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).
ESSIEN MICHAEL (Midfielder (07/2013 - 01/2014), 256 apps, Ghana) :: MCKENZIE DUNCAN (Forward (09/1978 - 02/1979), 15 apps, England) :: KOVACIC MATEO (Midfielder (08/2018 - 06/2024), 221 apps, Croatia) :: IAN HUTCHINSON (Forward (07/1968 - 06/1976), 108 apps, England) :: MATTHEW DAMIAN (Midfielder (10/1992 - 02/1994), 21 apps, England) :: PETRESCU DAN (Defender (11/1995 - 06/2000), 208 apps, Romania) :: CLIVE WALKER (Forward (07/1976 - 06/1984), 52 apps, England) :: BJARNE GOLDBAEK (Midfielder (11/1998 - 12/1999), 39 apps, Denmark) :: PEACOCK GAVIN (Midfielder (08/1993 - 11/1996), 134 apps, England) :: BROOKS JOHN (Forward (11/1959 - 06/1961), 46 apps, England) :: MONKOU KENNETH (Defender (03/1989 - 06/1992), 92 apps, Netherlands) :: LAURENT CHARVET (Defender (01/1998 - 07/1998), 13 apps, France) :: HATELEY TONY (Forward (10/1966 - 06/1967), 28 apps, England) :: GORDON DURIE (Forward (05/1986 - 06/1991), 91 apps, Scotland) :: WILLIAM GARNER (Forward (07/1972 - 12/1978), 79 apps, England) :: GARY CAHILL (Defender (01/2012 - 06/2019), 290 apps, England) :: ABDUL RAHMAN BABA (Defender (07/2023 - 06/2024), 23 apps, Ghana) :: MARIN MARKO (Midfielder (07/2016 - 08/2016), 16 apps, Germany) :: KALIDOU KOULIBALY (Defender (07/2022 - 06/2026), 32 apps, Senegal) :: NGOLO KANTE (Midfielder (07/2016 - 06/2023), 269 apps, France) :: MEIRELES RAUL (Midfielder (08/2011 - 09/2012), 48 apps, Portugal) :: ROCASTLE DAVID (Midfielder (03/1997 - 10/1997), 40 apps, England) :: ORIOL ROMEU (Midfielder (07/2015 - 08/2015), 33 apps, Spain) :: BOSNICH MARK (Goalkeeper (01/2001 - 06/2003), 7 apps, Australia) :: KALOU SALOMON (Forward (07/2006 - 06/2012), 254 apps, Ivory Coast) :: HARVEY VALE (Midfielder (01/2023 - 06/2025), 5 apps, England) :: DANNY DRINKWATER (Midfielder (07/2021 - 08/2021), 23 apps, England) :: DEREK SMETHURST (Forward (07/1968 - 08/1971), 18 apps, South Africa) :: YOUNG ALLAN (Defender (11/1961 - 12/1968), 24 apps, England) :: MARIO MELCHIOT (Defender (07/1999 - 06/2004), 164 apps, Netherlands) :: ENZO FERNANDEZ (Midfielder (01/2023 - 06/2031), 22 apps, Argentina) :: LUCAS DE (Midfielder (07/2002 - 06/2003), 31 apps, Spain) :: BRIAN LAUDRUP (Forward (07/1998 - 11/1998), 11 apps, Denmark) :: GARNER WILLIAM (Forward (07/1972 - 12/1978), 79 apps, England) :: GALLAS WILLIAM (Defender (07/2001 - 08/2006), 225 apps, France) :: FLECK ROBERT (Forward (07/1995 - 09/1995), 42 apps, Scotland) :: GONZALO HIGUAIN (Forward (01/2019 - 06/2019), 18 apps, Argentina) :: COLIN WALDRON (Defender (01/1967 - 09/1967), 9 apps, England) :: TIAGO (Midfielder (07/2004 - 08/2005), 52 apps, Portugal) :: ROBERT ISAAC (Defender (07/1984 - 06/1987), 9 apps, England) :: JODY MORRIS (Midfielder (07/1995 - 06/2003), 172 apps, England) :: DALE JASPER (Defender (07/1983 - 06/1986), 7 apps, England) :: GARY CHIVERS (Defender (07/1978 - 06/1983), 5 apps, England) :: THIAGO SILVA (Defender (08/2020 - 06/2024), 117 apps, Brazil) :: CUDICINI CARLO (Goalkeeper (07/1999 - 01/2009), 216 apps, Italy) :: BEN SAHAR (Forward (05/2008 - 06/2008), 5 apps, Israel) :: LUIZ DAVID (Defender (08/2016 - 08/2019), 248 apps, Brazil) :: MARVIN HINTON (Defender (07/1963 - 06/1976), 290 apps, England) :: JOHN TERRY (Defender (05/2000 - 06/2017), 717 apps, England) :: KEPA (Goalkeeper (08/2018 - 06/2025), 163 apps, Spain)
