Arsenal F.C.


Arsenal
Full name Arsenal Football Club
Nickname(s) The Gunners
Founded 1886 as Dial Square
Ground Emirates Stadium,
Holloway, London
(capacity: 60,361)
Owner Arsenal Holdings plc
Chairman Peter Hill-Wood
Manager Arsène Wenger
League Premier League
2011–12 Premier League, 3rd
Website Club home page

Home colours
Away colours
Third colours

Ashburton Grove
Emirates Stadium logo.svg
Emirates Stadium - East side - Composite.jpg
Emirates Stadium
Location London
Broke ground July 2003
Opened 22 July 2006
Owner Arsenal F.C.
Surface Desso GrassMaster
Construction cost £ 390 million
£ 470 million (entire project to date)
Architect Populous (formerly HOK Sport)
Structural engineer Buro Happold
Services engineer Buro Happold
Main contractors Sir Robert McAlpine
Capacity 60,361
Executive suites 152
Record attendance 60,161 (Arsenal vs Manchester United, 3 November 2007)
Field dimensions 105 × 68 metres
Tenants
Arsenal Football Club (2006–)