finances, revenues, transfers and salaries Chelsea FC

General

Chelsea Football Club (Chelsea FC or Chelsea FC for short) is an English football club based in the Fulham area of London. The club was founded in 1905 and currently plays in England's top division, the Premier League. With more than 30 titles won, including six championships and nine international trophies, Chelsea are one of the most successful clubs in England. The team plays their home games at Stamford Bridge.

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After becoming English champions for the first time in 1955, Chelsea won the FA Cup in 1970 and their first European title, the European Cup Winners' Cup, in 1971. In the 1990s, the club experienced an upswing and celebrated further successes in various cup competitions. The last 25 years have been the most successful in the club's history: during that period, Chelsea have won five Premier League titles, seven FA Cups, five League Cups, two UEFA Champions League titles, two UEFA Europa League titles, two UEFA Super Cups and the FIFA Club World Cup. Chelsea are the first English club to achieve the UEFA treble and the only London club to have won the Champions League and the FIFA Club World Cup. Also, no other club has been able to win all three major European competitions twice.

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Chelsea FC have rivalries with neighboring clubs Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur and have a historic rivalry with Leeds United. Financially, Chelsea is the 8th most valuable football club in the world (as of 2022) with a value of $3.1 billion. Since May 2022, an ownership group consisting of Clearlake Capital Group, Todd Boehly, Mark Walter and Hansjörg Wyss, has become the new owner of Chelsea FC Holdings Limited and thus also owners of Chelsea FC and Chelsea FC Women. Previously, Russian-Israeli billionaire Roman Abramovich had been the owner of the club since 2003. In February 2022 he handed over the management of the club to the trustees of the Chelsea Foundation, a week later he put the club up for sale.

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Chelsea Football Club spent more than €600m on transfers in the 2022/23 season, setting a new record. Under the new owner, the club reached new dimensions. Nicolas Fernandez's €121m transfer is the most expensive transfer in Premier League history, making him the most expensive midfielder and Argentina footballer of all time.

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• Name: Chelsea Football Club

• Headquarters: London-Fulham, England

• Foundation: March 10, 1905

• Colours: blue, white

• Owners: Clearlake Capital Group, Todd Boehly, Mark Walter, Hansjörg Wyss

• Website: chelseafc.com

• Venue: Stamford Bridge Seats: 40,343

• League: Premier League