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	Arsenal have qualified for the Group Stage of the ] due to finishing third in the ].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/32770845 \|title=Arsenal 4-1 West Bromwich Albion \|publisher=BBC Sport \|date=2015-05-24 \|accessdate=2015-05-24}}</ref> This means that Arsenal have qualified for the UEFA Champions League for the 18th consecutive year.<ref>{{cite web\|author=David McDonnell \|url=http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/yet-another-arsenal-season-ends-5714505 \|title=And so yet another Arsenal season ends with Champions League qualification and the sense they should do better.. \|publisher=Daily Mirror \|date=2015-05-17 \|accessdate=2015-05-24}}</ref> Following changes to UEFA qualification rules, pot 1 for group stage draws would now consist of the Champions League holders and the champions of the seven highest ranked associations. Arsenal having previously been seeded in pot 1 for the Champions League draw as one of the top 8 ranked teams in UEFA, dropped into pot 2 for the 2015-16 UEFA Champions League group stage draw with the remainder of the highest seeded non-champions according to UEFA coefficient.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2914/champions-league/2015/05/18/11848102/real-madrid-and-arsenal-drop-into-pot-two-of-champions \|title=Real Madrid and Arsenal drop into pot two of Champions League seedings \|publisher=Goal.com \|date=2015-05-18 \|accessdate=2015-05-24}}</ref>		Arsenal have qualified for the Group Stage of the ] due to finishing third in the ].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/32770845 \|title=Arsenal 4-1 West Bromwich Albion \|publisher=BBC Sport \|date=2015-05-24 \|accessdate=2015-05-24}}</ref> This means that Arsenal have qualified for the UEFA Champions League for the 18th consecutive year.<ref>{{cite web\|author=David McDonnell \|url=http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/yet-another-arsenal-season-ends-5714505 \|title=And so yet another Arsenal season ends with Champions League qualification and the sense they should do better.. \|publisher=Daily Mirror \|date=2015-05-17 \|accessdate=2015-05-24}}</ref> Following changes to UEFA qualification rules, pot 1 for group stage draws would now consist of the Champions League holders and the champions of the seven highest ranked associations. Arsenal having previously been seeded in pot 1 for the Champions League draw as one of the top 8 ranked teams in UEFA, dropped into pot 2 for the 2015-16 UEFA Champions League group stage draw with the remainder of the highest seeded non-champions according to UEFA coefficient.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2914/champions-league/2015/05/18/11848102/real-madrid-and-arsenal-drop-into-pot-two-of-champions \|title=Real Madrid and Arsenal drop into pot two of Champions League seedings \|publisher=Goal.com \|date=2015-05-18 \|accessdate=2015-05-24}}</ref>

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	==References==		==References==

Revision as of 21:39, 10 June 2015

Arsenal 2015–16 football season

Arsenal
2015–16 season
Chairman	Sir Chips Keswick
Manager	Arsène Wenger
Stadium	Emirates Stadium
Premier League	1st
FA Cup	Third round
League Cup	Third round
FA Community Shield	Final
UEFA Champions League	Group stage
← 2014–152016–17 →

The 2015–16 season is Arsenal's 24th season in the Premier League and 96th consecutive season in the top flight of English football and enter the season as the FA Cup holders. This season Arsenal participate in the Premier League, FA Cup, League Cup, Community Shield and the UEFA Champions League. The season covers the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.

Club

Transfers

Transfers out

#	Position	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Team
24	MF	Abou Diaby	n/a	Free transfer (Released)	10 June 2015	First team
31	MF	Ryo Miyaichi	n/a	Free transfer (Released)	10 June 2015	First team
37	DF	Semi Ajayi	n/a	Free transfer (Released)	10 June 2015	Reserves
46	MF	Jack Jebb	n/a	Free transfer (Released)	10 June 2015	Reserves
48	FW	Austin Lipman	n/a	Free transfer (Released)	10 June 2015	Reserves
54	DF	Brandon Ormonde-Ottewill	n/a	Free transfer (Released)	10 June 2015	Reserves
57	GK	Josh Vickers	n/a	Free transfer (Released)	10 June 2015	Reserves

Coaching staff

This is Arsène Wenger's 20th season with Arsenal.

Position	Staff
Manager	Arsène Wenger
Assistant manager	Steve Bould
First team coach	Boro Primorac Neil Banfield
Goalkeeping coach	Gerry Peyton
Fitness coach	Tony Colbert Craig Gant Andrew Rolls
Physiotherapist	Colin Lewin Ben Ashworth
Kit manager	Paul Johnson Vic Akers Paul Akers
Masseur	Darren Page Chris Harvey Chris Senior
Performance analyst	Ben Knapper
Head of athletic performance enhancement	Shad Forsythe
Club doctor	Gary O'Driscoll
Chief scout	Steve Rowley

Last updated: 1 September 2014
Source: Arsenal F.C.

Kit

Supplier: Puma / Sponsor: Fly Emirates

Kit information

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.

Pre-season

Arsenal will start the 2015-16 season retaining Puma as their kit supplier and Emirates as their shirt sponsor. In July, they will go on a preseason tour to Asia. During this, they will participate in the Barclays Asia Trophy in Singapore along with fellow Premier League sides Everton and Stoke City as well as a Singapore Selection XI. Following this tournament, Arsenal will then play in their traditional yearly Emirates Cup tournament at the Emirates Stadium with Olympique Lyonnais, Villarreal and VFL Wolfsburg with former Arsenal player Nicklas Bendtner making his first return to Arsenal with Wolfsburg.

Singapore XI

Arsenal

16 July 2015	Singapore XI	v	Arsenal	Singapore
02:30 BST				Stadium: National Stadium, Singapore

Arsenal

Lyon

25 July 2015 2015 Emirates Cup	Arsenal	v	Lyon	London
15:20 BST				Stadium: Emirates Stadium

Arsenal

Wolfsburg

26 July 2015 2015 Emirates Cup	Arsenal	v	Wolfsburg	London
16:20 BST				Stadium: Emirates Stadium

Competitions

FA Community Shield

Main article: 2015 FA Community Shield Chelsea v Arsenal

2 August 2015 2015 FA Community Shield	Chelsea	v	Arsenal	London, England
15:00 BST				Stadium: Wembley

Premier League

League table

Template:2015–16 Premier League table

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
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: August 2015.
Source:

Results by matchday

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Matches

Win Draw Loss

UEFA Champions League

Arsenal have qualified for the Group Stage of the 2015-16 UEFA Champions League due to finishing third in the 2014-15 Premier League. This means that Arsenal have qualified for the UEFA Champions League for the 18th consecutive year. Following changes to UEFA qualification rules, pot 1 for group stage draws would now consist of the Champions League holders and the champions of the seven highest ranked associations. Arsenal having previously been seeded in pot 1 for the Champions League draw as one of the top 8 ranked teams in UEFA, dropped into pot 2 for the 2015-16 UEFA Champions League group stage draw with the remainder of the highest seeded non-champions according to UEFA coefficient.

Group stage

Main article: 2015–16 UEFA Champions League group stage v TBD

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29/30 September 22015 2

TBD

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20/21 October 2015 3

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3/4 November 2015 4

TBD

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24/25 November 2015 5

TBD

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8/9 December 2015 6

TBD

References

"History". Statto.
Todd, Oliver. "Arsene Wenger says third-place finish would be 'great' as Arsenal look to avoid Champions League qualifier". Daily Mail. Retrieved 2015-05-24.
^ "Retained and released lists submitted by Premier League clubs". Premier League. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
"Arsenal football club in £150m Emirates deal". BBC News. 2012-11-23. Retrieved 2015-05-24.
Kent, David. "Arsenal sign £30m-a-year deal with Puma for five years from 2013-14". Daily Mail. Retrieved 2015-05-24.
Nagle, Ben (2015-03-11). "Arsenal, Everton and Stoke will head to Singapore for pre-season Asia Trophy". Daily Mail. Retrieved 2015-05-24.
"Arsenal announce Emirates Cup teams Nicklas Bendtner return". ESPN. Retrieved 2015-05-24.
"Arsenal 4-1 West Bromwich Albion". BBC Sport. 2015-05-24. Retrieved 2015-05-24.
David McDonnell (2015-05-17). "And so yet another Arsenal season ends with Champions League qualification and the sense they should do better." Daily Mirror. Retrieved 2015-05-24.
"Real Madrid and Arsenal drop into pot two of Champions League seedings". Goal.com. 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2015-05-24.

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League
competitions

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Cup
competitions

FA cups	FA Cup (Qualifying rounds, Final) FA Community Shield FA Trophy (Final) FA Vase (Final)
Football League cups	Football League Cup (Final) Football League Trophy (Final)

Youth
competitions

Under 21	Professional U21 Development Leagues (League 1, League 2) U21 Premier League Cup
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Club seasons
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