The
1992–93 FA Premier League was the inaugural season of the
Premier League, the top division of
English football. The season began on 15 August 1992 and ended on 11 May 1993. The league was made up of the 22 clubs that broke away from
The Football League at the end of the
1991–92 season. The new league was backed up by a five-year,
£305 million deal with
BSkyB to televise Premier League matches. In concept, the Premier League was identical to the old First Division of the Football League, which was now reduced to three divisions.