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The '''2015–16 season''' is ]'s 102nd competitive season, 26th consecutive season in the top flight of English football, 24th consecutive season in the ], and 110th year in existence as a ].<ref>{{Cite news |title=History |url=http://www.statto.com/football/teams/chelsea/history |publisher=Statto}}</ref> Chelsea will participate in the ], ], ], ] and ]. The season covers the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016. The '''2015–16 season''' is ]'s 102nd competitive season, 26th consecutive season in the top flight of English football, 24th consecutive season in the ], and 110th year in existence as a ].<ref>{{Cite news |title=History |url=http://www.statto.com/football/teams/chelsea/history |publisher=Statto}}</ref> Chelsea will participate in the ], ], ], ] and ]. The season covers the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.

==Month by month review==

===June===

==Club==
<div style="float:left; width:47%;">

===Coaching staff===
{|class="wikitable"
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!Position
!Staff
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|Manager||{{flagicon|POR}} ]
|-
|rowspan="3"|Assistant Manager||{{flagicon|ENG}} ]
|-
|{{flagicon|POR}} ]
|-
|{{flagicon|POR}} ]
|-
|Technical Director||{{flagicon|NGR}} ]
|-
|Goalkeeper Coach||{{flagicon|FRA}} Christophe Lollichon
|-
|Fitness Coach||{{flagicon|ENG}} Chris Jones
|-
|Assistant Fitness Coach||{{flagicon|ESP}} Carlos Lalin
|-
|Senior Opposition Scout||{{flagicon|ENG}} ]
|-
|Medical Director||{{flagicon|ESP}} Paco Biosca
|-
|Head of Youth Development||{{flagicon|ENG}} Neil Bath
|-
|Under 21 Team Manager||{{flagicon|ENG}} ]
|-
|Under 18 Team Manager||{{flagicon|ENG}} Joe Edwards
|-
|Head of Match Analysis/Scout||{{flagicon|ENG}} James Melbourne
|-
|International Head Coach||{{flagicon|ENG}} ]
|-
{{Fb oi footer|s=|date=August 2014}}

</div><div style="float:left; width:48%;">

===Other information===
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{{Fb oi information |bg= |id=Chairman |i={{Flagicon|USA}} ]}}
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||Chief Executive||{{Flagicon|ENG}} ] (until 22 October)<ref name="BBC Sport"/>
|-
{{Fb oi information |bg= |id=Directors |i={{Flagicon|RUS}} {{Flagicon|CAN}} Marina Granovskaia}}<br>{{Flagicon|UKR}} {{Flagicon|CAN}} Eugene Tenenbaum
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{{Fb oi footer|s=|date=January 2014}}
</div>{{Clear}}

==First team squad==
{{Updated|12 April 2015.}}<ref>http://www.chelseafc.com/teams/first-team.html</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%; width:95%;"
|-
! style="background:#00f; color:white; text-align:center;"| Squad No.
! style="background:#00f; color:white; text-align:center;"| Name
! style="background:#00f; color:white; text-align:center;"| Nationality
! style="background:#00f; color:white; text-align:center;"| Position(s)
! style="background:#00f; color:white; text-align:center;"| Since
! style="background:#00f; color:white; text-align:center;"| Date of Birth (Age)
! style="background:#00f; color:white; text-align:center;"| Signed from
! style="background:#00f; color:white; text-align:center;"| Games Played
! style="background:#00f; color:white; text-align:center;"| Goals Scored
|-
! colspan="9" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| Goalkeepers
|-
| 1
| ] ]
| {{flagicon|Czech Republic}}
| ]
| 2004
| {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1982|05|20}}
| {{flagicon|France}} ]
| 484
| 0
|-
| 13
| ]
| {{flagicon|Belgium}}
| ]
| 2011
| {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1992|5|2}}
| {{flagicon|Belgium}} ]
| 34
| 0
|-
| 46
| ]
| {{flagicon|England}}
| ]
| 2012
| {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1993|10|27}}
| ]
| 0
| 0
|-
! colspan="9" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| '''Defenders'''
|-
| 2
| ]
| {{flagicon|Serbia}}
| ] / ]
| 2008
| {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1984|02|22}}
| {{flagicon|Russia}} ]
| 302
| 29
|-
| 3
| ]
| {{flagicon|Brazil}}
| ]
| 2014
| {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1985|8|5}}
| {{flagicon|Spain}} ]
| 21
| 1
|-
| 5
| ]
| {{flagicon|France}}
| ] / ]
| 2014
| {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1994|10|27}}
| {{flagicon|France}} ]
| 23
| 2
|-
| 6
| ]
| {{flagicon|Netherlands}}
| ]
| 2012
| {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1995|2|18}}
| ]
| 11
| 0
|-
| 24
| ]
| {{flagicon|England}}
| ]
| 2012
| {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1985|12|19}}
| {{flagicon|England}} ]
| 132
| 12
|-
| 26
| ] ]
| {{flagicon|England}}
| ]
| 1998
| {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1980|12|07}}
| ]
| 651
| 59
|-
| 28
| ]
| {{flagicon|Spain}}
| ] / ]
| 2012
| {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1989|08|28}}
| {{flagicon|France}} ]
| 114
| 1
|-
| 31
| ]
| {{flagicon|Denmark}}
| ]
| 2014
| {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1996|4|10}}
| ]
| 2
| 0
|-
! colspan="10" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| Midfielders
|-
| 4
| ]
| {{flagicon|Spain}}
| ] / ]
| 2014
| {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1987|5|4}}
| {{flagicon|Spain}} ]
| 29
| 5
|-
| 7
| ]
| {{flagicon|Brazil}}
| ] / ]
| 2010
| {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1987|03|24}}
| {{flagicon|Portugal}} ]
| 216
| 33
|-
| 8
| ]
| {{flagicon|Brazil}}
| ] / ] / ]
| 2012
| {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1991|09|09}}
| {{flagicon|Brazil}} ]
| 141
| 30
|-
| 10
| ]
| {{flagicon|Belgium}}
| ] / ] / ]
| 2012
| {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1991|01|07}}
| {{flagicon|France}} ]
| 156
| 47
|-
| 12
| ]
| {{flagicon|Nigeria}}
| ] / ]
| 2006
| {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1987|04|22}}
| {{flagicon|Norway}} ]
| 321
| 4
|-

|-
| 21
| ]
| {{flagicon|Serbia}}
| ] / ]
| 2014
| {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1988|08|01}}
| {{flagicon|Portugal}} ]
| 51
| 3
|-
| 22
| ]
| {{flagicon|Brazil}}
| ] / ]
| 2013
| {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1988|08|09}}
| {{flagicon|Russia}} ]
| 58
| 6
|-
| 23
| ]
| {{flagicon|Colombia}}
| ] / ] / ]
| 2015
| {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1988|05|26}}
| {{flagicon|Italy}} ]
| 3
| 0
|-
| 36
| ]
| {{flagicon|England}}
| ]
| 2014
| {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1996|01|23}}
| ]
| 2
| 0
|-
| 37
| ]
| {{flagicon|England}}
| ] / ] / ]
| 2015
| {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1997|01|07}}
| {{flagicon|England}} ]
| 0
| 0
|-
! colspan="10" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| Strikers
|-
|11
|]
| {{flagicon|Ivory Coast}}
| ]
| 2014
| {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1978|03|11}}
| {{flagicon|Turkey}} ]
| 355
| 161
|-
| 18
| ]
| {{flagicon|France}}
| ]
| 2014
| {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1987|1|2}}
| {{flagicon|England}} ]
| 15
| 4
|-
| 19
| ]
| {{flagicon|Spain}}
| ]
| 2014
| {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1988|10|7}}
| {{flagicon|Spain}} ]
| 34
| 20
|}

==New contracts==

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="font-size:95%"
|-
! {{Abbr| No. | Squad Number }}
! {{Abbr| Pos | Position }}
! scope="col" style="width:200px;"|'''Player'''
!'''Contract length'''
!'''Contract end'''
! scope="col" style="width:70px;"|'''Date'''
!'''Source'''
|-
| align=center|
| align=center|
|
| align=center|
| align=center|
| align=center|
| align=center|
|}


==Transfers== ==Transfers==

===Transfers out===
===In===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%; "

====Summer====
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="font-size:95%"
|- |-
! {{Abbr| No. | Squad Number }}
! style="background:#0000FF; color:#FFFFFF; width:100px;"| Date from
! style="background:#0000FF; color:#FFFFFF; width:50px;"| Position ! {{Abbr| Pos | Position }}
! style="background:#0000FF; color:#FFFFFF; width:50px;"| Nationality ! scope="col" style="width:200px;"|'''Player'''
! style="background:#0000FF; color:#FFFFFF; width:150px;"| Name ! scope="col" style="width:250px;"|'''Transferred From'''
! style="background:#0000FF; color:#FFFFFF; width:200px;"| To ! scope="col" style="width:100px;"|'''Fee'''
! style="background:#0000FF; color:#FFFFFF; width:150px;"| Fee ! scope="col" style="width:78px;"|'''Date'''
!'''Source'''
! style="background:#0000FF; color:#FFFFFF; width:25px;"| Ref.
|-
!
!
!
!
!
!!
|- |-
| 1 July 2015 || AM || {{flagicon|BEL}} || ] || ] || £7,040,000|| <ref>{{Cite news |title=Thorgan Hazard signs for Bundesliga club |url=http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/02/thorgan-hazard-signs-for-bundesliga-club.html |publisher=''Chelsea FC |date=23 February 2015}}</ref>
|} |}


===Out===
Total incoming: {{gain}} £7,040,000

====Summer====
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="font-size:95%"
|-
! {{Abbr| No. | Squad Number }}
! {{Abbr| Pos | Position }}
! scope="col" style="width:200px;"|'''Player'''
! scope="col" style="width:250px;"|'''Transferred To'''
! scope="col" style="width:100px;"|'''Fee'''
! scope="col" style="width:78px;"|'''Date'''
!'''Source'''
|-
| align=center|—
| align=center| {{sort|3|AM}}
| {{sort|Hazard, Thorgan|{{flagicon|BEL}} ]}}
| {{flagicon|GER}} ]
| align=center|{{sort|1|]5,850,000}}
| align=center|{{dts|1 July 2015}}
| align=center|<ref>{{Cite news |title=Thorgan Hazard signs for Bundesliga club |url=http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/02/thorgan-hazard-signs-for-bundesliga-club.html |publisher=Chelsea FC |date=25 February 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/31590137|last=|first=|title=Chelsea man to stay at Borussia Mönchengladbach|date=24 February 2014|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=25 February 2014}}</ref>
|}

===Overall transfer activity===
{{col-begin}}
{{col-3}}

====Spending====
Summer:

Winter:

Total:

{{col-3}}

====Income====
Summer: {{gain}} ]5,850,000

Winter:

Total: {{gain}} ]5,850,000

{{col-3}}

====Expenditure====
Summer: {{gain}} ]5,850,000

Winter:

Total: {{gain}} ]5,850,000

{{col-3}}


==Competitions== ==Competitions==

Revision as of 20:52, 4 May 2015

Chelsea 2015–16 football season
Chelsea
2015–16 season
OwnerRoman Abramovich
ChairmanBruce Buck
ManagerJosé Mourinho
StadiumStamford Bridge
← 2014–152016–17 →

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. Chelsea will participate in the 2015–16 Premier League, 2015–16 UEFA Champions League, 2015–16 FA Cup, 2015–16 Football League Cup and 2015 FA Community Shield. The season covers the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.

Month by month review

June

Club

Coaching staff

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

Source: Chelsea F.C.

Other information

Owner Russia Roman Abramovich
Chairman United States Bruce Buck
Chief Executive England Ron Gourlay (until 22 October)
Directors Russia Canada Marina Granovskaia
Ukraine Canada Eugene Tenenbaum
Ground (capacity and dimensions) Stamford Bridge (41,623 / 103x67 metres)
Training Ground Cobham Training Centre

Source: Chelsea F.C.

First team squad

As of 12 April 2015.
Squad No. Name Nationality Position(s) Since Date of Birth (Age) Signed from Games Played Goals Scored
Goalkeepers
1 Petr Čech Vice-captain Czech Republic GK 2004 (1982-05-20) 20 May 1982 (age 42) France Rennes 484 0
13 Thibaut Courtois Belgium GK 2011 (1992-05-02) 2 May 1992 (age 32) Belgium Genk 34 0
46 Jamal Blackman England GK 2012 (1993-10-27) 27 October 1993 (age 31) Chelsea Academy 0 0
Defenders
2 Branislav Ivanović Serbia RB / CB 2008 (1984-02-22) 22 February 1984 (age 40) Russia Lokomotiv Moscow 302 29
3 Filipe Luís Brazil LB 2014 (1985-08-05) 5 August 1985 (age 39) Spain Atletico Madrid 21 1
5 Kurt Zouma France CB / RB 2014 (1994-10-27) 27 October 1994 (age 30) France Saint-Étienne 23 2
6 Nathan Aké Netherlands CB 2012 (1995-02-18) 18 February 1995 (age 29) Chelsea Academy 11 0
24 Gary Cahill England CB 2012 (1985-12-19) 19 December 1985 (age 39) England Bolton Wanderers 132 12
26 John Terry Captain England CB 1998 (1980-12-07) 7 December 1980 (age 44) Chelsea Academy 651 59
28 César Azpilicueta Spain RB / LB 2012 (1989-08-28) 28 August 1989 (age 35) France Marseille 114 1
31 Andreas Christensen Denmark CB 2014 (1996-04-10) 10 April 1996 (age 28) Chelsea Academy 2 0
Midfielders
4 Cesc Fàbregas Spain CM / AM 2014 (1987-05-04) 4 May 1987 (age 37) Spain Barcelona 29 5
7 Ramires Brazil CM / RM 2010 (1987-03-24) 24 March 1987 (age 37) Portugal Benfica 216 33
8 Oscar Brazil AM / RW / CM 2012 (1991-09-09) 9 September 1991 (age 33) Brazil Internacional 141 30
10 Eden Hazard Belgium LW / AM / RW 2012 (1991-01-07) 7 January 1991 (age 33) France Lille 156 47
12 John Obi Mikel Nigeria DM / CM 2006 (1987-04-22) 22 April 1987 (age 37) Norway Lyn 321 4
21 Nemanja Matić Serbia DM / CM 2014 (1988-08-01) 1 August 1988 (age 36) Portugal Benfica 51 3
22 Willian Brazil AM / RW 2013 (1988-08-09) 9 August 1988 (age 36) Russia Anzhi Makhachkala 58 6
23 Juan Cuadrado Colombia RW / RWB / AM 2015 (1988-05-26) 26 May 1988 (age 36) Italy Fiorentina 3 0
36 Ruben Loftus-Cheek England CM 2014 (1996-01-23) 23 January 1996 (age 28) Chelsea Academy 2 0
37 Isaiah Brown England RW / LW / CF 2015 (1997-01-07) 7 January 1997 (age 27) England West Brom 0 0
Strikers
11 Didier Drogba Ivory Coast CF 2014 (1978-03-11) 11 March 1978 (age 46) Turkey Galatasaray 355 161
18 Loïc Rémy France CF 2014 (1987-01-02) 2 January 1987 (age 37) England QPR 15 4
19 Diego Costa Spain CF 2014 (1988-10-07) 7 October 1988 (age 36) Spain Atletico Madrid 34 20

New contracts

No. Pos Player Contract length Contract end Date Source

Transfers

In

Summer

No. Pos Player Transferred From Fee Date Source
!

Out

Summer

No. Pos Player Transferred To Fee Date Source
— AM Belgium Thorgan Hazard Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach £5,850,000 1 July 2015

Overall transfer activity

Spending

Summer:

Winter:

Total:


Income

Summer: Increase £5,850,000

Winter:

Total: Increase £5,850,000


Expenditure

Summer: Increase £5,850,000

Winter:

Total: Increase £5,850,000


Competitions

Pre-season

Sydney FC v Chelsea
2 June 2015 Sydney FC v Chelsea Sydney, Australia
Source Stadium: ANZ Stadium
Chelsea v Fiorentina
5 August 2015 Chelsea v Fiorentina London, England
Stadium: Stamford Bridge

2015 International Champions Cup

New York Red Bulls United States v England Chelsea
22 July 2015 New York Red Bulls United States v England Chelsea New Jersey, USA
Source Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Paris Saint-Germain France v England Chelsea
25 July 2015 Paris Saint-Germain France v England Chelsea Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
Source Stadium: Bank of America Stadium
Barcelona Spain v England Chelsea
28 July 2015 Barcelona Spain v England Chelsea Washington D.C., USA
Source Stadium: FedEx Field

Premier League

League table

Template:2015–16 Premier League table

References

  1. "History". Statto.
  2. Cite error: The named reference BBC Sport was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. http://www.chelseafc.com/teams/first-team.html
  4. "Thorgan Hazard signs for Bundesliga club". Chelsea FC. 25 February 2015.
  5. "Chelsea man to stay at Borussia Mönchengladbach". BBC Sport. 24 February 2014. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
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