The English top flight has been entertaining football fans since 1888, and it took on a new life in 1992 when the Premier League era began. Now in its 33rd campaign, the Premier League has grown beyond the confines of domestic football into an international behemoth. With an impressive array of some of the beautiful game’s biggest clubs and best players, the Premier League is the world’s most-watched sports league. Here’s all you need to know about the Premier League calendar.
- Number of Matches in the 2024-25 Premier League Season
- 2024-25 Premier League Season Dates
- 2024-25 Premier League Pre-season
- 2024-25 Premier League Season
- 2024-25 Premier League Teams
- Semi-Automated Offside Technology
- 2025-26 Premier League Schedule
Number of Matches in the 2024-25 Premier League Season
There are 20 teams in the Premier League. They play each other twice per season, 19 matches apiece home and away for a total of 38 each. Overall, 380 Premier League matches are played in a campaign.
View the full Premier League schedule here.
2024-25 Premier League Season Dates
The 2024-25 Premier League season runs from 16 August 2024 to 25 May 2025.
In recent years, the season dates have been as follows:
- 2023-24 – 11 August 2023 to 19 May 2024
- 2022-23 – 5 August 2022 to 28 May 2023
- 2021-22 – 14 August 2021 to 22 May 2022
- 2020-21 – 12 September 2020 to 23 May 2021 (season start delayed by COVID)
- 2019-20 – 9 August 2019 to 26 July 2020 (season suspended from 13 March 2020 to 17 June)
2024-25 Premier League Pre-season
There are no formal pre-season dates in English football, since each club dictates their own schedule during this period regarding their players’ return to training and exhibition matches played ahead of the new campaign. Players will usually return to training around 4-6 weeks ahead of the new season; some players will usually be given leave to return later if they’ve featured in an international tournament for their country over the summer.
During this period, Premier League clubs will schedule several pre-season friendly matches. These exhibition games – which often form part of a pre-season tour of Asia or North America, for example – serve several purposes, as they help players work their way back up to match fitness, allow managers to refine their tactics for the new season, and expand the club’s commercial interests to other markets. As exhibitions, these matches do not count toward either team’s competitive record.
2024-25 Premier League Season
The Premier League does not feature post-season competitions such as playoffs, so the league season is the entire competition. The 2024-25 campaign starts on 16 August 2024 and concludes on 25 May 2025. The 20 teams play each other home and away for a total of 38 matches apiece, with 3 points awarded for a win, 1 for a draw, and 0 for a defeat. Teams are ranked on points, then goal difference, and then goals scored.
The team that finishes top of the table are crowned Premier League champions, while the bottom 3 are relegated to English football’s 2nd tier, the EFL Championship, and are replaced by 3 promoted teams. European football is also up for grabs based on league position. The top 4 clubs qualify for the UEFA Champions League, while the team that finishes 5th qualifies for the UEFA Europa League, as does the team that finishes 6th if the winners of the FA Cup also finish in the top 5. If the team that wins the League Cup finishes in the top 5 or 6, then the 6th or 7th-placed team is awarded qualification to the UEFA Europa Conference League.
You can check out the complete Premier League calendar here.
2024-25 Premier League Teams
There are 20 teams in the Premier League. Luton Town, Burnley, and Sheffield United were relegated in the 2023-24 campaign, and they will be replaced by Leicester City, Ipswich Town, and Southampton for the 2024-25 season.
Manchester City are the 4-time defending champions.
The current lineup of teams and venues are as follows:
- Arsenal, Emirates Stadium
- Aston Villa, Villa Park
- Bournemouth, Vitality Stadium
- Brentford, Gtech Community Stadium
- Brighton & Hove Albion, American Express Stadium
- Chelsea, Stamford Bridge
- Crystal Palace, Selhurst Park
- Everton, Goodison Park
- Fulham, Craven Cottage
- Ipswich Town, Portman Road
- Leicester City, King Power Stadium
- Liverpool, Anfield
- Manchester City, Etihad Stadium
- Manchester United, Old Trafford
- Newcastle United, St. James’ Park
- Nottingham Forest, City Ground
- Southampton, St. Mary’s Stadium
- Tottenham Hotspur, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
- West Ham United, London Stadium
- Wolverhampton Wanderers, Molineux Stadium
Semi-Automated Offside Technology
The 2024-25 Premier League season will feature the introduction of semi-automated offside technology (SAOT), which will be utilized from autumn onwards. SAOT was also used at UEFA Euro 2024 and has already been used in the UEFA Champions League, 2022 FIFA World Cup, and Serie A. It helps VAR teams make quicker and more accurate offside decisions by using specialized cameras tracking 29 different body points on every player.
2025-26 Premier League Schedule
The 2025-26 Premier League season is likely to run on a similar schedule to this season with a standard August-May calendar. The fixtures should be released in June 2025.