<P> The competition was formed in February 1992 following the decision of clubs in the Football League First Division to break away from The Football League , in order to take advantage of a lucrative television rights deal . Teams competing in the Premier League may qualify for the UEFA Champions League or UEFA Europa League on virtue of league positions . The competition adopts a promotion and relegation system with the Football League which comes into place at the end of each season . Since the inaugural season in 1992 -- 93 , 45 teams have competed in the Premier League . At the end of the 1994 -- 95 season , the league was reduced from 22 teams to 20 . </P>
<P> The competition was formed in February 1992 following the decision of clubs in the Football League First Division to break away from The Football League , in order to take advantage of a lucrative television rights deal . Teams competing in the Premier League may qualify for the UEFA Champions League or UEFA Europa League on virtue of league positions . The competition adopts a promotion and relegation system with the Football League which comes into place at the end of each season . Since the inaugural season in 1992 -- 93 , 45 teams have competed in the Premier League . At the end of the 1994 -- 95 season , the league was reduced from 22 teams to 20 . </P>
when did the premier league go from 22 to 20 teams
when did the premier league go from 22 to 20 teams
At the end of the 1994 -- 95 season
At the end of the 1994 -- 95 season