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Chelsea

2015–16 season
Owner	Roman Abramovich
Chairman	Bruce Buck
Manager	José Mourinho
Stadium	Stamford Bridge
Premier League	1st
FA Cup	Third Round Proper
League Cup	Third Round
FA Community Shield	Final
UEFA Champions League	Group stage
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The 2015–16 season is Chelsea's 102nd competitive season, 26th consecutive season in the top flight of English football, 24th consecutive season in the Premier League, and 110th year in existence as a football club. They enter the 2015–16 Premier League as reigning champions after winning the league for a fifth time the previous season.

Month by month review

June

Left-winger Gaël Kakuta leaves the Blues to join La Liga side Sevilla, for a fee of £2.5million. Long serving goalkeeper Petr Čech leaves the club to join London rivals Arsenal on a three-year deal. The legendary Czech played 486 games for the Blues in all competitions winning four Premier League medals, four FA Cup medals, three League Cup medals and one UEFA Champions League medal. Petr Čech starred in the 2012 UEFA Champions League Final, saving an extra time penalty from Arjen Robben as well as two penalties in the penalty shoot out and was subsequently named Fans' Man of the Match. While at the Blues Čech holds a number of goalkeeping records, including the Premier League record for fewest appearances required to reach 100 clean sheets, having done so in 180 league appearances. During the 2004–05 season, Čech went 1,025 minutes without conceding a goal – a Premier League record, until it was surpassed by Edwin van der Sar of Manchester United. He won the Golden Glove three times; in the 2004–05, 2009–10 and 2013–14 as the Premier League goalkeeper with the most clean sheets. Čech kept a club record 220 clean sheets for Chelsea in all competitions.

July

On 3 July, the Blues announced the signing of Radamel Falcao on a season long loan deal from Monaco. Young central midfielders Josh McEachran and Marco van Ginkel leave the Blues, on a permanent basis and on loan respectively. McEachran joins Championship club Brentford on a four year deal, for a reported £750,000. While van Ginkel joins Stoke City on a year long loan deal. Along with Marco van Ginkel moving on a season long loan, U21 players Andreas Christensen joins Borussia Mönchengladbach. While Nathan and Isaiah Brown join Eredivisie club Vitesse. On 13 July, the Blues completed the signing of Bosnian goalkeeper, Asmir Begović from Stoke City on a four-year deal for a reported £8 million.

Club

Coaching staff

Position	Staff
Manager	José Mourinho
Assistant Manager	Steve Holland
	Silvino Louro
	Rui Faria
Technical Director	Michael Emenalo
Goalkeeper Coach	Christophe Lollichon
Fitness Coach	Chris Jones
Assistant Fitness Coach	Carlos Lalin
Senior Opposition Scout	Mick McGiven
Medical Director	Paco Biosca
Head of Youth Development	Neil Bath
Under 21 Team Manager	Adi Viveash
Under 18 Team Manager	Joe Edwards
Head of Match Analysis/Scout	James Melbourne
International Head Coach	Dermot Drummy

Source: Chelsea F.C.

Other information

Owner	Roman Abramovich
Chairman	Bruce Buck
Directors	Marina Granovskaia Eugene Tenenbaum
Ground (capacity and dimensions)	Stamford Bridge (41,623 / 103x67 metres)
Training Ground	Cobham Training Centre

Source: Chelsea F.C.

Kit

Supplier: Adidas/ Sponsor: Yokohama Tyres.

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Squad information

First Team Squad

As of 18 July 2015.

Squad No.	Name	Nationality	Position(s)	Date of Birth (Age)
Goalkeepers
1	Asmir Begović		GK	(1987-06-20) 20 June 1987 (age 37)
13	Thibaut Courtois		GK	(1992-05-02) 2 May 1992 (age 32)
46	Jamal Blackman		GK	(1993-10-27) 27 October 1993 (age 31)
Defenders
2	Branislav Ivanović		RB / CB	(1984-02-22) 22 February 1984 (age 40)
3	Filipe Luís		LB	(1985-08-05) 5 August 1985 (age 39)
5	Kurt Zouma		CB / RB	(1994-10-27) 27 October 1994 (age 30)
6	Nathan Aké		CB / DM	(1995-02-18) 18 February 1995 (age 29)
24	Gary Cahill		CB	(1985-12-19) 19 December 1985 (age 39)
26	John Terry		CB	(1980-12-07) 7 December 1980 (age 44)
28	César Azpilicueta		RB / LB	(1989-08-28) 28 August 1989 (age 35)
Midfielders
4	Cesc Fàbregas		CM / AM	(1987-05-04) 4 May 1987 (age 37)
7	Ramires		CM / RM	(1987-03-24) 24 March 1987 (age 37)
8	Oscar		AM / RW / CM	(1991-09-09) 9 September 1991 (age 33)
10	Eden Hazard		LW / AM / RW	(1991-01-07) 7 January 1991 (age 34)
11	Juan Cuadrado		RW / RWB / AM	(1988-05-26) 26 May 1988 (age 36)
12	John Obi Mikel		DM / CM	(1987-04-22) 22 April 1987 (age 37)
21	Nemanja Matić		DM / CM	(1988-08-01) 1 August 1988 (age 36)
22	Willian		AM / RW	(1988-08-09) 9 August 1988 (age 36)
36	Ruben Loftus-Cheek		CM	(1996-01-23) 23 January 1996 (age 28)
Strikers
9	Radamel Falcao		CF	(1986-02-10) 10 February 1986 (age 38)
18	Loïc Rémy		CF	(1987-01-02) 2 January 1987 (age 38)
19	Diego Costa		CF	(1988-10-07) 7 October 1988 (age 36)

Reserves and academy squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 38 DF  ENG Jay Dasilva 39 DF  ENG Ola Aina 41 MF  ENG Charlie Colkett 42 DF  ENG Jake Clarke-Salter 44 MF  BEL Charly Musonda 45 MF  ENG Jordan Houghton

No. Pos. Nation Player — DF  BEL Tika Musonda — DF  ENG Dion Conroy — DF  ENG Kevin Wright — DF  ENG Fankaty Dabo — MF  ENG Kasey Palmer — FW  ENG Reece Mitchell

New contracts

No.	Pos	Player	Contract length	Contract end	Date	Source
31	CB	Andreas Christensen	5 years	2020	10 June 2015

Transfers

In

Summer

No.	Pos	Player	Transferred From	Fee	Date	Source
—	AM	Kenedy	Fluminense	£6,300,000	26 June 2015
—	AM	Nathan	Atlético Paranaense	£4,500,000	1 July 2015
1	GK	Asmir Begović	Stoke City	£8,000,000	13 July 2015
—	CM	Danilo Pantić	Partizan	£1,250,000	13 July 2015

Out

Summer

No.	Pos	Player	Transferred To	Fee	Date	Source
—	AM	Thorgan Hazard	Borussia Mönchengladbach	£5,850,000	1 July 2015
11	ST	Didier Drogba	Unattached	Free	30 June 2015
—	DF	George Brady	Sunderland	Free	1 July 2015
—	LW	Gaël Kakuta	Sevilla	£2,500,000	1 July 2015
1	GK	Petr Čech	Arsenal	£10,900,000	1 July 2015
20	CM	Josh McEachran	Brentford	£750,000	10 July 2015

Loan In

Summer

No.	Pos	Player	Loaned From	Start	End	Source
9	ST	Radamel Falcao	Monaco	3 July 2015	30 June 2016

Loan Out

Summer

No.	Pos	Player	Loaned To	Start	End	Source
—	ST	Stipe Perica	Udinese	2 February 2015	30 June 2016
—	LW	Christian Atsu	Bournemouth	1 July 2015	30 June 2016
34	AM	Lewis Baker	Vitesse	1 July 2015	30 June 2016
—	CM	Mario Pašalić	Monaco	3 July 2015	30 June 2016
31	CB	Andreas Christensen	Borussia Mönchengladbach	10 July 2015	30 June 2016
37	LW	Isaiah Brown	Vitesse	10 July 2015	30 June 2016
—	AM	Nathan	Vitesse	10 July 2015	30 June 2016
16	CM	Marco van Ginkel	Stoke City	10 July 2015	30 June 2016
—	CM	Danilo Pantić	Vitesse	13 July 2015	30 June 2016
—	AM	Victorien Angban	Sint-Truiden	14 July 2015	30 June 2016
29	CB	Tomáš Kalas	Middlesbrough	17 July 2015	30 June 2016

Overall transfer activity

Pre-season

On 28 April 2015, the schedule for the 2015 International Champions Cup was announced that Chelsea would play New York Red Bulls, Paris Saint-Germain, Barcelona and Fiorentina.

Competitions

FA Community Shield

Premier League

League table

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Results summary

Last updated: August 2015.
Source:

Results by matchday

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Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

The fixtures for the 2015–16 season were announced on 17 June 2015 at 9am.

FA Cup

League Cup

UEFA Champions League

Chelsea have qualified for the Group Stage of the 2015-16 UEFA Champions League due to winning the 2014-15 Premier League. Having previously been seeded in pot 1 for the Champions League draw as one of the top 8 ranked teams in UEFA, Chelsea would remain staying in pot 1 despite the changes to UEFA qualification rules, where pot 1 for group stage draws would now consist of the Champions League holders and the champions of the seven highest ranked associations.

Group stage

Statistics

Appearances

Last updated: 3 July 2015.
Source: Chelsea F.C.

No.	Pos.	Name	League		Community Shield		FA Cup		League Cup		Champions League		Total		Discipline
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	Asmir Begović	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	DF	Branislav Ivanović	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	DF	Filipe Luís	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	MF	Cesc Fàbregas	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	DF	Kurt Zouma	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	DF	Nathan Aké	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	MF	Ramires	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	MF	Oscar	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	FW	Radamel Falcao	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	MF	Eden Hazard	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	MF	Juan Cuadrado	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	MF	John Obi Mikel	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	GK	Thibaut Courtois	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	FW	Loïc Rémy	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	FW	Diego Costa	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	MF	Nemanja Matić	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	MF	Willian	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	DF	Gary Cahill	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	DF	John Terry	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
28	DF	César Azpilicueta	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
32	MF	Jeremie Boga	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	GK	Mitchell Beeney	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
35	FW	Dominic Solanke	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
36	MF	Ruben Loftus-Cheek	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
46	GK	Jamal Blackman	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Top scorers

Last updated: 3 May 2015.
Source: Chelsea F.C.

The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.

Clean sheets

Last updated: 3 May 2015.
Source: Chelsea F.C.

The list is sorted by shirt number when total appearances are equal.

Summary

Awards

Player

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