The English Premier League, often referred to as the EPL, is recognised around the world as the best league in the world. Players from across the globe dream to play at famous grounds such as Old Trafford, St James Park, Stamford Bridge, The Emirates Stadium and Anfield, amongst others. In recent years, some of the world’s most expensive players have enthralled Premier League crowds across the country and have been watched by millions across the world. In fact, the Premier League is so popular around the globe it is broadcast in 212 countries giving EPL games a potential television audience of 4.7 billion people. That worldwide television revenue alone generates £billions each year and is distributed amongst the clubs depending on their final standing the previous year. For this reason, promotion to the English Premier League is highly prized and fiercely fought over in the English Championship.
Contested by 20 clubs, the English Premier League operates a system of promotion and relegation similar to the main football leagues worldwide. As well as English teams those clubs from wales who play in the English Football League can also qualify to enter the EPL; recent examples include Cardiff City and Swansea City Football Clubs.
Currently, the top four teams in the league qualify to enter the UEFA Champions League with the first three entering the group stage directly and the team in fourth place must enter a play off in order to win a place in the group stages.
The English Premier League season runs from August to May and each team plays the other clubs twice, both home and away giving a 38 game season. So popular has the league become that in the 2010-11 season the English Premier League reached new heights with stadium occupancy reaching an average of 92% with the typical attendance at games being 35,363. The leagues success has continued to grow year on year and, in fact, based upon the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) coefficients the EPL continues to be ranked second amongst the leading European competitions and has been for the past five years.
Since its inception in 1992, the dominant team in the English Premier League has been Manchester United who have won an amazing 13 EPL titles in 23 years. United’s nearest rivals Chelsea have won the league 4 times with Arsenal trailing with 3 titles. The only former EPL champions who do not currently compete in the EPL are 1995 winners Blackburn Rovers.
20
april
2024
Hellas Verona
vs
Udinese
fr 65 €
Read more
21
april
2024
Torino
vs
Frosinone
fr 50 €
Read more
22
april
2024
Milan
vs
Inter
fr 299 €
Read more
22
april
2024
Roma
vs
Bologna
fr 70 €
Read more
28
april
2024
Bologna
vs
Udinese
fr 45 €
Read more
28
april
2024
Lazio
vs
Hellas Verona
fr 29 €
Read more
28
april
2024
Atalanta
vs
Empoli
fr 79 €
Read more
28
april
2024
Lecce
vs
Monza
fr 55 €
Read more
28
april
2024
Napoli
vs
Roma
fr 125 €
Read more
28
april
2024
Inter
vs
Torino
fr 100 €
Read more
28
april
2024
Juventus
vs
Milan
fr 225 €
Read more
28
april
2024
Fiorentina
vs
Sassuolo
fr 39 €
Read more
5
may
2024
Roma
vs
Juventus
fr 155 €
Read more
5
may
2024
Hellas Verona
vs
Fiorentina
fr 65 €
Read more
5
may
2024
Milan
vs
Genoa
fr 39 €
Read more
5
may
2024
Torino
vs
Bologna
fr 45 €
Read more
5
may
2024
Udinese
vs
Napoli
fr 136 €
Read more
12
may
2024
Lecce
vs
Udinese
fr 55 €
Read more
12
may
2024
Juventus
vs
Salernitana
fr 59 €
Read more
12
may
2024
Atalanta
vs
Roma
fr 149 €
Read more
12
may
2024
Lazio
vs
Empoli
fr 29 €
Read more
12
may
2024
Fiorentina
vs
Monza
fr 49 €
Read more
12
may
2024
Napoli
vs
Bologna
fr 39 €
Read more
12
may
2024
Hellas Verona
vs
Torino
fr 45 €
Read more
12
may
2024
Milan
vs
Cagliari
fr 49 €
Read more
19
may
2024
Fiorentina
vs
Napoli
fr 99 €
Read more
19
may
2024
Udinese
vs
Empoli
fr 55 €
Read more
19
may
2024
Roma
vs
Genoa
fr 85 €
Read more
19
may
2024
Torino
vs
Milan
fr 90 €
Read more
19
may
2024
Inter
vs
Lazio
fr 215 €
Read more
19
may
2024
Lecce
vs
Atalanta
fr 105 €
Read more
19
may
2024
Bologna
vs
Juventus
fr 173 €
Read more
26
may
2024
Milan
vs
Salernitana
fr 35 €
Read more
26
may
2024
Hellas Verona
vs
Inter
fr 245 €
Read more
26
may
2024
Napoli
vs
Lecce
fr 39 €
Read more
26
may
2024
Juventus
vs
Monza
fr 65 €
Read more
26
may
2024
Lazio
vs
Sassuolo
fr 29 €
Read more
26
may
2024
Atalanta
vs
Torino
fr 119 €
Read more