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Chelsea Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Fulham, West London, England. They compete in the Premier League, the top tier of English football, and are one of the most successful clubs in English football history. In domestic football, Chelsea have won six top-flight league titles, eight FA Cups, five League Cups, four FA Community Shields and two Full Members' Cups. In international football, they have won two UEFA Champions Leagues, two UEFA Europa Leagues, two UEFA Cup Winners' Cups, two UEFA Super Cups, two FIFA Club World Cups and one UEFA Conference League. The club was founded in 1905 and named after neighbouring area Chelsea and play their home games at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea won their first major domestic trophy, the First Division championship, in 1955. They won their first Premier League title in the 2004–05 season. Chelsea won their first European trophy in 1971, lifting the Cup Winners' Cup, which they won again in 1998. They went on to win their first UEFA Champions League title in 2012 and repeated the feat in 2021. Chelsea have won the UEFA Europa League twice, in 2013 and 2019. After winning the UEFA Conference League in 2025, Chelsea became the first club to win all four main UEFA competitions, as well as all UEFA Men's competitions. They also won the FIFA Club World Cup in 2021 and 2025, the latter being the contest's first iteration with 32 teams. Chelsea have rivalries with fellow London teams Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur, and also with Leeds United.
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| 1905–1907 Division 2 (L2) 1907–1910 Division 1 (L1) 1910–1912 Division 2 (L2) 1912–1924 Division 1 (L1) 1924–1930 Division 2 (L2) | 1930–1962 Division 1 (L1) 1962–1963 Division 2 (L2) 1963–1975 Division 1 (L1) 1975–1977 Division 2 (L2) 1977–1979 Division 1 (L1) | 1979–1984 Division 2 (L2) 1984–1988 Division 1 (L1) 1988–1989 Division 2 (L2) 1989–1992 Division 1 (L1) 1992–present Premier League (L1) |
| Period | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor (chest) | Shirt sponsor (sleeve) |
| 1975–1981 | Umbro | – | – |
| 1981–1983 | Le Coq Sportif | ||
| 1983–1984 | Gulf Air | ||
| 1984–1986 | – | ||
| 1986–1987 | The Chelsea Collection | Bai Lin Tea | |
| 1987 | Simod | ||
| 1987–1993 | Umbro | Commodore | |
| 1993–1994 | Amiga | ||
| 1994–1997 | Coors | ||
| 1997–2001 | Autoglass | ||
| 2001–2005 | Emirates | ||
| 2005–2006 | Samsung | ||
| 2006–2015 | Adidas | ||
| 2015–2017 | Yokohama Tyres | ||
| 2017–2018 | Nike | Alliance Tire Company | |
| 2018–2020 | Hyundai | ||
| 2020–2022 | Three | ||
| 2022–2023 | WhaleFin | ||
| 2023–2024 | Infinite Athlete | BingX | |
| 2024–2025 | – | Fever | |
| 2025 | DAMAC | Live Nation | |
| 2025–2026 | – | FPT | |
| 2026 | IFS |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | ESP | Robert Sánchez |
| 3 | DF | ESP | Marc Cucurella |
| 4 | DF | ENG | Tosin Adarabioyo |
| 5 | DF | FRA | Benoît Badiashile |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Levi Colwill |
| 7 | FW | POR | Pedro Neto |
| 8 | MF | ARG | Enzo Fernández (vice-captain) |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Liam Delap |
| 10 | MF | ENG | Cole Palmer |
| 11 | FW | ENG | Jamie Gittens |
| 12 | GK | DEN | Filip Jörgensen |
| 14 | MF | POR | Dário Essugo |
| 17 | MF | BRA | Andrey Santos |
| 19 | DF | SEN | Mamadou Sarr |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 20 | FW | BRA | João Pedro |
| 21 | DF | NED | Jorrel Hato |
| 23 | DF | ENG | Trevoh Chalobah |
| 24 | DF | ENG | Reece James (captain) |
| 25 | MF | ECU | Moisés Caicedo (3rd captain) |
| 27 | DF | FRA | Malo Gusto |
| 28 | GK | ENG | Teddy Sharman-Lowe |
| 29 | DF | FRA | Wesley Fofana |
| 34 | DF | ENG | Josh Acheampong |
| 38 | FW | ESP | Marc Guiu |
| 41 | FW | BRA | Estêvão |
| 44 | GK | USA | Gabriel Slonina |
| 45 | MF | BEL | Roméo Lavia |
| 49 | FW | ARG | Alejandro Garnacho |
References
- Upon its formation in 1992, the Premier League became the top tier of English football; the Football League First and Second Divisions then became the second and third tiers, respectively. From 2004, the First Division b
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