England · England EFL Trophy
Arsenal U21
Arsenal Under 21
Kit impression
Founded
1886
Years standing
140
Home ground
Emirates Stadium
Capacity
60,704 seats
The Case For Them
Arsenal U21 are not a spare club. They are England EFL Trophy, Emirates Stadium, and 140 years of people deciding this was theirs, pick them and the season has a second spine.
The calendar you inherit
England EFL Trophy is cold-weather football: mud in February, breath visible under the lights, and a fixture list that rewards anyone who sticks it out. England does not do easy neutrals.
Deep roots
Founded in 1886, Arsenal U21 were playing organised football before floodlights, substitutes or televised highlights existed. You are adopting 140 years of accumulated grudges.
Nothing won, everything to play for
No major honours on record, which means every cup run is uncharted territory and every promotion feels like a coronation.
Cathedral football
Emirates Stadium holds around 60,704. Even a routine league game arrives with a noise floor most clubs only reach in a semi-final.
Matchday Trip
Ground: Emirates Stadium. Go in a day early, find the pre-match pub, buy the programme.
Nearest airport
London Luton Airport (LTN)
19 km / 12 miles from the ground
Nearest station
Napsbury railway station
3 km / 2 miles out
Pulling fixtures and table…
Around the ground
Things To Do Near Emirates Stadium
Everything within a short walk of the turnstiles: landmarks, museums and the places worth arriving early for.
Landmarks within a 4 km radius
Matchday Shortlist
- Pre-match pubs
- Somewhere to eat
- Coffee before kick-off
- Museums & galleries
- Beds for the night
- Club shop & ticket office
Opens a map centred on the ground. Two hours before kick-off is the sweet spot.
Route Planner
Getting to Emirates Stadium
Tell us where you set off from and we will lay out the walk, drive, train and flight options into the ground, with live route links.
