Arsenal Football Club Profile
Arsenal was founded in 1886 in Woolwich and in 1893 became the first club from the south of England to join the Football League. In 1913, it moved north across the city to Arsenal Stadium in Highbury. In 1930, the club won five League Championship titles and two FA Cups. After a lean period in the post-war years it won the League and FA Cup Double, in the 1970-71 season, and in the 1990s and the first decade of the 21st century won two doubles titles and reached the 2006 UEFA Champions League Final.
Arsenal has a long-standing rivalry with North London neighbors Tottenham Hotspur, with contests the North London derby. Arsenal is the club's fourth most valuable football association in the world in 2013, valued at more than $ 13 billion.
Full name: Arsenal Football Club
Nickname: The Gunners
Founded: 1886, 127 years ago under the name of Dial Square
Stadium: Emirates Stadium, London, England
Owner: Arsenal Holdings plc
Chairman: Sir John "Chips" Keswick
Manager: Arsene Wenger
League: English Premier League
Site: aRsenalfc
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