The FA Premier League, for sponsorship reasons known as Barclays
Premiership, is the top of English soccer league and is placed
under the aegis of the Football Association
.
This league consists of 20 teams, and the winner of this league is awarded the title
"
Champion of England" - winner of the
Premiership.
* Since the Premier League was founded,
Manchester
United is the team that won the most times: a total of 10 (1992-93,
1993-94, 1995-96, 1996-97, 1998-99, 1999-00 , 2000-01, 2002-03, 2006-07,2007-2008),
plus 2 second places (1994-95, 1997-98). The second best is Arsenal, one of the
biggest enemies of the red devils of Manchester, winning the title 3 times (1997-98,
2001-02, 2003-04) and getting behind four times (1998-99, 1999-00, 2000-01 , 2002-03).
* In addition to the two major (who share 11 titles so
far out of 14), only Blackburn Rovers and Chelsea are positioned at the top. The
Rovers have won in 1994-95 after a second place just a year before, and Chelsea
having triumphed in 2004-05 and 2005-06 seasons.
* The player with more attendance is Gary Speed with 533
matches, divided between Leeds United, Everton, Newcastle United and Bolton Wanderers.
He is currently in force at Sheffield United, in the Championship.
* The best scorer in the history of the
Premier League
is Alan Shearer with 261 goals.
* Thierry Henry has won 4 times (2001-02, 2003-04, 2004-05,
2005-06), with Arsenal, the title of leading. Alan Shearer has won 3 times (from
1994-95 to 1996-97); other famous strikers we have succeeded twice: Michael Owen
(1997-1999) with the shirt of Liverpool, Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink (1998-99 , 2000-01)
before with
Leeds United and then with
Chelsea.
*
Manchester United has won three times
in the double, ie coupled
Premier League-FA Cup.
current teams in the Premiership league:
Liverpool,
Chelsea,
Man Utd,
Arsenal,
Aston Villa,
Hull,
Everton,
Portsmouth,
Bolton,
Fulham,
Wigan
,
Middlesbrough,
West Ham,
Stoke,
Man City,
Tottenham,
Newcastle,
Sunderland,
Blackburn,
West Brom