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Rivals	West Ham, Fulham, QPR
Club Profile	Club Website Twitter: @ChelseaFC Facebook: @ChelseaFC Address: Chelsea Football Club Stamford Bridge Fulham Road London SW6 1HS (Lat: 51.481667 Long:-0.191111) Nickname: The Blues
Stadium	Stamford Bridge (opened 1877) Capacity: 40,834 Pitch Size: 103m x 67.5m The Stamford Bridge which we see today was largely rebuilt in the 1990s under then chairman Ken Bates. At that time the club dispensed with the trademark running track that had distanced fans from the on pitch excitement. In 1997 the "Chelsea Pitch Owners" took control of the freehold, which includes the turnstiles, the pitch & stadium naming rights. The idea being that Stamford Bridge could never be sold to property developers. In subsequent years Chelsea Football club sought to buy back the freehold in order to expand Stamford Bridge, but have failed to convince Chelsea Pitch Owners to agree. Threats by Roman Abramovich to move the club to a new location failed to materialise in 2012, something he appeared willing to follow through on even if it would mean having to rename the club.
Recent History	The 1990s saw Chelsea's fortunes turn around. They won the FA Cup under Ruud Gullit in 1997. More silverware would follow under the late Gianluca Vialli whose teams lifted the League Cup, the Uefa Cup Winners Cup, the Uefa Super Cup & the FA Cup. Jose Mourinho was appointed by chairman Abramovic who had bought the club back in 2003. Under the Portuguese, Chelsea would win the Premier League in 2004/5 and 2005/6. Further trophies in the League Cup in 2005 & 2007 and the FA Cup in 2007 would follow. In 2009 Chelsea won the FA Cup under Guus Hiddink. The following season Carlo Ancelotti won the FA Cup and Premier League double. In 2012 Roberto Di Matteo's team won the FA Cup and Champions League. Further silverware came in the shape of the Premier League title 14/15 & 16/17, the FA Cup 17/18, Europa League 18/19, Champions League 20/21, Fifa Club World Cup 21/22 & Uefa Supercup 21/22. Following the Russian invasion of the Ukraine & UK government sanctions against Roman Abramovich, Chelsea were bought for £2.5 billion. The new owners were headed by Todd Boehly (part owner of the LA Lakers, & Los Angeles Dodgers, but also included Clearlake Capital, Mark Walter & Hansjoerg Wyss.
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Season Guide

2024/2025

Chelsea

In

Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (mid) Leicester City; Filip Jørgensen (gk) Villarreal CF; Omari Kellyman (mid) Aston Villa U21; Renato Veiga (mid) FC Basel; Caleb Wiley (def) Atlanta United; Marc Guiu (att) FC Barcelona; Tosin Adarabioyo (def) free; Kepa Arrizabalaga (gk) Real Madrid – end of loan; Romelu Lukaku (att) Roma – end of loan; Pedro Neto (att) Wolves

Out

Ian Maatsen (def) Aston Villa; Lewis Hall (def) Newcastle United; Omari Hutchinson (mid) Ipswich Town; Thiago Silva (r) (def) released; Hakim Ziyech (att) released; Malang Sarr (def) released; Alfie Gilchrist (sp) (def) Sheffield United – on loan; Caleb Wiley (def) R. Strasbourg - on loan

Chelsea paid for their lack of clinical touch in front of goal in the first half of the 2023/24 season and their defensive frailties in the second half to finish sixth and clinch Conference League qualification. Mauricio Pochettino didn’t manage to sort out a big Chelsea squad, one which was the youngest in the league averaging 24 years 233 days. Pochettino parted ways with the Blues at the end of the campaign, with the club appointing young, but relatively inexperienced Leicester City boss, Enzo Maresca. A few squad players, as well as aged captain Thiago Silva, departed the club, with Chelsea bringing in talented players Pedro Neto, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Tosin Adarabioyo, Filip Jørgensen and Omari Kellyman to add to an already youthful roster. At Leicester, Maresca lined up with a 4-2-3-1 formation and managed to win the Championship. We can expect him to continue his inverted full back tactic and play a 3-2-5 in possession with a double pivot and wingers high and wide. The Italian coach will have an extremely talented squad to manage, this being Chelsea’s main strength ahead of next season. It remains to be seen if he can unlock his players’ full potential. Meanwhile, the coach’s lack of Premier League experience is the obvious weakness here. Maresca will be called to earn the respect of what will probably be the youngest squad in the league for yet another season, which is anything but an easy task.

Target

A top-four spot. Taking into account the team’s budget, Chelsea main objective should be a return to the Champions League for the first time since 2021/22.