Sponsorship
Chelsea's kit has been manufactured by Adidas since 2006, which is contracted to supply the club's kit from 2006 to 2018. The partnership was extended in October 2010 in a deal worth £160 million over eight years.[133] This deal was again extended in June 2013 in a deal worth £300 million over another ten years.[134][135] Previously, the kit was manufactured by Umbro (1975–81), Le Coq Sportif(1981–86), The Chelsea Collection (1986–87) and Umbro again (1987–2006).
Chelsea's first shirt sponsor was Gulf Air, agreed during the 1983–84 season. 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. Chelsea were subsequently sponsored by Coors beer (1994–97), Autoglass (1997–2001), Emirates (2001–05), Samsung Mobile (2005–08) and Samsung (2008–15).[136][137] Chelsea's current shirt sponsor is the Yokohama Rubber Company. Worth £40 million-per-year, the deal is second in English football to Chevrolet's £50 million-per-year sponsorship of Manchester United.[136]
The club has a variety of other sponsors and official partners, which include Gazprom,[138] Delta Air Lines,[139] Sauber, Audi, Singha, EA Sports, Dolce & Gabbana,[140] Barbados Tourism Authority, Atlas, AZIMUT Hotels, BNI, Indosat, Vietinbank, Nitto Tire, Orico, Guangzhou R&F, Coca-Cola, Grand Royal, Digicel,Lucozade Sport, and Viagogo.[141]
Popular culture
In 1930, Chelsea featured in one of the earliest football films, The Great Game.[142] 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 the pitch, the boardroom, and the dressing rooms. It included guest appearances by then-Chelsea players Andrew Wilson, George Mills, and Sam Millington.[143] Owing to the notoriety of the Chelsea Headhunters, a football firm associated with the club, Chelsea have also featured in films about footballhooliganism, including 2004's The Football Factory.[144] Chelsea also appear in the Hindi film Jhoom Barabar Jhoom.[145] In April 2011,Montenegrin comedy series Nijesmo mi od juče made an episode in which Chelsea play against FK Sutjeska Nikšić for qualification of theUEFA Champions League.[146]
Up until the 1950s, the club had a long-running association with the music halls; their underachievement often provided material for comedians such as George Robey.[147] It culminated in comedian Norman Long's release of a comic song in 1933, ironically titled "On the Day That Chelsea Went and Won the Cup", the lyrics of which describe a series of bizarre and improbable occurrences on the hypothetical day when Chelsea finally won a trophy.[18] In Alfred Hitchcock's 1935 film The 39 Steps, Mr Memory claims that Chelsea last won the Cup in 63 BC, "in the presence of the Emperor Nero."[148] Scenes in a 1980 episode of Minder were filmed during a real match at Stamford Bridge between Chelsea and Preston North End with Terry McCann (played by Dennis Waterman) standing on the terraces.[149]
The song "Blue is the Colour" was released as a single in the build-up to the 1972 League Cup Final, with all members of Chelsea's first team squad singing; it reached number five in the UK Singles Chart.[150] The song has since been adopted as an anthem by a number of other sports teams around the world, including the Vancouver Whitecaps (as "White is the Colour")[151] and the Saskatchewan Roughriders (as "Green is the Colour").[152] In the build-up to the 1997 FA Cup Final, the song "Blue Day", performed by Suggsand members of the Chelsea squad, reached number 22 in the UK charts.[153] Bryan Adams, a fan of Chelsea,[154] dedicated the song "We're Gonna Win" from the album 18 Til I Die to the club.[155]
Chelsea Ladies
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For more details on this topic, see Chelsea L.F.C..
Chelsea also operate a women's football team, Chelsea Ladies. They have been affiliated to the men's team since 2004[156] and are part of the club's Community Development programme. They play their home games at Wheatsheaf Park, the home ground of Conference South clubStaines Town.[157] The club were promoted to the Premier Division for the first time in 2005 as Southern Division champions and won the Surrey County Cup in 2003–04, 2006–10, 2012, and 2013.[158] In 2010 Chelsea Ladies were one of the eight founder members of the FA Women's Super League.[159] In 2015, Chelsea Ladies won the FA Women's Cup for the first time, beating Notts County Ladies at Wembley Stadium,[160]and a month later clinched their first FA WSL title to complete a league and cup double.[161] John Terry, the current captain of the Chelsea men's team, is the President of Chelsea Ladies.[162]
Players
First team squad
- As of 1 September 2016.[163]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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For recent transfers, see 2016–17 Chelsea F.C. season.
Other players under contract
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
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Reserves and Academy
For further information: Chelsea F.C. Reserves and Academy
Player of the Year
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Source: Chelsea F.C.
Notable managers
For more details on this topic, see List of Chelsea F.C. managers.
The following managers won at least one trophy when in charge of Chelsea:
| Name | Period | Trophies |
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 Ted Drake | 1952–1961 | First Division Championship, Charity Shield |
 Tommy Docherty | 1962–1967 | League Cup |
| Dave Sexton | 1967–1974 | FA Cup, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup |
| John Neal | 1981–1985 | Second Division Championship |
| John Hollins | 1985–1988 | Full Members Cup |
| Bobby Campbell | 1988–1991 | Second Division Championship, Full Members Cup |
 Ruud Gullit | 1996–1998 | FA Cup |
 Gianluca Vialli | 1998–2000 | FA Cup, League Cup, Charity Shield, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, UEFA Super Cup |
 José Mourinho | 2004–2007 2013–2015 | 3 Premier Leagues, 3 League Cups, FA Cup, Community Shield |
| Guus Hiddink | 2009 2015–2016[nb 1] | FA Cup |
| Carlo Ancelotti | 2009–2011 | Premier League, FA Cup, Community Shield |
| Roberto Di Matteo | 2012[nb 2] | FA Cup, UEFA Champions League |
 Rafael Benítez | 2012–2013[nb 3] | UEFA Europa League |
Management team
| Position | Staff |
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| First-team Manager | Antonio Conte |
| Assistant Manager | Angelo Alessio |
| Gianluca Conte | |
| Steve Holland | |
| Technical Director |  Michael Emenalo |
| Goalkeeper Coach | Gianluca Spinelli |
| Henrique Hilario | |
| Head Fitness Coach | Paolo Bertelli |
| Julio Tous | |
| Chris Jones | |
| Assistant Fitness Coach | Constantino Coratti |
| Club Ambassador | Carlo Cudicini |
| Consultant Personal Trainer/Nutritionist | Tiberio Ancora |
| Senior Opposition Scout | Mick McGiven |
| Medical Director | Paco Biosca |
| Head of Youth Development | Neil Bath |
| Under-21 Team Manager | Adi Viveash |
| Under-18 Team Manager | Jody Morris |
| Head of Match Analysis | Gianluca Conte |
Source: Chelsea F.C.
Club personnel
Chelsea FC plc is the company which owns Chelsea Football Club. The ultimate parent company of Chelsea FC plc is Fordstam Limited and the ultimate controlling party of Fordstam Limited is Roman Abramovich.[165]
On 22 October 2014, Chelsea announced that Ron Gourlay, after ten successful years at the club including five as Chief Executive, is leaving Chelsea in order to pursue new business opportunities.[166] On 27 October 2014, Chelsea announced that Christian Purslow is joining the club to run global commercial activities and the club do not expect to announce any other senior appointments in the near future having Chairman Bruce Buck and Director Marina Granovskaia assumed the executive responsibilities.[167]
Chelsea Ltd.
- Owner: Roman Abramovich
Chelsea F.C. plc Board[165]
- Chairman: Bruce Buck
- Directors: Eugene Tenenbaum[168] and Marina Granovskaia[169][170]
Executive Board[165]
- Club Secretary: David Barnard
- Chairman: Bruce Buck
- Directors: Eugene Tenenbaum and Marina Granovskaia
- Head of Global Commercial Activities: Christian Purslow
Life President
- Lord Attenborough (1923–2014)
Vice-Presidents
- Peter Digby
- Sir Peter Harrison
- Joe Hemani
- John Leigh
- Anthony Reeves
- Alan Spence
Source: Chelsea F.C.
Honours
Upon winning the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League, Chelsea became the fourth club in history to have won the "European Treble" of European Cup/UEFA Champions League,European Cup Winners' Cup/UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, and UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League after Juventus, Ajax and Bayern Munich. Chelsea are the first English club to have won all three major UEFA trophies.[171]
Domestic
Leagues
Cups
Minor Cups
European
- Winners (1): 2011–12
- Winners (1): 2012–13
- Winners (1): 1998
Source: Chelsea F.C.
Doubles
- 1997–98: League Cup and European Cup Winners' Cup
- 2004–05: League and League Cup
- 2006–07: FA Cup and League Cup
- 2009–10: League and FA Cup
- 2011–12: FA Cup and UEFA Champions League
- 2014–15: League and League Cup
Notes
- ^ Includes Caretaker manager
- ^ Won as Interim first team coach
- ^ Includes Interim manager
- ^ a b Upon its formation in 1992, the Premier League became the top tier of English football; the First and Second Divisions then became the second and third tiers, respectively. The First Division is now known as the Football League Championship and the Second Division is now known as Football League One.
- ^ The trophy was known as the Charity Shield until 2002, and as the Community Shield ever since.
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