Competition12 cards2015-2026

FA Community Shield: cards, rarity and popularity

FA Community Shield is a football competition. Organiser: The Football Association.

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FA Community Shield

2022 card, the rarest

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Latest winners: Crystal Palace F.C. (2025), Manchester City F.C. (2024), Liverpool F.C. (2022), Arsenal F.C. (2020) and Manchester City F.C. (2019). The catalogue lists 60 editions, from 1966 to 2025.

In the Elofoot card game, every year of fame gets its own card, and a card's rarity follows how popular the subject really was that year.

The cards, year by year

FA Community Shield has 12 cards in the game, from 2015 to 2026. The set includes 5 rare and 7 uncommon. The standout is the 2022 card, a rare one minted on a median of 57,704 views a month. A minted card never changes: it keeps the rarity of its year, whatever happens to popularity afterwards.

2015Rarity: Uncommon13K views/month
2016Rarity: Uncommon16K views/month
2017Rarity: Uncommon22K views/month
2018Rarity: Uncommon16K views/month
2019Rarity: Uncommon24K views/month
2020Rarity: Uncommon23K views/month
2021Rarity: Rare31K views/month
2022Rarity: Rare58K views/month
2023Rarity: Rare52K views/month
2024Rarity: Rare31K views/month
2025Rarity: Rare25K views/month
2026Rarity: Uncommon22K views/month

Popularity year by year

Popularity is the monthly median of views of its Wikipedia page, year by year. Strongest year: 2022, with 57,704 views a month; weakest: 2015, with 12,735. In 2025, the median reached 25,003 views a month, down 19% on 2024. Over the last twelve months: 22,408 views a month.

Monthly median views of the Wikipedia page, per year, and rarity of that year's card
Year	Views per month (median)	Card of the year
2026last 12 months	22,408	Rarity: Uncommon
2025	25,003	Rarity: Rare
2024	30,827	Rarity: Rare
2023	51,571	Rarity: Rare
2022	57,704	Rarity: Rare
2021	31,000	Rarity: Rare
2020	23,149	Rarity: Uncommon
2019	24,440	Rarity: Uncommon
2018	16,479	Rarity: Uncommon
2017	22,166	Rarity: Uncommon
2016	16,351	Rarity: Uncommon
20156 months measured	12,735	Rarity: Uncommon

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1.FA Community Shield: which country is this competition played in?
2.FA Community Shield: in what year was this competition founded?
3.FA Community Shield: how many teams take part?

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Country: United Kingdom
Organiser: The Football Association
Founded: 1908
Teams: 2

2025 FA Community Shield · winner: Crystal Palace F.C.2025
2024 FA Community Shield · winner: Manchester City F.C.2024
2023 FA Community Shield2023
2022 FA Community Shield · winner: Liverpool F.C.2022
2021 FA Community Shield2021
2020 FA Community Shield · winner: Arsenal F.C.2020
2019 FA Community Shield · winner: Manchester City F.C.2019
2018 FA Community Shield · winner: Manchester City F.C.2018
2017 FA Community Shield · winner: Arsenal F.C.2017
2016 FA Community Shield · winner: Manchester United F.C.2016
2015 FA Community Shield · winner: Arsenal F.C.2015
2014 FA Community Shield · winner: Arsenal F.C.2014
2013 FA Community Shield · winner: Manchester United F.C.2013
2012 FA Community Shield · winner: Manchester City F.C.2012
2011 FA Community Shield · winner: Manchester United F.C.2011
2010 FA Community Shield · winner: Manchester United F.C.2010
2009 FA Community Shield · winner: Chelsea F.C.2009
2008 FA Community Shield · winner: Manchester United F.C.2008
2007 FA Community Shield · winner: Manchester United F.C.2007
2006 FA Community Shield · winner: Liverpool F.C.2006
2005 FA Community Shield · winner: Chelsea F.C.2005
2004 FA Community Shield · winner: Arsenal F.C.2004
2003 FA Community Shield · winner: Manchester United F.C.2003
2002 FA Community Shield · winner: Arsenal F.C.2002
2001 FA Charity Shield · winner: Liverpool F.C.2001
2000 FA Charity Shield · winner: Chelsea F.C.2000
1999 FA Charity Shield · winner: Arsenal F.C.1999
1998 FA Charity Shield · winner: Arsenal F.C.1998
1997 FA Charity Shield1997
1996 FA Charity Shield1996
1995 FA Charity Shield1995
1994 FA Charity Shield1994
1993 FA Charity Shield1993
1992 FA Charity Shield1992
1991 FA Charity Shield1991
1990 FA Charity Shield1990
1989 FA Charity Shield1989
1988 FA Charity Shield1988
1987 FA Charity Shield1987
1986 FA Charity Shield1986
1985 FA Charity Shield1985
1984 FA Charity Shield1984
1983 FA Charity Shield1983
1982 FA Charity Shield1982
1981 FA Charity Shield1981
1980 FA Charity Shield1980
1979 FA Charity Shield1979
1978 FA Charity Shield1978
1977 FA Charity Shield1977
1976 FA Charity Shield1976
1975 FA Charity Shield1975
1974 FA Charity Shield1974
1973 FA Charity Shield1973
1972 FA Charity Shield · winner: Manchester City F.C.1972
1971 FA Charity Shield1971
1970 FA Charity Shield1970
1969 FA Charity Shield1969
1968 FA Charity Shield · winner: Manchester City F.C.1968
1967 FA Charity Shield1967
1966 FA Charity Shield1966

Frequently asked questions

What is the rarest FA Community Shield card?

The 2022 card, which is rare: that year the subject's Wikipedia page drew a median of 57,704 views a month.

How many FA Community Shield cards are there?

12 cards, one per year of fame, from 2015 to 2026: 5 rare and 7 uncommon.

Which was FA Community Shield's most popular year?

2022, with a median of 57,704 views a month on its Wikipedia page - the 2022 card is rare.

Who won the latest edition of FA Community Shield?

Crystal Palace F.C., in 2025.

How do I get a FA Community Shield card?

By opening packs of 5 cards: 3 packs are free when you sign up, then packs refill for free. Cards can also be traded with friends, or on the market for in-game coins.

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