New signing, Kai Havertz, then latched on to Mason Mount's pass after a clever Abraham dummy and slid left-footed effort into the bottom corner to open his Chelsea account. [123] The draw for the fourth and fifth round were made on 11 January, conducted by Peter Crouch. [53] The early 1930s saw the construction of a terrace on the southern part of the ground with a roof that covered around one fifth of the stand. [137], The round of 16 draw was held on 14 December 2020. [10] Over £100 million was spent on new players, but Ranieri was unable to deliver any trophies,[30] and was replaced by José Mourinho. [168] Chelsea had to pay £40m in compensation to Adidas. Chelsea Football Club (lempinimi The Blues, aikaisemmin The Pensioners) on vuonna 1905 perustettu Valioliigassa pelaava lontoolainen jalkapalloseura.Chelsea on historiansa aikana voittanut liigamestaruuden kuudesti, FA Cupin kahdeksasti, liigacupin viidesti, Cup-voittajien cupin kahdesti sekä Eurooppa-liigan kahdesti ja Mestarien liigan kerran. [3], On 2 April, Tuchel was honoured with the Premier League Manager of the Month award for March. [103] In 2007, the club launched the Back to the Shed campaign to improve the atmosphere at home matches, with notable success. On 25 January 2021, manager Frank Lampard was sacked after a poor run of form that included only two wins from their past eight league matches. He signed for Chelsea on 31 January 2011 in a British transfer record of £50,000,000. As the roof resembled that of a corrugated iron shed, the stand eventually became known as the "Shed End", although it is unknown who first coined this name. As a condition for using the Chelsea FC name, the club has to play its first team matches at Stamford Bridge, which means that if the club moves to a new stadium, they may have to change their name. The latter is often accompanied by fans throwing celery at each other, although the vegetable was banned inside Stamford Bridge after an incident involving Arsenal midfielder Cesc Fàbregas at the 2007 League Cup Final. The late 1970s through to the '80s was a turbulent period for Chelsea. The 9% interest on the loan cost the club around £7 million a year and according to Bruce Buck, Chelsea were struggling to pay an instalment due in July 2003. [9] By 21 April, the Super League announced it was suspending its operations. [82] The new badge featured a more naturalistic non-heraldic lion, in white and not blue, standing over the C.F.C. [37] The following year the club won the UEFA Europa League,[38] 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. [58], Stamford Bridge hosted the FA Cup Final from 1920 to 1922,[59] has held ten FA Cup Semi-finals (most recently in 1978), ten FA Charity Shield matches (the last in 1970), and three England international matches, the last in 1932; it was also the venue for an unofficial Victory International in 1946. [172], 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 appointment of Ruud Gullit as player-manager in 1996 began an upturn in the team's fortunes. [8][9] Since 2003, Chelsea have been owned by Russian-Israeli billionaire Roman Abramovich.[10][11]. 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. [61] Is American Soccer Ready? Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. 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[129], The fourth round draw was conducted on 17 September 2020 by Laura Woods and Lee Hendrie live on Sky Sports; Chelsea were handed an away game against Tottenham Hotspur, led by former manager José Mourinho. initials. [29] Chelsea's form in the new Premier League was unconvincing, although they did reach the 1994 FA Cup Final. [73] In October 2011, a proposal from the club to buy back the freehold to the land on which Stamford Bridge sits was voted down by Chelsea Pitch Owners shareholders. [4] Chelsea's training ground is located in Cobham, Surrey. [190] In 2010 Chelsea Ladies were one of the eight founder members of the FA Women's Super League. Kun United har en bedre avtale med sin «Chevrolet»-avtale på ca. [125] The match against Luton Town was Lampard's last in charge as he was sacked the following day. As there was already a team named Fulham in the borough, the name of the adjacent borough of Chelseawas chosen for the new club; names like Kensington FC, Stamford Bridge FC and London FC were also considered. [181], 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. [117] While a Chelsea player, Greaves also became the youngest ever player to score 100 goals in the English top-flight, at 20 years and 290 days. [5] On 17 April, Chelsea beat Manchester City 1–0 to advance to the FA Cup Final. Chelsea were subsequently sponsored by Coors beer (1994–97), Autoglass (1997–2001), Emirates (2001–05), Samsung Mobile (2005–08), Samsung (2008–15). It was the ninth meeting between the two clubs, the most recent being a 2–0 Chelsea victory in the group stage of the 2015–16 UEFA Champions League. However, an estimated crowd of over 100,000 attended a friendly match against Soviet team Dynamo Moscow on 13 November 1945. Their home ground is Stamford Bridge.[4]. [96] As of 2018, Chelsea had 72.2 million followers on social media, the fourth highest among football clubs. Maçanê xo zerrê Fulhami de, stadê Stamford Bridge de kay keno. Chronologie Saison précédente Saison suivante modifier La saison 2013-2014 du Chelsea FC est la 22 e saison du club en Premier League . [100] [80] This was the first Chelsea crest to appear on the shirts, in the early 1960s. [8] This led to the five other English clubs all pulling out later that night. Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2021. [138], The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 19 March 2021. In 2009, under caretaker manager Guus Hiddink, Chelsea won another FA Cup. Source: FBref.com, Last updated: 24 April 2021. [31] 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),[32] in addition to winning an FA Cup (2007) and two League Cups (2005 and 2007). [120] Chelsea's biggest loss was an 8–1 reverse against Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1953. According to Home Office statistics, 126 Chelsea fans were arrested for football-related offences during the 2009–10 season, the third highest in the division, and 27 banning orders were issued, the fifth-highest in the division. As a condition for using the Chelsea FC name, the club has to play its first team matches at Stamford Bridge, which means that if the club moves to a new stadium, they may have to change their name. When Ted Drake became Chelsea manager in 1952, he began to modernise the club. In the same survey, "Chelsea" was the top answer to the question "Which other English club do you dislike the most? The club had the highest average attendance in English football in ten separate seasons[16] including 1907–08,[17] 1909–10,[18] 1911–12,[19] 1912–13,[20] 1913–14[21] and 1919–20. .mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{}  Win Chelsea rencontre son premier grand succès en 1955, en remportant le championnat. [48] On 25 January 2021, Chelsea announced to have parted ways with the head coach Frank Lampard. Other shareholders at the time of the takeover included the Matthew Harding estate (21%), BSkyB (9.9%) and various anonymous offshore trusts. [138] 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. 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? Chelsea's away colours are usually all yellow or all white with blue trim.