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The 2016–17 season was Arsenal's 25th in the Premier League, their 91st consecutive season in the top flight of English football and their 100th season in the top flight overall. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The club participated in the Premier League , FA Cup , EFL Cup and the UEFA Champions League .
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 season began on 13 August 2016 and concluded on 21 May 2017. [4] Fixtures for the 2016–17 season were announced on 15 June 2016. [5] Chelsea won their fifth Premier League title, and sixth English title, with two matches to spare following a 1–0 away win over West Bromwich Albion on 12 May. [6]
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On 24 September 2016, Arsenal beat Chelsea 3–0 at the Emirates Stadium. It was the first time Arsenal scored against Chelsea since 2013, and Arsenal's first win over The Blues since 2011 in the Premier League.
A year later, Arsenal completed another victorious FA Cup campaign, [83] and became the most successful club in the tournament's history by winning their 13th FA Cup in 2016–17. However, in that same season Arsenal finished fifth in the league, the first time they had finished outside the top four since before Wenger arrived in 1996. [84]
In the final Arsenal beat Aston Villa by 3 goals to 1 at the Emirates Stadium so as to become playoff champions. [28] In April 2017, Arsenal's Under 13 team defeated Sunderland to lift the inaugural Premier League National Cup as champions. [29] As well, in June 2017, Arsenal's Under-14s won the 2016-17 Premier League Albert Phelan Cup. [30]
In April 2016, Arsenal announced plans to play two pre-season friendlies against Sydney FC and Western Sydney Wanderers in Australia ahead of the 2017–18 season. [18] It was the first time Arsenal played in Australia since 1977, when the team visited as part of the World of Soccer Cup . [ 19 ]