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| Full name | Arsenal Football Club (Under-21s and Academy) | |
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| Nickname(s) | The Gunners | |
| Ground | Meadow Park (Capacity: 4,502) | |
| Chairman |  Sir Chips Keswick
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| Manager |  Per Mertesacker
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| Current League | Professional Development League, (Division 1) | |
| Website | Club home page | |
  
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Arsenal Football Club Academy is the youth system of Arsenal Football Club based in Hale End, London, England. The academy teams play in the Professional Development League, the highest level of youth football in England. The club also competes in the FA Youth Cup and UEFA Youth League competitions. The head of the academy is Luke Hobbs, who succeeded Andries Jonker.
Arsenal Under-21s, previously referred to as the Reserves, is the highest level squad within the setup. They train at the Arsenal Training Centre play the majority of their home games at Meadow Park, which is the home of Boreham Wood FC. On occasion they also play at Arsenal's Emirates Stadium. Senior players occasionally play in the reserve side, as in the case when they're recovering from injury. Steve Gatting currently manages the reserve team with his assistant being Carl Laraman.
Arsenal's Academy is one of England's most successful, winning seven FA Youth Cups together with six Premier Academy League titles altogether. Numerous international players have graduated from the academy and reserve teams.
Current squad[]
Under-21s[]
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Out on loan[]
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Under-18s[]
These players can also play with the Under-21s and the senior squad.
Second-year scholars[]
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First-year scholars[]
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Schoolboys (U15/16s)[]
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External links[]
- Official website
- Information about the reserves from Arseweb
- Arsenal FC Academy homepage on Arsenal.com (dated 2009)
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