2016 Arsenal L.F.C. season

Arsenal Ladies

2016 season
Manager	Pedro Martínez Losa
Stadium	Meadow Park
FA WSL	Third
FA Women's Cup	Winners
WSL Cup	Semi-final

The 2016 season was Arsenal Ladies Football Club's 29th season since forming in 1987. The club participated in the sixth edition of the FA WSL, England's top flight for women's football since 2011. Arsenal also played in the FA Women's Cup and the FA WSL Cup, winning the final of the former against Chelsea in May.

Competitions

FA WSL

Main article: 2016 FA WSL

Matches

Arsenal v Reading

23 March 2016 1	Arsenal	3–1	Reading	Borehamwood
19:45 GMT (UTC+0)	Jannsen 34' Oshoala 46' Carter 70'	Report	Jade 58'	Stadium: Meadow Park Attendance: 1,208 Referee: Robert Whitton

Manchester City v Arsenal

28 March 2016 2	Manchester City	2–0	Arsenal	Manchester
15:00 BST	Ross 64' Duggan 80' (pen.) Houghton  9'	Report	Rose  13' A. Scott  80' Mitchell  81'	Stadium: Academy Stadium Attendance: 1,914 Referee: Michael Salisbury

Arsenal v Chelsea

21st April 2016 3	Arsenal	0–2	Chelsea	Borehamwood
18:00 BST	Smith  72'	Report	Kirby 17', 81'	Stadium: Meadow Park Attendance: 1,337 Referee: Craig Hicks

Reading v Arsenal

27 April 2016 4	Reading	1–2	Arsenal	High Wycombe
19:45 BST	Follis 79' Walkley  74'	Report	Nobbs 30' Janssen 60'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 604 Referee: Antony Coggins

Arsenal v Birmingham City

1st May 2016 5	Arsenal	0–0	Birmingham City	Borehamwood
14:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Meadow Park Attendance: 1,218 Referee: Alan Young

Arsenal v Sunderland

25th June 2016 6	Arsenal	5–1	Sunderland	Borehamwood
14:00 BST	Bannon 2', 19' (o.g.) Natalia 29', 39' Janssen 78'	Report	Mead 89'	Stadium: Meadow Park Attendance: 804 Referee: Stuart Cheek

Birmingham City v Arsenal

29 June 2016 7	Birmingham City	0–0	Arsenal	Solihull
19:45 BST	Peplow  87'	Report	Henning  57' Losada  71'	Stadium: Damson Park Attendance: 626 Referee: Mark Griffiths

Arsenal v Notts County

10 July 2016 8	Arsenal	2–0	Notts County	Borehamwood
14:00 BST	Van de Donk 10' Nobbs 55' Smith  29' Van de Donk  40'	Report	Bassett  38' Williams  40' Moore  90+4'	Stadium: Meadow Park Attendance: 873 Referee: Sam Purkiss

Chelsea v Arsenal

17 July 2016 9	Chelsea	1–2	Arsenal	Staines
15:00 BST	Van Veenendaal 8' (o.g.) Bright  68'	Report	Losada 44' Van de Donk 84' Van de Donk  69'	Stadium: Wheatsheaf Park Attendance: 1,891 Referee: Dean Treleaven

Sunderland v Arsenal

24 July 2016 10	Sunderland	0–4	Arsenal	Hetton-le-Hole
13:00 BST		Report	Williams 10' Losada 10' Nobbs 24' Carter 47' Williams 53' Natalia  41'	Stadium: Hetton Centre Attendance: 608 Referee: John Matthews

Arsenal v Liverpool

31 July 2016 11	Arsenal	1–2	Liverpool	Borehamwood
15:00 BST	Williams 9'	Report	Van de Sanden 21' Weir 75' Coombs  20'	Stadium: Meadow Park Attendance: 1,206 Referee: Antony Coggins

Notts County v Arsenal

28 August 2016 12	Notts County	0–2	Arsenal	Nottingham
17:00 BST		Report	Oshoala 46', 69' Henning  22' Nobbs  37' Byrne  59' Mitchell  81'	Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 1,061 Referee: Sarah Garratt

Arsenal v Manchester City

11th September 2016 13	Arsenal	0–1	Manchester City	Borehamwood
14:00 BST		Report	Ross 50' Parris  33'	Stadium: Meadow Park Attendance: 1,686 Referee: Colin Lymer

Doncaster Rovers Belles v Arsenal

6 October 2016 14	Doncaster Rovers Belles	0–5	Arsenal	Doncaster
19:00 BST		Report	Carter 12', 87' Natalia 67', 84' Smith 90'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 954 Referee: Anna-Marie Keightly

Arsenal v Doncaster Rovers Belles

30th October 2016 15	Arsenal	2–0	Doncaster Rovers Belles	Borehamwood
14:00 GMT (UTC+0)	Taylor 66', 73'	Report		Stadium: Meadow Park Attendance: 1,341 Referee: Josh Smith

Liverpool v Arsenal

6 November 2016 16	Liverpool	3–5	Arsenal	Widnes
18:00 GMT (UTC+0)	Murray 18' Van de Sanden 61' Weir 90+5'	Report	Carter 24', 27' Nobbs 57' Kelly 80' Oshoala 90+4' Williams  39'	Stadium: Halton Stadium Attendance: 1,159 Referee: David Mcnamara

Partial league table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Manchester City (C)	16	13	3	0	36	4	+32	42	Qualification for the Champions League
2	Chelsea	16	12	1	3	42	17	+25	37
3	Arsenal	16	10	2	4	33	14	+19	32
4	Birmingham City	16	7	6	3	18	13	+5	27
5	Liverpool	16	7	4	5	27	23	+4	25

Source: FA WSL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions

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
16	10	2	4	33	12	+21	32	4	1	3	13	7	+6	6	1	1	20	5	+15

Results by matchday

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	W	L	L	W	D	W	D	W	W	W	L	W	L	W	W	W
Position	1	2	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3

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

FA Women's Cup

Main article: 2015–16 FA Women's Cup

Matches

Birmingham City v Arsenal

20 March 2016 Fifth Round	Birmingham City	1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–5 p)	Arsenal	Solihull
14:00 GMT (UTC+0)	Ayisi 26' Peplow Haines	Report	Carter 67' Stoney	Stadium: Damson Park Referee: Darren Wilding
	Penalties
	Linnett Harrop Wellings Haines		Williams Natalia Smith Carter Nobbs

Arsenal v Notts County

3 April 2016 Quarter-Final	Arsenal	2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)	Notts County	Borehamwood
14:00 BST	Smith 21' Natalia 81' Losada Smith	Report	Bradley-Auckland 23' Luik 32' White   62' Buet Crichton	Stadium: Meadow Park Attendance: 709 Referee: Paul Kelly
	Penalties
	Williams Natalia Nobbs Smith Carter McCabe		Buet Clarke Crichton Williams Weston Luik

Arsenal v Sunderland

17th April 2016 Semi-Final	Arsenal	7–0	Sunderland	Borehamwood
14:00 BST	Van de Donk 39', 77', 85' Carter 55', 90+1' Williams 73' (pen.) Nobbs 82' Mitchell  30'  33' Stoney	Report	Holmes  73' Williams Staniforth	Stadium: Meadow Park Attendance: 902 Referee: Christopher O'Donnell

Arsenal v Chelsea

14th May 2016 Final	Arsenal	1–0	Chelsea	London
14:00 BST	Carter 18' Oshoala  82'	Report	England  84'	Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 32,912 Referee: Sarah Garratt

FA WSL Cup

Main article: 2016 FA WSL Cup

Matches

Reading v Arsenal

2 July 2016 First Round	Reading	1–3	Arsenal	Canons Park
17:00 BST	Follis 66'	Report	Losada 47' Williams 50', 64' (pen.)	Stadium: The Hive Attendance: 1,034 Referee: Tim Donnellan

Arsenal v Notts County

5 August 2016 Quarter-Final	Arsenal	3–2	Notts County	Canons Park
19:00 BST	Stoney 9' Smith 82' Williams 90' Mitchell  21'	Report	Whelan 41' Clarke 52' Moore  56' James-Turner  82'	Stadium: The Hive Attendance: 421 Referee: Lisa Rashid

Manchester City v Arsenal

4 September 2016 Semi-Final	Manchester City	1–0	Arsenal	Manchester
14:00 BST	Beattie 79'	Report	Smith  59' Stoney  78'	Stadium: Academy Stadium Attendance: 1,643 Referee: Peter Wright

See also

• List of Arsenal W.F.C. seasons
• 2015–16 in English football
• 2016–17 in English football