The 2024–25 season was the 145th competitive association football season in England.
National teams
England men's national football team
Results and fixtures
Friendlies
UEFA Euro 2024
Knockout stage
Final
2024–25 Nations League
Group B2
2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
Group K
England women's national football team
Results and fixtures
Friendlies
UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying
UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying League A
2025 UEFA Women's Nations League
2025 UEFA Women's Nations League A Group A3
UEFA competitions
UEFA Champions League
League stage
Arsenal
Aston Villa
Liverpool
Manchester City
Knockout phase
Knockout phase play-offs
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
UEFA Europa League
League stage
Manchester United
Tottenham Hotspur
Knockout phase
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
UEFA Conference League
Play-off round
League phase
Chelsea
Knockout phase
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
UEFA Women's Champions League
Qualifying rounds
Round 1
Semi-finals
Final
Round 2
Group stage
Group B
Group C
Group D
Knockout phase
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
UEFA Youth League
UEFA Champions League Path
Arsenal
Aston Villa
Liverpool
Manchester City
Domestic Champions Path
Second round
Third round
Knockout phase
Round of 32
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
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Premier League
In spite of both a quiet summer transfer window and off-field concerns regarding the contractual future of certain players, Liverpool defied expectations in new head coach Arne Slot's first season in charge to win their second Premier League title and their 20th league title overall – drawing them back level with Manchester United; whilst enduring exits in the New Year from both the Champions League and the FA Cup, as well as a narrow loss in the League Cup final, the Reds stayed virtually top of the table from late September onwards, taking advantage of slip-ups below them and winning the title at the end of April, the contractual concerns simultaneously easing in the closing weeks with both forward Mohamed Salah and defender Virgil van Dijk signing extensions. Arsenal finished second for the third season in a row, the Gunners being let down by too many draws (including more dropped points from winning positions than the previous two seasons combined) that resulted in the gap ultimately becoming insurmountable – with even a strong run to the Champions League semi-finals amounting to nothing, as the North London club went a fifth successive season without a trophy.
The battle to ensure the remaining Champions League places, with the top five teams now qualifying for the competition, went to the final game week; Manchester City endured arguably their worst season since their financial takeover in 2008 – despite making a strong start, a long-term injury to midfielder Rodri in late September sparked a horrendous run of form that saw them rapidly fall away from the top of the league table and endure early exits from both the League Cup in late October and the Champions League before the round-of-16; whilst a late run of results saw the club haul themselves into third place and once again ensure Champions League football, their failure to win a trophy – including losing the FA Cup final for a second consecutive season – capped off a very disappointing season, arguably the worst of Pep Guardiola's tenure. Despite a poor run of form in the winter and some questions regarding the tactics of new head coach Enzo Maresca, both a strong start and a strong finish to their league saw Chelsea secure a return to the Champions League, on top of winning the Europa Conference League - ultimately taking fourth place and becoming the first side to win all five major UEFA competitions. Newcastle United took fifth place and the final Champions League spot despite losing their final two games of the season, capping a fantastic season in which the club finally ended their 56-year wait for a trophy with victory in the League Cup. A controversial final day loss, alongside mixed results in the league games after their Champions League exploits, ultimately cost Aston Villa a place in the top five, instead consigning them to the Europa League - still another successful season for the Villans, who reached the quarter-finals of the Champions League, their remarkable run including a home win over Bayern Munich and pushing Paris Saint Germain all the way in their two-legged quarter finals. Being expected to struggle again, Nottingham Forest defied expectations by qualifying for Europe for the first time in nearly thirty years, qualifying for the Europa Conference League, and never once looking likely to be dragged into the relegation mire - while a poor end to the season cost the Reds a top five finish, having stayed within the top five for much of the campaign, it was still a wonderful achievement for the East Midlands club. Despite making a rough start to their campaign, including just hovering above the drop zone going into Christmas, a strong second half of the season saw Crystal Palace achieve arguably their greatest season since their third-place finish in 1991, the Eagles also breaking a new club record for most points in the Premier League era – and winning their first ever trophy with victory in the FA Cup, ensuring European qualification for the first time, all in Oliver Glasner's first full season as manager.
Manchester United's freefall since the retirement of Sir Alex Ferguson continued in dramatic fashion; an underwhelming start, considering a busy summer transfer window, saw manager Erik ten Hag sacked in late October, with his replacement in Ruben Amorim winning just seven league games from the November international break onwards as the Red Devils finished with 42 points, their lowest total since 1990, their lowest league finish since being promoted to the top-flight in 1975 and their most league losses in a season for over fifty years, on top of a multitude of poor results. Tottenham Hotspur fared little better, the team struggling with an extensive injury crisis throughout the season and finishing in their lowest league position since their promotion to the top-flight in 1978 while breaking unwanted club records for both points total and number of losses in a top flight season, on top of fan anger against owner Daniel Levy (and to a lesser extent, head coach Ange Postecoglou) continuing to grow; however, it was in Europe that both teams excelled, making it all the way to the Europa League final against all the odds, with Tottenham winning to ensure both a return to the Champions League and their first trophy since winning the League Cup in 2008, while United finished their season without a trophy and missed out on European qualification for only the second time since the re-admission of English clubs to Europe in 1990.
For the second season in a row, and only the third time in Premier League history, all three promoted sides endured an immediate return to the Championship, with relegation being confirmed with at least four games to go; Southampton finished bottom once again, similarly going through three different managers and also breaking records for all the wrong reasons including enduring the earliest relegation in terms of games still to play (being relegated with seven games left) and finishing with the worst statistical home record in top flight history (one win and six points) – whilst the Saints did barely avoid equalling both Derby County's infamously low points and wins totals set in 2008, they took the unwanted record of being the first Premier League team to record 30 losses in a season, and the first top-flight team overall to lose 30 or more games in a season since Stoke City 40 years earlier. Finishing above them were Ipswich Town, whose long-awaited return to the top flight proved to be disappointing, the Tractor Boys ultimately being let down by poor form at Portman Road – only securing a single win, whilst winning three on the road – and failing to turn committed performances into results. Taking the final relegation spot were Leicester City; the sacking of manager Steve Cooper, appointed in the summer following the pre-season departure of promotion-winning manager Enzo Maresca, in favour of Ruud van Nistelrooy before Christmas proved a massive misfire with the Foxes failing to score in nine consecutive home games and only finishing the best of the relegated sides with a decent run of form after relegation.
Championship
In what was principally a three-horse race for the title, Leeds United and Burnley won promotion with two games to spare, both sides reaching the 100-point mark for the first time in the history of the second tier - Leeds coming on top to secure the title on goal difference - another first for the Championship. The Whites enjoyed a fantastic season in both attack and defence as they won the title after occupying top position for much of the season after November; a shaky run of form in March threatened to derail the club's run, but Daniel Farke's side recovered impressively to secure the German's third Championship title following the two with Norwich. Burnley finished 2nd, the Clarets smashing the defensive record for the entire Football League, conceding just 16 goals and finishing the season on a 33-match unbeaten run, only losing twice, the final loss coming on 21 December; perhaps the only minor disappointment was a run of too many draws that prevented Scott Parker's side - his third promotion from the Championship, all with different clubs - from possibly breaking even more records. The play-offs were won by Sunderland; the club enjoyed a hugely improved campaign under new manager Régis Le Bris, leading the table for large parts of the first half and only falling out of the race for automatic promotion by virtue of several runs of indifferent form from November onwards; still, the Black Cats never fell out of the top four before edging their way through the play-offs in dramatic fashion, with late winners in both the semi-final and the final, to end their eight-year exile from the top flight.