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5 May 2012: Chelsea win the FA Cup for the seventh time after beating Liverpool 2–1 in the Final. Didier Drogba scores in his fourth FA Cup Final – a new record. 19 May 2012: Chelsea win their first Champions League title, defeating Bayern Munich on penalties after a 1–1 draw in the Final. In doing so, Chelsea becomes the 22nd club to win ...
Chelsea entered the 2012 FIFA Club World Cup at the semi-final stage, where they beat CONCACAF champions Monterrey of Mexico 3–1 on 13 December, [57] before losing 1–0 in the final to Corinthians of Brazil in the Yokohama Stadium three days later. Gary Cahill was sent off in injury time for violent conduct towards Corinthians' Emerson. [58]
Chelsea included most of their team from the 2012 final and also included captain Terry and Ramires, who had both missed the final due to suspension, and Michael Essien, who was an unused substitute in 2012. Gianfranco Zola, Jody Morris and Salomon Kalou were among the players who returned, and Di Matteo also returned to manage the side.
Chelsea Football Club are an association football club based in Fulham, West London. Founded in 1905, they play in the Premier League . Below is a list of all the players who made at least 100 appearances for the club.
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. [188] In May 2007, Chelsea were the first team to win the FA Cup at the new Wembley Stadium, having been the last to win it at the old Wembley. [189]
The 2011–12 UEFA Champions League was the 57th season of Europe's premier club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 20th season in its current Champions League format.
The draw for the group stage was held on 30 August 2012, 17:45 CEST , at Grimaldi Forum, Monaco. Teams were seeded into four pots based on their 2012 UEFA club coefficients. [3] The title holders, Chelsea, were automatically seeded into Pot 1. Pot 1 holds teams ranked 1–12, Pot 2 holds teams ranked 13–31, Pot 3 holds teams ranked 32–60 ...
2012 UEFA Champions League Final starting lineup In March 2012, following a 1–0 defeat against West Brom , André Villas-Boas was sacked as Chelsea manager after nine months in charge; his win percentage was under 50%.