Premier League

The Premier League is the top division of English Football League. The League is one of the best and the most attractive of the world. Also the highest Football League inScotland is officially called the Premier League, but to avoid confusion, is often just referred to as "Scottish Premier League".



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[hide] *1 History  ==History[ Edit] == The English Premier League exists in its present form since the season 1992/93. Before that already existed since 1888 the Football League, of which the highest was the First Division class. In 1992 the twenty best clubs from the Football League decided to step in, to a commercially attractive Premier League to set up. There is promotion/relegation between the Premier League and the Football League. The bottom three clubs are relegated to the Football League Championship and are replaced by the numbers 1, 2 and the winner of the playoff of that Division. ==Distribution European locations[ Edit] == ===Champions League[ Edit] === The UEFA Champions League every year presents four places (of which 3 are direct and 1 via the last play off) open for English teams to participate in the tournament. The first 3 at the end of the competition will qualify for the Champions League tournament of the next season. The 4th should enforce the qualification in August by any foreign club to beat in the last round of play off. That game will be decided in 2 games (a round and a second leg). ===Europa League[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">3 English teams may participate in this tournament. The F.A. has decided to give the 5th one and the other two through the cups FA Cup and League Cup to give away. Provided that a Cup tournament is won by a team from the top five, as in both the sixth and the cups a top five team also wins the seventh to the Europa League. ==Champions (1992-2014)<span class="mw-editsection" len="348" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == ==Number of seasons in Premier League (1992-2015)<span class="mw-editsection" len="367" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == ==Final positions 1992/93 to 2013/14<span class="mw-editsection" len="352" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == ===Points of the champion since 1993<span class="mw-editsection" len="354" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">An overview of the points scored by the champion from the establishment of the Premier League in 1992 to the present. From the 1995/96 season was played with 38 clubs instead of 42. {| cellpadding="0" cellspacing="1" len="5114" style="color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:22.3999996185303px;border:1pxsolidrgb(160,160,160);padding:1px;text-align:center;"
 * 2 Distribution European locations
 * 2.1 Champions League
 * 2.2 Europa League
 * 3 champions (1992-2014)
 * 4 number of seasons in Premier League (1992-2015)
 * 5 final standings 1992/93 to 2013/14
 * 5.1 points of the champion since 1993
 * 6 Nicknames
 * 7 Stadiums
 * 8 Dutch in the Premier League
 * 8.1 Players
 * 8.2 Trainers
 * 9 Belgians in the Premier League
 * 10 see also
 * Teams in bold currently still play in the Premier League.
 * The clubs that are in bold play in the 2014-2015 season in the Premier League.
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==Stadiums<span class="mw-editsection" len="330" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == ==Dutch in the Premier League<span class="mw-editsection" len="355" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == ===Players<span class="mw-editsection" len="329" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === <p lang="en" len="89" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Players/trainers, whose name in bold are still active in the Premier League.
 * by the name of the team. From Tottenham Hotspur we nickname The Spurs, or Blackburn Rovers is The robbers.
 * often determines the equipment in which the club plays the nickname, such as the Norwich yellow equipment will make the club the nickname The Canaries has gotten. At Chelsea is that with The Blues.
 * In some cases, whether or not the club Gets a temporary nickname that shows how the club behaves. In the 90 's was called due to the boring boring Arsenal Arsenal Football that they brought on the mat. Today, called The Big Spenders Manchester City, which refers to the transfer behavior of that club in recent years.
 * Arsenal FC: The Gunners
 * Aston Villa FC: The Chelsea Side As Carlo Ancelotti
 * The Clarets Burnley FC :
 * Chelsea FC: The Blues
 * Crystal Palace FC: The Eagles
 * Everton FC: The Toffees
 * Hull City AFC: The Tigers
 * Liverpool FC: The Reds
 * Leicester City: The Foxes
 * Manchester City FC: The Citizens
 * Manchester United FC: The Red Devils
 * Newcastle United FC: The Magpies
 * Queens Park Rangers : The Hoops
 * Southampton FC: The Saints
 * Stoke City FC: The Potters
 * Sunderland AFC: The Black Cats
 * Swansea City AFC: The Swans
 * Tottenham Hotspur FC: The Spurs
 * West Bromwich Albion FC: The Baggies
 * West Ham United FC: The Hammers
 * Arsenal FC: Emirates Stadium
 * Aston Villa: Villa Park
 * Turf Moor Burnley FC :
 * Chelsea FC: Stamford Bridge
 * Crystal Palace FC: Selhurst Park
 * Goodison Park Everton FC:
 * Hull City AFC: Kingston Communications Stadium
 * Leicester City : King Power Stadium
 * Liverpool FC: Anfield
 * Manchester City FC: Etihad Stadium
 * Manchester United FC: Old Trafford
 * Newcastle United FC: St. James ' Park
 * Queens Park Rangers : Loftus Road
 * Southampton FC: St. Mary's Stadium
 * Stoke City FC: Britannia Stadium
 * Sunderland Stadium of Light
 * Swansea City AFC: Liberty Stadium
 * Tottenham Hotspur FC: White Hart Lane
 * West Bromwich Albion FC: The Hawthorns
 * West Ham United FC: Upton Park

===Trainers<span class="mw-editsection" len="330" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === ==Belgians in the Premier League<span class="mw-editsection" len="349" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Players, whose name in bold are still active in the Premier League. Now play some 15 Belgians in the Premier League. This completely unthinkable a few years ago. It supports the general catch up that Belgium as a football country on relatively short term has realized.
 * Patrick van Aanholt: Sunderland
 * Kemy Agustien: Swansea City
 * Nathan Aké: Chelsea
 * Vurnon San Benito Anita: Newcastle United
 * Raymond Atteveld: Everton, West Ham United
 * Ryan Babel: Liverpool
 * Leandro Bacuna: Aston Villa FC
 * Dennis Bergkamp: Arsenal
 * Daley Blind: Manchester United
 * Regi Blinker: Sheffield Wednesday
 * George Boateng: Coventry City, Aston Villa, Middlesbrough, Hull City
 * Ferrie Bodde: Swansea City
 * Winston Bogarde: Chelsea
 * Paul Bosvelt: Manchester City
 * Rachid Bouaouzan: Wigan Athletic
 * Khalid Boulahrouz: Chelsea
 * Wilfred Bouma: Aston Villa
 * Hans van Breukelen: Nottingham Forest
 * Giovanni van Bronckhorst: Arsenal
 * Jeffrey Bruma: Chelsea
 * Alexander Büttner: Manchester United
 * Jordi Cruyff: Manchester United
 * Chris David: Fulham FC
 * Edgar Davids: Tottenham Hotspur
 * Ryan Donk: West Bromwich Albion
 * Royston Drenthe : Everton
 * Urby Emanuelson: Fulham FC
 * Marvin Emnes: Middlesbrough, Swansea City
 * Leroy Fer: Norwich City F.c., Queens Park Rangers FC
 * Marco van Ginkel: Chelsea FC
 * Ed Dana: Chelsea
 * Raimond van der Gouw: Manchester United
 * Jonathan De Guzman: Swansea City
 * Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink: Leeds United, Chelsea, Middlesbrough, Charlton Athletic
 * John Heitinga: Everton, Fulham FC
 * Glenn Helder: Arsenal
 * Pierre van Hooijdonk: Nottingham Forest
 * Jos Hooiveld: FC Southampton
 * Daryl Janmaat: Newcastle United
 * Collins John: Fulham
 * Luuk de Jong: Newcastle United
 * Nigel de Jong: Manchester City
 * Siem de Jong: Newcastle United
 * Wim Jonk: Sheffield Wednesday
 * John K: Newcastle United
 * Willem Korsten: Tottenham Hotspur
 * Patrick Kluivert: Newcastle United
 * Jan Kromkamp: Liverpool
 * Tim Krul: Newcastle United
 * Dirk Kuyt: Liverpool
 * Robin van der Laan: Derby County, Barnsley
 * Denny Landzaat: Wigan Athletic
 * Erik Meijer: Liverpool
 * Mario Melchiot: Chelsea, Birmingham City, Wigan Athletic
 * John Metgod: Nottingham Forest, Tottenham Hotspur
 * Andy van der Meyde: Everton
 * Robert Molenaar: Leeds United
 * Kenneth Magat: Chelsea, Southampton
 * Arnold Mühren: Manchester United, Ipswich Town
 * Kiki Musampa: Manchester City
 * Ruud van Nistelrooij: Manchester United
 * André Ooijer: Blackburn Rovers
 * Marc Overmars: Arsenal
 * Quincy Owusu-Abeyie: Arsenal
 * Robin van Persie: Arsenal, Manchester United
 * Bobby Petta: Fulham
 * Erik Pieters: Stoke City
 * Stefan Postma: Aston Villa
 * Daniël de Ridder: Wigan Athletic
 * Riga Mustapha: Bolton Wanderers
 * Michael Traveler: Middlesbrough
 * Karim Rekik: Manchester City
 * Arjen Robben: Chelsea
 * Bryan Roy: Nottingham Forest
 * Edwin van der Sar: Manchester United, Fulham
 * Hans Segers: Nottingham Forest, Wimbledon, Tottenham Hotspur
 * Gerald Sibon: Sheffield Wednesday
 * Jaap Stam: Manchester United
 * Maarten Stekelenburg: Fulham FC
 * Frans Thijssen: Ipswich Town, Nottingham Forest
 * Dwight Tiendalli: Swansea City
 * Rafael van der Vaart: Tottenham Hotspur
 * Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink: Hull City
 * Ron Vlaar: Aston Villa FC
 * Michel Vonk: Manchester City
 * Michel Form: Swansea City, Tottenham Hotspur
 * Dorus de Vries: Swansea City, Wolverhampton Wanderers
 * Ronald Waterreus: Manchester City
 * Sander Westerveld: Liverpool, Everton
 * Gerard Wiekens: Manchester City
 * Clyde Wijnhard: Leeds United
 * John de Wolf: Wolverhampton Wanderers FC
 * Ricky van Wolfswinkel: Norwich City FC
 * Arjan de Zeeuw: Barnsley, Portsmouth, Wigan Athletic
 * Boudewijn Zenden: Chelsea, Liverpool, Middlesbrough, Sunderland
 * Gianni Zuiverloon: West Bromwich Albion
 * Martin Jol: Tottenham Hotspurs 2004-2007, Fulham FC 2011-2013
 * René meulensteen: Fulham FC 2013-2014
 * Ruud Gullit: Chelsea 1996-1998, Newcastle United 1998-1999
 * Guus Hiddink: Chelsea 2009
 * Ronald Koeman: Southampton 2014-present
 * Louis van Gaal: Manchester United 2014-present


 * Marnick Vermijl : Manchester United
 * Toby Alderweireld: Southampton FC (borrowed from Atlético Madrid)
 * Adnan Januzaj: Manchester United
 * Christian Benteke: Aston Villa
 * Dedryck Boyata: Manchester City
 * Nacer Chadli: Tottenham Hotspur
 * Moussa Dembele: Tottenham Hotspur
 * Marouane Fellaini: Manchester United
 * Eden Hazard: Chelsea FC
 * Vincent Kompany: Manchester City
 * Roland Conde Lamah: Swansea City FC
 * Romelu Lukaku: Everton FC
 * Simon Mignolet: Sunderland AFC, Liverpool FC
 * Kevin Mirallas: Everton FC
 * Jan Vertonghen: Tottenham Hotspur
 * Thomas Vermaelen: Arsenal FC
 * Kevin De Bruyne: Chelsea FC
 * Thibaut Courtois: Chelsea FC
 * Florent Cuvelier: Stoke City FC
 * Steve De Ridder: Southampton
 * Yassine El Ghanassy: West Bromwich Albion
 * Thorgan Hazard: Chelsea FC (on loan to Borussia Mongchengladbach)
 * Philippe Albert: Newcastle United
 * Adrian B: Watford
 * Jonathan Blondel: Tottenham Hotspur
 * Ruud Boffin: West Ham United
 * Robert Callender: Tottenham Hotspur
 * Philippe Clement: Coventry City
 * Gilles De Bilde: Sheffield Wednesday, Aston Villa
 * Ritchie De Laet: Manchester United, Norwich City, Leicester City
 * Marc Degryse: Sheffield Wednesday
 * Régis Genaux: Coventry City
 * Carl Hall: West Bromwich Albion
 * Christophe Kinet: Millwall FC
 * Emile Mpenza: Manchester City
 * Luc Nilis: Aston Villa
 * Davy Oyen: Nottingham Forest
 * Bob Peeters: Millwall FC
 * Cédric Roussel: Coventry City
 * Branko Saleem: Derby County
 * Nico Vaesen: Birmingham City
 * Daniel Van Buyten: Manchester City
 * Jelle Van Damme: Southampton, Wolverhampton Wanderers
 * Anthony Vanden Borre: Portsmouth
 * François Van der Elst: West Ham United
 * Geert De Vlieger: Manchester City