Chelsea F.C. in international football competitions

Chelsea Football Club is an English professional football club based in Fulham, London. The club's involvement in international competitions dates back to the 1950s. As champions of England, the club was invited to participate in the inaugural European Champions' Cup in 1955, but withdrew after pressure from The Football Association. Three years later, Chelsea made their European debut against Copenhagen XI in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, on 30 September 1958.

Chelsea F.C. in international football
ClubChelsea
First entry1958–60 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
Latest entry2020–21 UEFA Champions League
Titles
Champions League1 (2012)
Europa League2 (2013, 2019)
Cup Winners' Cup2 (1971, 1998)
Super Cup1 (1998)

Chelsea won their first European title in 1971, defeating Real Madrid to win the European Cup Winners' Cup. In 1998, they won the same trophy again, followed by the UEFA Super Cup later that year. In 2012, Chelsea won the UEFA Champions League, becoming the fifth English team, and the first from London, to win the competition. In 2013, Chelsea won the UEFA Europa League and became the fourth club to win all three main UEFA club competitions.[1] Due to a change in competition dates, with the final of the Champions League being played a week after the Europa League final, Chelsea held both the Champions and Europa League trophies simultaneously, the only side to ever do so.[2] Chelsea once again lifted the Europa League trophy in 2019.[3] They are presently England's third-most successful club in Europe, with six trophies in total.

John Terry holds the club record for appearances in European competitions with 124, while striker Didier Drogba is the club's leading European goalscorer with 36 goals.[4] Chelsea's biggest European win is 13–0, which came against Jeunesse Hautcharage in the Cup Winners' Cup in 1971. Their 21–0 aggregate win over the same opposition is a joint-record in European football.[5]

European Cup / UEFA Champions League

Chelsea were invited to take part in the inaugural European Cup, now UEFA Champions League, in 1955 after they claimed their first league title the previous season. However, Chelsea were pressured into withdrawing from the tournament by The Football Association.[6] They had thus missed the chance to become the first English club to participate in what is now the most prestigious club competition in European football. It was not until 44 years later that they would make their debut in the Champions League.

The 1999–2000 season saw the club progress through the group stage and the second group stage to reach the quarter-finals where they faced Barcelona of Spain. Chelsea won the first leg 3–1 at Stamford Bridge with Gianfranco Zola scoring the opener and Tore André Flo a brace. However, they were beaten 1–5 in Spain two weeks later and knocked out of the competition 4–6 on aggregate, thus ended their first Champions League journey.[7]

Chelsea qualified for the 2003–04 Champions League by finishing fourth in the 2002–03 FA Premier League. Their place in the Champions League was secured on the final day of the season, beating fifth-place Liverpool 2–1 at home. The game was dubbed 'the £20m match' as Chelsea were only ahead of Liverpool on goal difference before kickoff; a win for either side would see them qualify for the following season's Champions League at the expense of the other.[8] Jesper Grønkjær scored the winner in the 26th minute. The goal would later seemed by many as the most important in the club's history and said to be worth £1 billion, as many believe had Liverpool won on that day the subsequent takeover by a Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich would never have happened.[9]

Chelsea reached the semi-finals after defeating derby rivals Arsenal 2–1 at Highbury. Having not beaten Arsenal since November 1998, they went into the second leg with a 1–1 home draw. José Antonio Reyes' goal before the half time gave the Gunners the lead, however Chelsea managed to come back and won in the second half through Frank Lampard's goal within six minutes of the restart and Wayne Bridge's winning goal in the 88th minute.[10]

The first leg of the semi-final however turned out to be a disaster for Chelsea as they were defeated 1–3 by ten-man Monaco at Stade Louis II stadium. Two weeks later at Stamford Bridge, they were leading 2–0 shortly before the halftime. Had they kept this score to the final whistle, they would go through on away goals. However, Monaco eventually came back in the second half and the game ended a 2–2 draw. As a consequence, Claudio Ranieri was sacked at the end of the season.

Chelsea players celebrate their first UEFA Champions League title against Bayern Munich.

Chelsea came very close to winning the Champions League several times during the 2000s. The closest they came was in the 2008 final, held at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow. This was the first ever all-English Champions League/European Cup final, with Chelsea facing Manchester United. The game was tightly contested, with the final score after extra time 1–1. In the penalty shootout, Chelsea were one kick away from winning the Champions League (Petr Čech having saved Cristiano Ronaldo's penalty). However, Chelsea's captain John Terry slipped on his run up for the final penalty and his shot hit the post. Edwin van der Sar then saved Nicolas Anelka's spot kick and Manchester United were crowned European Champions for the third time in their history.[11]

The following season, Chelsea were on course to make their second final in two years. Following a 0–0 draw at the Camp Nou, Chelsea were beating Barcelona 1–0 at the Stamford Bridge, but Barcelona managed to score an equaliser in the 94th minute of the game. With the score at 1–1, Barcelona progressed to the 2009 Champions League Final on away goals. Numerous Chelsea players protested after the final whistle, most notable José Bosingwa and Didier Drogba. Drogba shouted into television cameras that the game was "a fucking disgrace."[12] Both players were handed bans by UEFA for their actions.

Chelsea would not feature in a Champions League final again until the 2012 final that was being held at the Munich's Allianz Arena. After eliminating Napoli, Benfica and Barcelona, Chelsea faced a game against Bayern Munich, who would be playing the final at their home ground. Bayern controlled the game for the most part, and took the lead in the 83rd minute through Thomas Müller. Didier Drogba equalised five minutes later with a header from a corner from Juan Mata. In extra time, Bayern missed several opportunities (including a penalty from former Chelsea player Arjen Robben) and the game was to be decided with a penalty shootout. Chelsea eventually triumphed 4–3, despite Juan Mata missing their first penalty. Two Bayern Munich players, Ivica Olić and Bastian Schweinsteiger, failed to convert their penalties. Drogba scored the final penalty of the shootout for the first ever Champions League title for Chelsea.[13] As the title holders, Chelsea secured a place in next season's Champions League after missing out of qualification, as a result of finishing sixth in the Premier League.

Records

Matches

All results (home and away) list Chelsea's goal tally first.

Key

Season Competition Round Opposition Home Away Aggregate Notes
1955–56 European Cup Denied entry [15][16]
1958–60 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup First round Copenhagen XI 4–1 3–1 7–2
Quarter-final Belgrade XI 1–0 1–4 2–4
1965–66 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup First round Roma 4–1 0–0 4–1
Second round Wiener Sport-Club 2–0 0–1 2–1
Third round Milan 2–1 1–2 3–3 [17]
Quarter-final 1860 Munich 1–0 2–2 3–2
Semi-final Barcelona 2–0 0–2 2–2 [18]
1968–69 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup First round Greenock Morton 5–0 4–3 9–3
Second round DWS 0–0 0–0 0–0 [19]
1970–71 European Cup Winners' Cup First round Aris Thessaloniki 5–1 1–1 6–2
Second round CSKA Sofia 1–0 1–0 2–0
Quarter-final Club Brugge 4–0 (a.e.t.) 0–2 4–2
Semi-final Manchester City 1–0 1–0 2–0
Final Real Madrid 1–1 (N)
2–1 (N)
1971–72 European Cup Winners' Cup First round Jeunesse Hautcharage 13–0 8–0 21–0
Second round Åtvidaberg 1–1 0–0 1–1 (a)
1994–95 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup First round Viktoria Žižkov 4–2 0–0 4–2
Second round Austria Vienna 0–0 1–1 1–1 (a)
Quarter-final Club Brugge 2–0 0–1 2–1
Semi-final Real Zaragoza 3–1 0–3 3–4
1997–98 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup First round Slovan Bratislava 2–0 2–0 4–0
Second round Tromsø 7–1 2–3 9–4
Quarter-final Real Betis 3–1 2–1 5–2
Semi-final Vicenza 3–1 0–1 3–2
Final VfB Stuttgart 1–0 (N)
1998–99 UEFA Super Cup — Real Madrid 1–0 (N)
1998–99 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup First round Helsingborg 1–0 0–0 1–0
Second round Copenhagen 1–1 1–0 2–1
Quarter-final Vålerenga 3–0 3–2 6–2
Semi-final Mallorca 1–1 0–1 1–2
1999–2000 UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round Skonto 3–0 0–0 3–0
First group stage
(Group H)		 Milan 0–0 1–1 1st
Hertha Berlin 2–0 1–2
Galatasaray 1–0 5–0
Second group stage
(Group D)		 Feyenoord 3–1 3–1 2nd
Lazio 1–2 0–0
Marseille 1–0 0–1
Quarter-final Barcelona 3–1 1–5 (a.e.t.) 4–6
2000–01 UEFA Cup First round St. Gallen 1–0 0–2 1–2
2001–02 UEFA Cup First round Levski Sofia 3–0 2–0 5–0
Second round Hapoel Tel Aviv 1–1 0–2 1–3
2002–03 UEFA Cup First round Viking 2–1 2–4 2–5
2003–04 UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round MŠK Žilina 3–0 2–0 5–0
Group G Sparta Prague 0–0 1–0 1st
Beşiktaş 0–2 2–0 [20]
Lazio 2–1 4–0
Round of 16 VfB Stuttgart 0–0 1–0 1–0
Quarter-final Arsenal 1–1 2–1 3–2
Semi-final Monaco 2–2 1–3 3–5
2004–05 UEFA Champions League Group H Paris Saint-Germain 0–0 3–0 1st
Porto 3–1 1–2
CSKA Moscow 2–0 1–0
Round of 16 Barcelona 4–2 1–2 5–4
Quarter-final Bayern Munich 4–2 2–3 6–5
Semi-final Liverpool 0–0 0–1 0–1
2005–06 UEFA Champions League Group G Anderlecht 1–0 2–0 2nd
Liverpool 0–0 0–0
Real Betis 4–0 0–1
Round of 16 Barcelona 1–2 1–1 2–3
2006–07 UEFA Champions League Group A Werder Bremen 2–0 0–1 1st
Levski Sofia 2–0 3–1
Barcelona 1–0 2–2
Round of 16 Porto 2–1 1–1 3–2
Quarter-final Valencia 1–1 2–1 3–2
Semi-final Liverpool 1–0 0–1 (a.e.t.) 1–1, 1–4 (p)
2007–08 UEFA Champions League Group B Rosenborg 1–1 4–0 1st
Valencia 0–0 2–1
Schalke 04 2–0 0–0
Round of 16 Olympiacos 3–0 0–0 3–0
Quarter-final Fenerbahçe 2–0 1–2 3–2
Semi-final Liverpool 3–2 (a.e.t.) 1–1 4–3
Final Manchester United 1–1, 5–6 (p) (N)
2008–09 UEFA Champions League Group A Bordeaux 4–0 1–1 2nd
CFR Cluj 2–1 0–0
Roma 1–0 1–3
Round of 16 Juventus 1–0 2–2 3–2
Quarter-final Liverpool 4–4 3–1 7–5
Semi-final Barcelona 1–1 0–0 1–1 (a)
2009–10 UEFA Champions League Group D Porto 1–0 1–0 1st
APOEL 2–2 1–0
Atlético Madrid 4–0 2–2
Round of 16 Internazionale 0–1 1–2 1–3
2010–11 UEFA Champions League Group F MŠK Žilina 2–1 4–1 1st
Marseille 2–0 0–1
Spartak Moscow 4–1 2–0
Round of 16 Copenhagen 0–0 2–0 2–0
Quarter-final Manchester United 0–1 1–2 1–3
2011–12 UEFA Champions League Group E Bayer Leverkusen 2–0 1–2 1st
Valencia 3–0 1–1
Genk 5–0 1–1
Round of 16 Napoli 4–1 (a.e.t.) 1–3 5–4
Quarter-final Benfica 2–1 1–0 3–1
Semi-final Barcelona 1–0 2–2 3–2
Final Bayern Munich 1–1, 4–3 (p) (N) [21][22]
2012 UEFA Super Cup — Atlético Madrid 1–4 (N)
2012 FIFA Club World Cup Semi-final Monterrey 3–1 (N)
Final Corinthians 0–1 (N)
2012–13 UEFA Champions League Group E Juventus 2–2 0–3 3rd
Nordsjælland 6–1 4–0
Shakhtar Donetsk 3–2 1–2
2012–13 UEFA Europa League Round of 32 Sparta Prague 1–1 1–0 2–1
Round of 16 Steaua București 3–1 0–1 3–2
Quarter-final Rubin Kazan 3–1 2–3 5–4
Semi-final Basel 3–1 2–1 5–2
Final Benfica 2–1 (N)
2013 UEFA Super Cup — Bayern Munich 2–2, 4–5 (p) (N)
2013–14 UEFA Champions League Group E Basel 1–2 0–1 1st
Steaua București 1–0 4–0
Schalke 04 3–0 3–0
Round of 16 Galatasaray 2–0 1–1 3–1
Quarter-final Paris Saint-Germain 2–0 1–3 3–3 (a)
Semi-final Atlético Madrid 1–3 0–0 1–3
2014–15 UEFA Champions League Group G Schalke 04 1–1 5–0 1st
Sporting CP 3–1 1–0
Maribor 6–0 1–1
Round of 16 Paris Saint-Germain 2–2 1–1 3–3 (a)
2015–16 UEFA Champions League Group G Maccabi Tel Aviv 4–0 4–0 1st
Porto 2–0 1–2
Dynamo Kyiv 2–1 0–0
Round of 16 Paris Saint-Germain 1–2 1–2 2–4
2017–18 UEFA Champions League Group C Qarabağ 6–0 4–0 2nd
Atlético Madrid 1–1 2–1
Roma 3–3 0–3
Round of 16 Barcelona 1–1 0–3 1–4
2018–19 UEFA Europa League Group L PAOK 4–0 1–0 1st
MOL Vidi 1–0 2–2
BATE Borisov 3–1 1–0
Round of 32 Malmö FF 3–0 2–1 5–1
Round of 16 Dynamo Kyiv 3–0 5–0 8–0
Quarter-final Slavia Prague 4–3 1–0 5–3
Semi-final Eintracht Frankfurt 1–1 (a.e.t.) 1–1 2–2, 4–3 (p)
Final Arsenal 4–1 (N)
2019 UEFA Super Cup — Liverpool 2–2 (a.e.t.), 4–5 (p) (N)
2019–20 UEFA Champions League Group H Valencia 0–1 2–2 2nd
Lille 2–1 2–1
Ajax 4–4 1–0
Round of 16 Bayern Munich 0–3 1–4 1–7
2020–21 UEFA Champions League Group

Colour key: Green = Chelsea win; Yellow = draw; Red = opponents win.

Overall record

By competition
Statistics are correct as of 8 August 2020.[4]
CompetitionSeasonsGamesWinsDrawsLosses
UEFA Champions League 16168834837
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 53923106
UEFA Cup / Europa League 5322255
UEFA Super Cup 44121
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 3201055
FIFA Club World Cup 12101
Total 342651407055

By country
Statistics are correct as of 8 August 2020. Includes matches in the UEFA Champions League, European Cup Winners' Cup / UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League, UEFA Super Cup, Inter-Cities Fairs Cup and FIFA Club World Cup.
CountryPldWDLGFGAGDWin%
 Austria 4 1 2 1 3 2 +1 025.00
 Azerbaijan 2 2 0 0 10 0 +10 100.00
 Belarus 2 2 0 0 4 1 +3 100.00
 Belgium 8 5 1 2 15 4 +11 062.50
 Brazil 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 000.00
 Bulgaria 6 6 0 0 12 1 +11 100.00
 Cyprus 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 050.00
 Czech Republic 8 5 3 0 12 6 +6 062.50
 Denmark 8 6 2 0 21 4 +17 075.00
 England 19 7 8 4 25 19 +6 036.84
 France 18 7 5 6 26 20 +6 038.89
 Germany[lower-alpha 1] 23 11 6 6 37 23 +14 047.83
 Greece 6 4 2 0 14 2 +12 066.67
 Hungary 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 050.00
 Israel 4 2 1 1 9 3 +6 050.00
 Italy 25 8 8 9 35 34 +1 032.00
 Latvia 2 1 1 0 3 0 +3 050.00
 Luxembourg 2 2 0 0 21 0 +21 100.00
 Mexico 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 100.00
 Netherlands 6 3 3 0 11 6 +5 050.00
 Norway 8 5 1 2 24 12 +12 062.50
 Portugal 13 10 1 2 21 10 +11 076.92
 Romania 6 4 1 1 10 3 +7 066.67
 Russia 6 5 0 1 14 5 +9 083.33
 Scotland 2 2 0 0 9 3 +6 100.00
 Slovakia 6 6 0 0 15 2 +13 100.00
 Slovenia 2 1 1 0 7 1 +6 050.00
 Spain 43 16 15 12 60 58 +2 037.21
 Sweden 6 3 3 0 7 2 +5 050.00
  Switzerland 6 3 0 3 7 7 +0 050.00
 Turkey 8 5 1 2 14 5 +9 062.50
 Ukraine 6 4 1 1 14 5 +9 066.67
 Yugoslavia 2 1 0 1 2 4 −2 050.00
  1. Includes West Germany.

All-time top goal scorers in UEFA competitions and FIFA Club World Cup

Below is the list of all-time top goal scorers for Chelsea in the official UEFA competitions and FIFA Club World Cup, including qualifying rounds. Statistics are correct as of 2 October 2019.

Key
UCL UEFA Champions League
CWC UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
UEL UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League
SC UEFA Super Cup
FCWC FIFA Club World Cup


Ranking Name Chelsea career UCL CWC UEL SC FCWC Total
1 Didier Drogba 2004–2012
2014–2015		 36 0 0 0 0 36
2 Frank Lampard 2001–2014 23 0 2 0 0 25
3 Fernando Torres 2011–2014 10 0 6 1 1 18
4 John Terry 1998–2017 10 0 3 0 0 13
Willian 2013– 10 0 3 0 0
6 Eden Hazard 2012–2019 8 0 3 1 0 12
Nicolas Anelka 2008–2012 12 0 0 0 0
Tore André Flo 1997–2001 8 4 0 0 0
Peter Osgood 1964–1974 0 12 0 0 0
10 Olivier Giroud 2018– 0 0 11 0 0 11
11 Oscar 2012–2016 8 0 1 0 0 9
Gianfranco Zola 1996–2003 3 5 1 0 0
13 Branislav Ivanović 2008–2017 7 0 1 0 0 8
Eiður Guðjohnsen 2000–2006 5 0 3 0 0
15 Ramires 2010–2016 7 0 0 0 0 7
Salomon Kalou 2006–2012 7 0 0 0 0
Gianluca Vialli 1996–1999 0 7 0 0 0

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  16. As English champions Chelsea qualified for the inaugural European Cup, but were denied entry by the Football League, whose chairman Alan Hardaker felt priority should be given to domestic competitions.
  17. Drew 1–1 at the San Siro in a playoff and won on coin toss.
  18. Lost 5–0 at the Nou Camp in a playoff.
  19. Lost on coin toss.
  20. The away match was played at the Arena AufSchalke due to the 2003 Istanbul bombings.
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