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The 2021–22 season was Arsenal Football Club's 30th season in the Premier League, their 96th consecutive season in the top flight of English football and 105th season in the top flight overall. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It began on 1 July 2021 and concluded on 30 June 2022, with competitive matches played between August and May.
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 18 April 2021, Arsenal were announced as a founding club of the breakaway European competition The Super League; [99] they withdrew from the competition two days later amid near-universal condemnation. [100] Arsenal finished the 2020–21 season in eighth place once again, not qualifying for a European competition for the first time in 26 ...
Arsenal remained consistent domestically, advancing to the quarter-finals of the FA Cup after defeating Portsmouth but remaining in roughly the same mid-table position in the Premier League. The COVID-19 pandemic caused all competitions to be suspended from March until 17 June, when Arsenal played Manchester City in a game originally scheduled ...
Boca Juniors of Argentina are noted for adding a star to their official badge for every major trophy won in the club's history, and currently have over 70 stars. However, the badge on the club shirts only features 52 stars due to space. The practice of using stars to signify major titles has spread to other football codes, and to unrelated sports.
On 18 April 2021, Arsenal were announced as a founding club of the breakaway European competition The Super League; they withdrew from the competition two days later amid near-universal condemnation. [14] The Gunners finished the season in eighth place once again, this time not qualifying for a European competition for the first time in 25 years.
[95] [96] Mohamed Elneny, who was the only player left from the Gunners' 2016–17 Champions League squad, [97] was back on the bench for the first time since a serious knee injury in January 2023. [98] [99] Six of Arsenal's starting eleven – Raya, Rice, Saka, Saliba, Trossard and White – made their debuts in the competition on a rain ...
On 9 January, Arsenal announced that Brazilian forward Marquinhos had joined Série A side Cruzeiro on loan until December 2025. [192] The club did not sign any player in the winter transfer window. After the transfer window closed, there were twenty-two players in the first-team squad: two goalkeepers, nine defenders, six midfielders, and five ...