Ed Brand is now a Chelsea FC academy staff. RB Leipzig's Josko Gvardiol has made clear his intentions to play in the Premier League, but Jones believes a price tag that would be "well over 70m" could be a stumbling block.. Perr . Chelsea, one of the first clubs to help the National Health Service, lent the club-owned Millenium Hotel for the NHS staff.[66]. [146], Chelsea have long-standing rivalries with North London clubs Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur. [28] In the mid-1990s Chelsea fan and businessman Matthew Harding became a director and loaned the club 26million to build the new North Stand and invest in new players. Stamford Bridge. [205] Abramovich released an official statement on 2 March 2022 confirming that he is selling the club due to the ongoing situation in Ukraine. . Stamford Bridge. 13 - 14.50 per hour Part time. Joined the club as a 14-year-old keeper and stayed until he was 20. The club were promoted to the Premier Division for the first time in 2005 as Southern Division champions and won the Surrey County Cup nine times between 2003 and 2013. . David Barnard, Call Centre / Ticket Sales: 0371 811 1905, Director of Communications and Public Affairs, Head of Ticketing and Supporter Liaison Officer, Director of Operations and Disability Access Officer, Classic match: Chelsea fight back to beat Leeds, Shearer: I fear for Potter if Chelsea don't win today, Watch February's Castrol Save of the Month contenders, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Standard. Docherty built a new team around the group of talented young players emerging from the club's youth set-up, and Chelsea challenged for honours throughout the 1960s, enduring several near-misses. [85] Work began in 1972 but the project was beset with problems and ultimately only the East Stand was completed; the cost brought the club close to bankruptcy. Chris Baker Spencer Matthews with Nirmal 'Nims' Purja (Image: Disney+/PA). Made 39 appearances as a player between 2006 and 2014. President of BasketBall Operations & General Manager: James Jones. As a condition for using the Chelsea FC name, the club has to play its first team matches at Stamford Bridge, which means that if the club moves to a new stadium, they may have to change their name. Soon after the takeover a decision was taken to drop the "Chelsea Village" brand and refocus on Chelsea as a football club. According to Home Office statistics, 126 Chelsea fans were arrested for football-related offences during the 200910 season, the third highest in the division, and 27 banning orders were issued, the fifth-highest in the division. [189], Chelsea Football Club were founded by Gus Mears in 1905. The Scottish player, who returned to the club after playing periods at Partick Thistle, St. Albans City, and Hitchin Town, had collaborated with every age level from over the Under-14s. Type Private Founded 1905 HQ London, GB | view all locations Website https://www.chelseafc.com/en Cybersecurity rating Sectors Media & Entertainment [106] In May 2012, the club made a formal bid to purchase Battersea Power Station, with a view to developing the site into a new stadium,[107] but lost out to a Malaysian consortium. The 9% interest on the loan cost the club around 7million a year and according to Bruce Buck, Chelsea were struggling to pay an instalment due in July 2003. It was based on elements in the coat of arms of the Metropolitan Borough of Chelsea[114] with the "lion rampant regardant" taken from the arms of then club president Viscount Chelsea and the staff from the Abbots of Westminster, former Lords of the Manor of Chelsea. Joined from Wigan in August 2020, having been with the Latics for three years. Website: www.chelseafc.com Boehly will operate as interim sporting director until the Club names a full-time replacement, continuing the Club's work towards its targets during the current transfer window. Prior to that he spent nine years at Manchester City, initially as Academy Scouting Manager and then Head of Academy Recruitment and Talent Management. [139] Chelsea's traditional fanbase comes from all over the Greater London area including working-class parts such as Hammersmith and Battersea, wealthier areas like Chelsea and Kensington, and from the home counties. The freehold was sold to property developers and the club were under threat of eviction from the stadium. For the women's football club, see, L1 = Level 1 of the football league system; L2 = Level 2 of the football league system, Chelsea's first home colours (1905 c. 1912), Modernisation and the first league championship, For the appearance and goalscoring records of all Chelsea players, see, fourth-most successful club in English football, seventh most valuable football club in the world, Chelsea F.C.Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Chelsea have confirmed that Thiago Silva has suffered damage to his knee ligaments following the defeat to Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday. Trevor Banks, who served as Chicago State's first Division I head coach and has previous experience as the associate head coach at Brown, joined Kylie Stannard's staff as an assistant coach in February of 2023. Because that's what Abramovich has been. Keeps a low profile but has become an important figure at the club. He spends a lot of time at Chelseas Cobham training facility. Promoted to current role in January 2023 by Chairman Todd Boehly. The latter is often accompanied by fans throwing celery at each other, although the vegetable was banned inside Stamford Bridge after an incident involving midfielder Cesc Fbregas at the 2007 League Cup Final. Background is in recruitment and analysis, with Everton (as Senior Recruitment Co-ordinator), Manchester City (Head of Performance Analysis) and the Football Association (Performance Analyst). [202] While also being ranked 8th by Deloitte, with an annual commercial revenue of 493.1 million. Two assistant coaches have been accompanied by Thomas Tuchel, the new German manager of Chelsea. Chelsea FC Womens Team Emma Hayes has put together a team of winners in the WSL and after doing the double in the 21/22 season, we go again for another season. Official News. [64], Former Chelsea player Tony Cascarino revealed that the club had been calling ex-players to check up on their health during the COVID-19 pandemic. [115], In 1986, with Ken Bates now owner of the club, Chelsea's crest was changed again as part of another attempt to modernise and because the old rampant lion badge could not be trademarked. He was a productive holding midfielder for the blues for five years, making 217 appearances and scoring twice. For the centenary season this was accompanied by the words '100 YEARS' and 'CENTENARY 20052006' on the top and bottom of the crest respectively.[118]. James Bonington [135], Chelsea are among the most widely supported football clubs in the world. In addition to the domestic league, Chelsea are participating in this season's editions of the FA Cup, EFL Cup and UEFA Champions League. was adopted for a year. [56], In Lampard's first season he guided Chelsea to 4th place in the Premier League and reached the FA Cup final, losing 21 to Arsenal. [143] The increase of hooligan incidents in the 1980s led chairman Ken Bates to propose erecting an electric fence to deter them from invading the pitch, a proposal that the Greater London Council rejected. 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The 47-year-old was appointed as the new Blues Head Coach on Tuesday on an 18-month . [165] Officially, Chelsea's highest home attendance is 82,905 for a First Division match against Arsenal on 12 October 1935. Developed into a scouting/ analysis expert and moved with him to Swansea, Brighton and now Chelsea. Joined the first team as a fitness coach at the start of 2019/20, having previously been a movement specialist with the youth and senior teams for eight years. During the Russian billionaire's reign, Chelsea won every major honour - including five Premier League titles and two Champions Leagues - and were coached by the likes Jose Mourinho, Carlo. Thomas Tuchel's coaching staff at Chelsea has been confirmed, with three new additions to the backroom team. [190], At the time of the Abramovich takeover, the club also had debts of around 100million, which included a ten-year 75million Eurobond taken out in 1997 by the Bates regime to buy the freehold of Stamford Bridge and finance the redevelopment of the stadium. Technical Director [160], Chelsea's biggest winning scoreline in a competitive match is 130, achieved against Jeunesse Hautcharage in the Cup Winners' Cup in 1971. Sarri then left the club to become manager of Juventus and was then replaced by former Chelsea player Frank Lampard. Telephone Number 020 7619 5000. They are also the only London club to have won the Champions League and the Club World Cup. Club Enquiries:
[email protected] Marcus Rashford Erling Haaland Mohamed Salah Miguel Almirn Jack Grealish Harry Kane Martin degaard Emiliano Martnez Benot Badiashile Son Heung-Min Bukayo Saka Trent Alexander-Arnold Declan Rice Mohammed Salisu Luke Shaw Marc Cucurella Jos S Alex Iwobi Jol Veltman Enzo Fernndez Clubs say he will oversee the entire sporting team, comprising talent, scouting, recruitment and data", along with Stewart. If you want to know who they are, keep scrolling down! Association football club in London, England, This article is about the men's football club. [166][167], From 20 March 2004 to 26 October 2008, Chelsea went a record 86 consecutive league matches at home without defeat, beating the previous record of 63 matches unbeaten set by Liverpool between 1978 and 1980. Appointed assistant when Antonio Conte arrived at the club. Previously Technical Director at RB Leipzig for two years, responsible for recruitment and scouting across all age groups. [69] A week later, Abramovich wrote-off the 1.5 billion the club owed him, and put the club up for sale, pledging to donate net proceeds from it to the victims of the war in Ukraine. [178] In May 2007, Chelsea were the first team to win the FA Cup at the new Wembley Stadium, having also been the last to win it at the old Wembley. He decided to do something about it and the result is the Routes App - a digital record of a scholar's journey. View all key personnel and club information for Chelsea FC, on the official website of the Premier League. In terms of club value, Chelsea are the seventh most valuable football club in the world (as of 2021[update]), worth 2.39billion ($3.2billion), and are the eighth highest-earning football club in the world, with earnings of over 493.1million (as of May 2022).[7][8]. [38][49] This was followed by a loss in 2013 and then their highest ever profit of 18.4million for the year to June 2014. In 1904 the ground was acquired by businessman Gus Mears and his brother Joseph, who had also purchased nearby land (formerly a large market garden) with the aim of staging football matches on the now 12.5acre (51,000m2) site. [147][148] A strong rivalry with Leeds United dates back to several heated and controversial matches in the 1960s and 1970s, particularly the 1970 FA Cup Final. Since joining the Chelsea schoolboys coaching staff part-time in 1993, Neil Bath has ascended to the head of the Academy structure. They were on course for a treble of League, FA Cup and League Cup going into the final stages of the 196465 season, winning the League Cup but faltering late on in the other two. Another who moved with Potter in September 2022. [243] Two years later, in 2020, they repeated their double success by winning the third league title and the FA Women's League Cup for the first time. A Chelsea Football Club, rviden Chelsea FC profi angol labdargklub, melynek szkhelye Nyugat-Londonban, Fulhamben tallhat. [48], In November 2012, Chelsea announced a profit of 1.4million for the year ending 30 June 2012, the first time the club had made a profit under Abramovich's ownership. Neil Bath Chelsea unveil new 500m stadium", "Chelsea owner Boehly's grand plan to rebuild Stamford Bridge one stand at a time", "Badges and 'Crests': The Twentieth-Century Relationship Between Football and Heraldry", Guinness World Records: British Hit Singles and Albums, "Chelsea are a more universally loved club! . Graham Smith [35] Under Mourinho, Chelsea became the fifth English team to win back-to-back league championships since the Second World War (200405 and 200506),[36] in addition to winning an FA Cup (2007) and two League Cups (2005 and 2007). [113] This was the first Chelsea crest to appear on the shirts, in the early 1960s. [92] The 2013 UEFA Women's Champions League Final was played at Stamford Bridge as well. Chelsea Football Club Board Chairman: Todd Boehly Directors: Behdad Eghbali Jos E. Feliciano Mark Walter Hansjrg Wyss Jonathan Goldstein Barbara Charone Lord Daniel Finkelstein OBE James Pade David Barnard Other Personnel President of Business Tom Glick Director of Football Operations David Barnard Life President Lord Attenborough CBE 1923-2014 [105] In October 2011, a proposal from the club to buy back the freehold to the land on which Stamford Bridge sits was voted down by Chelsea Pitch Owners shareholders. [65][66] The club opted against furloughing their non-matchday staff with the decision reportedly coming from Abramovich himself. The FAB is an initiative to help fulfil our promise to be pioneers in fan engagement. 1k posts Chelsea Women V Arsenal Women (W FA Cup) Sun 26th Feb 2023 14:00 By Boyne, Monday at 20:35 Chelsea's first-choice keeper until arrival of Petr Cech in 2004/5. After Charlotte FC's dramatic overtime victory against Chelsea FC in an exhibition match July 20one of the campaign's high pointsBanner took to Twitter to call out "(t)hings male photographers said to my female photography team last night: [57] Lampard was dismissed in January 2021 and replaced with Thomas Tuchel. [51], Chelsea have been described as a global brand; a 2012 report by Brand Finance ranked Chelsea fifth among football brands and valued the club's brand value at US$398million an increase of 27% from the previous year, also valuing them at US$10million more than the sixth best brand, London rivals Arsenal and gave the brand a strength rating of AA (very strong). [108] The club subsequently announced plans to redevelop Stamford Bridge into a 60,000-seater stadium,[109] The loans stood at 709million in December 2009, when they were all converted to equity by Abramovich, leaving the club themselves debt free,[195][196] although the debt remained with Fordstam. Paul Ramos [145] In 2007, the club launched the Back to the Shed campaign to improve the atmosphere at home matches, with notable success. They reached the 1915 FA Cup Final, where they lost to Sheffield United at Old Trafford, and finished third in the First Division in 1920, the club's best league campaign to that point. In 1904, Gus Mears acquired the Stamford Bridge athletics stadium in Fulham with the aim of turning it into a football ground. To see staff profiles for other clubs, click here. [216] Chelsea had to pay 40m in compensation to Adidas. 31 minutes ago As Graham Potter prepares to take charge of his first game as Chelsea head coach, the backroom staff who will be assisting him at Stamford Bridge have been confirmed. Here, he works directly with specific Academy players to monitor their technical development as they approach a turning point in their careers. Chelsea vs Leeds press conference: Potter confirms Mount and James injury concer. He was a Chelsea fan who assisted in restructuring the youth development program in 2004. From July 2020, Chelsea's sponsor was Three,[220] however they temporarily suspended their sponsorship in March 2022 in response to sanctions leveled by the UK Government against Abramovich. From 1996 until 2001, Harley, who came from Chelsea Academy, made 42 games for the mens first team, winning the FA Cup in 2000. The trio will work with Anthony Barry, who continues his role as assistant coach, as does Hilario in his position as goalkeeper coach alongside new arrival Ben Roberts. [100], The previous owner Mr Abramovich and the clubs then executive board determined that a larger stadium is necessary in order for Chelsea to stay competitive with rival clubs who have significantly larger stadia, such as Arsenal and Manchester United. BEN STANSALL Abramovich. [211] The consortium also includes Wyss and Mark Walter as well. The American private equity investor was interested in buying Chelsea last year when the club was up for sale before it was eventually sold to the Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital-led investment . 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[82] This was followed by the club restructuring the board and announcing the departure of long serving Club Director and de facto Sporting Director Marina Granovskaia on 22 June. [217] Previously, the kit was manufactured by Umbro (197581), Le Coq Sportif (198186), The Chelsea Collection (198687), Umbro (19872006), and Adidas (20062017). Boehly would assume the chairmanship. Chelsea Football Club is an English professional football club based in Fulham, West London. Made 235 appearances for them after signing from Valencia in 2012. Bromley. Walter and Boehly are owners of the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Los Angeles Lakers, and the Los Angeles Sparks. [124] In the mid-1970s, the away strip was a red, white and green kit inspired by the Hungarian national side of the 1950s. Charlotte FC Drafts Four Players in 2023 MLS SuperDraft, Selecting Hamady Diop First Overall Charlotte FC Selects Andrew Privett as the #69 Overall Pick in the 2023 MLS SuperDraft Charlotte FC Selects Nick Scardina as the #40 Overall Pick in the 2023 MLS SuperDraft Charlotte FC Trade for the 12th Pick in MLS SuperDraft and Select Patrick Agyemang For us, that effort has begun. 1905-ben alaptottk, jelenleg az FA Premier League-ben szerepel.A klub hazai mrkzseit alaptsa ta a Stamford Bridge-en jtssza, mely 41 837 frhelyes. [88] [120] The light blue shirts were replaced by a royal blue version in around 1912. Ross Mooring, Chelsea Fancast, external Chelsea's announcement on Wednesday of the creation of a Fan Advisory Board, external is a truly massive step for the club and supporters (neither can exist . Total market value . [74][75] An American government official revealed that the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy had requested the US government to not levy sanctions at Abramovich given his importance in war relief efforts. Moved with him to the Blues in September 2022. Founded in 1905, they play their home games at Stamford Bridge. initials. [134] Popular fan chants include, "Super Chelsea", "Super Frank" (dedicated to all time leading goal scorer Frank Lampard), "We love you Chelsea" and "Come on Chelsea". On 26 December 1999, Chelsea became the first British side to field an entirely foreign starting line-up (no British or Irish players) in a Premier League match against Southampton. [50] In 2018 Chelsea announced a record after-tax profit of 62million. [198][199] In 2016, Forbes magazine ranked Chelsea the seventh most valuable football club in the world, at 1.15billion ($1.66billion). PROFESSOR David Sumpter says Ajax are like a 'University of football' and are building an understanding of the game from the foundations up. Premier League League level: First Tier Table position: 10 In league since . Credit: PA Mr Walter's personal net worth is rated at $3.3bn (2.67bn) USD by Forbes. Managed Clyde and Hamilton Accies - taking them to the Scottish Premiership - before becoming Potter's assistant at Ostersunds in 2013. It included guest appearances by then-Chelsea players Andrew Wilson, George Mills, and Sam Millington. In the 2021 summer, Jack Mesure, a former player for Crystal Palace, came to the academy and got the development team assistant coach position. Chelsea FC - Detailed squad 22/23 | Transfermarkt Chelsea FC 2 1 6 2 2 Premier League League level: First Tier Table position: 10 In league since: 31 years 1.05 bn Total market value Squad size: 33 Average age: 25.1 Foreigners: 22 66.7 % National team players: 22 Stadium: Stamford Bridge 40.853 Seats Current transfer record: -543.66m + Overview Vialli was sacked in favour of Claudio Ranieri, who guided Chelsea to the 2002 FA Cup Final and Champions League qualification in 200203. [188], On 12 February 2022, Chelsea became the first London club to win FIFA Club World Cup against Palmeiras with Kai Havertz scoring a late penalty. He is familiar with Potters expectations and style of play having worked with our new head coach for the past decade. Constellation. London. Appointed Contract expires Last club; Graham Potter: Manager: 47: Sep 8, 2022: 30.06.2027 Billy Reid: Assistant Manager: 59: He was hired as the Under-18s head coach in the 2019 summer. Last updated: 28th January, 2023. [29], In July 2003, Roman Abramovich purchased just over 50% of Chelsea Village plc's share capital, including Bates' 29.5% stake, for 30million and over the following weeks bought out most of the remaining 12,000 shareholders at 35 pence per share, completing a 140million takeover. [85] Following a long legal battle, it was not until the mid-1990s that Chelsea's future at Stamford Bridge was secured and renovation work resumed. After a 16-year professional career, he rejoined the team and spent the last six years instructing the younger age groups. The CPO was created to ensure the stadium could never again be sold to developers. chelsea fc staff directory Call Centre / Ticket Sales: 0371 811 1905 [200] As of 2016[update], Chelsea are ranked eighth in the Deloitte Football Money League with an annual commercial revenue of 322.59million. Chelsea FC Leeds United Drake was dismissed in 1961 and replaced by player-coach Tommy Docherty. The 47-year-old joined the Blues from Brighton & Hove Albion last week and has brought five of his Seagulls colleagues with him to south-west London. The Chelsea legend took over the managerial role in the summer of 2019 from Sarri and spent almost 250m in the 2020 summer window bringing in talents like Kai Havertz, Timo Werner, Ben Chilwell, Edouard Mendy and Hakim Ziyech. Brighton club legend. [208], On 19 March 2022, there were five confirmed bids to acquire Chelsea FC: submitted to Raine Capital who were handling the sale of the club. [152], A 2004 survey by Planetfootball.com found that Chelsea fans consider their main rivalries to be with (in descending order): Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United. What do you think about this topic? [77] On 25 May 2022, the government has approved the 4.25bn Boehly-led consortium takeover of Chelsea. The following managers won at least one trophy when in charge of Chelsea: Upon winning the 201213 UEFA Europa League, Chelsea became the fourth club in history to have won the "European Treble" of European Cup/UEFA Champions League, UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League, and European Cup Winners' Cup/UEFA Cup Winners' Cup after Juventus, Ajax and Bayern Munich. Paul Kingsmore Chelsea FC academy staff contributes a lot to the success of the Blues young football players. Arrived from AS Monaco, where he was also Technical Director, in October 2022. After a long-running legal battle, Bates reunited the stadium freehold with the club in 1992 by doing a deal with the banks of the property developers, who had been bankrupted by a market crash. In 1996, the north stand was renamed the Matthew Harding stand, after the club director and benefactor who was killed in a helicopter crash earlier that year.[87]. In terms of overall trophies won, it is the fourth-most successful club in English football. Chelsea FC r en engelsk fotbollsklubb i Fulham, i sydvstra London, som spelar i Premier League.Klubben bildades den 10 mars 1905 och spelar sina hemmamatcher p Stamford Bridge.. 2022 rankade Forbes klubben som den ttonde rikaste till ett vrde av $3,1 miljarder. Every starting player in Chelsea's 57 games of the 201314 season was a full international a new club record. With 103 caps (101 while at the club) for England, Lampard is Chelsea's most capped international player. Joined Chelsea on a five-year contract in September 2022. [3] The season covers the period from 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2023. Played a major role in finding and developing talent for the Seagulls. A Chelsea els nagy sikert 1955-ben rte el, amikor megnyerte a bajnoksgot. [206] Although the UK government froze Abramovich's assets in United Kingdom on 10 March due to his "close ties with Kremlin", it was made clear that the Chelsea club will be allowed to operate in terms of activities which are football related. Before taking over as our 23rd youth team manager in July 2019, this Chelsea Academy coaching staff offered his assistance to Joe Edwards with our development team in 201819. All the latest news, videos and ticket information as well as player profiles and information about Stamford Bridge, the home of the Blues. Coaching Staff. [194] Chelsea were additionally funded by Abramovich via interest free soft loans channelled through his holding company Fordstam Limited. Facilities Manager View all key personnel and club information for Chelsea FC, on the official website of the Premier League. The announcement includes the departure of Marina Granovskaia, director of Chelsea FC. ', 'As the new era of the Boehly-Clearlake ownership begins, we are excited to build a championship organisation and grow Chelsea FC as a global platform,' said Behdad Eghbali and Jos E. Feliciano, co-controlling owners of Chelsea FC, and co-founders and managing partners of Clearlake Capital. Our vision as owners is clear: we want to make the fans proud. Along with sometimes featuring for the U23 team, he is currently one of the Chelsea FC academy staff. Background in coaching. The club's "football firm", originally known as the Chelsea Shed Boys, and subsequently as the Chelsea Headhunters, were nationally notorious for football violence, alongside hooligan firms from other clubs such as West Ham United's Inter City Firm and Millwall's Bushwackers, before, during and after matches. Previously worked in private practice in his native South Africa. Their failure to hit the target is even more remarkable . If you want to know who they are, keep scrolling down! He will take the role of assistant coach alongside former Brighton player Bruno Saltor Grau, who has been part of the backroom team since retiring at the end of the 2018/19 season. Other common Chelsea Football Club email patterns are [first] (ex. "[154] A 2012 survey, conducted among 1,200 supporters of the top four league divisions across the country, found that many clubs' main rivals had changed since 2003 and reported that Chelsea fans consider Tottenham to be their main rivals, above Arsenal and Manchester United. [38] In November 2012, Chelsea announced a profit of 1.4million for the year ending 30 June 2012, the first time the club had made a profit under Abramovich's ownership. Also spent five years with RB Salzburg as Head of Scouting and Recruitment. Liverpool Football Club & Athletic Grounds Limited. players (2599 appearances), List of Chelsea F.C. I'm excited before every single game.