Chelsea Football Club are an English professional football club based in Fulham, London, that competes in the Premier League of England. Founded in 1905, the club's home ground since then has been Stamford Bridge.
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| Full name | Chelsea Football Club |
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| Nickname(s) | The Blues, The Pensioners |
| Short name | CFC |
| Founded | 10 March 1905 |
| Ground | Stamford Bridge |
| Capacity | 41,798 |
| Coordinates | 51°28′54″N 0°11′28″W |
| Owner | Roman Abramovich |
| Chairman | Bruce Buck |
| manager | Antonio Conte |
| League | Premier League |
| 2015–16 | Premier League, 10th |
Chelsea had their first major success in 1955, when they won the league championship. They then won various cup competitions between 1965 and 1996. The club's greatest period of success has been during the last two decades, winning 17 major trophies since 1997. Chelsea have won five national league titles, seven FA Cups, five League Cups and four FA Community Shields, one UEFA Champions League, two UEFA Cup Winners' Cups, one UEFA Europa League and oneUEFA Super Cup. Chelsea are the only London club to win the UEFA Champions League, and one of four clubs, and the only British club, to have won all three main UEFA club competitions.
Chelsea's regular kit colours are royal blue shirts and shorts with white socks. The club's crest has been changed several times in attempts to re-brand the club and modernise its image. The current crest, featuring a ceremonial lion rampant regardant holding a staff, is a modification of the one introduced in the early 1950s. The club have the sixth-highest average all-time attendance in English football. Their average home gate for the 2014–15 season was 41,546, the seventh highest in the Premier League. Since 2003, Chelsea have been owned by Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich. In 2016, they were ranked by Forbes magazine as the seventh most valuable football club in the world, at £1.15 billion ($1.66 billion).
Honours
Upon winning the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League, Chelsea became the fourth club in history to have won the "European Treble" of European Cup/UEFA Champions League,European Cup Winners' Cup/UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, and UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League after Juventus, Ajax and Bayern Munich. Chelsea are the first English club to have won all three major UEFA trophies.
Domestic
Leagues
- First Division/Premier League
- Winners (5): 1954–55, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2009–10, 2014–15
- Second Division
- Winners (2): 1983–84, 1988–89
Cups
- FA Cup
- Winners (7): 1969–70, 1996–97, 1999–2000, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2011–12
- Football League Cup
- Winners (5): 1964–65, 1997–98, 2004–05, 2006–07, 2014–15
- FA Community Shield
- Winners (4): 1955, 2000, 2005, 2009
- Full Members Cup
- Winners (2): 1985–86, 1989–90
European
- UEFA Champions League
- Winners (1): 2011–12
- UEFA Europa League
- Winners (1): 2012–13
- UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
- Winners (2): 1970–71, 1997–98
- UEFA Super Cup
- Winners (1): 1998
Doubles
- 1997–98: League Cup and European Cup Winners' Cup
- 2004–05: League and League Cup
- 2006–07: FA Cup and League Cup
- 2009–10: League and FA Cup
- 2011–12: FA Cup and UEFA Champions League
- 2014–15: League and League Cup
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