| 2025–26 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Kroenke Sports & Entertainment | |||
| Manager | Renée Slegers | |||
| Stadium | Emirates Stadium Meadow Park (select games) | |||
| Super League | 4th | |||
| FA Cup | Fourth round | |||
| League Cup | Quarter-finals | |||
| Champions League | League phase | |||
| Champions Cup | Semi-final | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Stina Blackstenius Alessia Russo (4 each) All: Alessia Russo (6) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 56,537 (vsChelsea,WSL, 8 November 2025) at Emirates Stadium | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 3,023 (vsLyon,Champions League, 7 October 2025) at Meadow Park | |||
| Average home league attendance | 36,682 | |||
| Biggest win | 5–1 (vsWest Ham United (A),WSL, 12 September 2025) | |||
| Biggest defeat | 2–3 (vsManchester City (A),WSL, 4 October 2025) 1–2 (vs.Lyon (H),Champions League, 7 October 2025) 2–3 (vsBayern Munich (A),Champions League, 12 November 2025) | |||
← 2024–25 2026–27 → | ||||
| All statistics correct as of 12 November 2025. | ||||
The2025–26 season isArsenal Women's Football Club's 39th season of competitivefootball. The club will participate in theWomen's Super League, the FA Cup, the League Cup and theChampions League.
On 10 June 2025, the club announced thatEmirates Stadium will host all 11 WSL home games for the first time, alongside Champions League knock-out rounds subject to qualification.[1] League phase games of the Champions League and all domestic cup home matches will continue to be played atMeadow Park, which was upgraded to meet UEFA regulations.[2]
| No. | Name | Date of birth (age) | Since | Last contract | Signed from |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||
| 1 |  Manuela Zinsberger | (1995-10-19)19 October 1995 (age 30) | 2019 | January 2024[3] |  Bayern Munich |
| 14 |  Daphne van Domselaar | (2000-03-06)6 March 2000 (age 25) | 2024 | July 2024[4] |  Aston Villa |
| 28 | Anneke Borbe | (2000-09-17)17 September 2000 (age 25) | 2025 | July 2025[5] | VfL Wolfsburg |
| Defenders | |||||
| 2 |  Emily Fox | (1998-07-05)5 July 1998 (age 27) | 2024 | January 2024[6] | North Carolina Courage |
| 3 | Lotte Wubben-Moy | (1999-01-11)11 January 1999 (age 26) | 2020 | April 2025[7] | University of North Carolina |
| 5 |  Laia Codina | (2000-01-22)22 January 2000 (age 25) | 2023 | August 2023[8] | Barcelona |
| 6 | Leah Williamson | (1997-03-29)29 March 1997 (age 28) | 2014 | May 2024[9] | Homegrown |
| 7 |  Steph Catley | (1994-01-26)26 January 1994 (age 31) | 2020 | June 2023[10] | Melbourne City |
| 11 |  Katie McCabe | (1995-09-21)21 September 1995 (age 30) | 2015 | September 2023[11] | Shelbourne |
| 22 | Jenna Nighswonger | (2000-11-28)28 November 2000 (age 24) | 2025 | January 2025[12] | Gotham FC |
| 24 | Taylor Hinds | (1999-04-25)25 April 1999 (age 26) | 2025 | July 2025[13] | Liverpool |
| 26 | Katie Reid | (2006-09-25)25 September 2006 (age 19) | 2024 | October 2024[14] | Homegrown |
| Midfielders | |||||
| 8 | Mariona Caldentey | (1996-03-19)19 March 1996 (age 29) | 2024 | July 2024[15] | Barcelona |
| 10 |  Kim Little (c) | (1990-06-29)29 June 1990 (age 35) | 2016 | February 2025[16] | Seattle Reign |
| 12 |  Frida Maanum | (1999-07-16)16 July 1999 (age 26) | 2021 | May 2025[17] |  Linköpings FC |
| 21 | Victoria Pelova | (1999-06-03)3 June 1999 (age 26) | 2023 | January 2023[18] | Ajax |
| 32 | Kyra Cooney-Cross | (2002-02-15)15 February 2002 (age 23) | 2023 | September 2023[19] | Hammarby IF |
| Forwards | |||||
| 9 | Beth Mead | (1995-05-09)9 May 1995 (age 30) | 2017 | December 2022[20] | Sunderland |
| 15 |  Olivia Smith | (2004-08-05)5 August 2004 (age 21) | 2025 | July 2025[21] | Liverpool |
| 18 | Chloe Kelly | (1998-01-15)15 January 1998 (age 27) | 2025 | July 2025[22] | Manchester City |
| 19 | Caitlin Foord | (1994-11-11)11 November 1994 (age 31) | 2020 | June 2023[23] | Sydney FC |
| 23 | Alessia Russo | (1999-02-08)8 February 1999 (age 26) | 2023 | September 2025[24] | Manchester United |
| 25 | Stina Blackstenius | (1996-02-05)5 February 1996 (age 29) | 2022 | May 2024[25] | BK Häcken |
| No. | Name | Super League | FA Cup | League Cup | UWCL | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||
| 1 | Manuela Zinsberger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Daphne van Domselaar | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 28 | Anneke Borbe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders | |||||||||||
| 2 | Emily Fox | 8+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12+1 | 1 |
| 3 | Lotte Wubben-Moy | 3+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6+2 | 0 |
| 5 | Laia Codina | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 6 | Leah Williamson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Steph Catley | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 11 | Katie McCabe | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 11+2 | 0 |
| 22 | Jenna Nighswonger | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 24 | Taylor Hinds | 1+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 3+8 | 0 |
| 26 | Katie Reid | 5+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 |
| Midfielders | |||||||||||
| 8 | Mariona Caldentey | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 2 |
| 10 | Kim Little (c) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 12 | Frida Maanum | 3+5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 5+6 | 3 |
| 21 | Victoria Pelova | 3+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4+3 | 0 |
| 32 | Kyra Cooney-Cross | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 3+5 | 0 |
| Forwards | |||||||||||
| 9 | Beth Mead | 5+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+1 | 1 | 8+5 | 1 |
| 15 | Olivia Smith | 5+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 7+5 | 1 |
| 18 | Chloe Kelly | 1+7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 3+9 | 2 |
| 19 | Caitlin Foord | 7+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 8+5 | 1 |
| 23 | Alessia Russo | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 8 |
| 25 | Stina Blackstenius | 4+4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 5+7 | 4 |
| Rank | No. | Position | Name | Super League | FA Cup | League Cup | UWCL | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23 | FW | Alessia Russo | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 2 | 25 | FW | Stina Blackstenius | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | 12 | MF | Frida Maanum | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | 8 | MF | Mariona Caldentey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 18 | FW | Chloe Kelly | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 6 | 2 | DF | Emily Fox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | Beth Mead | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 15 | FW | Olivia Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 19 | FW | Caitlin Foord | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Own goal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| Total | 18 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 25 | |||
| Rank | No. | Position | Name | Super League | FA Cup | League Cup | UWCL | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |  | | | | | | | | | ||||
| 1 | 18 | FW | Chloe Kelly | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | 11 | DF | Katie McCabe | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | 2 | DF | Emily Fox | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Mariona Caldentey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 9 | FW | Beth Mead | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 12 | MF | Frida Maanum | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 15 | FW | Olivia Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 19 | FW | Caitlin Foord | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 21 | MF | Victoria Pelova | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |||
| Rank | No. | Name | Super League | FA Cup | League Cup | UWCL | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 | Daphne van Domselaar | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| Announcement date | No. | Position | Player | From club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 July 2025[22] | 18 | FW | Chloe Kelly | Manchester City |
| 7 July 2025[13] | 24 | DF | Taylor Hinds | Liverpool |
| 15 July 2025[5] | 28 | GK | Anneke Borbe | VfL Wolfsburg |
| 17 July 2025[21] | 15 | FW | Olivia Smith | Liverpool |
| Announcement date | No. | Position | Player | At Arsenal since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2025[24] | 23 | FW | Alessia Russo | 2023 |
| Announcement date | No. | Position | Player | To club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 May 2025[26] | 17 | FW | Lina Hurtig |  Fiorentina[27] |
| 8 May 2025[28] | 28 | DF | Amanda Ilestedt | Eintracht Frankfurt[29] |
| 8 May 2025[30] | 29 | DF | Teyah Goldie | London City Lionesses[31] |
| 23 July 2025[32] | 56 | MF | Freya Godfrey | London City Lionesses[33] |
| 15 August 2025[34] | 26 | DF | Laura Wienroither | Manchester City[35] |
| 4 September 2025[36] | 13 | MF |  Lia Wälti | Juventus[37] |
| Announcement date | No. | Position | Player | To club | On loan until |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 August 2025[38] | 16 | FW | Rosa Kafaji | Brighton & Hove Albion | End of season |
| 19 August 2025[39] | 29 | FW | Michelle Agyemang | Brighton & Hove Albion | |
| 25 August 2025[40] | 30 | MF | Laila Harbert | Portland Thorns | January 2026 |
| 2 September 2025[41] | 40 | GK | Naomi Williams | Bristol City | End of season |
| 3 September 2025[42] | 33 | FW | Jessie Gale | Portsmouth | |
| 3 September 2025[43] | 37 | FW | Vivienne Lia | Nottingham Forest | |
| 4 September 2025[44] | 38 | MF | Maddy Earl | Ipswich Town | |
| 4 September 2025[45] | 36 | DF | Cecily Wellesley-Smith | Leicester City |
| 23 August 2025 | Arsenal | 3–4 | Tottenham Hotspur | Borehamwood |
| 15:00BST | Report | Stadium:Meadow Park Attendance: 1926 Referee: Matthew Norton |
| 27 August 2025 | Arsenal | 2–0 | West Ham United | Borehamwood |
| 19:00BST |
| Stadium:Meadow Park Attendance: 2594 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Chelsea | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 5 | +11 | 21 | Qualification for theChampions League league phase |
| 3 | Manchester United | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 9 | +10 | 17 | Qualification for theChampions League third round |
| 4 | Arsenal | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 8 | +10 | 16 | |
| 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 16 | |
| 6 | London City Lionesses | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 19 | −5 | 15 |
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 8 | +10 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 |
Last updated: 16 November 2025.
Source:FA WSL
| 6 September 20251 | Arsenal | 4–1 | London City Lionesses | Holloway |
| 13:30BST |
| Report | Stadium:Emirates Stadium Attendance: 38,142 Referee: Stacey Fullicks |
| 12 September 20252 | West Ham United | 1–5 | Arsenal | Dagenham |
| 19:30BST |
| Report |
| Stadium:Victoria Road Attendance: 3,483 Referee: Megan Wilson |
| 21 September 20253 | Manchester United | 0–0 | Arsenal | Leigh |
| 14:50BST | Report | Stadium:Leigh Sports Village Attendance: 8,665 Referee: Kirsty Dowle |
| 27 September 20254 | Arsenal | 1–1 | Aston Villa | Holloway |
| 12:00BST | Report | Stadium:Emirates Stadium Attendance: 24,712 Referee: Lisa Benn |
| 4 October 20255 | Manchester City | 3–2 | Arsenal | Manchester |
| 12:00BST | Report | Stadium:Academy Stadium Referee: Melissa Burgin |
| 12 October 20256 | Arsenal | 1–0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Holloway |
| 14:30BST |
| Report | Stadium:Emirates Stadium Attendance: 27,336 Referee:Kirsty Dowle |
| 2 November 20257 | Leicester City | 1–4 | Arsenal | Leicester |
| 12:00GMT | Report |
| Stadium:King Power Stadium Attendance: 3,923 Referee: Phoebe Cross |
| 8 November 20258 | Arsenal | 1–1 | Chelsea | Holloway |
| 12:00GMT | Report |
| Stadium:Emirates Stadium Attendance: 56,537 Referee: Melissa Burgin |
| 16 November 20259 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0–0 | Arsenal | Leyton |
| 14:30GMT |
| Report |
| Stadium:Brisbane Road Attendance: 6,788 Referee: Emily Heaslip |
| 6 December 202510 | Arsenal | v | Liverpool | Holloway |
| 12:00GMT | Stadium:Emirates Stadium |
| 13 December 202511 | Everton | v | Arsenal | Walton |
| 12:00GMT | Stadium:Goodison Park |
| 10 January 202612 | Arsenal | v | Manchester United | Holloway |
| 12:30GMT | Stadium:Emirates Stadium |
| 24 January 202613 | Chelsea | v | Arsenal | Fulham |
| 12:30GMT | Stadium:Stamford Bridge |
| 31 January 202614 | Arsenal | v | Leicester City | Holloway |
| 12:30GMT | Stadium:Emirates Stadium |
| 8 February 202615 | Arsenal | v | Manchester City | Holloway |
| 14:00GMT | Stadium:Emirates Stadium |
| 15 February 202616 | Brighton & Hove Albion | v | Arsenal | Crawley |
| 14:00GMT | Stadium:Broadfield Stadium |
| 15 March 202617 | London City Lionesses | v | Arsenal | Bromley |
| 14:00GMT | Stadium:Hayes Lane |
| 21 March 202618 | Arsenal | v | West Ham United | Holloway |
| 12:30GMT | Stadium:Emirates Stadium |
| 29 March 202619 | Arsenal | v | Tottenham Hotspur | Holloway |
| 14:00BST | Stadium:Emirates Stadium |
| 26 April 202620 | Aston Villa | v | Arsenal | Aston |
| 14:00BST | Stadium:Villa Park |
| 3 May 202621 | Arsenal | v | Everton | Holloway |
| 14:00BST | Stadium:Emirates Stadium |
As a member of the top tier, Arsenal will enter the FA Cup in the fourth round.
Having qualified for the2025–26 UEFA Women's Champions League league phase, they will enter the League Cup at the quarter-final stage.
| 20-21 December 2025Quarter-final | Crystal Palace | v | Arsenal | Sutton |
| GMT | Stadium:Gander Green Lane |
As winners of the2024–25 UEFA Women's Champions League, Arsenal entered this season's competition at the league phase.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Juventus | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 7 | Advance to theknockout phase play-offs (seeded) |
| 9 | Atlético Madrid | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 6 | Advance to theknockout phase play-offs (unseeded) |
| 10 | Arsenal | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 6 | |
| 11 |  OH Leuven | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 5[a] | |
| 12 |  Paris FC | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 5[a] |
vLyon| 7 October 20251 | Arsenal | 1–2 | Lyon | Borehamwood |
| 20:00BST | Report | Stadium:Meadow Park Attendance: 3,023 Referee:Maria Sole Ferrieri Caputi (Italy) |
v Arsenal| 16 October 20252 | Benfica | 0–2 | Arsenal | Lisbon |
| 20:00BST | Report | Stadium:Estádio da Luz Attendance: 7,218 Referee: Miriama Bočková (Slovakia) |
v Arsenal| 12 November 20253 | Bayern Munich | 3–2 | Arsenal | Munich |
| 17:45GMT |
| Report | Stadium:Allianz Arena Attendance: 15,407 Referee:Marta Huerta de Aza (Spain) |
vReal Madrid| 19 November 20254 | Arsenal | 2–1 | Real Madrid | Borehamwood |
| 20:00GMT | Report |
| Stadium:Meadow Park Attendance: 3,132 Referee: Silvia Gasperotti (Italy) |
vTwente| 9 December 20255 | Arsenal | v | Twente | Borehamwood |
| 20:00GMT | Report | Stadium:Meadow Park |
As winners of the2024–25 UEFA Women's Champions League, Arsenal will be UEFA's representative in the inaugural competition and enter in the semi-finals.
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