Who Owns Arsenal W.F.C.?

Arsenal W.F.C. has no independent sustainability reporting. The club's environmental and social practices fall under Arsenal F.C.'s corporate responsibility framework.

Arsenal F.C. was validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) as the world's first football club to achieve SBTi net zero target approval, committing to reduce Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 42 percent by 2030 and 90 percent by 2040. Arsenal W.F.C.'s operations, including travel and training, are included in the consolidated Arsenal F.C. carbon accounting.

EmiratesStadium holds an ISO 50001 energy management certification. Arsenal F.C. topped the Premier League sustainability table published by BBC Sport and the UN-backed Sport Positive Summit, scoring the maximum eight points across categories including clean energy, sustainable transport, and waste management.

Arsenal in the Community, the club's charitable foundation, delivers youth, education, and sport programs to over 5,000 individuals weekly. Arsenal W.F.C. players participate in community visits and school programs under this framework.

UEFA Women's Champions League (2024-25): Arsenal W.F.C. won the 2024-25 UEFA Women's Champions League, their second European title. They had previously won the UEFA Women's Cup in 2006-07.

WSL and League Titles (15): Arsenal W.F.C. holds the record for the most top-tier women's league titles in England, with 15 WSL and predecessor league championships as of June 2026.

FA Women's Cup (14): Arsenal W.F.C. has won 14 FA Women's Cups, the most of any club in the competition's history.

WSL Attendance Record (2024): Arsenal W.F.C. set the Women's Super League attendance record of 60,161 at Emirates Stadium against Chelsea in April 2024.

Highest WSL Revenue Club (2023-24): Arsenal W.F.C. generated the highest revenue of any WSL club in 2023-24 at £15.3 million, according to Deloitte's Annual Review of Football Finance.

Jonas Eidevall Resignation (October 2024): Head coach Jonas Eidevall resigned in October 2024 following a poor start to the 2024-25 season. Eidevall had been in charge since 2021 and won the WSL title in 2022-23. His departure amid results pressure and reported internal tensions drew press scrutiny of the club's management structure and squad planning.

KSE Ownership Criticism: The Arsenal Supporters' Trust and other fan groups have historically criticized KSE's stewardship of Arsenal F.C., arguing the ownership model prioritizes financial return over sporting investment. These concerns apply equally to Arsenal W.F.C., which operates within the same financial structure. KSE has not published financial statements for either club.

Resource Disparity in Women's Football: Arsenal W.F.C., as the highest-revenue WSL club, benefits from resource advantages that smaller WSL clubs cannot match. This has drawn some criticism from within the women's football community about competitive balance in the league, though this is a structural issue across European women's football rather than specific to Arsenal.

Visit Rwanda Partnership Protest: Arsenal F.C.'s shirt sponsorship with Visit Rwanda has been the subject of ongoing protests organized by the campaign group Gunners for Peace, citing human rights concerns regarding the Rwandan government. Arsenal W.F.C. participates in the same commercial partnerships as the men's club and is implicated in the same sponsor controversy.