[24] Chelsea failed to build on this success, and spent the remainder of the 1950s in mid-table. [51] Two days later, however, they began the process of withdrawing from the competition, with a club statement claiming "these plans would not be in the best interests of the Club, our supporters or the wider football community".[52]. He signed for Chelsea on 31 January 2011 in a British transfer record of £50,000,000. [117] While a Chelsea player, Greaves also became the youngest ever player to score 100 goals in the English top-flight, at 20 years and 290 days. [58], Stamford Bridge hosted the FA Cup Final from 1920 to 1922,[59] has held ten FA Cup Semi-finals (most recently in 1978), ten FA Charity Shield matches (the last in 1970), and three England international matches, the last in 1932; it was also the venue for an unofficial Victory International in 1946. [64] The running track was used for dirt track racing between 1928 and 1932,[65] greyhound racing from 1933 to 1968, and Midget car racing in 1948. [146], Chelsea Football Club were founded by Gus Mears in 1905. [159] In 2018 Chelsea announced a record after-tax profit of £62 million. 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. [43] In 2018 Conte was sacked after a 5th-place finish and replaced with Maurizio Sarri,[44][45] under whom Chelsea reached the League Cup final, which they lost on penalties to Manchester City[46] and won the Europa League for a second time, beating Arsenal 4–1 in the final. The club were then sponsored by Grange Farms, Bai Lin Tea and Simod before a long-term deal was signed with Commodore International in 1989; Amiga, an offshoot of Commodore, also appeared on the shirts. [76] The club subsequently announced plans to redevelop Stamford Bridge into a 60,000-seater stadium,[77] [135] Chelsea would go on to win the first leg 1–0 after a spectacular bicycle kick goal from Olivier Giroud. [168] Chelsea had to pay £40m in compensation to Adidas. Upon winning the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League, Chelsea became Soon after the takeover a decision was taken to drop the "Chelsea Village" brand and refocus on Chelsea as a football club. [97], At matches, Chelsea fans sing chants such as "Carefree" (to the tune of "Lord of the Dance", whose lyrics were probably written by supporter Mick Greenaway),[98][99] "Ten Men Went to Mow", "We All Follow the Chelsea" (to the tune of "Land of Hope and Glory"), "Zigga Zagga", and the celebratory "Celery". [150] Abramovich paid off some of this debt immediately, but the outstanding £36 million on the Eurobond was not fully repaid until 2008. Chelsea are the first English club to have won all three major UEFA trophies. [56] [90] Other away kits include an all jade strip worn from 1986–89, red and white diamonds from 1990–92, graphite and tangerine from 1994–96, and luminous yellow from 2007–08. Chelsea FC je osnovan 10. marta 1905. godine u Fulhamu, London.Iste godine postaje član Football League.. Klub je imao malo uspjeha na početku ali je stigao do finala FA kupa 1915. godine. Chelsea Football Club (ˈtʃɛlsiː), známy tiež ako Chelsea FC či jednoducho Chelsea, je anglický futbalový klub sídliaci vo Fulhame v Londýne.Klub bol založený v roku 1905 a hrá v Premier League.Jeho domovom je 41 837-sedadlový štadión Stamford Bridge, kde klub hrá od svojho založenia. [164], The club's recent accounting records highlight £26.6m they have lost in compensation to former head coach Antonio Conte for sacking and to pay off his backroom staff and the legal costs that followed.[165]. [141], Chelsea have twice broken the record for the highest transfer fee paid by a British club. [153] Chelsea are additionally funded by Abramovich via interest free soft loans channelled through his holding company Fordstam Limited. There are also numerous official supporters clubs in the United Kingdom and all over the world. [9] By 21 April, the Super League announced it was suspending its operations.   Draw [177] One-time Chelsea centre forward, Jack Cock, who by then was playing for Millwall, was the star of the film and several scenes were shot at Stamford Bridge, including on the pitch, the boardroom, and the dressing rooms. O clube conquistou a nível continental, a Liga dos Campeões da UEFA de 2011-12, a Liga Europa da UEFA de 2012-13 e 2018-19, a Recopa Europeia de 1970-71 e 1997-98 e a Supercopa Sarri then left the club to become manager of Juventus and was then replaced by former Chelsea player Frank Lampard.