The 2005–06 season was Chelsea F.C.'s 92nd competitive season, 14th consecutive season in the Premier League and 100th year as a club. Managed by José Mourinho, Chelsea marked their Centenary season by winning the Premier League title for the second consecutive year after defeating their closest challengers Manchester United 3–0 at Stamford Bridge on 29 April 2006. They also won the Community Shield.
| 2005–06 season | ||||
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 Chelsea's 2005–06 Premier League Trophy Presentation | ||||
| Owner | Roman Abramovich | |||
| Chairman | Bruce Buck | |||
| Manager | José Mourinho | |||
| Stadium | Stamford Bridge | |||
| Premier League | 1st | |||
| FA Cup | Semi-finals | |||
| League Cup | Third round | |||
| FA Community Shield | Winners | |||
| UEFA Champions League | Round of 16 | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Frank Lampard (16) All: Frank Lampard (20) | |||
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Chelsea continued spending vast sums of money in their third season under the ownership of Roman Abramovich, signing Michael Essien from Lyon and Shaun Wright-Phillips from Manchester City for more than £20 million each.
In the Champions League, Chelsea aimed to improve upon their second straight semi-final placing the previous year, but exited the competition in the first knockout round to FC Barcelona. In the FA Cup, they managed to improve on their third-round exit in the previous season, but fell short in the semi-final, losing 2–1 to Liverpool. After winning the League Cup in the previous season, they failed to defend their title by taking an early third-round exit to Charlton Athletic on penalties.
The season was momentous for Chelsea's record-breaking start to the Premier League season where they won their opening nine games in a row, which is the best start to a Premier League season by any side.[1][2] The Blues proceeded to claim 20 wins from their first 22 league games, the strongest start recorded to a title defence in the Premier League era. Upon retaining their Champion status, Chelsea equalled the record for most victories within a league season (29), matching their total from the previous year. As of 2020, Chelsea 2005–06 hold joint Premier League records for most wins at home in a season (18) and fewest home defeats in a season (0).[3] They were also the first Premier League team to win against every other opposition team in a season.[4]
Team kits edit
Supplier: Umbro / Sponsor: Samsung Mobile
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The team kit for the season was produced by Umbro and the shirt sponsor was Samsung Mobile, who replaced previous shirt sponsor Emirates Airlines. Chelsea's new home kit was all blue with gold accents. Their new away kit was light blue with black shorts and black accents. Their 3rd kit was similar to their away kit from the 2004–05 season, black with grey shorts and grey accents. The only difference was the addition of the new shirt sponsor and new club crest with modifications.
Management edit
| Position | Staff |
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| Manager |  José Mourinho
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| Assistant manager |  Steve Clarke
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| First team coach |  Baltemar Brito
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| Fitness coach | Rui Faria
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| Goalkeeping coach | Silvino Louro
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| Opposition scout | André Villas-Boas
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First team squad edit
- Squad at end of season[5]
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Left club during season edit
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Transfers edit
In edit
| No. | Pos | Player | From | Fee | Date |
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| 3 | DF |  Asier del Horno |
Athletic Bilbao |
£8 million[7] | 21 June 2005 |
| 19 | MF |  Lassana Diarra |
Le Havre |
£1 million[8] | 16 July 2005 |
| 24 | MF |  Shaun Wright-Phillips |
Manchester City |
£21 million[9] | 18 July 2005 |
| 5 | MF |  Michael Essien |
Lyon |
£24.4 million[10] | 19 August 2005 |
| 7 | MF | Maniche |
 Dynamo Moscow |
Loan[11] | 4 January 2006 |
Out edit
| No. | Pos | Player | To | Fee | Date |
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| 24 | FW |  Mikael Forssell |
Birmingham City |
£3 million[12] | 10 June 2005 |
| 19 | MF | Scott Parker |
Newcastle United |
£6.5 million[13] | 15 June 2005 |
| 9 | FW |  Mateja Kežman |
Atlético Madrid |
£5.3 million[14] | 29 June 2005 |
| 5 | MF | Alexey Smertin |
Charlton Athletic |
Loan[15] | 15 July 2005 |
| 27 | MF |  Jiří Jarošík |
Birmingham City |
Loan[16] | 22 August 2005 |
| 30 | MF | Tiago |
Lyon |
£6.8 million[17] | 27 August 2005 |
| 40 | GK | Lenny Pidgeley |
Millwall |
Loan | 28 November 2005 |
| 5 | MF | Alexey Smertin |
Dynamo Moscow |
£1 million[18] | 15 March 2006 |
Overall transfer activity edit
Competitions edit
FA Community Shield edit
| 7 August 2005 | Arsenal | 1–2 | Chelsea | Cardiff |
| 14:05 BST | Fàbregas  24'  64' |
Drogba 8', 58' Makélélé 24'Lampard 82' |
Stadium: Millennium Stadium Attendance: 58,014 Referee: Howard Webb Man of the Match:  Didier Drogba |
Premier League edit
Upon winning the 2005–06 Premier League season, Chelsea clinched their third national league title.
League table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 1 | Chelsea (C) | 38 | 29 | 4 | 5 | 72 | 22 | +50 | 91 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage[a] |
| 2 | Manchester United | 38 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 72 | 34 | +38 | 83 | |
| 3 | Liverpool | 38 | 25 | 7 | 6 | 57 | 25 | +32 | 82 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round |
| 4 | Arsenal | 38 | 20 | 7 | 11 | 68 | 31 | +37 | 67 | |
| 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 53 | 38 | +15 | 65 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
- ^ Since Manchester United qualified for the Champions League, their place in the UEFA Cup as League Cup winners passed down to the league and was awarded to Blackburn Rovers as the highest-placed team not already qualified for European competitions.
Results summary edit
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 38 | 29 | 4 | 5 | 72 | 22 | +50 | 91 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 9 | +38 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 13 | +12 |
Results by round edit
Matches edit
| 14 August 2005 1 | Wigan Athletic | 0–1 | Chelsea | Wigan |
| 16:00 BST | Mahon 23' |
Report | Crespo 90+3' |
Stadium: JJB Stadium Attendance: 23,575 Referee: Mark Clattenberg |
| 21 August 2005 2 | Chelsea | 1–0 | Arsenal | London |
| 16:00 BST | Drogba 73' Gallas 30'Makélélé 70' |
Report | Van Persie 27' Senderos 30'Cole 52' |
Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 42,136 Referee: Graham Poll |
| 24 August 2005 3 | Chelsea | 4–0 | West Bromwich Albion | London |
| 19:45 BST | Lampard 23', 80' J. Cole 43'Drogba 68' |
Report | Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,201 Referee: Mark Halsey |
| 27 August 2005 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0–2 | Chelsea | London |
| 15:00 BST | Mido  25'Gardner 26'Reid 26'Davids 74' |
Report | Del Horno 39' Duff 71'Essien 24'J. Cole 26' |
Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 36,077 Referee: Rob Styles |
| 10 September 2005 5 | Chelsea | 2–0 | Sunderland | London |
| 15:00 BST | Geremi 54' Drogba 82'J. Cole 31' |
Report | Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,969 Referee: Mike Dean |
| 17 September 2005 6 | Charlton | 0–2 | Chelsea | London |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Crespo 55' Robben 60'Carvalho 51'Makélélé 82' |
Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 27,111 Referee: Mike Dean |
| 24 September 2005 7 | Chelsea | 2–1 | Aston Villa | London |
| 15:00 BST | Lampard 45', 75' (pen.) Robben 33' |
Report | Moore 44' Ángel 40' |
Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 42,146 Referee: Barry Knight |
| 2 October 2005 8 | Liverpool | 1–4 | Chelsea | Liverpool |
| 16:00 BST | Gerrard 36' Caragher 27' |
Report | Lampard 27' (pen.) 54' Duff 43'J. Cole 63' 24'Geremi 82'Drogba 86' |
Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 44,235 Referee: Graham Poll |
| 15 October 2005 9 | Chelsea | 5–1 | Bolton Wanderers | London |
| 15:00 BST | Drogba 52', 61', 32' Lampard 55', 59'Guðjohnsen 74'Essien 63' |
Report | Giannakopoulos 4' Jaïdi 12'Nolan 42'Gardener 58' |
Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,775 Referee: Rob Styles |
| 23 October 2005 10 | Everton | 1–1 | Chelsea | Liverpool |
| 15:00 BST | Beattie 37' (pen.) Arteta 50'Ferrari 59' |
Report | Lampard 50' Drogba 21'Huth 63' |
Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 36,042 Referee: Mark Clattenberg |
| 29 October 2005 11 | Chelsea | 4–2 | Blackburn Rovers | London |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,553 Referee: Mike Riley |
| 6 November 2005 12 | Manchester United | 1–0 | Chelsea | Manchester |
| 16:00 GMT | Fletcher 31', 35' Smith 12'Ronaldo 84' |
Report | Drogba 14' Ferreira 41'Gallas 52'Makélélé 81' |
Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 67,864 Referee: Graham Poll |
| 19 November 2005 13 | Chelsea | 3–0 | Newcastle United | London |
| 15:00 GMT | J. Cole 47' Crespo 51'Duff 90'Terry 5'Lampard 89' |
Report | Solano 31' |
Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 42,268 Referee: Mark Halsey |
| 26 November 2005 14 | Portsmouth | 0–2 | Chelsea | Portsmouth |
| 15:00 GMT | Diao 52' Hughes 60'Griffin 64'Stefanović 66'Taylor 87' |
Report | Crespo 27' Lampard 67' (pen.)C. Cole 57' |
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,182 Referee: Phil Dowd |
| 3 December 2005 15 | Chelsea | 1–0 | Middlesbrough | London |
| 15:00 GMT | Terry 62' |
Report | Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,666 Referee: Mike Riley |
| 10 December 2005 16 | Chelsea | 1–0 | Wigan Athletic | London |
| 15:00 GMT | Terry 67' Carvalho 12' |
Report | Roberts 83' |
Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 42,060 Referee: Howard Webb |
| 18 December 2005 17 | Arsenal | 0–2 | Chelsea | London |
| 16:00 GMT | Van Persie 29' Senderos 46'Henry 51' |
Report | Robben 39', 51' J. Cole 73'Essien 34'Makélélé 59'Lampard 85' |
Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 38,347 Referee: Rob Styles |
| 26 December 2005 18 | Chelsea | 3–2 | Fulham | London |
| 16:00 GMT | Gallas 3' Lampard 24'Crespo 74'J. Cole 56' |
Report | McBride 29' Helguson 57' (pen.)Christanval 62'Legwinski 65'John 89' |
Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 42,313 Referee: Graham Poll |
| 28 December 2005 19 | Manchester City | 0–1 | Chelsea | Manchester |
| 19:45 GMT | Thatcher 78' |
Report | J. Cole 79' Del Horno 52' |
Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 46,587 Referee: Uriah Rennie |
| 31 December 2005 20 | Chelsea | 2–0 | Birmingham City | London |
| 19:45 GMT | Crespo 25' Robben 43'Essien 21' |
Report | Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 42,313 Referee: Mike Dean |
| 2 January 2006 21 | West Ham United | 1–3 | Chelsea | London |
| 19:45 GMT | Harewood 46' Fletcher 49' |
Report | Lampard 12', 49' Crespo 28'Drogba 80'Duff 20'Guðjohnsen 69' |
Stadium: Upton Park Attendance: 34,758 Referee: Mike Dean |
| 15 January 2006 22 | Sunderland | 1–2 | Chelsea | Sunderland, Tyne and Wear |
| 16:00 GMT | Lawrence 12' Stead 25' |
Report | Crespo 28' Robben 69', 70'C. Cole |
Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 32,420 Referee: Chris Foy |
| 22 January 2006 23 | Chelsea | 1–1 | Charlton Athletic | London |
| 16:00 GMT | Guðjohnsen 19' Carvalho 81'Terry 82' |
Report | Bent 59' Kishishev 82' |
Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,355 Referee: Steve Bennett |
| 1 February 2006 24 | Aston Villa | 1–1 | Chelsea | Birmingham |
| 20:00 GMT | Moore 77' McCann 31' |
Report | Robben 14' Crespo 42'Johnson 51'Gallas 90+2' |
Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 38,562 Referee: Rob Styles |
| 5 February 2006 25 | Chelsea | 2–0 | Liverpool | London |
| 16:00 GMT | Gallas 35' Crespo 68'Essien 47' |
Report | Reina 82' García 63'Alonso 90+1' |
Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 42,316 Referee: Alan Wiley |
| 11 February 2006 26 | Middlesbrough | 3–0 | Chelsea | Middlesbrough |
| 16:00 GMT | Rochemback 2' Downing 45+2'Yakubu 68' |
Report | Terry 42' Guðjohnsen 45+1'Carvalho 90+4' |
Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 31,037 Referee: Steve Bennett |
| 25 February 2006 27 | Chelsea | 2–0 | Portsmouth | London |
| 15:00 GMT | Lampard 65' Robben 75' |
Report | LuaLua 34' |
Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 42,254 Referee: Mike Riley |
| 4 March 2006 28 | West Bromwich Albion | 1–2 | Chelsea | West Bromwich |
| 15:00 GMT | Kanu 88' |
Report | Drogba 51' J. Cole 74'Robben 62' |
Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 26,581 Referee: Mark Halsey |
| 11 March 2006 29 | Chelsea | 2–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | London |
| 16:00 GMT | Essien 14' Gallas 90+4'Duff 29'Drogba 88' |
Report | Jenas 45+1' |
Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 42,243 Referee: Graham Poll |
| 19 March 2006 30 | Fulham | 1–0 | Chelsea | London |
| 16:00 GMT | Boa Morte 17' |
Report | Gallas 90+2' Huth 44'Carvalho 51'Drogba 67'Makélélé 70' |
Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 22,486 Referee: Graham Poll |
| 25 March 2006 31 | Chelsea | 2–0 | Manchester City | London |
| 15:00 GMT | Drogba 30', 33' J. Cole 74' |
Report | Distin 45' Mills 24'Musampa 45+1' |
Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 42,321 Referee: Rob Styles |
| 1 April 2006 32 | Birmingham City | 0–0 | Chelsea | Birmingham |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 26,364 Referee: Dermot Gallagher |
| 9 April 2006 33 | Chelsea | 4–1 | West Ham United | London |
| 13:00 BST | Drogba 28' Crespo 31'Terry 54'Gallas 69'Maniche 17' |
Report | Collins 10' Harewood 17'Konchesky 47' |
Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,919 Referee: Chris Foy |
| 15 April 2006 34 | Bolton Wanderers | 0–2 | Chelsea | Bolton |
| 15:00 BST | Ben Haim 90+1' Gardner 30'Davies 51' |
Report | Terry 44' Lampard 59'Makélélé 41'Drogba 82'Huth 87' |
Stadium: Reebok Stadium Attendance: 27,266 Referee: Phil Dowd |
| 17 April 2006 35 | Chelsea | 3–0 | Everton | London |
| 15:00 BST | Lampard 28' Drogba 62'Essien 74' |
Report | Carsley 47' |
Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,765 Referee: Rob Styles |
| 29 April 2006 36 | Chelsea | 3–0 | Manchester United | London |
| 12:30 BST | Gallas 5', 52' J. Cole 61', 62'Carvalho 73'Čech 8'Makélélé 34' |
Report | Ronaldo 55' Rooney 66' |
Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 42,219 Referee: Mike Dean |
| 2 May 2006 37 | Blackburn Rovers | 1–0 | Chelsea | Blackburn |
| 19:45 BST | Reid 43' Savage 1'Gray 90+4' |
Report | Geremi 42' Duff 70' |
Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 20,243 Referee: Steve Bennett |
| 7 May 2006 38 | Newcastle United | 1–0 | Chelsea | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| 15:00 BST | Bramble 73' N'Zogbia 53'Babyaro 61'Belözoğlu 70'Moore 89'Carr 90+5' |
Report | Carvalho 22' Gallas 75' |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,309 Referee: Mike Riley |
UEFA Champions League edit
Group stage edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Liverpool
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6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 12 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Chelsea
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6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 11 | |
| 3 | Real Betis
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6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 7 | Transfer to UEFA Cup |
| 4 |  Anderlecht
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6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 3 |
Source: RSSSF
| 13 September 2005 1 | Chelsea | 1–0 | Anderlecht | London, England |
| 19:45 BST | Lampard 19' |
(Report) | Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 29,575 Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany) |
| 28 September 2005 2 | Liverpool | 0–0 | Chelsea | Liverpool, England |
| 19:45 BST | (Report) | Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 42,750 Referee: Massimo De Santis (Italy) |
| 19 October 2005 3 | Chelsea | 4–0 | Real Betis | London, England |
| 19:45 GMT | Drogba 24' Carvalho 44' J. Cole 59' Crespo 64' |
(Report) | Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 36,450 Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway) |
| 1 November 2005 4 | Real Betis | 1–0 | Chelsea | Seville, Spain |
| 19:45 GMT | Dani 28' |
(Report) | Stadium: Manuel Ruiz de Lopera Attendance: 55,000 Referee: Alain Hamer (Luxembourg) |
| 23 November 2005 5 | Anderlecht | 0–2 | Chelsea | Brussels, Belgium |
| 19:45 GMT | (Report) | Crespo 8' Carvalho 15' |
Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock Stadium Attendance: 21,070 Referee: Stefano Farina (Italy) |
| 6 December 2005 6 | Chelsea | 0–0 | Liverpool | London, England |
| 19:45 GMT | (Report) | Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,600 Referee: Herbert Fandel (Germany) |
Knockout phase edit
Round of 16 edit
| 22 February 2006 First leg | Chelsea | 1–2 | Barcelona | London, England |
| 19:45 GMT | del Horno 37' Motta 59' (o.g.) |
(Report) | Terry 72' (o.g.) Eto'o 80' |
Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 39,525 Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway) |
| 7 March 2006 Second leg | Barcelona | 1–1 (3–2 agg.) | Chelsea | Barcelona, Spain |
| 19:45 GMT | Ronaldinho 78' |
(Report) | Lampard 90+2' (pen.) |
Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 98,450 Referee: Markus Merk (Germany) |
League Cup edit
| 26 October 2005 Third round | Chelsea | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p) | Charlton Athletic | Stamford Bridge, London |
| Terry 41' |
(Report) | Bent 45' |
Attendance: 42,198 Referee: Alan Wiley | |
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Robben  Huth  Guðjohnsen Lampard Drogba |
Bent Bothroyd Holland Hreiðarsson Hughes |
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FA Cup edit
| 7 January 2006 Third round | Chelsea | 2–1 | Huddersfield Town | Stamford Bridge, London |
| C. Cole 12' Guðjohnsen 82' |
(Report) | Taylor-Fletcher 75' |
Attendance: 41,650 Referee: Alan Wiley |
| 29 January 2006 Fourth round | Everton | 1–1 | Chelsea | Goodison Park, Liverpool |
| McFadden 36' |
(Report) | Lampard 73' |
Attendance: 29,742 Referee: Graham Poll |
| 8 February 2006 Replay | Chelsea | 4–1 | Everton | Stamford Bridge, London |
| Robben 22' Lampard 36' (pen.)Crespo 39'Terry 74' |
(Report) | Arteta 72' (pen.) |
Attendance: 39,301 Referee: Phil Dowd |
| 19 February 2006 Fifth round | Chelsea | 3–1 | Colchester United | Stamford Bridge, London |
| Ferreira 37' J. Cole 79', 90' |
(Report) | Carvalho 28' (o.g.) |
Attendance: 41,810 Referee: Dermot Gallagher |
| 22 March 2006 Quarter-final | Chelsea | 1–0 | Newcastle United | Stamford Bridge, London |
| Terry 4' |
(Report) | Attendance: 42,279 Referee: Steve Bennett |
| 22 April 2006 Semi-final | Chelsea | 1–2 | Liverpool | Old Trafford, Manchester |
| Drogba 69' |
(Report) | Riise 20' García 52' |
Attendance: 64,575 Referee: Graham Poll |
Statistics edit
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Premier League | Champions League | FA Cup | League Cup | |||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK | CZE
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Petr Čech | 41 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ENG
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Glen Johnson | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ESP
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Asier del Horno | 33 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 3+1 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | FRA
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Claude Makélélé | 40 | 0 | 29+2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | GHA
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Michael Essien | 41 | 2 | 27+4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | POR
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Ricardo Carvalho | 35 | 3 | 22+2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | POR
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Maniche | 11 | 0 | 3+5 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ENG
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Frank Lampard | 49 | 20 | 35 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 4+1 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW |  ARG
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Hernán Crespo | 41 | 13 | 20+10 | 10 | 2+3 | 2 | 3+2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | ENG
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Joe Cole | 47 | 10 | 26+8 | 7 | 5+1 | 1 | 3+3 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF |  IRL
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Damien Duff | 39 | 3 | 18+10 | 3 | 5+1 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | FW | ENG
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Carlton Cole | 13 | 1 | 0+9 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | FRA
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William Gallas | 44 | 5 | 33+1 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF |  CMR
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Geremi | 21 | 2 | 8+7 | 2 | 0+2 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | CIV
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Didier Drogba | 40 | 14 | 20+9 | 12 | 5+2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 16 | MF |  NED
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Arjen Robben | 39 | 7 | 21+7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2+2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | ENG
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Wayne Bridge | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | FRA
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Lassana Diarra | 7 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | POR
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Paulo Ferreira | 31 | 1 | 18+3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | FW |  ISL
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Eiður Guðjohnsen | 36 | 3 | 16+10 | 2 | 4+2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | GK |  ITA
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Carlo Cudicini | 12 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | ENG
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Shaun Wright-Phillips | 38 | 0 | 10+17 | 0 | 1+5 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | ENG
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John Terry | 49 | 7 | 36 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | DF |  GER
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Robert Huth | 21 | 0 | 7+6 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | MF | ENG
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Jimmy Smith | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | GK | ENG
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Lenny Pidgeley | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Statistics:.[19] Squad details and shirt numbers:[20]
Starting 11 edit
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Summary edit
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External links edit
- Chelsea FC Official Website
- Chelsea FC on Soccerbase Archived 2007-06-27 at the Wayback Machine