2008–09 Chelsea F.C. season

Chelsea

2008–09 season
Chairman	Bruce Buck
Manager	Luiz Felipe Scolari (until 09 February 2009) Ray Wilkins (caretaker manager) Guus Hiddink
Premier League	3rd
FA Cup	Winners
Carling Cup	Fourth round
UEFA Champions League	Semi-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Nicolas Anelka (19) All: Nicolas Anelka (25)
Highest home attendance	41,810 v Manchester City (15 March 2009)
Lowest home attendance	37,857 v Barcelona (6 May 2009)
← 2007–08 2009–10 →

The 2008-09 season was Chelsea Football Club's 94th competitive season, 17th consecutive season in the Premier League and 103rd year in existence as a football club.

Season summary

After again finishing second to Manchester United in the Premier League the previous season, Chelsea sacked their manager Avram Grant, replacing him with the Brazilian Luiz Felipe Scolari, who had managed the Portuguese national team at Euro 2008. The first few months of his management went according to plan, as Scolari's narrow 4-1-4-1 tactic, using Ashley Cole and new arrival José Bosingwa as wing-backs initially took the league by storm, leaving Chelsea top ahead of Liverpool after thirteen games.

By the end of November, however, Scolari's Chelsea began to lose their form. They suffered a 3-1 defeat away to Roma in the Champions League and being eliminated from the Carling Cup at Stamford Bridge by Championship side Burnley on penalties. In the league, they had a 0-0 draw at home to Newcastle United, (who were later to be relegated). Chelsea lost a home league game for the first time since 2004 (and 86 matches) when they lost to Liverpool, and a second home league defeat to rivals Arsenal dropped Chelsea to second place.

Chelsea qualified for the knock-out stages of the Champions League with a 2-1 victory against Romanian champions CFR Cluj at Stamford Bridge in the final match of the group. During Winter, they drew against West Ham United, Fulham, Hull City. and League One's Southend United in the FA Cup. Chelsea suffered defeats away to Manchester United and Liverpool, which left them in 4th place during February which would mean a Champions League place would not be certain. Long-term injuries to Michael Essien and Joe Cole marked the period while Didier Drogba was not included frequently.

Chelsea sacked Scolari, replacing him with Russian national manager Guus Hiddink for the remainder of the season. Hiddink's regenerative effect was immediate, with four straight league wins, including a vital 1-0 victory away to Aston Villa in his first game in charge, moving Chelsea into the top three. Eleven wins in the team's last thirteen league games, marked by a 4-1 victory over Arsenal away at the Emirates Stadium, finally secured third place in the league, and Champions League football for a seventh consecutive season.

Although Chelsea's title challenge was already realistically over when he arrived, Hiddink led Chelsea to their fifth Champions League semi-final, knocking out Juventus and Liverpool before they were eliminated by FC Barcelona on away goals in the semi-final, with the performance of second leg referee Tom Henning Ovrebo proving particularly controversial. Despite the Champions League exit, the season culminated in a trip to Wembley Stadium, with Chelsea's final game of 2008-09 contested against Everton in the 2009 FA Cup Final. Chelsea won 2-1, winning the FA Cup trophy for the fifth time in their history.

2009 FA Cup Winners

Key Dates

• 24.05.08 - Avram Grant is sacked as Chelsea manager.
• 29.05.08 - Chelsea terminate assistant manager Henk ten Cate's contract.
• 11.06.08 - Chelsea name Luiz Felipe Scolari as new manager, with his contract officially starting on 1 July 2008.
• 03.08.08 - Chelsea thrash Milan 5–0 to take third place in the preseason Russian Railways Cup.
• 17.08.08 - Chelsea start their 2008–09 Premier League campaign with an emphatic 4–0 home victory over Portsmouth.
• 15.09.08 - Assistant manager Steve Clarke leaves Chelsea to become number two under Gianfranco Zola at West Ham United.
• 16.09.08 - Chelsea defeat Bordeaux 4–0 at Stamford Bridge in the opening match of the UEFA Champions League.
• 18.09.08 - Ray Wilkins is appointed assistant manager of Chelsea, in place of the departed Steve Clarke.
• 21.09.08 - Exactly four months after the 2008 Champions League final, Chelsea draw 1–1 at home against Manchester United in the Premier League.
• 24.09.08 - For the third time in a row, Chelsea start a competition with a 4–0 win, beating Portsmouth 4–0 away at Fratton Park in the Carling Cup.
• 26.10.08 - Chelsea lose 1–0 against Liverpool at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League. Chelsea's home unbeaten run ends after an astonishing 4 years, 8 months and 86 games.
• 12.11.08 - Chelsea lose 5–4 on penalties after a 1–1 draw in extra time against Burnley at home in the fourth round of the Carling Cup.
• 30.11.08 - Chelsea lose 2–1 against Arsenal at home in the Premier League after a Robin van Persie brace. Replays later show the Dutchman's first goal to be offside.
• 09.12.08 - Chelsea fight back to win 2–1 against CFR Cluj in the UEFA Champions League at home. With the win, they secure second place in Group A and advance to the First knockout round.
• 03.01.09 - Chelsea draw 1–1 against Football League One side Southend United in the third round of the FA Cup at Stamford Bridge.
• 11.01.09 - Chelsea lose 3–0 against Manchester United in the Premier League at Old Trafford, their first away loss in the Premier League this season.
• 17.01.09 - Chelsea snatch a crucial 2–1 home victory against Stoke City in the Premier League after two last minute goals from Juliano Belletti and Frank Lampard. Lampard also makes his 400th appearance for Chelsea.
• 01.02.09 - Chelsea lose 2–0 against Liverpool at Anfield in the Premier League by way of two late Fernando Torres goals after Frank Lampard is incorrectly sent off in the 60th minute.
• 09.02.09 - Due to the team's poor run of form, endangering Chelsea's hopes of Champions League qualification for the following season, the Chelsea board dismiss Luiz Felipe Scolari from his position as manager with immediate effect. Ray Wilkins is named as caretaker manager while a suitable replacement for Scolari is found.
• 11.02.09 - Russian national manager Guus Hiddink is named as temporary Chelsea manager until the end of the season.
• 14.02.09 - With Ray Wilkins in charge as caretaker manager, a Nicolas Anelka hat trick against Watford at Vicarage Road gives Chelsea a 3–1 victory and a place in the FA Cup quarter-finals against Coventry City. Michael Essien makes his return from the bench after six months out of action due to an ACL injury.
• 21.02.09 - In Guus Hiddink's first match as manager, a Nicolas Anelka goal and a gritty Chelsea performance bring about a vital 1–0 win against Aston Villa at Villa Park, Chelsea's first Premier League victory there since 1998–99. With it, Chelsea overtake Villa to reclaim third place in the table.
• 25.02.09 - Chelsea end the first leg of their Champions League first knockout round tie against Juventus with a slight advantage, winning the first ever competitive meeting between the clubs 1–0 by a Didier Drogba goal. The match also marks Petr Čech's 200th appearance for Chelsea.
• 28.02.09 - A John Terry volley and a late Frank Lampard header seal a 2–1 victory for Chelsea over Wigan Athletic in the Premier League. While Liverpool's 2–0 loss to Middlesbrough at the Riverside returns Chelsea to second place, Michael Mancienne makes his first ever Premier League start at right back, John Terry's goal makes him the highest scoring defender in Chelsea history, and Frank Lampard joins George Mills as Chelsea's joint sixth all-time scorer with 125 goals.
• 10.03.09 - A tempestuous 2–2 second-leg draw at the Stadio Olimpico di Torino against Juventus, with goals scored by Michael Essien in his first start since September and a reborn Didier Drogba, gives Chelsea a 3–2 victory on aggregate in their Champions League first knockout round clash, sending them through to the quarter-finals of the competition.
• 08.04.09 - Chelsea claim a commanding 3–1 win in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final tie with Liverpool at Anfield, recovering from an early Fernando Torres goal to score twice from the head of Branislav Ivanović, with a reborn Didier Drogba capping off the scoring. Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard is notably marked out of the game by Michael Essien.
• 11.04.09 - Chelsea take a 4–0 lead after 63 minutes against Bolton Wanderers at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League, scoring through Michael Ballack, a double from Didier Drogba and a penalty from Frank Lampard, for Bolton to surprisingly surge back into the game, scoring three goals in an eight minute span. Although Bolton come close to equalising in injury-time, Chelsea just manage to hold off their comeback to scrape a 4–3 victory.
• 14.04.09 - The second leg of Chelsea's Champions League quarter-final match with Liverpool ends in a stunning 4–4 draw. After a clever Fábio Aurélio free-kick and a Xabi Alonso penalty give Liverpool a 0-2 lead in the first 30 minutes, Chelsea fight back in the second half to make the score 3–2 with goals from Didier Drogba and Frank Lampard sandwiching a trademark Alex cannonball free-kick. Two more goals from Lucas and Dirk Kuyt give Liverpool renewed hope in progression, but a second Frank Lampard strike puts the tie to bed. The tie ends 7–5 to Chelsea on aggregate, leaving them to play a rampant Barcelona in the Champions League semi-finals, Chelsea's fifth attendance at this stage in six seasons. Ashley Cole's yellow card in this game rules him out of the first leg of that tie, leaving Chelsea without a recognised left back to field at the Camp Nou.
• 18.04.09 - A mistake by goalkeeper Łukasz Fabiański gifts Didier Drogba an 84th minute winner in Chelsea's FA Cup semi-final clash against Arsenal at Wembley Stadium, sending Chelsea to a tense 2–1 victory after a goal by Florent Malouda equalises Theo Walcott's early strike. Chelsea consequently reach their ninth FA Cup final, to be contested against Everton on 30 May.
• 25.04.09 - Petr Čech's save from Mark Noble's penalty secures Chelsea a 1–0 Premier League victory over West Ham United at Upton Park after Salomon Kalou scores his ninth goal of the season before giving away a spot-kick at the other end. Michael Mancienne starts his second Premier League game of the season, while José Bosingwa makes an experimental appearance at left back in preparation for Chelsea's visit to the Camp Nou.
• 28.4.09 - A masterful defensive display by Chelsea sees them become the first team not to concede a goal at the Camp Nou this season in an intriguing 0–0 draw with Barcelona, the first leg of the clubs' Champions League semi-final tie. Petr Čech shrugs off his recent media criticism with a string of important saves and despite Barcelona's domination on possession, Didier Drogba has an excellent chance to secure an away goal for Chelsea, only to be stopped by a double save from Víctor Valdés at the end of the first half.
• 02.5.09 - John Terry's 400th game for Chelsea, a West London derby at Stamford Bridge against Fulham in the Premier League, ends in a 3–1 victory to the home side following goals from Gallic trio Nicolas Anelka, Florent Malouda, and Didier Drogba. The asymmetric 4–3–3 formation used by Chelsea in this game, with Anelka playing more like a second striker, was Guus Hiddink's preference for the remainder of the season.
• 06.5.09 - A controversial 1–1 draw in the second leg of Chelsea's Champions League semi-final tie against Barcelona at Stamford Bridge eliminates Chelsea from the competition on the away goals rule, sending Barcelona to the final to play Manchester United in Rome. Essien's brilliant left footed volley early in the game gives Chelsea the lead, but unclinical finishing and four viable penalty appeals turned down by Norwegian referee Tom Henning Øvrebø allow Barcelona to equalise in the ninety-third minute with their only shot on target all game, a strike from outside the penalty area by Andrés Iniesta, despite the earlier sending off of Éric Abidal. Incensed by the referee's terrible performance, Chelsea players surround and criticise Øvrebø after the final whistle, with Didier Drogba controversially labelling the result "a fucking disgrace" on live international television.
• 10.5.09 - Chelsea shake off their post-Barcelona blues with an emphatic 4–1 victory against Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium in the Premier League. After surviving an early bout of Arsenal pressure, Chelsea take a 3–0 lead through an Alex header, a long range shot from Nicolas Anelka against his former club, and a Kolo Touré own goal. Nicklas Bendtner pulls one back for the home side, but a tap in from Florent Malouda completes the rout. The result ends the Gunners' 21 game unbeaten run in the league, and is the joint best away result against Arsenal in the league in Chelsea's history. Chelsea will finish the league season in at least third place, securing automatic Champions League qualification for 2009–10.
• 17.05.09 - Chelsea's last home game of the season against Blackburn Rovers in the Premier League at Stamford Bridge ends in a 2–0 victory, with goals scored by Florent Malouda and Nicolas Anelka. The game is marked by an end-of-season party atmosphere as fans chant repeatedly for Guus Hiddink to remain at the club, criticising the club's apparent pursuit of Milan manager Carlo Ancelotti to replace Hiddink over the summer.
• 24.05.09 - The last game of Chelsea's 2008-09 season ends in a 3–2 victory against Sunderland away at the Stadium of Light. In preparation for the FA Cup final against Everton the following Sunday, Frank Lampard and Alex are rested, and Sunderland's still uncertain survival in the Premier League leads to a tense first half. Nicolas Anelka's long-range curler early in the second half, his 19th league goal of the season, secures him the Premier League 2008-09 Golden Boot ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo. Salomon Kalou replies to Kieran Richardson's equaliser, and, despite Kenwyne Jones' late header, Ashley Cole's first goal of the season wins the game for Chelsea.
• 30.05.09 - Chelsea win the 2009 FA Cup Final with a 2–1 victory over Merseysiders Everton, who were chasing their first FA Cup since their victory over Manchester United in 1995. A Louis Saha goal after 25 seconds becomes the fastest in FA Cup history, but Chelsea quickly recover with a Florent Malouda cross finding the head of Didier Drogba. Chelsea continue to dominate before finally taking the lead in the 70th minute, after Frank Lampard escapes his marker Phil Neville for the first time in the game and unleashes a shot from 25 yards. A Malouda shot from 40 yards is incorrectly judged not to have crossed the line after rebounding from the crossbar, but Chelsea hold on for a famous victory. Guus Hiddink ends his short tenure as Chelsea manager with silverware.

Team kit

The team kits for the 2008-09 season were produced by Adidas with Samsung the shirt sponsor. The home kit was revealed at Chelsea's website on 25 April,^[1] and first worn in the last Premier League game of the 2007-08 season, as well as in the 2008 UEFA Champions League final. An all-black kit with white stripes replaced the electric yellow away kit from the 2007-08 season. On the 1st of August, the new yellow third kit was unveiled on Chelsea's website, reminiscent of the away kit of the club's 1996-98 seasons.

Home

Away

Third kit

Goalkeeper home

Goalkeeper away

Squad

First-team squad^[2]

As of 23 April 2009.

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 1 GK Petr Čech 2 DF Branislav Ivanović 3 DF Ashley Cole 5 MF Michael Essien 6 DF Ricardo Carvalho 7 FW Andriy Shevchenko (on loan at Milan) 8 MF Frank Lampard (vice-captain) 9 FW Franco Di Santo 10 FW Joe Cole 11 FW Didier Drogba 12 MF Mikel John Obi 13 MF Michael Ballack 14 FW Claudio Pizarro (on loan at Werder Bremen) 15 MF Florent Malouda 17 DF José Bosingwa

No. Position Player 18 MF Ricardo Quaresma (on loan from Internazionale) 19 DF Paulo Ferreira 20 MF Deco 21 FW Salomon Kalou 26 DF John Terry (captain) 27 MF Mineiro 30 GK Rhys Taylor 33 DF Alex 35 DF Juliano Belletti 39 FW Nicolas Anelka 40 GK Henrique Hilário 42 DF Michael Mancienne 43 FW Miroslav Stoch 50 MF Jacob Mellis

Reserve squad^[3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player GK Rhys Taylor DF Nana Ofori-Twumasi DF Sam Hutchinson DF Carl Magnay (On loan at Northampton Town) DF Jeffrey Bruma DF Michael Mancienne DF Ryan Bertrand (On loan at Norwich City) DF Patrick van Aanholt MF Jack Cork (On loan at Watford) MF Liam Bridcutt MF Ricardo Fernandes MF Lee Sawyer (On loan at Wycombe Wanderers)

No. Position Player MF Tom Taiwo MF Jacob Mellis MF Michael Woods MF Sergio Tejera (On loan at Real Mallorca) FW Gaël Kakuta FW Fábio Ferreira (On loan at Oldham Athletic) FW Miroslav Stoch FW Shaun Cummings (On loan at MK Dons) FW Ben Sahar (On loan at De Graafschap) FW Morten Nielsen FW Jimmy Smith (On loan at Leyton Orient)

Youth squad^[4]

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player GK Niclas Heimann GK Aldi Haxhia GK Sam Walker GK Jan Šebek DF Nikki Ahamed DF Tom Hayden DF Jack Saville DF Ben Gordon DF Billy Joe-King MF Aliu Djaló

No. Position Player MF Conor Clifford MF Gökhan Tore MF Danny Philliskirk MF Jacopo Sala MF Jordan Tabor FW Fabio Borini FW Marko Mitrović FW Adam Phillip FW Frank Nouble

UEFA Champions League squad^[5]

As of 02 Feb 2009.

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 1 GK Petr Čech 2 DF Branislav Ivanović 3 DF Ashley Cole 5 MF Michael Essien 6 DF Ricardo Carvalho 8 MF Frank Lampard (vice-captain) 9 FW Franco Di Santo 10 MF Joe Cole 11 FW Didier Drogba 12 MF Mikel John Obi (from List B) 13 MF Michael Ballack 15 MF Florent Malouda 17 DF José Bosingwa

No. Position Player 19 DF Paulo Ferreira 20 MF Deco 21 FW Salomon Kalou 26 DF John Terry (captain) 27 MF Mineiro 30 GK Rhys Taylor (from List B) 33 DF Alex 35 DF Juliano Belletti 39 FW Nicolas Anelka 40 GK Henrique Hilário 41 DF Sam Hutchinson (from List B) 42 DF Michael Mancienne (from List B) 43 FW Miroslav Stoch (from List B)

Transfers

In

Summer

#	Pos	Player	From	Fee	Date
17	DF	José Bosingwa	Porto	£16.2 million[6]	12-05-2008
20	MF	Deco	Barcelona	£7.9 million[7]	30-06-2008
	FW	Fábio Paím	Sporting CP	Loan[8]	21-08-2008
27	MF	Mineiro	Hertha Berlin	Free[9]	24-09-2008

Winter

#	Pos	Player	From	Fee	Date
	MF	Gökhan Töre	Bayer Leverkusen	£0.5 million	30-01-2009
18	MF	Ricardo Quaresma	Internazionale	Loan [10]	02-02-2009

Out

Summer

#	Pos	Player	To	Fee	Date
	MF	Per Weihrauch	N/A	Retired	April 2008
	FW	Phil Younghusband	Unattached	Released	Summer 2008
	FW	Momoudou Ceesay	Westerlo	Free	Summer 2008
	MF	James Simmonds	Unattatched	Released	Summer 2008
	DF	Harry Worley	Leicester City	Free[11]	08-05-2008
	DF	Adrian Pettigrew	Unattached	Released	31-05-2008
	FW	Hernán Crespo	Internazionale	Free[12]	03-07-2008
9	MF	Steve Sidwell	Aston Villa	£5.0 million[13]	10-07-2008
4	MF	Claude Makélélé	Paris Saint-Germain	Free[14]	21-07-2008
	DF	Khalid Boulahrouz	Stuttgart	£3.9 million[15]	21-07-2008
22	DF	Tal Ben Haim	Manchester City	£5.0 million[16]	30-07-2008
31	MF	Anthony Grant	Southend United	Free[17]	07-08-2008
24	MF	Shaun Wright-Phillips	Manchester City	£9.0 million[18]	28-08-2008

Winter

#	Pos	Player	To	Fee	Date
18	DF	Wayne Bridge	Manchester City	£12.0 million[19]	03-01-2009
23	GK	Carlo Cudicini	Tottenham Hotspur	Free[20]	26-01-2009

Loaned out

#	Pos	Player	To	Start	End
	FW	Ben Sahar	Portsmouth	01-07-2008	01-01-2009[21]
	MF	Jimmy Smith	Sheffield Wednesday	02-07-2008	01-01-2009[22]
	DF	Ryan Bertrand	Norwich City	05-07-2008	31-05-2009[23][24]
	DF	Slobodan Rajković	Twente	09-07-2008	01-07-2009[25]
	FW	Shaun Cummings	Milton Keynes Dons	04-08-2008	03-05-2009[26][27]
14	FW	Claudio Pizarro	Werder Bremen	15-08-2008	30-06-2009[28]
	MF	Lee Sawyer	Southend United	18-08-2008	18-11-2008[29]
	DF	Jack Cork	Southampton	21-08-2008	01-11-2008[30]
7	FW	Andriy Shevchenko	Milan	25-08-2008	01-07-2009[31]
42	DF	Michael Mancienne	Wolverhampton Wanderers	27-10-2008	29-12-2008[32]
	MF	Liam Bridcutt	Watford	27-11-2008	31-01-2009[33][34]
	DF	Jack Cork	Watford	02-01-2009	01-07-2009[30]
	FW	Ben Sahar	De Graafschap	03-01-2009	01-07-2009[35]
16	MF	Scott Sinclair	Birmingham City	06-01-2009	03-02-2009[36]
	MF	Lee Sawyer	Coventry	26-01-2009	22-02-2009[29]
	DF	Carl Magnay	Milton Keynes Dons	30-01-2009	30-02-2009[37]
	MF	Jimmy Smith	Leyton Orient	01-02-2009	01-07-2009[38]
	MF	Sergio Tejera	Mallorca	02-02-2009	01-07-2009[39]
	FW	Fábio Ferreira	Oldham Athletic	20-02-2009	20-03-2009[40]
	DF	Carl Magnay	Northampton Town	09-03-2009	09-04-2009[41]
	MF	Lee Sawyer	Wycombe Wanderers	19-03-2009	01-07-2009[42]

Overall

Spending Summer: 24,100,000 £ Winter: 0,500,000 £ Total: 24,600,000 £

Income Summer: 22,900,000 £ Winter: 12,000,000 £ Total: 34,900,000 £

Expenditure Summer: 1,200,000 £ Winter: 11,500,000 £ Total: 10,300,000 £

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Last updated on 30 May 2009.

No.	Nat	Pos	Player	Total		Premier League		Champions League		FA Cup		League Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1		GK	Petr Čech	55	-44	36+0	-25	12+0	-13	6+0	-6	1+0	0
2		DF	Branislav Ivanović	27	2	12+5	0	4+0	2	3+1	0	2+0	0
3		DF	Ashley Cole	50	1	33+1	1	9+0	0	7+0	0	0+0	0
5		MF	Michael Essien	20	3	11+1	1	5+0	2	2+1	0	0+0	0
6		DF	Ricardo Carvalho	18	1	11+1	1	3+1	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
8		MF	Frank Lampard	57	20	37+0	12	11+0	3	7+0	3	1+1	2
9		FW	Franco Di Santo	16	0	0+8	0	0+3	0	0+3	0	0+2	0
10		MF	Joe Cole	20	3	14+0	2	4+0	1	2+0	0	0+0	0
11		FW	Didier Drogba	42	14	15+9	5	7+3	5	5+1	3	2+0	1
12		MF	John Obi Mikel	50	0	34+1	0	9+0	0	5+0	0	0+1	0
13		MF	Michael Ballack	46	4	22+7	1	9+1	0	5+1	3	1+0	0
15		MF	Florent Malouda	48	9	25+7	6	9+1	1	4+0	1	2+0	1
16		FW	Scott Sinclair	4	0	0+2	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+1	0
17		DF	José Bosingwa	48	2	34+0	2	10+0	0	4+0	0	0+0	0
18		DF	Wayne Bridge	12	0	3+3	0	3+1	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
18		MF	Ricardo Quaresma	5	0	1+3	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
19		DF	Paulo Ferreira	12	0	1+6	0	0+2	0	1+0	0	1+1	0
20		MF	Deco	30	3	17+7	3	4+0	0	0+1	0	1+0	0
21		FW	Salomon Kalou	43	10	17+10	6	6+2	1	5+1	2	2+0	1
23		GK	Carlo Cudicini	4	-2	2+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	-1	1+0	-1
24		MF	Shaun Wright-Phillips	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
26		DF	John Terry	51	3	35+0	1	11+0	2	4+0	0	1+0	0
27		MF	Mineiro	2	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
30		GK	Rhys Taylor	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
33		DF	Alex	40	4	22+1	2	9+0	1	6+0	1	2+0	0
35		DF	Juliano Belletti	33	3	5+14	3	0+8	0	2+2	0	2+0	0
39		FW	Nicolas Anelka	54	25	33+4	19	8+4	2	5+0	4	0+0	0
40		GK	Henrique Hilário	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
41		DF	Sam Hutchinson	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
42		DF	Michael Mancienne	6	0	2+2	0	0+1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
43		FW	Miroslav Stoch	5	0	0+4	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
47		MF	Lee Sawyer	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
48		FW	Gaël Kakuta	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
50		MF	Jacob Mellis	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0

Top scorers

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.

Last updated on 24 May

Position	Nation	Number	Name	Premier League	Champions League	League Cup	FA Cup	Total
1		39	Nicolas Anelka	19	2	0	4	25
2		8	Frank Lampard	12	3	2	3	20
3		11	Didier Drogba	5	5	1	3	14
4		21	Salomon Kalou	6	1	1	2	10
5		15	Florent Malouda	6	1	1	1	9
6		13	Michael Ballack	1	0	0	3	4
=		33	Alex	2	1	0	1	4
8		20	Deco	3	0	0	0	3
=		5	Michael Essien	1	2	0	0	3
=		10	Joe Cole	2	1	0	0	3
=		26	John Terry	1	2	0	0	3
=		35	Juliano Belletti	3	0	0	0	3
13		2	Branislav Ivanović	0	2	0	0	2
=		17	José Bosingwa	2	0	0	0	2
15		3	Ashley Cole	1	0	0	0	1
=		6	Ricardo Carvalho	1	0	0	0	1
/	/	/	Own Goals	3	0	0	0	3
			TOTALS	68	20	5	17	110

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches. Players with 1 card or more included only.

Last updated on 30 May

Position	Nation	Number	Name	Premier League		Champions League		League Cup		FA Cup		Total (FA Total)
GK		1	Petr Čech	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1 (0)	0
DF		2	Branislav Ivanović	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	4 (3)	0
DF		3	Ashley Cole	5	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	9 (6)	0
MF		5	Michael Essien	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1 (0)	0
DF		6	Ricardo Carvalho	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	4 (3)	0
MF		8	Frank Lampard	3	1*	2	1	0	0	1	0	6 (4)	2* (1*)
MF		10	Joe Cole	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3 (2)	0
FW		11	Didier Drogba	1	0	2	0	1	0	1	0	5 (3)	0
MF		12	John Obi Mikel	6	0	1	0	0	0	4	0	11 (10)	0
MF		13	Michael Ballack	6	0	3	0	1	0	1	0	11 (8)	0
FW		15	Florent Malouda	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4 (3)	0
DF		17	José Bosingwa	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6 (6)	0
MF		20	Deco	3	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	6 (3)	1 (0)
MF		21	Salomon Kalou	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1 (0)	0 (0)
DF		26	John Terry	7	2*	3	0	0	0	0	0	10 (7)	2* (2*)
DF		33	Alex	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	4 (1)	0
DF		35	Juliano Belletti	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3 (2)	0
FW		39	Nicolas Anelka	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2 (0)	0
DF		42	Michael Mancienne	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1 (1)	0
			TOTALS	50	3**	30	2	2	0	9	0	91 (61)	5** (3**)

* = 1 suspension withdrawn
** = 2 suspensions withdrawn

Start formations

Qnt	Formation	Match(es)
27	4-1-4-1	1-18 and 21 Premier League, 1-6 UEFA Champions League & 1-2 Carling Cup
25	4-3-3	19-20, 22-32, 34-35 and 38 Premier League, 7-10 UEFA Champions League & 1-5 FA Cup
7	4-2-3-1	33 and 36-37 Premier League, 6-7 FA Cup and 11-12 UEFA Champions League

Last updated: 30 May
Source: Match reports in Competitive matches
Only competitive matches.

Starting 11

Only considering Premiership starts.

No. Pos. Name Starts 1 GK Petr Cech 36 17 RB Jose Bosingwa 34 33 CB Alex 22 26 CB John Terry (Captain) 35 3 LB Ashley Cole 33 13 CM Michael Ballack 22 12 CM John Obi Mikel 34 8 CM Frank Lampard 37 21 RW Salomon Kalou 17 15 LW Florent Malouda 25 39 CF Nicolas Anelka 33

Čech Bosingwa Alex Terry Cole Ballack Mikel Lampard Kalou Malouda Anelka

Overall

Games played	59 (38 Premier League, 12 UEFA Champions League, 7 FA Cup and 2 Carling Cup)
Games won	37 (25 Premier League, 5 UEFA Champions League, 6 FA Cup and 1 Carling Cup)
Games drawn	15 (8 Premier League, 6 UEFA Champions League and 1 FA Cup)
Games lost	7 (5 Premier League, 1 UEFA Champions League and 1 Carling Cup)
Goals scored	110
Goals conceded	44
Goal difference	+66
Yellow cards	91
Red cards	5 (2 withdrawn)
Worst discipline	John Terry (10 , 2 (1 withdrawn))
Best result	5-0 (A) v Middlesbrough - Premier League - 2008.10.18
	5-0 (H) v Sunderland - Premier League - 2008.11.01
Worst result	0-3 (A) v Manchester United - Premier League - 2009.01.11
Most appearances	Frank Lampard (57 appearances)
Top scorer	Nicolas Anelka (25 goals)
Points	126/177 (71.2%)

Last updated: 30 May
Source: Chelsea FC

Club

Coaching staff

Position	Staff
Manager	Luiz Felipe Scolari (until 9 February 2009)
	Ray Wilkins (caretaker manager)
	Guus Hiddink
Assistant managers	Flávio Teixeira (until 9 February 2009)
	Steve Clarke (until 15 September 2008)
	Ray Wilkins
First team fitness coach	Darlan Schneider (until 9 February 2009)
	Glen Driscoll
Goalkeeping coach	Christophe Lollichon
	Carlos Pracidelli (until 9 February 2009)
Head scout	Michael Emenalo
Match observer scout	Mick McGiven
Club doctor	Dr. Bryan English
Chief scout and director of youth development	Frank Arnesen
Reserve team manager	Brendan Rodgers (until December 2008)
	Paul Clement
Youth team manager	Paul Clement (until December 2008)
	Dermot Drummy
Academy manager	Neil Bath
Match analyst	James Melbourne

Last updated: 10 Feb 2009
Source: Chelsea FC

Other information

Owner/Chairman	Roman Abramovich
Chairman	Bruce Buck
Chief Executive	Peter Kenyon
Ground (capacity and dimensions)	Stamford Bridge (41,841 / 103x67 metres)

Last updated: 1 Aug
Source: Chelsea FC

Competitions

Overall

Competition	Started round	Current position / round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
Premier League	—	—	3rd	17 August 2008	24 May 2009
Champions League	Group stage	—	Semi-finals	16 September 2008	6 May 2009
Football League Cup	3rd round	—	4th round	24 September 2008	12 November 2008
FA Cup	3rd round	—	Winners	3 January 2009	30 May 2009

Last updated: 30 May
Source: Competitions

Pre-season

23 July 2008 13:00	Guangzhou Pharmaceutical	0 – 4	Chelsea	Guangdong Olympic Stadium, Guangzhou Referee: Zhao Liang
		(Report)	Kalou  20' Lampard  51' Di Santo  79' Wright-Phillips  87'

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26 July 2008 13:00	Chengdu Blades	0 – 7	Chelsea	Estádio Campo Desportivo, Macau Referee: Tou Lap Meng
		(Report)	Anelka  15' Kalou  31' Lampard  38' J. Cole  59', 82' Di Santo  65' Wright-Phillips  84'

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29 July 2008 13:45	Malaysian Select XI	0 – 2	Chelsea	Shah Alam Stadium, Selangor Referee: Subkhiddin Sallehk
		(Report)	Anelka  26' A. Cole  53'

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1 August 2008 18:05	Lokomotiv Moscow	1 – 1	Chelsea	Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow Referee: Massimo Busacca
	Kambolov  84'	(Report)	Essien  26'
		Penalties
	Bilyaletdinov Spahić Glushakov Cociş Mujiri Kambolov	5 – 4	Lampard Deco Wright-Phillips Essien Bridge Shevchenko

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3 August 2008 11:00	Milan	0 – 5	Chelsea	Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow Referee: Yuri Baskakov
		(Report)	Lampard  3' Anelka  8', 18', 51', 58'

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Premier League

See also: Premier League 2008-09

Classification

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Manchester United (C)	38	28	6	4	68	24	+44	90	2009–10 UEFA Champions League Group stage
2	Liverpool	38	25	11	2	77	27	+50	86
3	Chelsea	38	25	8	5	68	24	+44	83
4	Arsenal	38	20	12	6	68	37	+31	72	2009–10 UEFA Champions League Play-off round
5	Everton	38	17	12	9	55	37	+18	63	2009–10 UEFA Europa League Play-off round
6	Aston Villa	38	17	11	10	54	48	+6	62
7	Tottenham Hotspur	38	14	11	13	39	34	+5	53	2009–10 UEFA Europa League Third qualifying round

Updated to games played on 24 May 2009
Source: Barclays Premier League
For further information on European qualification see Premier League - Competition.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
38	25	8	5	68	24	+44	83	11	6	2	33	12	+21	14	2	3	35	12	+23

Last updated: 24 May
Source: Barclays Premier League

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	W	W	D	W	D	W	W	W	L	W	W	W	W	D	L	W	D	D	W	D	L	W	W	L	D	W	W	W	W	L	W	W	D	W	W	W	W	W
Position	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	2	3	4	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3

Last updated: 24 May.
Source: Matches
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Lose; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Matches

2008-08-17 13:30	Chelsea	4 – 0	Portsmouth	Stamford Bridge, London Attendance: 41,468 Referee: Mike Dean
	J. Cole  12' Anelka  26' Lampard  45+1' (pen.) Deco  88'	(Report)	James 45+1'

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2008-08-24 13:30	Wigan Athletic	0 – 1	Chelsea	JJB Stadium, Wigan Attendance: 18,139 Referee: Alan Wiley
	Cattermole 49'	(Report)	Deco  4' Terry 14' Carvalho 74'

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2008-08-31 13:30	Chelsea	1 – 1	Tottenham Hotspur	Stamford Bridge, London Attendance: 41,790 Referee: Howard Webb
	Deco 10' Belletti  27' J. Cole 45' Bosingwa 86'	(Report)	Bent  45'

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2008-09-13 17:30	Manchester City	1 – 3	Chelsea	City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester Attendance: 47,331 Referee: Mark Halsey
	Robinho  13'	(Report)	Carvalho  16' Mikel 45' Lampard  53' Anelka  69' Terry  77' (suspension withdrawn)

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2008-09-21 14:00	Chelsea	1 – 1	Manchester United	Stamford Bridge, London Attendance: 41,760 Referee: Mike Riley
	Mikel 68' Kalou  80'	(Report)	Park  18' Scholes 36' Ferdinand 41' Neville 58' Berbatov 60' Rooney 80' Evra 86' Ronaldo 90'

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2008-09-27 15:00	Stoke City	0 – 2	Chelsea	Britannia Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent Attendance: 27,500 Referee: Martin Atkinson
	Griffin 55' Cresswell 66'	(Report)	Bosingwa  36' Malouda 55' Anelka  76'

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2008-10-05 15:00	Chelsea	2 – 0	Aston Villa	Stamford Bridge, London Attendance: 41,593 Referee: Chris Foy
	J. Cole  21' Anelka  43'	(Report)	Cuéllar 68' Petrov 78' Shorey 85'

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2008-10-18 12:45	Middlesbrough	0 – 5	Chelsea	Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough Attendance: 29,221 Referee: Phil Dowd
	O'Neil 25' Alves 77'	(Report)	Kalou  14' Belletti  51' Wheater  53' (o.g.) Lampard  63' Malouda  67'

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2008-10-26 13:30	Chelsea	0 – 1	Liverpool	Stamford Bridge, London Attendance: 41,705 Referee: Howard Webb
	Malouda 53' A. Cole 56' Deco 79'	(Report)	Alonso  10' Riera 22' Gerrard 39' Mascherano 65'

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2008-10-29 19:45	Hull City	0 – 3	Chelsea	KC Stadium, Hull Attendance: 24,906 Referee: Andre Marriner
		(Report)	Lampard  3' J. Cole 11' Anelka  50' Deco 59' Malouda  75'

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2008-11-01 15:00	Chelsea	5 – 0	Sunderland	Stamford Bridge, London Attendance: 41,693 Referee: Martin Atkinson
	Alex  27' Anelka  30', 45', 53' Lampard  51'	(Report)	Tainio 39'

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2008-11-09 13:30	Blackburn Rovers	0 – 2	Chelsea	Ewood Park, Blackburn Attendance: 20,670 Referee: Chris Foy
	Warnock 62' Simpson 80'	(Report)	Anelka  40', 68' Malouda 85'

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2008-11-15 17:30	West Bromwich Albion	0 – 3	Chelsea	The Hawthorns, West Bromwich Attendance: 26,322 Referee: Steve Bennett
		(Report)	Bosingwa  34' 57' Anelka  38', 45' Terry 51' Ivanović 78'

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2008-11-22 15:00	Chelsea	0 – 0	Newcastle United	Stamford Bridge, London Attendance: 41,660 Referee: Phil Dowd
		(Report)	Gutiérrez 50' Guthrie 86'

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2008-11-30 16:00	Chelsea	1 – 2	Arsenal	Stamford Bridge, London Attendance: 41,760 Referee: Mike Dean
	Djourou  31' (o.g.) Terry 61' Ivanović 85'	(Report)	van Persie  59', 62'

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2008-12-06 15:00	Bolton Wanderers	0 – 2	Chelsea	Reebok Stadium, Horwich Attendance: 22,023 Referee: Howard Webb
	Davies 18' O'Brien 65'	(Report)	Anelka  9' Deco  21' Ballack 81'

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2008-12-14 16:00	Chelsea	1 – 1	West Ham United	Stamford Bridge, London Attendance: 41,675 Referee: Mike Riley
	Mikel 21' Ballack 33' A. Cole 37' Anelka  51'	(Report)	Bellamy  33' 45+1' Cole 40'

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2008-12-22 20:00	Everton	0 – 0	Chelsea	Goodison Park, Liverpool Attendance: 35,655 Referee: Phil Dowd
		(Report)	Terry  35' Lampard 43' A. Cole 43' Ballack 68'

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2008-12-26 13:00	Chelsea	2 – 0	West Bromwich Albion	Stamford Bridge, London Attendance: 41,417 Referee: Rob Styles
	Drogba  3' Lampard  45+1' Ballack 74'	(Report)

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2008-12-28 14:00	Fulham	2 – 2	Chelsea	Craven Cottage, London Attendance: 25,462 Referee: Andre Marriner
	Dempsey  10', 90' 90+1'	(Report)	Lampard  50', 72' Drogba 82' Bosingwa 90+1'

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2009-01-11 16:00	Manchester United	3 – 0	Chelsea	Old Trafford, Manchester Attendance: 75,455 Referee: Howard Webb
	Ronaldo 28' Vidić  45+2' Rooney  63' 66' Park 68' Berbatov  87'	(Report)	Lampard 4' Bosingwa 27' Carvalho 28' Terry 81' Belletti 87'

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2009-01-17 15:00	Chelsea	2 – 1	Stoke City	Stamford Bridge, London Attendance: 41,788 Referee: Peter Walton
	Belletti  88' Lampard  90+3'	(Report)	Faye 15' Delap  60' Kitson 89' Whelan 90'

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2009-01-28 19:45	Chelsea	2 – 0	Middlesbrough	Stamford Bridge, London Attendance: 40,280 Referee: Lee Probert
	Kalou  58', 81'	(Report)	Shawky 10' Riggott 56'

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2009-02-01 16:00	Liverpool	2 – 0	Chelsea	Anfield, Liverpool Attendance: 44,174 Referee: Mike Riley
	Mascherano 21' Alonso 46' Gerrard 70' Torres  89', 90+4'	(Report)	A. Cole 22' Mikel 53' Lampard  60' (suspension withdrawn) Terry 61'

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2009-02-07 15:00	Chelsea	0 – 0	Hull City	Stamford Bridge, London Attendance: 41,802 Referee: Lee Mason
	Mikel 26'	(Report)	Ashbee 48' Garcia 80'

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2009-02-21 12:45	Aston Villa	0 – 1	Chelsea	Villa Park, Birmingham Attendance: 42,585 Referee: Mark Halsey
	Cuéllar 53'	(Report)	Anelka  19' Ballack 84' Bosingwa 84' Terry 90'

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2009-02-28 15:00	Chelsea	2 – 1	Wigan Athletic	Stamford Bridge, London Attendance: 40,714 Referee: Lee Probert
	Alex 10' Terry 19'  25' Mancienne 77' Lampard  90+1'	(Report)	N'Zogbia 24' Cattermole 29' Kapo  82'

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2009-03-03 19:45	Portsmouth	0 – 1	Chelsea	Fratton Park, Portsmouth Attendance: 20,326 Referee: Phil Dowd
		(Report)	Drogba  79'

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2009-03-15 13:30	Chelsea	1 – 0	Manchester City	Stamford Bridge, London Attendance: 41,810 Referee: Mike Riley
	Essien  18'	(Report)	Elano 29' Evans 75'

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2009-03-21 15:30	Tottenham Hotspur	1 – 0	Chelsea	White Hart Lane, London Attendance: 36,034 Referee: Mike Dean
	Modrić  50'	(Report)	Belletti 45' Ballack 84'

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2009-04-04 15:00	Newcastle United	0 – 2	Chelsea	St James' Park, Newcastle Attendance: 52,112 Referee: Rob Styles
		(Report)	Lampard 38'  56' Mikel 45+3' Malouda  65'

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2009-04-11 15:00	Chelsea	4 – 3	Bolton Wanderers	Stamford Bridge, London Attendance: 41,096 Referee: Peter Walton
	Ballack  40' Drogba  48', 63' Lampard  60' (pen.)	(Report)	O'Brien  70' Basham  74' Taylor  78'

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2009-04-22 20:00	Chelsea	0 – 0	Everton	Stamford Bridge, London Attendance: 41,556 Referee: Mark Halsey
		(Report)	Neville 14'

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2009-04-25 15:00	West Ham United	0 – 1	Chelsea	Upton Park, London Attendance: 34,749 Referee: Mike Dean
	Stanislas 72'	(Report)	Kalou  55'

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2009-05-02 15:00	Chelsea	3 – 1	Fulham	Stamford Bridge, London Attendance: 41,801 Referee: Alan Wiley
	Anelka  1' Malouda  10' Drogba  53'	(Report)	Nevland  4' Murphy 90+1'

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2009-05-10 16:00	Arsenal	1 – 4	Chelsea	Emirates Stadium, London Attendance: 60,075 Referee: Phil Dowd
	Fàbregas 27' Bendtner  70'	(Report)	Alex  28' Anelka  39' Touré  49' (o.g.) Malouda  86'

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2009-05-17 16:00	Chelsea	2 – 0	Blackburn Rovers	Stamford Bridge, London Attendance: 40,804 Referee: Rob Styles
	Malouda  4' Bosingwa 27' Anelka  59'	(Report)	Doran 64' Khizanishvili 84'

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2009-05-24 16:00	Sunderland	2 – 3	Chelsea	Stadium of Light, Sunderland Attendance: 42,468 Referee: Mark Halsey
	Bardsley 39' Richardson  53' Jones  90'	(Report)	A. Cole 34'  86' Anelka  47' Kalou  74'

UEFA Champions League

See also: UEFA Champions League 2008–09

Group stage

See also: UEFA Champions League 2008–09 group stage

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Roma	6	4	0	2	12	6	+6	12
Chelsea	6	3	2	1	9	5	+4	11
Bordeaux	6	2	1	3	5	11	-6	7
CFR Cluj	6	1	1	4	5	9	-4	4

2008-09-16 19:45	Chelsea	4 – 0	Bordeaux	Stamford Bridge, London Attendance: 39,635 Referee: Pieter Vink
	Lampard  14' J. Cole  30' Deco 58' Malouda  82' Anelka  90+2'	(Report)

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2008-10-01 19:45	CFR Cluj	0 – 0	Chelsea	Stadionul Dr. Constantin Rădulescu, Cluj-Napoca Attendance: 20,320 Referee: Florian Meyer
	Pereira 71' Dani 90'	(Report)	Alex 40' Anelka 78'

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2008-10-22 19:45	Chelsea	1 – 0	Roma	Stamford Bridge, London Attendance: 41,002 Referee: Kyros Vassaras
	Malouda 30' Terry 72'  77'	(Report)	Mexès 22' Panucci 85'

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2008-11-04 19:45	Roma	3 – 1	Chelsea	Stadio Olimpico, Rome Attendance: 35,038 Referee: Luis Medina Cantalejo
	Panucci  34' Vučinić  48', 58' Perrotta 67'	(Report)	Terry  75' Deco  33', 81'

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2008-11-26 19:45	Bordeaux	1 – 1	Chelsea	Stade Chaban-Delmas, Bordeaux Attendance: 32,486 Referee: Frank De Bleeckere
	Gourcuff 22' Jurietti 55' Diarra  83' Chamakh 84'	(Report)	Terry 22' A. Cole 30' Anelka  60' J. Cole 68' Lampard  27', 86'

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2008-12-09 19:45	Chelsea	2 – 1	CFR Cluj	Stamford Bridge, London Attendance: 41,060 Referee: Peter Fröjdfeldt
	Kalou  40' Drogba  71' Belletti 76' Mikel 81'	(Report)	Trică 40' Koné  55' Culio 90+1'

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First knockout round

See also: UEFA Champions League 2008–09 knockout stage

First leg

2009-02-25 19:45	Chelsea	1 – 0	Juventus	Stamford Bridge, London Attendance: 38,079 Referee: Olegário Benquerença
	Drogba  12' Ballack 58'	(Report)	Molinaro 52' Sissoko 82' Marchisio 90'

Second leg

2009-03-10 19:45	Juventus	2 – 2 ( 2 – 3 agg.)	Chelsea	Stadio Olimpico di Torino, Turin Attendance: 27,319 Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco
	Iaquinta  19' Salihamidžić 45+2' Chiellini  54', 70' Del Piero  74' (pen.) 90+2'	(Report)	Essien  45+1' Čech 63' Drogba 69'  83' A. Cole 88' Anelka 90+1'

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Quarter-finals

See also: UEFA Champions League 2008–09 knockout stage#Quarter-finals

First leg

2009-04-08 19:45	Liverpool	1 – 3	Chelsea	Anfield, Liverpool Attendance: 42,543 Referee: Claus Bo Larsen
	Torres  6' Aurélio 74'	(Report)	Kalou 31' Ivanović  39', 62' Terry 60' Drogba  67'

Second leg

2009-04-14 19:45	Chelsea	4 – 4 ( 7 – 5 agg.)	Liverpool	Stamford Bridge, London Attendance: 38,286 Referee: Luis Medina Cantalejo
	Ivanović 28' Drogba  51' Alex  57' Carvalho 58' A. Cole 65' Lampard  76', 89'	(Report)	Aurélio  19' Alonso  28' (pen.) Benayoun 41' Arbeloa 74' Lucas  81' Kuyt  83'

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Semi-finals

See also: UEFA Champions League 2008–09 knockout stage#Semi-finals

First leg

2009-04-28 19:45	Barcelona	0 – 0	Chelsea	Camp Nou, Barcelona Attendance: 95,000 Referee: Wolfgang Stark
	Touré 37' Puyol 74'	(Report)	Alex 25' Ballack 29'

Second leg

2009-05-06 20:45	Chelsea	1 – 1 ( 1 – 1 agg.)	Barcelona	Stamford Bridge, London Attendance: 37,857 Referee: Tom Henning Øvrebø
	Essien  9' 74' Alex 77' Ballack 90+6' Drogba 90+8'	(Report)	Dani Alves 30' Abidal  66' Eto'o 90' A. Iniesta  90+3' 90+4'

Barcelona 1–1 Chelsea on aggregate. Barcelona won on away goals.

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Carling Cup

See also: Football League Cup 2008–09

Third round

2008-09-24 19:45	Portsmouth	0 – 4	Chelsea	Fratton Park, Portsmouth Attendance: 15,339 Referee: Steve Bennett
	Hreiðarsson 35' Hughes 52'	(Report)	Ballack 5' Lampard  36' (pen.), 49' Malouda  45' Kalou  64'

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Fourth round

2008-11-12 19:45	Chelsea	1 – 1 (a.e.t.)	Burnley	Stamford Bridge, London Attendance: 41,369 Referee: Keith Stroud
	Drogba  27' 27'	(Report)	Akinbiyi  69' 70' Eagles 73' Caldwell  58', 116'
		Penalties
	Lampard Bridge Kalou Ferreira Malouda Mikel	4 – 5	Alexander Mahon Eagles McDonald Elliott Duff

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FA Cup

See also: FA Cup 2008–09

Third round

2009-01-03 15:00	Chelsea	1 – 1	Southend United	Stamford Bridge, London Attendance: 41,090 Referee: Stuart Attwell
	Kalou  31' Mikel 56' Carvalho 90+4'	(Report)	McCormack 51' Grant 89' Clarke  90'

Replay

2009-01-14 20:10	Southend United	1 – 4	Chelsea	Roots Hall, Southend-on-Sea Attendance: 11,314 Referee: Chris Foy
	Barrett  16'	(Report)	Mikel 39' Ballack  45' Kalou  60' Anelka  78' Lampard  90'

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Fourth round

2009-01-24 15:00	Chelsea	3 – 1	Ipswich Town	Stamford Bridge, London Attendance: 41,137 Referee: Alan Wiley
	Ballack  16', 59' Lampard  85'	(Report)	Bruce 18'  34' Garvan 59'

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Fifth round

2009-02-14 17:30	Watford	1 – 3	Chelsea	Vicarage Road. Watford Attendance: 16,851 Referee: Mike Dean
	Priskin  69'	(Report)	A. Cole 18' Anelka  75', 77', 90'

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Quarter-finals

2009-03-07 12:30	Coventry City	0 – 2	Chelsea	Ricoh Arena, Coventry Attendance: 31,407 Referee: Steve Bennett
	Beuzelin 78'	(Report)	Drogba  15' Alex  72'

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Semi-finals

2009-04-18 17:15	Arsenal	1 – 2	Chelsea	Wembley Stadium, London Attendance: 88,103 Referee: Martin Atkinson
	Walcott  17' Denílson 73' Touré 88'	(Report)	Malouda  33' Ivanović 38' Ballack 44' Drogba  84' 85'

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Final

See also: 2009 FA Cup Final

2009-05-30 15:00	Chelsea	2 – 1	Everton	Wembley Stadium, London Attendance: 89,391 Referee: Howard Webb
	Drogba  21' Mikel 63' Lampard  72' 83'	(Report)	Saha  1' Hibbert 8' Neville 48' Baines 90+2'

Honours

Team

FA Cup

• Winners: 2009

Individuals

Name	Number	Country	Award
Petr Čech	1	Czech Republic	UEFA European Club Goalkeeper of the Year (2008), Czech Golden Ball (2008)
Ashley Cole	3	England	Samsung Players' Player of the Year (2008-09)
Michael Essien	5	Ghana	Goal of the Season (2008-09) v Barcelona (UEFA Champions League Semi finals) 6 May 2009
Frank Lampard	8	England	UEFA European Club Midfielder of the Year (2008), October Premier League Player of the Month (2008), Chelsea Player of the Year (2008-09)
Deco	20	Portugal	August Premier League Player of the Month (2008)
Salomon Kalou	21	Ivory Coast	CAF Young Player of the Year (2008)
John Terry	26	England	UEFA European Club Defender of the Year (2008), FIFPro World XI (2007-08), UEFA Team of the Year (2008) Special Commitment Award (2008-09) for his 10 years of first team service.
Nicolas Anelka	39	France	November Premier League Player of the Month (2008), Barclays Golden Boot (2008-09), PFA Team of the Year (2009)
Michael Mancienne	42	England	Chelsea Young Player of the Year (2008-09)

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External links

• Chelsea FC official website
• Chelsea FC on Soccerbase
• UEFA Champions League
• Behind the scenes of Chelsea FC 2008/9
• Chelsea F.C.