Full name | Chelsea Football Club |
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Nickname(s) | The Blues, The Pensioners |
Short name | CFC |
Founded | 10 March 1905 |
Ground | Stamford Bridge |
Capacity | 41,631 |
Coordinates | 51°28′54″N 0°11′28″W / 51.48167°N 0.19111°WCoordinates: 51°28′54″N 0°11′28″W / 51.48167°N 0.19111°W |
Owner | Roman Abramovich |
Chairman | Bruce Buck |
Manager | Antonio Conte |
League | Premier League |
2015–16 | Premier League, 10th |
Website | Club home page |
Chelsea Football Club (/ˈtʃɛlsiː/) is an English professional football club based in Fulham, London, that competes in the Premier League. Founded in 1905, the club's home ground since then has been Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea had their first major success in 1955, when they won the league championship. They then won various cup competitions between 1965 and 1996. The club's greatest period of success has come during the last two decades; winning 21 trophies since 1997. Chelsea have won five national league titles, seven FA Cups, five League Cups and four FA Community Shields, one UEFA Champions League, two UEFA Cup Winners' Cups, one UEFA Europa League and one UEFA Super Cup. Chelsea are the only London club to win the UEFA Champions League, and one of four clubs, and the only British club, to have won all three main UEFA club competitions.