The FA Community Shield is an annual English football match contested by the winners of the previous season’s Premier League and FA Cup. In the event where a club achieves the domestic double, it goes on to face the league runners-up instead. The Community Shield is the oldest football match in the world, having been first played in 1872. It is also the only match in English football that is not decided by extra time or penalties in the event of a draw. Instead, the match is decided by a penalty shootout.
The current holders of the Community Shield are Arsenal, who defeated Manchester City 4-1 on penalties in the 2023 final.
