Premier League Trophy: A Symbol of Achievement
The Premier League trophy gleamed under the Selhurst Park lights as Martin Ødegaard raised it high, a 22-year wait finally broken. A month later, it rolled through streets lined with red and white at a champions’ parade, the kind of day supporters store away for a lifetime.
Now it rests in the club’s cabinet, but the silverware that has defined an era of English football is far from a simple ornament.
Weight of a title
Every player who took a turn lifting it felt the same thing: this prize has substance. The Premier League trophy weighs 9.5kg – around 1.4 stone – before you even get to the base. Add the engraved plinth beneath it and the figure surges to 25.4kg, or 4 stone.
It looks elegant on the podium. In the hands, it’s a test of strength and emotion.
A towering symbol
Up close, its scale is striking. From the bottom of the engraved base to the tip of the crown, the trophy stands 104cm tall – about 3ft 5in. Across, it stretches 61cm, or 2ft wide, broad-shouldered and unmistakable.
And there isn’t just one. The Premier League keeps two identical trophies, each carrying the roll call of champions around the base. One lives with the title winners during the season, the other stays in league hands for duties elsewhere.
Built like a crown jewel
Look down to the base and you see history carved in metal: every champion from 1993 through to the latest name in 2025/26. That base is made from Malachite, a semi-precious stone sourced from Africa. Its deep green ring around the opaque stone is no accident; it mirrors the pitch itself, the field where titles are won and lost.
Above it, the work of Asprey London – the Crown Jewellers – takes over. The main body of the trophy is cast from solid sterling silver, polished to that familiar mirror shine. The crowns that sit atop are formed from 24-carat silver gilt, a royal touch for the game’s most coveted domestic prize.
The design carries a clear idea: “The Three Lions of English Football.” Two golden lions stand on either side of the trophy. The third appears every May, when the winning captain steps forward, grips the handles and lifts the silver above their head. In that moment, they complete the emblem.
How long does it stay?
For now, one of those trophies belongs to the new champions. It will stay at the club throughout the season, a permanent reminder in the training ground corridors and boardroom displays of what was achieved.
But it is only ever on loan. The Premier League demands its return at least three weeks before the final league match of the following season, ready to be engraved again, ready to crown whoever proves strongest over 38 games.
Hold it, cherish it, photograph it from every angle. Because the weight, the height, the silver and stone all point to the same truth: keeping that trophy is harder than winning it once.
