2016–17 Arsenal F.C. season
2016–17 season | ||||
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Chairman | Sir Chips Keswick | |||
Manager | Arsène Wenger | |||
Stadium | Emirates Stadium | |||
Premier League | TBD | |||
FA Cup | TBD | |||
EFL Cup | TBD | |||
UEFA Champions League | Group stage | |||
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The 2016–17 season will be Arsenal's 25th in the Premier League and 97th consecutive season in the top flight of English football. The club will participate in the Premier League, FA Cup, EFL Cup, and the UEFA Champions League. The season covers the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.
Review
Pre-Season
Arsenal made their first summer signing prior to start of the current season on 25 May 2016 with the acquisition of Swiss midfielder Granit Xhaka for a reported £30 million fee. Xhaka's involvement in Euro 2016 and his subsequent desire to secure his club future beforehand enabled Arsenal to uncharacteristically complete a signing before the formal opening of the transfer window.[1] In the following weeks, the Gunners activated the release clause of Leicester City forward Jamie Vardy.[2] However, they failed in their attempts to bring Vardy from the Premier League champions, with the England forward instead opting on signing a contract extension with the East Midlands club.[3] Manager Arsene Wenger came under fire for failing to secure the transfer, and fans were outraged further when Arsenal signed young forward Takuma Asano from Sanfrecce Hiroshima,[4] due to the relative unproven nature of the forward's capabilities. Arsenal made their third summer signing on July 22, signing League One Bolton's Player of the Year, 20 year old defender Rob Holding.[5] Arsenal played RC Lens later that day in their first pre-season game, with a late chipped goal from Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain earning Arsenal a hard-fought 1–1 draw.[6] Arsenal then flew out to California for two more pre-season fixtures, against the MLS All-Stars and Chivas de Guadalajara. Arsene Wenger confirmed that Per Mertesacker would not be on the tour, after picking up an injury against Lens. Wenger stated Mertesacker had surgery in his native Germany, and would be out for 'months'.[7] Arsenal beat the All Stars 2–1 on July 28 (July 29 BST), with Joel Campbell's penalty and a Chuba Akpom close-range finish coming either side of a goal from Didier Drogba.[8] Arsenal concluded their tour on July 31 (August 1 BST) with a 3–1 win over Mexican side Chivas. Oxlade-Chamberlain & Akpom scored their second pre-season goals each, with the opener scored by new signing Rob Holding.[9] Arsene Wenger confirmed that the injury to Mertesacker meant he'd need to sign a replacement ideally or before the season opener against Liverpool on August 14[10] as talks of incoming transfer intensified.
August
Despite the absence of key players, Arsene Wenger gave positive news ahead of a trip to Scandanavia; Alexis Sanchez and Aaron Ramsey would join the team for the tour and would likely be fit for the season opener against Liverpool. Gabriel Paulista also returned after missing the US tour with tonsillitis[11]. Arsenal's pre-season continued in Norway, against Viking FK. The Gunners were 8-0 winners; Joel Campbell continued his pre-season form with a double, while Chuba Akpom added his third goal of pre-season (it was also the third game running the forward scored in). Alex Iwobi also scored a double, with the other goals coming from Theo Walcott, Santi Cazorla and an own goal from defender Michael Haukås[12]. Arsene Wenger confirmed post match that Mesut Ozil, Laurent Koscielny and Olivier Giroud would not be fit for the game against Liverpool in 9 days, with the trio returning to training on Monday, August 8. Arsenal would start the 2016–17 Premier League season with two tricky fixtures, at home game against rivals Liverpool and away to reigning Premier League champions Leicester City. However, Arsenal were the only team to the double over the champions, and won 5-2 in the last meeting at the King Power Stadium[13].
Players
Squad information
N |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age |
EU |
Since |
App |
Goals |
Ends |
Transfer fee |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | GK | Wojciech Szczęsny | 34 | EU | 2007 | 181 | 0 | undisclosed[14] | Youth system | On loan to Roma | |
2 | DF | Mathieu Debuchy | 39 | EU | 2014 | 22 | 1 | undisclosed | £12.0M[15] | ||
3 | DF | Kieran Gibbs | 35 | EU | 2007 | 209 | 6 | undisclosed[16] | Youth system | ||
4 | DF | Per Mertesacker | 40 | EU | 2011 | 208 | 8 | undisclosed[17] | £8.0M[18] | ||
5 | DF | Gabriel Paulista | 34 | Non-EU | 2015 (Winter) | 38 | 1 | undisclosed[19] | £11.3M[20] | ||
6 | DF | Laurent Koscielny | 39 | EU | 2010 | 248 | 20 | undisclosed[21] | £8.5M[22] | ||
7 | FW | Alexis Sánchez | 36 | Non-EU | 2014 | 94 | 42 | undisclosed[23] | £30.0M[24] | ||
8 | MF | Aaron Ramsey | 34 | EU | 2008 | 265 | 43 | undisclosed[25] | £4.8M[26] | ||
10 | MF | Jack Wilshere | 33 | EU | 2008 | 157 | 12 | 2018[27] | Youth system | ||
11 | MF | Mesut Özil | 36 | EU | 2013 | 118 | 20 | undisclosed[28] | £42.5M[29][30][31] | ||
12 | FW | Olivier Giroud | 38 | EU | 2012 | 188 | 82 | undisclosed[32] | £12.8M[33] | ||
13 | GK | David Ospina | 36 | Non-EU | 2014 | 36 | 0 | undisclosed[34] | £3.2M[35] | ||
14 | FW | Theo Walcott | 35 | EU | 2006 (Winter) | 344 | 85 | 2019[36] | £9.0M[37] | ||
15 | MF | Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain | 31 | EU | 2011 | 149 | 14 | undisclosed[38] | £12.0M[39] | ||
16 | DF | Rob Holding | 29 | EU | 2016 | 0 | 0 | undisclosed | £2.0M [40] | ||
17 | FW | Alex Iwobi | 28 | Non-EU | 2015 | 21 | 2 | undisclosed | Youth system | ||
18 | DF | Nacho Monreal | 38 | EU | 2013 (Winter) | 131 | 2 | undisclosed[41] | £8.5M[42] | ||
19 | MF | Santi Cazorla | 40 | EU | 2012 | 169 | 27 | undisclosed[25] | £12.0M[43] | ||
21 | DF | Calum Chambers | 29 | EU | 2014 | 59 | 2 | undisclosed[44] | £16.0m[45] | ||
22 | FW | Yaya Sanogo | 31 | EU | 2013 | 20 | 1 | undisclosed[46] | Free[46] | ||
23 | FW | Danny Welbeck | 34 | EU | 2014 | 49 | 13 | 2019 | £16.0M | ||
24 | DF | Héctor Bellerín | 29 | EU | 2013 | 73 | 3 | undisclosed | Youth system | ||
25 | DF | Carl Jenkinson | 32 | EU | 2011 | 57 | 1 | undisclosed[47] | £1.0M[48] | ||
26 | GK | Damián Martínez | 32 | Non-EU | 2010 | 8 | 0 | undisclosed | Youth system | ||
27 | FW | Serge Gnabry | 29 | EU | 2012 | 19 | 1 | undisclosed[49] | Youth system | ||
28 | FW | Joel Campbell | 32 | Non-EU | 2011 | 41 | 4 | undisclosed[50] | £0.9M[51] | ||
29 | MF | Granit Xhaka | 32 | Non-EU | 2016 | 0 | 0 | undisclosed | £30.0M[52] | ||
31 | MF | Jeff Reine-Adélaïde | 26 | EU | 2016 | 0 | 0 | undisclosed | Youth system | ||
32 | FW | Chuba Akpom | 29 | EU | 2013 | 9 | 0 | undisclosed | Youth system | ||
33 | GK | Petr Čech | 42 | EU | 2015 | 42 | 0 | 2019 [53] | £10M[53] | ||
34 | MF | Francis Coquelin | 33 | EU | 2008 | 109 | 0 | undisclosed[54] | Youth system | ||
35 | MF | Mohamed Elneny | 32 | Non-EU | 2016 (Winter) | 17 | 1 | undisclosed | £7.4M[55][56] |
- Last updated: 3 August 2016
- Source: Arsenal F.C. and footballdatabase.com (for EU passport, country as international player, contract ending and transfer fee)
- Ordered by squad number.
Transfers
Transfers in
Arsenal started their transfer business early, with the signing of Swiss midfielder Granit Xhaka from Bundesliga side Borussia Mönchengladbach, with the undisclosed fee rumored to be around £30 million, being announced on May 25.[1] Arsenal continued their recruitment in July with the signing of striker, Takuma Asano from J-League side Sanfrecce Hiroshima for an undisclosed fee.[4] On July 22, Arsenal confirmed their third summer signing with the acquisition of Bolton defender and Player of the Year, Rob Holding for a reported fee of £2 million.
# | Position | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Team | Source |
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29 | MF | Granit Xhaka | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Undisclosed (~£30,000,000)[52] | 21 May 2016 | First team | [1] |
– | FW | Takuma Asano | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Undisclosed (~£800,000)[57] | 3 July 2016 | First team | [4] |
16 | DF | Rob Holding | Bolton Wanderers | Undisclosed (~£2,000,000)[40] | 22 July 2016 | First team | [5] |
– | MF | Kelechi Nwakali | Diamond Football Academy | Undisclosed (~£3,000,000)[58] | 5 August 2016 | Reserves | [59] |
Total spending: Undisclosed (~£35,800,000)
Transfers out
# | Position | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Team | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8 | MF | Mikel Arteta | Retired [a] | Free transfer | 30 June 2016 | First team | [61] |
20 | MF | Mathieu Flamini | Unattached [b] | Free transfer (Released) | 30 June 2016 | First team | [61] |
7 | MF | Tomáš Rosický | Unattached [b] | Free transfer (Released) | 30 June 2016 | First team | [61] |
42 | DF | Isaac Hayden | Newcastle United | Undisclosed (~£2,500,000)[62] | 11 July 2016 | First team | [63] |
– | MF | Wellington Silva | Fluminense | Undisclosed | 18 July 2016 | Reserves | [64] |
Total incoming: Undisclosed (~£2,500,000+)
- ^ Upon the failure of Arteta's contract renewal, he retired and joined Manchester City in a coaching position[60]
- ^ a b Upon the failure of Flamini's and Rosický's contract renewals, neither player has found a new club.
Loans in
# | Position | Player | Loaned from | Date | Loan expires | Team | Source |
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Loans out
# | Position | Player | Loaned to | Date | Loan expires | Team | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
38 | MF | Daniel Crowley | Oxford United | 1 July 2016 | 30 June 2017 | Reserves | [65] |
43 | GK | Ryan Huddart | Eastleigh | 1 July 2016 | 30 June 2017 | Reserves | [66] |
57 | MF | Jon Toral | Granada | 15 July 2016 | 30 June 2017 | Reserves | [67] |
1 | GK | Wojciech Szczęsny | Roma | 4 August 2016 | 30 June 2017 | First team | [68] |
52 | DF | Stefan O'Connor | Maastricht | 5 August 2016 | 30 June 2017 | Reserves | [69] |
53 | DF | Julio Pleguezuelo | Mallorca | 5 August 2016 | 30 June 2017 | Reserves | [70] |
Overall transfer activity
Spending Summer: Undisclosed (~£35,800,000) Winter: £0 Total: Undisclosed (~£35,800,000) |
Income Summer: Undisclosed (~£2,500,000+) Winter: £0 Total: Undisclosed (~£2,500,000+) |
Net expenditure Summer: Undisclosed (~£32,500,000-) Winter: £0 Total: Undisclosed (~£32,500,000-) |
Club
Coaching staff
Position | Staff |
---|---|
Manager | Arsène Wenger |
Assistant manager | Steve Bould |
First team coach | Boro Primorac Neil Banfield |
Goalkeeping coach | Gerry Peyton |
Head of athletic performance enhancement | Shad Forsythe |
Fitness coach | Tony Colbert Craig Gant |
Physiotherapist | Colin Lewin Ben Ashworth Andrew Rolls |
Club doctor | Gary O'Driscoll |
Head of academy | Andries Jonker |
Masseur | Darren Page Chris Harvey Chris Senior |
Kit manager | Vic Akers |
Assistant Kit manager | Paul Akers |
Equipment manager | Paul Johnson |
Performance nutritionist | James Collins |
Football analyst | Ben Knapper |
Last updated: 1 July 2015
Source: Arsenal F.C.
Kit
Supplier: Puma Sponsor: Fly Emirates
Home[71]
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Away[72]
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Third[72]
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Kit information
This is third consecutive season Puma has supplied Arsenal with kits.
- Home: The home kit features Arsenal's traditional colours of red and white, with the addition of a dark trim around the lowered neck line, on the sleeve (hooped) and along the red stripe on the shorts. The distinguishing feature of the kit is the darkened, vertical, red stripe across the centre of the kit. It also features predominantly red socks for the first time since the 2004–05 season (as opposed to only featuring on the alternate kits).
- Away: The away kit is predominantly yellow following the trend of recent Arsenal away kits. The contrasting colour is "gunmetal grey"[73] which appears on the collar (alongside a thin, centred, yellow line), as a trim on the v-shaped neck line and on the sleeve, separated by a large yellow strip across the shoulders and multiple hooped yellow lines across the bottom section of the sleeve. The shorts are predominantly gunmetal grey, with a yellow trim along the sides. The socks continue to be yellow in-line with previous away kits for Arsenal, with multiple black hooped lines on the upper section.
- Third: The third kit is an abstraction from previous alternate kits for Arsenal as it predominantly features a single colour of dark blue. A vibrant neon yellow forms the detail across a wide strip on the shoulder and on the cuffs of the sleeves. The shorts are also dark blue with neon yellow detail along the sides and the kit is completed with single-colour neon yellow socks with a single navy hoop on the upper section.
Other information
Chairman | Sir Chips Keswick |
Ground (capacity and dimensions) | Emirates Stadium (60,355 / 113x76 metres) |
Updated to match played 30 May 2014
Source: Arsenal F.C.
Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
- As of 4 August 2016
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Premier League | FA Cup | League Cup | Champions League | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
2 | DF | FRA | Mathieu Debuchy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | DF | ENG | Kieran Gibbs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4 | DF | GER | Per Mertesacker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
5 | DF | BRA | Gabriel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
6 | DF | FRA | Laurent Koscielny | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
7 | FW | CHI | Alexis Sánchez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
8 | MF | WAL | Aaron Ramsey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
10 | MF | ENG | Jack Wilshere | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
11 | MF | GER | Mesut Özil | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
12 | FW | FRA | Olivier Giroud | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
13 | GK | COL | David Ospina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
14 | FW | ENG | Theo Walcott | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
15 | FW | ENG | Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
16 | DF | ENG | Rob Holding | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
17 | FW | NGA | Alex Iwobi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
18 | DF | ESP | Nacho Monreal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
19 | MF | ESP | Santi Cazorla | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
21 | DF | ENG | Calum Chambers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
22 | FW | FRA | Yaya Sanogo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
23 | FW | ENG | Danny Welbeck | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
24 | DF | ESP | Héctor Bellerín | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
25 | DF | ENG | Carl Jenkinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
26 | GK | ARG | Emiliano Martínez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
27 | FW | GER | Serge Gnabry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
28 | FW | CRC | Joel Campbell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
29 | MF | SUI | Granit Xhaka | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31 | MF | FRA | Jeff Reine-Adélaïde | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32 | FW | ENG | Chuba Akpom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
33 | GK | CZE | Petr Čech | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
34 | MF | FRA | Francis Coquelin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
35 | MF | EGY | Mohamed Elneny | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
40 | MF | USA | Gedion Zelalem | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
– | FW | JPN | Takuma Asano | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Source: Arsenal F.C. and 11v11.com
Top scorers
- As of 18 May 2016
Rank | Position | Nationality | Number | Name | Premier League | FA Cup | League Cup | Champions League | Community Shield | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TOTALS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: Arsenal F.C. and 11v11.com
Disciplinary record
- As of 18 May 2016
Number | Nationality | Position | Name | Premier League | FA Cup | League Cup | Champions League | Community Shield | Total | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Clean sheets
- As of 18 May 2016
Rank | Nationality | Number | Name | Premier League | FA Cup | League Cup | Champions League | Community Shield | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TOTALS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pre-season
In February 2016, it was announced that Arsenal would play in the Major League Soccer All-Star Game at Avaya Stadium in San Jose, California in addition to a friendly against Mexican side Guadalajara three days later.[74] However, Arsenal later announced that the annual Emirates Cup would be cancelled for the second time in its history due to the extended absence of international players participating in Euro 2016 and "essential pitch reconstruction works" at the Emirates Stadium.[75] Arsenal confirmed their final pre-season fixtures before the Premier League campaign in early-June 2016, as Scandinavian trips against Viking in Stavanger and Premier League rivals Manchester City in Gothenburg completed the line-up.[76] It is the third time in four years that Arsenal and Manchester City will meet in a pre-season fixture outside of England.[77] To complete Arsenal's pre-season calendar, in early-July, Arsenal announced their pre-season opening fixture against RC Lens of Ligue 2 to be played 15 days after the announcement date. It was hence confirmed that the club's pre-season fixture list would stretch from 22 July to 7 August 2016 (6 days before the start of the Premier League season).
Win Draw Loss
22 July 2016 Friendly | Lens | 1–1 | Arsenal | Lens, France |
20:00 CEST 19:00 BST |
Autret 38' | Report | Oxlade-Chamberlain 81' | Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 30,149[78] |
28 July 2016 MLS All-Star Game | MLS All-Stars | 1–2 | Arsenal | San Jose, California |
17:01 PDT 01:01 BST(Note) |
Drogba 45+2' | Report | Campbell 11' (pen.) Akpom 87' |
Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 18,000 [79] Referee: Chris Penso[80] |
Note: Kick off is on the following day in the U.K. time zone. |
31 July 2016 Friendly | Guadalajara | 1–3 | Arsenal | Carson, California |
18:00 PDT 02:00 BST(Note) |
Zaldívar 74' (pen.) | Report | Holding 34' Oxlade-Chamberlain 50' Akpom 56' |
Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 24,168 [81] Referee: Kevin Terry Jr. [82] |
Note: Kick off is on the following day in the U.K. time zone. |
5 August 2016 Friendly | Viking | v | Arsenal | Stavanger, Norway |
20:30 CEST 19:30 BST |
Stadium: Viking Stadion |
7 August 2016 Supergame | Arsenal | v | Manchester City | Gothenburg, Sweden |
19:00 CEST 18:00 BST |
Stadium: Ullevi Stadium |
Competitions
Overview
Competition | Record | |||||||
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G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |
Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — |
FA Cup | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — |
EFL Cup | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — |
Champions League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — |
Updated to match played 15 May 2016
Source: Competitions
Premier League
League table
Template:2016–17 Premier League table
Results summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: 15 May 2016.
Source: Premier League
Results by matchday
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Matches
On 15 June 2016, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.[83]
Win Draw Loss
FA Cup
Win Draw Loss
Third round | Arsenal | v | ||
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EFL Cup
Win Draw Loss
UEFA Champions League
Arsenal qualified for the Group Stage of the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League due to finishing second in the 2015–16 Premier League. This means that Arsenal have qualified for the UEFA Champions League for the 19th consecutive year. Following changes to UEFA qualification rules from the previous season, Arsenal, having previously been seeded in pot 1 for the Champions League draw as one of the top 8 ranked teams in UEFA, are instead placed into pot 2 for the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League group stage draw with the remainder of the highest seeded non-champions according to UEFA coefficient.
Awards
Arsenal Player of the Month award
Awarded monthly to the player that was chosen by fan voting on Arsenal.com
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