Arsenal W.F.C.

Arsenal Women Football Club, commonly referred to as just Arsenal unless distinguishing themselves from the men's team, is an English professional women's football club based in Islington, London, England. The club plays in the Women's Super League, the top tier of English women's football. Arsenal were founded in 1987 following an initiative by Vic Akers, who became the club's first, longest-serving, and most successful manager. He guided Arsenal to continued success until his departure in 2009, winning the most top-flight matches in English football history. The club have sustained this record, and have won the most doubles and trebles in English football history. Arsenal have also completed a record seven unbeaten league seasons, setting a number of English records for longest top-flight unbeaten run, for goals scored, and points won.

Arsenal
Full nameArsenal Women Football Club
Nickname(s)The Gunners
Founded1987 (1987) as Arsenal Ladies
GroundMeadow Park
Emirates Stadium (select home games)
Capacity4,500 (1,700 seated)
Meadow Park
60,704 (all seated)
Emirates Stadium
OwnerKroenke Sports & Entertainment
Head coachJonas Eidevall
LeagueWomen's Super League
2022โ€“23WSL, 3rd of 12
WebsiteClub website
Third colours

Arsenal are statistically the most successful club in English women's football, holding the records for most titles won in each domestic competition they have played in. The club have won 15 league titles, 14 Women's FA Cups, 7 Women's League Cups, 10 Women's National League Cups, 5 Women's FA Community Shields, and are the only English club to win the UEFA Women's Champions League. They are also the only English club to win the continental treble while going undefeated in all competitions played that same season. In the 2006โ€“07 season, the club became the first in the history of women's football to achieve the continental European sextuple.

Arsenal play their home games at Meadow Park in Borehamwood, and select games at the Emirates Stadium, with all group games and knockout games in the Champions League being played there. Long term plans for the club are for all matches to be played at the Emirates Stadium, beginning with all league matches, and then qualifying rounds of the champions league, with domestic cup games to follow.

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