Community Shield Attendances at New Wembley Stadium- Stats and Figures

Here is a list of attendance for all the FA Community Shield games held at London’s New Wembley Stadium. These stats are only for the new Wembley Stadium, which has hosted the game since 2007 with the sole exceptions being in 2012, when it was hosted by Villa Park owing to the Olympics, and 2022, when it was held at the King Power Stadium because of Euro 2022 (Women’s)

Last updated after Arsenal v Man City Community Shield 2023 attendance 81,145 (6 August, 2023)

What is the highest attendance for a Community/Charity Shield game at the New Wembley Stadium?

It is the 85,896 that saw Chelsea beat Manchester United on penalties in the 2009 edition.

What is the lowest crowd for a Community Shield game at the New Wembley Stadium?

It is the 45,602 in attendance for the 2021 edition between Leicester and City (it had Covid protocols in place too). There was 0 attendance in the 2020 edition, but that was because of Covid again. Apart from these, it was the 71,523 who watched Arsenal beat Man City 3-0 in 2014, followed by 2018, when Man City beat Chelsea 2-0 in front of 72,724 fans.

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Lucas Torreira Arsenal 2018 | First Uruguayan to play for the Gunners

Arsenal have officially confirmed the signing of midfielder Lucas Torreira from Sampdoria. The 22 year old midfielder becomes new Arsenal manager Unai Emery’s fourth signing of the summer window after goalkeeper Bernd Leno and defenders Socratis Papastathopoulos and Stephan Lichsteiner, and will become the first player from Uruguay to don the Gunners jersey.

Torreira has made more tackles than any other player in the Italian top flight since making his debut for Samp in the 206/17 season.

What is the transfer fee Arsenal paid for Torreira?

Arsenal paid Sampdoria 30 million euros (approximately 26.5 million pounds)

What will be Torreira’s shirt number at Arsenal?

Torreira will take the No.11 jersey, previously worn by Mesut Ozil. The German will in turn take the No.10 jersey vacated by Jack Wilshere.

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