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).
ROMELU LUKAKU (Forward (07/2023 - 06/2026), 59 apps, Belgium) :: LOIC REMY (Forward (07/2017 - 08/2017), 47 apps, France) :: JORGINHO (Midfielder (07/2018 - 01/2023), 213 apps, Italy) :: GUSTAVO POYET (Midfielder (07/1997 - 06/2001), 144 apps, Uruguay) :: KEVIN HITCHCOCK (Goalkeeper (07/1991 - 10/1999), 115 apps, England) :: PAUL HUGHES (Midfielder (05/1999 - 12/1999), 25 apps, England) :: MCNAUGHT JOHN (Midfielder (07/1986 - 12/1987), 10 apps, Scotland) :: HAY DAVID (Midfielder (07/1974 - 06/1980), 49 apps, Scotland) :: ARMANDO BROJA (Forward (07/2022 - 06/2028), 19 apps, Albania) :: GREAVES JIMMY (Forward (07/1957 - 06/1961), 160 apps, England) :: ANDRIY SHEVCHENKO (Forward (07/2009 - 08/2009), 77 apps, Ukraine) :: MILLAR JOHN (Defender (01/1987 - 06/1987), 11 apps, Scotland) :: UPTON FRANK (Defender (07/1961 - 06/1965), 38 apps, England) :: MEIRELES RAUL (Midfielder (08/2011 - 09/2012), 48 apps, Portugal) :: CECH PETR (Goalkeeper (12/2020 - 12/2020), 494 apps, Czech Republic) :: VENABLES TERRY (Midfielder (01/1960 - 04/1966), 170 apps, England) :: JAMES MULHOLLAND (Forward (07/1962 - 06/1964), 7 apps, Scotland) :: MARCOS ALONSO (Defender (08/2016 - 08/2022), 212 apps, Spain) :: JEFFREY BRUMA (Defender (07/2009 - 02/2011), 10 apps, Netherlands) :: SULLIVAN NEIL (Goalkeeper (08/2003 - 06/2004), 8 apps, Scotland) :: REECE JAMES (Defender (09/2019 - 06/2028), 147 apps, England) :: KEMBER STEPHEN (Midfielder (09/1971 - 06/1975), 130 apps, England) :: FORSSELL MIKAEL (Forward (01/2005 - 06/2005), 53 apps, Finland) :: JOHN SITTON (Defender (07/1977 - 06/1980), 12 apps, England) :: ANDY MALCOLM (Forward (11/1961 - 06/1962), 27 apps, England) :: WISE DENNIS (Midfielder (07/1990 - 06/2001), 425 apps, England) :: MAL DONAGHY (Defender (07/1992 - 06/1994), 73 apps, Northern Ireland) :: DENNIS WISE (Midfielder (07/1990 - 06/2001), 425 apps, England) :: JOHNSON GLEN (Defender (07/2007 - 08/2007), 71 apps, England) :: SCOTT SINCLAIR (Midfielder (07/2008 - 01/2009), 14 apps, England) :: ROSS BARKLEY (Midfielder (06/2021 - 08/2022), 100 apps, England) :: JOHNSEN ERLAND (Defender (12/1989 - 06/1997), 175 apps, Norway) :: DURIE GORDON (Forward (05/1986 - 06/1991), 91 apps, Scotland) :: ZENDEN BOUDEWIJN (Midfielder (07/2001 - 08/2003), 59 apps, Netherlands) :: MICHAEL BODLEY (Defender (07/1985 - 03/1989), 6 apps, England) :: DANIEL STURRIDGE (Forward (07/2011 - 01/2013), 96 apps, England) :: ROMEU ORIOL (Midfielder (07/2015 - 08/2015), 33 apps, Spain) :: HAKIM ZIYECH (Forward (07/2020 - 06/2025), 107 apps, Morocco) :: ANDERTON SYLVAN (Midfielder (01/1959 - 06/1962), 78 apps, England) :: GEOFFREY BUTLER (Defender (07/1967 - 12/1967), 9 apps, England) :: BEN CHILWELL (Defender (08/2020 - 06/2027), 85 apps, England) :: TOMMY BOYD (Defender (07/1991 - 02/1992), 25 apps, Scotland) :: MATEJA KEZMAN (Forward (07/2004 - 06/2005), 41 apps, Serbia) :: JOE ALLON (Forward (07/1992 - 12/1992), 14 apps, England) :: COLIN WEST (Forward (07/1989 - 06/1990), 15 apps, England) :: EMERSON (Defender (07/2022 - 08/2022), 71 apps, Italy) :: RAUL MEIRELES (Midfielder (08/2011 - 09/2012), 48 apps, Portugal) :: HALL LEWIS (Midfielder (12/2021 - 06/2025), 12 apps, England) :: WALDRON COLIN (Defender (01/1967 - 09/1967), 9 apps, England) :: SUTTON CHRIS (Forward (07/1999 - 06/2000), 39 apps, England)
