Founded in 1992, the Premier League has grown into football's biggest domestic competition.
Revenues for the Premier League now top £6.76bn with Spain's La Liga a distant second with around £4.6bn in revenue.
Dates
The 2025/26 Premier League season got underway on 15th August as champions Liverpool played host to Bournemouth, winning a thrilling encounter 4-2.
The final round of fixtures took place on 24th May 2026.
Gameweek | Date |
1 | 15th-18th August 2025 |
38 | 24th May 2026 |
Teams and stadiums
Reduced from 22 to 20 ahead of the 1995/96 season, the Premier League still has 20 teams to this day.
The biggest stadium remains Old Trafford with a capacity of 74,244, though a number of teams have started to catch up in recent years, with Arsenal, Liverpool, Tottenham and West Ham all boasting 60,000+ seater stadiums.
The smallest stadium in the Premier League is Bournemouth's Vitality Stadium, holding just 11,307.
Team | Stadium | Capacity |
Arsenal | Emirates Stadium | 60,704 |
Aston Villa | Villa Park | 43,205 |
Bournemouth | Dean Court | 11,307 |
Brentford | Brentford Community Stadium | 17,250 |
Brighton & Hove Albion | Falmer Stadium | 31,876 |
Burnley | Turf Moor | 21,990 |
Chelsea | Stamford Bridge | 40,044 |
Crystal Palace | Selhurst Park | 25,194 |
Everton | Hill Dickinson Stadium | 52,769 |
Fulham | Craven Cottage | 27,782 |
Leeds United | Elland Road | 37,645 |
Liverpool | Anfield | 61,276 |
Manchester City | City of Manchester Stadium | 52,900 |
Manchester United | Old Trafford | 74,244 |
Newcastle United | St James' Park | 52,264 |
Nottingham Forest | City Ground | 31,042 |
Sunderland | Stadium of Light | 48,095 |
Tottenham Hotspur | Tottenham Hotspur Stadium | 62,850 |
West Ham United | London Stadium | 62,500 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers | Molineux Stadium | 31,750 |
Rivalries
One thing that makes the Premier League the spectacle it is is its fiercely contested rivalries up and down the country. The perennial Merseyside, Manchester and North London derbies are always highlights on the calendar, while the incendiary Tyne-Wear derby returned to the schedule for the 2025/26 season.
Take a look at the biggest rivalries in the Premier League:
- Arsenal v Chelsea
- Arsenal v Manchester United
- Arsenal v Tottenham
- Brighton v Crystal Palace
- Chelsea v Tottenham
- Chelsea v West Ham
- Everton v Liverpool
- Leeds v Manchester United
- Liverpool v Manchester United
- Manchester City v Manchester United
- Newcastle v Sunderland
- Tottenham v West Ham
Current Premier League standings
View the latest up-to-date Premier League table on site.
Format
Since its inception, the Premier League has operated a straightforward home-and-away format, with each team playing everyone twice. Unlike some other domestic competitions, there are no play-offs. The team at the top of the table after 38 games are crowned champions, and the bottom three teams are relegated.
There have been changed to European places in recent years. With the creation of a new European competition and expansion to the existing ones, the top four teams are guaranteed a place in the UEFA Champions League league phase, though with strong representatives around Europe, fifth place will typically be good enough to also reach the UEFA Champions League.
Two Europa League places are assigned to the next two highest finishers (unless the FA Cup winners finish outside of those places, in which case they will take one Europa League spot) with the next highest finishers qualifying for the UEFA Conference League.
Records
Throughout its history there have been a number of impressive records set within the Premier League, some which may never be beaten.
Manchester United still hold the record for the most titles with 13, though rivals Manchester City closed the gap under Pep Guardiola, winning eight.
Manchester City remain the only team in Premier League history to record 100 points in a season, while Arsenal remain the only team to complete a Premier League season without losing a game.
Premier League Records: Most goals, most games, most titles
Transfer record
Manchester United broke the British transfer record in 1995 with the signing of Andy Cole from Newcastle. The Red Devils would break the British transfer record six times in the Premier League era with Ruud van Nistelrooy, Juan Sebastian Veron, Rio Ferdinand, Angel Di Maria and Paul Pogba.
Jack Grealish became the first £100m player in the Premier League following his move to Manchester City from Aston Villa, with Enzo Fernandez breaking the record himself the following season.
Liverpool smashed the transfer record with the signing of Florian Wirtz in the summer of 2025, breaking the record again later that window with the addition of Alexander Isak.
