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The first major trophy won by Chelsea came in 1955, when the team became national champions after winning the 1954–55 First Division title. [2] In the 2009–10 season , Chelsea won their first and only double after winning both the Premier League and the FA Cup . [ 3 ]
The first five champions in the Premier League era – Arsenal, Blackburn Rovers, Chelsea, Manchester City and Manchester United – had all won the title at least once prior to 1992. Leicester City were champions for the first time in 2016, becoming the first team to win the Premier League without having previously won the First Division.
The first Chelsea team in September 1905. This is a list of all seasons played by Chelsea Football Club in English and European football, from their inaugural season in 1905–06 to their last completed season . It details their record in every major competition entered, as well as the top goalscorers for each season.
Chelsea is the only Premier League side to have won its opening nine league games of the season, doing so in 2005–06. [ 183 ] [ 184 ] From 2009 to 2013, Chelsea were unbeaten in a record 29 consecutive FA Cup matches (excluding penalty shoot-outs).
Teams competing in the Premier League may qualify for the UEFA Champions League or UEFA Europa League on virtue of league positions. The competition adopts a promotion and relegation system with the Football League which comes into place at the end of each season. Since the inaugural season in 1992–93, 50 teams have competed in the Premier ...
The following season, Chelsea won the Premier League title for the first time since 2009–10 after topping the table from the very start of the season. [105] [citation needed] They did not lose a match until December and ultimately finished eight points clear of runners-up Manchester City. [106]
The Premier League trophy. This one is a unique gold colour to commemorate Arsenal's completion of the only unbeaten 38-match season. EFC English football champions. [4] [21] [22] The Premier League (since 1992) succeeded the Football League First Division (1888 until 1992) as the top-division. FAC FA Cup. [3] [23] Since 1871. EFLC EFL Cup. [6 ...
Di Matteo led Chelsea to their first UEFA Champions League for Chelsea in 2012. A year after, Rafael Benítez led the club to win the UEFA Europa League , becoming the first club to hold two major European titles simultaneously and one of five clubs , and the first British club, to have won all three of UEFA 's major club competitions.