2011–12 Arsenal F.C. season
The 2011–12 season was Arsenal's 20th season in the Premier League, their 86th consecutive season in the top flight of English football. and also marked the club's 125th anniversary. In the Premier League, Arsenal struggled to recover from a poor start to the season. Though they did finish the season in the final qualification berth for the next season's UEFA Champions League. Arsenal's UEFA Champions League campaign once again proved unsuccessful, falling at the first hurdle in the knockout stage, with a 4–0 defeat at Milan ultimately proving fatal. Exiting the FA Cup at the fifth round stage at the hands of Sunderland, and the League Cup in the quarter-finals against Manchester City, the two domestic cups were also out of Arsenal's reach.
| 2011–12 season | ||||
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125th Arsenal anniversary crest | ||||
| Chairman | Peter Hill-Wood | |||
| Manager | Arsène Wenger | |||
| Stadium | Emirates Stadium | |||
| Premier League | 3rd | |||
| FA Cup | Fifth round | |||
| League Cup | Quarter-finals | |||
| UEFA Champions League | Round of 16 | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Robin van Persie (30) All: Robin van Persie (37) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 60,111 (vs. Chelsea, 21 April 2012, Premier League) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 46,539 (vs. Shrewsbury Town, 20 September 2011, League Cup) | |||
| Average home league attendance | 59,313 (in all competitions) | |||
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Arsenal finished the season in third place after winning their last league match 3–2 against West Bromwich Albion on 13 May 2012. It was the first season since the invincibles in 2003–04 which Arsenal finished the top London club in the league, or in which Arsenal finished ahead of Chelsea.