List of Chelsea F.C. records and statistics

This article is about all-time records. For a season-by-season statistical breakdown, see List of Chelsea F.C. seasons.

Chelsea Football Club are an English professional association football club based in Fulham, London. The club was established in 1905 and plays its home games at Stamford Bridge.

Domestically, Chelsea have won six top-flight titles, eight FA Cups and five League Cups. In international competitions, they have won two UEFA Champions League titles, two UEFA Europa Leagues, two UEFA Cup Winners' Cups, two UEFA Super Cups and one FIFA Club World Cup. They are the first English club to win three main UEFA club competitions and are the only London club to win the UEFA Champions League.^[1] The club's record appearance maker is Ron Harris, who made 795 appearances between 1961 and 1980. Frank Lampard is Chelsea's record goalscorer, scoring 211 goals in total.

Honours

 

In 2012, Chelsea became the first London club to win the UEFA Champions League.

The first major trophy won by Chelsea came in 1955, when the team became national champions after winning the 1954–55 First Division title.^[2] In the 2009–10 season, Chelsea won their first and only double after winning both the Premier League and the FA Cup.^[3] 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.^[4] Their most recent success came in February 2022, when they won their first FIFA Club World Cup title.^[5]

Chelsea F.C. honours

Honour	Wins	Years
Football League First Division/Premier League	6	1954–55, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2009–10, 2014–15, 2016–17
Football League Second Division	2	1983–84, 1988–89
FA Cup	8	1970, 1997, 2000, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2018
League Cup	5	1965, 1998, 2005, 2007, 2015
Full Members' Cup	2	1986, 1990
FA Community Shield (FA Charity Shield before 2002)	4	1955, 2000, 2005, 2009
UEFA Champions League (European Cup before 1992)	2	2012, 2021
UEFA Europa League (UEFA Cup before 2009)	2	2013, 2019
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (European Cup Winners' Cup before 1994)	2	1971, 1998
UEFA Super Cup (European Super Cup before 1995)	2	1998, 2021
FIFA Club World Cup	1	2021

Players

Appearances

• Most appearances in all competitions: 795, Ron Harris (1961–1980)^[6]
• Most league appearances: 655, Ron Harris (1961–1980)^[6]
• Most FA Cup appearances: 64, Ron Harris (1961–1980)^[6]
• Most League Cup appearances: 48, John Hollins (1963–1975 and 1983–1984) and Ron Harris (1961–1980)^[6]
• Most appearances in UEFA competitions: 124, John Terry (1998–2015)
• Most consecutive appearances: 167, John Hollins, 14 August 1971 – 25 September 1974
• Most consecutive league appearances: 164, Frank Lampard, 13 October 2001 – 26 December 2005
• Most appearances in a single season: 64, Juan Mata, Oscar and Fernando Torres, 2012–13
• Most international caps while a Chelsea player: Frank Lampard, 104 for England^[7]
• First Chelsea player to play for England: George Hilsdon, 16 February 1907
• First Chelsea player to play for England at a World Cup: Roy Bentley, 1950 World Cup, 25 June 1950
• First foreign (non-UK) player: Nils Middelboe (Denmark), 15 November 1913
• Youngest player: Ian Hamilton, 16 years 138 days, vs. Tottenham Hotspur, First Division, 18 March 1967^[6][8]
• Oldest player: Mark Schwarzer, 41 years and 218 days, vs. Cardiff City, Premier League, 11 May 2014^[9]
• First substitute: John Boyle, who replaced George Graham vs. Fulham, First Division, 28 August 1965^[10]

Most appearances

Competitive matches only.

Rank	Player	Years	League	FA Cup	League Cup	Europe	Other^1	Total
1	Ron Harris	1961–1980	655	64	48	27	1	795^[6]
2	Peter Bonetti	1959–1979	600	57	45	26	1	729^[6]
3	John Terry	1998–2017	492	58	37	124	6	717
4	Frank Lampard	2001–2014	429	58	34	117	10	648
5	John Hollins	1963–1975 1983–1984	465	51	48	27	1	592^[6]
6	César Azpilicueta	2012–2023	349	39	31	80	9	508
7	Petr Čech	2004–2015	333	33	17	103	8	494
8	Dennis Wise	1990–2001	332	38	30	38	7	445^[6]
9	Steve Clarke	1987–1998	330	36	26	12	17	421^[6]
10	Kerry Dixon	1983–1992	335	20	41	0	24	420^[6]

^{1 The "Other" column includes appearances in Charity/Community Shield, Football League play-offs, Full Members' Cup, UEFA Super Cup, and FIFA Club World Cup.}

Goalscorers

 

Frank Lampard is Chelsea's all-time top goalscorer

• Most goals in all competitions: 211, Frank Lampard (2001–2014)
• Most goals in a season: 43, Jimmy Greaves (First Division, 1960–61)
• Most goals in one match: 6, George Hilsdon v. Worksop Town, FA Cup, first round, 11 January 1908
• Most goals in one final: 3, David Speedie v. Manchester City, Full Members' Cup final, 23 March 1986
• Most league goals: 164, Bobby Tambling (1959–1970)
• Most league goals in a season: 41, Jimmy Greaves, (First Division, 1960–61)
• Most times top goalscorer: 8, Roy Bentley
• Most league goals in one match:
  • 5, George Hilsdon v. Glossop, Second Division, 1 September 1906
  • 5, Jimmy Greaves v. Wolverhampton Wanderers, First Division, 30 August 1958
  • 5, Jimmy Greaves v. Preston North End, First Division, 19 December 1959
  • 5, Jimmy Greaves v. West Bromwich Albion, First Division, 3 December 1960
  • 5, Bobby Tambling v. Aston Villa, First Division, 17 September 1966
  • 5, Gordon Durie v. Walsall, Second Division, 4 February 1989
• Most Premier League/First Division goals: 147, Frank Lampard (2001–2014)
• Most Premier League goals in a season: 29, Didier Drogba (2009–10)
• Most Premier League goals in one match:
  • 4, Gianluca Vialli v. Barnsley, Premier League, 24 August 1997
  • 4, Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink v. Coventry City, Premier League, 21 October 2000
  • 4, Frank Lampard v. Derby County, Premier League, 12 March 2008
  • 4, Frank Lampard v. Aston Villa, Premier League, 27 March 2010
• Most FA Cup goals: 26, Frank Lampard (2001–2014)
• Most FA Cup goals in a season: 8, Peter Osgood, (1969–70)
• Most FA Cup goals in one match: 6, George Hilsdon v. Worksop Town, FA Cup, first round, 11 January 1908
• Most FA Cup Final goals: 4, Didier Drogba (2004–2012, 2014–15)^[11]
• Most League Cup goals: 25, Kerry Dixon (1983–1992)
• Most League Cup goals in a season: 8, Kerry Dixon, (1984–85)
• Most League Cup goals in one match: 4, Kerry Dixon v. Gillingham, League Cup, first round (first leg), 13 September 1983
• Most League Cup Final goals: 4, Didier Drogba (2004–2012, 2014–15)^[11]
• Most Cup Final goals: 9, Didier Drogba (2004–2012, 2014–15)^[11]
• Most European goals: 36, Didier Drogba (2004–2012, 2014–15)^[12]
• Most European goals in a season: 11, Olivier Giroud (2018–19 UEFA Europa League)^[13]
• Most European goals in one match: 5, Peter Osgood v. Jeunesse Hautcharage, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, first round (second leg), 29 September 1971
• Most hat-tricks: 13, Jimmy Greaves, (1957–1961)^[14]
• Most international goals while a Chelsea player: Didier Drogba, 45 for Ivory Coast
• Oldest goalscorer: Dick Spence, 38 years 282 days v. Wolverhampton Wanderers, First Division, 26 April 1947
• Youngest goalscorer: Ian Hamilton, 16 years 138 days v. Tottenham Hotspur, First Division, 18 March 1967^[8]
• Fastest goalscorer: 12 seconds, Keith Weller v. Middlesbrough, League Cup, 7 October 1970^[15]
• Most different goalscorers in a season: 21 (during the 2021–22 season)^[16]

Overall scorers

Competitive matches only. Appearances in parentheses.

Rank	Player	Years	League	FA Cup	League Cup	Europe	Other^1	Total
1	Frank Lampard	2001–2014	147 (429)	26 (58)	12 (34)	25 (117)	1 (10)	211 (648)
2	Bobby Tambling	1959–1970	164 (302)	25 (36)	10 (18)	3 (14)	0 (0)	202 (370)^[6]
3	Kerry Dixon	1983–1992	147 (335)	8 (20)	25 (41)	0 (0)	13 (24)	193 (420)^[6]
4	Didier Drogba	2004–2012 2014–2015	104 (254)	12 (29)	10 (20)	36 (74)	2 (4)	164 (381)
5	Roy Bentley	1948–1956	128 (324)	21 (42)	0 (0)	0 (0)	1 (1)	150 (367)^[6]
	Peter Osgood	1964–1974 1978–1979	105 (289)	19 (34)	10 (30)	16 (26)	0 (1)	150 (380)^[6]
7	Jimmy Greaves	1957–1961	124 (157)	3 (7)	2 (2)	3 (3)	0 (0)	132 (169)^[6]
8	George Mills	1929–1943	118 (220)	7 (19)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	125 (239)^[6]
9	Eden Hazard	2012–2019	85 (245)	5 (23)	8 (25)	11 (53)	1 (6)	110 (352)
10	George Hilsdon	1906–1912	99 (150)	9 (14)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	108 (164)^[6]

^{1 The "Other" column includes goals in Charity/Community Shield, Football League play-offs, Full Members' Cup, UEFA Super Cup, and FIFA Club World Cup.}

Award winners

Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year

The following players have won the Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year award while playing for Chelsea:

•   Gianfranco Zola – 1996–97^[17]
•   Frank Lampard – 2004–05^[18]
•   Eden Hazard – 2014–15^[19]
•   N'Golo Kanté – 2016–17^[20]

PFA Players' Player of the Year

The following players have won the PFA Players' Player of the Year award while playing for Chelsea:

•   John Terry – 2004–05^[21]
•   Eden Hazard – 2014–15^[22]
•   N'Golo Kanté – 2016–17^[23]

PFA Young Player of the Year

The following players have won the PFA Young Player of the Year award while playing for Chelsea:

•   Scott Parker – 2003–04^[24]
•   Eden Hazard – 2013–14^[25]

Premier League Player of the Season

The following players have won the Premier League Player of the Season award while playing for Chelsea:

•   Frank Lampard – 2004–05^[26]
•   Eden Hazard – 2014–15^[27]
•   N'Golo Kanté – 2016–17^[28]

Premier League Playmaker of the Season

The following players have won the Premier League Playmaker of the Season award while playing for Chelsea:

•   Eden Hazard – 2018–19^[29]

Premier League Golden Boot

The following players have won the Premier League Golden Boot award while playing for Chelsea:

•   Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink – 2000–01^[30]
•   Didier Drogba – 2006–07^[30]
•   Nicolas Anelka – 2008–09^[30]
•   Didier Drogba – 2009–10^[30]

Premier League Golden Glove

The following goalkeepers have won the Premier League Golden Glove award while playing for Chelsea:

•   Petr Čech – 2004–05^[31]
•   Petr Čech – 2009–10^[31]
•   Petr Čech – 2013–14^[31]
•   Thibaut Courtois – 2016–17^[31]

Transfers

Where the report mentions an initial fee potentially rising to a higher figure depending on contractual clauses being satisfied in the future, only the initial fee is listed in the tables.

Highest transfer fees paid

Rank	Player	From	Fee	Year
1	Enzo Fernández	Benfica	£106,800,000^[32]	2023
2	Moisés Caicedo	Brighton & Hove Albion	£100,000,000^[33]	2023
3	Romelu Lukaku	Inter Milan	£97,500,000^[34]	2021
4	Kepa Arrizabalaga	Athletic Bilbao	£71,600,000^[35]	2018
5	Kai Havertz	Bayer Leverkusen	£71,000,000^[36]	2020
6	Wesley Fofana	Leicester City	£70,000,000^[37]	2022
7	Mykhailo Mudryk	Shakhtar Donetsk	£62,000,000^[38]	2023
8	Álvaro Morata	Real Madrid	£58,000,000^[39]	2017
	Christian Pulisic	Borussia Dortmund	£58,000,000^[40]	2019
10	Jorginho	Napoli	£57,000,000^[41]	2018

Highest transfer fees received

Rank	Player	To	Fee	Year
1	Eden Hazard	Real Madrid	£89,000,000^[42]	2019
2	Kai Havertz	Arsenal	£65,000,000^[43]	2023
3	Oscar	Shanghai SIPG	£60,000,000^[44]	2017
4	Álvaro Morata	Atlético Madrid	£58,000,000^[45]	2019
5	Diego Costa	Atlético Madrid	£57,000,000^[46]	2017
6	Mason Mount	Manchester United	£55,000,000^[47]	2023
7	David Luiz	Paris Saint-Germain	£50,000,000^[48]	2014
8	Nemanja Matić	Manchester United	£40,000,000^[49]	2017
9	Juan Mata	Manchester United	£37,100,000^[50]	2014
10	Thibaut Courtois	Real Madrid	£35,000,000^[51]	2018

Managerial records

See also: List of Chelsea F.C. managers

• First full-time manager: John Tait Robertson, from August 1905 to November 1906^[52]
• First foreign (non-UK) manager: Ruud Gullit (Netherlands), from 10 May 1996 to 12 February 1998^[52]
• Longest-serving manager: David Calderhead – 25 years, 280 days (1 August 1907 to 8 May 1933)^[52][53]
• Most successful manager: José Mourinho (won eight trophies in two spells as manager, 2004–2007 and 2013–2015)^[54]
• Highest winning percentage (minimum 10 games managed): Guus Hiddink (first spell), 74%^[52][55]
• Lowest winning percentage (minimum 10 games managed): Frank Lampard (second spell), 9%^[52][56]

Club records

Attendances

• Highest home attendance (estimate): 100,000, against Dynamo Moscow, 13 November 1945
• Highest home attendance (official): 82,905, against Arsenal, First Division, 12 October 1935
• Highest home attendance (Second Division): 67,000, against Manchester United, 13 April 1906
• Highest home attendance (FA Cup): 77,952, against Swindon Town, 13 March 1911
• Highest home attendance (League Cup): 43,330, against Tottenham Hotspur, 22 December 1971
• Highest home attendance (Europe): 59,541, against Milan, 16 February 1966
• Highest season home aggregate: 1,014,352 (1954–55 season)
• Highest league home average: 48,302 (1954–55 season)
• Highest attendance for any match: 105,826, against Real Madrid, Michigan Stadium, United States, 30 July 2016
• Highest away attendance: 98,436, against Barcelona, UEFA Champions League Round of 16 second leg, 7 March 2006
• Lowest home attendance: 2,000, against Leeds United, Premier League, 5 December 2020^[57][58]
• Highest average attendance in English football: 1907–08, 1909–10, 1911–12, 1912–13, 1913–14, 1919–20, 1921–22, 1923–24, 1925–26, 1954–55^[59]

Source: ^[60]

Firsts

• First match: Chelsea v. Stockport County, Second Division, 2 September 1905
• First win: Chelsea v. Liverpool, friendly match, 4 September 1905
• First competitive goalscorer: John Robertson, v. Blackpool, Second Division, 9 September 1905
• First FA Cup match: Chelsea v. First Grenadier Guards, first qualifying round, 7 October 1905
• First FA Cup match (proper): Chelsea v. Lincoln City, first round, 12 January 1907
• First League Cup match: Chelsea v. Millwall, first round, 10 October 1960
• First European match: Chelsea v. BK Frem, Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, 30 September 1958
• First Cup Winners' Cup match: Chelsea v. Aris, first round, 16 September 1970
• First UEFA Champions League match: Chelsea v. Skonto Riga, third qualifying round, 11 August 1999
• First UEFA Champions League match (proper): Chelsea v. Milan, first group stage, 15 September 1999
• First FA Cup winners at the new Wembley Stadium: Chelsea v. Manchester United, 2007 FA Cup Final, 19 May 2007
• First domestic double: Chelsea v. Portsmouth, 2010 FA Cup Final, 15 May 2010 (also winning the 2009–10 Premier League)
• The first team to score 100 Premier League goals in a season: 2009–10 Premier League season
• The first English team to qualify for the UEFA European Cup, winning the 1954–55 First Division (Chelsea were not allowed to participate by the Football Association)
• The first London based team to win the UEFA Champions League: 2011–12 season
• The first UEFA Champions League title holders to get knocked out in the group stage the following year: 2012–13 season
• The first English team to win all three major UEFA competitions^[1]
• The first UEFA Champions League title holders to win the UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League the following year: 2012–13 season
• The first team in history of the European competitions to be holders of the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League at the same time (winning the 2013 UEFA Europa League Final on 15 May 2013, and still being holders of the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League until 25 May 2013)^[1]
• The first team to go 18 successive UEFA Europa League matches without defeat since the competition was rebranded in 2009–10^[61]
• The first team in Premier League history to have two different hat-trick scorers in a single campaign aged 21 or under^[62]
• The first top-flight team in history to win 30 games in a 38-game season: 2016–17 Premier League season^[63]
• The first team to win 15 away matches in a Premier League season: 2004–05 season^[64]
• The first team to win 18 home matches in a Premier League season: 2004–05 season
• The first team to win against every other team at least once in a Premier League season: 2005–06 season^[65]

Results

Wins

• Record win: 13–0 v. Jeunesse Hautcharage, 1971–72 European Cup Winners' Cup, 29 September 1971^[66][67]
• Record league win: 8–0 v. Wigan Athletic, Premier League, 9 May 2010 and 8–0 v. Aston Villa, Premier League, 23 December 2012
• Record FA Cup win: 9–1 v. Worksop Town, first round, 11 January 1908
• Record League Cup win: 7–0 v. Doncaster Rovers, third round, 16 November 1960
• Record European win: 13–0 v. Jeunesse Hautcharage, 1971–72 European Cup Winners' Cup, 29 September 1971^[66][67]
• Record European win (away): 0–8 v. Jeunesse Hautcharage, 1971–72 European Cup Winners' Cup, 15 September 1971^[66][67]
• Record Champions League win (home): 6–0 v. Maribor on 21 October 2014 and v. Qarabağ on 12 September 2017^[66]
• Record Champions League win (away): 0–5 v. Galatasaray on 20 October 1999 and v. Schalke 04 on 25 November 2014^[66]
• Most consecutive league wins: 13, 1 October 2016 – 31 December 2016^[68]
• Longest sequence without a league win: 21, 3 November 1987 – 2 April 1988
• Most league wins in a season: 30 in 38 matches, Premier League, 2016–17^[69]
• Fewest league wins in a season: 5 in 42 matches, First Division, 1978–79

Draws

• Highest scoring draw: 5–5
  • Bolton Wanderers v. Chelsea, 30 October 1937, First Division
  • Chelsea v. West Ham United, 17 December 1966, First Division
• Most league draws in a season: 18 in 42 matches, First Division, 1922–23
• Longest sequence of league draws: 6, 20 August 1969 – 13 September 1969

Unbeaten

• Longest sequence of unbeaten matches:
  • 21, 10 June 2004 – 11 September 2004
  • 23, 23 January 2007 – 13 April 2007
  • 23, 4 April 2009 – 23 September 2009
  • 23, 4 May 2014 – 6 December 2014
• Longest sequence of unbeaten league matches: 40, 23 October 2004 – 29 October 2005
• Longest sequence of unbeaten home matches in Premier League: 86, 20 March 2004 – 26 October 2008

Losses

• Record defeat: 1–8 v. Wolverhampton Wanderers, First Division, 26 September 1953
• Record Premier League defeat: 0–6 v. Manchester City, 10 February 2019^[70]
• Record FA Cup defeat:
  • 1–7 v. Crystal Palace, third qualifying round, 18 November 1905
  • 0–6 v. Sheffield Wednesday, second round replay, 5 February 1913
• Record League Cup defeat: 2–6 v. Stoke City, third round replay, 22 October 1974
• Record European defeat: 0–5 v. Barcelona, Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, semi-final replay, 25 May 1966
• Record Champions League defeat: 1–5 (after extra time) v. Barcelona, quarter-final second leg, 18 April 2000^[66]
• Longest sequence of league defeats: 7, 1 November 1952 – 20 December 1952
• Most league defeats in a season: 27 in 42 matches, First Division, 1978–79
• Fewest league defeats in a season: 1 in 38 matches, Premier League, 2004–05

Goals

• Most goals scored in one match: 13 v. Jeunesse Hautcharage, 1971–72 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, 29 September 1971
• Most goals conceded in one match: 8 v. Wolverhampton Wanderers, First Division, 26 September 1953
• Most league goals scored in one season: 103 in 38 matches, Premier League, 2009–10
• Fewest league goals scored in one season: 31 in 42 matches, First Division, 1923–24
• Most league goals conceded in one season: 100 in 42 matches, First Division, 1960–61
• Fewest league goals conceded in one season: 15 in 38 matches, Premier League, 2004–05
• Fewest league goals conceded at home in one season: 6 in 19 matches, Premier League, 2004–05
• Fewest league goals conceded away in one season: 9 in 19 matches, Premier League, 2004–05
• Most goal scorers in a single game (league): 7 v. Aston Villa, Premier League, 23 December 2012

Points

• Most points earned in a season (3 for a win): 99 in 46 matches, Second Division, 1988–89
• Fewest points earned in a season (3 for a win): 42 in 40 matches, First Division, 1987–88
• Most points earned in a season (2 for a win): 57 in 38 matches, Second Division, 1906–07
• Fewest points earned in a season (2 for a win): 20 in 42 matches, First Division, 1978–79

Clean sheets

• Most clean sheets in one season: 34 in 59 matches, 2004–05
• Fewest clean sheets in one season: 2 in 47 matches, 1960–61
• Most league clean sheets in one season: 25 in 38 matches, Premier League, 2004–05
• Fewest league clean sheets in one season: 1 in 42 matches, First Division, 1960–61
• Longest run without a clean sheet: 31 games, November 1960 – August 1961
• Most consecutive league clean sheets during a season: 10, 18 December 2004 – 12 February 2005
• Most clean sheets by an individual goalkeeper: 228, Petr Čech (2004–2015)^[71][72]
• Most clean sheets by an individual goalkeeper in one season: 28, Petr Čech, 2004–05^[72]
• Most Premier League clean sheets by an individual goalkeeper in one season: 24, Petr Čech, 2004–05^[73]
• Most consecutive clean sheets by an individual goalkeeper: 9, William Foulke, 1905–06^{[citation needed]}
• Most overall clean sheets in Premier League: 162, Petr Čech (2004–2015)^[74]

Penalties

• Most penalties saved: 9, Reg Matthews^{[citation needed]}
• Most penalties scored by a single player: 49, Frank Lampard^[75]

National/European records

• Fewest goals conceded in a league season: 15 in 38 matches, Premier League, 2004–05 (English top flight record)^[69]
• Fewest goals conceded away in a league season: 9 in 18 matches, Premier League, 2004–05 (English top flight record)^[69]
• Most consecutive clean sheets at the start of a season: 6, 14 August 2005 – 17 September 2005 (English top flight record)
• Longest sequence of unbeaten home league matches: 86, 21 February 2004 – 26 October 2008 (English record)^[69]
• Most clean sheets in a season: 25, 2004–05 (Premier League record)^[69]
• Most goals scored at home in a league season: 68, 2009–10 (Premier League record)^[69]
• Most consecutive league away wins: 11, 5 April 2008 – 22 December 2008 (Premier League joint record)^[76]
• Most home wins in a league season: 18, 2005–06 (Premier League joint record)^[69]
• Fewest home draws in a league season: 0, 2016–17 (Premier League joint record)^[69]
• Most consecutive wins from start of a season: 9, 2005–06 (Premier League record)^[77]
• Most days spent in first place in a season: 274 days, 2014–15 (Premier League record)^[78]
• Fewest goals conceded for a team winning the Champions League: 4 in 13 games, 2020–21 (European record)^[79]
• Highest aggregate scoreline in European competition: 21–0, v Jeunesse Hautcharage, 1971–72 European Cup Winners' Cup, 29 September 1971 (joint record)^[67]
• Fewest goals conceded in a Champions League group stage campaign: 1, 2005–06 (joint record)^[80]
• Most Champions League games played in the knockout phase by an English club: 77 matches^[80]
• Most Champions League round of 16 appearances by an English club: 17 appearances^[81]
• Most Champions League round of 16 aggregate wins by an English club: 11 wins^[81]
• Most Champions League quarter-final aggregate wins by an English club: 8 wins^[82]
• Most Champions League semi-finals appearances by an English club: 8 appearances^[80]
• Most consecutive Europa League matches without defeat: 18 matches^[61]
• Only team to score at least 4 goals in a Europa League final^[83]
• Longest unbeaten run in the FA Cup: 29 matches (excluding penalty shoot-outs)^[84]

See also

• Chelsea F.C. in international football
• List of Chelsea F.C. managers

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