- Chelsea F.C. season 2008-09
Infobox Football club season
club = Chelsea
season = 2008–09
manager = flagicon|BRALuiz Felipe Scolari
mgrtitle = Manager
owner = flagicon|RUSRoman Ambramovich
owntitle = Owner
chairman = flagicon|USABruce Buck
chrtitle = Chairman
league = Premier League
league result = "1st"
cup1 = FA Cup
cup1 result = "Third round"
cup2 = Carling Cup
cup2 result = "Fourth round"
cup3 = UEFA Champions League
cup3 result = "Group stage (1st)"
league topscorer = "Anelka (4)"
season topscorer = "Anelka & Lampard (5)"
highest attendance = "41,790"
lowest attendance = "39,635"
prevseason = 2007-08
nextseason = 2009-10Key Dates
More dates to be written up.
*12 May 2008 - Chelsea buyJosé Bosingwa from Porto for £16.2 million.
*24 May 2008 -Avram Grant leaves Chelsea.
*29 May 2008 - Chelsea part company withHenk ten Cate .
*11 Jun 2008 - Chelsea nameLuiz Felipe Scolari as new manager.
*30 Jun 2008 - Chelsea signDeco from Barcelona for £7.9 million.
*10 Jul 2008 - Aston Villa signSteve Sidwell for £5 million.
*21 Jul 2008 -Petr Čech signs a new five year contract.
*21 Jul 2008 -Claude Makelele joins Paris Saint-Germain on a free transfer.
*22 Jul 2008 -Michael Essien extends contract by five years.
*30 Jul 2008 - Chelsea sellTal Ben Haim to Manchester City.
*03 Aug 2008 - Chelsea thrashA.C. Milan 5-0 to take third place in theRussian Railways Cup .
*07 Aug 2008 - Chelsea make an offer forRobinho of Real Madrid.
*13 Aug 2008 -Frank Lampard finalises new five year deal with Chelsea.
*14 Aug 2008 - Chelsea awarded damages inAdrian Mutu case.
*15 Aug 2008 - Werder Bremen secure one year loan for Chelsea'sClaudio Pizarro .
*17 Aug 2008 - Chelsea startPremier League campaign with emphatic 4-0 home win over Portsmouth.
*19 Aug 2008 -John Terry is named permanent England captain by managerFabio Capello .
*21 Aug 2008 -Fábio Paím joins Chelsea on season long loan fromSporting Lisbon .
*25 Aug 2008 -Andriy Shevchenko returns toA.C. Milan after an unsuccessful period for Chelsea.
*28 Aug 2008 -Shaun Wright-Phillips becomes the second Chelsea player this season to return to their previous club, with Manchester City.
*28 Aug 2008 - Chelsea are drawn with Roma, Bordeaux and Cluj for the group stages of the UEFA Champions League. Also,Petr Čech ,John Terry andFrank Lampard were named UEFA European Club Goalkeeper, Defender and Midfielder of the year respectively.
*30 Aug 2008 - Chelsea are drawn to face current FA Cup holders Portsmouth in the third round of the Carling Cup
*12 Sep 2008 -Deco is named Premier League Player of the Month for August.
*13 Sep 2008 - Chelsea defeatManchester City F.C. 3-1 at theCity of Manchester Stadium in thePremier League .
*16 Sep 2008 - Chelsea defeat Bordeaux 4-0 atStamford Bridge in theChampions League .
*21 Sep 2008 - Chelsea draw at home 1-1 againstManchester United in thePremier League .
*24 Sep 2008 -Mineiro signs for the remainder of the season on aBosman transfer following the earlier injury ofMichael Essien .
*24 Sep 2008 - For the third time in a row, Chelsea start a competition with a 4-0 win. This time they beat Portsmouth 4-0 in the Carling Cup.
*01 Oct 2008 - Chelsea draw 0-0 againstCFR Cluj in theChampions League , making it the first time that Chelsea have failed to score in a match this season.Team kit
The team kits for the 2008-09 season are produced by
Adidas and the shirt sponsor isSamsung . The home kit was revealed at Chelsea's website onApril 25.cite news|url=http://www.chelseafc.com/page/LatestNews/0,,10268~1297661,00.htmll|title=New home kit unveiled|accessdate=2008-08-11|date=2008-04-25 |publisher=chelseafc.com] The kit was first worn in the lastPremier League game of the 2007-08 season, as well as in the 2008 Champions League final. An all-black kit with white stripes is replacing the bright-yellow away kit from the 2007-08 season. OnAugust 1 the new 3rd kit was unveiled at Chelsea's website. The kit is reminiscent of the away-kit of the 1996-98 seasons of the club.Loaned out
Matches
footballbox
date=2008-09-16
20:45
team1= Chelsea flagicon|ENG
score= 4 – 0
report= [http://www.uefa.com/competitions/ucl/fixturesresults/round=15276/match=302697/report=rp.html (Report)]
team2= flagicon|FRA Bordeaux
goals1= Lampard goal|14
J. Cole goal|30Deco yel|58
Malouda goal|82
Anelka goal|90+2
goals2=
stadium=Stamford Bridge,London
attendance= 39,635
referee=Pieter Vink flagicon|NED----
footballbox
date=2008-10-01
20:45
team1=CFR Cluj flagicon|ROM
score= 0 – 0
report= [http://www.uefa.com/competitions/ucl/fixturesresults/round=15276/match=302705/report=rp.html (Report)]
team2= flagicon|ENG Chelsea
goals1= Pereira yel|71
Dani yel|90
goals2= Alex yel|40
Anelka yel|78
stadium=Stadionul Dr. Constantin Rădulescu ,Cluj-Napoca
attendance= 22,000
referee=Florian Meyer flagicon|GER----
footballbox
date=2008-10-22
20:45
team1= Chelsea flagicon|ENG
score= –
report=
team2= flagicon|ITAA.S. Roma
goals1=
goals2=
stadium=Stamford Bridge ,London
attendance=
referee=----
footballbox
date=2008-11-04
20:45
team1=A.S. Roma flagicon|ITA
score= –
report=
team2= flagicon|ENG Chelsea
goals1=
goals2=
stadium=Stadio Olimpico ,Rome
attendance=
referee=----
footballbox
date=2008-11-26
20:45
team1= Bordeaux flagicon|FRA
score= –
report=
team2= flagicon|ENG Chelsea
goals1=
goals2=
stadium=Stade Chaban-Delmas ,Bordeaux
attendance=
referee=----
footballbox
date=2008-12-09
20:45
team1= Chelsea flagicon|ENG
score= –
report=
team2= flagicon|ROMCFR Cluj
goals1=
goals2=
stadium=Stamford Bridge ,London
attendance=
referee=Carling Cup
Third round
footballbox
date=2008-09-24
19:45
team1= Portsmouth
score= 0 – 4
report= [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/7626830.stm (Report)]
team2= Chelsea
goals1= Hreidarsson yel|35
Hughes yel|52
goals2= Ballack yel|5
Lampard goal|36|pen. goal|49
Malouda goal|45
Kalou goal|64
stadium=Fratton Park ,Portsmouth
attendance= 15,339
referee=Steve Bennett ----
Fourth Round
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date=
team1= Chelsea
score= –
report=
team2= Burnley
goals1=
goals2=
stadium=Stamford Bridge ,London
attendance=
referee=FA Cup
Third round
Honours
Team
Individuals
References
External links
* [http://www.chelseafc.com Chelsea FC official website]
* [http://www.soccerbase.com/teams2.sd?teamid=536 Chelsea FC on Soccerbase]
* [http://www.uefa.com/competitions/ucl/fixturesresults/index.html UEFA Champions League]
*Chelsea F.C.
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