2013–14 Arsenal F.C. season

Arsenal 2013–14
Club information
Manager	Arsène Wenger
League Season information
Final League position	4th
Highest position	1st
lowest position	4th
Points	79
Goals for	68
Goals against	41
Goals difference	+22
Cup placements
FA Cup	Winners
League Cup	Fourth round
UEFA Champions League	Round of 16
Season statistics
Top goalscorer	Olivier Giroud (16) All: Olivier Giroud (22)
Biggest home attendance	60,071 (1 September vs Tottenham Hotspur, Premier League)
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The 2013–14 season was Arsenal Football Club's 22nd season in the Barclays Premier League and 94th consecutive season in the top flight of English football. Arsenal also participated in the Premier League, FA Cup, League Cup and the UEFA Champions League.

Review

Background

In November 2012, Arsenal had extended their shirt sponsorship deal with Emirates Airline until 2019 with the Emirates Stadium's naming rights contract also being extended until 2028. It was later announced in January 2013, that Arsenal's home ticket prices would be frozen at the 2012–13 prices for the 2013–14 season. This came after criticism of prices from Arsenal supporters as well as visiting fans, as Arsenal's prices were revealed as one of the highest in world football. However, Arsenal's kit manufacturer was still in doubt as Nike's sponsorship deal ended at the end of the season. It had been speculated that Adidas were to bid for the deal, but on 9 May 2013 it was reported that Puma had signed a five-year deal, for an estimated £170 million over the period, in a deal that will become the most lucrative kit manufacturer deal in English football. It will also end a 20-year spell with American sportswear designer Nike if the reports are proven true.

Aside from football on the pitch, Arsenal announced that club legend Freddie Ljungberg would be "renewing his ties with the club" by taking an ambassadorial role with the view of increasing the international awareness for Arsenal football club. Ljungberg, who was famously a part of the "Invincibles" team, said that he was "honoured to take on this ambassadorial role". In addition, Sir Chips Keswick was appointed as the new club chairman following the 31 year reign of Peter Hill-Wood as chairman, as Hill-Wood resigned following a heart attack the previous year. Though it ended a 'Hill-Wood association' with Arsenal since 1927 (as his grandfather and father were also chairmen of Arsenal Football Club), he stated that he knows "Sir Chips is the right person to take the Club forward".

Pre-season

Arsenal announced plans to play a pre-season friendly in Jakarta against the Indonesia national team on 1 November 2012, with the match being played on 14 July 2013. This was to be part of Arsenal's third consecutive Asian tour to address the growing fan base in the Far-East. Arsenal's match in Indonesia is going to be the first time Arsenal play in Indonesia since 1982. Arsenal also announced plans to play in Vietnam in a match that would see the first Premier League team to play a friendly there. In addition, in March 2013, it was announced that Arsenal would play Arsène Wenger's former managerial club, Nagoya Grampus in Japan on 22 July, as well as another Japanese game against Urawa Red Diamonds, extending the Asia tour to four games.

Arsenal will also host the Emirates Cup in the Emirates Stadium for the first time since 2011 after the 2012 edition was cancelled due to the London 2012 Summer Olympics causing infrastructure problems in London. It was confirmed on 15 May 2013 that Turkish Süper Lig side, Galatasaray and Serie A side Napoli were to Arsenal's opponents although this did not receive a good reception from Arsenal fans after the 2000 UEFA Cup Final riots where Arsenal and Galatasaray fans clashed in Copenhagen, Denmark before the 2000 UEFA Cup Final. The third side is to be Porto who will play their two games against Arsenal's two opponents. Arsenal's final pre-season friendly will be against fellow Premier League side Manchester City in Helsinki 7 days before the season is set to begin. This meant a total of 7 pre-season games for the Gunners. It had also reported in 2012 that, after Arsenal postponed a planned friendly with Nigeria in August 2012, the Gunners would play the Nigeria national football team in Abuja Stadium in 2013 however this did not materialise.

Arsenal started their pre-season tour with various promotional activities including a signing session and television appearances ahead of their friendly against the Indonesia Dream Team. Arsenal led at half-time 1–0 with the first goal of the season coming from Theo Walcott, with bright displays from Aaron Ramsey and Serge Gnabry. However, it was in the second half that the Gunners began firing, as goals from youngsters Akpom, Olsson and Eisfeld and established players Podolski and Giroud (2) meant Arsenal began their pre-season preparations with an emphatic 7–0 win. To continue the eventful tour, various Arsenal team members visited the different sites there were to see in Vietnam, whilst which the famous 'Running Man' ran 5 kilometres alongside the bus, to be eventually called up by the players into the team bus to take pictures. It was then time for Arsenal's second pre-season game against Vietnam, where the Gunners again managed to score seven goals, as Giroud's hat-trick brought his pre-season tally to 5 goals. The remaining goals came from youngsters Oxlade-Chamberlain, Akpom and Miquel, with Mạnh Dũng scoring the first goal Arsenal conceded in the season. Arsenal then travelled to Japan to play in a two-part tour involving Wenger's old club Nagoya Grampus, where the Gunners ran out 3–1 winners (with goals from Walcott, Giroud (his sixth for the tour) and Miyaichi) and Urawa Red Diamonds, where a late Chuba Akpom goal kept up Arsenal's 100% record in pre-season as a 2–1 win ensured the Gunners won all four of their Asia Tour matches.

Arsenal then began their ventures in the Emirates Cup, where a Galatasary 1–0 win earlier over Porto, and a 2–2 draw for the Gunners against Napoli (with goals for Frenchmen Giroud and Koscielny for Arsenal), meant Arsenal ended Day 1 second in the table, 1 point behind their next opponents Galatasary. Arsenal were on course to win the Emirates Cup for a fourth time whilst they led 1–0 against Galatasaray, however old foe Didier Drogba scored two late goals as a 2–1 defeat for the Gunners left them in last place in the table. Arsenal did however, end their pre-season in encouraging fashion, as an goals of exquisite quality from Walcott, Ramsey and Giroud (his 8th in pre-season) capped a brilliant 3–1 victory over Premier League rivals Manchester City in Helsinki. Arsenal finished their pre-season preparations with 25 goals scored and 8 goals conceded spread over 8 games and 11 different goals scorers

Transfers

On 30 May 2013, Arsenal announced they were to release 10 reserve team players, three of whom made first-team appearances for the Gunners (Henderson, Meade and Watt), along with 7 other players (Bihmoutine, Charles-Cook, Hajrović, Neita, Roberts, Rees and Shea) who were then free to play for other teams. Manager Arsène Wenger had also revealed Arsenal were not going to renew the contracts of players Andrei Arshavin (who later joined his former club Zenit Saint Petersburg) and Sébastien Squillaci, whilst Denílson's agent also confirmed his contract was cancelled by mutual consent (and later signed on a permanent contract by São Paulo), as all three players were free to play for other clubs.

The transfer window opened on 1 July which prompted Arsenal to announce the signing of French Under 20 striker Yaya Sanogo on a free transfer following his contract completion at old club Auxerre. He became the first signing of the season and joined on a "long-term contract". Sanogo was given the number 22 shirt while Abou Diaby has changed his from the number 2 which he has used the past few years to the new number 24. Arsenal also confirmed that Johan Djourou had joined Hamburg on a one-year loan deal with a view to a permanent deal in the following summer. whilst it was also announced Francis Coquelin has agreed to join Freiburg also for an entire season. Arsenal soon announced the departure of goalkeeper Vito Mannone to Sunderland for an undisclosed fee, thought to be around £2million, on a two year contract. Mannone was used as a regular in the absence of Szczęsny and Fabiański last season. The Gunners also renewed the contracts of four players, three of whom were academy players (Fagan, Jeffrey and Ansah and the other being the right back reserve-team player Hector Bellerin. The departures of three players were announced soon afterwards, as Jernade Meade joined fellow Premier League side Swansea City, Sébastien Squillaci completed his transfer to Bastia and left-back André Santos completed his free transfer move to Flamengo on a two year contract. After the Asia tour had been completed, Arsenal also announced the loan departure of Joel Campbell to Greek side Olympiacos for a third successive loan spell to gain first-team experience. Arsenal continued their summer exodus after announcing the departure of Gervinho to AS Roma in a deal thought be to around £8m and the loan departure of Ignasi Miquel to Championship side Leicester City for the remainder of the season.

August

Arsenal kicked off their season in search of their first trophy in 8 years, though the signs were not encouraging as Arsenal began their league campaign with a disappointing 3–1 loss at home to Aston Villa. An early Giroud goal was expected to give the Gunners momentum but a penalty-rebound and a penalty (awarded in controversial circumstances) scored by Benteke and a late counter-attacking goal against the 10 men of Arsenal (following Koscielny's double yellow card) sealed the victory for the visitors. The disappointment was compounded due to Villa's league standing in the previous season (15th) and the lack of signings despite the fans being promised of a summer of increased spending, which ultimately lead to manager Arsène Wenger apologising for the display at the Emirates. However, Arsenal fought back confidently with a 3–0 away win at Fenerbahçe as goals from Kieran Gibbs, the much-improved Aaron Ramsey and Olivier Giroud almost secured the Gunners' place in the group stages of the Champions League. Arsenal then travelled to Fulham and picked up a 3–1 victory, thanks to Giroud's third goal in three games and a goal either side of half time from Lukas Podolski. Arsenal continued their impressive run in the second leg of their play-off against Fenerbahçe with a solid 2–0 win to complete a 5–0 aggregate result with two Ramsey goals.

Four games into the season Arsenal announced the re-signing of French midfielder Mathieu Flamini on a free transfer following his release from Italian giants AC Milan. Flamini joined the Gunners 5 years after his first spell with Wenger complimenting Flamini's focus when on the football pitch. Arsene Wenger then reiterated his desire to bring in more players ahead of a crucial North London derby.

September

The first North London Derby of the season on 1 September was won by the Gunners through a single Giroud goal in the 23rd minute as they managed to end Tottenham's unbeaten streak and take the Gunners up to fourth in the table. The goal brought Giroud's tally to 4 goals for the season with four consecutive wins in all competitions. In an unusually late 'Transfer Deadline Day', Arsène Wenger's promises in the aftermath of Flamini's signing were seemingly coming true, with two players being linked with Arsenal, one of which was the highly regarded Mesut Özil for a reported £42.4 million. Upon the completion of the deal, Arsenal broke their transfer record fee by £27 million. Another signing was confirmed hours beforehand, as Arsenal completed the loan signing of Emiliano Viviano from Serie B side Palermo for a season-long loan. He has been signed as a back-up keeper to current no.1 Szczęsny. However Özil remained at the fore front of Arsenal activity, as the transfer fee was the second highest in British history and one of the largest fees paid in world football, signalling the intent of the Arsenal Board to propel the club to supposed 'title contenders'. Özil made an impressive début against Sunderland after making numerous opportunities for Walcott and an decisive assist for Giroud that sent the Gunners top of the table temporarily. Arsenal then faced a tricky away tie against Marseille but a solid performance and continued prosperity for Aaron Ramsey put Arsenal top of their Champions League group after Matchday 1. Ramsey's 7th goal in 8 games along with goals from defenders Sagna and Mertesacker sent Arsenal top of the table for the second game in succession (albeit temporarily after the previous game). Özil provided all three assists on his home début as Arsenal ran out 3–1 winners. Arsenal's fortunes away from home continued as they went through to the Fourth Round of the League Cup on penalties against a stubborn West Bromwich Albion. Thomas Eisfeld scored the only goal in regulation time and Nacho Monreal hit the winning penalty to send Arsenal to a Fourth Round tie against Chelsea at the Emirates. Arsenal then won where their Premier League away run began with a 2–1 over Swansea City at Liberty Stadium. German youngster Serge Gnabry (Arsenal's second youngest Premier League scorer behind Fàbregas) and Aaron Ramsey scored the goals as all four sides in the top four last season (excluding Arsenal) dropped points. This left Arsenal leading the table by 2 points by the end of September, over Liverpool and North London rivals Tottenham.

October

Arsenal then overcame a potentially difficult tie against Serie A side Napoli in style with a maiden goal for Özil and a goal from Frenchman Giroud all in the first 15 minutes sealed an impressive 2–0 victory. The win ensured Arsenal a tenth successive win in all competitions. However their winning and away-winning run came to an abrupt end after a 1–1 draw against West Brom. Wilshere's goal in the second half cancelled out Yacob's opener as Arsenal stayed top of the Premier League for the third successive week. Following Liverpool's early kick-off draw at Newcastle, Arsenal needed a win against Norwich City to regain top spot. With goals from Wilshere (first consecutive goals in his career), Özil (2) and the in form Aaron Ramsey, Arsenal won 4–1 and convincingly returned to the Premier League summit. Next Arsenal would host Borussia Dortmund in the Champion's League. A spirited performance ultimately ended in defeat after goals from Mkhitaryan and Lewandowski (who was controversially awarded a yellow card for an offence that has been awarded red cards in the past) cancelled out Giroud's goal leaving the top three teams in the Champions League table on 6 points each. Arsenal returned to Premier League action against a recently manager-less Crystal Palace and a solid 2–0 win (despite going to down to ten men following Arteta's sending off) sent Arsenal temporarily 5 points clear at the top of the table. Ultimately, October ended similarly to September as Arsenal finished 2 points clear at the top of the table at the end of the month. Arsenal now face another tough test against Chelsea in the League Cup as the Gunners look to continue to fight in all four competitions they compete in. Arsenal lost to Chelsea 2-0 at the Emirates Stadium, thus getting eliminated from the League Cup.

November

Despite consecutive home disappointments, Arsenal extended their lead at the top of the table to 5 points after a convincing 2–0 win over Liverpool at the Emirates. Goals from Cazorla and Ramsey secured a win for first place over second place in a top of the table clash. This subsequently gave the confidence for Arsenal to get a historic win with an Aaron Ramsey headed goal (his 11th of the season) giving the Gunners a 1–0 in Dortmund. Arsenal remained top of the Champions League table with 9 points with triple player of the month Ramsey continuing to score. The Gunners then suffered a set-back before the international break as they continued their poor form at Old Trafford to lose 1–0 to Manchester United. Former Gunner Robin van Persie scored with a header against an Arsenal side depleted with illness which narrowed the Gunners' advantage to 2 points at the top of the table. This increased to four in an unlikely top-of-the-table clash against Southampton as a Giroud double either side of the half allowed the Gunners to capitalise on second-placed Liverpool dropping points in their Merseyside derby (3–3). Giroud's 10th of season negotiated a tough period in the Premier League successfully, on the eve of taking on Marseille in the Champions League. In this crucial tie, Arsenal all but secured qualification into the next round (assuming they do not lose 3–0 or more in Naples) with Jack Wilshere's first career double, one after 28 seconds and another in the second half to give Arsenal a 2–0 win. The convincing manner of Arsenal's victory, albeit missing a few opportunities (including a missed penalty from Özil), kept Arsenal top of their group for all 5 matchdays. Arsenal then increased their lead to the top of the table to 7 points temporarily (later reduced back to 4) with a convincing 3–0 win against Cardiff City away. On his return to his former club, Aaron Ramsey scored his 7th and 8th Premier League goals, separated by an unlikely strike from Flamini, which strengthened the Gunners' title credentials.

December

The Gunners continued to stay top of the table (for the 11th consecutive matchday) after a 2–0 victory over Hull City at home. An early header from Nicklas Bendtner (his first since March 2011) and a strike from Mesut Özil ensured the victory ahead of a tough December fixture list for the Gunners. Arsenal then secured a draw against Everton as a late Özil goal was cancelled out by a goal from a graduate of Özil's former rivals Barcelona in Gerard Deulofeu. As a result of the results around the Premier League, Arsenal increased their lead to five points at the top of the table ahead of the match against Manchester City. In the last match in the Champions League group stage, Arsenal played away at Napoli. Winning or a draw would assure them of topping their group, but Arsenal lost the game 0–2. They still qualified on head to head results, as second placed team (with the top three teams all on 12 points), behind Borussia Dortmund to progress to the knockout stage. Back in the Premier League, Arsenal travelled to the Etihad Stadium to face Manchester City, who had just two goals scored against them at home and no losses. Despite two goals from Theo Walcott (on his first start since September) and a late Mertesacker header, Arsenal lost 6–3, but remained two points ahead of rivals Liverpool. During the match, Laurent Koscielny suffered a laceration to his leg and there were doubts that he would play for at least a month, though this proved not to be the case, and Jack Wilshere was given a two match ban for an abusive hand gesture made during the match. The Gunners then faced another title-chaser in Chelsea nine days later, after being drawn against last years champions Bayern Munich in the round of 16 of the UEFA Champions League. Arsenal drew 0–0 against Chelsea which led to them falling off the top of the league for the first time since 14 September. This meant they entered Christmas second at the table behind Liverpool, who lead as a result of their higher goal difference. Arsenal faced West Ham United away on Boxing Day and following a run of no victories in three matches, Arsenal bounced back with a 3–1 victory, after two goals from Theo Walcott and a single goal from Lukas Podolski. The victory meant Arsenal jumped back on to the top of the table ahead of a trip to St James' Park to play Newcastle. Arsenal finished 2013 with two victories and as league leaders as they ran out 1–0 winners after a scrappy Giroud goal, reflecting the scrappy nature of the match.

January

Arsenal started 2014 with a 2–0 victory against Cardiff at the Emirates Stadium after two late goals from Nicklas Bendtner (88') and Theo Walcott (90+2'). Bendtner injured himself shortly after scoring, leaving the team with a shortage of strikers and a lengthy injury list, with several key players, such as Olivier Giroud, Mesut Ozil, Aaron Ramsey and Kieran Gibbs missing the match. In the next match, Arsenal faced rivals Tottenham Hotspur in the third round of the FA Cup. Goals from Santi Cazorla and Tomáš Rosický either side of the half saw Arsenal comfortably win 2–0 at the Emirates Stadium, progressing to the fourth round, where they faced Coventry City. On the injury front, Arsenal lost Theo Walcott for the remainder of the season, after he ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament of his left knee. Back in the Premier League, Arsenal faced Aston Villa, who beat them 3–1 in the first game of the season, looking to maintain their one point lead from 2013. Goals from Jack Wilshere and then Olivier Giroud inside 59 seconds meant Arsenal were ahead at half-time. Despite a 76th minute goal from Christian Benteke of Aston Villa, Arsenal held on to their lead to win the game 2–1. The Gunners then extended their winning streak to 5 games in the Premier League as a brace from Cazorla (57th and 62nd minute) ensured Arsenal secured a 2–0 victory over London rivals Fulham before a 10 day hiatus from the competition. Within this period, Arsenal faced Coventry City and comfortably booked their fifth round FA Cup place with a 4–0 rout of the League One side. Goals from Lukas Podolski (2 before the interval) and late strikes from substitute Giroud and Cazorla ensured the Gunners secured their 7th win in 7 games in all competitions and a match against Premier League rivals Liverpool in the next round.

Transfers

In a rather quiet window for Arsène Wenger's team, Arsenal signed a solitary midfielder in Kim Källström in a deadline day loan move that will see him remain at the club until the end of the season. Following injuries and suspensions to a number of key Arsenal midfielders, Källström was brought in as experienced cover (at the age of 31) and is eligible for all competitions the Gunners are competing in. The following day, it emerged that Källström had suffered a back injury and would be out for at least the next six matches.

In news concerning the youth players at Arsenal, the club announced the permanent departures of Anthony Jeffrey, Nico Yennaris and Emmanuel Frimpong to Wycombe Wanderers (League Two), Brentford (League One) and Barnsley (Championship) respectively, the latter two of whom had made appearances in the first team. It was also announced that youngsters Chuba Akpom and Daniel Boateng had joined Brentford and Hibernian respectively to gain further first team experiences away from the club. Following the 11pm deadline, the loan departure of Park Chu-Young was announced by club, with the first-team South Korean striker joining Championship side Watford to gain more playing time away from the club.

February

Arsenal's February started on a sour note after it was revealed their new signing Källström would be out for around the next 6 games of the season despite only signing the day before. However, on the pitch, the month started brightly as a host of their rivals dropped points followed by a convincing 2–0 home win at Crystal Palace ensuring the Gunners remained unbeaten in the last 7 Premier League games going into a tough period of fixtures (described as season-defining by Per Mertesacker). The goals came from a brace from Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain on his first start since the opening day of the season as Arsenal regained their two point lead from two matches ago.

Players

Squad information

Further information: Arsenal F.C.#Players

N	P	Nat.	Name	Age	EU	Since	App	Goals	Ends	Transfer fee	Notes
1	GK	POL	Szczęsny, WojciechWojciech Szczęsny	35	EU	2007	138	0	undisclosed	Youth system
3	DF	FRA	Sagna, BacaryBacary Sagna	42	EU	2007	265	5	2014	£7.5M
4	DF	GER	Mertesacker, PerPer Mertesacker	41	EU	2011	104	5	2015	£8.0M
5	DF	BEL	Vermaelen, ThomasThomas Vermaelen (captain)	39	EU	2009	140	15	2015	£10.0M
6	DF	FRA	Koscielny, LaurentLaurent Koscielny	40	EU	2010	150	10	undisclosed	£8.5M
7	MF	CZE	Rosický, TomášTomáš Rosický	45	EU	2006	204	23	2014	£6.8M
8	MF	ESP	Arteta, MikelMikel Arteta (vice-captain)	43	EU	2011	105	13	2015	£10.0M
9	FW	GER	Podolski, LukasLukas Podolski	40	EU	2012	52	21	2016	£10.9M
10	MF	ENG	Wilshere, JackJack Wilshere	33	EU	2008	125	10	2018	Youth system
11	MF	GER	Özil, MesutMesut Özil	37	EU	2013	28	5	undisclosed	£42.5M
12	FW	FRA	Giroud, OlivierOlivier Giroud	39	EU	2012	79	31	undisclosed	£12.8M
13	GK	ITA	Viviano, EmilianoEmiliano Viviano	39	EU	2013	0	0	2014	Free	On loan from Palermo
14	FW	ENG	Walcott, TheoTheo Walcott	36	EU	2006 (Winter)	281	69	undisclosed	£9.0M
15	FW	ENG	Oxlade-Chamberlain, AlexAlex Oxlade-Chamberlain	32	EU	2011	65	8	undisclosed	£12.0M
16	MF	WAL	Ramsey, AaronAaron Ramsey	34	EU	2008	177	24	undisclosed	£4.8M
17	DF	ESP	Monreal, NachoNacho Monreal	39	EU	2013 (Winter)	37	1	undisclosed	£8.5M
19	MF	ESP	Cazorla, SantiSanti Cazorla	40	EU	2012	76	18	undisclosed	£12.0M
20	MF	FRA	Flamini, MathieuMathieu Flamini	41	EU	2013	176	9	undisclosed	Free
21	GK	POL	Fabiański, ŁukaszŁukasz Fabiański	40	EU	2007	71	0	undisclosed	£2.0M
22	FW	FRA	Sanogo, YayaYaya Sanogo	32	EU	2013	2	0	undisclosed	Free
23	FW	DEN	Bendtner, NicklasNicklas Bendtner	37	EU	2004	171	47	undisclosed	Youth system
24	MF	FRA	Diaby, AbouAbou Diaby	39	EU	2006 (Winter)	178	19	undisclosed	£2.0M
25	DF	ENG	Jenkinson, CarlCarl Jenkinson	33	EU	2011	51	0	undisclosed	£1.0M
28	DF	ENG	Gibbs, KieranKieran Gibbs	36	EU	2007	134	4	undisclosed	Youth system
29	MF	SWE	Källström, KimKim Källström	43	EU	2014 (Winter)	0	0	2014	Free	On loan from Spartak Moscow
30	FW	KOR	Chu-Young, ParkPark Chu-Young	40	Non-EU	2011	7	1	undisclosed	£1.8M	On loan to Watford
31	FW	JPN	Miyaichi, RyoRyo Miyaichi	32	Non-EU	2011 (Winter)	7	0	undisclosed	Free
44	FW	GER	Gnabry, SergeSerge Gnabry	30	EU	2012	17	1	undisclosed	Youth system
58	MF	GER	Zelalem, GedionGedion Zelalem	28	EU	2013	1	0	undisclosed	Youth system
	DF	SUI	Djourou, JohanJohan Djourou	38	EU	2003	144	1	2015	Youth system	On loan to Hamburg
	MF	FRA	Coquelin, FrancisFrancis Coquelin	34	EU	2008	43	0	undisclosed	Youth system	On loan to Freiburg
	FW	CRI	Campbell, JoelJoel Campbell	33	Non-EU	2011	0	0	undisclosed	£0.9M	On loan to Olympiacos

Last updated: 2 February 2014
Source: Arsenal F.C. and footballdatabase.com (for EU passport, country as international player, contract ending and transfer fee)
Ordered by squad number.

Reserve squad

Further information: Arsenal F.C. Reserves and Arsenal F.C. Academy

As of 27 January 2014.

No. Pos. Nation Player 36 FW Benik Afobe 37 FW Chuba Akpom 38 MF Chuks Aneke 39 FW Zak Ansah 40 DF Hector Bellerin 41 DF Daniel Boateng 42 MF Thomas Eisfeld 43 DF Zachari Fagan 45 DF Isaac Hayden 46 GK Dejan Iliev

No. Pos. Nation Player 47 MF Jack Jebb 49 FW Austin Lipman 50 GK Damián Martínez 51 GK Matt Macey 52 DF Semi Ajayi 53 MF Kristoffer Olsson 54 DF Brandon Ormonde-Ottewill 55 DF Leander Siemann 56 MF Jon Toral

Transfers

Transfers in

#	Position:	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Team
22	? !FW	Sanogo, Yaya ! Yaya Sanogo	Auxerre	Free transfer (Compensation ~ £390,000)	1 July 2013	First team
20	? !MF	Flamini, Mathieu ! Mathieu Flamini	Milan	Free transfer	29 August 2013	First team
11	? !MF	Özil, Mesut ! Mesut Özil	Real Madrid	Undisclosed (~ £42,500,000)	2 September 2013	First team
52	? !DF	Ajayi, Semi ! Semi Ajayi	Charlton Athletic	Free transfer	17 September 2013	Reserves
51	? !GK	Macey, Matt ! Matt Macey	Bristol Rovers	Free transfer (Compensation ~ £100,000)	23 October 2013	Reserves

Loans in

#	Position	Player	Loaned from	Date	Loan expires	Team
13	? !GK	Viviano, Emiliano ! Emiliano Viviano	Palermo	2 September 2013	End of the season	First team
29	? !MF	Källström, Kim ! Kim Källström	Spartak Moscow	31 January 2014	End of the season	First team

Total spending: Undisclosed (~ £42,500,000)

Transfers out

#	Position	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Team	Source
38	? !DF	Angha, Martin ! Martin Angha	Nuremberg	Free transfer	10 April 2013	Reserves
44	? !MF	Eastmond, Craig ! Craig Eastmond	Colchester United	Free transfer	20 May 2013	Reserves
63	? !MF	Wynter, Jordan ! Jordan Wynter	Bristol City	Free transfer	22 May 2013	Reserves
55	? !DF	Monteiro, Elton ! Elton Monteiro	Club Brugge	Free transfer	24 May 2013	Reserves
45	? !MF	Ebecilio, Kyle ! Kyle Ebecilio	Twente	Free transfer	28 May 2013	Reserves
	? !MF	Denílson ! Denílson	São Paulo	Free transfer (Released)	14 June 2013	First-team
23	? !FW	Arshavin, Andrei ! Andrei Arshavin	Zenit St Petersburg	Free transfer (Released)	27 June 2013	First team
62	? !FW	Watt, Sanchez ! Sanchez Watt	Colchester United	Free transfer (Released)	28 June 2013	Reserves
56	? !FW	Neita, Nigel ! Nigel Neita	Free agent	Free transfer (Released)	30 June 2013	Reserves
58	? !MF	Rees, Josh ! Josh Rees	Nottingham Forest	Free transfer (Released)	30 June 2013	Reserves
60	? !GK	Shea, James ! James Shea	Needham Market	Free transfer (Released)	30 June 2013	Reserves
24	? !GK	Mannone, Vito ! Vito Mannone	Sunderland	Undisclosed (~ £2,000,000)	3 July 2013	First team
43	? !GK	Charles-Cook, Reice ! Reice Charles-Cook	Bury	Free transfer (Released)	14 July 2013	Reserves
53	? !MF	Meade, Jernade ! Jernade Meade	Swansea City	Free transfer (Released)	16 July 2013	Reserves
18	? !DF	Squillaci, Sebastien ! Sebastian Squillaci	Bastia	Free transfer (Released)	16 July 2013	First team
11	? !DF	Santos, André ! André Santos	Flamengo	Undisclosed	20 July 2013	First team
	? !FW	Roberts, Philips ! Philip Roberts	Falkirk	Free transfer (Released)	26 July 2013	Reserves
48	? !DF	Hajrović, Sead ! Sead Hajrović	Grasshopper	Free transfer (Released)	5 August 2013	Reserves
27	? !FW	Gervinho ! Gervinho	AS Roma	Undisclosed (~ £8,000,000)	8 August 2013	First-team
29	? !FW	Chamakh ! Marouane Chamakh	Crystal Palace	Undisclosed	10 August 2013	First-team
41	? !DF	Bihmoutine, Samir ! Samir Bihmoutine	Bournemouth	Free transfer (Released)	7 September 2013	Reserves
50	? !MF	Henderson, Conor ! Conor Henderson	Hull City	Free transfer (Released)	24 September 2013	Reserves
48	? !MF	Jeffrey, Anthony ! Anthony Jeffrey	Wycombe Wanderers	Free transfer (Released)	23 January 2014	Reserves
57	? !MF	Yennaris, Nico ! Nico Yennaris	Brentford	Undisclosed	27 January 2014	Reserves
26	? !MF	Frimpong, Emmanuel ! Emmanuel Frimpong	Barnsley	Undisclosed	31 January 2014	First Team

Loans out

#	Position	Player	Loaned to	Date	Loan expires	Team	Source
	!DF	Djourou, Johan ! Johan Djourou	Hamburg	5 July 2013	End of the season	First team
	!MF	Coquelin, Francis ! Francis Coquelin	Freiburg	5 July 2013	End of the season	First team
	!FW	Campbell, Joel ! Joel Campbell	Olympiakos	26 July 2013	End of the season	First team
38	!MF	Aneke, Chuks ! Chuks Aneke	Crewe Alexandra	2 August 2013	End of the season	Reserves
	!DF	Miquel Ignasi ! Ignasi Miquel	Leicester City	9 August 2013	End of the season	Reserves
	!GK	Vickers, Josh ! Josh Vickers	Canvey Island	15 August 2013	End of the season	Academy
	!FW	Silva, Wellington ! Wellington Silva	Real Murcia	16 August 2013	End of the season	Reserves
50	!GK	Martínez, Damián ! Damián Martínez	Sheffield Wednesday	15 October 2013	End of the season	Reserves
49	!FW	Lipman, Austin ! Austin Lipman	Boreham Wood	25 October 2013	2 January 2014	Academy
40	!DF	Bellerín, Héctor ! Héctor Bellerín	Watford	22 November 2013	End of the season	Reserves
57	!MF	Yennaris, Nico ! Nico Yennaris	AFC Bournemouth	28 November 2013	2 January 2014	Reserves
48	!MF	Jeffrey, Anthony ! Anthony Jeffrey	Boreham Wood	3 December 2013	2 January 2014	Reserves
37	!FW	Akpom, Chuba ! Chuba Akpom	Brentford	9 January 2014	9 February 2014	Reserves
36	!FW	Afobe, Benik ! Benik Afobe	Sheffield Wednesday	30 January 2014	End of the season	Reserves
41	!DF	Boateng, Daniel ! Daniel Boateng	Hibernian	31 January 2014	End of the season	Reserves
30	!FW	Chu-Young, Park ! Park Chu-Young	Watford	31 January 2014	End of the season	First team

Total income: Undisclosed (~ £10,000,000)

Overall transfer activity

Spending Summer: Undisclosed (~ £42,500,000) Winter: £0 Total: Undisclosed (~ £42,500,000)

Income Summer: Undisclosed (~ £10,000,000) Winter: £0 Total: Undisclosed (~ £10,000,000)

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 coaches	Boro Primorac Neil Banfield
Goalkeeping coach	Gerry Peyton
Fitness coach	Tony Colbert
Physiotherapist	Colin Lewin
Club doctor	Gary O'Driscoll
Chief scout	Steve Rowley

Last updated: 24 May 2012
Source: Arsenal F.C.

Kit

Supplier: Nike
Sponsor(s): Emirates

Home

Away

Last updated: 19 July 2013.
Source: Arsenal Direct

Other information

Chairman	Sir Chips Keswick
Ground (capacity and dimensions)	Emirates Stadium (60,355 / 113x76 metres)

Last updated: 19 July 2013
Source: Arsenal F.C.

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 17 May 2014

No.	Nat	Pos	Player	Total		Premier League		FA Cup		League Cup		Champions League
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1		GK	Wojciech Szczęsny	46	0	37+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	9+0	0
3		DF	Bacary Sagna	48	1	34+1	1	4+0	0	0+0	0	9+0	0
4		DF	Per Mertesacker	52	3	35+0	2	5+1	1	1+0	0	10+0	0
5		DF	Thomas Vermaelen	21	0	7+7	0	3+0	0	2+0	0	1+1	0
6		DF	Laurent Koscielny	46	3	32+0	2	4+0	1	1+0	0	9+0	0
7		MF	Tomáš Rosický	39	3	17+10	2	1+2	1	1+0	0	6+2	0
8		MF	Mikel Arteta	43	3	27+4	2	5+0	1	1+0	0	5+1	0
9		FW	Lukas Podolski	27	12	14+6	8	4+0	3	0+0	0	2+1	1
10		MF	Jack Wilshere	35	5	19+5	3	2+1	0	1+0	0	6+1	2
11		MF	Mesut Özil	40	7	25+1	5	4+1	1	0+1	0	8+0	1
12		FW	Olivier Giroud	51	22	36+0	16	1+4	3	0+1	0	9+0	3
13		GK	Emiliano Viviano	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
14		FW	Theo Walcott	18	6	9+4	5	1+0	0	0+0	0	3+1	1
15		FW	Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain	20	3	6+8	2	4+0	1	0+0	0	2+0	0
16		MF	Aaron Ramsey	34	16	20+3	10	2+0	1	1+0	0	7+1	5
17		DF	Nacho Monreal	36	0	13+10	0	3+0	0	2+0	0	2+6	0
19		MF	Santi Cazorla	46	7	30+1	4	4+2	3	1+0	0	6+2	0
20		MF	Mathieu Flamini	36	2	18+9	2	2+1	0	0+0	0	6+0	0
21		GK	Łukasz Fabiański	11	0	1+0	0	6+0	0	2+0	0	1+1	0
22		FW	Yaya Sanogo	14	0	0+8	0	3+1	0	0+0	0	1+1	0
23		FW	Nicklas Bendtner	14	2	1+8	2	1+0	0	2+0	0	0+2	0
24		MF	Abou Diaby	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
25		DF	Carl Jenkinson	22	1	7+7	1	2+1	0	2+0	0	2+1	0
28		DF	Kieran Gibbs	41	1	24+4	0	3+2	0	0+0	0	7+1	1
29		MF	Kim Källström	4	0	1+2	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
30		FW	Park Chu-Young	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
31		FW	Ryo Miyaichi	5	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	2+0	0	0+2	0
37		FW	Chuba Akpom [R]	2	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
40		DF	Hector Bellerin [R]	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
42		MF	Thomas Eisfeld [R]	1	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	1	0+0	0
44		FW	Serge Gnabry	15	1	5+4	1	2+0	0	1+0	0	0+3	0
45		DF	Isaac Hayden [R]	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
53		MF	Kristoffer Olsson [R]	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
58		MF	Gedion Zelalem	1	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0

[R] - Reserve team player [L] - Out on loan [S] - Sold

Top scorers

Place	Position	Nationality	Number	Name	Premier League	FA Cup	League Cup	Champions League	Total
1	FW		12	Olivier Giroud	16	3	0	3	22
2	MF		16	Aaron Ramsey	10	1	0	5	16
3	FW		9	Lukas Podolski	8	3	0	1	12
4	MF		19	Santi Cazorla	4	3	0	0	7
	MF		11	Mesut Özil	5	1	0	1	7
6	FW		14	Theo Walcott	5	0	0	1	6
7	MF		10	Jack Wilshere	3	0	0	2	5
8	MF		8	Mikel Arteta	2	1	0	0	3
	DF		6	Laurent Koscielny	2	1	0	0	3
	DF		4	Per Mertesacker	2	1	0	0	3
	MF		15	Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain	2	1	0	0	3
	MF		7	Tomáš Rosický	2	1	0	0	3
13	FW		23	Nicklas Bendtner	2	0	0	0	2
	MF		20	Mathieu Flamini	2	0	0	0	2
15	MF		42	Thomas Eisfeld	0	0	1	0	1
	DF		28	Kieran Gibbs	0	0	0	1	1
	FW		44	Serge Gnabry	1	0	0	0	1
	DF		25	Carl Jenkinson	1	0	0	0	1
	DF		3	Bacary Sagna	1	0	0	0	1
TOTALS					68	16	1	14	99

Last updated: 17 May 2014
Source: Competitions
Competitive matches only

Disciplinary record

Number	Nationality	Position	Name	Premier League		FA Cup		League Cup		Champions League		Total
8		MF	Mikel Arteta	3	1	0	0	1	0	2	1*	6	2
20		MF	Mathieu Flamini	8	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	10	1
1		GK	Wojciech Szczęsny	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	1
28		DF	Kieran Gibbs	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1
6		DF	Laurent Koscielny	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
7		MF	Tomáš Rosický	7	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	9	0
12		FW	Olivier Giroud	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	7	0
10		MF	Jack Wilshere	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
16		MF	Aaron Ramsey	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	6	0
3		DF	Bacary Sagna	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
4		DF	Per Mertesacker	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	0
17		DF	Nacho Monreal	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	4	0
5		DF	Thomas Vermaelen	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	3	0
19		MF	Santi Cazorla	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
45		DF	Isaac Hayden	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
25		DF	Carl Jenkinson	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
29		MF	Kim Källström	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
11		MF	Mesut Özil	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
9		FW	Lukas Podolski	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
22		FW	Yaya Sanogo	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
14		FW	Theo Walcott	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
			TOTALS	51	4	7	0	4	0	14	2	76	6

Last updated:17 May 2014
Source: Competitions
Competitive matches only
* indicates a second yellow card ()

Captains

No.	P	Name	Country	No. Games	Notes
8	MF	Arteta	ESP	26	Club Vice-Captain
4	DF	Mertesacker	GER	16	Club Third Captain
5	DF	Vermaelen	BEL	13	Club Captain
3	DF	Sagna	FRA	1

Last updated: 17 May 2014
Source: Competitive match reports.
Competitive matches only
Matches started as captain only
Country: FIFA nationality; No.: Squad number; P:Position; Name: Player name; No. Games: Number of games started as captain.

Competitions

Overall

Competition	Started round	Current position / round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
Premier League	—	1st		17 August 2013
League Cup	3rd round	—	4th round	25 September 2013
FA Cup	3rd round	5th round		4 January 2014
UEFA Champions League	Play-off round	Round of 16		21 August 2013

Last updated: 2 February 2014
Source: Competitions' Wikipedia articles.

Pre-season and friendlies

Asia Tour 14 July 2013	Indonesia	0 – 7	Arsenal	Jakarta, Indonesia
20:45 UTC+7 14:45 BST		Report	19' Walcott  54' Akpom  70', 73' Giroud  83' Podolski  85' Olsson  86' Eisfeld	Stadium: GBK Stadium Attendance: 40,489 Referee: Shuhaizi Bin Shukri (Malaysia)

Asia Tour 17 July 2013	Vietnam	1 – 7	Arsenal	Hanoi, Vietnam
19:00 UTC+7 13:00 BST	Mạnh Dũng  78', 79' Bửu Ngọc  89'	Report	6', 44', 45' Giroud  46' Oxlade-Chamberlain  57', 59' Akpom  75' Miquel	Stadium: My Dinh National Stadium Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Leow Thiam Hoe (Singapore)

Asia Tour 22 July 2013	Nagoya Grampus	1 – 3	Arsenal	Nagoya, Japan
19:30 JST 11:30 BST	Yano  71'	Report	3' Giroud  26' (pen) Miyaichi  55' Walcott	Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 42,919 Referee: Yoshida Toshimitsu (Japan)

Asia Tour Saitama City Cup 26 July 2013	Urawa Red Diamonds	1 – 2	Arsenal	Saitama, Japan
19:30 JST 11:30 BST	Abe  59'	Report	49' Podolski  82' Akpom	Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 Attendance: 63,000

Emirates Cup 3 August 2013	Arsenal	2 – 2	Napoli	London
16:20 BST	Podolski 18' Giroud  71' Koscielny  86'	Report	7' Insigne  28' Pandev 80' Dossena	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,554 Referee: Kevin Friend

Emirates Cup 4 August 2013	Arsenal	1 – 2	Galatasaray	London
16:20 BST	Walcott  39'	Report	78' (pen), 87' Drogba 79' Gülselam	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,608 Referee: Jonathan Moss

Friendly 10 August 2013	Arsenal	3 – 1	Manchester City	Helsinki, Finland
17:00 EET 15:00 BST	9' Walcott  59' Ramsey  62' Giroud 81' Pérez	Report	Kompany 24' Negredo  80'	Stadium: Helsinki Olympic Stadium Attendance: 39,216

Last updated: 10 August 2013
Source:Arsenal F.C.

Premier League

Main article: 2013–14 Premier League

League table

2013–14 Premier League Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Manchester City  (C)	38	27	5	6	102	37	+65	86	2014–15 UEFA Champions League Group stage
2	Liverpool	38	26	6	6	101	50	+51	84
3	Chelsea	38	25	7	6	71	27	+44	82
4	Arsenal	38	24	7	7	68	41	+27	79	2014–15 UEFA Champions League Play-off round
5	Everton	38	21	9	8	61	39	+22	72	2014–15 UEFA Europa League group stage
6	Tottenham	38	21	6	11	55	51	+4	69	2014–15 UEFA Europa League play-off round
7	Manchester Utd	38	19	7	12	64	43	+21	64
8	Southampton	38	15	11	12	54	46	+8	56
9	Stoke City	38	13	11	14	45	52	−7	50
10	Newcastle Utd	38	15	4	19	43	59	−16	49
11	Crystal Palace	38	13	6	19	33	48	−15	45
12	Swansea City	38	11	9	18	54	54	0	42
13	West Ham Utd	38	11	7	20	40	51	−11	40
14	Sunderland	38	10	8	20	41	60	−19	38
15	Aston Villa	38	10	8	20	39	61	−22	38
12	Hull City	38	10	7	21	38	53	−15	37	2014–15 UEFA Europa League Third qualifying round
17	West Brom	38	7	15	16	43	59	−16	36
18	Norwich City	38	8	9	21	28	62	−34	33	Relegation to 2014–15 Football League Championship
19	Fulham	38	9	5	24	40	85	−45	32
20	Cardiff City	38	7	9	22	32	74	−42	30

Updated to games played on End of season
Source: Barclays Premier League
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd number of goals scored.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round; (Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament

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
38	24	7	7	68	41	+27	79	13	5	1	36	11	+25	11	2	6	32	30	+2

Last updated: 11 May 2014
Source: Premier League

Results by matchday

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A
Result	L	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	L	W	W	W	D	L	D	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	L	D	W	L	W	L	D	D	L	W	W	W	W	W
Position	18	8	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

Last updated: 4 May 2014.
Source: Statto.com
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Lose; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Matches

Main article: 2013–14 Premier League

Main article: Arsenal F.C. matches 2013-14

1 17 August 2013	Arsenal	1 – 3	Aston Villa	London
15:00 BST	Giroud  6' Szczęsny 21' Wilshere 30' Koscielny  61', 67' Cazorla 79'	Report	22',  22', 61' (pen), 60' Benteke 30' Vlaar 45+4',  86' Luna 65' Westwood 90+5' Agbonlahor	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,003 Referee: Anthony Taylor

2 24 August 2013	Fulham	1 – 3	Arsenal	London
12:45 BST	Parker 73' Bent  77' Kasami 78'	Report	14' Giroud 21' Ramsey  41', 68' Podolski 80' Wilshere	Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 25,622 Referee: Howard Webb

3 1 September 2013	Arsenal	1 – 0	Tottenham Hotspur	London
16:00 BST	Giroud  23' Rosický 33' Flamini 55'	Report	81' Defoe	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,071 Referee: Michael Oliver

4 14 September 2013	Sunderland	1 – 3	Arsenal	Sunderland
15:00 BST	Gardner  48' (pen), 52'	Report	11' Giroud 60' Flamini  68', 76' Ramsey 72' Sagna	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 39,055 Referee: Martin Atkinson

5 22 September 2013	Arsenal	3 – 1	Stoke City	London
13:30 BST	Ramsey  5' Mertesacker  36' Sagna  72'	Report	26' Cameron 53' Huth 90+1' Ireland	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,002 Referee: Mike Dean

6 28 September 2013	Swansea City	1 – 2	Arsenal	Swansea
17:30 BST	de Guzmán 80' Davies  82' Chico 84' Cañas 84'	Report	Gnabry  58' Flamini 60' Ramsey  62' Arteta 90+3'	Stadium: Liberty Stadium Attendance: 20,712 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

7 6 October 2013	West Bromwich Albion	1 – 1	Arsenal	West Bromwich
16:00 BST	Yacob  42' Olsson 54'	Report	23' Flamini 45+2',  63' Wilshere	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 24,839 Referee: Lee Mason

8 19 October 2013	Arsenal	4 – 1	Norwich City	London
15:00 BST	Wilshere  18' Özil  58', 88' Ramsey  83'	Report	70' Howson	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,009 Referee: Lee Probert

9 26 October 2013	Crystal Palace	0 – 2	Arsenal	London
12:45 BST		Report	47' (pen),  65' Arteta  87' Giroud	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 20,050 Referee: Chris Foy

10 2 November 2013	Arsenal	2 – 0	Liverpool	London
17:30 GMT	Cazorla  19' Sagna 26' Ramsey  59' Jenkinson 90'	Report	26' Cissokho	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,042 Referee: Martin Atkinson

11 10 November 2013	Manchester United	1 – 0	Arsenal	Manchester
16:10 GMT	Van Persie  27' Jones 42' Rooney 75'	Report	31' Sagna 44' Flamini 81' Wilshere	Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 75,138 Referee: Michael Oliver

12 23 November 2013	Arsenal	2 – 0	Southampton	London
15:15 GMT	Giroud  22', 86' (pen)	Report	45+2' Hooiveld 48' Wanyama 86' Fonte	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,007 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

13 30 November 2013	Cardiff City	0 – 3	Arsenal	Cardiff
15:00 GMT		Report	29', 90+3', 89' Ramsey 33' Gibbs 79' Arteta  86' Flamini	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 27,948 Referee: Lee Mason

14 4 December 2013	Arsenal	2 – 0	Hull City	London
19:45 GMT	Bendtner  2' Özil  47'	Report		Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,017 Referee: Andre Marriner

15 8 December 2013	Arsenal	1 – 1	Everton	London
16:00 GMT	Özil  80'	Report	43' Barry 61' McCarthy 77' Howard  84', 89' Deulofeu	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,001 Referee: Howard Webb

16 14 December 2013	Manchester City	6 – 3	Arsenal	Manchester
12:45 GMT	Agüero  14' Negredo  39' Silva 49',  66' Fernandinho  50', 88' Kompany 80' Touré  90+6' (pen)	Report	31', 62' Walcott  90+4' Mertsacker 90+5' Szczęsny	Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 47,229 Referee: Martin Atkinson

17 23 December 2013	Arsenal	0 – 0	Chelsea	London
20:00 GMT	Walcott 65' Rosický 70'	Report	63' Ramires	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,039 Referee: Mike Dean

18 26 December 2013	West Ham United	1 – 3	Arsenal	London
15:00 GMT	O'Brien 20' Cole  46'	Report	61' Cazorla  68', 71' Walcott  79' Podolski	Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 34,977 Referee: Phil Dowd

19 29 December 2013	Newcastle United	0 – 1	Arsenal	Newcastle upon Tyne
13:30 GMT		Report	36',  65' Giroud 75' Flamini 76' Rosický	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,161 Referee: Lee Probert

20 1 January 2014	Arsenal	2 – 0	Cardiff City	London
15:00 GMT	Mertesacker 30' Bendtner  88' Walcott  90+2'	Report	55' Turner 60' Marshall	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,004 Referee: Jonathan Moss

21 13 January 2014	Aston Villa	1 – 2	Arsenal	Birmingham
20:00 GMT	El Ahmadi 2' Benteke  76' Agbonlahor 85'	Report	32' Monreal  34', 90+6' Wilshere  35' Giroud	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 36,097 Referee: Neil Swarbrick

22 18 January 2014	Arsenal	2 – 0	Fulham	London
15:00 GMT	Cazorla  57', 62'	Report		Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Lee Probert

23 28 January 2014	Southampton	2 – 2	Arsenal	Southampton
19:45 GMT	Fonte  21' Lallana  54'	Report	31',  48' Giroud  52' Cazorla  80' Flamini	Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 31,284 Referee: Lee Mason

24 2 February 2014	Arsenal	2 – 0	Crystal Palace	London
16:00 GMT	Oxlade-Chamberlain  47', 73' 86' Mertsacker	Report	42' Chamakh 68' Delaney	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,005 Referee: Jonathan Moss

25 8 February 2014	Liverpool	5 – 1	Arsenal	Liverpool
12:45 GMT	Škrtel  1', 10' Sterling  17', 52' Sturridge 20'	Report	Arteta  68' (pen)	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 44,701 Referee: Michael Oliver

26 12 February 2014	Arsenal	0 – 0	Manchester United	London
19:45 GMT		Report		Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,021 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

27 22 February 2014	Arsenal	4 – 1	Sunderland	London
15:00 GMT	Giroud  5', 31' Rosicky  42' Koscielny  57'	Report	Giaccherini  81'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,012 Referee: Andre Marriner

28 1 March 2014	Stoke City	1–0	Arsenal	Stoke
15:00 GMT	Pieters 44' Walters  76' (pen.) Wilson 78' Crouch 90+5'	Report	53' Rosický	Stadium: Britannia Stadium Attendance: 26,711 Referee: Mike Jones

29 16 March 2014	Tottenham Hotspur	0–1	Arsenal	London
16:00 GMT	Chadli 33' Sandro 48' Vertonghen 76' Rose 90+3' Soldado 90+5'	Report	Rosický  2' Sagna 22' Gibbs 45+1' Flamini 80'	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 35,711 Referee: Mike Dean

30 22 March 2014	Chelsea	6–0	Arsenal	London
12:45 GMT	Eto'o  5' Schürrle  7' Hazard  17' (pen.) Oscar  42', 66' Salah  71'	Report	Gibbs  16' Rosický 52'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,614 Referee: Andre Marriner

31 25 March 2014	Arsenal	2 – 2	Swansea City	London
19:45 GMT	Podolski  73' Giroud  74'	Report	Bony  11' 34' Flamini  90' (o.g.)	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,937 Referee: Lee Probert

32 29 March 2014	Arsenal	1 – 1	Manchester City	Emirates Stadium
17:30 GMT	Rosický 42' Flamini  53'	Report	Silva  18' 45+1' Touré 31' Kompany 33' García 89'	Attendance: 60,060 Referee: Mike Dean

33 6 April 2014	Everton	3 – 0	Arsenal	Liverpool
13:30 BST	Osman 6' Naismith  14' Lukaku  34' Arteta  61' (o.g.)	Report	Flamini 43' Arteta 90'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 39,504 Referee: Martin Atkinson

34 15 April 2014	Arsenal	3 – 1	West Ham United	London
19:45 BST	Rosický 15' Podolski  44', 78' Giroud  55' Källström 63'	Report	Nocerino 37' Jarvis  40' Diamé 60'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,977 Referee: Kevin Friend

35 20 April 2014	Hull City	0 – 3	Arsenal	Kingston upon Hull
14:05 BST	Meyler 16'	Report	Mertesacker 14' Ramsey  31' Podolski  45', 54'	Stadium: KC Stadium Attendance: 24,762 Referee: Jonathan Moss

36 28 April 2014	Arsenal	3 – 0	Newcastle United	London
20:00 BST	Koscielny  26' 26' Ramsey 35' Özil  42' Giroud  67' Sagna 75'	Report	Sissoko 25' Tioté 45+3'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,023 Referee: Neil Swarbrick

37 4 May 2014	Arsenal	1 – 0	West Bromwich Albion	London
13:30 BST	Giroud  14' 90+1' Monreal 64'	Report	Brunt 83' Dorrans 90+1'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,021 Referee: Mike Jones

38 11 May 2014	Norwich City	0 – 2	Arsenal	Norwich
15:00 BST	R. Bennett 80'	Report	Ramsey  53' Jenkinson  62'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 26,848 Referee: Lee Mason

Last updated: 11 May 2014
Source: Arsenal F.C.
Note: Premier League fixtures not listed due to copyright

FA Cup

Main article: 2013–14 FA Cup

Third round 4 January 2014	Arsenal	2–0	Tottenham Hotspur	London
17:15 GMT	Vermaelen 18' Cazorla  31' Rosický  62'	Report		Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,476 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

Fourth round 24 January 2014	Arsenal	4–0	Coventry City	London
19:45 GMT	Podolski  15', 27' Wilshere 39' Giroud  84' Cazorla  89'	Report		Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,451 Referee: Robert Madley

Fifth round 16 February 2014	Arsenal	2–1	Liverpool	Emirates Stadium, London
16:00	Oxlade-Chamberlain  16' Podolski  47'	Report	Gerrard  59' (Pen)	Attendance: 59,801 Referee: Howard Webb

Sixth round 8 March 2014	Arsenal	4–1	Everton	Emirates Stadium, London
12:45	Özil  7' Arteta  68' (pen) Giroud  83', 85'	Report	Lukaku  32'	Attendance: 59,719 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

Semi-Finals 13 April 2014	Wigan Athletic	1–1 (2–4 pen)	Arsenal	Wembley Stadium London
17:07 BST	J. Gómez  63' (pen.) 79' McArthur 90+3' Collison 90+4' Beausejour 120+1'	Report	Mertesacker  82'	Attendance: 82,185 Referee: Michael Oliver
	Penalties
	Caldwell Collison Beausejour McArthur		Arteta Källström Giroud Cazorla

Final 17 May 2014	Arsenal	3–2 (a.e.t.)	Hull City	London
17:00 BST	Cazorla  17' Koscielny  71' Giroud 85' Ramsey  109'	Report	Chester  4' Davies  8' 86' Huddlestone 60' Meyler 70'	Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 89,345 Referee: Lee Probert

League Cup

Main article: 2013–14 Football League Cup

Third round 25 September 2013	West Bromwich Albion	1–1 (3–4 pen)	Arsenal	West Bromwich
20:00 BST	Berahino  71' Lugano 89' Popov 90' Reid 99'	Report	34' Hayden 36' Monreal 52' Vermaelen  61' Eisfeld 85' Arteta	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 18,649 Referee: Robert Madley
	Penalties
	Reid Rosenberg Morrison Dawson Amalfitano		Bendtner Gnabry (p) Olsson (p) Akpom Monreal

Fourth round 29 October 2013	Arsenal	0–2	Chelsea	London
19:45 GMT		Report	25' Azpilicueta 29' Mikel  66' Mata 75' Essien	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,455 Referee: Phil Dowd

Last updated: 29 October 2013
Source: Arsenal F.C.

UEFA Champions League

Main article: 2013–14 UEFA Champions League

Play-off round

Main article: 2013–14 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round#Play-off round

First leg 21 August 2013	Fenerbahçe	0–3	Arsenal	Istanbul, Turkey
19:45 BST	Webó 30' Alves 65' Kadlec 76'	Report	51' Gibbs  64' Ramsey 75' Szczęsny  77' (pen) Giroud	Stadium: Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium Attendance: 40,375 Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)

Second leg 27 August 2013	Arsenal	2–0 (5 – 0 agg.)	Fenerbahçe	London, England
19:45 BST	Ramsey  25', 72', 70' Mertesacker 35'	Report	29' Egemen 55' Emenike 78' Meireles 88' Gönül	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 56,271 Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo (Spain)

Group stage

Main article: 2013–14 UEFA Champions League group stage#Group F

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
Borussia Dortmund	6	4	0	2	11	6	+5	12
Arsenal	6	4	0	2	8	5	+3	12
Napoli	6	4	0	2	10	9	+1	12
Marseille	6	0	0	6	5	14	−9	0

1 18 September 2013	Marseille	1–2	Arsenal	Marseille, France
19:45 BST	N'Koulou 41' J. Ayew  90+3' (pen)	Report	54',  84' Ramsey  64' Walcott	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 38,380 Referee: Olegário Benquerença (Portugal)

2 1 October 2013	Arsenal	2–0	Napoli	London, England
19:45 BST	Özil  8' Giroud  15'	Report		Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,536 Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)

3 22 October 2013	Arsenal	1–2	Borussia Dortmund	London, England
19:45 BST	Giroud  41' Rosický 51' Özil 85'	Report	16' Mkhitaryan 22' Hummels 64',  82' Lewandowski 71' Bender	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,011 Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)

4 6 November 2013	Borussia Dortmund	0–1	Arsenal	Dortmund, Germany
19:45 GMT	Lewandowski 41'	Report	23' Arteta  62' Ramsey	Stadium: Signal Iduna Park Attendance: 65,829 Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)

5 26 November 2013	Arsenal	2–0	Marseille	London, England
19:45 GMT	Wilshere  1', 65' Özil 38'	Report	37' N'Koulou 38' Morel 81' Romao	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,912 Referee: Antonio Lahoz (Spain)

6 11 December 2013	Napoli	2–0	Arsenal	Naples, Italy
19:45 GMT	Mertens 36' Džemaili 41' Higuaín  73' Fernández 74' Callejón  90+3'	Report	63', 76' Arteta 67' Giroud 74' Ramsey	Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)

Knockout phase

Main article: 2013–14 UEFA Champions League knockout phase

Round of 16

First leg 19 February 2014	Arsenal	0 – 2	Bayern Munich	London, England
19:45 GMT	Özil	Report	Alaba Kroos  54' Müller  88'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,911 Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (Italy)

Second leg 11 March 2014	Bayern Munich	1–1 (3–1 agg.)	Arsenal	Munich, Germany
19:45 GMT	Dante 8' Schweinsteiger  55' Martínez 79'	Report	Podolski 26'  57' Arteta 29' Vermaelen 83'	Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 68,000 Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway)

Last updated: 14 April 2014
Source: Arsenal F.C.

Awards

Arsenal Player of the Month award

Awarded monthly to the player that was chosen by fan voting on Arsenal.com

Month	Player	Votes
August	Aaron Ramsey	77.1%
September	Aaron Ramsey	72.2%
October	Aaron Ramsey	26.8%
November	Aaron Ramsey	48.1%
December	Theo Walcott	42.3%
January	Santi Cazorla	57.4%
February	Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain	46%
March	Tomas Rosicky	63.7%
April	Lukas Podolski	61.5%

Premier League Manager of the Month award

Awarded monthly to the manager that was chosen by a panel assembled by the Premier League's sponsor

Month	Manager
September	Arsène Wenger

Premier League Player of the Month award

Awarded monthly to the player that was chosen by a panel assembled by the Premier League's sponsor

Month	Player
September	Aaron Ramsey

Kits

Home kit

Away kit

Home GK kit

Away GK kit

See also

• Arsenal F.C.
• Arsenal F.C. matches 2013-14

2013–14 in English football
FA competitions
FA Cup (Qualifying Rounds, Final) · Community Shield · FA Trophy (Final) · FA Youth Cup
Premier League and Football Leagues
Premier League (Academy · Reserve) · Football League (Championship · League One · League Two) · League Cup (Final) · Football League Trophy (Final)
Football Conference
Football Conference (National · North · South)
Lower leagues
Isthmian League (Isthmian League Cup) · Northern Premier League · Southern Football League
Regional cups
Cheshire · Essex · Lancashire (FA Challenge) · Liverpool · Sheffield and Hallamshire · Surrey
European competitions
Champions League (Final) · Europa League (Final)
Related to national team
2014 FIFA World Cup · Roy Hodgson
Club seasons
Premier League
Arsenal · Aston Villa · Cardiff City · Chelsea · Crystal Palace · Everton · Fulham · Hull City · Liverpool · Manchester City · Manchester United · Newcastle United · Norwich City · Southampton · Stoke City · Sunderland · Swansea City · Tottenham Hotspur · West Bromwich Albion · West Ham United
Championship
Barnsley · Birmingham City · Blackburn Rovers · Blackpool · Bolton Wanderers · Bournemouth · Brighton & Hove Albion · Burnley · Charlton Athletic · Derby County · Doncaster Rovers · Huddersfield Town · Ipswich Town · Leeds United · Leicester City · Middlesbrough · Millwall · Nottingham Forest · Queens Park Rangers · Reading · Sheffield Wednesday · Watford · Wigan Athletic · Yeovil Town
League One
Bradford City · Brentford · Bristol City · Carlisle United · Colchester United · Coventry City · Crawley Town · Crewe Alexandra · Gillingham · Leyton Orient · Milton Keynes Dons · Notts County · Oldham Athletic · Peterborough United · Port Vale · Preston North End · Rotherham United · Sheffield United · Shrewsbury Town · Stevenage · Swindon Town · Tranmere Rovers · Walsall · Wolverhampton Wanderers
League Two
Accrington Stanley · AFC Wimbledon · Bristol Rovers · Burton Albion · Bury · Cheltenham Town · Chesterfield · Dagenham & Redbridge · Exeter City · Fleetwood Town · Hartlepool United · Mansfield Town · Morecambe · Newport County · Northampton Town · Oxford United · Plymouth Argyle · Portsmouth · Rochdale · Scunthorpe United · Southend United · Torquay United · Wycombe Wanderers · York City
Conference National
Aldershot Town · Alfreton Town · Barnet · Braintree Town · Cambridge United · Chester · Dartford · FC Halifax Town · Forest Green Rovers · Gateshead · Grimsby Town · Hereford United · Hyde · Kidderminster Harriers · Lincoln City · Luton Town · Macclesfield Town · Nuneaton Town · Salisbury City · Southport · Tamworth · Welling United · Woking · Wrexham
Transfers 2013-14
Summer 2013 transfers · Winter 2013–14 transfers · Summer 2014 transfers
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