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The 2013–14 Premier League (known as the Barclays Premier League for sponsorship reasons) was the 22nd season of the Premier League, the top-flight English professional league for men's association football clubs. The fixtures were announced on 19 June 2013. The season started on Saturday 17 August 2013, and concluded on Sunday 11 May 2014. On the final day of the season, Manchester City won the Premier League with a 2–0 victory over West Ham United, finishing with 86 points. Liverpool had looked on course to win the title with two weeks to go, but a loss and a draw in two of their last three matches left the team in second place with 84 points. Chelsea placed third, Arsenal, who led the League for the longest period placed fourth, while 2013 champions Manchester United had a disappointing season and ended up seventh. Norwich City, Fulham, and Cardiff City were the bottom three teams and were relegated to the Football League Championship. Luis Suárez won the scoring title with 31 goals, and was also named Player of the Season. Goalkeepers Wojciech Szczęsny of Arsenal and Petr Čech of Chelsea led the league with 16 clean sheets each. Tony Pulis of Crystal Palace won the Manager of the Season award. ==Teams== A total of 20 teams contested the league, including 17 sides from the 2012–13 season〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://stats.football365.co.uk/dom/ENG/PR/runin.html )〕 and three promoted from the 2012–13 Football League Championship. On 16 April 2013, Cardiff City earned promotion from the 2012–13 Football League Championship. They returned to the top division after being absent for 51 years. This is the first season which Cardiff City take part in the Premier League. This season features both Cardiff City and Swansea City which means that it is the first time the South Wales derby is featured in the top flight.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/manchester-united-fc-star-ryan-3663734 )〕 It is also the first time that two clubs outside of England are featured in the top flight of English football in the same season. On 4 May 2013, Hull City earned promotion to the Premier League after a brief absence of three seasons. Hull needed to beat Cardiff City on the final day of the season to maintain second place, but a draw was sufficient following Watford's dramatic loss at home to Leeds United.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22320548 )〕 On 27 May 2013, Crystal Palace claimed the final promotion place, after beating Watford in the Football League Championship play-off final〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22592831 )〕 with Kevin Phillips converting the winning penalty in extra time. Palace are playing in the Premier League for the first time since the 2004–05 season. The three teams promoted replace Queens Park Rangers, Reading and Wigan Athletic who were all relegated to the Championship at the end of the previous season. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「2013–14 Premier League」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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