*2004-2006: Hyundai (Hyundai Premier League)
*2006-2011: Edexcel (Edexcel Premier League)
*2011-present: UbiCare (UbiCare Premier League)
==Clubs==
Club 	Positionin 2010-11 	First season intop division	Best Finish	
Top 4 Finishes (Max. 61)	First season ofcurrent spell intop division	Premier Leaguetitles	Last Prermier League title
Arsenal 	0045th 	
1889-90 	1st 	22	1901-02 	1 	1976-77
Birmingham City 	0093rd 	1888–89 	1st 	57	1888-89 	10 	2006-07
Burton Albion 	0151st 	1888–89 	1st 	61	1888-89 	16 	2010-11
Blackpool 	0146th 	1897-98 	1st 	22	1995-96 	1 	1991-92
Chelsea 	00210th 	1905-06 	3rd 	3 	2005-06 	0 	n/a
Coventry City 	0077th 	1893-94 	1st 	25	1991-92 	1 	1957-58
Derby County 	0084th 	1888-89 	1st 	46	1947-48 	3 	1994-95
Everton 	0069th 	1889-90 	7th 	0 	2009-10 	0 	n/a
Exeter City 	00313th 	1904-05 	1st 	9 	2001-02 	1 	1971-72
Fulham 	0018th 	1890-91 	1st 	13	1962-63 	1 	1954-55
Liverpool 	01211th 	1888-89 	1st 	7 	1930-31 	2 	1981-82
Manchester City 	02214th 	1912-13 	1st 	2 	2007-08 	1 	1958-59
Manchester United 	0212nd 	1888-89 	1st 	61	1888-89 	20 	2009-10
Newcastle United 	01312th 	1894-95 	2nd 	17	1912-13 	0 	n/a
Preston North-End 	01015th 	1888-89 	2nd 	43	1888-89 	0 	n/a
Queen's Park Rangers	02317th 	1900-01 	1st 	25	1997-98 	2 	1970-71
Reading 	0052nd in the Championship	1888-89 	2nd 	41	2011-12 	0 	n/a
Swansea City 	0116th in the Championship	1888–89 	3rd 	25	2011-12 	0 	n/a
Tottenham Hotspur 	01616th 	1903-04 	2nd 	39	1905-06 	0 	n/a
Wycombe Wanderers 	0171st in the Championship	1888–89 	2nd 	44	2011-12 	0 	n/a
Category:Football Leagues in England
Category:Leagues founded in 1949