List of Premier League seasons
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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 and is contested by 20 clubs. Seasons run from August to May, with teams playing 38 matches each, totalling 380 matches in the season. Most games are played on Saturdays and Sundays, with games also played on certain weekday evenings. The competition was formed in February 1992 following the decision of clubs in the Football League First Division to break away from The Football League, in order to take advantage of a lucrative television rights deal. Teams competing in the Premier League may qualify for the UEFA Champions League or UEFA Europa League on virtue of league positions. The competition adopts a promotion and relegation system with the Football League which comes into place at the end of each season. Since the inaugural season in 1992–93, 50 teams have competed in the Premier League. At the end of the 1994–95 season, the league was reduced from 22 teams to 20. Seven clubs have won the title: Manchester United (13 times), Manchester City (8), Chelsea (5), Arsenal (3), Liverpool (2), Blackburn Rovers and Leicester City (1): Manchester City is the first club to win the league four consecutive seasons (2020–21 to 2023–24) and Arsenal was the only team to go an entire season without a single defeat in 2003–04. The record number of points accumulated by a team is 100 by Manchester City, who won the Premier League in 2017–18. Norwich City have been relegated the most times (6) while Derby County accumulated the lowest ever points total with 11 in the 2007–08 season. The Premier League Golden Boot, awarded to the top goalscorer each season, has been won by 25 players from 12 different clubs. Erling Haaland scored 36 goals in the 2022–23 season – the most in a Premier League season of either the 38-game or 42-game lengths. Dutchman Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink was the first foreigner to win the award outright in 2000–01, having shared the accolade with Dwight Yorke of Trinidad and Tobago in 1998–99.
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| † | League champions won domestic double |
| § | League champions won domestic treble |
| # | League champions won European treble |
| ‡ | Team qualified as UCL winners |
| # | Team qualified as UEL winners |
| & | Team qualified as UECL winners |
| £ | Team qualified as FA Cup winners |
| Season | Champions (Titles) | UEFA Champions League | UEFA Cup / Europa League | UEFA Conference League | Relegated(to EFL Championship) | Promoted(from EFL Championship) | Player(s) | Goals in PL |
| Europe | Top scorer(s) | |||||||
| 1992–93 | Manchester United 1 | — | Aston VillaNorwich City | — | Crystal PalaceMiddlesbroughNottingham Forest | Newcastle UnitedWest Ham UnitedSwindon Town | Teddy Sheringham | 22 |
| 1993–94 | Manchester United 2 † | Blackburn RoversNewcastle United | Sheffield UnitedOldham AthleticSwindon Town | Crystal PalaceNottingham ForestLeicester City | Andy Cole | 34 | ||
| 1994–95 | Blackburn Rovers 1 | Manchester UnitedNottingham ForestLiverpoolLeeds United | Crystal PalaceNorwich CityLeicester CityIpswich Town | MiddlesbroughBolton Wanderers | Alan Shearer | 34 | ||
| 1995–96 | Manchester United 3 † | Newcastle UnitedAston VillaArsenal | Manchester CityQueens Park RangersBolton Wanderers | SunderlandDerby CountyLeicester City | Alan Shearer | 31 | ||
| 1996–97 | Manchester United 4 | Newcastle United | ArsenalLiverpoolAston Villa | SunderlandMiddlesbroughNottingham Forest | Bolton WanderersBarnsleyCrystal Palace | Alan Shearer | 25 | |
| 1997–98 | Arsenal 1 † | Manchester United | LiverpoolLeeds UnitedBlackburn RoversAston Villa | Bolton WanderersBarnsleyCrystal Palace | Nottingham ForestMiddlesbroughCharlton Athletic | Dion DublinMichael OwenChris Sutton | 18 | |
| 1998–99 | Manchester United 5 # | ArsenalChelsea | Leeds UnitedTottenham Hotspur | Charlton AthleticBlackburn RoversNottingham Forest | SunderlandBradford CityWatford | Jimmy Floyd HasselbainkMichael OwenDwight Yorke | 18 | |
| 1999–2000 | Manchester United 6 | ArsenalLeeds United | LiverpoolChelseaLeicester CityAston Villa | WimbledonSheffield WednesdayWatford | Charlton AthleticManchester CityIpswich Town | Kevin Phillips | 30 | |
| 2000–01 | Manchester United 7 | ArsenalLiverpool | Leeds UnitedIpswich TownChelsea | Manchester CityCoventry CityBradford City | FulhamBlackburn RoversBolton Wanderers | Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink | 23 | |
| 2001–02 | Arsenal 2 † | LiverpoolManchester UnitedNewcastle United | Leeds UnitedChelseaBlackburn Rovers | Ipswich TownDerby CountyLeicester City | Manchester CityWest Bromwich AlbionBirmingham City | Thierry Henry | 24 | |
| 2002–03 | Manchester United 8 | ArsenalNewcastle UnitedChelsea | LiverpoolBlackburn RoversSouthamptonManchester City | West Ham UnitedWest Bromwich AlbionSunderland | PortsmouthLeicester CityWolverhampton Wanderers | Ruud van Nistelrooy | 25 | |
| 2003–04 | Arsenal 3 | ChelseaManchester UnitedLiverpool | Newcastle United | Leicester CityLeeds UnitedWolverhampton Wanderers | Norwich CityWest Bromwich AlbionCrystal Palace | Thierry Henry | 30 | |
| 2004–05 | Chelsea 1 | ArsenalManchester UnitedEvertonLiverpool‡ | Bolton WanderersMiddlesbrough | Crystal PalaceNorwich CitySouthampton | SunderlandWigan AthleticWest Ham United | Thierry Henry | 25 | |
| 2005–06 | Chelsea 2 | Manchester UnitedLiverpoolArsenal | Tottenham HotspurBlackburn Rovers | Birmingham CityWest Bromwich AlbionSunderland | ReadingSheffield UnitedWatford | Thierry Henry | 27 | |
| 2006–07 | Manchester United 9 | ChelseaLiverpoolArsenal | Tottenham HotspurEvertonBolton Wanderers | Sheffield UnitedCharlton AthleticWatford | SunderlandBirmingham CityDerby County | Didier Drogba | 20 | |
| 2007–08 | Manchester United 10 | ChelseaArsenalLiverpool | Everton | ReadingBirmingham CityDerby County | West Bromwich AlbionStoke CityHull City | Cristiano Ronaldo | 31 | |
| 2008–09 | Manchester United 11 | LiverpoolChelseaArsenal | EvertonAston Villa | Newcastle UnitedMiddlesbroughWest Bromwich Albion | Wolverhampton WanderersBirmingham CityBurnley | Nicolas Anelka | 19 | |
| 2009–10 | Chelsea 3 † | Manchester UnitedArsenalTottenham Hotspur | Manchester CityAston Villa | BurnleyHull CityPortsmouth | Newcastle UnitedWest Bromwich AlbionBlackpool | Didier Drogba | 29 | |
| 2010–11 | Manchester United 12 | ChelseaArsenalManchester City | Tottenham HotspurFulham | Birmingham CityBlackpoolWest Ham United | Queens Park RangersNorwich CitySwansea City | Dimitar BerbatovCarlos Tevez | 20 | |
| 2011–12 | Manchester City 1 | Manchester UnitedArsenalChelsea‡ | Tottenham HotspurNewcastle United | Bolton WanderersBlackburn RoversWolverhampton Wanderers | ReadingSouthamptonWest Ham United | Robin van Persie | 30 | |
| 2012–13 | Manchester United 13 | Manchester CityChelseaArsenal | Tottenham Hotspur | Wigan AthleticReadingQueens Park Rangers | Cardiff CityHull CityCrystal Palace | Robin van Persie | 26 | |
| 2013–14 | Manchester City 2 | LiverpoolChelseaArsenal | EvertonTottenham Hotspur | Norwich CityFulhamCardiff City | Leicester CityBurnleyQueens Park Rangers | Luis Suárez | 31 | |
| 2014–15 | Chelsea 4 | Manchester CityArsenalManchester United | Tottenham HotspurLiverpoolSouthampton | Hull CityBurnleyQueens Park Rangers | BournemouthWatfordNorwich City | Sergio Agüero | 26 | |
| 2015–16 | Leicester City 1 | ArsenalTottenham HotspurManchester City | Manchester UnitedSouthamptonWest Ham United | Newcastle UnitedNorwich CityAston Villa | BurnleyMiddlesbroughHull City | Harry Kane | 25 | |
| 2016–17 | Chelsea 5 | Tottenham HotspurManchester CityLiverpoolManchester United# | ArsenalEverton | SunderlandMiddlesbroughHull City | Newcastle UnitedBrighton & Hove AlbionHuddersfield Town | Harry Kane | 29 | |
| 2017–18 | Manchester City 3 | Manchester UnitedTottenham HotspurLiverpool | ChelseaArsenalBurnley | Swansea CityStoke CityWest Bromwich Albion | Wolverhampton WanderersCardiff CityFulham | Mohamed Salah | 32 | |
| 2018–19 | Manchester City 4 § | LiverpoolChelseaTottenham Hotspur | ArsenalManchester UnitedWolverhampton Wanderers | Cardiff CityFulhamHuddersfield Town | Norwich CitySheffield UnitedAston Villa | Pierre-Emerick AubameyangSadio ManéMohamed Salah | 22 | |
| 2019–20 | Liverpool 1 | Manchester CityManchester UnitedChelsea | Leicester CityTottenham Hotspur | BournemouthWatfordNorwich City | Leeds UnitedWest Bromwich AlbionFulham | Jamie Vardy | 23 | |
| 2020–21 | Manchester City 5 | Manchester UnitedLiverpoolChelsea | Leicester CityWest Ham United | Tottenham Hotspur | FulhamWest Bromwich AlbionSheffield United | Norwich CityWatfordBrentford | Harry Kane | 23 |
| 2021–22 | Manchester City 6 | LiverpoolChelseaTottenham Hotspur | ArsenalManchester United | West Ham United | BurnleyWatfordNorwich City | FulhamBournemouthNottingham Forest | Mohamed SalahSon Heung-min | 23 |
| 2022–23 | Manchester City 7 # | ArsenalManchester UnitedNewcastle United | LiverpoolBrighton & Hove AlbionWest Ham United& | Aston Villa | Leicester CityLeeds UnitedSouthampton | BurnleySheffield UnitedLuton Town | Erling Haaland | 36 |
| 2023–24 | Manchester City 8 | ArsenalLiverpoolAston Villa | Tottenham HotspurManchester United | Chelsea | Luton TownBurnleySheffield United | Leicester CityIpswich Town Southampton | Erling Haaland | 27 |
| 2024–25 | Liverpool 2 | ArsenalManchester CityChelsea Newcastle United Tottenham Hotspur# | Aston VillaCrystal Palace£ | Nottingham Forest | Leicester CityIpswich TownSouthampton | Leeds UnitedBurnley Sunderland | Mohamed Salah | 29 |
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