List of Arsenal W.F.C. seasons explained

Arsenal Women Football Club (Arsenal W.F.C.) is an English professional association football club based in Holloway, North London. It is in the women's team of Premier League side Arsenal Football Club, which was founded in 1886.^[1] Originally formed as Arsenal Ladies in 1987,^[2] the club became semi-professional in 2002,^[3] and adopted its present name in 2017.^[4] The team played regional football in London and South East England until the inception of the nationwide Women's Premier League in 1991 and joined the Women's Super League (WSL) upon its formation in 2011. The club have never been relegated and have never finished below fourth place whilst playing in either the Women's Premier League or the WSL. Arsenal is the most successful women' s team in England, having won 15 domestic league titles, and 14 FA Cups.^[5]

Arsenal is the only English side to win Europe's women's football competition, the UEFA Women's Champions League, having defeated Swedish side Umeå in the 2007 final.^[6] The club also have a successful record in England's main league cup, having won the FA Women's League Cup (formally FA WSL Cup) a record six times, and the FA Women's National League Cup (while it was England's main league cup) ten times. Arsenal is also the most successful team in the now-defunct Women's FA Community Shield.

Key

League competitions:

• HCL – Home Counties League Division 1, South East England regional amateur league
• GLFLP – Greater London Women's Football League Premier, London based amateur league
• Prem South – FA Women's Premier League Southern Division, English joint second division 1991–2010
• Prem – FA Women's Premier League National Division/FA Women's Premier League, English first division 1991–2010
• WSL – Women's Super League, English first division since 2011

Knock out competitions:

• FA Cup – WFA Cup/Women's FA Cup
• League Cup – England's main league cup; FA Women's National League Cup/FA Women's Premier League Cup (1991–2010) and FA WSL Cup/FA Women's League Cup (since 2011)
• Comm. Shield – Women's FA Charity Shield/Women's FA Community Shield
• UWCL – UEFA Women's Cup/UEFA Women's Champions League

Abbreviations, colours and symbols

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1st or W	Winners
2nd or RU	Runners-up
3rd	Third place
	Promoted
No competition

League record:

• Season = The year and article of the season
• Pos = Final position
• Pld = Matches played
• W = Matches won
• D = Matches drawn
• L = Matches lost
• GF = Goals for
• GA = Goals against
• Pts = Points

Cup record:

• En-dash (–) = Arsenal did not participate
• QR1 = First qualifying round
• GS = Group stage
• R1 = First round
• R2 = Second round, etc.
• R16 = Round of 16
• QF = Quarter-finals
• SF = Semi-finals
• RU = Runners-up
• W = Winners

Seasons

Season! colspan="9"

League	FA Cup	<	-- Please do not wiki link; the column represents two different competitions -->League Cup	Comm. Shield	UWCL
Division			Pld				W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts	Pos
1987–88	HCL	R1								^[7]
1988–89	HCL									R3	^[8]
1989–90	HCL									QF	^[9]
1990–91	GLFLP									SF	^[10]
1991–92		14	11	3	0	99	11	25	1st	R4	W	^[11]
1992–93	Prem	18	17	0	1	66	8	34	1st	W	W	^[12]
1993–94	Prem	18	14	3	1	85	15	45	2nd	QF	W	^[13]
1994–95	Prem	18	17	1	0	60	8	52	1st	W		^[14]
1995–96	Prem	18	11	4	3	54	12	37	3rd	SF	SF	^[15]
1996–97	Prem	18	16	1	1	65	9	49	1st	SF	R2	^[16]
1997–98	Prem	18	12	4	2	55	22	40	2nd	W	W	^[17]
1998–99	Prem	18	13	4	1	59	15	43	2nd	W	W	^[18]
1999–2000	Prem	18	13	2	3	73	13	41	3rd	SF	W	^[19]
2000–01	Prem	18	17	1	0	88	9	52	1st	W	W	W	^[20]
2001–02	Prem	18	16	1	1	60	15	49	1st	QF	SF	W	QF	^[21]
2002–03	Prem	18	13	1	4	53	21	40	3rd	SF	RU	RU	SF	^[22]
2003–04	Prem	18	15	2	1	65	11	47	1st	W	SF			^[23]
2004–05	Prem	18	15	3	0	57	13	48	1st	SF	W	RU	SF	^[24]
2005–06	Prem	18	16	2	0	83	20	50	1st	W	RU	W	QF	^[25]
2006–07	Prem	22	22	0	0	119	10	66	1st	W	W	W	W	^[26]
2007–08	Prem	22	20	2	0	85	15	62	1st	W	RU		QF	^[27]
2008–09	Prem	22	20	1	1	89	14	61	1st	W	W	W	QF	^[28]
2009–10	Prem	22	20	1	1	79	19	61	1st	RU	SF	QF	^[29]
2011	WSL	14	10	2	2	29	9	32	1st	W	W		SF	^[30]
2012	WSL	14	10	4	0	39	18	34	1st	SF	W		SF	^[31]
2013	WSL	14	10	3	1	31	11	30	3rd	W	W		SF	^[32]
2014	WSL	14	6	3	5	24	21	21	4th	W	RU		QF	^[33]
2015	WSL	14	8	3	3	21	8	27	3rd	QF	W			^[34]
2016	WSL	16	10	2	4	33	14	32	3rd	W	SF			^[35]
2017	WSL	8	5	3	0	22	9	18	3rd	QF				^[36]
2017–18	WSL	18	11	4	3	38	18	37	3rd	RU	W			^[37]
2018–19	WSL	20	18	0	2	70	13	54	1st	R5	RU			^[38]
2019–20	WSL	15	12	0	3	40	13	36	3rd	QF	RU		QF	^[39]
2020–21	WSL	22	15	3	4	63	15	48	3rd	RU	GS			^[40]
2021–22	WSL	22	17	4	1	65	10	55	2nd	SF	QF	QF	^[41]
2022–23	WSL	22	15	2	5	49	16	47	3rd	R5	W		SF	^[42]
2023–24	WSL	22	16	2	4	53	20	50	3rd	R5	W		QR1	^[43]

Notes and References

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13. Web site: Schöggl . Hans . 24 August 2022 . England (Women) 1993/94 . 10 January 2024 . Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation . 22 November 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231122124051/https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/eng-wom94.html . live .
14. Web site: Schöggl . Hans . 8 December 2016 . England (Women) 1995/96 . 10 January 2024 . Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation . 9 January 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240109064252/https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/eng-wom96.html . live .
15. League: Web site: Schöggl . Hans . 8 December 2016 . England (Women) 1995/96 . 10 January 2024 . Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation . 9 January 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240109064252/https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/eng-wom96.html . live . ----League Cup: Connolly . Kevin . 17 August 1996 . Ladies . 9 January 2024 . Arsenal Official Programme . Arsenal F.C. . 15 . The Arsenal Collection . 9 January 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240109102544/https://thearsenalcollection.org.uk/?page_id=3236 . live .
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17. Web site: Schöggl . Hans . 14 October 2021 . England (Women) 1997/98 . 11 January 2024 . Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation . 10 January 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240110075111/https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/eng-wom98.html . live .
18. Web site: Schöggl . Hans . 14 October 2021 . England (Women) 1998/99 . 11 January 2024 . Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation . 11 January 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240111053259/https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/eng-wom99.html . live .
19. Web site: Schöggl . Hans . 8 December 2016 . England (Women) 1999/00 . 11 January 2024 . Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation . 9 January 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240109065012/https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/eng-wom00.html . live .
20. Web site: Shannon . David . 8 December 2016 . England (Women) 2000/01 . 10 January 2024 . Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation . 10 January 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240110075358/https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/eng-wom01.html . live .
21. Web site: Shannon . David . 9 September 2002 . England (Women) 2001/02 . 10 January 2024 . Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation . 9 January 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240109064210/https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/eng-wom02.html . live .
22. Web site: Shannon . David . 20 August 2003 . England (Women) 2002/03 . 10 January 2024 . Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation . 10 January 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240110075706/https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/eng-wom03.html . live .
23. Web site: Kubusch . Lars . Shannon . David . 25 March 2021 . England (Women) 2003/04 . 10 January 2024 . Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation . 9 January 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240109064513/https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/eng-wom04.html . live .
24. Web site: Shannon . David . 17 June 2006 . England (Women) 2004/05 . 10 January 2024 . Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation . 10 January 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240110075951/https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/eng-wom05.html . live .
25. Web site: Schöggl . Hans . 24 August 2022 . England (Women) 2005/06 . 10 January 2024 . Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation . 9 January 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240109064517/https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/eng-wom06.html . live .
26. Web site: Schöggl . Hans . 28 May 2008 . England (Women) 2006/07 . 11 January 2024 . Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation . 10 January 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240110080450/https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/eng-wom07.html . live .
27. Web site: Schöggl . Hans . 24 August 2022 . England (Women) 2007/08 . 10 January 2024 . Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation . 10 January 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240110080513/https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/eng-wom08.html . live .
28. Web site: Schöggl . Hans . 30 April 2010 . England (Women) 2008/09 . 11 January 2024 . Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation . 10 January 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240110080610/https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/eng-wom09.html . live .
29. Web site: King . Ian . 16 August 2022 . England (Women) 2009/10 . 10 January 2024 . Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation . 10 January 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240110080618/https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/eng-wom2010.html . live .
30. Web site: Schöggl . Hans . 24 August 2022 . England (Women) 2011 . 10 January 2024 . Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation . 15 January 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240115065009/https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/eng-wom2011.html . live .
31. Web site: Schöggl . Hans . 24 August 2022 . England (Women) 2012 . 10 January 2024 . Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation . 10 January 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240110080832/https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/eng-wom2012.html . live .
32. Web site: Schöggl . Hans . 24 August 2022 . England (Women) 2013 . 10 January 2024 . Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation . 10 January 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240110081021/https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/eng-wom2013.html . live .
33. Web site: Schöggl . Hans . 16 August 2022 . England (Women) 2014 . 10 January 2024 . Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation . 10 January 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240110081039/https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/eng-wom2014.html . live .
34. Web site: Schöggl . Hans . 16 August 2022 . England (Women) 2015 . 10 January 2022 . Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation . 30 January 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230130005326/https://rsssf.org/tablese/eng-wom2015.html . live .
35. Web site: Schöggl . Hans . 16 August 2022 . England (Women) 2016 . 10 January 2024 . Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation . 10 January 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240110081349/https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/eng-wom2016.html . live .
36. Web site: Schöggl . Hans . 24 August 2022 . England (Women) 2017 . 10 January 2024 . Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation . 10 January 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240110081432/https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/eng-wom2017.html . live .
37. Web site: Schöggl . Hans . 24 August 2022 . England (Women) 2017/18 . 10 January 2024 . Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation . 10 January 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240110081744/https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/eng-wom2018.html . live .
38. Web site: Schöggl . Hans . 24 August 2022 . England (Women) 2018/19 . 10 January 2024 . Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation . 10 January 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240110081936/https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/eng-wom2019.html . live .
39. Web site: Schöggl . Hans . 16 August 2022 . England (Women) 2020/21 . 11 January 2024 . Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation . 11 January 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240111044016/https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/eng-wom2021.html . live .
40. Web site: Schöggl . Hans . 16 August 2022 . England (Women) 2020/21 . 11 January 2024 . Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation . 11 January 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240111044016/https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/eng-wom2021.html . live .
41. Web site: Schöggl . Hans . 16 November 2022 . England (Women) 2021/22 . 11 January 2024 . Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation . 9 January 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240109064239/https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/eng-wom2022.html . live .
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