The season began on 8 April 2012 and was scheduled to end in October 2012.
The league is to break between 8 July and 19 August to allow preparation for the 2012 London Olympics.
[1] Arsenal won the competition, their ninth consecutive English title.
To allow for more games the League Cup format was changed from a straight knock-out to a group stage format with the top two advancing to the semi-finals.
Arsenal defended their title with a 1–0 win over Birmingham City in a rematch of last year's final.