Based in Fulham, West London, Chelsea Football Club is a prominent English professional football club. Established in 1905, they play their home games at Stamford Bridge. Competing in the Premier League, the top division of English football, Chelsea achieved their first major honor by clinching the League championship in 1955. The club's triumphs include winning the FA Cup for the first time in 1970, securing their initial European honor, the Cup Winners' Cup, in 1971, and becoming the third English club to win the Club World Cup in 2022. Chelsea stands among the elite group of five clubs to have triumphed in all three of the main European club competitions before 1999. Furthermore, they are the only club to have won each of the three major European competitions twice. Additionally, they hold the distinction of being the sole London club to have won both the Champions League and the Club World Cup. Domestically, Chelsea boasts an impressive record of six league titles, eight FA Cups, five League Cups, and four FA Community Shields. Internationally, they have secured the UEFA Champions League, the UEFA Europa League, the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, and the UEFA Super Cup twice each, along with the FIFA Club World Cup once. In terms of overall trophies won, Chelsea ranks as the fourth-most successful club in English football. The club maintains rivalries with local teams Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur, as well as a historic rivalry with Leeds United. In terms of value, Chelsea is the seventh most valuable football club globally (as of 2021), with an estimated worth of £2.39 billion ($3.2 billion). Additionally, they rank as the eighth highest-earning football club in the world, with earnings exceeding €493.1 million (as of May 2022).
MATEO KOVACIC (Midfielder (08/2018 - 06/2024), 221 apps, Croatia) :: ALAN DICKENS (Midfielder (07/1989 - 06/1992), 48 apps, England) :: MAKELELE CLAUDE (Midfielder (09/2003 - 07/2008), 217 apps, France) :: WISE DENNIS (Midfielder (07/1990 - 06/2001), 425 apps, England) :: FALCAO RADAMEL (Forward (07/2015 - 06/2016), 12 apps, Colombia) :: MUDRYK MYKHAYLO (Midfielder (01/2023 - 06/2031), 17 apps, Ukraine) :: HAMILTON IAN (Midfielder (07/1966 - 06/1968), 5 apps, England) :: CARVALHO RICARDO (Defender (07/2004 - 08/2010), 211 apps, Portugal) :: MICHAEL BROLLY (Forward (07/1971 - 06/1974), 8 apps, Scotland) :: DEREK SMETHURST (Forward (07/1968 - 08/1971), 18 apps, South Africa) :: CHALOBAH TREVOH (Defender (08/2021 - 06/2028), 63 apps, England) :: PANUCCI CHRISTIAN (Defender (07/2000 - 12/2000), 10 apps, Italy) :: DAVID CLISS (Forward (07/1957 - 06/1962), 24 apps, England) :: FOFANA DAVID (Forward (01/2023 - 06/2029), 5 apps, Ivory Coast) :: KEVIN MCALLISTER (Forward (07/1985 - 06/1991), 70 apps, Scotland) :: MATTHEWS REG (Goalkeeper (07/1956 - 06/1961), 138 apps, England) :: RADAMEL FALCAO (Forward (07/2015 - 06/2016), 12 apps, Colombia) :: BALLACK MICHAEL (Midfielder (07/2006 - 06/2010), 167 apps, Germany) :: LOIC REMY (Forward (07/2017 - 08/2017), 47 apps, France) :: JASPER DALE (Defender (07/1983 - 06/1986), 7 apps, England) :: WEGERLE ROY (Forward (07/1986 - 06/1988), 23 apps, USA) :: CHIVERS GARY (Defender (07/1978 - 06/1983), 5 apps, England) :: EDOUARD MENDY (Goalkeeper (09/2020 - 06/2025), 105 apps, Senegal) :: OLIVIER GIROUD (Forward (01/2018 - 07/2021), 119 apps, France) :: CUADRADO JUAN (Midfielder (07/2016 - 08/2016), 15 apps, Colombia) :: ILES ROBERT (Goalkeeper (07/1978 - 06/1983), 7 apps, England) :: ROY WEGERLE (Forward (07/1986 - 06/1988), 23 apps, USA) :: FEELY PETER (Forward (07/1970 - 06/1973), 5 apps, England) :: STOCH MIROSLAV (Forward (10/2008 - 06/2009), 5 apps, Slovakia) :: COLIN LEE (Midfielder (07/1980 - 06/1987), 37 apps, England) :: CHARVET LAURENT (Defender (01/1998 - 07/1998), 13 apps, France) :: OSGOOD PETER (Forward (07/1978 - 06/1979), 317 apps, England) :: BENOIT BADIASHILE (Defender (01/2023 - 06/2030), 11 apps, France) :: JOHNSEN ERLAND (Defender (12/1989 - 06/1997), 175 apps, Norway) :: SALAH MO (Forward (07/2016 - 08/2016), 19 apps, Egypt) :: KEZMAN MATEJA (Forward (07/2004 - 06/2005), 41 apps, Serbia) :: WESLEY FOFANA (Defender (08/2022 - 06/2029), 19 apps, France) :: MALCOLM ANDY (Forward (11/1961 - 06/1962), 27 apps, England) :: BROJA ARMANDO (Forward (07/2022 - 06/2028), 19 apps, Albania) :: BERT MURRAY (Midfielder (07/1961 - 06/1966), 126 apps, England) :: MYERS ANDREW (Defender (01/1991 - 07/1999), 103 apps, England) :: ROGER FREESTONE (Goalkeeper (01/1987 - 06/1989), 21 apps, Wales) :: DICKENS ALAN (Midfielder (07/1989 - 06/1992), 48 apps, England) :: JOHN COADY (Defender (01/1987 - 06/1988), 16 apps, Ireland) :: BOSINGWA (Defender (07/2008 - 06/2012), 126 apps, Portugal) :: MARCO AMBROSIO (Goalkeeper (07/2003 - 08/2004), 12 apps, Italy) :: RUDIGER ANTONIO (Defender (07/2017 - 06/2022), 203 apps, Germany) :: DUFF DAMIEN (Midfielder (07/2003 - 06/2006), 125 apps, Ireland) :: NEMANJA MATIC (Midfielder (01/2014 - 07/2017), 154 apps, Serbia) :: RAHEEM STERLING (Forward (07/2022 - 06/2027), 38 apps, England)
