Arsenal Women Named 2025 Ballon d'Or Club of the Year
The recognition crowns a Champions League-winning season rooted in sustained investment, including a full-time move to the Emirates for WSL home games.
Overview
- Seven Arsenal players joined head coach Renée Slegers and director Clare Wheatley on stage in Paris to accept the team honor.
- The accolade follows last season’s 1-0 Champions League final victory over Barcelona in Lisbon.
- Arsenal has committed all 11 WSL home fixtures to the Emirates this season and reports 17,000 memberships sold, a 12% increase.
- The club organized a chartered flight for about 30 staff, with roughly 25 additional player guests attending the ceremony.
- On the night, Viktor Gyökeres received the Gerd Müller Award after 63 goals in 58 games and Ewa Pajor was recognized as women’s top scorer with 51.