Chelsea Football Club is a professional football club located in Fulham, West London, England. Named after the nearby Chelsea area, the club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of English football. Established in 1905, Chelsea plays its home matches at Stamford Bridge. The club secured its first major trophy, the League championship, in 1955. Chelsea's first FA Cup victory came in 1970, followed by their first European title, the Cup Winners' Cup, in 1971. In 2022, they became the third English club to win the FIFA Club World Cup.
Full Name: Chelsea Football Club
Nickname(s): The Blues
Founded: 10 March 1905 (119 years ago)
Ground: Stamford Bridge
Capacity: 40,173
Owner: BlueCo
Chairman: Todd Boehly
Head Coach: Enzo Maresca
League: Premier League
2023–24 Season Position: 6th of 20
Chelsea is one of only five clubs and the first English club to have won all three major European club competitions before 1999, achieving the "European Treble" with the European Cup/UEFA Champions League, the European/UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, and the UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League. They are the only club to have won all three of these prestigious competitions twice. Additionally, Chelsea is the only London club to have won both the Champions League and the Club World Cup. Domestically, the club has secured six league titles, eight FA Cups, five League Cups, and four FA Community Shields. On the international stage, they have won the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, and UEFA Super Cup twice each, as well as the FIFA Club World Cup once. In terms of overall trophies, Chelsea ranks as the fifth-most successful club in English football.
Chelsea has rivalries with nearby clubs Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur, as well as a historic rivalry with Leeds United. As of 2024, Chelsea is ranked as the ninth-most-valuable football club in the world, valued at $3.13 billion, and is also the ninth-highest-earning football club globally.
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