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Chelsea suffered serious financial troubles during the 1970s and 1980s following a large-scale attempt to renovate Stamford Bridge. The financial crisis and a subsequent change of ownership at the club culminated in the sale of the club's freehold to property developers Marler Estates (and subsequently Cabra Estates).
Stamford Bridge (/ ˈ s t æ m f ər d /) is a football stadium in Fulham, adjacent to the borough of Chelsea in West London.It is the home of Premier League club Chelsea.With a capacity of 40,173, it is the ninth largest venue of the 2024–25 Premier League season and the eleventh largest football stadium in England.
Chelsea have bought 2.4 acres of neighbouring land with a view to redeveloping Stamford Bridge, but the club have still not ruled out relocating to a new site
Chelsea's first league match took place away at Stockport County on 2 September 1905. They lost the game 1–0. [16] Their first home match was against Liverpool in a friendly. They won 4–0. Robertson also scored Chelsea's first competitive goal, coming in a 1–0 win against Blackpool. [17] Chelsea beat West Brom at Stamford Bridge in ...
Chelsea Football Club are an English professional association football club based in Fulham, London. The club was established in 1905 and plays its home games at Stamford Bridge . Domestically, Chelsea have won six top-flight titles, eight FA Cups and five League Cups .
The good run of form under Di Matteo continued when Chelsea progressed to the semi-final of the FA Cup after beating Leicester City 5–2 at Stamford Bridge. [80] In April 2012, Chelsea progressed to the Champions League semi-finals for the sixth time in nine seasons, courtesy of a 3–1 aggregate win over Benfica. [81]
This was Tottenham's first win in 28 years at Stamford Bridge. [30] On 22 December 2019, Chelsea played their first match at Tottenham's new stadium. [31] The match, which Chelsea won 2–0 with a brace by Willian, received wide media coverage due to alleged racist behaviour by Tottenham fans, aimed at Chelsea's defender Antonio Rüdiger.
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