A few words about the history of the Premier League

A few words about the history of the Premier League

The English Premier League, also called the Premiership, is an English professional football league, ranked at the highest possible position in the rankings. There are currently 20 clubs competing between August and May in the title competition. The Premier League is a corporate corporation where the teams playing the game are the shareholders. During all 380 matches each team plays 38 matches. Establishment of the FA Premier League took place in 1992, exactly on February 20, after the decision of Football League First Division to split from The Football League, which was set up in 1988. These are not only the most profitable football games, but also have the most fans around the world. Since the establishment of the corporation, 48 teams have participated in the tournament. The current champion, led by Antonio Conte, is the London club Chelsea. Table Premier League

Times assumptions league

Since the FA Premier League became a limited liability company, the league includes three leagues, four of which have been playing for more than a century. The changes have not been recorded in the form of the competition - 20 clubs are participating in the meetings from the start. Also the rule of inheritance and promotion between the highest league level and the second level of the game was also in force. In the first season after the change were played a total of 22 clubs: 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 Hotspur and Wimbledon. The first historic goal was scored by Brian Deane for Sheffield in a game against Manchester United.

How are the games going?

Each of the 20 teams play each other twice - once in your own backyard, once a rival on the pitch, thus giving the possibility of leveling the playing field. In total it gives 38 matches per team and 380 matches played throughout the league season. The League earns primarily on television broadcast, so meetings are played at different times - to increase viewership. British television does not broadcast Saturday meetings at 16:00. Points are awarded for each match - the winning team scores 3 points, 1 point for the draw, and no points are awarded for losing the match. Teams are categorized in several categories: first, the number of points taken, then the difference of goals scored and goals scored. League champion at the end of the season is the club that gets the most branches.

Sponsorship

The matches were sponsored until 2016. In the first few games - 1993-2001 sponsored by Caring, then for several years, since 2001 to 2016, the official sponsor of the Barcays Premier League. Since 2016 there is no sponsor.a

Championship teams over the years

On the podium most often came the team Manchester United, because as many as 13 times, last season in 2012/2013. She also got five times the silver and three times the bronze. Right behind them is the celebrated Chelsea in the final moments of the Chelsea triumphs, which have won five times on the podium with gold, for two seasons not giving way to his rivals. They were silver winners four times and also bronze winners three times. In third place is Arsenal with three times champion title, then Manchester City with double title.

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Which teams appear most often in the competition?

In total, 48 teams have participated in 48 league matches. Most of the time, as many as 26, there appeared on the grass such teams as Arsenal F.C., Chelsea F.C., Everton F.C., Liverpool F.C., Manchester United F.C., Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Immediately behind, because with 24 games in attendance is Aston Villa F.C., with 23 games - Newcastle United F.C., from 22 - West Ham United F.C. And with 21 matches in the account - Manchester City F.C.. Further down are a team like Southampton F.C., Blackburn Rovers F.C. Sunderland F.C. Or Middleborough F.C ..