Arsenal to play all WSL home games at Emirates Stadium

Arsenal will play all 11 of next seasons Womens Super League home matches at Emirates Stadium, and the club will offer season tickets for the first time, they said on Tuesday.

The newly crowned Champions League winners, who have recorded some of the largest crowds in womens football, made the Emirates their main stadium last season, averaging 34,110 fans in the nine WSL games they played there.

For us, this is just the beginning, and bringing every WSL match to the Emirates is another step for more supporters to be part of this special journey, Arsenal coach Renee Slegers said.

Arsenal, who defeated Barcelona 1-0 last month to win their first Champions League title in 18 years, still plan to play at Meadow Park, Borehamwood -- which has a total capacity of 4,500 -- in the Womens Champions League league phase, as well as FA Cup and League Cup games.

If they qualify for the Champions League knockout stages, those matches would take place at the 60,704-capacity Emirates.

Arsenal recorded a 20% increase in ticket sales for the 2024-25 season over the previous year, selling more than 415,000 tickets.

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However, while Arsenal hosted Manchester United in front of a WSL record 60,160 fans at the Emirates in February 2024, WSL attendance peaked that season following the 2023 Womens World Cup, when England reaching the final for the first time.

Average attendance dropped by 10% this past campaign, with five WSL teams -- Arsenal, Aston Villa, Everton, Manchester City and Manchester United -- experiencing declines, according to Opta Sports.

Aston Villa and Manchester Uniteds attendances fell by 33% each, even after the former moved all their home matches to Villa Park.

Manchester United women averaged 4,562 fans at their home base in Leigh Sports Village, which is not