Chelsea F.C.
association football club in London, England
Chelsea Football Club is a professional association football club based in Fulham, West London, England. They compete in the Premier League, the top tier of English football, and rank among the most successful clubs in English football history. Domestically, the club has secured six top flight league titles, eight FA Cups, five League Cups, four FA Community Shields, and two Full Members' Cups. Internationally, their honours include two UEFA Champions Leagues, two UEFA Europa Leagues, two UEFA Cup Winners' Cups, two UEFA Super Cups, two FIFA Club World Cups, and one UEFA Conference League.
The club was founded in 1905, taking its name from the adjacent area of Chelsea, and plays its home matches at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea secured their first major trophy, the First Division championship, in 1955, and won their first Premier League title in the 2004–05 season. Their first European honour came in the 1971 Cup Winners' Cup, followed by a second victory in 1998. They subsequently won the UEFA Champions League in 2012 and 2021, and the UEFA Europa League in 2013 and 2019. After winning the UEFA Conference League in 2025, Chelsea became the first club to win all four main UEFA competitions as well as all UEFA men's competitions. They also won the FIFA Club World Cup in 2021 and 2025, the latter of which was the first iteration of the tournament with 32 teams.
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The record creator and administrative purpose are central evidence, because official documentation reflects both action and institutional priorities. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 22, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q9616. VIAF identifies the subject as 144199101. The Library of Congress control number is nr2004016488. Authority coordinates are 51.482, -0.191. 3 of 5 selected statements include explicit references; 1 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1905, 1955, 2004 and 1971.
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