Arsenal Football Club was formed by a group of ammunition workers in Woolwich, London on December 1, 1886. No wonder the club’s nick name is Gunners. Their name then was Dial Square and later changed to Royal Arsenal FC. They won their first trophy in 1890 and 1891.
Arsenal FC have transformed through the century to become a darling club for many fans across the globe.
STADIUM
Arsenal played in the Highbury from September 1913 to May 2006. When Arsenal could not expand the stadium, they decided to build a new one. Thus Emirate Stadium was constructed. The name is due to a sponsorship deal Arsenal signed with Emirates, an airline, which is worth around 100 million pounds. Therefore, the stadium will be officially known as the Emirate Stadium at least until 2028 and the airline will continue to be Arsenal’s shirt sponsor until 2024. The Emirate Stadium has a capacity of 59,867.
After 22 years in charge of the club, Arsene Wenger was replaced by Unai Emery at the end of last Season. The 46 year old from Spain had coached clubs like Valencia, Spartak Moscow, Sevilla, and Paris Saint Germain before coming to the Emirate.
Emery won three consecutive UEFA Europa League titles with Sevila from 2014 – 2016.and two Coupe de Laliga. He also won one League Un title and two Coupe de France titles with PSG.
Arsenal have been very active in the transfer market. They bought Stephan Lichtsteiner from Juventus, Bernd Leno from Bayer Leverkusen for an undisclosed fee and Sokratis Papastathopoulos from Dortmund. Lucas Torreira joined the Gunners from Sampdoria as well as Matteo Guendouzi, who joined from Lorient.
LAST SEASON
Arsenal finished 6th last season with 63 points after securing 19 wins, 6 draws and 13 defeats.
