Ĭhelsea reached the semi-finals after defeating derby rivals Arsenal 2–1 at Highbury. The goal would later seem by many as the most important in the club's history and said to be worth £1 billion, as many believe had Liverpool won on that day the subsequent takeover by a Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich would never have happened. Jesper Grønkjær scored the winner in the 26th minute. The game was dubbed 'the £20m match' as Chelsea were only ahead of Liverpool on goal difference before kickoff a win for either side would see them qualify for the following season's Champions League at the expense of the other. Their place in the Champions League was secured on the final day of the season, beating fifth-place Liverpool 2–1 at home. Ĭhelsea qualified for the 2003–04 Champions League by finishing fourth in the 2002–03 FA Premier League. However, they were beaten 5–1 in Spain two weeks later and knocked out of the competition 6–4 on aggregate, thus ended their first Champions League journey. Chelsea won the first leg 3–1 at Stamford Bridge with Gianfranco Zola scoring the opener and Tore André Flo a brace. The 1999–2000 season saw the club progress through the group stage and the second group stage to reach the quarter-finals where they faced Barcelona of Spain. It was not until 44 years later that they would make their debut in the Champions League. They had thus missed the chance to become the first English club to participate in what is now the most prestigious club competition in European football. However, Chelsea were pressured into withdrawing from the tournament by The Football Association. History European Cup / UEFA Champions League Ĭhelsea were invited to take part in the inaugural European Cup, now UEFA Champions League, in 1955 after they claimed their first league title the previous season. 1.1 European Cup / UEFA Champions League.Their 21–0 aggregate win over the same opposition is a joint-record in European football. Chelsea's biggest European win is 13–0, which came against Jeunesse Hautcharage in the Cup Winners' Cup in 1971. John Terry holds the club record for appearances in European competitions with 124, while striker Didier Drogba is the club's leading European goalscorer with 36 goals. They are presently England's second-most successful club in UEFA competitions, with eight trophies in total. In 2021, Chelsea won their second Champions League title, giving them the distinction of being the only club to have won all three major European competitions twice. Chelsea once again lifted the Europa League trophy in 2019. Due to a change in competition dates, with the final of the Champions League being played a week after the Europa League final, Chelsea held both the Champions and Europa League trophies simultaneously, the only side to ever do so. In 2013, Chelsea won the UEFA Europa League and became the fourth club to win all three main UEFA club competitions. In 2012, Chelsea won the UEFA Champions League, becoming the fifth English team, and the first and only team from London to date, to win the competition. In 1998, they won the same trophy again, followed by the UEFA Super Cup later that year. Three years later, Chelsea made their European debut against Copenhagen XI in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, on 30 September 1958.Ĭhelsea won their first European title in 1971, defeating Real Madrid to win the European Cup Winners' Cup.
As champions of England, the club was invited to participate in the inaugural European Champions' Cup in 1955, but were denied entry by The Football Association.
The club's involvement in international competitions dates back to the 1950s.
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Chelsea celebrate winning their first Champions League title in 2012.Ĭhelsea Football Club is an English professional football club based in Fulham, London.
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