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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]
Arsenal Who's Who. London: Independent UK Sports. ISBN 1-899429-03-4. Kelly, Andy (29 July 2015). "Every Arsenal player in chronological order". The Arsenal History. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016 "Arsenal first team line-ups". The Arsenal History. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016
A year later, Arsenal completed another victorious FA Cup campaign, [84] 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. [85]
2016 (Winter) 89 2 2022 £7.4M On loan at Beşiktaş: 5 DF: Sokratis Papastathopoulos: 32: EU 2018 69 6 2021 £17.6M 7 MF: Henrikh Mkhitaryan: 31: Non-EU 2018 (Winter) 59 9 2021 Swap deal On loan at A.S. Roma: 8 MF: Dani Ceballos: 23: EU 2019 37 2 2020 Loan On loan from Real Madrid: 9 FW: Alexandre Lacazette: 29: EU 2017 127 48 2022 £46.5M 3rd ...
Holding signed for Premier League club Arsenal on 22 July 2016 for a fee of around £2 million. [17] Following injuries to centre backs Per Mertesacker and Gabriel Paulista , he was called upon to make his Arsenal debut in the 2016–17 Premier League season opener on 14 August 2016 against Liverpool , which Arsenal lost 4–3 at home. [ 18 ]
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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 ]