2007–08 Chelsea F.C. season

Chelsea
2007–08 season
Owner	Roman Abramovich
Chairman	Bruce Buck
Manager	José Mourinho; (until 20 September); Avram Grant; (from 20 September)
Stadium	Stamford Bridge
Premier League	2nd
FA Cup	Sixth round
League Cup	Runners-up
FA Community Shield	Runners-up
UEFA Champions League	Runners-up
Top goalscorer	League: Frank Lampard (10); All: Frank Lampard (20)
Highest home attendance	41,837 (vs. Fulham, 29 September)
Lowest home attendance	24,973 (vs. Rosenborg, 18 September)
	← 2006–07 2008–09 →

The 2007–08 season was Chelsea Football Club's 94th competitive season, 16th consecutive season in the Premier League, and 102nd year as a club. Manager José Mourinho left the club by mutual consent on 20 September 2007^[2] following a disappointing 1–1 draw with Rosenborg and was replaced by the Israeli Avram Grant.^[3]

The 2007–08 Premier League season was decided on the last day of the season, when Chelsea needed to win against Bolton Wanderers and Manchester United to either draw or lose against Wigan Athletic. Chelsea drew 1–1 and Manchester United won 2–0, thus making Chelsea runners-up to United for the second consecutive season.

Chelsea played in their first UEFA Champions League Final, against Manchester United, making it the first all-English final in the competition's history. After extra time the score was 1–1, and the game went to a penalty shootout. Captain John Terry had the opportunity to win the title for Chelsea, however, he slipped as he took his shot and missed. Manchester United ultimately won the penalty shootout 6–5 after Edwin van der Sar saved Nicolas Anelka's penalty.

Chelsea went the entire 2007–08 campaign without suffering a single defeat at home. In spite of this, this was the first season in four years that Chelsea had finished the season without a trophy; the lack of silverware led to Avram Grant being sacked three days after the Champions League final.^[4] Five days later, Chelsea's assistant first-team coach, Henk ten Cate, had his contract terminated as well.^[5]

Kits

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Home

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2008–09

UEFA Champions League Final

Away

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Third

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Goalkeeper 1

UEFA Champions League Final & 2008–09

Goalkeeper 2

Goalkeeper 3

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Goalkeeper 4

Squad

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	CZE	Petr Čech
2	DF	SRB	Branislav Ivanović
3	DF	ENG	Ashley Cole
4	MF	FRA	Claude Makélélé
5	MF	GHA	Michael Essien
6	DF	POR	Ricardo Carvalho
7	FW	UKR	Andriy Shevchenko
8	MF	ENG	Frank Lampard (vice-captain)
9	MF	ENG	Steve Sidwell
10	MF	ENG	Joe Cole
11	FW	CIV	Didier Drogba
12	MF	NGA	Mikel John Obi
13	MF	GER	Michael Ballack
14	FW	PER	Claudio Pizarro
15	MF	FRA	Florent Malouda
17	MF	ENG	Scott Sinclair


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
18	DF	ENG	Wayne Bridge
20	DF	POR	Paulo Ferreira
21	FW	CIV	Salomon Kalou
22	DF	ISR	Tal Ben Haim
23	GK	ITA	Carlo Cudicini
24	MF	ENG	Shaun Wright-Phillips
26	DF	ENG	John Terry (captain)
27	FW	ISR	Ben Sahar
28	MF	ENG	Michael Woods
30	GK	WAL	Rhys Taylor
33	DF	BRA	Alex
35	DF	BRA	Juliano Belletti
39	FW	FRA	Nicolas Anelka
40	GK	POR	Henrique Hilário
41	DF	ENG	Sam Hutchinson
42	MF	ENG	Lee Sawyer

Left club during season

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
2	DF	ENG	Glen Johnson (to Portsmouth)
16	MF	NED	Arjen Robben (to Real Madrid)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
19	MF	FRA	Lassana Diarra (to Arsenal)
39	DF	ENG	Harry Worley (to Leicester City)

Reserve squad

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
31	MF	ENG	Anthony Grant
32	DF	ENG	Carl Magnay^[6]
34	MF	ENG	Liam Bridcutt^[7]
37	MF	ENG	Jack Cork


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
43	DF	ENG	Ryan Bertrand
44	DF	ENG	Michael Mancienne
46	MF	ENG	Jimmy Smith

Transfers

In

#	Pos	Player	From	Fee	Date
Res	MF	Jacob Mellis	Sheffield United	Undisclosed	June 2007
Res	FW	Danny Philliskirk	Oldham Athletic	Undisclosed^[8]	1 June 2007
14	FW	Claudio Pizarro	Bayern Munich	Free^[9]	1 June 2007
22	DF	Tal Ben Haim	Bolton Wanderers	Free^[10]	14 June 2007
9	MF	Steve Sidwell	Reading	Free^[11]	1 July 2007
15	MF	Florent Malouda	Lyon	£13,500,000^[12]	10 July 2007
Res	FW	Fabio Borini	Bologna	Free^[13]	31 July 2007
33	DF	Alex	PSV	Loan return	10 August 2007
35	DF	Juliano Belletti	Barcelona	€5,500,000^[14]	23 August 2007
39	FW	Nicolas Anelka	Bolton Wanderers	£15,000,000^[15]	11 January 2008
2	DF	Branislav Ivanović	Lokomotiv Moscow	£9,700,000^[16]	16 January 2008
N/A	FW	Franco Di Santo	Audax Italiano	Undisclosed^[17]	25 January 2008

Out

#	Pos	Player	To	Fee	Date
33	DF	Nuno Morais	APOEL	Free^[18]	12 May 2007
N/A	DF	Jonas Elmer	Aarau	Undisclosed	25 June 2007
41	GK	Yves Ma-Kalambay	Hibernian	Free^[19]	27 June 2007
14	MF	Geremi	Newcastle United	Free^[20]	6 July 2007
N/A	GK	James Russell	Stevenage Borough	Free	8 August 2007
16	MF	Arjen Robben	Real Madrid	£21,000,000^[21]	22 August 2007
2	DF	Glen Johnson	Portsmouth	£4,000,000^[22]	31 August 2007
19	MF	Lassana Diarra	Arsenal	Undisclosed^[23]	31 August 2007
N/A	MF	Juan Sebastián Verón	Estudiantes La Plata	Free	2007

Overall transfer activity

Total Spending

Summer: £19,000,000

Winter: £24,700,000

Total: £43,700,000

Income

Summer: £25,000,000

Winter: £0,000,000

Total: £25,000,000

Expenditure

Summer: £6,000,000

Winter: £24,700,000

Total: £18,700,000

Club

Management

Position	Staff
Managers	José Mourinho (until 20 September)
Managers	Avram Grant (20 September–24 May)
Assistant managers	Steve Clarke
	Avram Grant (until 20 September)
	Henk ten Cate (20 September–29 May)
Goalkeeping coach	Christophe Lollichon
Head scout	Michael Emenalo
Club doctor	Dr. Bryan English
Chief scout and director of youth development	Frank Arnesen
Reserve team manager	Brendan Rodgers
Youth team manager	Paul Clement
Academy manager	Neil Bath

Last updated: 13 April 2009
Source: Chelsea FC

Other information

Owner	Roman Abramovich
Chairman	Bruce Buck
Chief Executive	Peter Kenyon
Director of Communications	Simon Greenberg
Ground (capacity and dimensions)	Stamford Bridge (42,055 / 110x75 yards)

Source:^{[citation needed]}

Pre-season

14 July 2007	Chelsea	2–1	América	Stanford Stadium, California
02:00 BST	Malouda 74' Terry 83'	Report	Mosqueda 2'	Attendance: 47,329 Referee: Kevin Scott

17 July 2007	Chelsea	1–0	Suwon Bluewings	Home Depot Center, California
04:00 BST	Drogba 83'	Report		Attendance: 15,349 Referee: Ricardo Salazar

22 July 2007	LA Galaxy	0–1	Chelsea	Home Depot Center, California
02:00 BST		Report	Terry 48'	Attendance: 27,000 Referee: Brian Hall

25 July 2007	Feyenoord	1–1	Chelsea	Feijenoord Stadion, Rotterdam
18:00 BST	Hofland 45'	Report	Lampard 79'	Attendance: 44,000 Referee: Ruud Bossen

28 July 2007	Rangers	2–0	Chelsea	Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow
15:00 BST	Novo 84' Šebo 86'	Report		Attendance: 50,380 Referee: Stuart Dougal

31 July 2007	Brøndby IF	0–2	Chelsea	Brøndby Stadium, Copenhagen
19:10 BST		Report	Drogba 61', 84'	Attendance: 22,800

Competitions

FA Community Shield

5 August 2007 Final	Chelsea	1–1 (a.e.t.) (0–3 p)	Manchester United	London, England
15:00 BST	Tal Ben Haim 33' Malouda 45' Carvalho 63' Mikel 90+1'	Report	Giggs 35' Rooney 45+3'	Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 80,731 Referee: Mark Halsey (Lancashire)
	Penalties
	Pizzaro Lampard Wright-Phillips		Ferdinand Carrick Rooney

Premier League

Classification

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Manchester United (C)	38	27	6	5	80	22	+58	87	Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2	Chelsea	38	25	10	3	65	26	+39	85	Qualification for the Champions League group stage
3	Arsenal	38	24	11	3	74	31	+43	83	Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
4	Liverpool	38	21	13	4	67	28	+39	76
5	Everton	38	19	8	11	55	33	+22	65	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round

Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
For further information on European qualification see Premier League – Competition
(C) Champions

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
38	25	10	3	65	26	+39	85	12	7	0	36	13	+23	13	3	3	29	13	+16

Last updated: 5 May 2008.
Source: Barclays Premier League

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	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	W	D	W	L	D	L	D	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	L	W	D	W	W	W	W	W	D	D	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	D
Points	3	6	7	10	10	11	11	12	15	18	21	24	25	28	31	34	34	37	38	41	44	47	50	53	54	55	58	61	64	65	68	71	74	75	78	81	84	85

Updated to match(es) played on 5 May 2008. Source: Competitive Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

12 August 2007 1	Chelsea	3–2	Birmingham City	Stamford Bridge, London
13:30 BST	Pizarro 17' Malouda 30' Essien 49', 52' Carvalho 79'	(Report)	Forssell 14' Kapo 34' Larsson 77'	Attendance: 41,590 Referee: Steve Bennett

15 August 2007 2	Reading	1–2	Chelsea	Madejski Stadium, Reading
20:00 BST	Long 13' Cissé 15' 72' Bikey 30' Hunt 37' Ingimarsson 52'	(Report)	Carvalho 26' Sidwell 31' Lampard 47' Drogba 50' Wright-Phillips 76' A. Cole 89' Mikel 90'	Attendance: 24,031 Referee: Mike Dean

19 August 2007 3	Liverpool	1–1	Chelsea	Anfield, Liverpool
16:00 BST	Torres 15' Kuyt 30' Pennant 40' Gerrard 43' Carragher 61'	(Report)	Essien 12' A. Cole 59' Ben Haim 63' Lampard 62' (pen.), 70' Terry 74'	Attendance: 43,924 Referee: Robert Styles

25 August 2007 4	Chelsea	1–0	Portsmouth	Stamford Bridge, London
15:00 BST	Lampard 30'	(Report)	Davis 52' Muntari 77'	Attendance: 41,501 Referee: Alan Wiley

2 September 2007 5	Aston Villa	2–0	Chelsea	Villa Park, Birmingham
16:00 BST	Knight 47' Reo-Coker 56' Barry 66' Agbonlahor 71', 88' Carew 71'	(Report)	Drogba 70'	Attendance: 31,714 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

15 September 2007 6	Chelsea	0–0	Blackburn Rovers	Stamford Bridge, London
17:15 BST	J. Cole 74' Belletti 75'	(Report)	Warnock 82' Savage 84'	Attendance: 41,062 Referee: Howard Webb

23 September 2007 7	Manchester United	2–0	Chelsea	Old Trafford, Manchester
16:00 BST	Tevez 45+2' Rooney 61' Brown 80' Saha 88' (pen.)	(Report)	Mikel 32' J. Cole 73' Terry 83'	Attendance: 75,663 Referee: Mike Dean

29 September 2007 8	Chelsea	0–0	Fulham	Stamford Bridge, London
15:00 BST	Drogba 34' 73'	(Report)	Davis 82'	Attendance: 41,837 Referee: Martin Atkinson

7 October 2007 9	Bolton Wanderers	0–1	Chelsea	Reebok Stadium, Middlebrook
15:00 BST	Campo 18' Diouf 24' McCann 54' Davies 72' Jääskeläinen 90'	(Report)	Kalou 40' Carvalho 69'	Attendance: 20,059 Referee: Alan Wiley

20 October 2007 10	Middlesbrough	0–2	Chelsea	Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough
15:00 BST	Boateng 48'	(Report)	Drogba 8' Alex 52' Malouda 72'	Attendance: 27,669 Referee: Mark Halsey

27 October 2007 11	Chelsea	6–0	Manchester City	Stamford Bridge, London
15:00 BST	Essien 17', 26' Lampard 29' Drogba 30', 55' J. Cole 60' Kalou 75' Shevchenko 90'	(Report)	Richards 28' Johnson 44'	Attendance: 41,832 Referee: Mike Riley

3 November 2007 12	Wigan Athletic	0–2	Chelsea	JJB Stadium, Wigan
15:00 GMT	Landzaat 58' Bramble 88'	(Report)	Lampard 10' Belletti 17' Drogba 65'	Attendance: 19,011 Referee: Steve Bennett

11 November 2007 13	Chelsea	1–1	Everton	Stamford Bridge, London
14:00 GMT	Belletti 51' Essien 66' Drogba 70'	(Report)	Neville 39' Cahill 88' Pienaar 90+2'	Attendance: 41,683 Referee: Alan Wiley

24 November 2007 14	Derby County	0–2	Chelsea	Pride Park Stadium, Derby
17:15 GMT		(Report)	Kalou 16' Wright-Phillips 72' A. Cole 76' Essien 90+2'	Attendance: 32,789 Referee: Andre Marriner

1 December 2007 15	Chelsea	1–0	West Ham United	Stamford Bridge, London
12:45 GMT	Mikel 37' Kalou 41' Belletti 55' Lampard 71' J. Cole 76' Terry 85'	(Report)	Etherington 23' Solano 34' Boa Morte 45'	Attendance: 41,830 Referee: Howard Webb

8 December 2007 16	Chelsea	2–0	Sunderland	Stamford Bridge, London
15:00 GMT	Shevchenko 22' Lampard 74' (pen.)	(Report)	Wallace 40' Miller 88'	Attendance: 41,707 Referee: Peter Walton

16 December 2007 17	Arsenal	1–0	Chelsea	Emirates Stadium, London
16:00 GMT	Adebayor 22' Eboué 35' Gallas 45+2' Flamini 63' Fàbregas 90+7'	(Report)	Terry 30' Lampard 30' J. Cole 67' Ben Haim 74' Mikel 84'	Attendance: 60,139 Referee: Alan Wiley

23 December 2007 18	Blackburn Rovers	0–1	Chelsea	Ewood Park, Blackburn
16:10 GMT	Dunn 37'	(Report)	Alex 10' J. Cole 21' Carvalho 79'	Attendance: 23,966 Referee: Steve Bennett

26 December 2007 19	Chelsea	4–4	Aston Villa	Stamford Bridge, London
13:00 GMT	Essien 19' Shevchenko 45+4' (pen.), 49' Alex 65', 90+2' Carvalho 78' Ballack 87', 90+2' A. Cole 90+1'	(Report)	Maloney 13', 43' Knight 45+2' Reo-Coker 55' Laursen 71' Barry 90+2' (pen.) Harewood 90+2'	Attendance: 41,686 Referee: Phil Dowd

29 December 2007 20	Chelsea	2–1	Newcastle United	Stamford Bridge, London
15:00 GMT	Alex 5' Essien 28' Kalou 87'	(Report)	Faye 12' Butt 56' Given 88'	Attendance: 41,751 Referee: Mike Riley

1 January 2008 21	Fulham	1–2	Chelsea	Craven Cottage, Hammersmith and Fulham
12:45 GMT	Murphy 9' (pen.) Stefanović 67'	(Report)	Kalou 53' Ballack 61' (pen.)	Attendance: 25,357 Referee: Mark Halsey

12 January 2008 22	Chelsea	2–0	Tottenham Hotspur	Stamford Bridge, London
15:00 GMT	Belletti 18' Makélélé 58' Ballack 68' Wright-Phillips 80'	(Report)	Boateng 23' Malbranque 53' O'Hara 75' Lennon 78'	Attendance: 41,777 Referee: Alan Wiley

19 January 2008 23	Birmingham City	0–1	Chelsea	St. Andrew's, Birmingham
15:00 GMT	Muamba 11'	(Report)	Pizarro 77', 78'	Attendance: 26,567 Referee: Robert Styles

30 January 2008 24	Chelsea	1–0	Reading	Stamford Bridge, London
19:45 GMT	Ballack 31'	(Report)		Attendance: 41,171 Referee: Mike Dean

2 February 2008 25	Portsmouth	1–1	Chelsea	Fratton Park, Hampshire
15:00 GMT	Davis 22' Pamarot 33' Defoe 62'	(Report)	Anelka 54'	Attendance: 20,488 Referee: Howard Webb

10 February 2008 26	Chelsea	0–0	Liverpool	Stamford Bridge, London
16:00 GMT	Belletti 3' Carvalho 74' Alex 78'	(Report)	Babel 41' Riise 63'	Attendance: 41,788 Referee: Mike Riley

1 March 2008 27	West Ham United	0–4	Chelsea	Upton Park, London
15:00 GMT		(Report)	Lampard 16' (pen.), 34' J. Cole 19' Ballack 21', 36' Terry 45+2' A. Cole 63'	Attendance: 34,969 Referee: Peter Walton

12 March 2008 28	Chelsea	6–1	Derby County	Stamford Bridge, London
20:00 GMT	Lampard 27' (pen.), 56', 65', 71' Kalou 42' J. Cole 63'	(Report)	Jones 72' McEveley 85'	Attendance: 39,447 Referee: Chris Foy

15 March 2008 29	Sunderland	0–1	Chelsea	Stadium of Light, Sunderland
15:00 GMT	Whitehead 51' Leadbitter 58'	(Report)	Terry 9' Mikel 60'	Attendance: 44,679 Referee: Mike Dean

18 March 2008 30	Tottenham Hotspur	4–4	Chelsea	White Hart Lane, London
20:00 GMT	Woodgate 12' Berbatov 60' Huddlestone 72', 74' Keane 45+2', 87'	(Report)	Drogba 2' Essien 19' J. Cole 36', 51', 79' A. Cole 45+1'	Attendance: 36,178 Referee: Mike Riley

23 March 2008 31	Chelsea	2–1	Arsenal	Stamford Bridge, London
16:00 GMT	J. Cole 32' Ballack 34' Drogba 73', 81', 74'	(Report)	Eboué 5' Sagna 59'	Attendance: 41,824 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

30 March 2008 32	Chelsea	1–0	Middlesbrough	Stamford Bridge, London
16:00 GMT	Carvalho 6' Belletti 90+4'	(Report)	Cattermole 45+1'	Attendance: 39,993 Referee: Phil Dowd

5 April 2008 33	Manchester City	0–2	Chelsea	City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester
15:00 GMT	Fernandes 45'	(Report)	Dunne 5' (o.g.) Kalou 54'	Attendance: 42,594 Referee: Chris Foy

14 April 2008 34	Chelsea	1–1	Wigan Athletic	Stamford Bridge, London
20:00 GMT	Essien 54'	(Report)	Koumas 68' Valencia 89' Heskey 90+2'	Attendance: 40,487 Referee: Andre Marriner

17 April 2008 35	Everton	0–1	Chelsea	Goodison Park, Liverpool
20:00 GMT		(Report)	Carvalho 23' Essien 40' Ferreira 57'	Attendance: 37,411 Referee: Martin Atkinson

26 April 2008 36	Chelsea	2–1	Manchester United	Stamford Bridge, London
12:45 GMT	Ballack 45', 86' (pen.) 45' Mikel 77' Drogba 88'	(Report)	Brown 52' Rooney 57' Van der Sar 86' Ferdinand 90+2' Hargreaves 90+2'	Attendance: 41,828 Referee: Alan Wiley

5 May 2008 37	Newcastle United	0–2	Chelsea	St James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne
16:00 BST	Faye 60' José Enrique 76'	(Report)	Terry 34' Ballack 61' Malouda 69' 82'	Attendance: 52,305 Referee: Steve Bennett

11 May 2008 38	Chelsea	1–1	Bolton Wanderers	Stamford Bridge, London
15:00 GMT	Shevchenko 61' Drogba 81'	(Report)	O'Brien 17' McCann 39' Davies 45' Taylor 90+2'	Attendance: 41,755 Referee: Chris Foy

UEFA Champions League

Group stage

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	CHE	SCH	ROS	VAL
1	Chelsea	6	3	3	0	9	2	+7	12	Advance to knockout stage	—	2–0	1–1	0–0
2	Schalke 04	6	2	2	2	5	4	+1	8	Advance to knockout stage	0–0	—	3–1	0–1
3	Rosenborg	6	2	1	3	6	10	−4	7	Transfer to UEFA Cup	0–4	0–2	—	2–0
4	Valencia	6	1	2	3	2	6	−4	5		1–2	0–0	0–2	—

Source: RSSSF

18 September 2007 1	Chelsea	1–1	Rosenborg	London, England
19:45 BST	Shevchenko 53'	Report	Koppinen 24'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 24,973 Referee: Laurent Duhamel (France)

3 October 2007 2	Valencia	1–2	Chelsea	Valencia, Spain
19:45 BST	Villa 9'	Report	J. Cole 21' Drogba 71'	Stadium: Mestalla Stadium Attendance: 52,000 Referee: Roberto Rosetti (Italy)

24 October 2007 3	Chelsea	2–0	Schalke 04	London, England
19:45 BST	Malouda 4' Drogba 47'	Report		Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 40,910 Referee: Peter Fröjdfeldt (Sweden)

6 November 2007 4	Schalke 04	0–0	Chelsea	Gelsenkirchen, Germany
19:45 GMT		Report		Stadium: Arena AufSchalke Attendance: 53,951 Referee: Massimo Busacca (Switzerland)

28 November 2007 5	Rosenborg	0–4	Chelsea	Trondheim, Norway
19:45 GMT		Report	Drogba 8', 20' Alex 40' J. Cole 73'	Stadium: Lerkendal stadion Attendance: 21,582 Referee: Olegário Benquerença (Portugal)

11 December 2007 6	Chelsea	0–0	Valencia	London, England
19:45 GMT		Report		Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,439 Referee: Grzegorz Gilewski (Poland)

Knockout phase

Round of 16

19 February 2008 First leg	Olympiacos	0–0	Chelsea	Piraeus, Greece
20:45 GMT		Report		Stadium: Geórgios Karaïskákis Stadium Attendance: 31,302 Referee: Konrad Plautz (Austria)

5 March 2008 Second leg	Chelsea	3–0 (3–0 agg.)	Olympiacos	London, England
19:45 GMT	Ballack 5' Lampard 25' Kalou 48'	Report		Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 37,721 Referee: Manuel Mejuto González (Spain)

Quarter-finals

2 April 2008 First leg	Fenerbahçe	2–1	Chelsea	Istanbul, Turkey
20:45 GMT	Kazim-Richards 65' Deivid 81'	Report	Deivid 13' (o.g.)	Stadium: Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium Attendance: 49,055 Referee: Claus Bo Larsen (Denmark)

8 April 2008 Second leg	Chelsea	2–0 (3–2 agg.)	Fenerbahçe	London, England
20:45 GMT	Ballack 4' Lampard 87'	Report		Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 38,369 Referee: Herbert Fandel (Germany)

Semi-finals

22 April 2008 First leg	Liverpool	1–1	Chelsea	Liverpool, England
20:45 GMT	Kuyt 43'	Report	Riise 90+5' (o.g.)	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 42,180 Referee: Konrad Plautz (Austria)

30 April 2008 Second leg	Chelsea	3–2 (a.e.t.) (4–3 agg.)	Liverpool	London, England
20:45 GMT	Drogba 33', 105' Lampard 98' (pen.)	Report	Torres 64' Babel 117'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 38,900 Referee: Roberto Rosetti (Italy)

Final

21 May 2008 Final	Manchester United	1–1 (a.e.t.) (6–5 p)	Chelsea	Moscow, Russia
20:45 CEST	Scholes 21' Ronaldo 26' Ferdinand 43' Vidić 111' Tevez 116'	Report	Makélélé 21' Lampard 45' Carvalho 45+2' Ballack 116' Drogba 116' Essien 118'	Stadium: Luzhniki Stadium Attendance: 67,310 Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia)^[24]
	Penalties
	Tevez Carrick Ronaldo Hargreaves Nani Anderson Giggs		Ballack Belletti Lampard A. Cole Terry Kalou Anelka

Disciplinary record

No.	Player	Yellow cards	Red cards
3	Ashley Cole	4	1
4	Claude Makélélé	1	0
5	Michael Essien	5	1
6	Ricardo Carvalho	6	1
8	Frank Lampard	4	1
13	Michael Ballack	1	0
20	Paulo Ferreira	1	0
26	John Terry	6	0
33	Alex	4	0
35	Juliano Belletti	5	0
11	Didier Drogba	6	1

Football League Cup

26 September 2007 Third round	Hull City	0–4	Chelsea	KC Stadium, Kingston upon Hull
19:45 BST		Report	Sinclair 36' Kalou 47', 80' Sidwell 51'	Attendance: 23,543 Referee: Chris Foy

31 October 2007 Fourth round	Chelsea	4–3	Leicester City	Stamford Bridge, London
19:45 BST	Lampard 20', 28' Shevchenko 85', 90+4'	Report	McAuley 6' Campbell 67' Cort 73'	Attendance: 40,037 Referee: Phil Dowd

19 December 2007 Quarter-final	Chelsea	2–0	Liverpool	Stamford Bridge, London
19:45 GMT	Lampard 58' Shevchenko 89'	Report	Crouch 59'	Attendance: 41,366 Referee: Martin Atkinson

8 January 2008 Semi-final 1st leg	Chelsea	2–1	Everton	Stamford Bridge, London
19:45 GMT	Wright-Phillips 25' Mikel 54' Lescott 90+2' (o.g.)	Report	Yakubu 63'	Attendance: 41,178 Referee: Peter Walton

23 January 2008 Semi-final 2nd leg	Everton	0–1	Chelsea	Goodison Park, Liverpool
19:45 GMT		Report	J. Cole 69'	Attendance: 37,086 Referee: Steve Bennett

24 February 2008 Final	Tottenham Hotspur	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Chelsea	Wembley Stadium, London
15:00 GMT	Berbatov 69' (pen.) Woodgate 93'	Report	Drogba 39'	Attendance: 87,660 Referee: Mark Halsey

Disciplinary record

No.	Player	Yellow cards	Red cards
4	Claude Makélélé	1	0
6	Ricardo Carvalho	1	0
9	Steve Sidwell	1	0
10	Joe Cole	1	0
12	Mikel John Obi	1	1
22	Tal Ben Haim	1	0
35	Juliano Belletti	2	0

FA Cup

5 January 2008 Third Round	Chelsea	1–0	Queens Park Rangers	Stamford Bridge, London
15:00 GMT	Camp 28' (o.g.)	Report		Attendance: 41,289 Referee: Mike Dean

26 January 2008 Fourth Round	Wigan Athletic	1–2	Chelsea	JJB Stadium, Wigan
17:15 GMT	Sibierski 87'	Report	Anelka 53' Wright-Phillips 82'	Attendance: 14,116 Referee: Uriah Rennie

16 February 2008 Fifth Round	Chelsea	3–1	Huddersfield Town	Stamford Bridge, London
15:00 GMT	Lampard 17', 60' Kalou 71'	Report	Collins 45+1'	Attendance: 41,324 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

8 March 2008 Quarter-finals	Barnsley	1–0	Chelsea	Oakwell, Yorkshire
17:30 GMT	Odejayi 66'	Report		Attendance: 22,410 Referee: Steve Bennett

Disciplinary record

No.	Nat.	Player	Yellow cards	Red cards
6		Ricardo Carvalho	1	0

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		FA Cup		League Cup		Champions League		Community Shield
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	CZE	Petr Čech	40	0	26	0	1	0	3	0	9	0	1	0
23	GK	ITA	Carlo Cudicini	19	0	10	0	2	0	2	0	4+1	0	0	0
40	GK	POR	Henrique Hilário	6	0	2+1	0	1	0	1	0	0+1	0	0	0
Defenders
3	DF	ENG	Ashley Cole	41	1	27	1	1	0	1+1	0	10	0	1	0
6	DF	POR	Ricardo Carvalho	38	1	21	1	2	0	4	0	10	0	1	0
18	DF	ENG	Wayne Bridge	22	0	9+2	0	3	0	4+1	0	3	0	0	0
20	DF	POR	Paulo Ferreira	28	0	15+3	0	2+1	0	1+1	0	5	0	0	0
22	DF	ISR	Tal Ben Haim	23	0	10+3	0	2	0	3+2	0	1+1	0	1	0
26	DF	ENG	John Terry	37	1	23	1	2	0	2	0	10	0	0	0
33	DF	BRA	Alex	39	3	22+6	2	2	0	3	0	5+1	1	0	0
35	DF	BRA	Juliano Belletti	38	2	20+3	2	2	0	6	0	4+3	0	0	0
Midfielders
4	MF	FRA	Claude Makélélé	34	0	15+3	0	1	0	1+1	0	12+1	0	0	0
5	MF	GHA	Michael Essien	46	6	23+4	6	1+1	0	3+1	0	11+1	0	1	0
8	MF	ENG	Frank Lampard	43	20	23+1	10	1	2	3	4	10+4	4	1	0
9	MF	ENG	Steve Sidwell	25	1	7+8	0	3	0	3+2	1	0+1	0	0+1	0
10	MF	ENG	Joe Cole	55	10	28+5	7	2+1	0	2+3	1	12+1	2	1	0
12	MF	NGA	Mikel John Obi	39	0	21+8	0	2	0	3	0	1+3	0	1	0
13	MF	GER	Michael Ballack	30	9	16+2	7	1+1	0	1+2	0	7	2	0	0
15	MF	FRA	Florent Malouda	38	4	16+5	2	2	0	2+1	0	8+3	1	1	1
17	MF	ENG	Scott Sinclair	7	1	0+1	0	2	0	3	1	0	0	0+1	0
24	MF	ENG	Shaun Wright-Phillips	41	4	20+7	2	3	1	5	1	2+3	0	1	0
Forwards
7	FW	UKR	Andriy Shevchenko	25	8	8+9	5	0+1	0	2	2	2+3	1	0	0
11	FW	CIV	Didier Drogba	32	15	17+2	8	0+1	0	1	1	11	6	0	0
14	FW	PER	Claudio Pizarro	32	2	4+17	2	2+2	0	3+1	0	1+1	0	0+1	0
21	FW	CIV	Salomon Kalou	48	11	24+6	7	2+1	1	2+2	2	5+6	1	0	0
39	FW	FRA	Nicolas Anelka	24	2	10+4	1	2+1	1	2	0	0+5	0	0	0
Players transferred out during the season
2	DF	ENG	Glen Johnson	3	0	1+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
19	MF	FRA	Lassana Diarra	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0

Source: Competitions

References

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^ "Chelsea Statement". Chelsea F.C. 20 September 2007. Archived from the original on 29 December 2007. Retrieved 27 December 2007.
^ "Chelsea name Grant as new manager". BBC Sport. 20 September 2007. Archived from the original on 14 December 2007. Retrieved 27 December 2007.
^ "Grant sacked as Chelsea manager". BBC Sport. 24 May 2008. Archived from the original on 26 May 2008. Retrieved 29 May 2008.
^ "Ten Cate sacked as Chelsea coach". BBC Sport. 29 May 2008. Retrieved 29 May 2008.
^ Magnay was born in Gateshead, England, but also qualified to represent Northern Ireland internationally through his grandparents and would be capped for Northern Ireland at U-21 level.
^ Bridcutt was born in Reading, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally through his grandfather and would make his full international debut for Scotland in March 2013.
^ "Chelsea capture Latics youngster". BBC Sport. 1 June 2007. Archived from the original on 7 June 2007. Retrieved 1 June 2007.
^ "Chelsea complete Pizarro signing". BBC Sport. 1 June 2007. Archived from the original on 3 July 2007. Retrieved 1 June 2007.
^ "Chelsea secure deal for Ben Haim". BBC Sport. 14 June 2007. Archived from the original on 7 July 2007. Retrieved 14 June 2007.
^ "Sidwell agrees switch to Chelsea". BBC Sport. 22 May 2007. Archived from the original on 2 June 2007. Retrieved 22 May 2007.
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^ "Fabio Borini". Chelsea F.C. Archived from the original on 6 January 2009. Retrieved 20 September 2009.
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^ "Chelsea complete £15m Anelka deal". BBC Sport. 11 January 2008. Archived from the original on 10 January 2008. Retrieved 11 January 2008.
^ "Chelsea clinch Ivanovic signing". BBC Sport. 16 January 2008. Archived from the original on 16 January 2008. Retrieved 16 January 2008.
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^ "Referee appointed for UEFA Champions League final" (PDF). UEFA. 19 May 2008. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 May 2008. Retrieved 19 May 2008.

External links

Chelsea FC official website
Chelsea FC on Soccerbase Archived 2007-06-27 at the Wayback Machine
UEFA Champions League

[1] "Mourinho makes shock Chelsea exit". BBC News. 20 September 2007.

[2] "Chelsea Statement". Chelsea F.C. 20 September 2007. Archived from the original on 29 December 2007. Retrieved 27 December 2007.

[3] "Chelsea name Grant as new manager". BBC Sport. 20 September 2007. Archived from the original on 14 December 2007. Retrieved 27 December 2007.

[4] "Grant sacked as Chelsea manager". BBC Sport. 24 May 2008. Archived from the original on 26 May 2008. Retrieved 29 May 2008.

[5] "Ten Cate sacked as Chelsea coach". BBC Sport. 29 May 2008. Retrieved 29 May 2008.

[6] Magnay was born in Gateshead, England, but also qualified to represent Northern Ireland internationally through his grandparents and would be capped for Northern Ireland at U-21 level.

[7] Bridcutt was born in Reading, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally through his grandfather and would make his full international debut for Scotland in March 2013.

[Philliskirk-8] "Chelsea capture Latics youngster". BBC Sport. 1 June 2007. Archived from the original on 7 June 2007. Retrieved 1 June 2007.

[Pizarro-9] "Chelsea complete Pizarro signing". BBC Sport. 1 June 2007. Archived from the original on 3 July 2007. Retrieved 1 June 2007.

[Ben_Haim-10] "Chelsea secure deal for Ben Haim". BBC Sport. 14 June 2007. Archived from the original on 7 July 2007. Retrieved 14 June 2007.

[Sidwell-11] "Sidwell agrees switch to Chelsea". BBC Sport. 22 May 2007. Archived from the original on 2 June 2007. Retrieved 22 May 2007.

[Malouda-12] "Chelsea complete Malouda signing". BBC Sport. 10 July 2007. Archived from the original on 10 July 2007. Retrieved 10 July 2007.

[Borini-13] "Fabio Borini". Chelsea F.C. Archived from the original on 6 January 2009. Retrieved 20 September 2009.

[Belletti-14] "Chelsea complete Belletti signing". BBC Sport. 23 August 2007. Retrieved 23 August 2007.

[Anelka-15] "Chelsea complete £15m Anelka deal". BBC Sport. 11 January 2008. Archived from the original on 10 January 2008. Retrieved 11 January 2008.

[Ivanovic-16] "Chelsea clinch Ivanovic signing". BBC Sport. 16 January 2008. Archived from the original on 16 January 2008. Retrieved 16 January 2008.

[di_Santo-17] "Chelsea snap up Argentine striker". BBC Sport. 25 January 2008. Archived from the original on 28 January 2008. Retrieved 25 January 2008.

[Morais-18] "Chelsea's Morais moves to Cyprus". BBC Sport. 12 May 2007. Archived from the original on 17 May 2007. Retrieved 12 May 2007.

[Makabu-Makalambay-19] "Hibs sign keeper Makaba-Makalamby". BBC Sport. 27 June 2007. Archived from the original on 2 July 2007. Retrieved 27 June 2007.

[Geremi-20] "Geremi completes Newcastle move". BBC Sport. 6 July 2007. Retrieved 6 July 2007.

[Robben-21] "Robben set to complete Real move". BBC Sport. 22 August 2007. Retrieved 22 August 2007.

[Johnson-22] "Portsmouth sign full-back Johnson". BBC Sport. 31 August 2007. Retrieved 31 August 2007.

[Diarra-23] "Arsenal take Diarra from Chelsea". BBC Sport. 31 August 2007. Retrieved 31 August 2007.

[24] "Referee appointed for UEFA Champions League final" (PDF). UEFA. 19 May 2008. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 May 2008. Retrieved 19 May 2008.

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