Editing Premier League (section)

===Non-English clubs===
{{see also|List of association football clubs playing in the league of another country}}

In 2011, after [[Swansea City A.F.C.|Swansea City]] gained promotion, a Welsh club participated in the Premier League for the first time.<ref>{{cite news |last=Wathan |first=Chris |title=Rodgers looking for his Swans to peak in play-offs and reach Premier League summit |work=[[Western Mail (Wales)|Western Mail]] |date=12 May 2011 |page=50}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Swansea wins promotion to EPL |publisher=ESPN |agency=[[Associated Press]] |date=30 May 2011 |url=https://www.espn.com/sports/soccer/news/_/id/6607485/swansea-beats-reading-playoff-reaches-premier-league |access-date=29 June 2013 |archive-date=22 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222124632/http://espn.go.com/sports/soccer/news/_/id/6607485/swansea-beats-reading-playoff-reaches-premier-league |url-status=live }}</ref> The first Premier League match to be played outside England was Swansea City's home match at [[Liberty Stadium]] against [[Wigan Athletic F.C.|Wigan Athletic]] on 20 August 2011.<ref>{{cite news |first=Ian |last=Herbert |title=Vorm is man in form to save Swans |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/vorm-is-man-in-form-to-save-swans-2341296.html |newspaper=The Independent |date=21 August 2011 |access-date=22 August 2011 |archive-date=19 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110919124801/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/vorm-is-man-in-form-to-save-swans-2341296.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The number of Welsh clubs in the Premier League increased to two in 2013–14, as [[Cardiff City F.C.|Cardiff City]] gained promotion,<ref>{{cite news |title=Cardiff Becomes Second Welsh Team in English Premier League |publisher=The Sports Network |agency=Associated Press |date=16 April 2013 |url=https://www.tsn.ca/soccer/story/?id=420945 |access-date=29 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110222327/http://www.tsn.ca/soccer/story/?id=420945 |archive-date=10 November 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> but they were relegated after their maiden season.<ref>{{cite news |title=Cardiff City relegation: Fans left singing the blues |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-27267666 |website=BBC News |date=3 May 2014 |access-date=11 January 2018 |archive-date=14 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180214224647/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-27267666 |url-status=live }}</ref> Cardiff were promoted again in [[2017–18 EFL Championship|2017–18]] but the number of Welsh clubs remained the same for the [[2018–19 Premier League]] season, as Swansea City had been relegated from the Premier League in 2017–18.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44100748 |title=Premier League: Liverpool finish fourth as Swansea are relegated |date=13 May 2018 |website=BBC Sport |access-date=13 May 2018 |archive-date=20 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181020191124/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44100748 |url-status=live }}</ref> Following Cardiff City's relegation after the 2018–19 season, there are currently no Welsh clubs participating in the Premier League.<ref>{{cite news |title=Cardiff City relegated: Defeat against Crystal Palace relegates Bluebirds and seals Brighton's survival |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/cardiff-city-relegated-vs-crystal-palace-premier-league-result-final-score-epl-brighton-survival-a8899971.html |date=4 May 2019 |newspaper=The Independent |access-date=6 June 2019 |archive-date=6 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190506114647/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/cardiff-city-relegated-vs-crystal-palace-premier-league-result-final-score-epl-brighton-survival-a8899971.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

Because they are members of the [[Football Association of Wales]] (FAW), the question of whether clubs like [[Swansea City A.F.C.|Swansea]] should represent England or Wales in European competitions has caused [[Football in England#Welsh clubs|long-running discussions]] in [[UEFA]]. Swansea took one of England's three available places in the [[UEFA Europa League|Europa League]] in 2013–14 by winning the [[Football League Cup|League Cup]] in 2012–13.<ref>{{cite web |title=Swans end Bantams fairytale |publisher=[[ESPN FC]] |date=24 February 2013 |url=http://espnfc.com/us/en/report/359954/report.html?soccernet=true&cc=5901 |access-date=30 June 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130227022630/http://espnfc.com/us/en/report/359954/report.html?soccernet=true&cc=5901 |archive-date=27 February 2013}}</ref> The right of Welsh clubs to take up such English places was in doubt until UEFA clarified the matter in March 2012, allowing them to participate.<ref>{{cite web |title=Uefa give Swansea and Cardiff European assurance |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17459332 |website=BBC Sport |date=21 March 2012 |access-date=24 January 2013 |archive-date=7 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160107062951/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17459332 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Participation in the Premier League by some Scottish or Irish clubs has sometimes been discussed, but without result. The idea came closest to reality in 1998, when [[Wimbledon F.C.|Wimbledon]] received Premier League approval to [[Relocation of Wimbledon F.C. to Milton Keynes|relocate to Dublin, Ireland]], but the move was blocked by the [[Football Association of Ireland]].<ref name="thewimbledonwehave">{{Harvnb|Hammam|2000|p=3}}</ref><ref name="mihirbose">{{cite news |last=Bose |first=Mihir |author-link=Mihir Bose |title=Hammam cast in villain's role as Dons seek happy ending |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/leagues/championship/3010879/Inside-Sport-Hammam-cast-in-villains-role-as-Dons-seek-happy-ending.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130421092913/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/leagues/championship/3010879/Inside-Sport-Hammam-cast-in-villains-role-as-Dons-seek-happy-ending.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=21 April 2013 |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |location=London |date=16 August 2001 |access-date=31 October 2009}}</ref><ref name=DublinDonsIndo230198>{{cite news |title=Hammam meets grass-roots on whistle-stop tour |url=http://www.independent.ie/sport/hammam-meets-grassroots-on-whistlestop-tour-26199426.html |newspaper=[[Irish Independent]] |access-date=13 June 2013 |date=23 January 1998 |archive-date=21 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921090610/http://www.independent.ie/sport/hammam-meets-grassroots-on-whistlestop-tour-26199426.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=DublinDonsIndo100698>{{cite news |title='Dublin Dons on way' Hammam |url=http://www.independent.ie/sport/dublin-dons-on-way-hammam-26183373.html |first=Philip |last=Quinn |newspaper=Irish Independent |access-date=13 June 2013 |date=10 June 1998 |archive-date=21 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921092127/http://www.independent.ie/sport/dublin-dons-on-way-hammam-26183373.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Additionally, the English media occasionally discusses the idea that Scotland's two biggest teams, [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]] and [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]], should or will take part in the Premier League, but nothing has come of these discussions.<ref name="strachan">{{cite news |first1=Martyn |last1=Ziegler |first2=Ronnie |last2=Esplin |title=Celtic and Rangers will join European super league, says Scotland manager Gordon Strachan |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/celtic/9985432/Celtic-and-Rangers-will-join-European-super-league-says-Scotland-manager-Gordon-Strachan.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/celtic/9985432/Celtic-and-Rangers-will-join-European-super-league-says-Scotland-manager-Gordon-Strachan.html |archive-date=10 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |work=The Daily Telegraph |location=London |date=10 April 2013 |access-date=21 May 2013}}{{cbignore}}</ref>