Who has won the most Premier League titles?
In short
Since the Premier League began in 1992/93, only seven clubs have ever won the title. This page runs through exactly who, how often, and when, right up to the newest champions of the 2025/26 season. One thing worth knowing upfront: this overview only counts titles since the Premier League itself began in 1992. Some overviews also include titles from the older First Division, which leads to different, higher totals for clubs like Manchester United and Liverpool. On this page, we keep those two counts strictly separate, so you always know which number refers to which period. From Manchester United's commanding dominance in the 1990s to Leicester City's complete shock in 2015/16, the history of the Premier League title proves that both predictability and a genuine upset are always on the table.
All Premier League champions since 1992/93
The list of Premier League champions is shorter than you might expect for a competition that has now existed for more than three decades. Manchester United dominated the early years, winning the title in 1992/93, 1993/94, 1995/96, 1996/97, 1998/99, 1999/00, 2000/01, 2002/03, 2006/07, 2007/08, 2008/09, 2010/11 and 2012/13. Arsenal broke that dominance with titles in 1997/98, 2001/02 and 2003/04. Chelsea joined the list of champions with titles in 2004/05, 2005/06, 2009/10, 2014/15 and 2016/17. Manchester City took over from 2011/12 onwards with titles in 2011/12, 2013/14, 2017/18, 2018/19, 2020/21, 2021/22, 2022/23 and 2023/24. Liverpool broke that run with titles in 2019/20 and 2024/25. Blackburn Rovers (1994/95) and Leicester City (2015/16) each wrote their own surprise chapter with a single title apiece. And in 2025/26, the title returned to Arsenal, for the fourth time in the club's history. Seven clubs in more than three decades: that shows just how hard it is to truly dominate the Premier League, despite all the money and investment the competition has seen in recent years.
| Club | Titles |
|---|---|
| Manchester United | 13 |
| Manchester City | 8 |
| Chelsea | 5 |
| Arsenal | 4 |
| Liverpool | 2 |
| Blackburn Rovers | 1 |
| Leicester City | 1 |
Manchester United: record champions of the Premier League era
With 13 titles, Manchester United are the most successful club specifically within the post-1992 Premier League era. That dominance was concentrated mainly in the first two decades of the Premier League, with their last title coming in 2012/13. Since that title, the club has waited for another Premier League title despite several rounds of squad investment and multiple managerial changes. That makes Manchester United an interesting case within this list: the club holds the record, but it has also now been over ten years since they last actually won it, which shows the difference between historical status and current form. Worth being precise about: this figure of 13 titles applies specifically to the Premier League period from 1992/93 onwards. Add in the older First Division titles too, and Manchester United's total is considerably higher, but that is a different, older competition with a different structure, and the two counts are deliberately not combined on this page. For bettors betting on the outright champion market, Manchester United's record is mainly historically relevant: it says something about the club's long-term potential, but nothing about their current form for the 2026/27 season.
Manchester City: the dominant force of the last decade
Where Manchester United dominated the first decades of the Premier League, Manchester City took over that role from the 2010s onwards. With eight titles between 2011/12 and 2023/24, the club built, helped by major squad investment and a clear vision under manager Pep Guardiola, a period of dominance that few other clubs in Premier League history have matched for pace. Four of those eight titles came in just five seasons, a concentration of success that stands comparison with Manchester United's dominance in the 1990s and 2000s. That period of dominance reached a symbolic end point in May 2026, when Pep Guardiola left the club and was succeeded by Enzo Maresca. Whether Manchester City can reconnect with the title race under their new manager remains an open question for 2026/27, but the record of eight titles in a little over a decade remains one of the most impressive achievements in the competition's history. For anyone assessing the outright champion market, that is a good reminder: dominant spells in the Premier League can end relatively quickly once a key figure such as a manager leaves the club.
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Arsenal: back on top after 22 years
No chapter in this history is more current than Arsenal's. After three titles between 1997/98 and 2003/04, the London club went through a long spell without a Premier League title, despite regular top finishes and European campaigns. That drought ended in 2025/26: Arsenal won their fourth Premier League title, their first in 22 years, in a season where Manchester City narrowly failed to extend their own run. For the club and their supporters, that marked the end of one of the longest title droughts of any historic top club in Premier League history, and puts Arsenal, on four titles, back level with Chelsea just behind Manchester City in the all-time list. This title is also exactly why this page was rewritten in September 2026 rather than recycling an older version: any overview that still names a different club as reigning champions is simply out of date. Arsenal are the reigning champions, with the 2025/26 title, and are defending that crown for the first time in the 2026/27 season.
Chelsea and Liverpool: fewer titles, just as much impact
Not every club on this list has the same number of titles, but that does not mean their impact on Premier League history is any smaller. Chelsea won five titles, spread across two separate periods of success, and built a reputation in those years as a club that turned major investment into tangible success, with players and managers who helped shape the competition. Liverpool have won just two Premier League titles by comparison, in 2019/20 and 2024/25, which might look modest at first glance for a club with such a rich football history. But those two titles came after a particularly long spell without a league title, and the way the club kept competing at the top of the league under different managers means Liverpool are named as a matter of course in any conversation about the strongest Premier League clubs, regardless of the exact title count. For bettors, this is a good illustration of why the title count alone does not tell the whole story: a club with fewer titles but a constant presence at the top of the league can become a title favourite again at any point, even without a long recent title tradition.
The outsiders: Blackburn Rovers and Leicester City
Two clubs on this list break completely with the pattern of the traditional big clubs. Blackburn Rovers won the title in 1994/95, still early in Premier League history, thanks to major investment at the time that briefly made the club the strongest in England. Leicester City did something even more striking twenty years later: the club won the title in 2015/16 as a complete outsider, priced by bookmakers before the season as extremely unlikely to win the title, and beat clubs with budgets many times the size of their own in doing so. Neither club has repeated that success since, and that is exactly what makes their story so special within this list of champions: it proves that the Premier League, despite the financial dominance of a handful of top clubs, genuinely does leave room for a surprise nobody saw coming. Leicester City's title also landed at a moment when traditional top clubs like Chelsea and Manchester United were having a poor season, which shows that a title chance for an outsider often does not only depend on their own strength, but also on how the established competition is doing at the same time. For bettors, this story is a good reminder never to write off an outsider completely in the outright champion market, even though the chance of that kind of surprise is particularly small. Want to know more about how to approach the outright markets on the next champion, the relegation battle or specific sub-markets? Check out our page on outright betting on the Premier League.
Betting on the next champion
The history on this page shows that the title usually goes to a small number of top clubs, but also that surprises, like Leicester City in 2015/16 or Arsenal's return in 2025/26, always remain possible. That mix of predictability at the top and the chance of a surprise makes the outright champion market one of the most popular markets of the whole season. Want to bet on who lifts the title this time? Create an account with Napoleon Sports, download the app from the App Store or Google Play, and check our current Premier League promotions in the offers section. Through the app, you can follow the title race live anywhere, anytime, from the first matchday to the last, and place your bet on the champion from your smartphone at any time of day. Register today to get first access to new welcome offers and season-long Premier League promotions. That way, you combine the historical context from this page with the current odds on the title race, and play with more insight than someone who only looks at the current table without knowing the competition's history. For players aged 21 and over only.