Arsenal Women are statistically the most successful club in English football.
With 15 league titles and 14 FA Cups under their belt, a period of dominance began in the 1990s. Gunners they are undoubtedly one of the top women’s teams in Europe.
They also remain the only English senior team – men’s and women’s – to have won a quadruple after winning all four available trophies in the 2006/07 season. Naturally, after such success, they are one of the best supported teams in the area.
When did the Arsenal Women first sell out the Emirates Stadium?
The club deserves great credit for gaining more and more attendance year after year, which is currently the case he sold out the Emirates on many occasions.
Arsenal Women first played at the Emirates Stadium in 2007, winning a dramatic 3-2 victory over Everton, with Lioness legend Kelly Smith scoring the winning goal late in the match.
Their first WSL match at major stadiums was a 3-1 win over Chelsea in April 2012, but matches during that period were few and far between.
However, it was not until the 2022–2023 season that it became a common sight to see the Gunners in Holloway, as opposed to their usual home ground, Meadow Park in Borehamwood.
After England became European champions on home soil, attendances rose in the women’s top flight the following season.
That same year, the Gunners played three WSL matches in a 60,000-seat venue, setting a new league attendance record in a 4-0 win over Spurs, with 47,000 fans in front of the turnstiles. They also played with all five at home Champions League schedule when in the same year at the Emirates and sold out the stadium for the first time in the semi-final against Wolfsburg?
Moving from Meadow Park
Despite Arsenal playing an increasing number of games at the Emirates each season in recent years, the majority of Arsenal’s matches are still played at the Borehamwood Stadium in Meadow Park, which has a capacity of just 4,500 spectators.
However, in May 2024, Arsenal announced a major change, which is expected to build on the success of previous Emirates visits.
The club announced that the majority (eight) of their 11 home matches in the WSL will be played at the Emirates Stadium, making it the default home of the women’s team.
In addition, three Champions League group matches were to be held at the stadium, although this was later changed to two to avoid a group stage match against the men’s team.
However, Arsenal have already qualified for the knockout stages, where, as in previous seasons, each home match will be played at the Emirates Stadium with an expected large crowd.
