Leeds United players, fans celebrate return to Premier League after 16-years

Leeds United’s 16-year exile from the English Premier League is over. (Source: Reuters)

Marcelo Bielsa’s side secured promotion from the second-tier Championship with two games to spare on Friday after West Bromwich lost to Huddersfield 2-1. (Source: Reuters)

It comes a year after a late collapse saw the northern English team drop to third place and have to go through the playoffs where it was beaten. (Source: Reuters)

Seen as a sleeping giant of English soccer, Leeds won the last of its three English league titles in 1992, and was a Champions League semifinalist in 2001. (Source: Reuters)

Leeds United fans celebrate promotion to the Premier League at Elland Road. (Source: Reuters)

A financial implosion led to the team being relegated from the Premier League in 2004. (Source: Reuters)

In 2018, the 49ers Enterprises investment affiliate of the San Francisco NFL team took a minority ownership stake in the club, which is majority owned by Andrea Radrizzani. (Source: Reuters)

West Brom remains a point ahead of Brentford, which can move into the second automatic promotion place with a win at Stoke on Saturday in its penultimate game. (Source: Reuters)