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DEFENDERS | NATIONALITY | FOOT | AGE |
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Andreas Christensen | Denmark | Right | 24 |
Cesar Azpilicueta | Spain | Right | 31 |
Antonio Rudiger | Germany | Right | 27 |
Thiago Silva | Brazil | Right | 36 |
Ben Chilwell | England | Left | 24 |
Marcos Alonso | Spain | Left | 30 |
Emerson | Italy | Left | 26 |
Kurt Zouma | France | Right | 26 |
Reece James | England | - | 21 |
Fikayo Tomori | England | Right | 23 |
Ian Maatsen | Netherlands | - | 18 |
FORWARDS | NATIONALITY | FOOT | AGE |
---|---|---|---|
Olivier Giroud | France | Left | 34 |
Timo Werner | Germany | Right | 24 |
Tammy Abraham | England | Right | 23 |
Faustino Anjorin | England | - | 19 |
MIDFIELDERS | NATIONALITY | FOOT | AGE |
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N'Golo Kante | France | Right | 29 |
Mateo KovaÄiÄ | Croatia | Right | 26 |
Hakim Ziyech | Morocco | Left | 27 |
Daniel Drinkwater | England | Right | 30 |
Jorginho | Italy | Right | 29 |
Charly Musonda | Belgium | Right | 24 |
Callum Hudson Odoi | England | - | 20 |
Christian Pulisic | USA | Right | 22 |
Kai Havertz | Germany | Both | 21 |
Mason Mount | England | Right | 22 |
Billy Gilmour | Scotland | - | 19 |
GOALKEEPERS | NATIONALITY | FOOT | AGE |
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Kepa Arrizabalaga | Spain | Right | 26 |
Willy Caballero | Argentina | Right | 39 |
Edouard Mendy | Senegal | Right | 28 |
Karlo Ziger | Croatia | - | 19 |
Chelsea Football Club is a professional football club based in London, England. Chelsea plays in the Premier League, the top division of English football and is among the most successful clubs in England. The Blues are the 7th most valuable football club in the world.Â
Gus Mears bought Stamford Bridge athletic stadium in 1904 in order to make it a football ground. The earlier intention was to lease it to Fulham so that they use Stamford Bridge as their own ground but the offer was turned down. This resulted in Gus Mears forming his own club for the Stamford Bridge stadium on 10th March 1905 and he named it Chelsea Football Club.
Chelsea gained promotion to the first division in their second season itself. The most successful period of Chelsea has been in recent years from the 2000's as Chelsea became the first English club to win all 4 UEFA club trophies.
Chelsea has the longest streak of unbeaten home league matches - 86.
Most goals scored at home in a league season - 68
Most clean sheets in a season - 25
Most consecutive clean sheets at the start of a season - 6
Fewest goals conceded in a league season - 15
Fewest goals conceded away in a league season - 9
The highest aggregate scoreline in European competition - 21-0 Â Â
Chelsea had mainly 4 logos in its history. The first one was of a pensioner from the Royal Pensioner Hospital in London. The second was decided by then manager Ted Drake in 1952 who modernized the club and the new logo with C.F.C initials was used.
Next yearâs logo of the club consisted of a blue lion facing backward and holding a shaft. It also featured 3 roses and 2 footballs. Ken Bates changed this logo when he became the owner of the club in 1986 but soon after Roman Abramovich purchased the club, Chelsea marked a return to the older logo.
Chelsea has changed a lot of managers in the Abramovich era. The last one was Maurizio Sarri who led Chelsea to Europa League glory and to the finals of football league where Chelsea lost to Manchester City.
Currently, Frank Lampard has been appointed for the managerial position at chelsea. Lampard had a great debut season with Derby County and have now signed a contract with chelsea for 3 years till 2022.
Chelsea is owned by Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich. He bought Chelsea in 2003 when the club was in serious financial crisis and paid off all the debts of the club. Before Abramovich, Chelsea was owned by Ken Bates who bought Chelsea for ÂŖ1.
Roman Abramovich completed a ÂŖ140 million takeover and also paid off ÂŖ80 million debt as he turned Chelsea into a global brand.
Chelsea had only one football stadium in its history and that is Stamford Bridge. It is commonly referred to as âThe Bridgeâ and is located in Fulham, South West London. Stamford Bridge was used by London athletic club till 1905 and was then changed to a football ground. A notable Scottish architect Archibald Leitch designed Stamford Bridge which currently has the capacity of 40,853.
Chelseaâs first nickname was âThe Pensionersâ until the 1950s because of the pensioners of the British army residing in Royal Hospital Chelsea, With the idea of modernizing the club, the pensioner featuring club logo was removed and subsequently, the Chelsea fans came to be known as âThe Bluesâ because of their jersey colour.
Chelsea have a long-standing rivalry with the London based club Arsenal. They have faced each other 4 times in finals and both teams have won 2 finals each. When overall games are taken into consideration, Chelsea have won 64 times to Arsenalâs 76 with 58 draws. Chelsea legend Didier Drogba is the leading goalscorer of the London derby.
Chelsea have always worn blue shirts and Chelsea players are known as âThe Bluesâ. Therefore, Chelsea fans are known as âThe Blue Armyâ. The Chelsea supporters formed a firm known as âChelsea Headhuntersâ and were known for their football hooliganism.
Premier League is known as the toughest league in the world with a lot of strong clubs in it and Chelsea have been one of the best clubs in the Premier League.
  S. No. | Chelsea League Titles | Runner - Ups |
1 | 1954-55 | Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. |
2 | 2004-05 | Arsenal |
3 | 2005-06 | Manchester United |
4 | 2009-10 | Manchester United |
5 | 2014-15 | Manchester City |
6 | 2016-17 | Tottenham Hotspur |
S. No. | Chelsea FA Cup Titles | Runner - Ups |
1 | 1969-70 | Leeds United |
2 | 1996-97 | Middlesbrough |
3 | 1999-2000 | Aston Villa |
4 | 2006-07 | Manchester United |
5 | 2008-09 | Everton |
6 | 2009-10 | Portsmouth |
7 | 2011-12 | Liverpool |
8 | 2017-18 | Manchester United |
S. No. | Chelsea League Cup Titles | Runner - Ups |
1 | 1964-65 | Leicester City |
2 | 1997-98 | Middlesbrough |
3 | 2004-05 | Liverpool |
4 | 2006-07 | Arsenal |
5 | 2014-15 | Tottenham Hotspur |
S. No. | Chelsea Europa League Titles | Runner - Ups |
1 | 2012-13 | Benfica |
2 | 2018-19 | Arsenal |
S. No. | Chelsea Champions League Titles | Runner - Ups |
1 | 2011-12 | Bayern Munich |
John Terry is the most successful captain of Chelsea. He is widely regarded as âThe Wall of Londonâ. Terry is a Chelsea graduate and has played over 500 matches for the club. He is also the clubâs all-time highest scoring defender.
Frank Lampard is Chelseaâs all-time top goal scorer. The English midfielder played at Chelsea for 13 years. He scored 211 times for the club and is a 3 time Chelsea player of the year. He is also considered one of the best midfielders of his generation.
Peter Osgood was nicknamed âThe King of Stamford Bridgeâ. He was a striker who debuted and retired at Chelsea. Upon his death, his ashes were buried at the penalty spot at the shed end of Stamford Bridge. He is the only Chelsea player who has a statue of himself outside the stadium.
Bobby Victor Tambling was Chelseaâs all-time top goalscorer till 2013. The English striker had 202 goals under his belt and he held the top goalscorer record for 47 years. He was named in the clubâs greatest ever XI and also had a suite named after him at Stamford Bridge.
Peter Cech is considered as one of the greatest goalkeepers of his generation and the history of the premier league. With 494 senior appearances, he is the only overseas player with the highest appearances for the club. Cech has an impressive 228 clean sheets club record for Chelsea. He is currently Chelseaâs technical and performance advisor.
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This is the motto of Chelsea football club and it is their corporate slogan. Win or lose, if Chelsea plays a game in a stadium this chant will always be heard.
This song is heard multiple times in the Chelsea home game.
It is one of the celebrated songs at Stamford Bridge and itâs a ritual of throwing celery in the stadium which resulted in the vegetable being banned inside the stadium.
Frank Lampard is Chelseaâs all-time goalscorer. The Englishman broke the record in 2013 and has scored 211 goals in his 13 years career for Chelsea. Frank Lampard is the only midfielder to have scored more than 150 goals in the Premier League and is 4th in all-time Premier Leagueâs assist table with 102 assists. Frank Lampard has also been Chelsea Player of the Year for 3 times.