Barclays Premier League: When Did the Name Change?
Ibrahim Kessler
2025-04-25 21:53:44
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In October 2003, a three-year sponsorship deal worth £57m is agreed which will see the Barclaycard Premiership renamed the Barclays Premiership.
August 2007: The competition's name reverts from Premiership to Premier League ahead of the 2007-08 season, being rebranded as the Barclays Premier League.
June 2015: The Premier League announces it will drop its title sponsor from the start of 2016-17.
Marc Kertzmann
2025-04-19 04:05:17
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From the start of the 2007-08 season, the competition name will change to The Barclays Premier League on a global basis. The competition is currently known as the Barclays Premiership in the UK and the Barclays English Premier League overseas. Introducing a single name for the competition presents our brand in a consistent way across the world.
Zane Hegmann
2025-04-07 00:34:00
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The FA Premier League’s name was officially changed to The Premier League in 2007. The league is also known as Barclays Premier League since its official sponsor is Barclays Bank.
Alexie Effertz
2025-04-06 23:48:40
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In October 2003, a three-year sponsorship deal worth £57m is agreed which will see the Barclaycard Premiership renamed the Barclays Premiership.
August 2007: The competition’s name reverts from Premiership to Premier League ahead of the 2007-08 season, being rebranded as the Barclays Premier League.
Martine Daniel
2025-04-06 22:53:01
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It has been sponsored by Barclays Bank since 2004 and was known as the Barclays Premiership between 2004 and 2007.
Madelynn Friesen
2025-04-06 20:38:01
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Why do some people call it the Premiership?
While the organisation has always been called the 'Premier League', the competition was named the 'Premiership' for sponsorship reasons in 1993.
The division initially lacked a sponsor for its first season as the 'FA Premier League', before it became the 'FA Carling Premiership' between 1993 and 2001.
Under a number of different sponsors, the league continued to be called the 'Premiership' until 2008 when it reverted to 'Premier League'.
Nico Witting
2025-04-06 20:33:05
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Manchester United have won a record 13 titles in the Premier League since the top flight of English football was given that new name in 1992. Sir Alex Ferguson was the man who masterminded the triumph in the inaugural Premier League season, in 1992/93.
Nikita Zulauf
2025-04-06 19:35:13
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The EPL’s name was changed to the Premier League ahead of their 2016/17 season after the league’s clubs, who are its exclusive shareholders, decided to institute a new strategy that saw it opt away from title sponsorship. The move was intended to enable the league to establish its own identity like other top-tier competitions in the world.
Vergie Runolfsson
2025-04-06 19:29:27
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From the 1993/94 season, England’s top flight was known as the FA Carling Premiership, before the sponsorship changed in 2001 to Barclaycard until 2004. The title of the competition then changed to the FA Barclays Premiership, with this being amended to Barclays Premier League ahead of the 2007/08 campaign. Season 2015/16 marked the final campaign of a title sponsor arrangement, with the competition name becoming Premier League from 2016/17.
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