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The Premier League is the top professional association football league in England, contested by 20 clubs ⁹¹⁰. It operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the English Football League (EFL) ⁹. Seasons typically run from August to May ⁹.

2024-25 Premier League Season Overview

The 2024-25 Premier League season is the 33rd iteration of the Premier League and the 126th season of top-flight English football overall ³.

Key Dates for the 2024-25 Season

• Start Date: The 2024-25 Premier League season officially began on August 16, 2024, with a match between Manchester United and Fulham ³. Other sources state the season commenced on August 17, 2024 ⁴.
• End Date: The season is scheduled to conclude on May 25, 2025 ³⁴.
• EFL Season: For comparison, the EFL (English Football League) season for 2024-25 started earlier, over the weekend of August 10/11, 2024, and is set to end on May 3, 2025 ⁵.

International Breaks

The 2024-25 season includes several international breaks, aligning with FIFA's men's international match calendar ⁷:

• September 1-9, 2024
• October 6-14, 2024
• November 10-18, 2024
• March 23-31, 2025 (for 2026 World Cup qualifying)

Stadium Capacity and Attendance

For the 2024-25 season, the combined stadium capacity of the 20 Premier League clubs was 816,170, with an average of 40,809 per stadium. The league recorded an average match attendance of 40,421 per game, making it the highest average attendance of any association football league globally ¹.

Match Ball Supplier Change

The 2025-26 season will mark a change in the official match ball supplier, with Puma replacing Nike. This ends a 25-year partnership between the Premier League and Nike, which ran from the 2000-01 season to the 2024-25 season ².