Chelsea F.C. in European football

Chelsea F.C. in European football
Club Chelsea
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
1955–56 European Cup
Denied entry[8]
1958–60 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup First round Denmark Copenhagen XI 3–1 (A)
4–1 (H)
Quarter-finals Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Belgrade XI 1–0 (H)
1–4 (A)
1965–66 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup First round Italy Roma 4–1 (H)
0–0 (A)
Second round Austria Wiener Sport-Club 0–1 (A)
2–0 (H)
Third round Italy Milan 2–1 (H)
1–2 (A)
1–1 (A)[9]
Quarter-finals West Germany 1860 Munich 2–2 (A)
1–0 Stamford Bridge
Semi-finals Spain Barcelona 0–2 (A)
2–0 Stamford Bridge
0–5 (A)
1968–69 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup First round Scotland Greenock Morton 5–0 Stamford Bridge
4–3 (A)
Second round Netherlands DWS 0–0 Stamford Bridge
0–0 (A)[10]
1970–71 European Cup Winners' Cup First round Greece Aris 1–1 (A)
5–1 Stamford Bridge
Second round Bulgaria CSKA Sofia 1–0 (A)
1–0 Stamford Bridge
Quarter-finals Belgium Club Brugge 0–2 (A)
4–0 Stamford Bridge
Semi-finals England Manchester City 1–0 Stamford Bridge
1–0 (A)
Final Spain Real Madrid 1–1 Karaiskakis Stadium, Athens
2–1 Karaiskakis Stadium, Athens
1971–72 European Cup Winners' Cup First round Luxembourg Jeunesse Hautcharage 8–0 (A)
13–0 Stamford Bridge
Second Round Sweden Åtvidabergs FF 0–0 (A)
1–1 Stamford Bridge[11]
1985–86 UEFA Cup
Banned
1986–87 UEFA Cup
1990–91 UEFA Cup
1994–95 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup First round Czech Republic Viktoria Žižkov 4–2 Stamford Bridge
0–0 (A)
Second round Austria Austria Wien 0–0 Stamford Bridge
1–1 (A)[12]
Quarter-finals Belgium Club Brugge 0–1 (A)
2–0 Stamford Bridge
Semi-finals Spain Real Zaragoza 0–3 (A)
3–1 Stamford Bridge
1997–98 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup First round Slovakia Slovan Bratislava 2–0 Stamford Bridge
2–0 (A)
Second round Norway Tromsø 2–3 (A)
7–1 Stamford Bridge
Quarter-finals Spain Real Betis 2–1 (A)
3–1 Stamford Bridge
Semi-finals Italy Vicenza 0–1 (A)
3–1 Stamford Bridge
Final Germany VfB Stuttgart 1–0 Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm
1998 UEFA Super Cup Spain Real Madrid 1–0 Stade Louis II, Monaco
1998–99 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup First round Sweden Helsingborgs IF 1–0 Stamford Bridge
0–0 (A)
Second round Denmark Copenhagen 1–1 (A)
1–0 Stamford Bridge
Quarter-finals Norway Vålerengens 3–0 Stamford Bridge
3–2 (A)
Semi-finals Spain Mallorca 1–1 Stamford Bridge
0–1 (A)
1999–2000 Champions League Third qualifying round Latvia Skonto 3–0 Stamford Bridge
0–0 (A)
First Group Stage H Italy Milan 0–0 Stamford Bridge
1–1 (A)
Germany Hertha BSC 1–2 (A)
2–0 Stamford Bridge
Turkey Galatasaray 1–0 Stamford Bridge
5–0 (A)
Second Group Stage D Netherlands Feyenoord 3–1 Stamford Bridge
3–1 (A)
Italy Lazio 0–0 (A)
1–2 Stamford Bridge
France Marseille 0–1 (A)
1–0 Stamford Bridge
Quarter-finals Spain Barcelona 3–1 Stamford Bridge
1–5 (A)
2000–01 UEFA Cup First round Switzerland St. Gallen 1–0 Stamford Bridge
0–2 (A)
2001–02 UEFA Cup First round Bulgaria Levski Sofia 3–0 Stamford Bridge
2–0 (A)
Second round Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv 0–2 (A)
1–1 Stamford Bridge
2002–03 UEFA Cup First round Norway Viking 2–1 Stamford Bridge
2–4 (A)
2003–04 Champions League Third qualifying round Slovakia Žilina 2–0 (A)
3–0 Stamford Bridge
Group G Czech Republic Sparta Prague 1–0 (A)
0–0 Stamford Bridge
Turkey Beşiktaş 0–2 Stamford Bridge
2–0 (A)
Italy Lazio 2–1 Stamford Bridge
4–0 (A)
Round of 16 Germany VfB Stuttgart 1–0 (A)
0–0 Stamford Bridge
Quarter-finals England Arsenal 1–1 Stamford Bridge
2–1 (A)
Semi-finals France Monaco 1–3 (A)
2–2 Stamford Bridge
2004–05 Champions League Group H France Paris Saint-Germain 3–0 (A)
0–0 Stamford Bridge
Portugal Porto 3–1 Stamford Bridge
1–2 (A)
Russia CSKA Moscow 2–0 Stamford Bridge
1–0 (A)
Round of 16 Spain Barcelona 1–2 (A)
4–2 Stamford Bridge
Quarter-finals Germany Bayern Munich 4–2 Stamford Bridge
2–3 (A)
Semi-finals England Liverpool 0–0 Stamford Bridge
0–1 (A)
2005–06 Champions League Group G Belgium Anderlecht 1–0 Stamford Bridge
2–0 (A)
England Liverpool 0–0 (A)
0–0 Stamford Bridge
Spain Real Betis 4–0 Stamford Bridge
0–1 (A)
Round of 16 Spain Barcelona 1–2 Stamford Bridge
1–1 (A)
2006–07 Champions League Group A Germany Werder Bremen 2–0 Stamford Bridge
0–1 (A)
Bulgaria Levski Sofia 3–1 (A)
2–0 Stamford Bridge
Spain Barcelona 1–0 Stamford Bridge
2–2 (A)
Round of 16 Portugal Porto 1–1 (A)
2–1 Stamford Bridge
Quarter-finals Spain Valencia 1–1 Stamford Bridge
2–1 (A)
Semi-finals England Liverpool 1–0 Stamford Bridge
0–1 (A)[13]
2007–08 Champions League Group B Norway Rosenborg 1–1 Stamford Bridge
4–0 (A)
Spain Valencia 2–1 (A)
0–0 Stamford Bridge
Germany Schalke 04 2–0 (H)
0–0 Stamford Bridge
Round of 16 Greece Olympiacos 0–0 Stamford Bridge
3–0 (A)
Quarter-finals Turkey Fenerbahçe 1–2 (A)
2–0 Stamford Bridge
Semi-finals England Liverpool 1–1 (A)
3–2 Stamford Bridge
Final England Manchester United 1–1 Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow[14]
2008–09 Champions League Group A France Bordeaux 4–0 Stamford Bridge
1–1 (A)
Romania Cluj 0–0 (A)
2–1 Stamford Bridge
Italy Roma 1–0 Stamford Bridge
1–3 (A)
Round of 16 Italy Juventus 1–0 Stamford Bridge
2–2 (A)
Quarter-finals England Liverpool 3–1 (A)
4–4 Stamford Bridge
Semi-finals Spain Barcelona 0–0 (A)
1–1 Stamford Bridge[11]
2009–10 Champions League Group D Portugal Porto 1–0 Stamford Bridge
1–0 (A)
Cyprus APOEL 1–0 (A)
2–2 Stamford Bridge
Spain Atlético Madrid 4–0 Stamford Bridge
2–2 (A)
Round of 16 Italy Internazionale 1–2 (A)
0–1 Stamford Bridge
2010–11 Champions League Group F Slovakia Žilina 4–1 (A)
2–1 Stamford Bridge
France Marseille 2–0 Stamford Bridge
0–1 (A)
Russia Spartak Moscow 2–0 (A)
4–1 Stamford Bridge
Round of 16 Denmark Copenhagen 2–0 (A)
0–0 Stamford Bridge
Quarter-finals England Manchester United 0–1 Stamford Bridge
1–2 (A)
2011–12 Champions League Group E Germany Bayer Leverkusen 2–0 Stamford Bridge
1–2 (A)
Spain Valencia 1–1 (A)
3–0 Stamford Bridge
Belgium Genk 5–0 Stamford Bridge (A)
1–1 (A)
Round of 16 Italy Napoli 1–3 (A)
4–1 Stamford Bridge
Quarter-finals Portugal Benfica 1–0 (A)
2–1 Stamford Bridge
Semi-finals Spain Barcelona 1–0 Stamford Bridge
2–2 (A)
Final Germany Bayern Munich 1–1 Allianz Arena, Munich[15]
2012 Super Cup Spain Atlético Madrid 1–4 Stade Louis II, Monaco
2012 FIFA Club World Cup Semi-final Mexico Monterrey 3–1 Toyota Stadium, Toyota
Final Brazil Corinthians 0–1 Toyota Stadium, Toyota
2012–13 Champions League Group E Italy Juventus 2–2 Stamford Bridge
0–3 (A)
Denmark Nordsjælland 4–0 (A)
6–1 Stamford Bridge
Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk 1–2 (A)
3–2 Stamford Bridge
2012–13 Europa League Round of 32 Czech Republic Sparta Prague 1–0 (A)
1–1 Stamford Bridge
Round of 16 Romania Steaua București 0–1 (A)
3–1 Stamford Bridge
Quarter-finals Russia Rubin Kazan 3–1 Stamford Bridge
2–3 (A)
Semi-finals Switzerland Basel 2–1 (A)
3–1 Stamford Bridge
Final Portugal Benfica 2–1 Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam
2013 Super Cup Germany Bayern Munich 2–2 Eden Arena, Prague[16]
2013–14 Champions League Group E Germany Schalke 04 3–0 (A)
3–0 Stamford Bridge
Switzerland Basel 1–2 Stamford Bridge
0–1 (A)
Romania Steaua București 4–0 (A)
1–0 Stamford Bridge
Round of 16 Turkey Galatasaray 1–1 (A)
2–0 Stamford Bridge
Quarter-finals France Paris Saint-Germain 1–3 (A)
2–0 Stamford Bridge
Semi-finals Spain Atlético Madrid 0–0 (A)
1–3 Stamford Bridge
2014–15 Champions League Group G Germany Schalke 04 1–1 Stamford Bridge
5–0 (A)
Portugal Sporting CP 1–0 (A)
3–1 Stamford Bridge
Slovenia Maribor 6–0 Stamford Bridge
1–1 (A)
Round of 16 France Paris Saint-Germain 1–1 (A)
2–2 Stamford Bridge
2015–16 Champions League Group G Israel Maccabi Tel-Aviv 4–0 Stamford Bridge
4–0 (A)
Portugal Porto 1–2 (A)
2–0 Stamford Bridge
Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv 0–0 (A)
2–1 Stamford Bridge
Round of 16 France Paris Saint-Germain 1–2 (A)
1–2 Stamford Bridge

Finals

Year Competition Opposing Team Score Venue
1971 Cup Winners' Cup Spain Real Madrid 1–1 (a.e.t.)
2–1 (Replay)
Greece Karaiskakis Stadium, Athens
1998 Cup Winners' Cup Germany VfB Stuttgart 1–0 Sweden Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm
2008 Champions League England Manchester United 1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–6 p.s.) Russia Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow
2012 Champions League Germany Bayern Munich 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p.s.) Germany Allianz Arena, Munich
2013 Europa League Portugal Benfica 2–1 Netherlands Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam

Semi-finals

Year Competition Opposing team Score Where the Final was Other Semi-finalists
1966 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Spain Barcelona 2–2 on aggregate
lost 5–0 in play-off
Two-legged final Spain Real Zaragoza
England Leeds United
1971 Cup Winners' Cup England Manchester City 2–0 on aggregate Greece Karaiskakis Stadium, Athens Spain Real Madrid
Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
1995 Cup Winners' Cup Spain Real Zaragoza 3–4 on aggregate France Parc des Princes England Arsenal
Italy Sampdoria
1998 Cup Winners' Cup Italy Vicenza 3–2 on aggregate Sweden Råsunda Stadium Germany VfB Stuttgart
Russia Lokomotiv Moscow
1999 Cup Winners' Cup Spain Mallorca 1–2 on aggregate England Villa Park Italy Lazio
Russia Lokomotiv Moscow
2004 Champions League France Monaco 3–5 on aggregate Germany Arena AufSchalke Portugal Porto
Spain Deportivo La Coruña
2005 Champions League England Liverpool 0–1 on aggregate Turkey Atatürk Olympic Stadium Italy Milan
Netherlands PSV
2007 Champions League England Liverpool 1–1 on aggregate
Lost 4–1 on penalties
Greece Olympic Stadium Italy Milan
England Manchester United
2008 Champions League England Liverpool 4–3 on aggregate Russia Luzhniki Stadium England Manchester United
Spain Barcelona
2009 Champions League Spain Barcelona 1–1 on aggregate
Lost on away goals rule
Italy Stadio Olimpico England Manchester United
England Arsenal
2012 Champions League Spain Barcelona 3–2 on aggregate Germany Allianz Arena Germany Bayern Munich
Spain Real Madrid
2013 Europa League Switzerland Basel 5–2 on aggregate Netherlands Amsterdam Arena Portugal Benfica
Turkey Fenerbahçe
2014 Champions League Spain Atlético Madrid 1–3 on aggregate Portugal Estádio da Luz Germany Bayern Munich
Spain Real Madrid

Overall record

By competition

Statistics are correct as of 6 July 2016.[17]
CompetitionSeasonsGamesWinsDrawsLosses
Champions League 14152774332
Cup Winners' Cup 53923106
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup / UEFA Cup / Europa League 73720710
UEFA Super Cup 33111
Total 25[18]2311216149

By country

Includes matches in UEFA Champions League, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, Inter-Cities Fairs Cup / UEFA Cup / Europa League, and UEFA Super Cup.
CountryPldWDLGFGAGDWin%
 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 +11 100.000
 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 +21 100.000
 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 +6 100.000
 Slovakia 6 6 0 0 15 2 +13 100.000
 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
1 Ivory Coast Drogba, DidierDidier Drogba 2004–2012, 2014–2015 36 0 0 0 36
2 England Lampard, FrankFrank Lampard 2001–2014 23 0 2 0 25
3 Spain Torres, FernandoFernando Torres 2011–2014 10 0 6 1 17
4 England Terry, JohnJohn Terry 1998– 10 0 3 0 13
5 France Anelka, NicolasNicolas Anelka 2008–2012 12 0 0 0 12
5 Norway Flo, Tore AndreTore André Flo 1997–2001 8 4 0 0 12
5 England Osgood, PeterPeter Osgood 1964–1974 0 12 0 0 12
8 Brazil Oscar, Oscar 2012– 8 0 1 0 9
8 Italy Zola, GianfrancoGianfranco Zola 1996–2003 3 5 1 0 9
10 Serbia Ivanovic, BranislavBranislav Ivanović 2008– 7 0 1 0 8
10 Iceland Gudjohnsen, EidurEiður Guðjohnsen 2000–2006 5 0 3 0 8
12 Belgium Hazard, EdenEden Hazard 2012– 5 0 1 1 7
12 Brazil Ramires, Ramires 2010–2016 7 0 0 0 7
12 Ivory Coast Kalou, SalomonSalomon Kalou 2006–2012 7 0 0 0 7
12 Italy Vialli, GianlucaGianluca Vialli 1996–1999 0 7 0 0 7

References

  1. "Frank Lampard". UEFA.com. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  2. "Didier Drogba". UEFA.com. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  3. "Chelsea 3–1 Barcelona". Retrieved 22 October 2011.
  4. "Chelsea in Champions League". BBC Sport. 11 May 2003. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
  5. "Jesper Gronkjaer: The winger who scored Chelsea's £1bn goal". The Independent. London. 21 February 2011. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
  6. "Arsenal 1–2 Chelsea". Retrieved 22 October 2011.
  7. 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.
  8. Won on a toss of a coin
  9. Lost on a toss of a coin
  10. 1 2 Lost on the Away goals rule
  11. Won on the Away goals rule
  12. Lost 4–1 on Penalties
  13. Lost 6–5 on Penalties
  14. Won 4–3 on Penalties
  15. Lost 5–4 on Penalties
  16. "Chelsea FC – History". UEFA.com. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  17. 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.
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