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The English football champions are the winners of the top-level league in English men's football, which since the 1992–93 season has been called the Premier League. Following the codification of professional football by the Football Association in 1885, [ 1 ] the Football League was established in 1888, after meetings initiated by Aston Villa ...
The Premier League is an association football league that serves as the top tier of the English football league system. The league was founded in 1992 when the clubs of the First Division decided to break away from the Football League, [1] as a commercially independent entity that negotiated its own broadcast and sponsorship agreements. [2]
Most consecutive Premier League Manager of the Month awards: 4, Pep Guardiola [200] Most Premier League Manager of the Month awards in a single season: 5, Jürgen Klopp [201] Most promotions to the Premier League: 4, Steve Bruce (Birmingham City in 2001–02 and 2006–07 and Hull City in 2012–13 and 2015–16)
The top goalscorer in the Premier League at the end of each season is awarded the Premier League Golden Boot. The first recipient was Teddy Sheringham of Tottenham Hotspur, who scored 21 goals in 40 games for the club as well as an additional goal for Nottingham Forest on the opening day of the season. [29]
^ [a] Chelsea won the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League, pursuant to the rules in effect at the time, only four clubs from the Premier League could play in the Champions League. This meant that Tottenham, who would usually qualify for the Champions League with a 4th place Premier League finish, were relegated to the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League ...
This article concerns football records in England.Unless otherwise stated, records are taken from the Football League or Premier League.Where a different record exists for the top flight (Football League First Division 1888–1992, and Premier League 1992–present), this is also given.
The fifth-placed team in the Premier League, as well as the winners of the FA Cup, qualify for the subsequent season's Europa League league phase, but if the winner of the FA Cup also finishes in the top five places in the Premier League or has won one of UEFA's major tournaments, then this place reverts to the team that finished sixth.
Known as the FA Premier League Asia Cup from 2003 to 2007, [43] and the Barclays Asia Trophy from 2007 until 2015. [44] PLSS Premier League Summer Series. [45] A friendly competition held for the first time in 2023, involving Premier League sides invited to compete in the United States. [46] Winners of each competition are referenced above.