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).
KANTE NGOLO (Midfielder (07/2016 - 06/2023), 269 apps, France) :: ROBSON TOMMY (Forward (12/1965 - 12/1966), 7 apps, England) :: GODDEN TONY (Goalkeeper (04/1986 - 06/1987), 34 apps, England) :: HATELEY TONY (Forward (10/1966 - 06/1967), 28 apps, England) :: HORNO DEL (Defender (07/2005 - 06/2006), 34 apps, Spain) :: OLA AINA (Defender (07/2018 - 08/2018), 6 apps, Nigeria) :: COOKE CHARLIE (Midfielder (10/1977 - 03/1978), 295 apps, Scotland) :: ESSIEN MICHAEL (Midfielder (07/2013 - 01/2014), 256 apps, Ghana) :: BRIAN LAUDRUP (Forward (07/1998 - 11/1998), 11 apps, Denmark) :: THOMSON JIM (Defender (07/1965 - 06/1968), 39 apps, Scotland) :: JOHN HOLLINS (Midfielder (07/1983 - 06/1984), 468 apps, England) :: FORSSELL MIKAEL (Forward (01/2005 - 06/2005), 53 apps, Finland) :: NEVIN PAT (Midfielder (07/1983 - 06/1988), 155 apps, Scotland) :: WEBB DAVID (Defender (03/1968 - 06/1974), 251 apps, England) :: FRANCO DI SANTO (Forward (07/2010 - 08/2010), 16 apps, Argentina) :: MICHAEL ESSIEN (Midfielder (07/2013 - 01/2014), 256 apps, Ghana) :: ILES ROBERT (Goalkeeper (07/1978 - 06/1983), 7 apps, England) :: DAVID CLISS (Forward (07/1957 - 06/1962), 24 apps, England) :: KALOU SALOMON (Forward (07/2006 - 06/2012), 254 apps, Ivory Coast) :: DONAGHY MAL (Defender (07/1992 - 06/1994), 73 apps, Northern Ireland) :: DANNY GRANVILLE (Defender (03/1997 - 06/1998), 26 apps, England) :: MATIC NEMANJA (Midfielder (01/2014 - 07/2017), 154 apps, Serbia) :: WILKINS RAY (Midfielder (07/1973 - 06/1979), 94 apps, England) :: KEITH WELLER (Forward (07/1970 - 08/1971), 46 apps, England) :: HARRISON MIKE (Forward (07/1956 - 06/1962), 63 apps, England) :: MICKY BLOCK (Forward (07/1957 - 06/1962), 38 apps, England) :: DARREN WOOD (Defender (07/1984 - 12/1988), 122 apps, England) :: PETER OSGOOD (Forward (07/1978 - 06/1979), 317 apps, England) :: GARLAND CHRISTOPHER (Forward (07/1971 - 03/1975), 94 apps, England) :: RAMIRES (Midfielder (08/2010 - 01/2016), 251 apps, Brazil) :: HAKIM ZIYECH (Forward (07/2020 - 06/2025), 107 apps, Morocco) :: REG MATTHEWS (Goalkeeper (07/1956 - 06/1961), 138 apps, England) :: JAROSIK JIRI (Midfielder (01/2005 - 08/2005), 20 apps, Czech Republic) :: PETRESCU DAN (Defender (11/1995 - 06/2000), 208 apps, Romania) :: ALVARO MORATA (Forward (07/2017 - 01/2019), 72 apps, Spain) :: BARRY BRIDGES (Forward (07/1958 - 06/1966), 148 apps, England) :: GIANLUCA VIALLI (Forward (07/1996 - 06/1999), 88 apps, Italy) :: SPACKMAN NIGEL (Midfielder (09/1992 - 06/1996), 187 apps, England) :: JONES JOEY (Defender (09/1982 - 06/1985), 15 apps, Wales) :: PULISIC CHRISTIAN (Forward (07/2019 - 06/2024), 145 apps, USA) :: TERRY BRADBURY (Midfielder (07/1957 - 06/1962), 29 apps, England) :: JIM THOMSON (Defender (07/1965 - 06/1968), 39 apps, Scotland) :: SALOMON KALOU (Forward (07/2006 - 06/2012), 254 apps, Ivory Coast) :: MADUEKE NONI (Forward (01/2023 - 06/2030), 12 apps, England) :: BOYLE JOHN (Midfielder (07/1964 - 08/1973), 223 apps, Scotland) :: KNOX TOMMY (Forward (07/1962 - 06/1965), 14 apps, Scotland) :: MICHAEL BALLACK (Midfielder (07/2006 - 06/2010), 167 apps, Germany) :: FOFANA DAVID (Forward (01/2023 - 06/2029), 5 apps, Ivory Coast) :: WAYNE BRIDGE (Defender (05/2006 - 12/2008), 142 apps, England) :: MARVIN HINTON (Defender (07/1963 - 06/1976), 290 apps, England)
