EPL - English Premier League

The English Premier League is also known as the Premier League. It is one of the most popular sports leagues globally. Twenty teams or clubs participate in the League every season. There are thirty-eight matches in total. If you are a sports enthusiast, you should not miss out on the Premier League that usually occurs from August to May every season.

The birth of the English Premier League

The English Premier League was initiated in the early 1990s. Greg Dyke, the managing director of London Weekend Television, met up with the authoritative heads of all the big five teams. This includes Arsenal's David Dein, Liverpool's Noel White, Manchester United's Martin Edwards, Everton's Philip Carter and Tottenham Hotspur's Irving Scholar. Finally, on May 27, 1992, The English Premier League was formed.

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The Inaugural English Premier League Season

The first English Premier League Season lasted from August 15 1992 to May 11 1993. The League consisted of 22 football clubs in total. The League also enclosed a £305 million deal with the British broadcasting company Sky.

The success of the EPL

EPL managed to garner over 3.2 billion viewers during the 2019-2020 season. Statistically, it surged around 6 per cent as compared to the previous seasons. It has been a massive hit since its initiation. However, it is growing bigger with every passing season and even teamed up with the Amazon company. The 2017 to 2018 EPL season also witnessed revenue of around £4.827 billion.

The EPL Playing Format

As already mentioned before, the English Premier League comprises a total of twenty clubs. It generally occurs from August to May. A double round-robin system is followed. This implies that every club competes against the other club two times. The two matches occur at the clubs' as well as their opponents' home stadium. The clubs that manage to win get three points. while they get 1 point for a draw match.

The league system also follows the promotion and relegation system. It implies that around three teams are upgraded to the Premier League or downgraded to the lower League.

The summary of every EPL season so far

EPL 1992-1993

This inaugural season was held during 1992-1993. It was a historical season for Manchester United as they won their first Premier title after a long wait of 26 years.

Winner: Manchester United

Player who scored the most goals: Teddy Sheringham

EPL 1993-1994

During the second season of EPL, Manchester United once again asserted their dominance by defeating Blackburn Rovers and Chelsea in the finals.

Winner: Manchester United

Player who scored the most goals: Andrew Cole

EPL 1994-1995

Blackburn Rovers took the trophy of the third season home for the first time. This was their first significant win in 67 years.

Winner: Blackburn Rovers

Player who scored the most goals: Alan Shearer

EPL 1995-1996

Manchester United won their third title during this season. The high point of this League was the fierce competitive matches between Manchester United and Newcastle United.

Winner: Manchester United

Player who scored the most goals: Alan Shearer

EPL 1996-1997

During the fifth season, Manchester United once again became the champions. Middlesbrough was unable to secure victory even though they splurged enormous money on their players.

Winner: Manchester United

Player who scored the most goals: Alan Shearer

EPL 1997-1998

Manchester United, who were the reigning champions for a long time, became the runners-up this time. Arsenal, under manager Arsène Wenger, took the trophy home.

Winner: Arsenal

Player who scored the most goals: Dion Dublin, Michael Owen, Chris Sutton

EPL 1998-1999

Manchester United finally avenged their loss the previous season by snatching the trophy this season. Arsenal and Chelsea were the runners-up.

Winner: Manchester United

Player who scored the most goals: Jimmy Floyd, Hasselbaink, Michael Owen, Dwight Yorke

EPL 1999-2000

Continuing on their historic wins, Manchester United once again secured their victory in the eighth season. They only lost three games throughout the entire season.

Winner: Manchester United

Player who scored the most goals: Kevin Phillips

EPL 2000-2001

Manchester United, under manager Sir Alex Ferguson, won the EPL title again. This marked their win for three consecutive years. Arsenal gave a fair competition and was declared the runner-up.

Winner: Manchester United

Player who scored the most goals: Jimmy Floyd, Hasselbaink

EPL 2001-2002

Newcastle United and Leeds United were surging high during the first half of the season. However, Arsenal managed to take the tenth season's trophy home.

Winner: Arsenal

Player who scored the most goals: Thierry Henry

EPL 2002-2003

Manchester United bagged their eighth win in a span of 11 years. The season ran from August 7 2002 to May 11 2003.

Winner: Manchester United

Player who scored the most goals: Ruud van Nistelrooy

EPL 2003-2004

Chelsea had heavily splurged on their team this season. However, they faced an embarrassing defeat by Arsenal. The latter did not lose a single game throughout the season.

Winner: Arsenal

Player who scored the most goals: Thierry Henry

EPL 2004-2005

The season lasted from August 14 2004 to May 15 2005. While people were definitely in favour of Arsenal, Chelsea managed to bag their first-ever victory in the EPL history.

Winner: Chelsea

Player who scored the most goals: Thierry Henry

EPL 2005-2006

Chelsea had an impressive run in the first half by gaining 14 out of 16 wins. Manchester United did give them tough competition in the latter half, but Chelsea secured the final victory.

Winner: Chelsea

Player who scored the most goals: Thierry Henry

EPL 2006-2007

The reigning champions succumbed to Arsenal during this season. Due to this, Manchester United bagged their ninth victory in this League.

Winner: Manchester United

Player who scored the most goals: Didier Drogba

EPL 2007-2008

The 16th season of EPL witnessed Manchester United's win once again under Christiano Ronaldo. This season was also significant as it made its way up in the UEFA's official ranking list.

Winner: Manchester United

Player who scored the most goals: Cristiano Ronaldo

EPL 2008-2009

Liverpool was on strong form in this season. However, due to a series of draws, Manchester United once again secured their victory.

Winner: Manchester United

Player who scored the most goals: Nicolas Anelka

EPL 2009-2010

Chelsea, under their new manager Carlo Ancelotti, won this season's trophy. Manchester United managed to be the runner-up.

Winner: Chelsea

Player who scored the most goals: Didier Drogba

EPL 2010-2011

The rules underwent a transformation this season. A maximum of 25 players could be part of the club. As expected, Manchester United secured their 19th win in the EPL.

Winner: Manchester United

Player who scored the most goals: Dimitar Berbatov, Carlos Tevez

EPL 2011-2012

The 20th season started on August 13 2011 and continued till May 13 2012. Manchester United was on great form initially, but Manchester City overtook them.

Winner: Manchester City

Player who scored the most goals: Robin van Persie

EPL 2012-2013

People kept high expectations from Manchester City, the newest addition. However, despite having a poor start, Manchester United once again secured the trophy.

Winner: Manchester United

Player who scored the most goals: Robin van Persie

EPL 2013-2014

The 22nd season ran from August 17 2013 to May 11 2014. This was the first time goal-line technology was applied. Manchester City was finally able to secure the trophy.

Winner: Manchester City

Player who scored the most goals: Luis Suárez

EPL 2014-2015

The previous season champions, Manchester City, fell short during the latter half of the season and came in second. Chelsea bagged their fourth Premier League trophy.

Winner: Chelsea

Player who scored the most goals: Sergio Agüero

EPL 2015-2016

This season was full of surprises as Leicester City bagged their first victory in the League. It was historical since this was their first win in 132 years.

Winner: Leicester City

Player who scored the most goals: Harry Kane

EPL 2016-2017

The 25th season started on August 13 2016 and continued till May 21 2017. Under their new manager Antonio Conte, Chelsea bagged the premier trophy for the fifth time this season.

Winner: Chelsea

Player who scored the most goals: Harry Kane

EPL 2017-2018

Manchester City's performance during this season was unparalleled. This was in terms of most goals, most wins, most consecutive League wins and so on.

Winner: Manchester City

Player who scored the most goals: Mohamed Salah

EPL 2018-2019

Manchester City once again won the Premier League. It was their fourth win. Throughout the season, they won over 14 games and continued their fierce performance till the finals.

Winner: Manchester City

Player who scored the most goals: Pierre-Emerick, Aubameyang, Sadio Mané, Mohamed Salah

EPL 2019-2020

The 28th season of EPL was significant as Liverpool won their first Premier title. It was for the first time after 1990. Manchester City, on the other hand, had a somewhat disappointing start.

Winner: Liverpool

Player who scored the most goals: Jamie Vardy

EPL 2020-2021

The 29th EPL season was delayed and finally started on August 8 2020, and continued till May 16 2021. Manchester City showed impeccable performance with a 15 match winning streak and ended up winning this season.

Winner: Manchester City

Player who scored the most goals: Harry Kane

EPL Records and Stats

• Manchester United won the maximum titles - that is 13 seasons.
• Manchester City was the club that scored the maximum points (100) in one season.
• Manchester City also recorded the maximum number of goals in a season (106).

Conclusion

The English Premier League has drastically affected the way football is perceived all around the world. It is rightly the biggest and most-watched football league globally. This event gives a platform to world-class footballers and top clubs such as Manchester United, Chelsea, Manchester City, Liverpool, Arsenal, and Tottenham. Over the years, the competition and entertainment factor of the League has truly evolved. More managers and talented youngsters have taken part in the League. As a football fan and football bettor, you are sure to not be disappointed.