118th season in existence of Chelsea FC
Chelsea 2023–24 football season
Chelsea 2023–24 seasonOwner BlueCo Chairman Todd Boehly Head coach Mauricio Pochettino [ 1] Stadium Stamford Bridge Premier League 11th FA Cup Third round EFL Cup Fourth round Top goalscorer League: Raheem Sterling (2) All: Nicolas Jackson Raheem Sterling (2 each) Highest home attendance 40,096 vs Liverpool , 13 August 2023, Premier League Lowest home attendance 37,516 vs Brighton & Hove Albion , 27 September 2023, EFL Cup Average home league attendance 39,401 Biggest win 3–0 vs Luton Town (H), 25 August 2023, Premier League Biggest defeat 1–3 vs West Ham United (A), 20 August 2023, Premier League
The 2023–24 season is Chelsea Football Club 's 118th year in existence and 35th consecutive season in the top flight of English football . In addition to the domestic league , Chelsea participates in this season's editions of the FA Cup and EFL Cup ; they are not participating in any UEFA competition for the first time since the 2016–17 season .
Former Chelsea captain César Azpilicueta left the club after eleven consecutive seasons.
Management team
Source: Chelsea F.C.
Players
Players and squad numbers last updated on 2 October 2023. Appearances include all competitions.[ 2] Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Notes:
Player (HG) – Player who fulfils the Premier League's "Home Grown Player " criteria.
Player (U21) – Player who was registered by Chelsea as an Under-21 Player on the 2023–24 Premier League Squad List.
Transfers
In
Summer
First team
Academy
^ Initial £100 million plus reported £15 million bonuses
^ Initial £53 million plus reported £5 million bonuses
^ Initial £13.7 million plus reported £3.4 million bonuses
^ Initial £12.5 million plus reported £1.5 million bonuses
^ Initial £40 million plus reported £2.5 million bonuses
Out
Summer
First team
^ Initial £25 million plus reported £5 million bonuses
^ Initial £15 million plus reported £3.5 million bonuses
^ Released on 1 July 2023, Bakayoko joined FC Lorient on 31 August 2023.
^ Initial £55 million plus reported £5 million bonuses
^ Initial £17.1 million plus reported £1.7 million bonuses
^ Initial £7 million plus reported £3 million bonuses
Academy
^ Released on 1 July 2023, Abu joined Southampton on 5 July 2023.
^ Released on 1 July 2023, Adegoke joined Charlton Athletic on 21 August 2023.
^ Released on 1 July 2023, Fiabema joined Real Sociedad on 11 August 2023
^ Released on 1 July 2023, Haigh joined Aldershot on 1 October 2023
^ Released on 1 July 2023, Lawrence joined Standard Liège on 7 August 2023
^ Released on 1 July 2023, McClelland joined St Johnstone on 3 August 2023
^ Having rejected Chelsea’s contract offer, Mendel-Idowu left the club on 1 July 2023, joining Anderlecht as a free agent on 27 July 2023.
^ Released on 1 July 2023, Thomas joined Leicester City on 29 August 2023.
^ Released on 1 July 2023, Tlemcani joined AEK on 27 July 2023.
^ Released on 1 July 2023, Wareham joined Reading on 1 September 2023.
^ Having rejected Chelsea’s contract offer, Mothersille left the club on 1 July 2023, joining Peterborough United as a free agent on 1 September 2023, with the two clubs agreeing a compensation payment.
Loans out
Summer
First team
^ Includes an obligation to buy for £2.5 million.
^ Includes an obligation to buy for £28 million plus £7 million bonuses.
Academy
Overall transfer activity
Expenditure
Summer: £407,200,000
Income
Summer: £236,400,000
Net totals
Summer: £170,800,000
Pre-season and friendlies
Win
Draw
Loss
Fixtures
Chelsea announced a tour of the United States to take part in the Premier League Summer Series pre-season tournament with matches against Brighton & Hove Albion , Newcastle United and Fulham .[ 105] Prior to the Premier League Summer Series the Blues confirmed a pre-season fixture against Wrexham .[ 106] It was later announced that Chelsea's last game of their America tour would see them face German opposition Borussia Dortmund on 2 August.[ 107]
Competitions
Overall record
Competition
First match
Last match
Starting round
Final position
Record
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Win %
Premier League
13 August 2023
19 May 2024
Matchday 1
TBD
7
2
2
3
7
6
+1
0 28.57
FA Cup
5–8 January 2024
TBD
Third round
TBD
0
0
0
0
0
0
+0
! —
EFL Cup
30 August 2023
TBD
Second round
TBD
2
2
0
0
3
1
+2
100.00
Total
9
4
2
3
10
7
+3
0 44.44
Last updated: 2 October 2023
Source: Soccerway
Premier League
League table
Source:
Premier League Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) If the champions, relegated teams or qualified teams for UEFA competitions cannot be determined by rules 1 to 3, rules 4.1 to 4.3 are applied – 4.1) Points gained in head-to-head record between such teams; 4.2) Away goals scored in head-to-head record between such teams; 4.3) Play-offs
[ 108] Notes:
^ Since the winners of the 2023–24 EFL Cup , Liverpool, qualified for the Champions League, the spot given to the League Cup winners (Conference League play-off round) was passed to the sixth-placed team.
^ Manchester United qualified for the Europa League league phase as the 2023–24 FA Cup winners.
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
7
2
2
3
7
6
+1
8
1
1
2
4
3
+1
1
1
1
3
3
0
Last updated: 2 October 2023.
Source: Soccerway
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 H A H H A H A A H H A H A H A A H A H A H A H A A H A H A H H A H A A H A H Result D L W L D L W Position 11 15 10 12 14 14 11
Updated to match(es) played on 2 October 2023. Source:
Soccerway A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss
Matches
Win
Draw
Loss
Fixtures
The league fixtures were announced on 15 June 2023.[ 109]
FA Cup
Win
Draw
Loss
Fixtures
EFL Cup
Win
Draw
Loss
Fixtures
Statistics
Appearances
Last updated: 2 October 2023.
Source: FBref.com
Goalscorers
Last updated: 2 October 2023.
Source: FBref.com
Top assists
Last updated: 2 October 2023.
Source: FBref.com
Clean sheets
Rank
No.
Pos.
Player
Premier League
FA Cup
EFL Cup
Total
1
1
GK
Robert Sánchez
3
0
1
4
Totals
3
0
1
4
Last updated: 2 October 2023.
Source: FBref.com
Discipline
Last updated: 2 October 2023.
Source: FBref.com
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League competitions
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Combined Counties League (Premier North , Premier South , One )
Eastern Counties League (Premier , One North , One South )
Essex Senior League (level 9 only)
Hellenic League (Premier , One )
Midland League (Premier , One )
Northern Counties East League (Premier , One )
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North West Counties League (Premier , One North , One South )
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South West Peninsula League (Premier East , Premier West - level 10 only )
Spartan South Midlands League (Premier , One )
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Western League (Premier , One )
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