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Arsenal's 2019–20 campaign had seen defensive frailties and a lack of creativity lead to a disappointing eighth-place finish in the league, the club's lowest for a quarter of a century, but a successful FA Cup run and increasing promise under new coach and former cup-winning captain Mikel Arteta gave them increased optimism for the season ahead.
On 24 June, Greek centre-back Konstantinos Mavropanos's loan spell at Bundesliga club Stuttgart was extended for another season. [8]David Luiz playing for Brazil in 2013. On 1 July, Arsenal released several players, of which the only first-team player was Brazilian centre-back David Luiz, who was at the end of his contract; Luiz later joined Brazilian top-flight side Flamengo in September.
Arsenal set a Champions League record during the 2005–06 season by going ten matches without conceding a goal, beating the previous best of seven set by AC Milan. They went a record total stretch of 995 minutes without letting an opponent score; the streak ended in the final , when Samuel Eto'o scored a 76th-minute equaliser for Barcelona.
Arsenal beat their rivals Tottenham a week later. [75] Henry, Grimandi and Kanu each scored in Arsenal's 3–0 victory against Coventry City. [76] After 30 games, Arsenal were in fourth position, two points behind Liverpool in third and 13 away from leaders Manchester United. [77] Arsenal and Sheffield Wednesday players in action, May 2000.
Arsenal's first ever silverware was won as the Royal Arsenal in 1890. The Kent Junior Cup, won by Royal Arsenal's reserves, was the club's first trophy, while the first team's first trophy came three weeks later when they won the Kent Senior Cup. [7] [8] Their first national major honour came in 1930, when they won the FA Cup. [9]
Arsenal and Chelsea are the most supported football clubs in Africa. [37] Arsenal are the most popular club in East and North Africa, with Twitter research from 2015 conducted by the BBC finding that Arsenal were the most popular club in Algeria, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Morocco, Nigeria, Tanzania, Tunisia and Uganda. [38]
A statue of Herbert Chapman (1878–1934), Arsenal manager from 1925 to 1934. Arsenal Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Islington, London. The club was formed in Woolwich in 1886 as Dial Square before it was shortly renamed to Royal Arsenal, and then Woolwich Arsenal in 1893. [1]
Arsenal Women Football Club, commonly referred to as just Arsenal, [2] [3] 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 .