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English Premier League (view source)
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The '''Premier League''' (or Premiership) is the senior club league in English football<ref>http://www.premierleague.com/fapl.rac?command=forwardOnly&nextPage=enAboutLanding&categoryCode=Who%20We%20Are</ref> ([[soccer]]). It was formed in 1992, replacing the old Football League First Division, and now consists of the top 20 clubs. Each year three clubs are relegated, and three are promoted to the Premier League from the [[Championship]]. The current Premier League champions (season 2006-07) are [[Manchester United]], and the league is currently sponsored by the banking and finance group Barclays.
The '''Premier League''' (or Premiership) is the senior club league in English football<ref>http://www.premierleague.com/fapl.rac?command=forwardOnly&nextPage=enAboutLanding&categoryCode=Who%20We%20Are</ref> ([[soccer]]). It was formed in 1992, replacing the old Football League First Division, and now consists of the top 20 clubs. Each year three clubs are relegated, and three are promoted to the Premier League from the [[Championship]]. The current Premier League champions (season 2006-07) are [[Manchester United]], and the league is currently sponsored by the banking and finance group Barclays. The top two clubs gain automatic entry to the European Champions League whilst the third and fourth-placed clubs must plya a qualification match in order to participate in the the first round.
At the end of the 2007-08 season, [[Birmingham City F.C.]], [[Derby County F.C.]] and [[Reading F.C.]] were relegated to the Coca-Cola Chanpionship and [[West Bromwich Albion F.C.]], [[Hull City F.C.]] and [[Stoke City F.C.]] were promoted.
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;margin-left:1em;"
|+ '''Premier League champions'''
!width="75" | Season
!width="125" | Winner
!width="125" | Runner-up
!width="125" | Third place
!width="125" | Fourth place
|-
| align="center" | 1992–93
|[[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
|[[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]]
|[[Norwich City F.C.|Norwich City]]
||[[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]]
|-
| align="center" | 1993–94
|[[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
||[[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]]
|[[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]]
|[[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]
|-
| align="center" | 1994–95
|[[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]]
|[[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
|[[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]]
|[[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]
|-
| align="center" | 1995–96
|[[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
|[[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]]
|[[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]
|[[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]]
|-
| align="center" | 1996–97
|[[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
|[[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]]
|[[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]
|[[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]
|-
| align="center" | 1997–98
|[[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]
|[[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
|[[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]
|[[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]
|-
| align="center" | 1998–99
|[[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
|[[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]
|[[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]
|[[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]]
|-
| align="center" | 1999–2000
|[[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
|[[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]
|[[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]]
|[[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]
|-
| align="center" | 2000–01
|[[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
|[[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]
|[[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]
|[[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]]
|-
| align="center" | 2001–02
|[[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]
|[[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]
|[[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
|[[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]]
|-
| align="center" | 2002–03
|[[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
|[[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]
|[[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]]
||[[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]
|-
| align="center" | 2003–04
|[[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]
||[[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]
|[[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
|[[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]
|-
| align="center" | 2004–05
|[[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]
|[[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]
|[[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
|[[Everton F.C.|Everton]]
|-
| align="center" | 2005–06
|[[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]
|[[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
|[[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]
|[[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]
|-
| align="center" | 2006–07
|[[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
|[[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]
|[[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]
|[[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]
|-
| align="center" | 2007–08
|[[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
|[[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]
|[[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]
|[[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]
|-
|}
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