England is the birthplace of modern football. According to historical records, football activities similar to today appeared in medieval England. By the beginning of19th century, football was quite popular in Britain. Due to the need to form a unified view on the football match,1October 26th,1863 10, relevant people gathered at Fremason Hotel in queen street, London, to discuss and agree to set up a football association. In addition to announcing the formal establishment of the Football Association, the meeting also formulated and adopted relatively unified football competition rules, which are the embryonic form of modern football competition rules. Its establishment marks the birth of modern football.
With the increasingly consolidated status of the English Football Association, its influence in the whole country is also growing, so the proposal of holding the Challenge Cup appeared on July 20th, 187 1. This proposal was put forward by Charles alcock, Secretary General of the Football Association. He hopes to attract all members of the association to participate in the competition and promote exchanges by holding the Challenge Cup. 187 1 year1October 16, this motion was passed.
What makes the English proud is not only that they founded the first football association, but also that they organized the first international match, which was1the match between England and Scotland on October 30th, 1872, 165438. The establishment of the English Football Association has promoted the vigorous development of football in some countries in Europe and Latin America, and various countries have established football associations one after another, thus promoting the establishment of FIFA and UEFA. It can be seen that England is indisputably called the originator of modern football.
1882 65438+On February 6th, the representatives of the four Commonwealth Football Associations in Manchester adopted the unified rules of football matches. In the following years, the rules were revised many times. 188 1 or so, the tendency of professional football began to appear, and the British Football Association recognized the legal status of professional football on June 20th. 1885. However, on the issue of professionalism, there has been a sharp conflict between the British Football Association and FIFA. The four Commonwealth Football Associations withdrew from FIFA twice from 1920 to 1924, 1928 to 1946 respectively, and did not participate in any activities of FIFA. It was not until 1958 that the two sides reached a consensus. In the same year, the British Professional Football Players Association was established.
1862, Nottinghamshire, the first football club in England, was founded. Since then, various football clubs have been established in England. By 1870, there are 39 football clubs in England, and by 188 1, there are 128 football organizations in England. Today, * * has 160 professional football clubs, 40 of which have a history of more than 100 years.
The Football Association Challenge Cup, founded in 187 1, is the first competition in England. The competition adopts the continuous elimination system, and the two sides of the competition will play a game in the venue decided by lot in advance to decide the outcome. The first Football Association Challenge Cup final in English history was held at 1872. From 1872 to * * 2000, 1 19 sessions were held. Because the FA Cup is not only attended by first-class teams, all teams in England can participate, so it is often cold, and many strong teams are defeated by weak teams, so it is called "a hotbed of sudden coldness". Today, English football is still growing.
In order to expand the influence of football, the English Football Association made a decision on March 22 1888 to establish a national first-class league. There were 12 teams in the first league. In the end, Preston won the first league title and successfully defended it the following year. 1892, the Football Association began to hold the second division; 1920, the third-level league appeared; 1958, adding D League. At this point, the English Football League has begun to take shape, divided into four levels: A, B, C and D, and implemented a relegation system. The English Football League is the earliest national unified league in the world, with the most perfect competition system. Later, countries all over the world widely used this league system for reference. 1992, in order to adapt to the growing football, the English Football Association established the Super League on the basis of the first league, and the original second, third and fourth leagues were upgraded accordingly. The first Premier League title was won by the powerful Manchester United team.
At present, the promotion and demotion system of the league is roughly like this: every year, the last three players in the Super League are reduced to the first class, the first two players in the First Class are directly promoted to the Super League, and the players in the third, fourth, fifth and sixth places will compete and decide two winners. Then, on the other day, we will play in a neutral stadium (usually Wembley Stadium) and decide the third team to advance to the Premier League. From b to a, from a to b, from c to b, from b to c, all are the same as the super promotion and demotion system. But the last four players in the third division were relegated to the fourth division, and the top three players in the fourth division directly advanced to the third division. The fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh runners also held home and away games to decide the two winners. Then, on the other day, there will be a game in a neutral stadium (usually Wembley Stadium) to decide that the fourth team will advance to the third division.
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The Premier League was founded on February 20th, 1992/kloc-0, and became the top football league in England in the season of 1992-93. From 104, the history of English football league divided into four levels officially ended.
In the middle and late 1980s, many events clearly showed that professional football needed a fundamental reform.
56 fans were killed in the fire at Bradford Stadium. Then on May 29th, the last match between Liverpool and Juventus in the Champions League was even more tragic. Violence broke out between supporters of different teams, resulting in the death of 39 fans. For this reason, English clubs were banned from participating in European competitions by UEFA for five years. 1989, another football tragedy happened. In the semi-final of the FA Cup between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest held at Hillsborough Stadium on Wednesday, the stands collapsed due to the crowd, killing 96 fans and injuring 150 people.
English football is obviously in the doldrums. The stadium was crowded, the facilities were dilapidated, and football hooligans were everywhere, and they were driven out of the European stadium. Local clubs are declining, and many top players are lured by the money of continental clubs to transfer.
After the hillsborough incident, Justice Taylor put forward a huge investment plan to make the football field safe and comfortable and eliminate the past congestion. One of the important plans is to ensure that all the stadiums are equipped with seats.
English football has lost its luster and is seriously short of funds. By 1992, in order to improve the stadium facilities, the club is facing huge expenses. Many top clubs feel powerless in the transfer market, and the gap between their strength and European clubs is getting bigger and bigger during the suspension period.
If English football is to be reborn, it needs a thorough reorganization.
Immediately put forward the proposal of establishing a new league, which will bring more profits to football. 1991July 17, seven first-class clubs in England/kloc-0 signed an agreement, which became the basis for the formation of the Premier League.
The newly established top league will be independent of the Football Association and the Football League in operation, and the Premier League will have the right to broadcast and negotiate with sponsors.
1992 all the first-class clubs withdrew from the football league at the same time, and on May 27th, Premier League Limited was established, with its headquarters at Lancaster Gate.
The first thing the Premier League started is to reduce the number of teams from 22 to 20, which reflects the desire of * * * to improve its level. In the 1994-95 season, this change was finally completed.
The first Premier League game is on August 5th, 1992. When Brian Deane scored his first goal, few people could have imagined that the Premier League could develop so fast in a short time. One of the important reasons is the rapid development of the relationship between the Premier League and TV stations.
Television has played an important role in the history of Premier League development. The income from TV broadcasting is very important to the construction of the whole club inside and outside. The initial cooperation with Sky TV was a radical but successful decision. At that time, pay TV was still a new practice in the British market. However, with the marketing strategy of Sky TV, the high-quality matches in the Premier League and the public's love for football, the broadcasting cost of the Premier League is rising day by day, which finally brings huge profits to the club.
The first broadcast agreement of Sky TV is 5 seasons *** 1.9 1 100 million pounds. For the second contract, the negotiation result is that from the season of 1997- 1998, the broadcasting fee for four seasons has risen to 670 million pounds. At present, the contract between the Premier League and Sky is 1 1 100 million pounds, starting from August 5438+0, 2006, for three seasons.
Broadcasting revenue and sponsors' investment make the Premier League the best in the world. 1980, the stadium facilities of the club are no different from 1880. The fans witnessed that their club invested 654.38 billion pounds to rebuild the stadium, making their stadium the pride of Europe.
Attracted by the high-level Premier League, Klinsmann, Zola, Vieri and many other stars have joined the Premier League.
The Premier League continues to attract the best players in the world. There are now 260 foreign players in the Premier League. The best testimony of the quality and level of Premier League matches is that 10 1 played in the Premier League among the stars who participated in the 2002 World Cup in Korea and Japan.
In addition, the Premier League has attracted many overseas big-name coaches. Famous coaches like Gullit, Wenger and Houllier all brought their rich coaching experience and superb coaching level to the Premier League.
The Premier League has gathered a large number of stars, coupled with wonderful games, and now it is increasingly favored by fans all over the world. Overseas coverage has reached 150 countries and regions, with nearly 450 million fans.
Some top teams in the Premier League can now compete with top teams in Europe. Manchester United 1999 won the Champions League, Arsenal 1994 won the Winners Cup, Chelsea 1998 won the Super Cup and Liverpool won the UEFA Cup 200 1. In the 2002-03 season, there were eight teams in the Premier League, namely: Arsenal, Manchester United, Newcastle, Liverpool, Chelsea, Leeds United, Blackburn and Fulham.
Pursuing perfection in all aspects is the goal of the Premier League, which can be seen from the establishment of the structure of the Premier League Football Academy. The Football Association's Quality Charter was immediately issued at 1998. This investment in technology and facilities has created favorable conditions for training players who can play in Premier League clubs and national teams. Some college-trained students have now become the stars of the Premier League, such as Joe Cole and Duff. Moreover, the Premier League has also set up a reserve team to help football academy players improve their level and strive to get on the front line as soon as possible.
The Premier League has invested 20 million pounds in infrastructure and government cooperation. British sports organizations and football associations help ensure the funds needed for grassroots construction. The construction of these modern park courses can be used by local teams and schools, providing financial and tax support.
In the past 1 1 year, the relationship between the club and its supporters has been greatly improved. According to the recommendation of the football working group, the Premier League launched the club's customer charter to ensure that fans can get some fair returns from the club. The Premier League allows fans to have an annual inspection, and can supervise the discussion group of club supporters to fully understand their thoughts.
The history of the Premier League is a fixed standard that many leagues can follow. With the club, many new ideas can be put forward for discussion and implementation, so that the Premier League can maintain its position as the best league in China. Professional referees were introduced into the Premier League in 200 1-02 season. In Philip Tang, a group of referees formed a referee team, committed to improving the level of law enforcement and ensuring the consistency and health of the game.
The Premier League has cooperated with the club and made a lot of comprehensive community planning. Help children and the poor in the community through encouraging, educational and community-based programs related to football. We cooperate with Prince Trust, Football Aid, Kick it Out and other organizations and government departments to help thousands of people every year.
1 1 years later, the Premier League has now established its position as the best league in the world. More than 10000 league goals, with more than 1 100 million viewers. In the 200 1-02 season, the average attendance reached 34,324, an increase of more than 60% compared with the first season of the Premier League.
There is no doubt that Manchester United is the most successful team in the history of Premier League 1 1. They won eight of the 1 1 champions. This was created by their great coach Ferguson. But besides, there are other great players, great players and great moments. Like Blackburn's championship, Deglish's talented guidance and Shearer's goal.
Under the leadership of kevin keegan, Newcastle won the title of "performer" for the team; Arsenal won the double crown twice under the leadership of Wenger; Under the leadership of Gerard Houllier, Liverpool rose again and won the fifth place in the league. To be sure, there are many stories in the season. Every year, the teams at both ends of the standings are entangled. In fact, the championship of 1995- 1996 season is so close. On Thursday, May 16 that year, Wembley Stadium was booked and tickets were printed. Manchester United are ready to play another game against Newcastle to decide the title.
In the 200 1-02 season, the Premier League ended its 9-year cooperation with Carlin Company and began to establish a new cooperation with Barclays Card.
The first season after that witnessed a wonderful championship battle in the history of the Premier League. Arsenal have been invincible for almost the whole season. After Christmas, I never lost, scored every goal and finally won the championship. Only lost to Liverpool, Manchester United and Newcastle all season.
In the title race, the second season of Barclays Premier League is as exciting and tense as the first season. At the beginning of this season, Manchester United 18 were unbeaten, of which 15 won and 3 drew, and scored 48 points from the highest possible 54 points, surpassing Arsenal, which followed closely in the championship competition. Newcastle and Chelsea are also vying for the championship. Blackburn finished the season with Liverpool and FA Cup runner-up Southampton.
"Newly promoted" Manchester City ranked in the top half at the end of the season, showing their strength return, while Birmingham recruited another French genius, dugarry.
This season, the Premier League has joined Leicester, Portsmouth and Wolves, and the latter two are the first clubs to play in the Premier League.
Rules:
1, each league team will play two home and away games with other teams every season;
2. The winning team in a single game scored 3 points in the standings, the losing team scored 0 points, and each team scored 1 point to draw;
3. The team's ranking in the standings will be determined by the scores obtained by the team. The higher the score, the higher the ranking.
4. If two or more teams have the same score, the ranking will be decided by the goal difference between teams first, and the goal difference will rank first; If the goal difference is the same, it is determined by the number of goals; If the points, goal difference and goals between two or more teams are the same, the two teams are tied (if the final ranking order must be determined, see Rule 5).
5. If after the regular season, it is necessary to rank two or more teams with the same points, goal difference and number of goals, so as to decide the champion, promotion or demotion of European events. The relevant teams need to arrange play-offs to decide the final ranking. The specific time and number of play-offs shall be determined by two or more parties through consultation, and the competition shall be held in a neutral venue.
6. After the end of the regular season, the highest ranked team will win the Premier League championship this season, and the champion team will win the Premier League championship trophy, which will be returned to the Premier League for safekeeping after no more than 3 months. The team that wins the championship will get 2 1 champion medals, and 20 players who are recognized by the head coach and the club will get medals. Players who win medals must make at least 65,438+00 appearances in the league this season.
7. After the regular season, the last three teams will be relegated to League One.