Arsenal Women will play all 13 WSL home matches at Emirates Stadium in 2026/27 after selling more than half a million tickets this season.
Arsenal have confirmed that all Barclays Women’s Super League home matches will return to Emirates Stadium for the 2026/27 season, giving Renée Slegers’ side a second consecutive full league campaign at the club’s north London home.
The move will see 13 WSL fixtures played at the Emirates next season, reflecting the addition of two teams to the league. Arsenal’s league phase matches in the UEFA Women’s Champions League and domestic cup fixtures will continue to be played at Mangata Developments Stadium, Meadow Park, while Champions League knockout ties will remain at Emirates Stadium, subject to qualification.
It is another clear marker of Arsenal’s long-term direction.
The announcement follows a record-breaking campaign off the pitch. Arsenal said more than half a million tickets have been sold across all competitions so far in 2025/26, a 10% increase on last season. The club also confirmed a record 17,000 seasonal members, with an average attendance of 34,677 across their 10 WSL matches so far.
Those numbers explain why the Emirates is no longer being treated as a one-off stage for the biggest fixtures. Arsenal have built a regular audience for women’s football in N5, and the expanded WSL calendar now gives them two more league dates to develop that matchday base.
Speaking as part of the announcement, Slegers said the connection with supporters had been central to the decision.
“We’re so excited to return to the Emirates,” the Arsenal Women head coach told the club’s official website. “This season, we’ve again experienced the incredible connection between the club and our supporters. Their passion, energy and unwavering support continues to inspire us to keep pushing forward.
“We’re proud of the progress we continue to make together, and we look forward to building on that momentum next season.”
The wider stadium plan is about more than capacity. Arsenal will continue their Block by Block supporter consultation project, which is designed to shape the culture and matchday identity of Arsenal Women at Emirates Stadium. The club said more than 250 supporters have already taken part across nine consultations, with two more scheduled before the end of the season.
That matters because moving into a larger stadium can only work if it feels like a home rather than a borrowed venue. Arsenal have leaned into supporter-led features, from tifos and murals to music and activity around the match, as they try to build a distinct women’s team matchday culture at the Emirates.
The football challenge now is to make the larger platform count. Arsenal have the crowds, the infrastructure and a growing Emirates identity. In 2026/27, the next step is turning that momentum into the consistency needed to challenge at the top of the WSL.