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. A Chelsea Football Club, röviden Chelsea FC profi angol labdarúgóklub, melynek székhelye Nyugat-Londonban, Fulhamben található. [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. Under Docherty's successor, Dave Sexton, Chelsea won the FA Cup in 1970, beating Leeds United 2–1 in a final replay. [69] Owing to its location next to a main road and two railway lines, fans can only enter Stamford Bridge via the Fulham Road exits, which places constraints on expansion due to health and safety regulations. Le club remporte également plusieurs compétitions dans les années 1960, 1970, 1990 et 2000. [145] The club's £71 million purchase of Kepa Arrizabalaga in August 2018 remains a world record fee paid for a goalkeeper. [7] In terms of club value, Chelsea are the sixth most valuable football club in the world, worth £2.13 billion ($2.576 billion), and are the eighth highest-earning football club in the world, with earnings of over €428 million in the 2017–18 season. They reached the 1915 FA Cup Final, where they lost to Sheffield United at Old Trafford, and finished third in the First Division in 1920, the club's best league campaign to that point. Appearances include all competitions. Further problems were caused by a notorious hooligan element among the support, which was to plague the club throughout the decade. The stadium has also been used for a variety of other sports. Chelsea moved on to the quarter-finals after a 2–0 second leg win, with a goal in each half from Hakim Ziyech and Emerson, and were drawn against FC Porto. Players and squad numbers last updated on 24 April 2021. [53] The north, west and southern parts of the ground were converted into all-seater stands and moved closer to the pitch, a process completed by 2001. [175][176], In 1930, Chelsea featured in one of the earliest football films, The Great Game. Chelsea's first shirt sponsor was Gulf Air, agreed during the 1983–84 season. 's 91st competitive season, 13th consecutive season in the Premier League and 99th year as a club. [142][143] The club's £50 million purchase of Fernando Torres from Liverpool in January 2011[144] held the record until Ángel Di María signed for Manchester United in August 2014 for £59.7 million. The following day, he was replaced by former Borussia Dortmund and Paris Saint-Germain manager Thomas Tuchel. Klub Chelsea F.C. [113], Chelsea's highest appearance-maker is ex-captain Ron Harris, who played in 795 competitive games for the club between 1961 and 1980. [166] This deal was again extended in June 2013 in a deal worth £300 million over another ten years. Chelsea moved to Cobham in 2004. 1905-ben alapították, jelenleg az FA Premier League-ben szerepel.A klub hazai mérkőzéseit alapítása óta a Stamford Bridge-en játssza, mely 41 837 férőhelyes. [25] In three seasons the side were beaten in three major semi-finals and were FA Cup runners-up. [1] The season covers the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021. [4] His unbeaten streak ended on 3 April, when Chelsea unexpectedly lost to West Bromwich Albion 2–5 at home. An offer to lease it to nearby Fulham was turned down, so Mears opted to found his own club to use the stadium. [4] Chelsea's training ground is located in Cobham, Surrey. [129] Chelsea's streak of eleven consecutive away league wins, set between 5 April 2008 and 6 December 2008, is a record for the English top flight. Maçanê xo zerrê Fulhami de, stadê Stamford Bridge de kay keno. It also featured three red roses, to represent England, and two footballs. He removed the club's Chelsea pensioner crest, improved the youth set-up and training regime, rebuilt the side with shrewd signings from the lower divisions and amateur leagues, and led Chelsea to their first major trophy success – the League championship – in 1954–55. Source: FBref.com. Other shareholders at the time of the takeover included the Matthew Harding estate (21%), BSkyB (9.9%) and various anonymous offshore trusts. [156], Chelsea did not turn a profit in the first nine years of Abramovich's ownership, and made record losses of £140m in June 2005. View Chelsea FC squad and player information on the official website of the Premier League. [141], The draw for the semi-finals was held on 19 March 2021, after the quarter-final draw. [12] Chelsea were founded on 10 March 1905 at The Rising Sun pub (now The Butcher's Hook),[2][13] opposite the present-day main entrance to the ground on Fulham Road, and were elected to the Football League shortly afterwards. 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. After his death in 1912, his descendants continued to own the club until 1982, when Ken Bates bought the club from Mears' great-nephew Brian Mears for £1. [97], At matches, Chelsea fans sing chants such as "Carefree" (to the tune of "Lord of the Dance", whose lyrics were probably written by supporter Mick Greenaway),[98][99] "Ten Men Went to Mow", "We All Follow the Chelsea" (to the tune of "Land of Hope and Glory"), "Zigga Zagga", and the celebratory "Celery". With Chelsea's victory over Atlético Madrid on 17 March, Tuchel became the first manager to go unbeaten in his first 13 matches in charge of the club, surpassing the previous record of 12 held by Luiz Felipe Scolari. De plus, outre ses succès nationaux, le club a aussi remporté des c… [127], The draw for both the second and third round were confirmed on September 6, live on Sky Sports by Phil Babb. [53] Stamford Bridge was designed for the Mears family by the noted football architect Archibald Leitch, who had also designed Ibrox, Craven Cottage and Hampden Park. [23] 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. He will bolster the Development Squad's options on the left flank moving forward.   Fixtures, Last updated: 1 May 2021. [64] The running track was used for dirt track racing between 1928 and 1932,[65] greyhound racing from 1933 to 1968, and Midget car racing in 1948.   Loss sixth most valuable football club in the world, Chelsea F.C.–Tottenham Hotspur F.C. The club won the FA Cup for the first time in 1970 and their first European honour, the Cup Winners' Cup, in 1971. [193] In 2018, they won a second league and FA Cup double. O clube conquistou a nível continental, a Liga dos Campeões da UEFA de 2011-12, a Liga Europa da UEFA de 2012-13 e 2018-19, a Recopa Europeia de 1970-71 e 1997-98 e a Supercopa [24] Chelsea failed to build on this success, and spent the remainder of the 1950s in mid-table. [141], Chelsea have twice broken the record for the highest transfer fee paid by a British club. [43] In 2018 Conte was sacked after a 5th-place finish and replaced with Maurizio Sarri,[44][45] under whom Chelsea reached the League Cup final, which they lost on penalties to Manchester City[46] and won the Europa League for a second time, beating Arsenal 4–1 in the final. [39] Mourinho returned as manager in 2013 and led Chelsea to League Cup success in March 2015,[40] and the Premier League title two months later. [151] Since then, the club have had no external debt. 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