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Arsenal
2012–13 season
ChairmanPeter Hill-Wood
ManagerArsène Wenger
GroundEmirates Stadium

The 2012–13 season is Arsenal Football Club's 21th season in the Premier League. Arsenal will seek to win their first trophy for seven seasons, competing in the Premier League, the FA Cup, the League Cup and an as yet to be decided, UEFA Competition.


Review[edit]

Pre-season[edit]

On 30 April 2012, Arsenal announced they were going to sign German international, Lucas Podolski from Cologne for an undisclosed fee.[1] Podolski will officially join Arsenal when the summer transfer window opens on 1 July.[2]

Arsenal's pre season will see them take part in a tour to the Far East and Africa, similar to the one they embarked upon before their 2011-12 season.[3] Arsenal will start their tour by traveling to Malaysia to play a Malaysian XI in Kuala Lumpur.[4] From there, they will travel to China to play fellow English team, Manchester City in Beijing in the inaugural "China Cup".[4][5] Arsenal will then travel to Hong Kong to play Kitchee SC.[4] They will then travel to Nigeria to play "a leading African team" in their first visit to Africa since visiting South Africa in 1993.[6] Manager, Arsène Wenger said that Arsenal had compromised on their normal pre season training camp in Austria to "get in touch" with Arsenal's fanbase.[3] Due to the 2012 Summer Olympics being held in London, it was announced that Arsenal will not host the Emirates Cup tournament as part of their pre season[7] due to the fact it would lead to increased pressure on London's infrastructure.[8] However, Arsenal chief executive, Ivan Gazidis stated that the Emirates Cup would be hosted by Arsenal in 2013.[7]

Squad information[edit]

See Arsenal F.C.
N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 EU
 Since
 App
 Goals
 Ends
 Transfer fee
 Notes
1 GK Spain Manuel Almunia 46 EU 2004 175 0 undisclosed[9] £0.5M[10]
2 MF France Abou Diaby 37 EU 2006 (Winter) 163 19 undisclosed[11] £2.0M[12]
3 DF France Bacary Sagna 41 EU 2007 205 4 2014[13] £7.5M[14]
4 DF Germany Per Mertesacker 39 EU 2011 27 0 2015[15] £8.0M[16]
5 DF Belgium Thomas Vermaelen (vice-captain) 38 EU 2009 89 14 2015[17] £10.0M[18]
6 DF France Laurent Koscielny 38 EU 2010 84 5 undisclosed[19] £8.5M[19]
7 MF Czech Republic Tomáš Rosický 43 EU 2006 165 19 2014[20] £6.8M[21]
8 MF Spain Mikel Arteta 42 EU 2011 38 6 2015[22] £10.0M[23]
9 FW South Korea Park Chu-Young 38 Non-EU 2011 6 1 undisclosed[24] £1.8M[25]
10 FW Netherlands Robin van Persie (captain) 40 EU 2004 277 132 2013[26] £2.75M[27]
11 DF Brazil André Santos 41 Non-EU 2011 20 2 undisclosed[28] £6.2M[29]
13 GK Poland Wojciech Szczęsny 34 EU 2007 71 0 undisclosed[30] Youth system
14 FW England Theo Walcott 35 EU 2006 (Winter) 219 42 2013[31] £9.0M[32]
15 FW England Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain 30 EU 2011 26 4 undisclosed[33] £12.0M[34]
16 MF Wales Aaron Ramsey 33 EU 2008 102 9 undisclosed[35] £4.8M[36]
17 MF Cameroon Alexandre Song 36 EU 2005 203 10 2014[37] £1.0M[38]
18 DF France Sébastien Squillaci 43 EU 2010 38 2 2013[39] £3.3M[39]
19 MF England Jack Wilshere 32 EU 2008 64 3 undisclosed[40] Youth system
20 DF Switzerland Johan Djourou 37 EU 2003 142 1 2015[41] Youth system
21 GK Poland Łukasz Fabiański 39 EU 2007 62 0 undisclosed[42] £2.0M[43]
23 MF Russia Andrei Arshavin 42 Non-EU 2009 (Winter) 133 30 2013[44] £15.0M[45] On loan to Zenit St. Petersburg
24 GK Italy Vito Mannone 36 EU 2005 10 0 2014[46] £0.35M[47] On loan to Hull City
25 DF Finland Carl Jenkinson 32 EU 2011 13 0 undisclosed[48] £1.0M[49]
26 MF Ghana Emmanuel Frimpong 32 EU 2008 14 0 undisclosed[50] Youth system
27 FW Ivory Coast Gervinho 36 Non-EU 2011 36 4 undisclosed[51] £10.5M[52]
28 DF England Kieran Gibbs 34 EU 2007 71 2 undisclosed[53] Youth system
29 FW Morocco Marouane Chamakh 40 EU 2010 63 12 undisclosed[54] Free
30 MF Israel Yossi Benayoun 43 Non-EU 2011 24 5 2012[55] Loan On loan from Chelsea
31 FW Japan Ryo Miyaichi 31 Non-EU 2011 (Winter) 2 0 undisclosed[56] Free On loan to Bolton Wanderers
39 MF France Francis Coquelin 32 EU 2008 20 0 undisclosed[57] Youth system
46 MF England Henri Lansbury 33 EU 2007 8 1 undisclosed[58] Youth system On loan to West Ham United
52 FW Denmark Nicklas Bendtner 36 EU 2004 157 45 undisclosed[59] Youth system On loan to Sunderland
MF Brazil Denílson 36 Non-EU 2006 153 10 undisclosed[60] £3.5M[61] On loan to São Paulo
FW Mexico Carlos Vela 35 EU 2005 62 11 2013[62] £0.5M[63] On loan to Real Sociedad
FW Costa Rica Joel Campbell 31 Non-EU 2011 0 0 undisclosed[64] £0.9M[65] On loan to FC Lorient
  • Last updated: 5 May 2012
  • Source: Arsenal F.C. and footballdatabase.com (for EU passport, country as international player, contract ending and transfer fee)
  • Ordered by squad number.

Scorers[edit]

Disciplinary record[edit]

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Notes

Last updated: 11 May 2010
Source: Match reports in Competitive matches
Only competitive matches
Yellow card = Number of bookings; Second yellow card = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; Red card = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

Club[edit]

Coaching staff[edit]

This is Arsène Wenger's 16th season with Arsenal.
Position Staff
Manager France Arsène Wenger
Assistant manager Northern Ireland Pat Rice
First team coach Bosnia and Herzegovina Boro Primorac
Goalkeeping coach Republic of Ireland Gerry Peyton
Fitness coach England Tony Colbert
Physiotherapist England Colin Lewin
Club doctor Republic of Ireland Gary O'Driscoll
Chief scout England Steve Rowley

Last updated: 11 May 2010
Source: Arsenal F.C.

Kit[edit]

N.B. Kits will be confirmed at a later date. Supplier: Nike
Sponsor(s): Fly Emirates

Other information[edit]

The Emirates Stadium is the second largest stadium in the Premier League.
Chairman England Peter Hill-Wood
Ground (capacity and dimensions) Emirates Stadium (60,355 / 113x76 meters)

Updated to match played 11 May 2010
Source: Arsenal F.C.

Competitions[edit]

Overall[edit]

Competition Started round Current
position / round 		Final
position / round 		First match Last match
Premier League — —
Iranian Futsal Super League — —
League Cup 3rd round —
FA Cup 3rd round —

Updated to match played 24 April 2011
Source: Competitions

Premier League[edit]

Classification[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 Manchester City 38 23 9 6 66 34 +32 78 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
3 Chelsea 38 22 9 7 75 39 +36 75
4 Arsenal 38 21 10 7 72 37 +35 73 Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
5 Tottenham Hotspur 38 21 9 8 66 46 +20 72 Qualification for the Europa League play-off round
6 Everton 38 16 15 7 55 40 +15 63
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Play-offs (only if needed to decide champion, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions).[66]

Results summary[edit]

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Last updated: 11 May 2010.
Source: Premier League

Results by round[edit]

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
Ground
Result
Position
Updated to match(es) played on 11 May 2010. Source: competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[edit]

Competitive[edit]

Premier League[edit]

Last updated: 07 May 2012
Source: Arsenal F.C.
Note: Premier League fixtures not listed due to copyright

UEFA TBA[edit]

vs.

Last updated: 07 May 2012
Source: Arsenal F.C.

FA Cup[edit]

3rd round
Date TBC 		Arsenal vs. To be confirmed
--:-- GMT

Last updated: 07 May 2012
Source: Arsenal F.C.

League Cup[edit]

3rd round
Date TBC 		Arsenal vs. To be confirmed
--:-- GMT

Last updated: 07 May 2012
Source: Arsenal F.C.

Pre-season[edit]

24 July 2012 Malaysia Malaysian XI vs. England Arsenal National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
21:45 MST
27 July 2012 Arsenal vs. Manchester City Bird's Nest Stadium, Beijing
20:00 BT
29 July 2012 Hong Kong Kitchee vs. England Arsenal Hong Kong Stadium, So Kon Po
5 August 2012 TBA vs. England Arsenal Abuja National Stadium, Abuja
21:45 MST

References[edit]

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