Chelsea F.C. in international football

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Chelsea F.C. in international football
Chelsea received the trophy from UEFA President Michel Platini.
Chelsea celebrate winning their first Champions League title in 2012.
ClubChelsea
Seasons played31
Most appearancesJohn Terry (124)
Top scorerDidier Drogba (36)
First entry1958–60 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
Latest entry2022–23 UEFA Champions League
Titles
Champions League2 (2012, 2021)
Europa League2 (2013, 2019)
Cup Winners' Cup2 (1971, 1998)
Super Cup2 (1998, 2021)
FIFA Club World Cup1 (2021)

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 were denied entry by 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 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 and only team from London to date, 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] In 2021, Chelsea won their second Champions League title,[4] giving them the distinction of being the only club to have won all three major European competitions twice.[5] They are presently England's second-most successful club in UEFA competitions, with eight 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.[6] 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.[7]

History[edit]

European Cup / UEFA Champions League[edit]

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.[8] 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 5–1 in Spain two weeks later and knocked out of the competition 6–4 on aggregate, thus ended their first Champions League journey.[9]

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.[10] Jesper Grønkjær scored the winner in the 26th minute. The goal would later seem 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.[11]

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 87th minute.[12] The first leg of the semi-final however turned out to be a disaster for Chelsea as they were defeated 3–1 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 in a 2-2 draw.[13] As a consequence, Claudio Ranieri was sacked at the end of the season.[14]

Didier Drogba celebrates Chelsea's 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 shoot-out, 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.[15]

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".[16] 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 German side 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 shoot-out. 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 to secure the Blues' first ever Champions League title.[17] As title holders, Chelsea secured a place in next season's Champions League after missing out of qualification, as a result of finishing sixth in Premier League.[18]

Nine years after their Champions League triumph, Chelsea were able to secure a place in the 2021 final, which was held at Estádio do Dragão in Porto against fellow English side Manchester City. This was the third time that two English sides would face in the final (after 2008 – which Chelsea also involved – and 2019). Despite the odds being in Manchester City's favour and City dominating the possession throughout the game,[19] Chelsea prevailed and were crowned European champions for the second time in the club's history as Kai Havertz scored the only goal of the match three minutes before half-time when he received a pass from Mason Mount, which led to Havertz taking the ball round Manchester City's goalkeeper Ederson and slotting it into the net.[4]

Records[edit]

Matches[edit]

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

Colour key

  Wins
  Draws
  Losses
  Competition winners
  Competition runners-up

Key

Chelsea F.C. results in international competitions
Season Competition Round Opposition Home Away Aggregate Notes
1955–56 European Cup Denied entry by the Football League [a]
1958–60 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup First round Denmark Copenhagen XI 4–1 3–1 7–2
Quarter-final Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Belgrade XI 1–0 1–4 2–4
1965–66 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup First round Italy Roma 4–1 0–0 4–1
Second round Austria Wiener Sport-Club 2–0 0–1 2–1
Third round Italy AC Milan 2–1 1–2 3–3 1–1 (a.e.t.)[b]
Quarter-final West Germany 1860 Munich 1–0 2–2 3–2
Semi-final Spain Barcelona 2–0 0–2 2–2 0–5[c]
1968–69 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup First round Scotland Greenock Morton 5–0 4–3 9–3
Second round Netherlands DWS 0–0 0–0 0–0 [d]
1970–71 European Cup Winners' Cup First round Greece Aris Thessaloniki 5–1 1–1 6–2
Second round Bulgaria CSKA Sofia 1–0 1–0 2–0
Quarter-final Belgium Club Brugge 4–0 (a.e.t.) 0–2 4–2
Semi-final England Manchester City 1–0 1–0 2–0
Final Spain Real Madrid 1–1 (a.e.t.) (N) 2–1 (N)[e]
1971–72 European Cup Winners' Cup First round Luxembourg Jeunesse Hautcharage 13–0 8–0 21–0
Second round Sweden Åtvidaberg 1–1 0–0 1–1 (a)
1994–95 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup First round Czech Republic Viktoria Žižkov 4–2 0–0 4–2
Second round Austria Austria Vienna 0–0 1–1 1–1 (a)
Quarter-final Belgium Club Brugge 2–0 0–1 2–1
Semi-final Spain Zaragoza 3–1 0–3 3–4
1997–98 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup First round Slovakia Slovan Bratislava 2–0 2–0 4–0
Second round Norway Tromsø 7–1 2–3 9–4
Quarter-final Spain Real Betis 3–1 2–1 5–2
Semi-final Italy Vicenza 3–1 0–1 3–2
Final Germany VfB Stuttgart 1–0 (N)
1998 UEFA Super Cup — Spain Real Madrid 1–0 (N)
1998–99 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup First round Sweden Helsingborg 1–0 0–0 1–0
Second round Denmark Copenhagen 1–1 1–0 2–1
Quarter-final Norway Vålerenga 3–0 3–2 6–2
Semi-final Spain Mallorca 1–1 0–1 1–2
1999–2000 UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round Latvia Skonto 3–0 0–0 3–0
First group stage
(Group H) 		Italy AC Milan 0–0 1–1 1st
Germany Hertha Berlin 2–0 1–2
Turkey Galatasaray 1–0 5–0
Second group stage
(Group D) 		Netherlands Feyenoord 3–1 3–1 2nd
Italy Lazio 1–2 0–0
France Marseille 1–0 0–1
Quarter-final Spain Barcelona 3–1 1–5 (a.e.t.) 4–6
2000–01 UEFA Cup First round Switzerland St. Gallen 1–0 0–2 1–2
2001–02 UEFA Cup First round Bulgaria Levski Sofia 3–0 2–0 5–0
Second round Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv 1–1 0–2 1–3
2002–03 UEFA Cup First round Norway Viking 2–1 2–4 4–5
2003–04 UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round Slovakia Žilina 3–0 2–0 5–0
Group G Czech Republic Sparta Prague 0–0 1–0 1st
Turkey Beşiktaş 0–2 2–0 [f]
Italy Lazio 2–1 4–0
Round of 16 Germany VfB Stuttgart 0–0 1–0 1–0
Quarter-final England Arsenal 1–1 2–1 3–2
Semi-final France Monaco 2–2 1–3 3–5
2004–05 UEFA Champions League Group H France Paris Saint-Germain 0–0 3–0 1st
Portugal Porto 3–1 1–2
Russia CSKA Moscow 2–0 1–0
Round of 16 Spain Barcelona 4–2 1–2 5–4
Quarter-final Germany Bayern Munich 4–2 2–3 6–5
Semi-final England Liverpool 0–0 0–1 0–1
2005–06 UEFA Champions League Group G Belgium Anderlecht 1–0 2–0 2nd
England Liverpool 0–0 0–0
Spain Real Betis 4–0 0–1
Round of 16 Spain Barcelona 1–2 1–1 2–3
2006–07 UEFA Champions League Group A Germany Werder Bremen 2–0 0–1 1st
Bulgaria Levski Sofia 2–0 3–1
Spain Barcelona 1–0 2–2
Round of 16 Portugal Porto 2–1 1–1 3–2
Quarter-final Spain Valencia 1–1 2–1 3–2
Semi-final England Liverpool 1–0 0–1 (a.e.t.) 1–1 (1–4 p)
2007–08 UEFA Champions League Group B Norway Rosenborg 1–1 4–0 1st
Spain Valencia 0–0 2–1
Germany Schalke 04 2–0 0–0
Round of 16 Greece Olympiacos 3–0 0–0 3–0
Quarter-final Turkey Fenerbahçe 2–0 1–2 3–2
Semi-final England Liverpool 3–2 (a.e.t.) 1–1 4–3
Final England Manchester United 1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–6 p) (N)
2008–09 UEFA Champions League Group A France Bordeaux 4–0 1–1 2nd
Romania CFR Cluj 2–1 0–0
Italy Roma 1–0 1–3
Round of 16 Italy Juventus 1–0 2–2 3–2
Quarter-final England Liverpool 4–4 3–1 7–5
Semi-final Spain Barcelona 1–1 0–0 1–1 (a)
2009–10 UEFA Champions League Group D Portugal Porto 1–0 1–0 1st
Cyprus APOEL 2–2 1–0
Spain Atlético Madrid 4–0 2–2
Round of 16 Italy Internazionale 0–1 1–2 1–3
2010–11 UEFA Champions League Group F Slovakia Žilina 2–1 4–1 1st
France Marseille 2–0 0–1
Russia Spartak Moscow 4–1 2–0
Round of 16 Denmark Copenhagen 0–0 2–0 2–0
Quarter-final England Manchester United 0–1 1–2 1–3
2011–12 UEFA Champions League Group E Germany Bayer Leverkusen 2–0 1–2 1st
Spain Valencia 3–0 1–1
Belgium Genk 5–0 1–1
Round of 16 Italy Napoli 4–1 (a.e.t.) 1–3 5–4
Quarter-final Portugal Benfica 2–1 1–0 3–1
Semi-final Spain Barcelona 1–0 2–2 3–2
Final Germany Bayern Munich 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p) (N) [g]
2012 UEFA Super Cup — Spain Atlético Madrid 1–4 (N)
2012 FIFA Club World Cup Semi-final Mexico Monterrey 3–1 (N)
Final Brazil Corinthians 0–1 (N)
2012–13 UEFA Champions League Group E Italy Juventus 2–2 0–3 3rd
Denmark Nordsjælland 6–1 4–0
Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk 3–2 1–2
2012–13 UEFA Europa League Round of 32 Czech Republic Sparta Prague 1–1 1–0 2–1
Round of 16 Romania Steaua București 3–1 0–1 3–2
Quarter-final Russia Rubin Kazan 3–1 2–3 5–4
Semi-final Switzerland Basel 3–1 2–1 5–2
Final Portugal Benfica 2–1 (N)
2013 UEFA Super Cup — Germany Bayern Munich 2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p) (N)
2013–14 UEFA Champions League Group E Switzerland Basel 1–2 0–1 1st
Romania Steaua București 1–0 4–0
Germany Schalke 04 3–0 3–0
Round of 16 Turkey Galatasaray 2–0 1–1 3–1
Quarter-final France Paris Saint-Germain 2–0 1–3 3–3 (a)
Semi-final Spain Atlético Madrid 1–3 0–0 1–3
2014–15 UEFA Champions League Group G Germany Schalke 04 1–1 5–0 1st
Portugal Sporting CP 3–1 1–0
Slovenia Maribor 6–0 1–1
Round of 16 France Paris Saint-Germain 2–2 (a.e.t.) 1–1 3–3 (a)
2015–16 UEFA Champions League Group G Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv 4–0 4–0 1st
Portugal Porto 2–0 1–2
Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv 2–1 0–0
Round of 16 France Paris Saint-Germain 1–2 1–2 2–4
2017–18 UEFA Champions League Group C Azerbaijan Qarabağ 6–0 4–0 2nd
Spain Atlético Madrid 1–1 2–1
Italy Roma 3–3 0–3
Round of 16 Spain Barcelona 1–1 0–3 1–4
2018–19 UEFA Europa League Group L Greece PAOK 4–0 1–0 1st
Hungary MOL Vidi 1–0 2–2
Belarus BATE Borisov 3–1 1–0
Round of 32 Sweden Malmö FF 3–0 2–1 5–1
Round of 16 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv 3–0 5–0 8–0
Quarter-final Czech Republic Slavia Prague 4–3 1–0 5–3
Semi-final Germany Eintracht Frankfurt 1–1 (a.e.t.) 1–1 2–2 (4–3 p)
Final England Arsenal 4–1 (N)
2019 UEFA Super Cup — England Liverpool 2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p) (N)
2019–20 UEFA Champions League Group H Spain Valencia 0–1 2–2 2nd
France Lille 2–1 2–1
Netherlands Ajax 4–4 1–0
Round of 16 Germany Bayern Munich 0–3 1–4 1–7
2020–21 UEFA Champions League Group E Spain Sevilla 0–0 4–0 1st
Russia Krasnodar 1–1 4–0
France Rennes 3–0 2–1
Round of 16 Spain Atlético Madrid 2–0 1–0 3–0
Quarter-final Portugal Porto 0–1 2–0 2–1 [h]
Semi-final Spain Real Madrid 2–0 1–1 3–1
Final England Manchester City 1–0 (N)
2021 UEFA Super Cup — Spain Villarreal 1–1 (a.e.t.) (6–5 p) (N)
2021 FIFA Club World Cup Semi-final Saudi Arabia Al Hilal 1–0 (N)
Final Brazil Palmeiras 2–1 (a.e.t.) (N)
2021–22 UEFA Champions League Group H Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg 1–0 3–3 2nd
Italy Juventus 4–0 0–1
Sweden Malmö FF 4–0 1–0
Round of 16 France Lille 2–0 2–1 4–1
Quarter-final Spain Real Madrid 1–3 3–2 (a.e.t.) 4–5
2022–23 UEFA Champions League Group E Croatia Dinamo Zagreb 2–1 0–1 1st
Austria Red Bull Salzburg 1–1 2–1
Italy AC Milan 3–0 2–0
Round of 16 Germany Borussia Dortmund 2–0 0–1 2–1
Quarter-final Spain Real Madrid 0–2 0–2 0–4

Overall record[edit]

All statistics are correct as of 18 April 2023.

Including matches in UEFA Champions League, UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League, European Cup Winners' Cup / UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, UEFA Super Cup, Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, FIFA Club World Cup, and each competition's associated qualifying rounds.[6][27]

Colour key

By competition[edit]

Chelsea F.C. record in international football by competition
Competition Apps Games Wins Draws Losses GF GA GD Win%
UEFA Champions League[28][29] 19 201 104 53 44 342 181 +161 051.74
UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League[30][31] 5 32 22 5 5 64 30 +34 068.75
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup[32] 5 39 23 10 6 81 28 +53 058.97
UEFA Super Cup[33][34] 5 5 1 3 1 7 9 −2 020.00
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup[35][36][37] 3 20 10 5 5 33 24 +9 050.00
FIFA Club World Cup[38][39][40] 2 4 3 0 1 6 3 +3 075.00
Total 39 301 163 76 62 533 275 +258 054.15

By country[edit]

Chelsea F.C. record in international football by country
Country Pld W D L GF GA GD Win%
 Austria 6 2 3 1 6 4 +2 033.33
 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 2 1 0 1 2 2 +0 050.00
 Bulgaria 6 6 0 0 12 1 +11 100.00
 Croatia 2 1 0 1 2 2 +0 050.00
 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 20 8 8 4 26 19 +7 040.00
 France 22 11 5 6 35 22 +13 050.00
 Germany[i] 27 12 8 7 41 26 +15 044.44
 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 29 11 8 10 44 35 +9 037.93
 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 15 11 1 3 23 11 +12 073.33
 Romania 6 4 1 1 10 3 +7 066.67
 Russia 10 7 2 1 23 9 +14 070.00
 Saudi Arabia 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 100.00
 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 54 21 18 15 75 69 +6 038.89
 Sweden 8 5 3 0 12 2 +10 062.50
  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

By team[edit]

Chelsea F.C. record in international football by team
Team Country Pld W D L GF GA GD Win%
1860 Munich  Germany 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 050.00
Ajax  Netherlands 2 1 1 0 5 4 +1 050.00
Al Hilal  Saudi Arabia 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 100.00
Anderlecht  Belgium 2 2 0 0 3 0 +3 100.00
APOEL  Cyprus 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 050.00
Aris Thessaloniki  Greece 2 1 1 0 6 2 +4 050.00
Arsenal  England 3 2 1 0 7 3 +4 066.67
Atlético Madrid  Spain 9 4 3 2 14 11 +3 044.44
Åtvidaberg  Sweden 2 0 2 0 1 1 +0 000.00
Austria Vienna  Austria 2 0 2 0 1 1 +0 000.00
Barcelona  Spain 17 5 6 6 21 29 −8 029.41
Basel   Switzerland 4 2 0 2 6 5 +1 050.00
BATE Borisov  Belarus 2 2 0 0 4 1 +3 100.00
Bayer Leverkusen  Germany 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1 050.00
Bayern Munich  Germany 6 1 2 3 10 15 −5 016.67
Belgrade XI  Yugoslavia 2 1 0 1 2 4 −2 050.00
Benfica  Portugal 3 3 0 0 5 2 +3 100.00
Beşiktaş  Turkey 2 1 0 1 2 2 +0 050.00
Bordeaux  France 2 1 1 0 5 1 +4 050.00
Borussia Dortmund  Germany 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1 050.00
Club Brugge  Belgium 4 2 0 2 6 3 +3 050.00
CFR Cluj  Romania 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 050.00
Copenhagen  Denmark 4 2 2 0 4 1 +3 050.00
Copenhagen XI  Denmark 2 2 0 0 7 2 +5 100.00
Corinthians  Brazil 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 000.00
CSKA Moscow  Russia 2 2 0 0 3 0 +3 100.00
CSKA Sofia  Bulgaria 2 2 0 0 2 0 +2 100.00
Dinamo Zagreb  Croatia 2 1 0 1 2 2 +0 050.00
DWS  Netherlands 2 0 2 0 0 0 +0 000.00
Dynamo Kyiv  Ukraine 4 3 1 0 10 1 +9 075.00
Eintracht Frankfurt  Germany 2 0 2 0 2 2 +0 000.00
Fenerbahçe  Turkey 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1 050.00
Feyenoord  Netherlands 2 2 0 0 6 2 +4 100.00
Galatasaray  Turkey 4 3 1 0 9 1 +8 075.00
Genk  Belgium 2 1 1 0 6 1 +5 050.00
Greenock Morton  Scotland 2 2 0 0 9 3 +6 100.00
Hapoel Tel Aviv  Israel 2 0 1 1 1 3 −2 000.00
Helsingborg  Sweden 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1 050.00
Hertha Berlin  Germany 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1 050.00
Internazionale  Italy 2 0 0 2 1 3 −2 000.00
Jeunesse Hautcharage  Luxembourg 2 2 0 0 21 0 +21 100.00
Juventus  Italy 6 2 2 2 9 8 +1 033.33
Krasnodar  Russia 2 1 1 0 5 1 +4 050.00
Lazio  Italy 4 2 1 1 7 3 +4 050.00
Levski Sofia  Bulgaria 4 4 0 0 10 1 +9 100.00
Lille  France 4 4 0 0 8 3 +5 100.00
Liverpool  England 11 3 6 2 14 12 +2 027.27
Maccabi Tel Aviv  Israel 2 2 0 0 8 0 +8 100.00
Mallorca  Spain 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 000.00
Malmö FF  Sweden 4 4 0 0 10 1 +9 100.00
Manchester City  England 3 3 0 0 3 0 +3 100.00
Manchester United  England 3 0 1 2 2 4 −2 000.00
Maribor  Slovenia 2 1 1 0 7 1 +6 050.00
Marseille  France 4 2 0 2 3 2 +1 050.00
Milan  Italy 7 3 3 1 10 5 +5 042.86
MOL Vidi  Hungary 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 050.00
Monaco  France 2 0 1 1 3 5 −2 000.00
Monterrey  Mexico 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 100.00
Napoli  Italy 2 1 0 1 5 4 +1 050.00
Nordsjælland  Denmark 2 2 0 0 10 1 +9 100.00
Olympiacos  Greece 2 1 1 0 3 0 +3 050.00
Palmeiras  Brazil 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 100.00
PAOK  Greece 2 2 0 0 5 0 +5 100.00
Paris Saint-Germain  France 8 2 3 3 11 10 +1 025.00
Porto  Portugal 10 6 1 3 14 8 +6 060.00
Qarabağ  Azerbaijan 2 2 0 0 10 0 +10 100.00
Real Betis  Spain 4 3 0 1 9 3 +6 075.00
Real Madrid  Spain 9 4 2 3 11 12 −1 044.44
Red Bull Salzburg  Austria 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 050.00
Rennes  France 2 2 0 0 5 1 +4 100.00
Roma  Italy 6 2 2 2 9 10 −1 033.33
Rosenborg  Norway 2 1 1 0 5 1 +4 050.00
Rubin Kazan  Russia 2 1 0 1 5 4 +1 050.00
Schalke 04  Germany 6 4 2 0 14 1 +13 066.67
Sevilla  Spain 2 1 1 0 4 0 +4 050.00
Shakhtar Donetsk  Ukraine 2 1 0 1 4 4 +0 050.00
Skonto  Latvia 2 1 1 0 3 0 +3 050.00
Slavia Prague  Czech Republic 2 2 0 0 5 3 +2 100.00
Slovan Bratislava  Slovakia 2 2 0 0 4 0 +4 100.00
Sparta Prague  Czech Republic 4 2 2 0 3 1 +2 050.00
Spartak Moscow  Russia 2 2 0 0 6 1 +5 100.00
Sporting CP  Portugal 2 2 0 0 4 1 +3 100.00
St. Gallen   Switzerland 2 1 0 1 1 2 −1 050.00
Steaua București  Romania 4 3 0 1 8 2 +6 075.00
VfB Stuttgart  Germany 3 2 1 0 2 0 +2 066.67
Tromsø  Norway 2 1 0 1 9 4 +5 050.00
Valencia  Spain 8 3 4 1 11 7 +4 037.50
Vålerenga  Norway 2 2 0 0 6 2 +4 100.00
Vicenza  Italy 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1 050.00
Viking  Norway 2 1 0 1 4 5 −1 050.00
Viktoria Žižkov  Czech Republic 2 1 1 0 4 2 +2 050.00
Villarreal  Spain 1 0 1 0 1 1 +0 000.00
Werder Bremen  Germany 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1 050.00
Wiener Sport-Club  Austria 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1 050.00
Zaragoza  Spain 2 1 0 1 3 4 −1 050.00
Zenit Saint Petersburg  Russia 2 1 1 0 4 3 +1 050.00
Žilina  Slovakia 4 4 0 0 11 2 +9 100.00

All-time top goal scorers[edit]

All statistics are correct as of 18 April 2023.

Including matches in UEFA Champions League, UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League, European Cup Winners' Cup / UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, UEFA Super Cup, Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, FIFA Club World Cup, and each competition's associated qualifying rounds.

Key

Rank Player Chelsea career UCL UEL CWC USC FC FCWC Total
1 Ivory Coast Didier Drogba[41] 2004–2012, 2014–2015 36 0 0 0 0 0 36
2 England Frank Lampard[42] 2001–2014 23 2 0 0 0 0 25
3 Spain Fernando Torres[43] 2011–2014 10 6 0 1 0 1 18
France Olivier Giroud[44] 2018–2021 6 11 0 1 0 0
5 England Peter Osgood[45] 1964–1974, 1978–1979 0 0 12 0 4 0 16
6 England John Terry[46] 1998–2017 10 3 0 0 0 0 13
Brazil Willian[47] 2013–2020 10 3 0 0 0 0
8 Norway Tore André Flo[48] 1997–2000 8 0 4 0 0 0 12
France Nicolas Anelka[49] 2008–2012 12 0 0 0 0 0
Belgium Eden Hazard[50] 2012–2019 8 3 0 1 0 0

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ As English champions, Chelsea qualified for the inaugural European Cup, but were denied entry by the Football League after secretary Alan Hardaker advised them to withdraw as domestic competitions should be prioritized.[22][23]
  2. ^ The decisive extra match was played away at San Siro and won on coin toss.[24]
  3. ^ The decisive extra match was played away at Camp Nou.
  4. ^ Lost on coin toss.
  5. ^ Replay of the final.
  6. ^ The away match was played at Arena AufSchalke due to the 2003 Istanbul bombings.
  7. ^ The final match was played at Allianz Arena, which is a home stadium of Bayern Munich. However, the match was officially still counted as a neutral.[25]
  8. ^ Both matches were played at Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán in Seville due to the COVID-19 pandemic travel restrictions.[26]
  9. ^ Includes West Germany.

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