Chelsea F.C. in European football
Club | Chelsea |
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First entry | 1958–60 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup |
Last entry | 2015–16 UEFA Champions League |
Titles | |
Champions League | 1 (2012) |
Europa League | 1 (2013) |
Cup Winners' Cup | 2 (1971, 1998) |
Super Cup | 1 (1998) |
Chelsea Football Club is an English professional football club based in Fulham, London. The club's involvement in European competition dates back to the 1950s. As champions of England, the club was invited to participate in the inaugural European Champions' Cup in 1955, but withdrew after pressure from the Football League. Three years later, Chelsea made their European debut against Stævnet in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, on 30 September 1958.
Chelsea won their first European title in 1971, defeating Real Madrid to win the European Cup Winners' Cup. In 1998, they won the trophy again, followed by the UEFA Super Cup later that year. In 2012 Chelsea won the UEFA Champions League, the fifth English team, and the first from London, to win the competition. In 2013 Chelsea won the UEFA Europa League to become one of four clubs to win all three main UEFA club competitions. Chelsea are presently England's third most successful club in Europe, with five trophies in total.
Midfielder Frank Lampard holds the club record for appearances in European competitions with 119,[1] while striker Didier Drogba is the club's leading European goalscorer with 36 goals.[2] Chelsea's biggest European win is 13–0, which came against Jeunesse Hautcharage in the Cup Winners' Cup in 1971. Their 21–0 aggregate win over the same opposition is a record in European football.
European Cup / UEFA Champions League
Chelsea were invited to take part in the inaugural European Cup, now UEFA Champions League, in 1955 after they claimed their first league title the previous season. However, Chelsea were bullied into withdrawing from the tournament by the Football League FA. They had thus missed the chance to become the first English club to participate in and potentially win what is now the most prestigious club competition in European football. It was not until 44 years later that they would make their debut in the Champions League.
The 1999–2000 season saw the club progress through the group stage and the second group stage to reach the quarter-finals where they faced Barcelona of Spain. Chelsea won the first leg 3–1 at Stamford Bridge with Gianfranco Zola scoring the opener and Tore André Flo a brace. However, they were beaten 1-5 in Spain two weeks later and knocked out of the competition 4–6 on aggregate, thus ended their first Champions League journey.[3]
Chelsea qualified for the 2003–04 Champions League by finishing fourth in the 2002–03 FA Premier League. Their place in the Champions League was secured on the final day of the season, beating fifth-place Liverpool 2–1 at home. The game was dubbed 'the £20m match' as Chelsea were only ahead of Liverpool on goal difference before kickoff; a win for either side would see them qualify for the following season's Champions League at the expense of the other.[4] Jesper Grønkjær scored the winner in the 26th minute. The goal would later seemed by many as the most important in the club's history and said to be worth £1 billion, as many believe had Liverpool won on that day the subsequent takeover by Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich would never have happened.[5]
Chelsea reached the semi-finals after defeating derby rivals Arsenal 2–1 at Highbury. Having not beaten Arsenal since November 1998, they went into the second leg with a 1–1 home draw. José Antonio Reyes' goal before the half time gave the Gunners the lead, however Chelsea managed to come back and won in the second half through Frank Lampard's goal within six minutes of the restart and Wayne Bridge's winning goal in the 88th minute.[6]
The first leg of the semi-final however turned out to be a disaster for Chelsea as they were defeated 1–3 by ten-man Monaco at Stade Louis II stadium. Two weeks later at Stamford Bridge, they were leading 2–0 shortly before the halftime. Had they kept this score to the final whistle, they would go through on away goals. However, Monaco eventually came back in the second half and the game ended a 2–2 draw. As a consequence, Claudio Ranieri was sacked at the end of the season.
Chelsea came very close to winning the Champions League several times during the 2000s. The closest they came was in the 2008 UEFA Champions League Final, being held in the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow. This was the first ever all-English Champions League/European Cup Final, with Chelsea facing Manchester United. The game was tightly contested, with the final score after extra time 1–1. In the penalty shootout, Chelsea were one kick away from winning the Champions League (Petr Čech having saved Cristiano Ronaldo's penalty). But Chelsea's captain John Terry slipped on his run up for the final penalty and his shot hit the post. Edwin van der Sar then saved Nicolas Anelka's spot kick and Manchester United were crowned European Champions for the third time in their history.
The following season, Chelsea were on course to make their second final in two years. Following a 0–0 draw at the Camp Nou, Chelsea were beating Barcelona 1–0 at the Stamford Bridge. In a hugely controversial game, Barcelona managed to score an equaliser in the 94th minute of the game. With the score at 1–1, Barcelona progressed to the 2009 UEFA Champions League Final on away goals. Numerous Chelsea players protested in fury after the final whistle, most notable José Bosingwa and Didier Drogba. Drogba shouted into television cameras that the game was "a fucking disgrace." Both players were handed bans by UEFA for their actions.
Chelsea would not feature in a Champions League Final again until the 2012 Final that was being held in Munich's Allianz Arena. Following several nerve-wracking encounters en route against Napoli, Benfica and Barcelona, Chelsea faced a game against Bayern Munich, who would be playing the Final in their home ground. Bayern controlled the game for the most part, and took the lead in the Final in the 83rd minute through Thomas Müller. Didier Drogba restored parity five minutes later with a powerful header from a corner from Juan Mata. In extra time, Bayern missed several opportunities (including a penalty from Chelsea former player Arjen Robben, who was thrown off by John Obi Mikel's jibes) and the game was to be decided with a penalty shootout. Chelsea eventually triumphed 4–3, despite Juan Mata missing their first penalty. Two Bayern Munich players failed to convert their penalties; Ivica Olić and Bastian Schweinsteiger. Drogba scored the crucial, final penalty of the shootout. Chelsea won their first ever Champions League. The importance of victory went beyond being the crown jewel of Europe, and meant that Chelsea would secure a place in next season's Champions League after missing out of qualification, as a result of finishing sixth in the Premier League, five points behind fourth-placed Tottenham Hotspur. Chelsea subsequently qualified for next season's Champions League in place of Tottenham.
It is interesting to note that in each of their Champions League Final appearances (in 2008 and 2012), Chelsea were being managed by an interim/caretaker manager at the time (Avram Grant in 2008 and Roberto Di Matteo in 2012). Di Matteo did receive a permanent contract after winning the 2012 trophy, but was sacked on 21 November that year after just eight months in charge; he had also guided Chelsea to success in the FA Cup as well as the European Cup during his short tenure.[7]
Matches
Season | Competition | Round | Opposition | Score |
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1955–56 | European Cup | |||
1958–60 | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | First round | Copenhagen XI | 3–1 (A) 4–1 (H) |
Quarter-finals | Belgrade XI | 1–0 (H) 1–4 (A) | ||
1965–66 | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | First round | Roma | 4–1 (H) 0–0 (A) |
Second round | Wiener Sport-Club | 0–1 (A) 2–0 (H) | ||
Third round | Milan | 2–1 (H) 1–2 (A) 1–1 (A)[9] | ||
Quarter-finals | 1860 Munich | 2–2 (A) 1–0 Stamford Bridge | ||
Semi-finals | Barcelona | 0–2 (A) 2–0 Stamford Bridge 0–5 (A) | ||
1968–69 | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | First round | Greenock Morton | 5–0 Stamford Bridge 4–3 (A) |
Second round | DWS | 0–0 Stamford Bridge 0–0 (A)[10] | ||
1970–71 | European Cup Winners' Cup | First round | Aris | 1–1 (A) 5–1 Stamford Bridge |
Second round | CSKA Sofia | 1–0 (A) 1–0 Stamford Bridge | ||
Quarter-finals | Club Brugge | 0–2 (A) 4–0 Stamford Bridge | ||
Semi-finals | Manchester City | 1–0 Stamford Bridge 1–0 (A) | ||
Final | Real Madrid | 1–1 Karaiskakis Stadium, Athens 2–1 Karaiskakis Stadium, Athens | ||
1971–72 | European Cup Winners' Cup | First round | Jeunesse Hautcharage | 8–0 (A) 13–0 Stamford Bridge |
Second Round | Åtvidabergs FF | 0–0 (A) 1–1 Stamford Bridge[11] | ||
1985–86 | UEFA Cup | |||
1986–87 | UEFA Cup | |||
1990–91 | UEFA Cup | |||
1994–95 | UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | First round | Viktoria Žižkov | 4–2 Stamford Bridge 0–0 (A) |
Second round | Austria Wien | 0–0 Stamford Bridge 1–1 (A)[12] | ||
Quarter-finals | Club Brugge | 0–1 (A) 2–0 Stamford Bridge | ||
Semi-finals | Real Zaragoza | 0–3 (A) 3–1 Stamford Bridge | ||
1997–98 | UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | First round | Slovan Bratislava | 2–0 Stamford Bridge 2–0 (A) |
Second round | Tromsø | 2–3 (A) 7–1 Stamford Bridge | ||
Quarter-finals | Real Betis | 2–1 (A) 3–1 Stamford Bridge | ||
Semi-finals | Vicenza | 0–1 (A) 3–1 Stamford Bridge | ||
Final | VfB Stuttgart | 1–0 Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm | ||
1998 | UEFA Super Cup | Real Madrid | 1–0 Stade Louis II, Monaco | |
1998–99 | UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | First round | Helsingborgs IF | 1–0 Stamford Bridge 0–0 (A) |
Second round | Copenhagen | 1–1 (A) 1–0 Stamford Bridge | ||
Quarter-finals | Vålerengens | 3–0 Stamford Bridge 3–2 (A) | ||
Semi-finals | Mallorca | 1–1 Stamford Bridge 0–1 (A) | ||
1999–2000 | Champions League | Third qualifying round | Skonto | 3–0 Stamford Bridge 0–0 (A) |
First Group Stage H | Milan | 0–0 Stamford Bridge 1–1 (A) | ||
Hertha BSC | 1–2 (A) 2–0 Stamford Bridge | |||
Galatasaray | 1–0 Stamford Bridge 5–0 (A) | |||
Second Group Stage D | Feyenoord | 3–1 Stamford Bridge 3–1 (A) | ||
Lazio | 0–0 (A) 1–2 Stamford Bridge | |||
Marseille | 0–1 (A) 1–0 Stamford Bridge | |||
Quarter-finals | Barcelona | 3–1 Stamford Bridge 1–5 (A) | ||
2000–01 | UEFA Cup | First round | St. Gallen | 1–0 Stamford Bridge 0–2 (A) |
2001–02 | UEFA Cup | First round | Levski Sofia | 3–0 Stamford Bridge 2–0 (A) |
Second round | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 0–2 (A) 1–1 Stamford Bridge | ||
2002–03 | UEFA Cup | First round | Viking | 2–1 Stamford Bridge 2–4 (A) |
2003–04 | Champions League | Third qualifying round | Žilina | 2–0 (A) 3–0 Stamford Bridge |
Group G | Sparta Prague | 1–0 (A) 0–0 Stamford Bridge | ||
Beşiktaş | 0–2 Stamford Bridge 2–0 (A) | |||
Lazio | 2–1 Stamford Bridge 4–0 (A) | |||
Round of 16 | VfB Stuttgart | 1–0 (A) 0–0 Stamford Bridge | ||
Quarter-finals | Arsenal | 1–1 Stamford Bridge 2–1 (A) | ||
Semi-finals | Monaco | 1–3 (A) 2–2 Stamford Bridge | ||
2004–05 | Champions League | Group H | Paris Saint-Germain | 3–0 (A) 0–0 Stamford Bridge |
Porto | 3–1 Stamford Bridge 1–2 (A) | |||
CSKA Moscow | 2–0 Stamford Bridge 1–0 (A) | |||
Round of 16 | Barcelona | 1–2 (A) 4–2 Stamford Bridge | ||
Quarter-finals | Bayern Munich | 4–2 Stamford Bridge 2–3 (A) | ||
Semi-finals | Liverpool | 0–0 Stamford Bridge 0–1 (A) | ||
2005–06 | Champions League | Group G | Anderlecht | 1–0 Stamford Bridge 2–0 (A) |
Liverpool | 0–0 (A) 0–0 Stamford Bridge | |||
Real Betis | 4–0 Stamford Bridge 0–1 (A) | |||
Round of 16 | Barcelona | 1–2 Stamford Bridge 1–1 (A) | ||
2006–07 | Champions League | Group A | Werder Bremen | 2–0 Stamford Bridge 0–1 (A) |
Levski Sofia | 3–1 (A) 2–0 Stamford Bridge | |||
Barcelona | 1–0 Stamford Bridge 2–2 (A) | |||
Round of 16 | Porto | 1–1 (A) 2–1 Stamford Bridge | ||
Quarter-finals | Valencia | 1–1 Stamford Bridge 2–1 (A) | ||
Semi-finals | Liverpool | 1–0 Stamford Bridge 0–1 (A)[13] | ||
2007–08 | Champions League | Group B | Rosenborg | 1–1 Stamford Bridge 4–0 (A) |
Valencia | 2–1 (A) 0–0 Stamford Bridge | |||
Schalke 04 | 2–0 (H) 0–0 Stamford Bridge | |||
Round of 16 | Olympiacos | 0–0 Stamford Bridge 3–0 (A) | ||
Quarter-finals | Fenerbahçe | 1–2 (A) 2–0 Stamford Bridge | ||
Semi-finals | Liverpool | 1–1 (A) 3–2 Stamford Bridge | ||
Final | Manchester United | 1–1 Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow[14] | ||
2008–09 | Champions League | Group A | Bordeaux | 4–0 Stamford Bridge 1–1 (A) |
Cluj | 0–0 (A) 2–1 Stamford Bridge | |||
Roma | 1–0 Stamford Bridge 1–3 (A) | |||
Round of 16 | Juventus | 1–0 Stamford Bridge 2–2 (A) | ||
Quarter-finals | Liverpool | 3–1 (A) 4–4 Stamford Bridge | ||
Semi-finals | Barcelona | 0–0 (A) 1–1 Stamford Bridge[11] | ||
2009–10 | Champions League | Group D | Porto | 1–0 Stamford Bridge 1–0 (A) |
APOEL | 1–0 (A) 2–2 Stamford Bridge | |||
Atlético Madrid | 4–0 Stamford Bridge 2–2 (A) | |||
Round of 16 | Internazionale | 1–2 (A) 0–1 Stamford Bridge | ||
2010–11 | Champions League | Group F | Žilina | 4–1 (A) 2–1 Stamford Bridge |
Marseille | 2–0 Stamford Bridge 0–1 (A) | |||
Spartak Moscow | 2–0 (A) 4–1 Stamford Bridge | |||
Round of 16 | Copenhagen | 2–0 (A) 0–0 Stamford Bridge | ||
Quarter-finals | Manchester United | 0–1 Stamford Bridge 1–2 (A) | ||
2011–12 | Champions League | Group E | Bayer Leverkusen | 2–0 Stamford Bridge 1–2 (A) |
Valencia | 1–1 (A) 3–0 Stamford Bridge | |||
Genk | 5–0 Stamford Bridge (A) 1–1 (A) | |||
Round of 16 | Napoli | 1–3 (A) 4–1 Stamford Bridge | ||
Quarter-finals | Benfica | 1–0 (A) 2–1 Stamford Bridge | ||
Semi-finals | Barcelona | 1–0 Stamford Bridge 2–2 (A) | ||
Final | Bayern Munich | 1–1 Allianz Arena, Munich[15] | ||
2012 | Super Cup | Atlético Madrid | 1–4 Stade Louis II, Monaco | |
2012 | FIFA Club World Cup | Semi-final | Monterrey | 3–1 Toyota Stadium, Toyota |
Final | Corinthians | 0–1 Toyota Stadium, Toyota | ||
2012–13 | Champions League | Group E | Juventus | 2–2 Stamford Bridge 0–3 (A) |
Nordsjælland | 4–0 (A) 6–1 Stamford Bridge | |||
Shakhtar Donetsk | 1–2 (A) 3–2 Stamford Bridge | |||
2012–13 | Europa League | Round of 32 | Sparta Prague | 1–0 (A) 1–1 Stamford Bridge |
Round of 16 | Steaua București | 0–1 (A) 3–1 Stamford Bridge | ||
Quarter-finals | Rubin Kazan | 3–1 Stamford Bridge 2–3 (A) | ||
Semi-finals | Basel | 2–1 (A) 3–1 Stamford Bridge | ||
Final | Benfica | 2–1 Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam | ||
2013 | Super Cup | Bayern Munich | 2–2 Eden Arena, Prague[16] | |
2013–14 | Champions League | Group E | Schalke 04 | 3–0 (A) 3–0 Stamford Bridge |
Basel | 1–2 Stamford Bridge 0–1 (A) | |||
Steaua București | 4–0 (A) 1–0 Stamford Bridge | |||
Round of 16 | Galatasaray | 1–1 (A) 2–0 Stamford Bridge | ||
Quarter-finals | Paris Saint-Germain | 1–3 (A) 2–0 Stamford Bridge | ||
Semi-finals | Atlético Madrid | 0–0 (A) 1–3 Stamford Bridge | ||
2014–15 | Champions League | Group G | Schalke 04 | 1–1 Stamford Bridge 5–0 (A) |
Sporting CP | 1–0 (A) 3–1 Stamford Bridge | |||
Maribor | 6–0 Stamford Bridge 1–1 (A) | |||
Round of 16 | Paris Saint-Germain | 1–1 (A) 2–2 Stamford Bridge | ||
2015–16 | Champions League | Group G | Maccabi Tel-Aviv | 4–0 Stamford Bridge 4–0 (A) |
Porto | 1–2 (A) 2–0 Stamford Bridge | |||
Dynamo Kyiv | 0–0 (A) 2–1 Stamford Bridge | |||
Round of 16 | Paris Saint-Germain | 1–2 (A) 1–2 Stamford Bridge | ||
Finals
Year | Competition | Opposing Team | Score | Venue |
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1971 | Cup Winners' Cup | Real Madrid | 1–1 (a.e.t.) 2–1 (Replay) |
Karaiskakis Stadium, Athens |
1998 | Cup Winners' Cup | VfB Stuttgart | 1–0 | Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm |
2008 | Champions League | Manchester United | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–6 p.s.) | Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow |
2012 | Champions League | Bayern Munich | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p.s.) | Allianz Arena, Munich |
2013 | Europa League | Benfica | 2–1 | Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam |
Semi-finals
Overall record
By competition
- Statistics are correct as of 6 July 2016.[17]
Competition | Seasons | Games | Wins | Draws | Losses |
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Champions League | 14 | 152 | 77 | 43 | 32 |
Cup Winners' Cup | 5 | 39 | 23 | 10 | 6 |
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup / UEFA Cup / Europa League | 7 | 37 | 20 | 7 | 10 |
UEFA Super Cup | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Total | 25[18] | 231 | 121 | 61 | 49 |
By country
- Includes matches in UEFA Champions League, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, Inter-Cities Fairs Cup / UEFA Cup / Europa League, and UEFA Super Cup.
Country | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win% |
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Austria | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 25.00 |
Belgium | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 62.50 |
Bulgaria | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | +11 | 100.00 |
Cyprus | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 50.00 |
Czech Republic | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 50.00 |
Denmark | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 4 | +17 | 75.00 |
England | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 16 | +3 | 35.29 |
France | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 18 | +4 | 31.25 |
Germany / West Germany | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 36 | 16 | +20 | 52.38 |
Greece | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 50.00 |
Israel | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 50.00 |
Italy | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 32 | 28 | +4 | 34.78 |
Latvia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 50.00 |
Luxembourg | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | +21 | 100.00 |
Netherlands | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 50.00 |
Norway | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 12 | +12 | 62.50 |
Portugal | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 10 | +11 | 76.92 |
Romania | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 66.67 |
Russia | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 83.33 |
Scotland | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 100.00 |
Slovakia | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | +13 | 100.00 |
Slovenia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 50.00 |
Spain | 37 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 54 | 49 | +5 | 40.54 |
Sweden | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 25.00 |
Switzerland | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | +0 | 50.00 |
Turkey | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 62.50 |
Ukraine | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 50.00 |
Yugoslavia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 50.00 |
All-time top goal scorers in European competitions
Below is the list of all-time top goal scorers for Chelsea in the official UEFA competitions, including qualifying rounds. Names, that appear in italics, indicate players currently playing for the first team. Statistics are correct as of 27 July 2016.
Key
CL | UEFA Champions League |
CWC | UEFA Cup Winners' Cup |
UEL | UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League |
SC | UEFA Super Cup |
Ranking | Name | Years | CL | CWC | UEL | SC | Total |
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1 | Drogba, DidierDidier Drogba | 2004–2012, 2014–2015 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
2 | Lampard, FrankFrank Lampard | 2001–2014 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25 |
3 | Torres, FernandoFernando Torres | 2011–2014 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 17 |
4 | Terry, JohnJohn Terry | 1998– | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
5 | Anelka, NicolasNicolas Anelka | 2008–2012 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
5 | Flo, Tore AndreTore André Flo | 1997–2001 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
5 | Osgood, PeterPeter Osgood | 1964–1974 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
8 | Oscar, Oscar | 2012– | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
8 | Zola, GianfrancoGianfranco Zola | 1996–2003 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
10 | Ivanovic, BranislavBranislav Ivanović | 2008– | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
10 | Gudjohnsen, EidurEiður Guðjohnsen | 2000–2006 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
12 | Hazard, EdenEden Hazard | 2012– | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
12 | Ramires, Ramires | 2010–2016 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
12 | Kalou, SalomonSalomon Kalou | 2006–2012 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
12 | Vialli, GianlucaGianluca Vialli | 1996–1999 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
References
- ↑ "Frank Lampard". UEFA.com. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
- ↑ "Didier Drogba". UEFA.com. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
- ↑ "Chelsea 3–1 Barcelona". Retrieved 22 October 2011.
- ↑ "Chelsea in Champions League". BBC Sport. 11 May 2003. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
- ↑ "Jesper Gronkjaer: The winger who scored Chelsea's £1bn goal". The Independent. London. 21 February 2011. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
- ↑ "Arsenal 1–2 Chelsea". Retrieved 22 October 2011.
- ↑
- ↑ As English champions Chelsea qualified for the inaugural European Cup, but were denied entry by the Football League, whose chairman Alan Hardaker felt priority should be given to domestic competitions.
- ↑ Won on a toss of a coin
- ↑ Lost on a toss of a coin
- 1 2 Lost on the Away goals rule
- ↑ Won on the Away goals rule
- ↑ Lost 4–1 on Penalties
- ↑ Lost 6–5 on Penalties
- ↑ Won 4–3 on Penalties
- ↑ Lost 5–4 on Penalties
- ↑ "Chelsea FC – History". UEFA.com. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
- ↑ In the 1998–99 season, Chelsea played in the UEFA Cup Winner's Cup and in the UEFA Super Cup. In the 2012–13 season, Chelsea played in the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League and UEFA Super Cup. In the 2013–14 season, Chelsea played in the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Super Cup.