2016 Arsenal L.F.C. season

English women's football club season

Arsenal Ladies 2016 football season

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

FA WSL

Match details

Key

In the result column, Arsenal score listed first
o.g. = own goal
pen. = penalty goal

H = home match
A = away match

Arsenal L.F.C. FA WSL results 2016
Date	Opponents	Result	Goalscorers	Attendance	Ref
23 March 2016	Reading (H)	3–1	Carter (2), Oshoala	1,208	^[1]
28 March 2016	Manchester City (A)	0–2		1,914	^[2]
21 April 2016	Chelsea (H)	0–2		1,337	^[3]
27 April 2016	Reading (A)	2–1	Nobbs, Janssen	604	^[4]
1 May 2016	Birmingham City (H)	0–0		1,218	^[5]
25 June 2016	Sunderland (H)	5–1	Bannon (2 o.g.), Natalia (2), Janssen	804	^[6]
29 June 2016	Birmingham City (A)	0–0		626	^[7]
10 July 2016	Notts County (H)	2–0	Van de Donk, Nobbs	873	^[8]
17 July 2016	Chelsea (A)	2–1	Losada, Van de Donk	1,891	^[9]
24 July 2016	Sunderland (A)	4–0	Losada, Nobbs, Carter, Williams (pen.)	608	^[10]
31 July 2016	Liverpool (H)	1–2	Williams	1,206	^[11]
28 August 2016	Notts County (A)	2–0	Oshoala, Walsh	1,061	^[12]
11 September 2016	Manchester City (H)	0–1		1,686	^[13]
6 October 2016	Doncaster Rovers Belles (A)	5–0	Carter (2), Natalia (2), Smith	954	^[14]
30 October 2016	Doncaster Rovers Belles (H)	2–0	Taylor (2)	1,341	^[15]
6 November 2016	Liverpool (A)	5–3	Carter (2), Nobbs, Kelly, Oshoala	1,159	^[16]

Partial league table

Pos	Team v t e	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	Qualification for the Champions League
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

FA Women's Cup

Match details

Key

H = home match
A = away match
N = Wembley Stadium

In the result column, Arsenal score listed first
pen. = penalty goal

Arsenal L.F.C. FA Women's Cup results 2016
Date	Round	Opponents	Result	Goalscorers	Attendance	Ref
20 March 2016	Fifth round	Birmingham City (A)	1–1^[a]	Carter	N/A	^[17]
3 April 2016	Quarter-final	Notts County (H)	2–2^[b]	Smith, Natalia	709	^[18]
17 April 2016	Semi-final	Sunderland (H)	7–0	Van de Donk (3), Carter (2), Williams (pen.), Nobbs	902	^[19]
14 May 2016	Final	Chelsea (N)	1–0	Carter	32,912	^[20]

^ Arsenal won 5–3 on penalties
^ Arsenal won 3–2 on penalties

FA WSL Cup

Match details

Key

H = home match
A = away match
N = The Hive Stadium

In the result column, Arsenal score listed first
pen. = penalty goal

Arsenal L.F.C. FA WSL Cup results 2016
Date	Round	Opponents	Result	Goalscorers	Attendance	Ref
2 July 2016	First round	Reading (N)	3–1	Losada, Williams (2, 1 pen.)	N/A	^[21]
5 August 2016	Second round	Notts County (N)	3–2	Stoney, Smith, Williams (pen.)	N/A	^[22]
4 September 2016	Semi-final	Manchester City (A)	0–1		1,643	^[23]

References

^ "Women's Super League One: Arsenal 3-1 Reading". BBC Sport. 23 March 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
^ "Women's Super League One: Manchester City Women 2-0 Arsenal Ladies". BBC Sport. 28 March 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
^ "Arsenal Ladies 0-2 Chelsea Ladies". BBC Sport. 21 April 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
^ Webb, Lloyd (27 April 2016). "Ladies: Reading 1-2 Arsenal - Report". Arsenal F.C. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
^ "Arsenal Ladies 0-0 Birmingham City Women". BBC Sport. 1 May 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
^ "Women's Super League One: Arsenal Ladies 5-1 Sunderland Women". BBC Sport. 25 June 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
^ Armstrong, Connor (29 June 2016). "Ladies: Birmingham 0-0 Arsenal - Report". Arsenal F.C. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
^ "Women's Super League One: Arsenal Ladies 2-0 Notts County Ladies". BBC Sport. 10 July 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
^ Garry, Tom (17 July 2016). "Women's Super League One: Chelsea Ladies 1-2 Arsenal Ladies". BBC Sports. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
^ "Women's Super League One: Sunderland Women 0-4 Arsenal Ladies". BBC Sport. 24 July 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
^ "Women's Super League One: Arsenal Ladies 1-2 Liverpool Ladies". BBC Sport. 31 July 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
^ "Women's Super League One: Notts County Ladies 0-2 Arsenal Ladies". BBC Sport. 28 August 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
^ "Women's Super League One: Arsenal Ladies 0-1 Manchester City Ladies". BBC Sport. 11 September 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
^ "Ladies: Doncaster 0-5 Arsenal - Report". Arsenal F.C. 6 October 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
^ Armstrong, Connor (30 October 2016). "Ladies: Arsenal 2-0 Doncaster - Report". Arsenal F.C. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
^ "Liverpool Ladies 3-5 Arsenal Ladies". BBC Sport. 6 November 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
^ "Birmingham City 1–1 Arsenal". womensfacup.co.uk. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
^ "Arsenal 2–2 Notts County". womensfacup.co.uk. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
^ "Hat-trick for Danielle van de Donk as Arsenal reach Wembley". The Football Association. 16 April 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
^ Phillips, Owen (14 May 2016). "Women's FA Cup final: Arsenal Ladies 1-0 Chelsea Ladies". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
^ Webb, Lloyd (2 July 2016). "Ladies: Reading 1-3 Arsenal – Report". Arsenal F.C. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
^ Webb, Lloyd (5 August 2016). "Ladies: Arsenal 3-2 Notts County". Arsenal F.C. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
^ Henson, Michael (4 September 2016). "Manchester City Women 1 Arsenal Ladies 0". Manchester City F.C. Archived from the original on 8 September 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2024.

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