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Chelsea fans, have a look at these 9 facts you did not know about Chelsea football club.

opera.com 2024/5/19

Chelsea is one of the most successful clubs in the history of football. It has won major honours including the highest-ranking ones. The club has a stadium called Stamford Bridge, located in Fulham, London.

Here are some facts you may not have known:

1. Chelsea club was founded in 1905 - According to research on wikipedia, the club has grown to be among the most successful and popular football clubs in the world.

2. Has won the Premier League 6 times -The club has won the Premier League on 6 occasions. That's in year 1954/1955, 2004/2005, 2005/2006, 2000/2010, 2014/2015 and 2016/2017 respectively.

3. Has a fierce rivalry with 3 other clubs -The club has a rivalry with (a) Tottenham Hotspur > North London derby. (b) Arsenal > London derby. (c) Leeds United > has a historic rivalry derby.

4. Has won the UEFA Champions League twice - They, Chelsea club, lifted it first in 2011/2012 season under the management of Roberto Di Matteo and repeated that in 2020/2021 season under the management of Thomas Tuchel.

5. Frank Lampard is the leading goalscorer in the history of the club - To Chelsea fans he is a legend and scored 211 goals for the club.

6. It became the first club to win all three major UEFA trophies - It won the 3 titles: UEFA Champions League trophy, UEFA Europa League trophy, UEFA Cup Winners.

7. It has won one title of club world cup - it is the third English Club to win this title.

8. It has won 9 FA cup titles-making them one of the most successful clubs in the competition's history.

9. It is the ninth highest earning football club in the world and eighth-most valuable football club in the world.

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