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Chelsea Women play at Kingsmeadow in Norbiton, Kingston upon Thames, London. Chelsea F.C. bought Kingsmeadow for their youth and women's teams from AFC Wimbledon in 2016 so that Wimbledon could fund their new ground, Plough Lane. [47] Kingsmeadow has a capacity of 4,850. [48] Between 2012 and 2017, Chelsea played their home games at Wheatsheaf ...
The 2024–25 season is the Chelsea Women's 33rd competitive season and 15th consecutive season in the FA Women's Super League, the top flight of English women's football. Following the departure of manager Emma Hayes at the end of the previous season, Sonia Bompastor was appointed as the new manager on 29 May 2024. [ 1 ]
Chelsea Football Club is a professional football club based in Fulham, West London, England. Named after neighbouring area Chelsea, they compete in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. Founded in 1905, the team play their home games at Stamford Bridge. [4] The club won their first major honour, the League championship, in 1955.
The ground underwent various structural improvements and expansion during this period. The ground's lease is currently owned by Chelsea, having purchased it from AFC Wimbledon in 2015, in order to use it for their women's and youth sides. [13] Chelsea Women moved in for the start of the 2017–18 FA WSL 1 season. [14]
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The stadium served as the home ground for Chelsea Ladies in the inaugural 2011 season of the FA Women's Super League, and hosted the league's first-ever match on 13 April 2011 between Chelsea and Arsenal Ladies. Gilly Flaherty scored the match-winning goal for Arsenal in the 1–0 match, in front of a crowd of 2,510. [5] [6]
In 2015 the ground received its UEFA Stadium Category 1 approval and hosted Chelsea's home fixtures in the 2015–16 UEFA Women's Champions League against Glasgow City and VfL Wolfsburg. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] In late 2023, Brentford announced that their reserves and under-18s would play their home games at the stadium, with the possibility of their women ...
When Roman Abramovich purchased Chelsea FC in July 2003, the club's training facilities were identified as an important area for new investment. Chelsea had used the Harlington training ground since the 1970s, but it was owned by Imperial College, and its facilities were regarded as outdated in comparison to those of clubs such as Manchester United (Trafford Training Centre) and Arsenal ...