The 2009–10 Premier League (known as the Barclays Premier League for sponsorship reasons) is the current season of the Premier League and the eighteenth since its establishment in 1992. A total of 20 teams are competing in the league, with Manchester United the defending champions.[2][3] The season began with a match between Chelsea and Hull City on 15 August 2009 with Chelsea winning 2–1 at Stamford Bridge. Hull's Stephen Hunt scored the opening goal of the Premier League season on his competitive debut for the club. The league season is scheduled to end on 9 May 2010.[4] The fixture list was announced on 17 June.[5] Prior to each opening week match, a minute's applause was held in memory of Sir Bobby Robson's passing. For the first time in the Premier League's history, there were no draws on the opening day.[6]
Teams
Newcastle United, Middlesbrough and West Bromwich Albion were relegated to the 2009–10 Football League Championship after finishing the 2008–09 season in the bottom three places. Newcastle suffered their first relegation from the Premier League since their promotion to it in 1993. Middlesbrough returned to the Championship after a eleven-year tenure in England's top flight, while West Bromwich's latest stint in the Premier League lasted only one season.
The three relegated teams were replaced by 2008–09 Football League Championship champions Wolverhampton Wanderers, runners-up Birmingham City and promotion play-off winners Burnley. Wolverhampton play their first season at the top level since the 2003–04 season, and Burnley made their return to England's highest football division after 33 years. Fellow promotees Birmingham City, on the other hand, have changed divisions between the Premier League and the Championship for the fourth season in a row.
Stadia and locations
Locations of the Premier League 2009–10 teams
| Team |
Location |
Stadium |
Capacity |
| Arsenal |
London |
Emirates Stadium |
60,355 |
| Aston Villa |
Birmingham |
Villa Park |
42,640 |
| Birmingham City |
Birmingham |
St Andrews |
30,009 |
| Blackburn Rovers |
Blackburn |
Ewood Park |
31,367 |
| Bolton Wanderers |
Bolton |
Reebok Stadium |
28,723 |
| Burnley |
Burnley |
Turf Moor |
22,546 |
| Chelsea |
London |
Stamford Bridge |
42,055 |
| Everton |
Liverpool |
Goodison Park |
40,170 |
| Fulham |
London |
Craven Cottage |
27,000 |
| Hull City |
Kingston upon Hull |
KC Stadium |
25,404 |
| Liverpool |
Liverpool |
Anfield |
45,362 |
| Manchester City |
Manchester |
City of Manchester Stadium |
47,726 |
| Manchester United |
Manchester |
Old Trafford |
76,212 |
| Portsmouth |
Portsmouth |
Fratton Park |
20,688 |
| Stoke City |
Stoke-on-Trent |
Britannia Stadium |
28,383 |
| Sunderland |
Sunderland |
Stadium of Light |
49,000 |
| Tottenham Hotspur |
London |
White Hart Lane |
36,240 |
| West Ham United |
London |
Boleyn Ground |
35,303 |
| Wigan Athletic |
Wigan |
DW Stadium |
25,138 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers |
Wolverhampton |
Molineux |
29,303 |
Managerial changes
Ownership changes
League table
Updated to games played on 29 November 2009
Source: Barclays Premier League
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored.
Winner of the 2009–10 FA Cup competition will qualify for the play-off round of the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League.
Winner of the 2009–10 Football League Cup competition will qualify for the third qualifying round of the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League.
More about European qualification:
a. The sixth-placed team will qualify for the UEFA Europa League if the FA Cup winners qualify for the UEFA Champions League with FA Cup losing finalists or the League Cup winners finish fifth or higher;
b. The seventh-placed team will qualify for the UEFA Europa League if the FA Cup winners qualify for the UEFA Champions League and FA Cup losing finalists and the League Cup winners finish sixth or higher;
c. A further place in the UEFA Europa League is available via the Fair Play initiative. If the Premier League has one of the three highest Fair Play rankings in Europe, and an average Fair Play score of eight or greater, then the highest ranked team in the Premier League Fair Play standings not already qualified for Europe will automatically qualify for the UEFA Europa League First Qualifying Round.[16]
For further information on European qualification see Premier League - Competition.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (Q) = Qualified to respective phase of tournament; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Results
Updated to games played on 29 November 2009
Source: Barclays Premier League
1The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For coming matches, an a indicates there is an article about the match.
Season statistics
Scoring
Discipline
Miscellaneous
Awards
Monthly awards
Broadcasting
This season is the last of a three-year domestic television rights deal agreed in 2006. Television rights continue to provide a large portion of Premier League clubs' revenue. However, on 19 June 2009, the Premier League annulled its contract with Ireland-based broadcaster Setanta Sports after the company failed to pay an installment to the league with speculation mounting that the company would enter administration. As a result, Setanta Sports' share was bought by American broadcasters ESPN, while Sky Sports continue to hold four of the six 23-live match packages.[36] In the United States, ABC will make use of sister-network ESPN2 to televise early Saturday matches and Monday matches. This was possible due to Setanta Sports' financial troubles, which required Setanta Sports North America to sell its rights to those games back to Fox Sports International, who in turn sublicensed them to ABC. Setanta will continue to broadcast a reduced number of matches in both the United States and Ireland. In Australia, most games are available live on Fox Sports.
List of 2009–10 transfers
References
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