<P> 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 a few games played during weekday evenings . </P> <P> 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, 45 teams have competed in the Premier League . At the end of the 1994--95 season, the league was reduced from 22 teams to 20 . </P> <P> Six clubs have won the title: Manchester United (13 times), Chelsea (5), Arsenal (3), Manchester City (2), Blackburn Rovers and Leicester City; Manchester United was the first club to win the league three consecutive seasons in a row twice (1998--99 to 2000--01 & 2006--07 to 2008--09) 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 95 by Chelsea, who won the Premier League in 2004--05 . Crystal Palace, Norwich and Sunderland have been relegated the most times (4) while Derby County accumulated the lowest ever points total with 11 in the 2007--08 season . 16 top goalscorers from 11 different clubs have been awarded the Premier League Golden Boot . Andy Cole and Alan Shearer scored 34 goals in a 42 - game season--the most in a Premier League season, while Alan Shearer, Cristiano Ronaldo and Luis Suárez jointly hold the record in a 38 - game season with 31 . 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 . </P> <P> In the inaugural season of the Premier League Manchester United finished 10 points clear of Aston Villa to win their first league championship in over 26 years . The club successfully retained the title in 1993--94, leading the table after beating Aston Villa 2--1 in the third gameweek . Manchester United also completed a league and cup double, beating Chelsea 4--0 in the FA Cup final . Blackburn Rovers under the investment of owner Jack Walker and manager Kenny Dalglish won their first championship since 1913--14 on the final day of the 1994--95 season . Despite Blackburn losing to Liverpool, Manchester United--in second place and two points behind the leaders before kick - off had failed to capitalise on the result, drawing at West Ham United . Manchester United however regained the Premier League in 1995--96 after much scrutiny over the inexperience of the first team at the beginning of the season . Newcastle United who held a 12 - point lead at the top in January 1996 were pegged back in the following weeks before Manchester United moved in front at the end of March . </P>

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