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The fans also chant "Boring, Boring Arsenal" in self-deprecating reference to Arsenal's reputation during the 1970s and 1980s as an overly defensive, cautious team. [10] The team's new (May 2022) anthem is The Angel (North London Forever) by Louis Dunford .
List of English football champions Football League First Division (1888–1992) Premier League (1992–present) Leicester City celebrate winning the 2015–16 Premier League Country England Founded 1888 Number of teams 20 Current champions Manchester City (2023–24) Most successful club Manchester United (20 championships) The English football champions are the winners of the top-level league ...
Goalkeeper Jens Lehmann kept ten consecutive clean sheets in the run-in to Arsenal's first UEFA Champions League final and the defence went 995 minutes until conceding a goal. [99] Arsenal were also the first British side to defeat Real Madrid and Borussia Dortmund away from home, and both Milanese teams: Internazionale and Milan at the San Siro.
Arsenal have won 13 domestic titles, which is more than any other club from the five major leagues to never win the Champions League. The next closest are Paris Saint-Germain and Atletico Madrid ...
Arsenal were also the first London club to reach the final of the UEFA Champions League, in 2006, losing the final 2–1 to Barcelona. [259] Arsenal have one of the best top-flight records in history, having finished below fourteenth only seven times.
Both Arsenal's and Tottenham's fan bases are multi-ethnic, due to the racial diversity in London. In 2002, Arsenal had 7.7% of their fans calling themselves non-white British, rising to 14% in 2008, the highest in the league in these fans surveys. [33] [34] Around 9% of Tottenham fans were non-White in 2008. [34]
Arsenal's return to the Champions League for the first time in seven years was also unsuccessful, as they failed to get past the group stage. Arsenal came second again in 1999–2000; this time, there was never any real title race and Arsenal finished the season 18 points behind winners Manchester United.
Arsenal's biggest winning margin in Europe is a 7–0 scoreline, a feat achieved twice: firstly away at Standard Liège, during their successful Cup Winners' Cup campaign, and secondly at home against Slavia Prague, for the 2007–08 UEFA Champions League. Arsenal hold the European club competition record for the most consecutive clean sheets ...