English Premier League

[[Image:Barclays Premier League.png|thumb|300px|League logo]] The '''Premier League''' (or Premiership) is the highest senior club league in English football<ref>http://www.premierleague.com/fapl.rac?command=forw<nowiki>ardOnly&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 [[Football League Championship]]. The current Premier League champions (season 2011-12)) are [[Manchester City]] 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 play a qualification match in order to participate in the the first round. {| 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]] |- | align="center" | 2008–09 |[[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] |[[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] |[[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] |[[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] |- | align="center" | 2009–10 |[[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] |[[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] |[[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] |[[Tottenham Hotspur F.C|Tottenham Hotspur]] |- | align="center" | 2010–11 |[[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] |[[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] |[[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] |[[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] |- | align="center" | 2011-12 |[[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] |[[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] |[[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] |[[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] |-|} | align="center" | 2012-13 |[[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] |[[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] |TBC |TBC |-|} It should be noted that while [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham]] finished in 4th place in the league for 2011-12, [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] qualified for the [[Champions League]] as they won the competition in that season. == References == <references/> {{Nb sl english premier}}