Hundreds of thousands of supporters of Arsenal flooded the streets of North London on Sunday as the club staged a grand open-top bus parade to celebrate its Premier League triumph and Women’s Champions Cup success.
The celebration came less than a day after Arsenal suffered a heartbreaking UEFA Champions League final defeat to Paris Saint-Germain in a penalty shootout, but the disappointment quickly faded as fans turned out in massive numbers to honour a historic season.
Major roads across Islington—including Holloway Road, Upper Street, and Essex Road—were packed with supporters as both the men’s and women’s squads toured the area with their trophies.
The men’s team, led by Mikel Arteta, secured their first Premier League title in 22 years, finishing seven points ahead of Manchester City with 85 points, ending a long wait for league glory.
It was a redemption season for the Gunners after narrowly missing out on the title the previous year, as they finally sealed the championship and restored their place at the top of English football.
The women’s team, coached by Renée Slegers, were also honoured following their Women’s Champions Cup triumph earlier in the campaign, adding to the club’s double celebration.
Officials and police estimates put attendance between 500,000 and 800,000 fans, making it one of London’s largest football victory parades in recent years, despite viral social media claims exaggerating the crowd to 2.5 million using a digitally altered image.
The procession featured four open-top buses and a specially designed Champions truck, with music and fanfare accompanying the teams throughout the route. Players including Martin Ødegaard, Bukayo Saka, Kai Havertz, and Declan Rice led the celebrations, interacting with supporters from the upper decks.
The parade ended at the Emirates Stadium, where players, staff, and families continued private celebrations to round off a memorable season.
Despite the earlier European heartbreak, the celebrations cemented Arsenal’s 2025/26 campaign as one of their most successful in recent history, with fans turning out in huge numbers to mark a new era of achievement.
