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To signal the intent of reducing surplus players, Arsenal then announced that a £6 million agreement had been reached for the sale of Carlos Vela on 17 July 2012. Vela featured 62 times for Arsenal, scoring 11 goals, and he was the first member of the first-team squad to be sold in the summer transfer window.
Arsenal announced plans to play a pre-season friendly in Indonesia's capital Jakarta against the Indonesia national team on 1 November 2012, [9] with the match being played on 14 July 2013. [10] This was to be part of Arsenal's third consecutive Asian tour, in anticipation of the growing fan base in the continent.
In 2013, Arsenal launched the "100 Club" to formally recognise retired players with over 100 league appearances. As of September 2016, 75 living players have been inducted with a further 26 automatically enrolled once they end their careers.
1 First-team squad. 2 Transfers. Toggle Transfers subsection ... The 2012–13 season was Wigan Athletic's eighth consecutive season in ... 14 May 2013 37: Arsenal: 4 ...
Captain Cesc Fàbregas rejoined Barcelona after eight years at Arsenal.. Arsenal's pre-season transfer activity was once again dominated by media speculation regarding the future of club captain Cesc Fàbregas, whose return to boyhood club Barcelona was widely expected, although not officially confirmed until the middle of August when an initial fee in the region of £30 million [5] was agreed ...
When Arsenal was founded in 1886 by munition workers' from Woolwich, the club resisted the lure of professionalism and remained an amateur side. [12] Success in local cup competitions soon followed, and a tie against Derby County in the FA Cup on 17 January 1891 led to the opposition approaching two of Arsenal's players, in view of offering them professional contracts. [12]
The 2013 season was Arsenal Ladies Football Club's 26th season since forming in 1987. The club participated in the third edition of the FA WSL , England's top flight for women's football since 2011. Arsenal also played in the FA Women's Cup , and the FA WSL Cup , winning the former against Bristol Academy in June [ 1 ] and the latter against ...
Biggest home defeat: 2–3 vs. Norwich City (19 May 2013) and vs. Manchester United (9 December 2012) Biggest away win: 4 by a 2-goal margin Biggest away defeat: 3 by a 2-goal margin. Biggest home attendance: 47,386 vs. Everton, 1 December 2012 Smallest home attendance: 45,579 vs. Queens Park Rangers, 1 September 2012