Premier League - Introduction

Premier League is an English professional league for association football clubs from 1993 to 2007. Premier League held its first season in 1992-93 and was firstly composed of 22 clubs. Premier League is currently support by Barclays Bank and therefore officially known as the Barclays Premier League. The Premier League is a company in which the 20 member clubs act as shareholders. Total of 45 clubs have played in the Premier League from its beginning in 1992 up to and including the 2011-12 season. Premier League organises 38 matches in each season which run from August to May. Most games are played on Saturdays and Sundays.

Premier League has become the world's most watched football league. Premier League is the world's most profitable football league, with combined club revenues of over £2 billion in 2008-09. Premier League has the highest revenue of any football league in the world, with total club revenues of €2.479 billion in 2009-10 .Television money had also become more significant. Premier League received £6.3 million for a two year agreement in 1986, but when that deal was renewed in 1988, the price rose to £44 million over four years.



Premier League 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. At the end of the 2010-11 seasons, Premier League had been 19 completed seasons due to persistence by the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA). The first Premier League match to be played outside England was between Swansea City and Wigan Athletic at the Liberty Stadium in Swansea, Wales on 20 August 2011. In the past only top two teams qualified for the UEFA Champions League. But as of the 2009-10 season qualification for the UEFA Champions League changed. Now the top four teams in the Premier League qualify for the UEFA Champions League, with the top three teams directly entering the group stage.

In 2007, the Premier League became the highest ranking European League based on the performances of English teams in European competitions over a five-year period. Premier League broke the eight year dominance of the Spanish league, La Liga. Ryan Giggs holds the record number of Premier League appearances with a total of 576. He is also the only player to have played in all 20 Premier League seasons and also holds the record number of Premier League Champion’s medals with a total of 12.

The 2010-11 fixtures were released on 17 June 2010 at 09:00 BST. The season began on 14 August 2010 and ended on 22 May 2011. Chelsea were the defending champions.Manchester United, Chelsea, Manchester City and Arsenal all secured a come in for the 2011-12 UEFA Champions League, even as Tottenham Hotspur qualified for the 2011-12 UEFA Europa League via league position. At the bottom West Ham United, Blackpool, and Birmingham City were relegated to the Championship.

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