Chelsea 2011–12 football season
Chelsea 2011–12 season Chelsea F.C. celebrating winning the 2012 UEFA Champions League Final
Owner Roman Abramovich Chairman Bruce Buck Manager André Villas-Boas (until 4 March 2012) Roberto Di Matteo (caretaker manager) Stadium Stamford Bridge Premier League 6th FA Cup Winners League Cup Quarter-finals UEFA Champions League Winners Top goalscorer League: Frank Lampard Daniel Sturridge (11) All: Frank Lampard (16) Highest home attendance 41,830 vs Tottenham Hotspur (24 March 2012) Lowest home attendance 33,820 vs Bayer Leverkusen (13 September 2011)
The 2011–12 season was Chelsea Football Club 's 98th competitive season, their 23rd consecutive season in the top flight of English football (20th in the Premier League ), and their 106th year in existence as a football club . While their sixth place in the league was their lowest domestic finish since 2001–02, they completed a cup double by winning their seventh FA Cup and their first UEFA Champions League .
Kits [ ]
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Key dates [ ]
22 June 2011: André Villas-Boas is appointed as the new manager on a three-year contract, with immediate effect.[1] [2]
7 July 2011: Villas-Boas and the rest of the first team squad have their first training of the season together.[citation needed ]
13 July 2011: Chelsea win their first friendly match against Wycombe Wanderers .
26 July 2011: Chelsea confirm Thibaut Courtois , a Belgian goalkeeper, as Villas-Boas' first signing. He is immediately loaned out to Atlético Madrid of La Liga .[3]
14 August 2011: Chelsea draw first match of the Premier League season away to Stoke City . It finishes 0–0 on Villas-Boas's debut as Chelsea manager.
20 August 2011: Villas-Boas wins his first competitive match as a Chelsea manager after Chelsea defeat West Bromwich Albion 2–1 at Stamford Bridge.
22 August 2011: Chelsea and Valencia agree a deal for Juan Mata , who signs for Chelsea for a fee rumoured to be £23.5 million.[4]
27 August 2011: Juan Mata scores on his debut match in a 3–1 home victory against Norwich City .
27 August 2011: Chelsea and Guadalajara agree a deal for Ulises Dávila . He joins Chelsea on a five-year contract.[5]
31 August 2011: The transfer deadline day sees Raul Meireles join from Liverpool , whilst Yossi Benayoun and Patrick van Aanholt depart on seasonal loan deals. France Under-20 international Gaël Kakuta joins Bolton Wanderers on loan until 1 January 2012.
18 September 2011: Chelsea suffer their first defeat of the season, losing 1–3 to Manchester United at Old Trafford. Fernando Torres scored Chelsea's goal.
29 November 2011: Liverpool knock Chelsea out of the League Cup at the Quarter Final stage, winning 2–0 at Stamford Bridge . The loss is Chelsea's third in four games, and sixth of the season overall.
3 December 2011: Manager André Villas-Boas confirms that Nicolas Anelka and Alex have been transfer listed, and banned from training with the first team, after handing in transfer requests to the club. Both will be allowed to resume full training if the transfer does not happen in the January transfer window. The announcement is made after the away match against Newcastle United , which Chelsea win 3–0.
6 December 2011: Chelsea win their final Champions League group game against Valencia 3–0 to secure progress to the knockout stages. Racing Genk's 1–1 draw against Bayer Leverkusen means that Chelsea top Group E. Barcelona are still the baddest team
12 December 2011: Chelsea become the first team in the 2011–12 edition of the Premier League to defeat leaders Manchester City . Chelsea come from behind in a fiery encounter by goals from Raul Meireles and a late penalty by Frank Lampard to turn the deficit into a victory.
4 March 2012: Villas-Boas is sacked and removed of his duties by the director's board following a 0–1 defeat against West Bromwich Albion .[6] Italian first team assistant manager Roberto Di Matteo Is officially appointed as caretaker manager until the end of the season.
14 March 2012: Chelsea win their second match in the round of 16 of the UEFA champions league against Napoli with a 5–4 aggregate victory. Branislav Ivanović scores the winner in extra time to secure a spot in the quarter-finals. Following defeat of Arsenal by Milan and defeats of the Manchester clubs in their respective Europa League ties, Chelsea becomes the only remaining English representative in all European competitions.
18 March 2012: Chelsea progress to the FA Cup semi-finals for a fifth time in seven years after beating Leicester City 5–2 at Stamford Bridge. Fernando Torres was the man of the match with two goals and two assists.
4 April 2012: Chelsea progress to the Champions League semi-finals for the sixth time in the past nine seasons after beating Benfica 3–1 on aggregate.
15 April 2012: Chelsea progress to the FA Cup final for the third time in four seasons, courtesy of a 5–1 win against Tottenham Hotspur . Controversy over Chelsea's second goal by Juan Mata adds to calls for goal-line technology.
24 April 2012: Chelsea progress to the Champions League final in spectacular fashion, drawing 2–2 with Barcelona at Camp Nou despite playing with ten men for more than two-thirds of the game. Chelsea win 3–2 on aggregate.
28 April 2012: Chelsea agree personal terms with Werder Bremen 's Marko Marin . He is set to join in the summer.[7]
5 May 2012: Chelsea win the FA Cup for the seventh time after beating Liverpool 2–1 in the Final . Didier Drogba scores in his fourth FA Cup Final – a new record.
19 May 2012: Chelsea win their first Champions League title, defeating Bayern Munich on penalties after a 1–1 draw in the Final . In doing so, Chelsea becomes the 22nd club to win the European Cup, the fifth English team and the first team from London to win the trophy.
Club [ ]
Coaching staff [ ]
Position
Staff
Manager
Andre Villas Boas (until 4 March 2012)
Caretaker manager
Roberto Di Matteo (from 4 March 2012)
Assistant manager
Steve Holland
Roberto Di Matteo (until 4 March 2012)
Eddie Newton (from 5 March 2012)
Technical Director
Michael Emenalo
Goalkeeper Coach
Christophe Lollichon
First Team Fitness Coach
Jose Mario Rocha (until 4 March 2012)
Assistant First Team Fitness Coach
Chris Jones
Head Opposition Scout
Daniel Sousa (until 4 March 2012)
Senior Opposition Scout
Mick McGiven
Medical Director
Paco Biosca
First team doctor
Eva Carneiro
Reserve Team Manager
Dermot Drummy
Youth Team Manager
Adrian Viveash
Academy Manager
Neil Bath
Match Analyst
James Melbourne
Other information [ ]
Owner
Roman Abramovich
Chairman
Bruce Buck
Chief Executive
Ron Gourlay
Director
Eugene Tenenbaum
Ground (capacity and dimensions)
Stamford Bridge (41,837 / 103x67 metres)
Training ground
Cobham Training Centre
Squads [ ]
First team squad [ ]
No.
Name
Nationality
Position (s)
Date of Birth (Age)
Signed from
Goalkeepers
1
Petr Čech
GK
(1982-05-20 ) 20 May 1982 (aged 30)
Rennes
22
Ross Turnbull
GK
(1985-01-04 ) 4 January 1985 (aged 27)
Middlesbrough
40
Hilário
GK
(1975-10-21 ) 21 October 1975 (aged 36)
Nacional
Defenders
2
Branislav Ivanović
RB / CB
(1984-02-22 ) 22 February 1984 (aged 28)
Lokomotiv Moscow
3
Ashley Cole
LB
(1980-12-20 ) 20 December 1980 (aged 31)
Arsenal
4
David Luiz
CB
(1987-04-22 ) 22 April 1987 (aged 25)
Benfica
17
José Bosingwa
RB / LB
(1982-08-24 ) 24 August 1982 (aged 29)
Porto
19
Paulo Ferreira
RB / LB
(1979-01-18 ) 18 January 1979 (aged 33)
Porto
24
Gary Cahill
CB
(1985-12-19 ) 19 December 1985 (aged 26)
Bolton Wanderers
26
John Terry (C )
CB
(1980-12-07 ) 7 December 1980 (aged 31)
Chelsea Academy
27
Sam Hutchinson
RB / CB
(1989-08-03 ) 3 August 1989 (aged 22)
Chelsea Academy
34
Ryan Bertrand
LB / LW
(1989-08-05 ) 5 August 1989 (aged 22)
Chelsea Academy
Midfielders
5
Michael Essien
CM / DM
(1982-12-03 ) 3 December 1982 (aged 29)
Lyon
6
Oriol Romeu
DM / CM
(1991-09-24 ) 24 September 1991 (aged 20)
Barcelona
7
Ramires
CM / RM
(1987-03-24 ) 24 March 1987 (aged 25)
Benfica
8
Frank Lampard (VC )
CM
(1978-06-20 ) 20 June 1978 (aged 33)
West Ham United
10
Juan Mata
LW / RW / AM
(1988-04-23 ) 23 April 1988 (aged 24)
Valencia
12
Mikel John Obi
DM / CM
(1987-04-22 ) 22 April 1987 (aged 25)
Lyn
15
Florent Malouda
LW / CM
(1980-06-13 ) 13 June 1980 (aged 31)
Lyon
16
Raul Meireles
CM / DM
(1983-03-17 ) 17 March 1983 (aged 29)
Liverpool
20
Josh McEachran
CM
(1993-03-01 ) 1 March 1993 (aged 19)
Chelsea Academy
Forwards
9
Fernando Torres
ST
(1984-03-20 ) 20 March 1984 (aged 28)
Liverpool
11
Didier Drogba
ST
(1978-03-11 ) 11 March 1978 (aged 34)
Marseille
18
Romelu Lukaku
ST
(1993-05-13 ) 13 May 1993 (aged 19)
Anderlecht
21
Salomon Kalou
RW / LW / ST
(1985-08-05 ) 5 August 1985 (aged 26)
Feyenoord
23
Daniel Sturridge
RW / LW / ST
(1989-09-01 ) 1 September 1989 (aged 22)
Manchester City
Premier League squad [ ]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
HG = Home Grown Player
U21 = Under 21 Player
Source: 2011–12 Premier League squad
Reserve team [ ]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
UEFA Champions League squad [ ]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
B = List B Player
HG 1 = Association-trained player
HG 2 = Club-trained player
Source: 2011–12 UEFA Champions League squad
Transfers [ ]
In [ ]
Summer [ ]
Winter [ ]
Out [ ]
Summer [ ]
Winter [ ]
Loan out [ ]
Overall transfer activity [ ]
Spending [ ]
Summer: £60 million
Winter: £21.2+ million
Total: £81.2 million
Income [ ]
Summer: £20.65 million
Winter: £4.2+ million
Total: £24.85 million
Expenditure [ ]
Summer: £39.35 million
Winter: £17 million
Total: £56.35 million
Competitions [ ]
Overview [ ]
Pre-season and friendlies [ ]
Chelsea v Wycombe Wanderers
Portsmouth v Chelsea
16 July 2011 Portsmouth 0–1 Chelsea show Portsmouth [82] 15:00 BST
Report
Ben Haim 7' (o.g. ) Hilário 60' Benayoun 87'
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 19,345 Referee: Keith Stroud
Malaysia XI v Chelsea
21 July 2011 Malaysia XI 0–1 Chelsea show Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia [83] 13:45 BST
Report
Drogba 81'
Stadium: Bukit Jalil Stadium Attendance: 84,980 Referee: Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh
Thailand XI v Chelsea
Rangers v Chelsea
6 August 2011 Rangers 1–3 Chelsea show Glasgow , Scotland [85] 15:00 BST
Jelavić 6'
Report
Sturridge 21' , 29' Malouda 71'
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 47,379 Referee: Craig Thomson
Barclays Asia Trophy [ ]
Main article: 2011 Barclays Asia Trophy
Kitchee v Chelsea
27 July 2011 Semi-Final Kitchee 0–4 Chelsea show Hong Kong[86] 13:30 BST
Report
Lampard 38' (pen. ) Luzardo 50' (o.g. ) Drogba 61' Sturridge 78'
Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium Attendance: 33,967 Referee: Phil Dowd
Chelsea v Aston Villa
30 July 2011 Final Chelsea 2–0 Aston Villa show Hong Kong[86] 13:30 BST
McEachran 1' Torres 59' Malouda 90+2'
Report
Albrighton 28'
Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium Attendance: 38,911 Referee: Mike Dean
Premier League [ ]
League table [ ]
Source:
Premier League Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
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
18
10
10
65
46
+19
64
12
3
4
41
24
+17
6
7
6
24
22
+2
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 A H H A A H A H A H A H H A H A A H H A H A A H A H A H A H A H A A H H A H Result D W W W L W W W L L W L W W W D D D L W W D D D L W L W L D W W D D W L L W Position 11 6 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 4 3 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 Points 1 4 7 10 10 13 16 19 19 19 22 22 25 28 31 32 33 34 34 37 40 41 42 43 43 46 46 49 49 50 53 56 57 58 61 61 61 64
Source:[citation needed ] A = Away ; H = Home ; W = Win ; D = Draw ; L = Loss
Matches [ ]
Stoke City v Chelsea
14 August 2011 (Sunday) 1 Stoke City 0–0 Chelsea show Stoke-on-Trent 13:30 BST
Shawcross 10' Wilson 80'
Report
66' Cole 88' Lampard
Stadium: Britannia Stadium Attendance: 27,412 Referee: Mark Halsey
Chelsea v West Bromwich Albion
20 August 2011 2 Chelsea 2–1 West Bromwich Albion show London17:30 BST
Lampard 23' Anelka 53' Malouda 83' Terry 90'
Report
4' Long 7' Tamaș 45' Mulumbu 60' Olsson 90+2' Odemwingie
Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,091 Referee: Lee Mason
Chelsea v Norwich City
27 August 2011 3 Chelsea 3–1 Norwich City show London15:00 BST
Bosingwa 6' , 35' Torres 56' Lampard 82' (pen. ) Mata 90+11'
Report
41' Crofts 59' Naughton 63' Holt 80' Ruddy
Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,765 Referee: Jones
Sunderland v Chelsea
10 September 2011 4 Sunderland 1–2 Chelsea show Sunderland 15:00 BST
Colback 23' Ji 90+1'
Report
18' Terry 51' Sturridge 90+2' Bosingwa
Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 36,699 Referee: Lee Probert
Manchester United v Chelsea
18 September 2011 5 Manchester United 3–1 Chelsea show Manchester 16:00 BST
Smalling 8' Nani 37' Rooney 45' Valencia 80' Fletcher 85'
Report
46' Torres 49' Ramires 56' Terry 78' Cole
Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 75,455 Referee: Phil Dowd
Chelsea v Swansea City
24 September 2011 6 Chelsea 4–1 Swansea City show London15:00 BST
Torres 29' , 38' Mata 32' Ramires 35' , 76' Cole 85' Mikel 90+3' Drogba 90+3'
Report
53' Dyer 85' Williams 88' Taylor
Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,800 Referee: Mike Dean
Bolton Wanderers v Chelsea
2 October 2011 7 Bolton Wanderers 1–5 Chelsea show Bolton 13:30 BST
N'Gog 10' Boyata 46'
Report
2' , 25' Sturridge 15' , 27' , 59' Lampard 61' David Luiz 78' Terry
Stadium: Reebok Stadium Attendance: 24,657 Referee: Peter Walton
Chelsea v Everton
15 October 2011 8 Chelsea 3–1 Everton show London17:30 BST
Sturridge 31' 70' Cole 37' Terry 45+2' Ramires 61'
Report
16' Fellaini 42' Baines 81' Vellios
Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,789 Referee: Mike Jones
Queens Park Rangers v Chelsea
23 October 2011 9 Queens Park Rangers 1–0 Chelsea show London16:00 BST
Helguson 10' (pen. ) Derry 52' Barton 59'
Report
32' Bosingwa 41' Drogba 50' Mikel 52' Lampard 58' Ivanović 70' David Luiz 72' Meireles 76' Cole 90' Terry
Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 18,050 Referee: Chris Foy
Chelsea v Arsenal
29 October 2011 10 Chelsea 3–5 Arsenal show London12:45 BST
Lampard 14' Terry 44' Ivanović 79' Mata 80' Meireles 90+2'
Report
36' , 85' , 90+2' 78' Van Persie 49' Santos 50' Szczęsny 55' Walcott 90+1' Song
Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,801 Referee: Andre Marriner
Blackburn Rovers v Chelsea
5 November 2011 11 Blackburn Rovers 0–1 Chelsea show Blackburn 15:00 GMT
Lowe 55' Hanley 70' Givet 76' Pedersen 79'
Report
51' Lampard 76' Sturridge 89' Meireles
Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 21,985 Referee: Mike Dean
Chelsea v Liverpool
20 November 2011 12 Chelsea 1–2 Liverpool show London16:00 GMT
David Luiz 41' Sturridge 54' Ramires 62' Ivanović 79'
Report
29' Lucas 33' Rodríguez 64' Kuyt 87' G. Johnson
Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,820 Referee: Lee Probert
Chelsea v Wolverhampton Wanderers
26 November 2011 13 Chelsea 3–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers show London16:00 GMT
Terry 7' , 89' Sturridge 29' Mata 45'
Report
16' Edwards 34' Henry
Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,648 Referee: Lee Mason
Newcastle United v Chelsea
3 December 2011 14 Newcastle United 0–3 Chelsea show Newcastle upon Tyne 12:45 GMT
Simpson 89' R. Taylor 90+3'
Report
4' David Luiz 38' Drogba 85' , 90+2' Sturridge 89' Kalou 90+4' Terry
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,305 Referee: Mike Dean
Chelsea v Manchester City
12 December 2011 15 Chelsea 2–1 Manchester City show London20:00 GMT
Meireles 34' , 36' Romeu 64' Ramires 75' Drogba 78' Lampard 82' (pen. )
Report
2' Balotelli 41' Kompany 47' 58' Clichy
Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,730 Referee: Mark Clattenburg
Wigan Athletic v Chelsea
17 December 2011 16 Wigan Athletic 1–1 Chelsea show Wigan 17:30 GMT
Gómez 88'
Report
59' Sturridge
Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 18,320 Referee: Martin Atkinson
Tottenham Hotspur v Chelsea
22 December 2011 17 Tottenham Hotspur 1–1 Chelsea show London20:00 GMT
Adebayor 8' , 19' Bale 70'
Report
12' Ivanović 23' Sturridge 42' Ramires
Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 36,141 Referee: Howard Webb
Chelsea v Fulham
26 December 2011 18 Chelsea 1–1 Fulham show London13:00 GMT
Mata 47' Bosingwa 68'
Report
7' , 56' Dempsey
Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,548 Referee: Kevin Friend
Chelsea v Aston Villa
31 December 2011 19 Chelsea 1–3 Aston Villa show London15:00 GMT
Drogba 23' (pen. ) Terry 32'
Report
28' Ireland 67' Cuéllar 83' Petrov 85' Bent
Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,332 Referee: Mark Halsey
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Chelsea
2 January 2012 20 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–2 Chelsea show Wolverhampton 15:00 GMT
Hammill 26' Henry 27' Doyle 31' Ward 84'
Report
Lampard 25' , 89' Romeu 33' Ramires 54'
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 27,289 Referee: Peter Walton
Chelsea v Sunderland
14 January 2012 21 Chelsea 1–0 Sunderland show London15:00 GMT
David Luiz 8' Lampard 13' Torres 66' Meireles 73'
Report
Cattermole 59'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,696 Referee: Phil Dowd
Norwich City v Chelsea
21 January 2012 22 Norwich City 0–0 Chelsea show Norwich 15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 26,792 Referee: Mark Clattenburg
Chelsea v Manchester United
5 February 2012 24 Chelsea 3–3 Manchester United show London16:00 GMT
Torres 31' Evans 36' (o.g. ) Ivanović 45+1' Mata 46' David Luiz 50'
Report
Evra 50' Rooney 58' (pen. ) , 69' (pen. ) Hernández 84'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,668 Referee: Howard Webb
Chelsea v Bolton Wanderers
25 February 2012 26 Chelsea 3–0 Bolton Wanderers show London15:00 GMT
David Luiz 48' Drogba 61' Lampard 79'
Report
Pratley 43'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 40,999 Referee: Michael Oliver
West Bromwich Albion v Chelsea
Chelsea v Stoke City
10 March 2012 28 Chelsea 1–0 Stoke City show London15:00 GMT
Mikel 18' Drogba 67'
Report
Diao 13' Fuller 24' Wilson 37'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 40,945 Referee: Andre Marriner
Manchester City v Chelsea
21 March 2012 29 Manchester City 2–1 Chelsea show Manchester 19:45 GMT
Agüero 78' (pen. ) Nasri 85' , 88'
Report
Mata 44' Lampard 58' Cahill 60'
Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 46,324 Referee: Mike Dean
Chelsea v Tottenham Hotspur
24 March 2012 30 Chelsea 0–0 Tottenham Hotspur show London12:30 GMT
Essien 50'
Report
Assou-Ekotto 65' Sandro 66'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,830 Referee: Martin Atkinson
Aston Villa v Chelsea
31 March 2012 31 Aston Villa 2–4 Chelsea show Birmingham 15:00 GMT
Warnock 44' Collins 77' Lichaj 80'
Report
Sturridge 9' Ivanović 51' , 83' Torres 90+4'
Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 34,740 Referee: Lee Mason
Chelsea v Wigan Athletic
7 April 2012 32 Chelsea 2–1 Wigan Athletic show London15:00 BST
Essien 22' Malouda 53' Ivanović 62' Mata 90'
Report
Maloney 61' Figueroa 65' Diame 82'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 40,651 Referee: Mike Jones
Fulham v Chelsea
9 April 2012 33 Fulham 1–1 Chelsea show London20:00 BST
Murphy 63' Dempsey 82'
Report
24' Meireles 41' Cahill 45' (pen. ) Lampard 58' Mikel
Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 25,697 Referee: Mark Clattenburg
Arsenal v Chelsea
21 April 2012 34 Arsenal 0–0 Chelsea show London12:45 BST
Rosický 30' Van Persie 50' Diaby 76'
Report
49' Malouda 54' Cahill 72' Bosingwa 81' Cole
Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,111 Referee: Dean
Chelsea v Queens Park Rangers
29 April 2012 35 Chelsea 6–1 Queens Park Rangers show London13:30 BST
Sturridge 1' Terry 13' Torres 19' , 25' , 64' Malouda 80'
Report
61' Barton 84' Cissé
Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,675 Referee: Howard Webb
Chelsea v Newcastle United
2 May 2012 36 Chelsea 0–2 Newcastle United show London19:45 BST
Report
4' Tioté 19' , 90+2' Cissé 56' Cabaye 90+1' Krul
Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,559 Referee: Mark Halsey
Liverpool v Chelsea
8 May 2012 37 Liverpool 4–1 Chelsea show Liverpool 20:00 BST
Essien 19' (o.g. ) Henderson 25' , 65' Agger 28' , 70' Shelvey 61'
Report
15' Ferreira 22' Terry 44' Essien 45' Ivanović 50' Ramires
Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 40,721 Referee: Kevin Friend
Chelsea v Blackburn Rovers
13 May 2012 38 Chelsea 2–1 Blackburn Rovers show London15:00 BST
Terry 31' Meireles 34' Bertrand 90'
Report
60' Yakubu
Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 40,742 Referee: Lee Mason
UEFA Champions League [ ]
Group stage [ ]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Chelsea
6
3
2
1
13
4
+9
11
Advance to knockout phase
2
Bayer Leverkusen
6
3
1
2
8
8
0
10
3
Valencia
6
2
2
2
12
7
+5
8
Transfer to Europa League
4
Genk
6
0
3
3
2
16
−14
3
Chelsea v Bayer Leverkusen
13 September 2011 1 Chelsea 2–0 Bayer Leverkusen show London, England19:45 BST
Torres 9' David Luiz 59' 67' Mata 90+3'
Report
Gastro 38' Bender 72' Derdiyok 74'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 33,820 Referee: Stéphane Lannoy (France )
Valencia v Chelsea
28 September 2011 2 Valencia 1–1 Chelsea show Valencia , Spain19:45 BST
Ruiz 13' Albelda 48' Soldado 87' (pen. )
Report
Lampard 56' Kalou 86' Malouda 90+3' Mata 90+4' Cole 90+4'
Stadium: Mestalla Attendance: 33,791 Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (Italy )
Genk v Chelsea
1 November 2011 4 Genk 1–1 Chelsea show Genk , Belgium19:45 GMT
Vossen 61' De Bruyne 76'
Report
Ramires 25' Meireles 90+2'
Stadium: Cristal Arena Attendance: 24,000 Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway )
Bayer Leverkusen v Chelsea
Chelsea v Valencia
6 December 2011 6 Chelsea 3–0 Valencia show London, England19:45 GMT
Drogba 3' , 76' Ramires 22' Romeu 67'
Report
T. Costa 68'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,109 Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy )
Knockout phase [ ]
Round of 16 [ ]
Napoli v Chelsea
Chelsea v Napoli
14 March 2012 Second leg Chelsea 4–1 (a.e.t. ) (5–4 agg. ) Napoli show London, England19:45 GMT
Drogba 29' Lampard 43' , 75' (pen. ) Terry 47' Cole 98' Ivanović 105+1'
Report
Cannavaro 53' Inler 55' , 112' Dossena 68' Campagnaro 115'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 37,784 Referee: Felix Brych (Germany )
Quarter-finals [ ]
Benfica v Chelsea
Chelsea v Benfica
Semi-finals [ ]
Chelsea v Barcelona
18 April 2012 First leg Chelsea 1–0 Barcelona show London, England19:45 BST
Drogba 45+2' , 86' Ramires 69'
Report
Pedro 71' Busquets 76'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 38,039 Referee: Felix Brych (Germany )
Barcelona v Chelsea
24 April 2012 Second leg Barcelona 2–2 (2–3 agg. ) Chelsea show Barcelona , Spain19:45 BST
Busquets 35' Iniesta 43' , 50' Messi 49' 71'
Report
Mikel 32' Terry 37' Ramires 45' , 45+1' Ivanović 49' Čech 59' Lampard 72' Meireles 89' Torres 90+2'
Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 95,845 Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey )
Final [ ]
Main article: 2012 UEFA Champions League Final
Bayern Munich v Chelsea
19 May 2012 Final Bayern Munich 1–1 (a.e.t. ) (3–4 p ) Chelsea show Munich , Germany20:45 CEST
Schweinsteiger 2' Müller 83' Robben 95'
Report
Cole 81' David Luiz 86' Drogba 88' , 93' Torres 120'
Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 62,500 Referee: Pedro Proença (Portugal ) Man of the Match: Didier Drogba [87] Penalties
Lahm Gómez Neuer Olić Schweinsteiger
Mata David Luiz Lampard Cole Drogba
League Cup [ ]
Chelsea v Fulham
21 September 2011 Third round Chelsea 0–0 (a.e.t. ) (4–3 p ) Fulham show London19:45 BST
Alex 47' Lampard 120'
Report
Frei 98'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 37,632 Referee: Chris Foy Penalties
Lampard David Luiz Terry Kalou Malouda
Zamora Sidwell Dembélé Baird Ruiz
Everton v Chelsea
26 October 2011 Fourth round Everton 1–2 (a.e.t. ) Chelsea show Liverpool 20:00 BST
Fellaini 20' Baines 61' Saha 83' Drenthe 75' 107'
Report
Anelka 16' Alex 23' Kalou 38' Turnbull 58' Mikel 76' Sturridge 116'
Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 23,170 Referee: Lee Mason
Chelsea v Liverpool
29 November 2011 Quarter-finals Chelsea 0–2 Liverpool show London19:45 GMT
David Luiz 3' Alex 21' Malouda 34' Lukaku [88] 44' Ramires 66'
Report
Coates 54' Rodríguez 58' Kelly 63'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 40,511 Referee: Phil Dowd
FA Cup [ ]
Chelsea v Portsmouth
8 January 2012 Third round Chelsea 4–0 Portsmouth show London15:00 GMT
Malouda 40' Mata 48' Terry 75' Ramires 85' , 87' Meireles 90+2' Lampard 90+3'
Report
37' Pearce 44' Halford 76' Williams 81' Kitson
Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,529 Referee: Anthony Taylor
Queens Park Rangers v Chelsea
28 January 2012 Fourth round Queens Park Rangers 0–1 Chelsea show London12:00 GMT
Wright-Phillips 29' Hall 47'
Report
62' (pen. ) Mata 73' Cole 90' Romeu
Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 15,728 Referee: Mike Dean
Chelsea v Birmingham City
18 February 2012 Fifth round Chelsea 1–1 Birmingham City show London12:30 GMT
Mata 23' Cahill 55' Sturridge 62' David Luiz 90+2'
Report
20' Murphy 34' Mutch
Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 36,870 Referee: Martin Atkinson
Birmingham City v Chelsea
Chelsea v Leicester City
18 March 2012 Quarter-finals Chelsea 5–2 Leicester City show London14:05 GMT
Cahill 12' Kalou 18' Torres 67' , 85' Meireles 90+1'
Report
77' Beckford 88' Marshall
Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 38,276 Referee: Lee Probert
Tottenham Hotspur v Chelsea
15 April 2012 Semi-finals Tottenham Hotspur 1–5 Chelsea show London18:00 BST
Bale 56' Gallas 80' Adebayor 90+1' Parker 90+2'
Report
16' , 43' Drogba 49' Mata 77' Ramires 81' Lampard 90+3' Mikel 90+4' Malouda
Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 85,731 Referee: Martin Atkinson
Chelsea v Liverpool
5 May 2012 Final Chelsea 2–1 Liverpool show London17:15 BST
Ramires 11' Mikel 37' Drogba 52'
Report
45' Agger 64' Carroll 82' Suárez
Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 89,102 Referee: Phil Dowd Man of the Match: Juan Mata [citation needed ] Note: Roberto Di Matteo 's last FA Cup game as Chelsea manager.
Statistics [ ]
Appearances and goals [ ]
As of end of season [89]
Total
Premier League
FA Cup
League Cup
Champions League
1
GK
Petr Čech
56
0
34
0
7
0
1+1
0
13
0
2
DF
Branislav Ivanović
45
5
26+3
3
5
0
1
0
10
2
3
DF
Ashley Cole
48
0
31+1
0
4
0
0
0
11+1
0
4
DF
David Luiz
40
3
18+2
2
5+1
0
3
0
11
1
5
MF
Michael Essien
19
0
10+4
0
0+3
0
0
0
1+1
0
6
MF
Oriol Romeu
24
0
11+5
0
0+2
0
3
0
3
0
7
MF
Ramires
47
12
28+2
5
6
4
0+1
0
10
3
8
MF
Frank Lampard
49
16
26+4
11
3+2
2
1+1
0
8+4
3
9
FW
Fernando Torres
49
11
20+12
6
5+1
2
1
0
6+4
3
10
MF
Juan Mata
54
12
29+5
6
7
4
0+1
0
11+1
2
11
FW
Didier Drogba
35
13
16+8
5
2+1
2
0
0
7+1
6
12
MF
Mikel John Obi
37
0
15+7
0
5
0
0+1
0
7+2
0
15
MF
Florent Malouda
43
3
11+15
2
2+3
1
3
0
5+4
0
16
MF
Raul Meireles
45
6
23+5
2
5+1
2
0
0
9+2
2
17
DF
José Bosingwa
43
1
24+3
1
4
0
1
0
7+4
0
18
FW
Romelu Lukaku
12
0
1+7
0
0+1
0
3
0
0
0
19
DF
Paulo Ferreira
9
0
3+3
0
0
0
1
0
1+1
0
21
FW
Salomon Kalou
26
5
7+5
1
4+1
1
2
1
3+4
2
22
GK
Ross Turnbull
5
0
2
0
0
0
2+1
0
0
0
23
FW
Daniel Sturridge
43
13
28+2
11
3+1
1
1+1
1
5+2
0
24
DF
Gary Cahill
19
2
9+1
1
3+1
1
0
0
4+1
0
26
DF
John Terry
44
7
31
6
4
0
0+1
0
8
1
27
DF
Sam Hutchinson
2
0
1+1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
34
DF
Ryan Bertrand
15
0
6+1
0
3+1
0
3
0
1
0
35
MF
Lucas Piazon
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
40
GK
Henrique Hilário
2
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
45
DF
Nathaniel Chalobah
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Players who spent the season/part of the season out on loan, or left the club in January transfer window
20
MF
Josh McEachran
5
0
0+2
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
30
MF
Yossi Benayoun
1
0
0+1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
33
DF
Alex
9
0
3
0
0
0
3
0
0+3
0
39
FW
Nicolas Anelka
15
1
3+6
1
0
0
1+1
0
2+2
0
Goalscorers [ ]
As of end of season. [89]
1
8
MF
Lampard
11
2
0
3
16
2
11
FW
Drogba
5
2
0
6
13
23
FW
Sturridge
11
1
1
0
13
4
7
MF
Ramires
5
4
0
3
12
10
MF
Mata
6
4
0
2
12
6
9
FW
Torres
6
2
0
3
11
7
26
DF
Terry
6
0
0
1
7
8
16
MF
Meireles
2
2
—
2
6
9
2
DF
Ivanović
3
0
0
2
5
21
FW
Kalou
1
1
1
2
5
11
4
DF
David Luiz
2
0
0
1
3
15
MF
Malouda
2
1
0
0
3
13
24
DF
Cahill
1
1
—
0
2
14
17
DF
Bosingwa
1
0
0
0
1
39
FW
Anelka
1
—
0
0
1
Own Goals
2
0
0
0
2
TOTALS
65
20
2
25
112
Clean sheets [ ]
As of end of season. [89]
Rnk
No.
Pos
Player
Premier League
FA Cup
League Cup
Champions League
Total
1
1
GK
Čech
10
3
1
5
19
2
22
GK
Turnbull
0
0
0+1
0
1
TOTALS
10
3
1
5
20
Disciplinary record [ ]
As of end of season. [89]
Rnk
Pos.
No.
Player
PL
FA Cup
League Cup
CL
Total (FA Total)
1
DF
3
Ashley Cole
7
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
11 (8)
1 (1)
0
2
MF
16
Raul Meireles
8
0
0
1
0
0
—
5
0
0
14 (9)
0
0
3
DF
26
John Terry
8
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
9 (9)
0
1 (0)
4
DF
4
David Luiz
5
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
3
0
0
10 (7)
0
0
5
DF
2
Branislav Ivanović
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
9 (6)
0
0
MF
12
Mikel John Obi
4
0
0
2
0
0
1
0
0
2
0
0
9 (7)
0
0
7
FW
9
Fernando Torres
4
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
7 (5)
0
1 (1)
8
MF
7
Ramires
4
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
3
0
0
8 (5)
0
0
MF
8
Frank Lampard
5
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
0
0
8 (6)
0
0
10
DF
17
José Bosingwa
5
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5 (5)
0
1 (1)
11
MF
15
Florent Malouda
3
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
6 (5)
0
0
12
FW
11
Didier Drogba
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
4 (2)
0
1 (1)
13
MF
6
Oriol Romeu
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
4 (3)
0
0
DF
24
Gary Cahill
2
0
0
1
0
0
—
1
0
0
4 (3)
0
0
15
DF
33
Alex
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
1
0
0
0
2 (2)
0
1 (1)
16
MF
5
Michael Essien
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3 (3)
0
0
MF
10
Juan Mata
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
3 (2)
0
0
FW
23
Daniel Sturridge
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3 (3)
0
0
19
GK
22
Ross Turnbull
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1 (1)
20
GK
1
Petr Čech
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1 (0)
0
0
FW
18
Romelu Lukaku
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1 (1)
0
0
DF
19
Paulo Ferreira
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1 (1)
0
0
FW
21
Salomon Kalou
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1 (0)
0
0
DF
34
Ryan Bertrand
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1 (1)
0
0
TOTALS
74
1
3
11
0
0
8
0
2
31
0
1
124
1
6
Overall [ ]
As of end of season. [89]
Games played
61 (38 Premier League , 13 UEFA Champions League , 3 Football League Cup , 7 FA Cup )
Games won
32 (18 Premier League , 7 UEFA Champions League , 1 Football League Cup , 6 FA Cup )
Games drawn
16 (10 Premier League , 4 UEFA Champions League , 1 Football League Cup , 1 FA Cup )
Games lost
13 (10 Premier League , 2 UEFA Champions League , 1 Football League Cup )
Goals scored
112 (65 Premier League , 25 UEFA Champions League , 2 Football League Cup , 20 FA Cup )
Goals conceded
66 (46 Premier League 12 UEFA Champions League , 3 Football League Cup , 5 FA Cup )
Goal difference
+46 (+19 Premier League , +13 UEFA Champions League , −1 Football League Cup , +15 FA Cup )
Clean sheets
19 (10 Premier League , 1 Football League Cup , 5 UEFA Champions League , 3 FA Cup )
Yellow cards
124 (74 Premier League , 31 UEFA Champions League , 8 Football League Cup , 11 FA Cup )
Red cards
7 (4 Premier League , 1 UEFA Champions League , 2 Football League Cup )
Worst discipline
Ashley Cole (11 , 1 )
Best result(s)
W 6–1 (H) v Queens Park Rangers – Premier League – 29 April 2012
Worst result(s)
L 4–1 (A) v Liverpool – Premier League – 8 May 2012
Most appearances
Petr Čech with 56 appearances
Top scorer(s)
Frank Lampard (16 goals)
Top assister(s)
Juan Mata (20 assists)
References [ ]
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