The top tier of English football was renamed the premier league for the start of the 1992-1993 season.
At the commencement of the league, it consist or it is contested by 20 clubs and it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the English Football League.
English football season runs from August to May. Each team play 38 matches, totaling 380 matches in the season.
The competition was formed as the FA premier league on
20 February, 1992 following the decision of clubs in the Football League which was originally founded in
1888.
The premier league generates 2.2 billion Euros per year in domestic and international Tv rights. in 2014/15, teams were apportioned revenues of 1.6billion pounds.
The premier league is the most-watched football league in the world, broadcast in 212 territories to 643 million homes and a potential Tv audience of 4.7billion people.
In 2014/2015 seaon, Premier league match attendance averaged
36,000 which is second highest of any professional football league behind the Bundesliga
43,500
The Premier league ranks third in the UEFA coefficients of leagues based on performances in European competitions over the past five seasons.
47 clubs have competed since inception of the premier league, Only six (6) teams have won the title since inception:
Manchester United 13
Chelsea 4
Arsenal 3
MAnchester city 2
Blackburn Rovers 1
Leicester City 1
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