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Chelsea 2015–16 football season
Chelsea
2015–16 season
OwnerRoman Abramovich
ChairmanBruce Buck
ManagerJosé Mourinho
StadiumStamford Bridge
Premier League4th
FA CupThird Round Proper
League CupThird Round
Champions LeagueGroup Stage
← 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. 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. On 23th, Arsenal started discussion with Chelsea over transfer of Čech with rumored news of Arsenal offering Chelsea 10 million to bring the player to Arsenal. Three days later, it was confirmed that Arsenal had reached agreements with Chelsea to sign Čech. This was confirmed by Premier League's twitter and several British news such as BBC and Yahoo Sports.

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
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 14 May 2015.
Squad No. Name Nationality Position(s) Since Date of Birth (Age) Signed from Games Played Goals Scored
Goalkeepers
1 Petr Cech Czech Republic GK 2004 (1982-05-20) 20 May 1982 (age 42) France Rennes 485 0
13 Thibaut Courtois Belgium GK 2011 (1992-05-02) 2 May 1992 (age 32) Belgium Genk 39 0
33 Mitchell Beeney England GK 2015 (1995-10-03) 3 October 1995 (age 29) Chelsea Academy 0 0
40 Matej Delač Croatia GK 2010 (1992-08-20) 20 August 1992 (age 32) Croatia Inter Zaprešić 0 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 315 31
3 Filipe Luís Brazil LB 2014 (1985-08-05) 5 August 1985 (age 39) Spain Atletico Madrid 26 1
5 Kurt Zouma France CB / RB 2014 (1994-10-27) 27 October 1994 (age 30) France Saint-Étienne 26 2
6 Nathan Aké Netherlands CB / DM 2012 (1995-02-18) 18 February 1995 (age 29) Chelsea Academy 12 0
24 Gary Cahill England CB 2012 (1985-12-19) 19 December 1985 (age 39) England Bolton Wanderers 157 13
26 John Terry Captain England CB 1998 (1980-12-07) 7 December 1980 (age 44) Chelsea Academy 665 65
28 César Azpilicueta Spain RB / LB 2012 (1989-08-28) 28 August 1989 (age 35) France Marseille 132 1
29 Tomáš Kalas Czech Republic CB / RB 2010 (1993-05-15) 15 May 1993 (age 31) Czech Republic Sigma Olomouc 4 0
31 Andreas Christensen Denmark CB 2014 (1996-04-10) 10 April 1996 (age 28) Chelsea Academy 3 0
56 Alex Davey Scotland CB / 2014 (1994-11-24) 24 November 1994 (age 30) Chelsea Academy 0 0
Kenneth Omeruo Nigeria CB / RB 2012 (1993-10-17) 17 October 1993 (age 31) Belgium Standard Liège 0 0
Wallace Brazil RB 2013 (1994-05-01) 1 May 1994 (age 30) Brazil Fluminense 0 0
Midfielders
4 Cesc Fàbregas Spain CM / AM 2014 (1987-05-04) 4 May 1987 (age 37) Spain Barcelona 47 5
7 Ramires Brazil CM / RM 2010 (1987-03-24) 24 March 1987 (age 37) Portugal Benfica 226 34
8 Oscar Brazil AM / RW / CM 2012 (1991-09-09) 9 September 1991 (age 33) Brazil Internacional 151 30
10 Eden Hazard Belgium LW / AM / RW 2012 (1991-01-07) 7 January 1991 (age 33) France Lille 164 49
12 John Obi Mikel Nigeria DM / CM 2006 (1987-04-22) 22 April 1987 (age 37) Norway Lyn 338 4
16 Marco van Ginkel Netherlands CM / DM 2013 (1992-12-01) 1 December 1992 (age 32) Netherlands Vitesse 4 0
17 Mohamed Salah Egypt RW / LW 2014 (1992-06-15) 15 June 1992 (age 32) Switzerland Basel 19 2
20 Josh McEachran England CM / AM 2010 (1993-03-01) 1 March 1993 (age 31) Chelsea Academy 18 0
21 Nemanja Matić Serbia DM / CM 2014 (1988-08-01) 1 August 1988 (age 36) Portugal Benfica 68 3
22 Willian Brazil AM / RW 2013 (1988-08-09) 9 August 1988 (age 36) Russia Anzhi Makhachkala 91 8
23 Juan Cuadrado Colombia RW / RWB / AM 2015 (1988-05-26) 26 May 1988 (age 36) Italy Fiorentina 14 0
30 Lucas Piazon Brazil LW / RW 2012 (1994-01-20) 20 January 1994 (age 30) Chelsea Academy 3 0
32 Jeremie Boga France AM / LW 2015 (1997-01-03) 3 January 1997 (age 27) Chelsea Academy 0 0
36 Ruben Loftus-Cheek England CM 2014 (1996-01-23) 23 January 1996 (age 28) Chelsea Academy 4 0
37 Isaiah Brown England RW / LW / CF 2015 (1997-01-07) 7 January 1997 (age 27) England West Brom 1 0
49 John Swift England CM 2014 (1995-06-23) 23 June 1995 (age 29) Chelsea Academy 1 0
Nathaniel Chalobah England DM / CM 2012 (1994-12-12) 12 December 1994 (age 30) Chelsea Academy 0 0
Oriol Romeu Spain DM / CM 2011 (1991-09-24) 24 September 1991 (age 33) Spain Barcelona 34 1
Mario Pašalić Croatia CM 2014 (1995-02-09) 9 February 1995 (age 29) Croatia Hajduk Split 0 0
Nathan Brazil AM 2015 (1996-03-13) 13 March 1996 (age 28) Brazil Atlético Paranaense 0 0
Marko Marin Germany AM / RW / LW 2012 (1989-03-13) 13 March 1989 (age 35) Germany Werder Bremen 15 1
Ulises Dávila Mexico AM / RW / LW 2011 (1991-04-13) 13 April 1991 (age 33) Mexico Guadalajara 0 0
Victor Moses Nigeria RW / LW 2012 (1990-12-12) 12 December 1990 (age 34) England Wigan Athletic 41 10
Bertrand Traoré Burkina Faso RW / LW / CF 2014 (1995-09-06) 6 September 1995 (age 29) Chelsea Academy 0 0
Strikers
18 Loïc Rémy France CF 2014 (1987-01-02) 2 January 1987 (age 37) England QPR 29 9
19 Diego Costa Spain CF 2014 (1988-10-07) 7 October 1988 (age 36) Spain Atletico Madrid 34 20
Patrick Bamford England CF 2012 (1993-09-05) 5 September 1993 (age 31) England Nottingham Forest 0 0
Kenedy Brazil CF 2015 (1996-02-08) 8 February 1996 (age 28) Brazil Fluminense 0 0

New contracts

No. Pos Player Contract length Contract end Date Source

Transfers

In

Summer

No. Pos Player Transferred From Fee Date Source
AM Brazil Nathan Brazil Atlético Paranaense £4,500,000 1 July 2015
ST Brazil Kenedy Brazil Fluminense £6,300,000 1 July 2015

Out

Summer

No. Pos Player Transferred To Fee Date Source
11 ST Ivory Coast Didier Drogba Unattached Free 1 July 2015
LW France Gaël Kakuta Spain Sevilla £2,500,000 1 July 2015

Loan In

Summer

No. Pos Player Loaned From Start End Source

Loan Out

Summer

No. Pos Player Loaned To Start End Source
ST Croatia Stipe Perica Italy Udinese 2 February 2015 30 June 2016
LW Ghana Christian Atsu England Bournemouth 1 July 2015 30 June 2016
34 AM England Lewis Baker Netherlands Vitesse 1 July 2015 30 June 2016

Overall transfer activity

Spending

Summer: Decrease £10,200,000

Winter:

Total: Decrease £10,200,000


Income

Summer: Increase £2,500,000

Winter:

Total: Increase £2,500,000


Expenditure

Summer: Decrease £7,700,000

Winter:

Total: Decrease £7,700,000

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.

New York Red Bulls United States v England Chelsea
22 July 2015 2015 International Champions Cup New York Red Bulls United States v England Chelsea Harrison, New Jersey, USA
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Paris Saint-Germain France v England Chelsea
25 July 2015 2015 International Champions Cup Paris Saint-Germain France v England Chelsea Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
Stadium: Bank of America Stadium
Barcelona Spain v England Chelsea
28 July 2015 2015 International Champions Cup Barcelona Spain v England Chelsea Washington D.C., USA
Stadium: FedEx Field
Chelsea England v Italy Fiorentina
5 August 2015 2015 International Champions Cup Chelsea England v Italy Fiorentina London, England
Stadium: Stamford Bridge

Competitions

FA Community Shield

Main article: 2015 FA Community Shield Chelsea v Arsenal
2 August 2015 2015 FA Community Shield Chelsea v Arsenal London, England
15:00 BST Stadium: Wembley

Premier League

Main article: 2015–16 Premier League

League table

Template:2015–16 Premier League table

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
0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

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.

Chelsea v Swansea City
8 August 2015 1 Chelsea v Swansea City London
BST Stadium: Stamford Bridge

FA Cup

Main article: 2015–16 FA Cup

League Cup

Main article: 2015–16 Football League Cup

UEFA Champions League

Main article: 2015–16 UEFA Champions League

Group stage

Main article: 2015–16 UEFA Champions League group stage

Statistics

Appearances

Last updated: 12 April 2014.
Source: Chelsea F.C.

No. Pos. Name League FA Cup League Cup Champions League Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Czech Republic Petr Čech 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 DF Serbia Branislav Ivanović 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 DF Brazil Filipe Luís 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 MF Spain Cesc Fàbregas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 DF France Kurt Zouma 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 DF Netherlands Nathan Aké 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 MF Brazil Ramires 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 MF Brazil Oscar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 MF Belgium Eden Hazard 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 MF Nigeria John Obi Mikel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 GK Belgium Thibaut Courtois 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 FW France Loïc Rémy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 FW Spain Diego Costa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 MF Serbia Nemanja Matić 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 MF Brazil Willian 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 MF Colombia Juan Cuadrado 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 DF England Gary Cahill 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 DF England John Terry 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 DF Spain César Azpilicueta 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 DF Denmark Andreas Christensen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 MF France Jeremie Boga 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 GK England Mitchell Beeney 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 FW England Dominic Solanke 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
36 MF England Ruben Loftus-Cheek 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
37 MF England Isaiah Brown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
46 GK England Jamal Blackman 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.

Rnk Pos No. Player Premier League FA Cup League Cup Champions League Total

Clean sheets

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

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

Rnk Pos No. Player Premier League FA Cup League Cup Champions League Total

Loan Players

No. Pos Player Loaned to Until App Goals Source Updated
ST Croatia Stipe Perica Italy Udinese 01.06.2016 0 0 N/A N/A
LW Ghana Christian Atsu England Bournemouth 30.05.2016 0 0 N/A N/A
34 AM England Lewis Baker Netherlands Vitesse 30.05.2016 0 0 N/A N/A

Summary

Games played
Games won
Games drawn
Games lost
Goals scored
Goals conceded
Goal difference
Clean sheets
Most appearances
Top scorer

Awards

Player

No. Player Award Month Source

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