Chelsea factfile

AFP , Sunday 3 May 2015

Factfile on Chelsea, who were crowned champions of England for the fifth time on Sunday:

Name: Chelsea Football Club

Founded: 1905

Stadium: Stamford Bridge, London (capacity: 41,837)

Nickname: The Blues

Colours: Blue shirts, blue shorts, white socks

Estimated value: £560 million ($848 million, 757 million euros; Forbes magazine, May 2014)

Owner: Roman Abramovich (RUS)

Chairman: Bruce Buck (USA)

Manager: Jose Mourinho (POR)

Assistant first-team coaches: Steve Holland (ENG), Silvino Louro (POR), Rui Faria (POR)

Captain: John Terry (ENG)

Honours

English First Division/Premier League title (5): 1954-55, 2004-05, 2005-06, 2009-10, 2014-15

FA Cup (7): 1969-70, 1996-97, 1999-00, 2006-07, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2011-12

League Cup (5): 1964-65, 1997-98, 2004-05, 2006-07, 2014-15

FA Community Shield (4): 1955, 2000, 2005, 2009

Champions League (1): 2011-12

Europa League (1): 2012-13

European Cup-Winners' Cup (2): (1970-71, 1997-98)

UEFA Super Cup (1): 1998

Most appearances: Ron Harris (ENG) 795

Most goals: Frank Lampard (ENG) 211

Record transfer fee paid: Fernando Torres (ESP); £50 million ($76 million, 67.6 million euros), to Liverpool/ENG, January 2011

Record transfer fee received: David Luiz (BRA); £50 million ($76 million, 68 million euros), from Paris Saint-Germain/FRA, June 2014.

(For more sports news and updates, follow Ahram Online Sports on Twitter at @AO_Sports and on Facebook at AhramOnlineSports.)

 
Short link: