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Below the Premier League is the English Football League (EFL) (formerly 'the Football League'), which is divided into three divisions of 24 clubs each: The Championship (level 2), League One (level 3), and League Two (level 4). The 20 clubs in the Premier League and 72 clubs in the English Football League are all full-time professional clubs.
Before the Foundation of the Premier League in 1992, monetary distribution of television revenue was split between the top four divisions, with half paid to First Division clubs (equivalent to the Premier League); 25 percent to Second Division clubs (equivalent to the EFL Championship), and 12.5 percent paid to each of the bottom two divisions (equivalent to EFL League One and EFL League Two).
For example, Premier League is the first division/level, compared to EFL Championship which is the second division/level. List. Rank League Sport Country(ies)
top division First season in Premier League Seasons in top division Seasons in Premier League First season of current spell in top division No. of seasons of current spell in Premier League Top division titles Most recent top division title Arsenal [v 1] [v 2] 2nd: 1904–05: 1992–93: 108: 33: 1919–20 (99 seasons [v 3]) 33: 13: 2003–04 ...
The Premier League and the English Football League (EFL) are the only fully professional football leagues in England. The Premier League is the top tier, and consists of 20 clubs at the top of the English football league system, while the remaining 72 clubs are split into three 24 team divisions of the EFL: the Championship, League One and ...
Promotion and relegation is used in international sports leagues such as in Europe, and many other parts of the world.It may be used in international sports tournaments. In tennis, the Davis Cup and Billie Jean King Cup have promotion and relegation, with a 'World Group' (split into two divisions in the Billie Jean King Cup) at the top and series of regional groups at a lower leve
1 Premier League. 2 EFL Championship. 3 League One. 4 League Two. 5 National League. 6 National League North/South. 7 See also. 8 Notes. 9 References. Toggle the ...
The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888 as the Football League, it is the oldest football league in the world, and was the top-level football league in England from its foundation until 1992, when the top 22 clubs split from it to form the Premier League.