Now that they have ended their 22-year wait for a Premier League title, what will Arsenal actually get for becoming Premier League champions? Here, we look at the rewards that go with the glory of winning the title race.
Premier League Trophy
Well, of course, the Arsenal will receive the Premier League Trophy, adorned with ribbons of the club's colours of red and white as below. They will be presented with it at Selhurst Park on Sunday after their final match against Crystal Palace
How big is the Trophy?
Each Trophy stands 3ft 5in (104cm) tall and is 2ft (61cm) wide. It weighs 4st (25.4kg) in total.
Of that weight, the base into which the names of the champions are engraved comprises 2.5st (15.9kg).
What do the lions on the Trophy's handles represent?
The design of the Trophy is based on the theme of "The Three Lions of English Football".
Two of the lions are above the handles on either side. When the captain of the title-winning team raises the Trophy, and its gold crown, above his head at the end of the season, he becomes the third lion.
Teams who are confirmed as champions before the end of the season are usually presented with the Trophy at their final home match but as Arsenal were confirmed as champions after their final home match with Burnley on Monday night, they will receive it and their medals at Palace.
Watch: Arsenal's name gets engraved on the Trophy
Is there more than one Trophy?
There are actually two Trophies which are identical and include an engraved base detailing past Premier League champions.
During the season, one stays with the Premier League champions, while the other is used by the League.
The champions must return their Trophy to the Premier League at least three weeks before their final league match of the season.
Premier League medals
As well as being presented with the Trophy, Arsenal receive Premier League winners' medals.
How many medals do the champions get? And who gets them?
As laid out by rule C.13 in the Premier League Handbook, they will receive 40 commemorative medals, which are made of silver and are 2.25in (5.7cm) in diameter.
These are "to be presented by the Club to its Manager and to such of its Players and Officials as it thinks fit provided that any Player who has entered the field of play in a minimum of five of its League Matches that Season shall receive from the Club a commemorative medal."
It adds: "Additional medals may only be presented with the consent of the Board which shall only be given if the total number of Players who have entered the field of play that Season in a minimum of five of the Club’s League Matches exceeds 39."
Arsenal appearances this season up to Matchweek 37
| Player | Apps |
| David Raya | 37 |
|---|---|
| Martin Zubimendi | 37 |
| Declan Rice | 36 |
| Viktor Gyokeres | 35 |
| Eberechi Eze | 31 |
| Gabriel Magalhaes | 31 |
| Bukayo Saka | 31 |
| William Saliba | 31 |
| Leandro Trossard | 31 |
| Jurrien Timber | 30 |
| Gabriel Martinelli | 29 |
| Riccardo Calafiori | 25 |
| Noni Madueke | 25 |
| Piero Hincapie | 24 |
| Martin Odegaard | 24 |
| Mikel Merino | 21 |
| Myles Lewis-Skelly | 19 |
| Cristhian Mosquera | 19 |
| Gabriel Jesus | 13 |
| Ben White | 12 |
| Kai Havertz | 11 |
| Christian Norgaard | 6 |
| Ethan Nwaneri | 6 |
| Max Dowman | 5 |
What happens on the final day if more than one team can become champions?
In the event that more than one team can claim the title on the final day, plans are made for separate presentations of the Trophy and medals at the stadiums where the teams can become champions. Of course, this season such a process won't be required.
Do the Premier League champions receive prize money?
It’s common in sport for individual champions, such as winners of golf tournaments like The Masters or tennis players at Wimbledon to receive a prize fund.
But in the Premier League there is no specific prize fund for being crowned champions.
As part of the money they receive from central payments, clubs earn money based on their final positions in the Premier League table, with these merit payments based on a sliding scale calculated according to where you finish, from 1st to 20th.
Arsenal, for example, are set to receive 20 times the basic merit payment, while the club who finish second get 19 times, and so on.
Last season, each place was worth approximately an additional £2.6m, with champions Liverpool earning £53.1m, while bottom club Southampton received £2.6m.
Of course, there are likely to be commercial benefits for the team who win the Premier League title.
It is common for commercial companies who have deals with clubs to have bonus payments based on such scenarios. As champions, any negotiating positions for future deals may be strengthened.
But there will also likely be costs from finishing top as players and staff may have contracts that include bonus payments for such success.
UEFA Champions League spot
The Premier League champions are also guaranteed entry into next season’s UEFA Champions League, as are the other clubs who finish in the top five this season.
Usually this privilege is limited to the top four teams, but for the past two seasons, the Premier League has earned an additional place in the Champions League as reward for English clubs' collective progress in European competitions.
FA Community Shield place
The Premier League champions also earn the right to play in English football’s traditional curtain-raiser to the following season, the FA Community Shield, where the Premier League winners face the winners of the FA Cup, a week before the new Premier League season starts. Arsenal will face Man City on 16 August in Cardiff.
Champions sleeve badge
Since 2015/16, the Premier League champions also wear a gold Premier League badge on their sleeves for the season in which they defend their title, as shown here by Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk during a match in 2025/26. So this will be the first time that Arsenal will have the chance to wear the golden badge and fans are already able to get next season's kit with it on at the Arsenal shop.
Going gold 😍
— Arsenal (@Arsenal) May 20, 2026
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Wall of Champions
The Premier League champions also write their name in history. There are seven different clubs listed on the Wall of Champions, from record 13-time winners Manchester United to one-time winners Blackburn Rovers and Leicester City.
Most Premier League titles
| Club | Titles |
|---|---|
| Man Utd | 13 |
| Man City | 8 |
| Chelsea | 5 |
| Arsenal | 4 |
| Liverpool | 2 |
| Blackburn Rovers | 1 |
| Leicester City | 1 |