English footballs top flight is the Premier League, composed of 20 teams. There is also The Football League, which is divided into 3 classes, each with 24 teams. This total of 92 clubs are full-time professional clubs.
Each league has its own rules, but follows always the principle that all clubs play against all other league participants’ two games and three points for a win, one point for a draw and no points for a defeat. The table is always sorted by the number of points, with the club (other rules for sorting vary with the same number of points in the league) with the most points at the top.
There are different types of promotion and relegation rules every team and it is theoretically possible to climb to any level or fall from top to bottom. There are, however, minimum standards, such as the presence of a flood light or a certain number of seats in the stadium, which can lead to a club failing to climb the league regardless of its technical position.
The Premier League is the top division in English football and has 20 clubs. To win the Premier League is the biggest national success possible, and brings qualification for the UEFA Champions League, Europe’s biggest competition at club level.
The Premier League was founded in 1992, after the top clubs in England seceded in successfully improving their share of the revenue and to stay independent of lower-class clubs. At the end of each season three clubs from the Premier League are replaced by three representatives from the Football League Championship.