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Barclay's Premier League

FIFA Region

UEFA

Season

2025-2026

Location

England

Abbreviation

ENG1

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Summary

The Premier League (ENG1), or the Barclay's Premier League, is the top level of league style football competition in England. At the end of the 2025-2026 ENG1 season, the ENG1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:

2026-2027 UEFA Champions League - League Phase:
- 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th place 2025-2026 ENG1 teams
2026-2027 UEFA Europa League - League Phase:
- 5th place 2025-2026 ENG1 team

The winner of the 2025-2026 FA Cup, typically an ENG1 team, also receives a berth in the League Stage of the 2026-2027 UEFA Europa League.

Leagues Pyramid - England

Abbrev	League	# of Teams
ENG1	Barclay's Premier League	20
ENG2	Championship	24
ENG3	League One	24
ENG4	League Two	24
ENG5	Conference	24

Competition Structure

Season			# of Teams
15 Aug 2025 - 24 May 2026			20: ENG1 (17), ENG2 (3)

Season Format

Each ENG1 team plays Home-Away matches with the other 19 ENG1 teams for a total of 38 league matches. Table ranking ties are broken by (1) goal difference, then (2) goals scored, If the champions, relegated teams or qualified teams for UEFA competitions cannot be determined by rules 1 to 2, rules 3 to 5 are applied – 3) Points gained in head-to-head record between tied teams, (4)) away goals scored in head-to-head record between tied teams, then (5) a playoff between tied teams.

Playoffs

Not applicable.

Relegation

At the end of the 2025-2026 ENG1 season, the 18th, 19th, and 20th place ENG1 teams will be relegated to the ENG2, and the 1st and 2nd place ENG2 teams will be promoted to the 2026-2027 ENG1. A third ENG2 team will be promoted to the 2026-2027 ENG1 after winning a Promotion Playoff with other ENG2 teams.

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Table

		League							Home						Road
POS		MP	W - D - L	PTS	CPTS	GF	GA	GD	MP	W - D - L	PTS	GF	GA	GD	MP	W - D - L	PTS	GF	GA	GD
1	Arsenal	38	26 -7-5	85	-	71	27	44	19	15 -2-2	47	41	11	30	19	11 -5-3	38	30	16	14
2	Manchester City	38	23 -9-6	78	-	77	35	42	19	14 -3-2	45	45	14	31	19	9 -6-4	33	32	21	11
3	Manchester United	38	20 -11-7	71	-	69	50	19	19	13 -3-3	42	39	24	15	19	7 -8-4	29	30	26	4
4	Aston Villa	38	19 -8-11	65	-	56	49	7	19	12 -2-5	38	32	22	10	19	7 -6-6	27	24	27	-3
5	Liverpool	38	17 -9-12	60	-	63	53	10	19	10 -6-3	36	34	20	14	19	7 -3-9	24	29	33	-4
6	AFC Bournemouth	38	13 -18-7	57	-	58	54	4	19	7 -10-2	31	29	20	9	19	6 -8-5	26	29	34	-5
7	Sunderland	38	14 -12-12	54	-	42	48	-6	19	9 -6-4	33	25	20	5	19	5 -6-8	21	17	28	-11
8	Brighton & Hove	38	14 -11-13	53	-	52	46	6	19	9 -6-4	33	30	20	10	19	5 -5-9	20	22	26	-4
9	Brentford FC	38	14 -11-13	53	-	55	52	3	19	8 -8-3	32	33	21	12	19	6 -3-10	21	22	31	-9
10	Chelsea	38	14 -10-14	52	-	58	52	6	19	7 -5-7	26	26	25	1	19	7 -5-7	26	32	27	5
11	Fulham	38	15 -7-16	52	-	47	51	-4	19	11 -2-6	35	30	20	10	19	4 -5-10	17	17	31	-14
12	Newcastle United	38	14 -7-17	49	-	53	55	-2	19	10 -2-7	32	36	30	6	19	4 -5-10	17	17	25	-8
13	Everton	38	13 -10-15	49	-	47	50	-3	19	6 -5-8	23	26	27	-1	19	7 -5-7	26	21	23	-2
14	Leeds United	38	11 -14-13	47	-	49	56	-7	19	9 -5-5	32	29	21	8	19	2 -9-8	15	20	35	-15
15	Crystal Palace	38	11 -12-15	45	-	41	51	-10	19	4 -9-6	21	19	23	-4	19	7 -3-9	24	22	28	-6
16	Nottingham Forest	38	11 -11-16	44	-	48	51	-3	19	4 -8-7	20	20	23	-3	19	7 -3-9	24	28	28	0
17	Tottenham	38	10 -11-17	41	-	48	57	-9	19	3 -6-10	15	22	31	-9	19	7 -5-7	26	26	26	0
18	West Ham United	38	10 -9-19	39	-	46	65	-19	19	6 -4-9	22	27	30	-3	19	4 -5-10	17	19	35	-16
19	Burnley FC	38	4 -10-24	22	-	38	75	-37	19	2 -7-10	13	18	29	-11	19	2 -3-14	9	20	46	-26
20	Wolverhampton	38	3 -11-24	20	-	27	68	-41	19	3 -5-11	14	19	34	-15	19	0 -6-13	6	8	34	-26
2026-2027 UEFACL 2026-2027 UEFAEL Relegation to ENG2