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{{Infobox football league
| name                = Tarperti Premier League
| image               = TarperPremierLeagueLogo.svg
| pixels              = 200px
| organiser           = [[Tarperti Football Federation]] (TFF)
| founded             = {{start date and age|df=yes|1924|8|23}}
| first               = 
| folded              = 
| country             = {{flagicon|Tarper}} [[Tarper]]
| other countries     = 
| confed              = UFAC
| divisions           = 
| teams               = 18
| feeds               = 
| promotion           = 
| relegation          = [[TFL Championship]]
| levels              = [[Tarperti football league system|1]]
| domest_cup          = [[Imperial Challenge Cup]]<br>[[Tarperti Football Champion's Cup]]
| league_cup          = [[Professional Leagues Tournament]]
| overseas_tournament = 
| confed_cup          = UFAC Champions League<br/>UFAC Cup<br/>UFAC Challenge
| champions           = [[FC Terraum 1924]] (31st title)
| season              = 2022-23
| premiers            =
| prem_season         =
| mlscupchamps        = 
| mlscupseason        = 
| shieldchamps        = 
| shieldseason        = 
| shieldtitle         = 
| shield              = 
| most_champs         = [[FC Terraum 1924]] (31 titles)
| most_prems          = 
| most_mlscups        = 
| most_shields        = 
| most_appearances    = Markus Geisel (602)
| top_goalscorer      = Jerry Harman (365 goals)
| tv                  = [[Tarperti Broadcasting Corporation|TBC]]
| sponsor             = 
| website             = 
| current             = 2022-23 Tarperti Premier League
}}
The '''Tarperti Premier League''' (legally: TFF 1st Division Football League) is the topmost tier of the [[Tarperti football league system]]. Organised directly by the [[Tarperti Football Federation]], the league is contested annually by eighteen teams and maintains a system of {{w|promotion and relegation}} with the [[TFL Championship|Championship]], the second tier.

Originally created as the 1st Football League (1924-1960), the division was also known as League One (1960-1991) and the National Football Prize (1991-2004), before being reintroduced in its current form at the start of the 2004-05 season.
==Format==
===Competition===
Eighteen clubs compete in the league annually. Each club plays every other club once at home and once away. Teams are ranked by a points system, with teams earning three points for a win, one for a draw and none for a loss. 

If teams are level on points, tie-breakers are applied in the following order:
#Goal difference for the entire season
#Total goals scored for the entire season
#Head-to-head results (total points)
#Head-to-head goals scored
#Head-to-head away goals scored
#Total away goals scored for the entire season

If two clubs are still tied after all of these tie-breakers have been applied, a single match is held at a neutral site to determine the placement. However, this has never been necessary in the history of the Premier League.

Each season, the two lowest ranking teams are automatically relegated to the Championship, replaced by the latter’s top two. The third-to-last club in the league then participates in a two legged play-off match with the third-placed team of the National League, with the winner taking a spot in the following Premier league season.
==History==
The league was created by the TFF in 1924 as a governmental mandate to create a national football league as required in the recently passed National Fitness Legislation. The 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Football Leagues were established and replaced six regional leagues as the professional tier of Tarperti football. During the regional era, the six regional champions contested in a knock-out play-off to determine the national champions. Today the Regional Leagues are the fifth tier of Tarperti Football.

In order to start the Premier League, clubs from all six regional leagues were invited to apply for TFF membership during in the summer of 1924, with 78 shortlisted for the competition on the basis of financial and sporting criteria. 

Since its inaugural season the League has fluctuated between 16 and 20 clubs, with the current 18 clubs being decided after the 1991-92 season. The League has only suspended competition twice, those times being from 1939-1945 due to the Second World War; the other time being the 2000-01 and 2001-02 seasons due to the [[Second Tarperti Civil War|Civil War]]. The League was also prepared to suspend competition during the two Covenant Wars from 1950-60 and 1965-75, but chose to play on.

==Clubs==
The following eighteen clubs will compete in the Premier League during the 2022-23 season.
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left;"
|-
!Team ||Location ||Stadium ||Capacity
|-
|[[Dayton FC]]
|{{flagicon|Austerfluss}} Dayton, [[Austerfluss]] ||Dayton Arena ||30,660
|-
|[[Terraum Olympic FC|Terraum Olympic]]
|{{flagicon|Terraum}} Olympic Park, [[Terraum]] ||Federal Olympic Stadium ||74,649
|-
|[[Terraum Union FC|Terraum Union]]
|{{flagicon|Terraum}} Estwark, [[Terraum]] ||The Old Forestry ||22,012
|-
|[[Coche AfPE FC|Coche FC]]
|{{flagicon|Whylsental}} Coche, [[Whylsental]] ||Casper Street Stadium||27,599
|-
|[[Bergfeld Sailors SC|Bergfeld Sailors]]
|{{flagicon|Bergfeld}} City Isle, [[Bergfeld]] ||Horseshoe Stadium ||42,100
|-
|[[Astran Tremon]]
|{{flagicon|Whylsental}} Tremon, [[Whylsental]] ||Westtal Stadium ||81,365
|-
|[[Plamfort United FC|Plamfort United]]
|{{flagicon|Longrove}} Plamfort, [[Longrove]] ||Forest Stadium ||51,500
|-
|[[CS Villibre]]
|{{flagicon|East Plamyadia}} Villibre, [[East Plamyadia]] ||Stade de la Forêt-Noire ||34,700
|-
|[[CGS Ste. Marie|St. Marie]]
|{{flagicon|East Plamyadia}} St. Marie, [[East Plamyadia]] ||Canyoneer-Fels Arène ||30,150
|-
|[[Rordale FC]]
|{{flagicon|Whylsental}} Rordale, [[Whylsental]] ||Mangerston Stadium ||49,698
|-
|[[Limwald FSC]]
|{{flagicon|Outer Comico}} Limwald, [[Outer Comico]] ||Central Stadium ||47,069
|-
|[[Toller Pushner FC|Toller Pushner]]
|{{flagicon|Whylsental}} Pushner, [[Whylsental]] ||Toll Arena ||30,210
|-
|[[FC Sportif Angum|Sportif Angum]]
|{{flagicon|East Plamyadia}} Angum, [[East Plamyadia]] ||Anwa Stadium ||34,000
|-
|[[Astran Ladbrooke]]
|{{flagicon|Whylsental}} Ladbrooke, [[Whylsental]] ||Astra Park ||54,057
|-
|[[Auster Midflow FC|Auster Midflow]]
|{{flagicon|Austerfluss}} Midflow, [[Austerfluss]] ||RegLife Arena ||75,000
|-
|[[Churchbank-Vernon FC|Vernon FC]]
|{{flagicon|Whylsental}} Churchbank, [[Whylsental]] ||Vernon Arena||62,271
|-
|[[CJM Port de l'Est]]
|{{flagicon|East Plamyadia}} Port de l'Est, [[East Plamyadia]] ||PED Unico Arène ||60,449
|-
|[[Foxville AfPE|Foxville]]
|{{flagicon|Nordstrand}} Foxville, [[Nordstrand]] ||Solms Arena ||30,000
|}

==Champions==
{{main|List of Tarperti football champions}}

In total, 20 clubs have won the ''Tarperti Premiership'', excluding titles won before the Premier League's inception. The record champions are [[Terraum Olympic FC|Terraum Olympic]] with 32 titles, ahead of [[Astran Tremon]] with 8 and [[Flussgang FC]] with 6.

{|
|-
|valign="top" |
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Season
! Champions
|-
| 1924–25 || [[Flussgang FC]]
|-
| 1925–26 || [[Lilhammer Southern GC|Lilhammer GC]]
|-
| 1926–27 || [[Flussgang FC]]
|-
| 1927–28 || [[Citroner AC]]
|-
| 1928–29 || [[Lilhammer Southern GC|Lilhammer GC]] (2)
|-
| 1929–30 || [[Auster Midflow]]
|-
| 1930–31 || [[Auster Midflow]] (2)
|-
| 1931–32 || [[Terraum Olympic FC|Terraum Olympic]]
|-
| 1932–33 || [[Great River AC]] (1)
|-
| 1933–34 || [[Churchbank-Vernon FC|Vernon FC]]
|-
| 1934–35 || [[Churchbank-Vernon FC|Vernon FC]]
|-
| 1935–36 || [[Flussgang FC]]
|-
| 1936–37 || [[Churchbank-Vernon FC|Vernon FC]]
|-
| 1937–38 || [[Long Beach SC]]
|-
| 1938–39 || [[Churchbank-Vernon FC|Vernon FC]]
|-
| 1939–40 || rowspan="5" style=background:#efefef|<center>''Suspended – World War II''
|-
| 1940–41 
|-
| 1941–42 
|-
| 1942–43 
|-
| 1943–44 
|}
|valign="top"|

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Season
! Champions
|-
| 1944–45 || style=background:#efefef|<center>''Suspended – World War II''
|-
| 1945–46 || [[Terraum Olympic FC|Terraum Olympic]]
|-
| 1946–47 || [[Astran Tremon]]
|-
| 1947–48 || [[Flussgang FC]]
|-
| 1948–49 || [[UFS Moneville]] (1)
|-
| 1949–50 || [[CJM Port de l'Est]]
|-
| 1950–51 || [[FC Parcroi]]
|-
| 1951–52 || [[CJM Port de l'Est]]
|-
| 1952–53 || [[FC Parcroi]]
|-
| 1953–54 || [[Long Beach SC]] (2)
|-
| 1954–55 || [[Red-White Astend]] (1)
|-
| 1955–56 || [[Astran Tremon]]
|-
| 1956–57 || [[Astran Tremon]] 
|-
| 1957–58 || [[Vernon FC]] (5)
|-
| 1958–59 || [[Plamfort United FC|Plamfort United]] (1)
|-
| 1959–60 || [[Citroner AC]]
|-
| 1960–61 || [[Flussgang FC]]
|-
| 1961–62 || [[Rordale FC]]
|-
| 1962–63 || [[Astran Tremon]]
|-
| 1963–64 || [[Rordale FC]]
|}
|valign="top"|

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Season
! Champions
|-
| 1964–65 || [[Bergfeld Sailors SC]]
|-
| 1965–66 || [[Midflow Gymnastic SC|Midflow Gymnastic]] (1)
|-
| 1966–67 || [[Danvicus United FC|Danvicus United]] (1)
|-
| 1967–68 || [[Flussgang FC]] (6)
|-
| 1968–69 || [[Terraum Olympic FC|Terraum Olympic]]
|-
| 1969–70 || [[Astran Ladbrooke]]
|-
| 1970–71 || [[Astran Ladbrooke]]
|-
| 1971–72 || [[Terraum Olympic FC|Terraum Olympic]]
|-
| 1972–73 || [[Terraum Olympic FC|Terraum Olympic]]
|-
| 1973–74 || [[Terraum Olympic FC|Terraum Olympic]]
|-
| 1974–75 || [[Astran Ladbrooke]]
|-
| 1975–76 || [[Astran Ladbrooke]]
|-
| 1976–77 || [[Astran Ladbrooke]] (5)
|-
| 1977–78 || [[Rordale FC]] (3)
|-
| 1978–79 || [[Citroner AC]]
|-
| 1979–80 || [[Terraum Olympic FC|Terraum Olympic]]
|-
| 1980–81 || [[Terraum Olympic FC|Terraum Olympic]]
|-
| 1981–82 || [[Citroner AC]]
|-
| 1982–83 || [[Citroner AC]] (5)
|-
| 1983–84 || [[CJM Port de l'Est]]
|}
|valign="top"|

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Season
! Champions
|-
| 1984–85 || [[Terraum Olympic FC|Terraum Olympic]]
|-
| 1985–86 || [[Terraum Olympic FC|Terraum Olympic]]
|-
| 1986–87 || [[Terraum Olympic FC|Terraum Olympic]]
|-
| 1987–88 || [[Bergfeld Sailors SC|Bergfeld Sailors]]
|-
| 1988–89 || [[Terraum Olympic FC|Terraum Olympic]]
|-
| 1989–90 || [[Terraum Olympic FC|Terraum Olympic]]
|-
| 1990–91 || [[FC Parcroi]]
|-
| 1991–92 || [[CJM Port de l'Est]]
|-
| 1992–93 || [[Bergfeld Sailors SC|Bergfeld Sailors]]
|-
| 1993–94 || [[Terraum Olympic FC|Terraum Olympic]]
|-
| 1994–95 || [[Astran Tremon]]
|-
| 1995–96 || [[Astran Tremon]]
|-
| 1996–97 || [[Terraum Olympic FC|Terraum Olympic]]
|-
| 1997–98 || [[FC Parcroi]] (4)
|-
| 1998–99 || [[Terraum Olympic FC|Terraum Olympic]]
|-
| 1999–2000 || [[Terraum Olympic FC|Terraum Olympic]]
|-
| 2000–01 || rowspan=2 style=background:#efefef|<center>''Suspended – [[Second Tarperti Civil War|Civil War]]'' 
|-
| 2001–02  
|-
| 2002–03 || [[Terraum Olympic FC|Terraum Olympic]]
|-
| 2003–04 || [[Bergfeld Sailors SC|Bergfeld Sailors]] (4)
|}
|valign="top"|

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Season
! Champions
|-
| 2004–05 || [[Terraum Olympic FC|Terraum Olympic]]
|-
| 2005–06 || [[Terraum Olympic FC|Terraum Olympic]]
|-
| 2006–07 || [[CJM Port de l'Est]] (5)
|-
| 2007–08 || [[Terraum Olympic FC|Terraum Olympic]]
|-
| 2008–09 || [[Foxville AfPE FC|Foxville]] (1)
|-
| 2009–10 || [[Terraum Olympic FC|Terraum Olympic]]
|-
| 2010–11 || [[Astran Tremon]]
|-
| 2011–12 || [[Astran Tremon]] (8)
|-
| 2012–13 || [[Terraum Olympic FC|Terraum Olympic]]
|-
| 2013–14 || [[Terraum Olympic FC|Terraum Olympic]]
|-
| 2014–15 || [[Terraum Olympic FC|Terraum Olympic]]
|-
| 2015–16 || [[Terraum Olympic FC|Terraum Olympic]]
|-
| 2016–17 || [[Terraum Olympic FC|Terraum Olympic]]
|-
| 2017–18 || [[Terraum Olympic FC|Terraum Olympic]]
|-
| 2018–19 || [[Terraum Olympic FC|Terraum Olympic]]
|-
| 2019–20 || [[Terraum Olympic FC|Terraum Olympic]]
|-
| 2020–21 || [[Terraum Olympic FC|Terraum Olympic]]
|-
| 2021–22 || [[Terraum Olympic FC|Terraum Olympic]] (32)
|}
|}

===Honours===
In 1975, the honour of "distinguished clubs" was introduced where sides that have won multiple championships display stars on their team badges and jerseys. In Tarper a club must put a copper star for each championship and up to four championships, at the fifth championship the copper star is replaced by a single silver star, no other stars are added until the tenth championship when a single gold star is added from there the club must add a gold star for every ten championships.

The TFF refuses to recognize championships before the 1924-25 inaugural season of the Premier League. This led to a controversy in the 80's where several clubs in the top three tiers added stars to in honour of past league championships. The TFF and TFL threatened the clubs with forceful relegation and perhaps expulsion from the league system. The debate went on for two more years and ended when the clubs chose to abide by the Association's Rules.

The following clubs have been officially allowed to wear stars while playing in the league system. The number in parentheses is for Premier League titles won.
{{columns-list|colwidth=35em|
*[[File:Ribbonstar-gold.svg|20px]] [[File:Ribbonstar-gold.svg|20px]] [[File:Ribbonstar-gold.svg|20px]] [[Terraum Olympic FC|Terraum Olympic]]* (32)
*[[File:Ribbonstar-silver.svg|20px]] [[Astran Tremon]]* (8)
*[[File:Ribbonstar-silver.svg|20px]] [[Flussgang FC]]** (6)
*[[File:Ribbonstar-silver.svg|20px]] [[Churchbank-Vernon FC|Vernon FC]]* (5)
*[[File:Ribbonstar-silver.svg|20px]] [[Citroner AC]]** (5)
*[[File:Ribbonstar-silver.svg|20px]] [[Astran Ladbrooke]]* (5)
*[[File:Ribbonstar-silver.svg|20px]] [[CJM Port de l'Est]]* (5)
*[[File:Ribbonstar-bronze.svg|20px]] [[File:Ribbonstar-bronze.svg|20px]] [[File:Ribbonstar-bronze.svg|20px]] [[File:Ribbonstar-bronze.svg|20px]] [[Bergfeld Sailors SC|Bergfeld Sailors]]* (4)
*[[File:Ribbonstar-bronze.svg|20px]] [[File:Ribbonstar-bronze.svg|20px]] [[File:Ribbonstar-bronze.svg|20px]] [[File:Ribbonstar-bronze.svg|20px]] [[FC Parcroi]]** (4)
*[[File:Ribbonstar-bronze.svg|20px]] [[File:Ribbonstar-bronze.svg|20px]] [[File:Ribbonstar-bronze.svg|20px]] [[Rordale FC]]* (3)
*[[File:Ribbonstar-bronze.svg|20px]] [[File:Ribbonstar-bronze.svg|20px]] [[Lilhammer Southern GC|Lilhammer GC]]** (2)
*[[File:Ribbonstar-bronze.svg|20px]] [[File:Ribbonstar-bronze.svg|20px]] [[Long Beach SC|Long Beach SC]]** (2)
*[[File:Ribbonstar-bronze.svg|20px]] [[File:Ribbonstar-bronze.svg|20px]] [[Auster Midflow FC|Auster Midflow]]* (2)
*[[File:Ribbonstar-bronze.svg|20px]] [[Red-White Astend]]*** (1)
*[[File:Ribbonstar-bronze.svg|20px]] [[Danvicus United FC|Danvicus United]]** (1)
*[[File:Ribbonstar-bronze.svg|20px]] [[Foxville AfPE|Foxville]]* (1)
*[[File:Ribbonstar-bronze.svg|20px]] [[Great River AC]]** (1)
*[[File:Ribbonstar-bronze.svg|20px]] [[Midflow Gymnastic SC|Midflow Gymnastic]]*** (1)
*[[File:Ribbonstar-bronze.svg|20px]] [[UFS Moneville]]***** (1)
*[[File:Ribbonstar-bronze.svg|20px]] [[Plamfort United FC|Plamfort United]]* (1)
}}

<nowiki>*</nowiki> <small>currently member of the Premier League</small><br />
<nowiki>**</nowiki> <small>currently member of the Championship</small><br />
<nowiki>***</nowiki> <small>currently member of League One</small><br />
<nowiki>****</nowiki> <small>currently member of League Two</small><br />
<nowiki>*****</nowiki> <small>currently outside of the professional league system</small>

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