They were on course for a treble of League, FA Cup and League Cup going into the final stages of the 1964–65 season, winning the League Cup but faltering late on in the other two. [60] The running track was used for dirt track racing between 1928 and 1932,[61] greyhound racing from 1933 to 1968, and Midget car racing in 1948. about Chelsea, a football team that currently plays in the English Premier League. Chelsea's away colours are usually all yellow or all white with blue trim. that the term "Chelsea FC" as used in this website is intended to [134] They were the first Premier League team, and the first team in the English top flight since 1962–63, to score at least 100 goals in a single season, reaching the milestone during the 2009–10 season. Chelsea have had four main crests, which all underwent minor variations. [149] Chelsea are additionally funded by Abramovich via interest free soft loans channelled through his holding company Fordstam Limited. 7 defeits. to read the match report, from the match played on 25 November 1972, Read Earlier News Stories For This Month Here, Based on e-mail correspondence received from Chelsea's biggest winning scoreline in a competitive match is 13–0, achieved against Jeunesse Hautcharage in the Cup Winners' Cup in 1971. For the appearance and goalscoring records of all Chelsea players, see. non-commercial, fan site that provides comprehensive information Sunday April 04, 2021, Pereira 45+2, 45+4, Robinson 63, 90+1, Diagne 68, Click on the link below Chelsea have always worn blue shirts, although they originally used the paler eton blue, which was taken from the racing colours of then club president, Earl Cadogan, and was worn with white shorts and dark blue or black socks. [171][172], In 1930, Chelsea featured in one of the earliest football films, The Great Game. FIFA 21 launches October 9th. Vialli was sacked in favour of Claudio Ranieri, who guided Chelsea to the 2002 FA Cup Final and Champions League qualification in 2002–03. In 1986, with Ken Bates now owner of the club, Chelsea's crest was changed again as part of another attempt to modernise and because the old rampant lion badge could not be trademarked. With 103 caps (101 while at the club) for England, Lampard is Chelsea's most capped international player. Blues chief lauds 400million fan base", "The world's most popular football club revealed: Man United, Liverpool F.C., Arsenal F.C., Barca, Real or Chelsea? Based on attendance figures, the club has the sixth-largest fanbase in England. [84] As with most teams, they have also had some more unusual ones. This lasted for the next 19 years, with some modifications such as the use of different colours, including red from 1987 to 1995, and yellow from 1995 until 1999, before the white returned. Info OVR POT GRO Age SM WF WR PAC SHO PAS DRI DEF PHY BS IGS UEFA Press Kit The club's crest features a ceremonial lion rampant regardant holding a staff. [204], In May 2018, the club appointed Barnardo's to oversee an independent investigation into the allegations of racism. FIFA 21 Chelsea detailed information - Career Mode. [120][121], From 20 March 2004 to 26 October 2008, Chelsea went a record 86 consecutive league matches at home without defeat, beating the previous record of 63 matches unbeaten set by Liverpool between 1978 and 1980. However, an estimated crowd of over 100,000 attended a friendly match against Soviet team Dynamo Moscow on 13 November 1945. ***  [36] The following year the club won the UEFA Europa League,[37] making them the first club to hold two major European titles simultaneously and one of five clubs to have won the three main UEFA trophies. Information includes current news, results, goal scorers, [204] Following the publication of the report, the club issued a statement in which it acknowledged that "Barnardo's found that there is overwhelming information indicating that a member of staff at the club during the 1980s and 1990s subjected young players to bullying and racially abuse behaviour". The complaints were initially brought by three former youth-team footballers who claimed that Gwyn Williams and Graham Rix subjected young black players to explicit racial abuse, during their time at the club in the 1990s. Pre-order* now to get a head start in FIFA 21 Ultimate Team!. The East Stand was retained from the 1970s development. [126] Chelsea are the only Premier League side to win their opening nine league games of the season, doing so in 2005–06. Read Previous News Stories Here   ***, ***  [177], Up until the 1950s, the club had a long-running association with the music halls; their underachievement often provided material for comedians such as George Robey. [30] Under Mourinho, Chelsea became the fifth English team to win back-to-back league championships since the Second World War (2004–05 and 2005–06),[31] in addition to winning an FA Cup (2007) and two League Cups (2005 and 2007). In light of the report, Chelsea announced that it was committed to assessing compensation claims for victims. [169] For the 2018–19 season, they have Hyundai Motor Company as the new sleeve sponsor. This contributed to the club's original "pensioner" nickname, and remained for the next half-century, though it never appeared on the shirts. [101][102] A strong rivalry with Leeds United dates back to several heated and controversial matches in the 1960s and 1970s, particularly the 1970 FA Cup Final. v 2nd Leg: FC Porto. Chelsea. [49], In the early 1970s, the club's owners announced a modernisation of Stamford Bridge with plans for a state-of-the-art 50,000 all-seater stadium. [170] The club also has a variety of other sponsors and official partners, which include Bangkok Bank, Beats by Dre, Cadbury, Carabao, Delta Air Lines, EA Sports, Ericsson, Fiserv, Gazprom, GO Markets, Grand Royal Whisky, Guangzhou R&F, Hublot, IndusInd Bank, Levy Restaurants, Millennium Hotels, MSC Cruises, Mobinil, Ole777, Rexona, Singha, Sony Music, Vitality, William Hill, and Wipro. When Stamford Bridge was redeveloped in the Bates era many additional features were added to the complex including two Millennium & Copthorne hotels, apartments, bars, restaurants, the Chelsea Megastore, and an interactive visitor attraction called Chelsea World of Sport. The club had the highest average attendance in English football in ten separate seasons[15] including 1907–08,[16] 1909–10,[17] 1911–12,[18] 1912–13,[19] 1913–14[20] and 1919–20. [119] Officially, Chelsea's highest home attendance is 82,905 for a First Division match against Arsenal on 12 October 1935. The partnership was extended in October 2010 in a deal worth £160 million over eight years. [176] In April 2011, Montenegrin comedy series Nijesmo mi od juče made an episode in which Chelsea play against FK Sutjeska NikÅ¡ić for qualification of the UEFA Champions League. Chelsea won their first major honour, the League championship, in 1955. Chelsea are among England's most successful clubs, having won over thirty competitive honours, including six league titles and six European trophies. [92] As of 2018, Chelsea had 72.2 million followers on social media, the fourth highest among football clubs. The club's biggest top-flight win was an 8–0 victory against Wigan Athletic in 2010, which was matched in 2012 against Aston Villa . [8][9] Since 2003, Chelsea have been owned by Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich.[10]. [183] In the build-up to the 1997 FA Cup Final, the song "Blue Day", performed by Suggs and members of the Chelsea squad, reached number 22 in the UK charts. [74] However, on 31 May 2018, the club released a statement saying that the new stadium project had been put on hold indefinitely, citing "the current unfavourable investment climate."[75]. In 45.45% matches the total goals in the match was over 2.5 goals (Over 2.5). [143] In the mid-1990s Chelsea fan and businessman Matthew Harding became a director and loaned the club £26 million to build the new North Stand and invest in new players.[144]. Their previous training ground in Harlington was taken over by QPR in 2005. [22] They were FA Cup semi-finalists in 1920 and 1932 and remained in the First Division throughout the 1930s, but success eluded the club in the inter-war years. The following year, Chelsea took their first European honour, a UEFA Cup Winners' Cup triumph, with another replayed win, this time over Real Madrid in Athens. Sarri then left the club to become manager of Juventus and was then replaced by former Chelsea player Frank Lampard. [115] The club's biggest top-flight win was an 8–0 victory against Wigan Athletic in 2010, which was matched in 2012 against Aston Villa. ***, Click Here for the FA Cup Semi Final [33] In 2009–10, his successor Carlo Ancelotti led them to their first Premier League and FA Cup Double, also becoming the first English top-flight club to score 100 league goals in a season since 1963. [173] One-time Chelsea centre forward, Jack Cock, who by then was playing for Millwall, was the star of the film and several scenes were shot at Stamford Bridge, including on the pitch, the boardroom, and the dressing rooms. Gullit was replaced by Gianluca Vialli, whose reign saw Chelsea win the League Cup, the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup and the UEFA Super Cup in 1998, and the FA Cup in 2000. Chelsea unveil new £500m stadium", "Chelsea are a more universally loved club! The Stamford Bridge freehold, the pitch, the turnstiles and Chelsea's naming rights are now owned by Chelsea Pitch Owners, a non-profit organisation in which fans are the shareholders. [129], On 25 August 1928, Chelsea, along with Arsenal, became the first club to play with shirt numbers, in their match against Swansea Town. [156], Chelsea have been described as a global brand; a 2012 report by Brand Finance ranked Chelsea fifth among football brands and valued the club's brand value at US$398 million – an increase of 27% from the previous year, also valuing them at US$10 million more than the sixth best brand, London rivals Arsenal – and gave the brand a strength rating of AA (very strong). [178] It culminated in comedian Norman Long's release of a comic song in 1933, ironically titled "On the Day That Chelsea Went and Won the Cup", the lyrics of which describe a series of bizarre and improbable occurrences on the hypothetical day when Chelsea finally won a trophy. [70] In May 2012, the club made a formal bid to purchase Battersea Power Station, with a view to developing the site into a new stadium,[71] but lost out to a Malaysian consortium. The stadium has also been used for a variety of other sports. [63] It was also the home stadium of the London Monarchs American Football team for the 1997 season. Chelsea were subsequently sponsored by Coors beer (1994–97), Autoglass (1997–2001), Emirates (2001–05), Samsung Mobile (2005–08), Samsung (2008–15). [174] Owing to the notoriety of the Chelsea Headhunters, a football firm associated with the club, Chelsea have also featured in films about football hooliganism, including 2004's The Football Factory. The CPO was created to ensure the stadium could never again be sold to developers. [175] Chelsea also appear in the Hindi film Jhoom Barabar Jhoom. The report, which was led by Charles Geekie QC, concluded that Heath was a "prolific and manipulative sexual abuser" and had been able to operate "unchallenged". [99] In 2007, the club launched the Back to the Shed campaign to improve the atmosphere at home matches, with notable success. [26] In 1982, Chelsea were, at the nadir of their fortunes, acquired by Ken Bates for the nominal sum of £1, although by now the Stamford Bridge freehold had been sold to property developers, meaning the club faced losing their home. standings and goal scorers from every official game that Chelsea has [130] They were the first English side to travel by aeroplane to a domestic away match, when they visited Newcastle United on 19 April 1957,[131] and the first First Division side to play a match on a Sunday, when they faced Stoke City on 27 January 1974. For the centenary season this was accompanied by the words '100 YEARS' and 'CENTENARY 2005–2006' on the top and bottom of the crest respectively.[6]. Further problems were caused by a notorious hooligan element among the support, which was to plague the club throughout the decade. The club won the FA Cup for the first time in 1970 and their first European honour, the Cup Winners' Cup, in 1971. [72] The club subsequently announced plans to redevelop Stamford Bridge into a 60,000-seater stadium,[73] [59] It was the venue for a boxing match between world flyweight champion Jimmy Wilde and Joe Conn in 1918. "[179] Scenes in a 1980 episode of Minder were filmed during a real match at Stamford Bridge between Chelsea and Preston North End with Terry McCann (played by Dennis Waterman) standing on the terraces. In July 2003, Bates sold Chelsea to Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich for £140 million. [152], Chelsea did not turn a profit in the first nine years of Abramovich's ownership, and made record losses of £140m in June 2005. Soon after the takeover a decision was taken to drop the "Chelsea Village" brand and refocus on Chelsea as a football club. [88][89] They have the sixth highest average all-time attendance in English football,[7] and regularly attract over 40,000 fans to Stamford Bridge; they were the seventh best-supported Premier League team in the 2013–14 season, with an average gate of 41,572. [49] In 1939, another small seated stand was added, the North Stand, which remained until its demolition in 1975. The loans stood at £709 million in December 2009, when they were all converted to equity by Abramovich, leaving the club themselves debt free,[150][151] although the debt remains with Fordstam. In July 2003, Roman Abramovich purchased just over 50% of Chelsea Village plc's share capital, including Bates' 29.5% stake, for £30 million and over the following weeks bought out most of the remaining 12,000 shareholders at 35 pence per share, completing a £140 million takeover. In the same survey, fans of Arsenal, Fulham, Leeds United, QPR, Tottenham, and West Ham United named Chelsea as one of their three main rivals. An offer to lease it to nearby Fulham was turned down, so Mears opted to found his own club to use the stadium. [191][192] John Terry, former captain of the Chelsea men's team, is the President of Chelsea Women.[193]. Tue, Apr 13. [168], Following the introduction of sleeve sponsors in the Premier League, Chelsea had Alliance Tyres as their first sleeve sponsor in the 2017–18 season. The latest Chelsea news from Yahoo Sports. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. [159] As of 2016[update], Chelsea are ranked eighth in the Deloitte Football Money League with an annual commercial revenue of £322.59 million. 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