The 2025–26 season is Arsenal Football Club's 34th season in the Premier League, their 100th consecutive season in the top flight of English football, becoming the first team to spend 100 seasons straight in the English top flight, and 109th season in the top flight overall. In addition to the domestic league, Arsenal is also participating in this season's editions of the FA Cup, EFL Cup and UEFA Champions League, the latter of which is their 40th European campaign. The season covers the period from 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2026.
Review.
Background.
Arsenal's 2024–25 campaign was heavily affected by injuries and suspensions. The club did not sign any player in the winter transfer window, after sporting director Edu Gaspar suddenly resigned midway through the season.
The Gunners won twenty Premier League games in 2024–25, which was eight less than the previous campaign. They dropped 21 points from winning positions in the competition this season, their joint-worst record in a single campaign. Arsenal lost four Premier League matches this campaign – one less than the previous season. That represented their lowest loss total in a top-flight campaign since 2007–08. For a second consecutive season, they held the division's best defensive record, conceding a league-low 34 times. Arteta's side finished as Premier League runners-up for the third consecutive campaign.
Arsenal started their 21st Champions League season since 1992–93 in September 2024. They finished third in the league phase in January 2025 and bypassed February's play-off round to go straight to the last 16. The Gunners completed a 5–1 aggregate triumph over the reigning Champions League champions Real Madrid in the quarter-finals, reaching the semi-finals of the competition for the first time since 2008–09. After a 3–1 aggregate loss to French side Paris Saint-Germain, Arteta's side were eliminated from the Champions League at the semi-final stage.
Pre-season.
On 6 June, the club announced that Brazilian defender Gabriel Magalhães had penned a new long-term contract.
First team transfers (summer transfer window).
The Premier League summer transfer window runs from 1 June to 10 June (due to an exceptional registration period mandated by FIFA for the Club World Cup), and then between 16 June and 1 September 2025.
Arsenal confirmed on 4 June that they were to release twenty players, two of whom, Kieran Tierney and Jorginho, had made 144 and 79 appearances for the Gunners' first team in all competitions respectively.
On 5 June, the club confirmed that Portuguese defender Nuno Tavares, who had spent the entire previous season on loan with Serie A side Lazio, joined the Italian team on a permanent transfer, for a previously agreed fee reported to be €9 million (£7.6 million).
It was announced on 9 June that Brazilian forward Marquinhos, who had been on loan at Série A side Cruzeiro since January 2025, joined the Brazilian club on a permanent transfer for a reported fee of £3.0 million.
First team.
First team coaching staff.
Note: Age as of .
First team squad.
Notes:
Contracts and transfers.
New contracts.
The following Arsenal players signed their first or new professional contracts with the club.
Released.
The following players from Arsenal's first team, under-21s and under-18s squads were released by the club.
Note: Excludes players who joined Arsenal on loan in the previous season and returned to their parent clubs this season.
Transfers in.
The following players joined Arsenal permanently and signed professional contracts with the club.
Total expenditure: £5.0 million 
Transfers out.
Total income: £10.6 million 
Loans in.
The following players joined Arsenal on loan and signed professional contracts with the club.
Total expenditure: £0.0 million 
Loans out.
Total income: £0.0 million 
Overall transfer activity.
Note: All loan fees included. All potential add-ons, bonuses and undisclosed figures excluded.
Kits.
Supplier: Adidas / Sponsor: Fly Emirates / Sleeve sponsor: Visit Rwanda
Kit information.
This is Adidas's seventh year supplying Arsenal kit, having taken over from Puma at the beginning of the 2019–20 season.
Pre-season and friendlies.
On 31 March 2025, Arsenal announced that they would travel to Hong Kong for the first time since 2012 to partake in the first North London derby on international soil in the history of the fixture. The match will take place in the recently opened Kai Tak Sports Park on 31 July. On 11 April, Arsenal announced that they would be travelling to Singapore for the first time since 2018 to play matches against Italian side AC Milan and fellow Premier League side Newcastle United. The matches will take place on 23 and 27 July respectively at the National Stadium, thus finalising the club's three-match Asian pre-season schedule.
Competitions.
Premier League.
Matches.
The league fixtures were announced on 18 June 2025. A selection of fixtures will be rescheduled for live TV coverage in the UK, or due to clashing with domestic or European cup competitions.
FA Cup.
As a Premier League side, Arsenal will enter the FA Cup in the third round.
EFL Cup.
The Gunners will enter the EFL Cup in the third round as one of the Premier League teams participating in UEFA competitions.
UEFA Champions League.
League phase.
Arsenal's UEFA club coefficient was 98.000 points at the end of the previous campaign.
Statistics.
Appearances.
"Includes all competitions for senior teams." "When two Arsenal players make their first team debuts at the same time, the Heritage number goes in order of who joined the club earlier."
Goals.
"Includes all competitions for senior teams."
Assists.
"Includes all competitions for senior teams."
Clean sheets.
"Includes all competitions for senior teams."