2012–13 Chelsea F.C. season

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Chelsea
2012–13 season
Chairman Bruce Buck
Manager Roberto Di Matteo
(until 21 November 2012)
Rafael Benítez
(from 21 November 2012)
Premier League 3rd
FA Cup Semi-finals
League Cup Semi-finals
FA Community Shield Runners-up
UEFA Champions League Group stage (3rd)
UEFA Europa League Winners
FIFA Club World Cup Runners-up
UEFA Super Cup Runners-up
Top goalscorer League:
Frank Lampard (15)
All:
Fernando Torres (23)
Highest home attendance 41,794 vs Everton
(19 May 2013, Premier League)
Lowest home attendance 28,817 vs Steaua Bucharest
(14 March 2013, Europa League)
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours
← 2011–12 2013-14 →

The 2012–13 season is Chelsea Football Club's 99th competitive season, 23rd consecutive season in the top flight of English football, 21st consecutive season in the Premier League, and 107th year in existence as a football club. Chelsea's victory in the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League for the first time in their history qualified them for the season's UEFA Super Cup and FIFA World Club Cup, although through finishing third in their Champions League group Chelsea competed in the UEFA Europa League for the first time since the 2002-03 season.

On 13 June 2012, Roberto Di Matteo signed a two-year contract, becoming Chelsea's permanent manager,[1] having been appointed as interim manager after the sacking of André Villas-Boas during the 2011–12 season.[2] However, on 21 November 2012, Di Matteo was sacked,[3] after a 3–0 loss to Juventus in the UEFA Champions League, with Rafael Benítez replacing him as interim manager until the end of the season.[4] On 15 May 2013, Chelsea won their first and only silverware of the season, winning the Europa League in the final against Benfica.

Contents

Month by Month review [edit]

June [edit]

On 4 June Eden Hazard became Chelsea's first signing of the new season, joining for £32 million from Lille.

Excluding players such as Marko Marin, who was signed during the previous season, Chelsea made their first signing of the new camapign on 4 June, signing Belgian international winger Eden Hazard from Lille for an undisclosed fee rumoured to be around the region of £32 million.[5] Three days later, the club lost a bid to purchase nearby Battersea Power Station to convert into a new ground.[6]

Roberto Di Matteo, who had won the FA Cup and Champions League in the previous season as an interim, was given a two-year contract as first-team manager on 13 June.[7] On 20 June, Didier Drogba, who scored more than 150 goals for Chelsea in his eight seasons, completed his free transfer to Chinese club Shanghai Shenhua.[8]

July [edit]

At the Westminster Magistrates' Court, John Terry was found not guilty of racially abusing Anton Ferdinand. The district judge concluded "there being a doubt, the only verdict the court can record is one of not guilty."[9] Chelsea announced a “global energy partnership” with Russian energy firm Gazprom, in a three-year deal with a value deemed "commercially confidential", that will help reduce the club's deficits under UEFA's financial fair play rules.[10] On 28 July the club completed the signing of Brazilian midfielder Oscar from Internacional for a reported £25 million.[11]

August [edit]

On 2 August, Kevin De Bruyne was sent on a season-long loan deal to Werder Bremen of the German Bundesliga.[12] Chelsea played their first competitive match of the season in the Community Shield at Villa Park on 12 August, but lost 3–2 to Manchester City and had Branislav Ivanović sent off.[13] The club officially announced the signings of Spanish wing-back César Azpilicueta from Marseille and Nigerian forward Victor Moses from Wigan on 24 August.[14][15]

Chelsea's Premier League campaign began on 19 August with a 2-0 victory in an away match against Wigan Athletic. Both goals came within in the first 10 minutes, the first from Branislav Ivanović and then a Frank Lampard penalty after Eden Hazard was fouled.[16] The Blues won their second match 4-2 against Reading,[17] and made it three wins out of three with a 2-0 win over Newcastle United.[18] Chelsea lost 4-1 to Atlético Madrid in the 2012 UEFA Super Cup, for whom Radamel Falcao scored a hat-trick.[19]

On transfer deadline day, Michael Essien left on a season-long loan deal with Real Madrid, signed by José Mourinho who had previously signed him for Chelsea.[20] Two more players left Cheslea on season-long loans the same day, as Yossi Benayoun went to West Ham United and Gaël Kakuta joined Dutch club Vitesse.

September [edit]

On 3 September Chelsea sold Portuguese midfielder Raul Meireles to Turkish club Fenerbahçe S.K. for £8 million, due to Turkey's transfer window operating longer than England's.[21] Ryan Bertrand signed a five-year contract to extend his career at Chelsea until the summer of 2017.[22] Chelsea's run of three consecutive wins from the start of the season ended on 15 September as they drew 0-0 away to QPR. Before the game, Anton Ferdinand refused to shake John Terry's & Ashley Cole's hand in the pre match handshake.[23]

Chelsea began their defence of the Champions League on 19 September, at home to Juventus, and went 2-0 up with Oscar's first goals for the club before Juventus equalised.[24] Brazilian defender David Luiz signed a new five-year contract at the club.[25] Ashley Cole was the unlikely hero as Chelsea scored a dramatic late winner to defeat Stoke City at home.[26] Chelsea beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 6-0 in the League Cup, with goals coming from Gary Cahill, Juan Mata, Fernando Torres and first goals for Victor Moses, Oriol Romeu and Ryan Bertrand.[27]

Chelsea captain John Terry was banned for 4 games and fined £220,000 by the FA for racially abusing QPR defender Anton Ferdinand.[28] On 29 September Chelsea became the first team of the season to defeat Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium, with a 2-1 victory which put The Blues three points clear after six matches.[29]

October [edit]

Chelsea won for the first time in their Champions League campaign by defeating Danish champions Nordsjælland 4-0 away with goals from Ramires, Luiz and two from playmaker Juan Mata.[30] Fernando Torres, Frank Lampard, Eden Hazard and Branislav Ivanović scored in Chelsea's 4-1 home victory over Norwich,[31] before travelling to London rivals Tottenham for a 4-2 victory with goals from Cahill, Sturridge and two from Juan Mata. This was Chelsea's first victory at Tottenham's White Hart Lane since the F.A. Cup Quarter-Final Replay in 2007.[32]

Chelsea lost in their Champions League group for the first time as they lost 2-1 to Shakhtar Donetsk in the Ukraine. Both Branislav Ivanović and Fernando Torres were sent off in Chelsea's home Premier League match against Manchester United, a game which saw Chelsea go 2-0 down and equalise before a controversially off-side late winner from United's Javier Hernandez.[33] Later Chelsea Lodged an official complaint accusing the referee Mark Clattenburg of using "inappropriate language" towards two of their players.[34] However, later that same week Chelsea defeated United 5-4 in the fourth round of the League Cup, coming from behind three times to force extra time before goals from Daniel Sturridge and Ramires secured the win for the Blues.[35] Chelsea fell from first place in the Premier League (held since 25 August) after a 1-1 at Swansea's Liberty Stadium.[36]

November [edit]

Rafael Benitez was appointed in November as Chelsea's interim coach until the end of the season.

Chelsea playmaker Juan Mata was voted Premier League Player of the Month for October, after scoring three goals and contributing three assists.[37] Chelsea kept up hope of qualifying from their Champions League group by defeating Shakhtar Donetsk 3-2 at home with an injury-time winner from Victor Moses. The victory put Chelsea on top of the Group E with two games to play.[38] The club then failed to win for their fourth Premier League match in a row after West Bromwich Albion beat them 2-1 away at the Hawthorns. The defeat widened the gap between Chelsea and first-place by four points.[39]

Roberto Di Matteo was dismissed from his position on 21 November, the morning after a 3-0 away defeat to Juventus which put Chelsea at risk of being eliminated from the Champions League,[40] ending a 262-day tenure which saw him win the 2011–12 Champions League and the 2011–12 FA Cup for Chelsea.[41][42][43] On the same day, former Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez was appointed as the club's interim manager until the end of the season.[44][45] His first act of his tenure was to name Dutchman Bolo Zenden, a former Chelsea midfielder who had played under him at Liverpool, as his assistant.[46]

Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel was charged with misconduct by the FA after his allegations of racial abuse against referee Mark Clattenburg in the October fixture with Manchester United were found to be fabricated.[47][48] Benitez's first game in charge was a goalless draw with Premier League holders Manchester City. Despite not scoring, Chelsea kept their first clean sheet since the 1-0 win over Stoke City on 22 September.[49] The club's next game, a West London Derby against Fulham, again ended 0-0 leaving Chelsea seven points off the top and six off second place.[50]

December [edit]

On 1 December, Benitez lost for the first time in his Chelsea tenure, as Chelsea were beaten 3-1 at London rivals West Ham.[51] Three days later, Chelsea confirmed the signing of Brazil Under-20 right back Wallace from Rio de Janeiro club Fluminense for an undisclosed fee. The option to sign a player from Fluminense was part of the deal which saw former Chelsea midfielder Deco join the team in 2010.[52][53] John Obi Mikel extended his Chelsea contract until Summer 2017.[54]

On 5 December Chelsea beat Nordsjælland to record their biggest-ever Champions League win and Rafael Benitez's first win as manager, but due to other results were eliminated in third place, becoming the first reigning champions to exit the tournament at the group stage.[55] Mikel received a three-match ban and a £60,000 fine as his punishment for the claims against referee Mark Clattenburg,[56][57] starting with the 3-1 away victory in the Premier League against Sunderland in which a Fernando Torres brace gained the club its first win for 8 matches.[58]

Chelsea entered the 2012 FIFA Club World Cup at the semi-final stage, where they beat CONCACAF champion Monterrey of Mexico 3-1,[59] before losing 1-0 in the final to Corinthians of Brazil in the in the Yokohama Stadium. Gary Cahill was sent off in injury time for violent conduct towards Corinthians' Emerson.[60]

The club returned to England with a 5-1 home victory in the League Cup against Leeds, coming from a goal down to reach the semi-finals of the tournament.[61][62] The club's first Premier League match since the World Club Cup was an 8-0 victory over Aston Villa,[63] followed by 1-0 win at Norwich City's Carrow Road.[64] A third consecutive Premier League victory was confirmed in the last match of 2012, which saw Frank Lampard score twice as Chelsea came from behind to win 2-1 at Everton, ending the Liverpool-based club's unbeaten home season.[65]

January [edit]

Senegalese forward Demba Ba was signed by Chelsea for £7 million from Newcastle on 2 January.

Chelsea made their first purchase of the January 2013 transfer window on 2 January by triggering the release clause in the contract of Newcastle United's Senegalese forward Demba Ba. Ba, who had scored 13 times in the season for his former club, was signed for £7 million.[66] On the same day, Chelsea sold a striker, Daniel Sturridge, who joined Liverpool for an undisclosed fee reported as £12 million. Sturridge played 96 games for Chelsea in three and a half seasons, and scored 24 goals.[67]

The year opened with a 1-0 home defeat to bottom-of-the-table West London rivals QPR, with the goal by former Chelsea winger Shaun Wright-Phillips.[68] However, Chelsea made progress in the third round of the FA Cup, where they beat Southampton 5-1 away at St Mary's. Ba scored twice on his debut, while Frank Lampard scored his 193rd goal, moving him equal to Kerry Dixon as Chelsea's second-highest goalscorer of all time.

Two defensive mistakes from defender Branislav Ivanović caused a 2-0 home loss in the League Cup first leg tie against Swansea.[69] In their next Premier League match, Chelsea ended Stoke's 17 game unbeaten home run, by winning 4-0. Lampard's converted penalty, his 194th goal, moved him above Dixon's total.[70] However, the following home match against Southampton saw Chelsea give away a 2-0 half-time lead, opened by Ba's first Premier League goal, to draw 2-2.[71] The Blues then beat London rivals Arsenal 2-1, with early goals from Juan Mata and Frank Lampard cutting Chelsea's deficit behind second-place Manchester City to six points.[72]

On 23 January, Chelsea drew the second leg of their League Cup semi-final against Swansea, which sent the eventual winners to the final. Chelsea midfielder Eden Hazard was given a straight red card for an alleged violent attack on a Swansea ballboy.[73]

In the Fourth Round of the FA Cup, Chelsea went behind twice before a late Fernando Torres equaliser forced a replay against fellow West London club Brentford of League One.[74] Chelsea's final Premier League game of the month saw them draw 2-2 for a second time in a week, conceding a 2-0 lead in the final three minutes away to Reading. Despite drawing, Frank Lampard's goal in the game made him the first midfielder in Premier League history to score ten or more goals in ten consecutive seasons.[75]

February [edit]

Chelsea lost their first away game since 1 December, losing 3-2 to Newcastle United, for whom Moussa Sissoko scored a late winner.[76] On 6 February, Ashley Cole became the first Chelsea player to earn 100 England caps when he played a friendly against Brazil at Wembley.[77] Chelsea defeat Wigan Athletic 4-1, to go within four points of second-placed Manchester City, with Marko Marin scoring for the first time. His goal was the club's 100th of the season in all competitions[78]

The club won in their first Europa League match since the 2002-03 season, beating Sparta Prague 1-0 at the Generali Arena through a late Oscar goal.[79] Later, Chelsea triumphed in their FA Cup replay, reaching the fifth round after a 4-0 win over Brentford.[80] In the second leg against Sparta Prague, an injury time equaliser from Eden Hazard prevented the game from going to extra time by putting the club through 2-1 on aggregate.

Chelsea lost their sixth game of the season at Manchester City, with Frank Lampard missing a second half penalty as the club lost 2-0.[81] Tottenham Hotspur then defeated West Ham United to force Chelsea into fourth place for the first time since 26 November 2012.[82] In their last game of the month however, Chelsea won away in their FA Cup tie at Middlesbrough with second-half goals from Fernando Torres and Victor Moses.[83]

March [edit]

Chelsea began March with a 1-0 home win over West Bromwich Albion, with Demba Ba scoring.[84] On 6 March, Rafael Benitez announced that he would definitely leave his post at the end of the season due to fan disapproval and disrespect from the club hierarchy for naming him as the 'interim manager'.[85] The next day, Chelsea lost the first leg of their last 16 Europa League tie at Steaua Bucharest, with Ryan Bertrand conceding a penalty which was converted as the only goal of the match. In the 6th round of the FA Cup at Old Trafford, Chelsea conceded two early goals before a second half comeback with goals by Ramires and Eden Hazard earnt a home replay.[86] Chelsea managed to overturn their Europa League deficit with a 3-1 victory to advance 3-2 on aggregate, in a match in which Fernando Torres scored the winning goal.[87]

April [edit]

April began with the F.A. Cup replay to Manchester United winning it 1-0 thanks to a spectacular second half Demba Ba goal.[88] Four days later, the club won their 1st leg Europa League tie against Rubin Kazan of Russia 3-1 with two goals from Fernando Torres and one from Victor Moses.[89] With their third game in only 7 days Chelsea played Sunderland in the Premier League and came back down from 0-1 to win 2-1, the winner scored by Branislav Ivanovic.[90] Chelsea next played the 2nd leg against Rubin Kazan losing 3-2 on the night but winning 5-4 on aggregate sending them into the semi-finals of the Europa League.[91] On April 14, 2013 Chelsea fought Manchester City on the FA cup semifinals where they lost 2-1 and got eliminated.[92] This will be the 6th trophy Chelsea failed to collect this season.

May [edit]

On 11 May 2013 Frank Lampard broke Chelsea's all time goal scoring record by scoring 2 goals against Aston Villa earning him his 203rd goal for Chelsea. On 15 May 2013 Chelsea won the [League] final 2-1 against Benfica to win their first silverware of 2013. The day after Chelsea won the Europa League, Frank Lampard signed an one-year contract extension with Chelsea. On May 19, 2013 Chelsea ended the season with a 2-1 win against Everton. They ended the season 3rd.

Squads [edit]

First team squad [edit]

Squad No. Name Nationality Position(s) Since Date of Birth (Age) Signed from Games Played Goals Scored
Goalkeepers
1 Petr Čech Czech Republic GK 2004 (1982-05-20) 20 May 1982 (age 31) France Rennes 425 0
22 Ross Turnbull England GK 2009 (1985-01-04) 4 January 1985 (age 28) England Middlesbrough 19 0
40 Henrique Hilário Portugal GK 2006 (1975-10-21) 21 October 1975 (age 37) Portugal Nacional 38 0
Defenders
2 Branislav Ivanović Serbia CB / RB 2008 (1984-02-22) 22 February 1984 (age 29) Russia Lokomotiv Moscow 213 20
3 Ashley Cole England LB 2006 (1980-12-20) 20 December 1980 (age 32) England Arsenal 305 7
4 David Luiz Brazil CB / DM / RB 2011 (1987-04-22) 22 April 1987 (age 26) Portugal Benfica 94 9
19 Paulo Ferreira Portugal RB / LB 2004 (1979-01-14) 14 January 1979 (age 34) Portugal Porto 215 2
24 Gary Cahill England CB 2012 (1985-12-19) 19 December 1985 (age 27) England Bolton Wanderers 58 8
26 John Terry (C) England CB 1998 (1980-12-07) 7 December 1980 (age 32) England Chelsea Academy 569 53
28 César Azpilicueta Spain RB 2012 (1989-08-28) 28 August 1989 (age 23) France Marseille 34 0
34 Ryan Bertrand England LB / LW 2006 (1989-08-05) 5 August 1989 (age 23) England Chelsea Academy 47 2
57 Nathan Aké Netherlands CB 2012 (1995-02-18) 18 February 1995 (age 18) England Chelsea Academy 4 0
Midfielders
6 Oriol Romeu Spain DM / CM / CB 2011 (1991-09-24) 24 September 1991 (age 21) Spain Barcelona 34 1
7 Ramires Brazil RM / CM 2010 (1987-03-24) 24 March 1987 (age 26) Portugal Benfica 136 20
8 Frank Lampard (VC) England AM / CM / DM 2001 (1978-06-20) 20 June 1978 (age 34) England West Ham United 607 203
10 Juan Mata Spain AM / LW / RW 2011 (1988-04-28) 28 April 1988 (age 25) Spain Valencia 104 28
11 Oscar Brazil AM / CM 2012 (1991-09-09) 9 September 1991 (age 21) Brazil Internacional 50 9
12 John Obi Mikel Nigeria DM / CM / CB 2006 (1987-04-22) 22 April 1987 (age 26) Norway Lyn 271 2
15 Florent Malouda France CM / LM / LW 2007 (1980-06-13) 13 June 1980 (age 32) France Lyon 230 45
17 Eden Hazard Belgium AM / LW / RW 2012 (1991-01-07) 7 January 1991 (age 22) France Lille 51 12
21 Marko Marin Germany LW / AM 2012 (1989-03-13) 13 March 1989 (age 24) Germany Werder Bremen 15 1
30 Yossi Benayoun Israel LW / AM / RW 2010 (1980-05-05) 5 May 1980 (age 33) England Liverpool 19 1
Forwards
9 Fernando Torres Spain ST 2011 (1984-03-20) 20 March 1984 (age 29) England Liverpool 125 33
13 Victor Moses Nigeria RW / LW / CF 2012 (1990-12-12) 12 December 1990 (age 22) England Wigan Athletic 31 6
29 Demba Ba Senegal ST / LW 2013 (1985-05-25) 25 May 1985 (age 27) England Newcastle United 15 6

Updated on 12 May 2013

Source: First Team Squad and Statistics

Premier League squad [edit]

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Czech Republic GK Petr Čech
2 Serbia DF Branislav Ivanović
3 England DF Ashley Cole HG
4 Brazil DF David Luiz
6 Spain MF Oriol Romeu
7 Brazil MF Ramires
8 England MF Frank Lampard HG (Vice-Captain)
9 Spain FW Fernando Torres
10 Spain MF Juan Mata
11 Brazil MF Oscar U21
12 Nigeria MF John Obi Mikel
13 Nigeria MF Victor Moses U21
15 France MF Florent Malouda
No. Position Player
17 Belgium MF Eden Hazard U21
19 Portugal DF Paulo Ferreira
21 Germany MF Marko Marin
22 England GK Ross Turnbull HG
24 England DF Gary Cahill HG
26 England DF John Terry HG (Captain)
28 Spain DF César Azpilicueta
29 Senegal FW Demba Ba
30 Israel MF Yossi Benayoun
34 England DF Ryan Bertrand HG
35 Brazil FW Lucas Piazón U21
40 Portugal GK Henrique Hilário
56 England MF George Saville U86
57 Netherlands DF Nathan Aké U21
  • HG = Home Grown Player
  • U21 = Under 21 Player

Source: 2012–13 Chelsea Premier League squad

Reserve squad [edit]

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
46 England GK Jamal Blackman
47 England DF Billy Clifford
49 England DF Aziz Deen-Conteh
54 England DF Todd Kane
57 Netherlands DF Nathan Aké
58 Ghana DF Daniel Pappoe
60 England FW Adam Phillip
— Scotland DF Alex Davey
No. Position Player
— Tanzania DF Adam Nditi
— England MF Lewis Baker
— Belgium MF Lamisha Musonda
— Belgium MF Tika Musonda
— England MF Danny Stenning
— England MF John Swift
— England FW Patrick Bamford
— Scotland FW Islam Feruz

Source: 2012–13 Chelsea reserve squad 2012–13

UEFA Champions League squad [edit]

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Czech Republic GK Petr Čech
2 Serbia DF Branislav Ivanović
3 England DF Ashley Cole HG1
4 Brazil DF David Luiz
6 Spain MF Oriol Romeu
7 Brazil MF Ramires
8 England MF Frank Lampard HG1 (Vice-Captain)
9 Spain FW Fernando Torres
10 Spain MF Juan Mata
11 Brazil MF Oscar
12 Nigeria MF John Obi Mikel
13 Nigeria MF Victor Moses HG1
17 Belgium MF Eden Hazard
19 Portugal DF Paulo Ferreira
21 Germany MF Marko Marin
No. Position Player
22 England GK Ross Turnbull HG1
24 England DF Gary Cahill HG1
26 England DF John Terry HG2 (Captain)
28 Spain DF César Azpilicueta
34 England DF Ryan Bertrand HG2
35 Brazil FW Lucas Piazón
46 England GK Jamal Blackman B
47 England DF Billy Clifford B
49 England DF Aziz Deen-Conteh B
54 England DF Todd Kane B
56 England MF George Saville B
58 Ghana DF Daniel Pappoe B
60 England FW Adam Phillip B
  • B = List B Player
  • HG1 = Association-trained player
  • HG2 = Club-trained player

Source: 2012–13 Chelsea UEFA Champions League squad 2012–13

UEFA Europa League squad [edit]

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Czech Republic GK Petr Čech
2 Serbia DF Branislav Ivanović
3 England DF Ashley Cole HG1
4 Brazil DF David Luiz
6 Spain MF Oriol Romeu
7 Brazil MF Ramires
8 England MF Frank Lampard HG1 (Vice-Captain)
9 Spain FW Fernando Torres
10 Spain MF Juan Mata
11 Brazil MF Oscar
12 Nigeria MF John Obi Mikel
13 Nigeria MF Victor Moses HG1
17 Belgium MF Eden Hazard
19 Portugal DF Paulo Ferreira
21 Germany MF Marko Marin
No. Position Player
22 England GK Ross Turnbull HG1
24 England DF Gary Cahill HG1
26 England DF John Terry HG2 (Captain)
28 Spain DF César Azpilicueta
30 Israel MF Yossi Benayoun
34 England DF Ryan Bertrand HG2
35 Brazil FW Lucas Piazón
46 England GK Jamal Blackman B
47 England DF Billy Clifford B
49 England DF Aziz Deen-Conteh B
54 England DF Todd Kane B
56 England MF George Saville Over80s
58 Ghana DF Daniel Pappoe B
60 England FW Adam Phillip B
  • B = List B Player
  • HG1 = Association-trained player
  • HG2 = Club-trained player

Source: 2012–13 Chelsea UEFA Europa League squad 2012–13

FIFA Club World Cup squad [edit]

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Czech Republic GK Petr Čech
2 Serbia DF Branislav Ivanović
3 England DF Ashley Cole HG1
4 Brazil DF David Luiz
7 Brazil MF Ramires
8 England MF Frank Lampard HG1
9 Spain FW Fernando Torres
10 Spain MF Juan Mata
11 Brazil MF Oscar
12 Nigeria MF John Obi Mikel
13 Nigeria MF Victor Moses HG1
No. Position Player
17 Belgium MF Eden Hazard
19 Portugal DF Paulo Ferreira
21 Germany MF Marko Marin
22 England GK Ross Turnbull HG1
23 England FW Daniel Sturridge HG1
24 England DF Gary Cahill HG1
28 Spain DF César Azpilicueta
34 England DF Ryan Bertrand HG2
35 Brazil FW Lucas Piazón
40 Portugal GK Henrique Hilário
56 England MF George Saville HG2
  • B = List B Player
  • HG1 = Association-trained player
  • HG2 = Club-trained player

Source: 2012 Chelsea FIFA Club World Cup squad 2012

Starting XI [edit]

Only considering Competitive starts. When starts on a position are equal, player with the most total starts is displayed. The amount of starts is based on each specific position.
No. Pos. Name Starts Notes
1 GK Czech Republic Čech, PetrPetr Čech 62 Turnbull has 7 starts
28 RB Spain Azpilicueta, CesarCesar Azpilicueta 43 Ivanović has 34 starts
24 CB England Cahill, GaryGary Cahill 42 Terry has 24 starts
4 CB Brazil Luiz, DavidDavid Luiz 53 Ivanović has 33 starts
3 LB England Cole, AshleyAshley Cole 49 Bertrand has 7 starts
8 CM England Lampard, FrankFrank Lampard 38 Luiz has 16 starts
7 CM Brazil , RamiresRamires 54 Mikel has 32 starts
11 AM Brazil , OscarOscar 42 Lampard has 38 starts
10 RW Spain Mata, JuanJuan Mata 54 Hazard has 49 starts
17 LW Belgium Hazard, EdenEden Hazard 49 Moses has 27 starts
9 ST Spain Torres, FernandoFernando Torres 50 Ba has 16 starts

Club [edit]

Coaching staff [edit]

Position Staff
Interim manager Spain Rafael Benítez
Assistant manager Netherlands Boudewijn Zenden
Technical director Nigeria Michael Emenalo
Goalkeeper coach France Christophe Lollichon
First-team fitness coach Spain Paco de Miguel
Senior opposition scout England Mick McGiven
Medical director Spain Paco Biosca
First-team doctor Gibraltar Eva Carneiro
Reserve team manager England Dermot Drummy
Youth team manager England Adrian Viveash
Academy manager England Neil Bath
Video analyst Spain Xavi Valero

Last updated: July 2012
Source: Chelsea F.C.

Other information [edit]

Owner Russia Roman Abramovich
Chairman United States Bruce Buck
Chief Executive England Ron Gourlay
Director England Ron Gourlay
England Eugene Tenenbaum
Ground (capacity and dimensions) Stamford Bridge (41,837 / 103x67 metres)
Training ground Cobham Training Centre

Last updated: 15 July 2012
Source: Chelsea F.C.

Transfers [edit]

In [edit]

Summer [edit]

Squad # Position Player Transferred From Fee Date Source
21 MF Germany Marko Marin Germany Werder Bremen £7,040,000 02012-04-2828 April 2012 [93]
17 MF Belgium Eden Hazard France Lille £35,200,000 02012-06-044 June 2012 [94]
MF Belgium Thorgan Hazard France Lens £880,000 02012-07-2424 July 2012 [95]
11 MF Brazil Oscar Brazil Internacional £28,160,000 02012-07-2525 July 2012 [96]
28 DF Spain César Azpilicueta France Olympique Marseille £7,774,000 02012-08-2424 August 2012 [97]
13 FW Nigeria Victor Moses England Wigan Athletic £10,120,000 02012-08-2424 August 2012 [98]

Winter [edit]

Squad # Position Player Transferred From Fee Date Source
27 DF Brazil Wallace Brazil Fluminense Undisclosed 02012-12-044 December 2012 [53]
29 FW Senegal Demba Ba England Newcastle United £7,000,000 02013-01-044 January 2013 [99]

Out [edit]

Summer [edit]

Squad # Position Player Transferred To Fee Date Source
11 FW Ivory Coast Didier Drogba China Shanghai Shenhua Free transfer 02012-06-3030 June 2012 [100]
17 DF Portugal José Bosingwa England Queens Park Rangers Free transfer 02012-06-3030 June 2012 [101]
21 FW Ivory Coast Salomon Kalou France Lille Free transfer 02012-06-3030 June 2012 [102]
53 FW Sweden Marko Mitrović Italy Brescia Free transfer 02012-06-3030 June 2012 [103]
60 GK Wales Rhys Taylor England Preston North End Free transfer 02012-06-3030 June 2012 [104][105]
16 MF Portugal Raul Meireles Turkey Fenerbahçe £8 million 02012-09-033 September 2012 [106]

Winter [edit]

Squad # Position Player Transferred To Fee Date Source
23 FW England Daniel Sturridge England Liverpool £12 million 02013-01-022 January 2013 [67]
DF England Alistair Gordon England Crystal Palace Free transfer 02013-01-2727 January 2013 [107]
55 MF England James Ashton Unattached Free transfer 02013-01-3131 January 2013 [108]
48 MF Republic of Ireland Conor Clifford England Leicester City Free transfer 02013-01-3131 January 2013 [108][109]
DF England Ben Gordon England Yeovil Town Free transfer 02013-01-3131 January 2013 [108][110]
51 DF England Rohan Ince England Brighton & Hove Albion Free transfer 02013-01-3131 January 2013 [108][111]
58 FW England Adam Phillip Unattached Free transfer 02013-01-3131 January 2013 [108]

Loan out [edit]

Squad # Position Player Loaned To Start End Source
43 DF Netherlands Jeffrey Bruma Germany Hamburg 02012-05-2424 May 2012 02013-05-3131 May 2013 [112]
38 DF Netherlands Patrick van Aanholt Netherlands Vitesse 02012-07-1111 July 2012 02013-05-3131 May 2013 [113]
50 DF Czech Republic Tomáš Kalas Netherlands Vitesse 02012-07-1111 July 2012 02013-05-3131 May 2013 [113]
16 GK Belgium Thibaut Courtois Spain Atlético Madrid 02012-06-2727 June 2012 02013-05-3131 May 2013 [114]
56 MF Mexico Ulises Dávila Spain Sabadell 02012-07-1313 July 2012 02013-05-3131 May 2013 [115]
66 FW Uruguay Jhon Pírez Spain Sabadell 02012-07-1313 July 2012 02012-08-3131 August 2012
64 FW Slovakia Milan Lalkovič Portugal Vitória Guimarães 02012-07-1717 July 2012 02013-05-3131 May 2013 [116]
61 GK Croatia Matej Delač Portugal Vitória Guimarães 02012-07-1717 July 2012 02013-05-3131 May 2013 [116]
59 DF Nigeria Kenneth Omeruo Netherlands ADO Den Haag 02012-07-011 July 2012 02013-05-3131 May 2013
14 MF Belgium Kevin De Bruyne Germany Werder Bremen 02012-08-022 August 2012 02013-05-3131 May 2013 [117]
DF England Ben Gordon England Birmingham City 02012-08-1010 August 2012 02013-01-077 January 2013 [118]
18 FW Belgium Romelu Lukaku England West Bromwich Albion 02012-08-1010 August 2012 02013-05-3131 May 2013 [119]
52 GK England Sam Walker England Bristol Rovers 02012-08-1414 August 2012 02013-01-022 January 2013 [120]
27 DF England Sam Hutchinson England Nottingham Forest 02012-08-1616 August 2012 02013-05-3131 May 2013 [121]
20 MF England Josh McEachran England Middlesbrough 02012-08-2020 August 2012 02013-05-3131 May 2013 [122]
57 DF England Archange Nkumu England Yeovil Town 02012-08-2323 August 2012 02012-09-2323 September 2012 [123]
MF Sweden Amin Affane Netherlands Roda JC 02012-08-3131 August 2012 02013-05-3131 May 2013 [124]
MF Belgium Thorgan Hazard Belgium Zulte Waregem 02012-08-3131 August 2012 02013-05-3131 May 2013 [125]
45 DF England Nathaniel Chalobah England Watford 02012-08-3131 August 2012 02013-05-3131 May 2013 [126][127]
31 MF France Gaël Kakuta Netherlands Vitesse 02012-08-3131 August 2012 02013-06-3030 June 2013 [128]
5 MF Ghana Michael Essien Spain Real Madrid 02012-08-3131 August 2012 02013-06-3030 June 2013 [20]
66 FW Uruguay Jhon Pírez Spain CD Leganés 02012-09-055 September 2012 02013-05-3131 May 2013 [129]
54 DF England Todd Kane England Preston North End 02012-11-2222 November 2012 02013-01-055 January 2013 [130]
FW England Patrick Bamford England Milton Keynes Dons 02012-11-2222 November 2012 02013-01-077 January 2013 [131]
MF Sweden Anjur Osmanović Sweden Lärje-Angereds IF 02012-11-2222 November 2012 02013-01-055 January 2013 [132]
54 DF England Todd Kane England Blackburn Rovers 02013-01-099 January 2013 02013-02-1010 February 2013 [133]
52 MF England Billy Clifford England Colchester United 02013-01-1111 January 2013 02013-02-1010 February 2013 [134]
47 GK England Sam Walker England Colchester United 02013-01-1414 January 2013 02013-05-3131 May 2013 [135]
35 MF Brazil Lucas Piazón Spain Málaga 02013-01-1515 January 2013 02013-05-3131 May 2013 [136]
FW England Patrick Bamford England Milton Keynes Dons 02013-01-3131 January 2013 02013-05-2020 May 2013 [137]
56 MF England George Saville England Millwall 02013-02-2828 February 2013 02013-05-044 May 2013 [138]

Overall transfer activity [edit]

Spending [edit]

Summer: Decrease £82,000,000

Winter: Decrease £7,500,000

Total: Decrease £89,500,000

Income [edit]

Summer: Increase £8,000,000

Winter: Increase £12,000,000

Total: Increase £20,000,000

Expenditure [edit]

Summer: Decrease £74,000,000

Winter: Increase £4,500,000

Total: Decrease £69,500,000

Pre-season and friendlies [edit]

Competitions [edit]

Overall [edit]

Competition Started round Current
position / round		 Final
position / round		 First match Last match
FA Community Shield Final — Runner-up 12 August 2012
Premier League — — 3rd 19 August 2012 19 May 2013
UEFA Super Cup Final — Runner-up 31 August 2012
UEFA Champions League Group stage — Group stage 19 September 2012 5 December 2012
UEFA Europa League Round of 32 — Winner 14 February 2013 15 May 2013
League Cup 3rd round — Semi Final 26 September 2012 23 January 2013
FIFA Club World Cup Semi Final — Runner-up 13 December 2012 16 December 2012
FA Cup 3rd round — Semi Final 5 January 2013 14 April 2013

Last updated: 15 May 2013
Source: Competitions

Note: Current Position/Round Only use for team still a part of Competition.

Competition record [edit]

Competition First match Last match Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win % Source
Premier League 19 August[139] 19 May[139] 700138000000000000038 700122000000000000022 70009000000000000009 70007000000000000007 700175000000000000075 700139000000000000039 +36 700157890000000000057.89 [140]
FA Cup 5 January[139] 14 April[139] 70007000000000000007 70004000000000000004 70002000000000000002 70001000000000000001 700117000000000000017 70007000000000000007 +10 700157140000000000057.14 [139]
League Cup 25 September[139] 23 January[139] 70005000000000000005 70002000000000000002 70002000000000000002 70001000000000000001 700116000000000000016 70007000000000000007 +9 700140000000000000040.00 [139]
Community Shield 12 August 70001000000000000001 50000000000000000000 50000000000000000000 70001000000000000001 70002000000000000002 70003000000000000003 −1 &050000000000000000000.00
UEFA Super Cup 31 August 70001000000000000001 50000000000000000000 50000000000000000000 70001000000000000001 70001000000000000001 70004000000000000004 −3 &050000000000000000000.00
Champions League 19 September[139] 5 December[139] 70006000000000000006 70003000000000000003 70001000000000000001 70002000000000000002 700116000000000000016 700110000000000000010 +6 700150000000000000050.00 [141]
Europa League 14 February[139] 15 May[139] 70009000000000000009 70006000000000000006 70001000000000000001 70002000000000000002 700117000000000000017 700110000000000000010 +7 700166670000000000066.67 [139]
FIFA Club World Cup 13 December 16 December 70002000000000000002 70001000000000000001 50000000000000000000 70001000000000000001 70003000000000000003 70002000000000000002 +1 700150000000000000050.00
Total 700169000000000000069 700137000000000000037 700114000000000000014 700116000000000000016 7002145000000000000145 700181000000000000081 +64 700153620000000000053.62
Latest update: 15 May 2013

FA Community Shield [edit]

Main article: 2012 FA Community Shield

UEFA Super Cup [edit]

Main article: 2012 UEFA Super Cup

FIFA Club World Cup [edit]

Main article: 2012 FIFA Club World Cup

Premier League [edit]

Main article: 2012–13 Premier League

League table [edit]

Team		 Pld W D L F A GD Pts
C Manchester United 38 28 5 5 86 43 +43 89
2 Manchester City 38 23 9 6 66 34 +32 78
3 Chelsea 38 22 9 7 75 39 +36 75
4 Arsenal 38 21 10 7 72 37 +35 73
5 Tottenham Hotspur 38 21 9 8 66 46 +20 72
6 Everton 38 16 15 7 55 40 +15 63
7 Liverpool 38 16 13 9 71 43 +28 61
8 West Bromwich Albion 38 14 7 17 53 57 −4 49
9 Swansea City 38 11 13 14 47 51 −4 46
10 West Ham United 38 12 10 16 45 53 −8 46
11 Norwich City 38 10 14 14 41 58 −17 44
12 Fulham 38 11 10 17 50 60 −10 43
13 Stoke City 38 9 15 14 34 45 −11 42
14 Southampton 38 9 14 15 49 60 −11 41
15 Aston Villa 38 10 11 17 47 69 −22 41
16 Newcastle United 38 11 8 19 45 68 −23 41
17 Sunderland 38 9 12 17 41 54 −13 39
R Wigan Athletic 38 9 9 20 47 73 −26 36
R Reading 38 6 10 22 43 73 −30 28
R Queens Park Rangers 38 4 13 21 30 60 −30 25
Premier League Champions
Qualifies for 2013–14 UEFA Champions League
Qualifies for 2013–14 UEFA Europa League
Relegation to Championship
Relegation to Championship and qualifies for 2013–14 UEFA Europa League

Results summary [edit]

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 22 9 7 75 39 +36 75 12 5 2 41 16 +25 10 4 5 34 23 +11

Last updated: 11 May 2013.
Source: Premier League

Results by round [edit]

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 H A H A H A H A H H A A H A A H A H H A A H A H H A H A A H A H A H
Result W W W D W W W W L D D L D D L W W W W L W D W D L W L W W L W W D W W D W W
Position 4 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 3 3 4 3 4 3 3 3 3 3

Last updated: 11 May 2013.
Source: Chelsea F.C.
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Lose; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Matches [edit]

FA Cup [edit]

Main article: 2012–13 FA Cup

Football League Cup [edit]

Main article: 2012–13 Football League Cup

UEFA Champions League [edit]

Main article: 2012–13 UEFA Champions League

Group stage [edit]

Main article: 2012–13 UEFA Champions League group stage#Group E
Group E
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Italy Juventus 6 3 3 0 12 4 +8 12
Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk 6 3 1 2 12 8 +4 10
England Chelsea 6 3 1 2 16 10 +6 10
Denmark Nordsjælland 6 0 1 5 4 22 −18 1

UEFA Europa League [edit]

Main article: 2012–13 UEFA Europa League

Knockout phase [edit]

Main article: 2012–13 UEFA Europa League knockout phase
Round of 32 [edit]
Round of 16 [edit]
Quarter-finals [edit]
Semi-finals [edit]
Final [edit]
Main article: 2013 UEFA Europa League Final

Statistics [edit]

Appearances and goals [edit]

As on 7 March 2013.
No. Nat Pos Player Total Premier League FA Cup Football League Cup Europe/ World
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 Czech Republic GK Petr Čech 42 0 28 0 4 0 1 0 9 0
2 Serbia DF Branislav Ivanović 41 5 27 4 5 1 0 0 9 0
3 England DF Ashley Cole 38 1 26 1 5 0 0 0 7 0
4 Brazil DF David Luiz 37 4 22 1 4+1 0 1 1 9 2
6 Spain MF Oriol Romeu 9 1 4+2 0 0 0 2 1 1 0
7 Brazil MF Ramires 42 8 21+7 4 5 2 1+1 1 7 1
8 England MF Frank Lampard 32 14 17+5 12 3+1 2 0 0 5+1 0
9 Spain FW Fernando Torres 43 14 24+5 7 2+2 1 1 2 8+1 4
10 Spain MF Juan Mata 43 16 23+4 10 4+1 1 2 1 7+2 4
11 Brazil MF Oscar 44 10 18+9 1 5+1 2 0+2 0 7+2 7
12 Nigeria MF John Obi Mikel 30 0 17+2 0 1+1 0 1 0 7+1 0
13 Nigeria FW Victor Moses 29 5 9+8 1 4+1 2 2 1 3+2 1
15 France MF Florent Malouda 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Belgium MF Eden Hazard 44 10 25+3 8 2+3 1 0+2 1 7+2 0
19 Portugal DF Paulo Ferreira 4 0 0+1 0 1 0 0 0 0+2 0
21 Germany MF Marko Marin 12 1 2+4 1 1+2 0 1+1 0 0+1 0
22 England GK Ross Turnbull 6 0 2+1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0
24 England DF Gary Cahill 34 6 20+2 2 4 0 2 2 6 2
26 England DF John Terry 18 3 8+3 2 3 1 1 0 3 0
28 Spain DF César Azpilicueta 27 0 18+2 0 3+1 0 2 0 1 0
29 Senegal FW Demba Ba 13 5 6+2 2 4+1 3 0 0 0 0
30 Israel MF Yossi Benayoun 8 0 0+3 0 1+1 0 0 0 2+1 0
34 England DF Ryan Bertrand 27 1 11+5 0 2+2 0 1+1 1 2+3 0
40 Portugal GK Henrique Hilário 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
57 Netherlands MF Nathan Aké 3 0 0+1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Players who left the club in-season
16 Portugal MF Raul Meireles 3 0 1+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 England FW Daniel Sturridge 11 2 1+6 1 0 0 1 1 0+3 0
35 Brazil MF Lucas Piazón 3 0 0+1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0

Goalscorers [edit]

The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal and includes all competitive matches. This excludes goals scored by Demba Ba for Newcastle United and Daniel Sturridge for Liverpool.

Rank Pos No. Player Premier League FA Cup League Cup Champions League Europa League Super Cup Club World Cup Community Shield Total
1 FW 9 Spain Fernando Torres 8 2 2 3 6 0 1 1 23
2 MF 10 Spain Juan Mata 12 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 20
3 MF 8 England Frank Lampard 15 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 17
4 MF 17 Belgium Eden Hazard 9 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 13
5 MF 11 Brazil Oscar 4 2 0 5 1 0 0 0 12
6 MF 13 Nigeria Victor Moses 1 2 2 1 4 0 0 0 10
7 MF 7 Brazil Ramires 5 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 9
8 DF 2 Serbia Branislav Ivanović 5 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 7
9 DF 4 Brazil David Luiz 2 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 7
10 DF 24 England Gary Cahill 2 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 6
DF 26 England John Terry 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 6
FW 29 Senegal Demba Ba 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
13 FW 23 England Daniel Sturridge^^ 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
DF 34 England Ryan Bertrand 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2
15 DF 3 England Ashley Cole 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
MF 6 Spain Oriol Romeu 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
MF 21 Germany Marko Marin 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
# Own Goals 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5
TOTALS 71 17 16 16 14 1 3 2 140

^^ Players who no longer play for Chelsea's current season

Updated 3 February 2013

Assists [edit]

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total assists are equal.

As on 20 January 2013.
Rank Pos No. Player Premier League FA Cup League Cup Champions League Europa League Super Cup Club World Cup Community Shield Total
1 MF 10 Spain Juan Mata 17 5 4 2 5 0 0 0 33
2 MF 17 Belgium Eden Hazard 16 2 2 2 2 0 1 0 25
3 FW 9 Spain Fernando Torres 10 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 12
4 MF 11 Brazil Oscar 7 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 11
5 MF 7 Brazil Ramires 4 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 9
6 DF 3 England Ashley Cole 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 5
7 DF 28 Spain César Azpilicueta 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
MF 8 England Frank Lampard 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 6
DF 4 Brazil David Luiz 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 4
10 FW 13 Nigeria Victor Moses 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 4
DF 2 Serbia Branislav Ivanović 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 3
12 DF 24 England Gary Cahill 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
FW 35 Brazil Lucas Piazón 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
14 MF 30 Israel Yossi Benayoun 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
DF 34 England Ryan Bertrand 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
MF 21 Germany Marko Marin 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
TOTALS 62 11 15 8 11 0 2 1 112

^^ Players who no longer play for Chelsea's current season

Clean sheets [edit]

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total clean sheets are equal.

As on 18 April 2013.
Rank Pos No. Player Premier League FA Cup League Cup Champions League Europa League Super Cup Club World Cup Community Shield Total
1 GK 1 Czech Republic Petr Čech 13 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 19
2 GK 22 England Ross Turnbull 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
TOTALS 10 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 14

Disciplinary record [edit]

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total cards are equal.

As on 7 March 2013.
Rank Pos. No. Player Premier League Europe/World League Cup FA Cup Total
Booked Yellow cardYellow cardRed card Red card Booked Yellow cardYellow cardRed card Red card Booked Yellow cardYellow cardRed card Red card Booked Yellow cardYellow cardRed card Red card Booked Yellow cardYellow cardRed card Red card
1 DF 4 Brazil David Luiz 6 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0
2 MF 7 Brazil Ramires 4 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0
3 DF 2 Serbia Branislav Ivanović 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1
4 MF 12 Nigeria John Obi Mikel 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
5 FW 9 Spain Fernando Torres 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
6 DF 3 England Ashley Cole 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
MF 11 Brazil Oscar 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
8 MF 6 Spain Oriol Romeu 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
MF 8 England Frank Lampard 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
DF 34 England Ryan Bertrand 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
11 GK 1 Czech Republic Petr Čech 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
MF 10 Spain Juan Mata 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
MF 17 Belgium Eden Hazard 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1
MF 21 Germany Marko Marin 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
DF 24 England Gary Cahill 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
DF 28 Spain César Azpilicueta 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
TOTALS 30 1 1 7 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 44 1 3

Overview [edit]

As on 26 April 2013.
Games played 61 (32 Premier League, 7 FA Cup, 5 League Cup, 6 UEFA Champions League, 1 UEFA Super Cup, 2 FIFA Club World Cup, 7 Europa League, 1 Community Shield)
Games won 33 (18 Premier League, 4 FA Cup, 3 League Cup, 3 UEFA Champions League, 1 FIFA Club World Cup, 4 Europa League)
Games drawn 12 (7 Premier League, 2 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 1 UEFA Champions League, 1 Europa League)
Games lost 16 (7 Premier League, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 2 UEFA Champions League, 1 UEFA Super Cup, 1 FIFA Club World Cup, 2 Europa League, 1 Community Shield)
Goals scored 147 (64 Premier League, 17 FA Cup, 16 League Cup, 16 UEFA Champions League, 1 UEFA Super Cup, 3 FIFA Club World Cup, 12 Europa League, 2 Community Shield)
Goals conceded 74 (33 Premier League, 7 FA Cup, 7 League Cup, 10 UEFA Champions League, 4 UEFA Super Cup, 2 FIFA Club World Cup, 8 Europa League, 3 Community Shield)
Goal difference +57 (+31 Premier League, +10 FA Cup, +9 League Cup, +6 UEFA Champions League, -3 UEFA Super Cup, +1 FIFA Club World Cup, +4 Europa League, -1 Community Shield)
Clean sheets 19 (12 Premier League, 2 League Cup, 3 FA Cup, 1 UEFA Champions League, 1 Europa League)
Yellow cards 76 (41 Premier League, 11 FA Cup, 8 League Cup, 6 UEFA Champions League, 1 UEFA Super Cup, 1 FIFA Club World Cup, 13 Europa League, 5 Community Shield)
Red cards 5 (2 Premier League, 1 League Cup, 1 FIFA Club World Cup, 1 Community Shield)
Worst discipline David Luiz (10 Booked)
Best result(s) W 8 – 0 (H) v Aston Villa – Premier League – 23 December 2012
Worst result(s) L 1 – 4 (N) v Atletico Madrid – UEFA Super Cup – 31 August 2012
Most Appearances Eden Hazard (45 appearances)
Top scorer(s) Fernando Torres (23 goals)
Top assister(s) Juan Mata (28 assists)

Honours [edit]

Individuals [edit]

No. Player Award Month Source
10 Spain Juan Mata Barclays Premier League Player of the Month October 2012 [37]
4 Brazil David Luiz Silver Ball at the 2012 FIFA Club World Cup December 2012 [142]
2 Serbia Branislav Ivanović Serbian Footballer of the Year [143]
1 Czech Republic Petr Čech Czech Footballer of the Year February 2013 [144]
Czech Republic Tomáš Kalas Czech Talent of the Year [144]
45 England Nathaniel Chalobah England Men's Youth Player of the Year [145]
3 England Ashley Cole Senior Men's Player of the Year 3rd place [146]
13 Nigeria Victor Moses Samsung Fair Player of the Tournament [147]

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