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The
Premier League is an English professional league for association
football clubs.
At the top of the English football league system, it is
the country's primary football competition. Contested by
20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation
with The Football League. The Premier League is a corporation
in which the 20 member clubs act as shareholders. Seasons
run from August to May, with teams playing 38 games each
totalling 380 games in the season. It is sponsored by Barclays
Bank and therefore officially known as the Barclays Premier
League.
The competition formed as the FA Premier League on 20 February
1992 following the decision of clubs in the Football League
First Division to break away from The Football League, which
was originally founded in 1888, and take advantage of a
lucrative television rights deal. The Premier League has
since become the world's most watched sporting league. It
is the world's most lucrative football league, with combined
club revenues of £1.93 billion ($3.15bn) in 2007–08.
It is also ranked first in the UEFA coefficients of leagues
based on performances in European competitions over the
last five years, ahead of Spain's La Liga and Italy's Serie
A.
A total of 43 clubs have competed in the Premier League,
but only four have won the title: Manchester United, Blackburn
Rovers, Arsenal, and Chelsea. The current champions are
Manchester United, who won their eleventh Premier League
title in the 2008–09 season, the most of any Premier
League team.
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Competition
There are 20 clubs in the Premier League. During the course
of a season, which lasts from August to May, each club plays
the others twice, once at their home stadium and once at
that of their opponents, for a total of 38 games. Teams
receive three points for a win and one point for a draw.
No points are awarded for a loss. Teams are ranked by total
points, then goal difference, and then goals scored. At
the end of each season, the club with the most points is
crowned champion. If points are equal, the goal difference
and then goals scored determine the winner. If still equal,
teams are deemed to occupy the same position. If there is
a tie for the championship, for relegation, or for qualification
to other competitions, a play-off match at a neutral venue
decides rank. The three lowest placed teams are relegated
into the Football League Championship and the top two teams
from the Championship, together with the winner of play-offs
involving the third to sixth placed Championship clubs,
are promoted in their place.
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