Arsenal Women will make Emirates Stadium home next season

Arsenal has announced that their women’s team will make Emirates Stadium home during the 2024/25 season. The club has historically played their matches at Meadow Park, the current home of National League side Boreham Wood FC. This particular arena has a max capacity of around 4,500 fans, with less than half of this figure coming from actual seats. Nevertheless, The Emirates can accommodate over 60,000 supporters on matchdays.

The decision is groundbreaking in women’s soccer. Top European Women’s clubs almost always typically play their games at different stadiums compared to their men’s teams. Arsenal has, however, been leading the pack in interest in women’s soccer throughout the last year or so.

The Gunners previously scheduled six of their Women’s Super League (WSL) fixtures this season at The Emirates. The women’s team also set the division’s attendance record twice during the current campaign. The most recent milestone came during a matchup with Manchester United. Over 60,000 fans filled the massive arena to watch the big game.

Arsenal Women set to play league and European games the Emirates

Arsenal officials announced interest in the women’s team continues to rise. Jonas Eidevall’s squad is set to play at least 11 games at Emirates Stadium next season. This figure includes eight league matches, as well as at least three Women’s Champions League group stage fixtures. The latter trio of games assumes that the club will qualify for the European tournament. If not, all 11 of their home league matches will then be featured at The Emirates.

“For almost four decades, we’ve been at the forefront of the women’s game,” proclaimed Vinai Venkatesham, Arsenal’s chief executive officer. “We’ve recently seen extraordinary growth in supporters coming to Emirates Stadium for games held here, which include two complete sell-outs this season.”

“The next step in our journey is to make Emirates Stadium our main home…

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Author : Chris Moore

Publish date : 2024-05-14 17:28:24

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