2017–18 Arsenal W.F.C. season

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Arsenal Women
2017–18 season
ManagerJoe Montemurro
StadiumMeadow Park
Women's Super League3rd
FA Women's CupRunner-Up
WSL CupWinner

The 2017–18 season was Arsenal Women's Football Club's 32nd season of competitive football. They won the WSL Cup for the 5th time and finished Runner-Up to Chelsea for the FA Women's Cup. Arsenal finished 3rd in the Women's Super League, missing out on a spot in UEFA Women's Champions League by 1 point.

Joe Montemurro took over as Manager of Arsenal on 5 December 2017 after Pedro Martínez Losa had departed the club, one month into the season.[1]

Squad information[]

[2]

Squad No. Name Nationality Date of Birth (Age)
Goalkeepers
1 Sari van Veenendaal Netherlands (1990-04-03) 3 April 1990 (age 31)
13 Anna Moorhouse England (1995-03-30) 30 March 1995 (age 26)
Defenders
2 Alex Scott (captain) England (1984-10-14) 14 October 1984 (age 37)
3 Emma Mitchell Scotland (1992-09-19) 19 September 1992 (age 29)
5 Josephine Henning Germany (1989-09-08) 8 September 1989 (age 32)
6 Leah Williamson England (1997-03-29) 29 March 1997 (age 24)
16 Louise Quinn Republic of Ireland (1990-06-17) 17 June 1990 (age 31)
25 Jessica Samuelsson Sweden (1992-01-30) 30 January 1992 (age 30)
Shannon Cooke England (2000-02-02) 2 February 2000 (age 22)
Midfielders
21 Daniëlle van de Donk Netherlands (1991-08-05) 5 August 1991 (age 30)
8 Jordan Nobbs England (1992-12-08) 8 December 1992 (age 29)
10 Kim Little Scotland (1990-06-29) 29 June 1990 (age 31)
15 Katie McCabe Republic of Ireland (1995-09-21) 21 September 1995 (age 26)
17 Heather O'Reilly United States (1985-01-02) 2 January 1985 (age 37)
20 Dominique Janssen Netherlands (1995-01-17) 17 January 1995 (age 27)
Forwards
9 Dan Carter England (1993-05-18) 18 May 1993 (age 28)
11 Vivianne Miedema Netherlands (1996-07-15) 15 July 1996 (age 25)
18 Lisa Evans Scotland (1992-05-21) 21 May 1992 (age 29)
23 Beth Mead England (1995-05-09) 9 May 1995 (age 26)

Transfers and loans[]

Competitions[]

Women's Super League[]

Main article: 2017–18 FA WSL

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Chelsea (C, Q) 18 13 5 0 44 13 +31 44 Qualification for the Champions League
2 Manchester City (Q) 18 12 2 4 51 17 +34 38
3 Arsenal 18 11 4 3 38 18 +20 37
4 Reading 18 9 5 4 40 18 +22 32
5 Birmingham City 18 9 3 6 30 18 +12 30
Source: FA WSL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champion; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated

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
18 11 4 3 38 18  +20 37 7 2 0 21 6  +15 4 2 3 17 12  +5

Last updated: 20 May 2018.
Source: FA WSL

Results by matchday[]

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Updated to match(es) played on 20 May 2018. Source: FA WSL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

FA Cup[]

Main article: 2017–18 FA Women's Cup
4 February 2018 Fourth round Yeovil Town 0–3 Arsenal
18 February 2018 Fifth round Arsenal 1–0 Millwall Lionesses Borehamwood, Hertfordshire
Stadium: Meadow Park
25 March 2018 Quarter-finals Arsenal 5-0 Charlton Athletic Borehamwood, Hertfordshire
Stadium: Meadow Park
15 April 2018 Semi-Finals Everton 1-2 Arsenal Crosby
12:30 BST (UTC+01:00)
  • Kelly 67' (pen.)
 Report
Stadium: Marine Travel Arena
Attendance: 1,457
Main article: 2018 FA Women's Cup Final
5 May 2018 Final Arsenal 1-3 Chelsea London
17:30 BST (UTC+01:00) Miedema 73'
Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 45,423

WSL Cup[]

Main article: 2017–18 FA WSL Cup
Group match between Arsenal and London Bees.

Group stage[]

Group One South

Pos Team
 Pld W WPEN LPEN L GF GA GD Pts Qualification REA ARS WAT MIL LON
1 Reading 4 4 0 0 0 15 1 +14 12 Advance to knock-out stage — — 4–0 — 4–0
2 Arsenal 4 3 0 0 1 19 4 +15 9 1–2 — — — 7–0
3 Watford 4 1 0 1 2 2 11 −9 4 — 0–6 — 1–0 —
4 Millwall Lionesses 4 1 0 0 3 6 14 −8 3 0–5 2–5 — — —
5 London Bees 4 0 1 0 3 4 16 −12 2 — — 1–1 3–4 —
Source: FA WSL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Knockout rounds[]

17 December 2017 Quarter-finals Arsenal 2–0 Sunderland Meadow Park, Borehamwood
14:00 GMT (UTC+00:00)
3-1
  • Bridget Galloway 55'
  • Dominique Bruinenberg Yellow card 67'
 Attendance: 400
Referee: Josh Smith
14 January 2018 Semi-finals Reading 2-3 Arsenal Adams Park, High Wycombe
14:00 GMT (UTC+00:00)
Attendance: 749
Referee: Ryan Atkin
14 March 2018 Final Manchester City 0–1 Arsenal High Wycombe
19:00 GMT (UTC+00:00) Report Vivianne Miedema 32' Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 2,136
Referee: Amy Fearn (Derbyshire)

References[]

  1. ^ "Joe Montemurro takes over at Arsenal with pledge to maintain tradition". 5 December 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  2. ^ "ARSENAL WFC". Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  3. ^ "Miedema joins Arsenal Ladies". 23 May 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  4. ^ "Lisa Evans joins Arsenal Ladies". 29 June 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  5. ^ "Samuelsson signs for Arsenal". 18 August 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  6. ^ "Henning returns to Arsenal". 21 August 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  7. ^ "Carla Humphrey leaves Arsenal". 29 June 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  8. ^ "Fara Williams leaves Arsenal". 16 August 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  9. ^ "Taylor to leave Arsenal". 21 November 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  10. ^ "Kelly and Hinds join Everton Ladies". 25 January 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  11. ^ a b "Official Exclusive: Arsenal Women's duo leave club". 16 February 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
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