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Chelsea
2012–13 season
ChairmanBruce Buck
ManagerRoberto Di Matteo
(until 21 November 2012)
Rafael Benítez
(from 21 November 2012)
Premier League4th
FA CupThird round
League CupSemi-finals
FA Community ShieldRunners-up
UEFA Champions LeagueGroup stage (3rd)
UEFA Europa LeagueRound of 32
FIFA Club World CupRunners-up
UEFA Super CupRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague:
Fernando Torres
Juan Mata (7)
All:
Fernando Torres
Juan Mata (13)
Highest home attendance41,792 vs. Manchester City
(25 November 2012, Premier League)
Lowest home attendance32,569 vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
(25 September 2012, League Cup)
← 2011–12
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The 2012–13 season is Chelsea Football Club's 99th competitive season, 23rd consecutive season in the top flight of English football, 21st consecutive season in the Premier League, and 107th year in existence as a football club. They will also compete in the UEFA Champions League, as well as the UEFA Super Cup and the FIFA Club World Cup, having won the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League for the first time in their history.

On 13 June 2012, Roberto Di Matteo signed a two-year contract, becoming Chelsea's permanent manager,[1] only being appointed as interim manager after the sacking of André Villas-Boas during the 2011–12 season.[2]

On 21 November 2012, Roberto Di Matteo was sacked,[3] having suffered a 3–0 loss to Juventus in the UEFA Champions League the day before with Rafael Benítez replacing him as interim manager later that day until the end of the season.[4]

Month by Month review

June

Chelsea complete the signing of Belgian winger Eden Hazard from Lille for an undisclosed fee, but rumoured to be around the region of £32 million.[5] On the 7th June Chelsea lose out in their bid to purchase Battersea Power Station.[6] 6 days later Chelsea announce the appointment of Roberto Di Matteo as first-team manager, on a two-year contract.[7] Chelsea legend and scorer of the winning penalty in the Champions League Final Didier Drogba leaves Chelsea and completes his free transfer to Chinese club Shanghai Shenhua.[8]

July

At the Westminster Magistrates' Court, John Terry was found not guilty of racially abusing Anton Ferdinand. The district judge concluded "there being a doubt, the only verdict the court can record is one of not guilty."[9] Chelsea announced a “global energy partnership” with Russian energy firm Gazprom, in a three-year deal with a value deemed "commercially confidential", that will help reduce the club's deficits under UEFA's financial fair play rules.[10] Chelsea complete the signing of Oscar from Internacional for a reported £25 million.[11]

August

Chelsea agreed to send Kevin De Bruyne on a season-long loan deal to Werder Bremen.[12] 10 men Chelsea lose the Community Shield 3–2 to Manchester City, with Chelsea's goals coming from Fernando Torres and Ryan Bertrand.[13]Chelsea officially announced the signings of César Azpilicueta from Marseille and Victor Moses from Wigan.[14][15] Chelsea win their first 2012-13 Premier League game away to Wigan Athletic, the match was won in the first 10 minutes with Branislav Ivanovic scoring after two minutes and Frank Lampard netting a penalty after Eden Hazard was fouled.[16] Chelsea played Reading on Wednesday 22nd because of their involvement in the 2012 UEFA Super Cup, Chelsea won 4-2 with Lampard, Cahill, Torres and Branislav Ivanovic bagging.[17] Fernando Torres produced a masterclass in forward play to help Chelsea to a deserved victory over Newcastle United, he dominated the Newcastle United defence scoring Chelsea's second goal after winning the penalty which Eden Hazard dispatched.[18] Chelsea were defeated 4-1 by Atlético Madrid in the 2012 UEFA Super Cup, with Chelsea's goal coming from defender Gary Cahill. On transfer deadline day, Michael Essien signed a season-long loan deal with Real Madrid, linking him up with José Mourinho, the manager who signed him for Chelsea .[19] Yossi Benayoun joined West Ham United and Gaël Kakuta joined Vitesse, also both on season-long loans.

August league table

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September

Chelsea agreed to sell midfielder Raul Meireles to Turkish side Fenerbahçe S.K. for £8 million, with the Turkish transfer window not closing until the 5th of September.[20] Ryan Bertrand signs a 5 year contract at Chelsea keeping him at Stamford Bridge until the summer of 2017.[21] Chelsea lose their 100% record after drawing to QPR. Before the game, Anton Ferdinand refused to shake John Terry's & Ashley Cole's hand in the pre match handshake.[22] Chelsea draw their first game as Champions League holders to Juventus, Oscar produced an incredible performance and scored twice the second a spectacular long-range effort that left Juventus keeper Gianluigi Buffon helpless. Despite Oscar's performance Juventus came back with goals from Arturo Vidal and Fabio Quagliarella.[23] Defender David Luiz signs a new deal at Chelsea keeping him with the Blues for another 5 years.[24] Ashley Cole was the unlikely hero as Chelsea scored a dramatic late winner to defeat Stoke City at home.[25] Chelsea beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 6-0 in the League Cup, with goals coming from Gary Cahill, Juan Mata, Fernando Torres and first goals for Victor Moses, Oriol Romeu and Ryan Bertrand.[26] Chelsea defender John Terry is banned for 4 games and fined £220,000 by the FA for racially abusing QPR defender Anton Ferdinand.[27] Chelsea became the first team to defeat Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium, by defeating the the Gunners 2-1. Fernando Torres and Juan Mata were the scorers for Chelsea, which kept them top of the league.[28]

September league table

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October

Chelsea win their first Champions League match against Nordsjælland with the Blues goals coming from Ramires, Luiz and two from playmaker Juan Mata.[29] Norwich come to Stamford Bridge and get hammered by Chelsea 4-1 with Fernando Torres, Frank Lampard, Eden Hazard and Branislav Ivanovic scoring.[30]Chelsea win their second game in north London beating Spurs 4-2 with goals from Cahill, Sturridge and two from Juan Mata. This was Chelsea's first victory at White Hart Lane since the F.A. Cup Quarter-Final Replay in 2007.[31] Chelsea lose their first Champions League game with a disappointing performance against Shakhtar Donetsk, with the Blues solitary goal coming from Oscar.Chelsea lost their first Premier League game at home to Manchester United. Chelsea came from two goals down to draw level, In a game the referee Mark Clattenburg sent off Branislav Ivanović for last man foul,& then incorrectly sent off Fernando Torres before Javier Hernandez scored with 15 minutes remaining with a goal that was offside and should have been disallowed by the referee.[32] Later Chelsea Lodged an official complaint accusing the referee Mark Clattenburg of using "inappropriate language" towards two of their players.[33] Chelsea defeat Manchester United 5-4 in a thrilling game in the League Cup coming from behind three times before goals from Daniel Sturridge and Ramires secured the win for the Blues.[34] Chelsea lose top spot after drawing 1-1 away to Swansea, Chelsea had held top spot since the 25th August.[35]

October league table

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November

Chelsea playmaker Juan Mata was voted Premier League Player of the Month for October, after scoring three and assisting three.[36]Victor Moses scores a 93rd minute winner as Chelsea defeat Shakhtar Donetsk 3-2 to go top of Group E, the defeat of Shakhtar Donetsk was Shakhtar's first defeat since the 23rd October 2011. The other two Chelsea goals coming from Torres and an amazing 35 yard lob over Shakhtar's keeper Pyatov from Brazilian Oscar, that goal being Oscar's fourth Champions League goal.[37] Chelsea fail to win for their fourth Premier League in a row after West Brom beat Chelsea 2-1 at the Hawthorns, leaving the blues 4 points off the top, and without a win in November.[38] Chelsea go on the brink of elimination of the Champions League after getting thrashed 3–0 away to Juventus. Meaning that they need to defeat Nordsjaelland at home and need Shakhtar Donetsk to beat Juventus at the Donbass Arena. Otherwise Chelsea are destined to play in this seasons Europa League. This result leaves Chelsea with two wins in eight games and let in 18 goals in those eight games.[39] Chelsea sack manager Roberto Di Matteo in the early hours of Wednesday morning, after Chelsea lose at the Juventus Stadium. Di Matteo won only two of his last eight games and was only in charge for 262 days and won the 2011–12 Champions League and the 2011–12 FA Cup. Di Matteo's record at Chelsea was 24 wins out of a possible 42 with a win percentage of 57%.[40][41][42] The Blues appoint former Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez in the evening as an interim manager, meaning he will take charge of the Blues until the end of the season. Rafael Benitez's first game will be at home against the current Premier League champions Manchester City.[43][44] Rafael Benitez's first act as Chelsea manager is appointing Boudewijn Zenden as his assistant. The former Netherlands midfielder played 42 games for Chelsea from 2001 to 2004 scoring 4 times. Zenden also played under Benitez for Liverpool in the 2005-06 season and the 2006-07 season before moving to Marseille.[45] Mark Clattenburg cleared by the FA over alleged comments to midfielder Jon Obi Mikel, and the FA charged Jon Obi Mikel with misconduct following his involvement in the incident.[46][47] Rafael Benitez's first game as Chelsea manager ends in a 0-0 draw with the current Premier League champions Manchester City. Despite not scoring Chelsea kept their first clean sheet since the 1-0 win over Stoke on the 22nd September, however Chelsea still haven't won a League Game since their 4-2 victory over Spurs on the 20th of October.[48] The West London Derby against Fulham ends 0-0 leaving Chelsea seven points off the top and six off second place.[49] The draw means Chelsea have only won once November, in the 3-2 victory over Shakhtar Donetsk.[37] However despite not winning his first two games Rafael Benitez has kept two clean sheets, meaning Petr Cech has now kept the joint most clean sheets in 2012–13 Premier League.

November league table

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December

Rafael Benitez's loses his first game in charge of Chelsea losing away to West Ham, leaving Chelsea 7 points off the top and without a win in 7.[50] Chelsea are drawn away to Southampton in the Third Round of the FA Cup, the game will be played on the 5 of January 2013 at 3 o'clock.[51]Chelsea agree to a deal to sign Brazil Under 20 right back Wallace in the January transfer window, from Brazilian side Fluminense F.C. The transfer fee has not been revealed. He was first option of three young Fluminense F.C players to join Chelsea, and joins Chelsea as part of the Deco deal [52][53] John Mikel Obi signs a 5 year contract with the Blues keeping him at the club until the summer of 2017. Mikel made his debut in August 2006, and has gone on to make 256 appearances and scored two goals.[54] Chelsea demolish Nordsjælland to record their biggest ever Champions League win and Rafael Benitez's first win as Chelsea manager. However because Juventus defeated Shakhtar Donetsk at the Donbass Arena 1-0, Chelsea exit the 2012–13 UEFA Champions League becoming the first Champions to exit the Champions League at the group stage.[55] Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel has been suspended for three games and fined £60,000 after admitting a charge of using threatening and/or abusive and/or insulting words and/or behaviour in the match official's changing room at the end of the game against Manchester United on October 28.[32] This means he will miss the games against Sunderland, Leeds United in the quarter-finals of the League Cup and Aston Villa.[56][57] Chelsea end a run of 7 Premier League games without a win by beating Sunderland at the Stadium of Light with Fernando Torres bagging a brace and Juan Mata also scoring.[58] Chelsea get through to the 2012 FIFA Club World Cup Final by beating Mexican side C.F. Monterrey 3-1, with Juan Mata, Fernando Torres and an own goal by Dárvin Chávez.[59] Chelsea lose to Corinthians 1-0 in the World Club Cup Final in the Yokohama Stadium. The only goal of the game came in the 69th minute from striker José Paolo Guerrero, Gary Cahill was sent off in the 90th minute for an off the ball incident with Emerson. Gary Cahill's red card means he will miss the Capital One Cup quarter final match against Leeds.[60] Chelsea hammer Leeds 5-1 48 hours after coming back from Japan in the World Club Cup Final. After Luciano Becchio scored for Leeds, Juan Mata, Branislav Ivanovic, Victor Moses, Eden Hazard and Fernando Torres score five after half time for Chelsea. The win against Leeds set them up for a semi final against Swansea, the first leg will be played at home and the second leg will be played away.[61][62] The Blues are drawn to Sparta Prague in the Europa League Round of 32. They will play the first leg away on the 14th February, and then playing the second leg at home on the 21st of February.[63] The Blues thrash Aston Villa 8-0 at the Bridge, with Fernando Torres, David Luiz, Branislav Ivanovic, Frank Lampard, Oscar, Hazard and two from Ramires grabbing the goals. Frank Lampard scored his 190th goal for Chelsea on his 500th Premier League start, he is now 13 goals off the record held by Bobby Tambling.[64] The Blues defeat Norwich City 1-0 in a hard fought win at Carrow Road, with Chelsea's solitary goal coming from Juan Mata. [[65] Chelsea move two points above Tottenham Hotspur by becoming the first club to beat Everton at Goodison Park in the 2012–13 Premier League season. The Blues came from 1-0 down to win 2-1, with Frank Lampard scoring his 191st and 192nd Chelsea goals. [66] The victory over Everton gave Chelsea a good end for a wonderful year, in which Chelsea won the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League for the first time and the 2011–12 FA Cup for the fourth time in six years.

December league table

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January

Chelsea executives enter talks with Newcastle striker Demba Ba, however the talks prove unproductive and the move will probably not go through.[67] However Chelsea trigger Ba's release clause on the 2nd January [68], reigniting the move to Stamford Bridge. On the same day Chelsea forward Daniel Sturridge joins Liverpool for an undilclosed fee, yet the fee was reportedly £12 million. Sturridge played 96 games for Chelsea and scored 24 goals. [69] [70] Chelsea's 2013 got off to an awful start as they lose at Stamford Bridge to QPR, Rafael Benitez decided to rest inspirational attacking midfielders Juan Mata and Eden Hazard. Chelsea are now 14 points behind Manchester United with a game in hand. [71] Chelsea make their first signing of the transfer window by signing Newcastle United forward Demba Ba for £7 million, Ba has already scored 13 goals for Newcastle this season. [72]

January league table (current league table)

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Squads

First team squad

Squad No. Name Nationality Position(s) Since Date of Birth (Age) Signed from Games Played Goals Scored
Goalkeepers
1 Petr Čech (2nd VC) Czech Republic GK 2004 (1982-05-20) May 20, 1982 (age 42) France Rennes 393 0
22 Ross Turnbull England GK 2009 (1985-01-04) January 4, 1985 (age 40) England Middlesbrough 14 0
40 Henrique Hilário Portugal GK 2006 (1975-10-21) October 21, 1975 (age 49) Portugal Nacional 38 0
Defenders
2 Branislav Ivanović (3rd VC) Serbia CB / RB 2008 (1984-02-22) February 22, 1984 (age 40) Russia Lokomotiv Moscow 189 18
3 Ashley Cole England LB 2006 (1980-12-20) December 20, 1980 (age 44) England Arsenal 288 7
4 David Luiz Brazil CB / DM / RB 2011 (1987-04-22) April 22, 1987 (age 37) Portugal Benfica 79 9
19 Paulo Ferreira Portugal RB / LB 2004 (1979-01-14) January 14, 1979 (age 45) Portugal Porto 213 2
24 Gary Cahill England CB 2012 (1985-12-19) December 19, 1985 (age 39) England Bolton Wanderers 39 8
26 John Terry (C) England CB 1998 (1980-12-07) December 7, 1980 (age 44) England Chelsea Academy 558 50
28 César Azpilicueta Spain RB 2012 (1989-08-28) August 28, 1989 (age 35) France Marseille 17 0
34 Ryan Bertrand England LB / LW 2006 (1989-08-05) August 5, 1989 (age 35) England Chelsea Academy 34 2
57 Nathan Aké Netherlands CB 2012 (1995-02-18) February 18, 1995 (age 29) England Chelsea Academy 1 0
Midfielders
6 Oriol Romeu Spain DM / CM / CB 2011 (1991-09-24) September 24, 1991 (age 33) Spain Barcelona 33 1
7 Ramires Brazil RM / CM 2010 (1987-03-24) March 24, 1987 (age 37) Portugal Benfica 116 19
8 Frank Lampard (VC) England AM / CM / DM 2001 (1978-06-20) June 20, 1978 (age 46) England West Ham United 577 192
10 Juan Mata Spain AM / LW / RW 2011 (1988-04-23) April 23, 1988 (age 36) Spain Valencia 84 25
11 Oscar Brazil AM / CM 2012 (1991-09-09) September 9, 1991 (age 33) Brazil Internacional 29 6
12 John Obi Mikel Nigeria DM / CM / CB 2006 (1987-04-22) April 22, 1987 (age 37) Norway Lyn 262 2
15 Florent Malouda France CM / LM / LW 2007 (1980-06-13) June 13, 1980 (age 44) France Lyon 220 45
17 Eden Hazard Belgium AM / LW / RW 2012 (1991-01-07) January 7, 1991 (age 34) France Lille 32 6
21 Marko Marin Germany LW / AM 2012 (1989-03-13) March 13, 1989 (age 35) Germany Werder Bremen 5 0
30 Yossi Benayoun Israel LW / AM / RW 2010 (1980-05-05) May 5, 1980 (age 44) England Liverpool 11 1
Forwards
9 Fernando Torres Spain ST 2011 (1984-03-20) March 20, 1984 (age 40) England Liverpool 94 24
13 Victor Moses Nigeria RW / LW / CF 2012 (1990-12-12) December 12, 1990 (age 34) England Wigan Athletic 18 4
29 Demba Ba Senegal ST 2013 (1985-05-25) May 25, 1985 (age 39) England Newcastle United 0 0
35 Lucas Piazón Brazil CF / LW 2011 (1994-01-20) January 20, 1994 (age 30) Brazil São Paulo 3 0

Updated on 3rd January 2013

Source:

Premier League squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Czech Republic CZE Petr Čech
2 DF Serbia SRB Branislav Ivanović
3 DF England ENG Ashley Cole HG
4 DF Brazil BRA David Luiz
6 MF Spain ESP Oriol Romeu
7 MF Brazil BRA Ramires
8 MF England ENG Frank Lampard HG (Vice-Captain)
9 FW Spain ESP Fernando Torres
10 MF Spain ESP Juan Mata
11 MF Brazil BRA Oscar U21
12 MF Nigeria NGA John Obi Mikel
13 MF Nigeria NGA Victor Moses U21
15 MF France FRA Florent Malouda
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF Belgium BEL Eden Hazard U21
19 DF Portugal POR Paulo Ferreira
21 MF Germany GER Marko Marin
22 GK England ENG Ross Turnbull HG
24 DF England ENG Gary Cahill HG
26 DF England ENG John Terry HG (Captain)
28 DF Spain ESP César Azpilicueta
34 DF England ENG Ryan Bertrand HG
35 FW Brazil BRA Lucas Piazón U21
40 GK Portugal POR Henrique Hilário
56 MF England ENG George Saville
57 DF Netherlands NED Nathan Aké
  • HG = Home Grown Player
  • U21 = Under 21 Player

Source: 2012–13 Chelsea Premier League squad

Reserve squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
46 GK England ENG Jamal Blackman
47 DF England ENG Billy Clifford
49 DF England ENG Aziz Deen-Conteh
54 DF England ENG Todd Kane
56 MF England ENG George Saville
57 DF Netherlands NED Nathan Aké
58 DF Ghana GHA Daniel Pappoe
60 FW England ENG Adam Phillip
— DF Scotland SCO Alex Davey
No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF Tanzania TAN Adam Nditi
— MF England ENG Lewis Baker
— MF Belgium BEL Lamisha Musonda
— MF Belgium BEL Tika Musonda
— MF England ENG Danny Stenning
— MF England ENG John Swift
— FW England ENG Patrick Bamford
— FW Scotland SCO Islam Feruz[73]

Source: 2012–13 Chelsea reserve squad 2012–13

UEFA Champions League squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Czech Republic CZE Petr Čech
2 DF Serbia SRB Branislav Ivanović
3 DF England ENG Ashley Cole HG1
4 DF Brazil BRA David Luiz
6 MF Spain ESP Oriol Romeu
7 MF Brazil BRA Ramires
8 MF England ENG Frank Lampard HG1 (Vice-Captain)
9 FW Spain ESP Fernando Torres
10 MF Spain ESP Juan Mata
11 MF Brazil BRA Oscar
12 MF Nigeria NGA John Obi Mikel
13 MF Nigeria NGA Victor Moses HG1
17 MF Belgium BEL Eden Hazard
19 DF Portugal POR Paulo Ferreira
21 MF Germany GER Marko Marin
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 GK England ENG Ross Turnbull HG1
24 DF England ENG Gary Cahill HG1
26 DF England ENG John Terry HG2 (Captain)
28 DF Spain ESP César Azpilicueta
34 DF England ENG Ryan Bertrand HG2
35 FW Brazil BRA Lucas Piazón
46 GK England ENG Jamal Blackman B
47 DF England ENG Billy Clifford B
49 DF England ENG Aziz Deen-Conteh B
54 DF England ENG Todd Kane B
56 MF England ENG George Saville B
58 DF Ghana GHA Daniel Pappoe B
60 FW England ENG Adam Phillip B
  • B = List B Player
  • HG1 = Association-trained player
  • HG2 = Club-trained player

Source: 2012–13 Chelsea UEFA Champions League squad 2012–13

UEFA Europa League squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Czech Republic CZE Petr Čech
2 DF Serbia SRB Branislav Ivanović
3 DF England ENG Ashley Cole HG1
4 DF Brazil BRA David Luiz
6 MF Spain ESP Oriol Romeu
7 MF Brazil BRA Ramires
8 MF England ENG Frank Lampard HG1 (Vice-Captain)
9 FW Spain ESP Fernando Torres
10 MF Spain ESP Juan Mata
11 MF Brazil BRA Oscar
12 MF Nigeria NGA John Obi Mikel
13 MF Nigeria NGA Victor Moses HG1
17 MF Belgium BEL Eden Hazard
19 DF Portugal POR Paulo Ferreira
21 MF Germany GER Marko Marin
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 GK England ENG Ross Turnbull HG1
24 DF England ENG Gary Cahill HG1
26 DF England ENG John Terry HG2 (Captain)
28 DF Spain ESP César Azpilicueta
34 DF England ENG Ryan Bertrand HG2
35 FW Brazil BRA Lucas Piazón
46 GK England ENG Jamal Blackman B
47 DF England ENG Billy Clifford B
49 DF England ENG Aziz Deen-Conteh B
54 DF England ENG Todd Kane B
56 MF England ENG George Saville B
58 DF Ghana GHA Daniel Pappoe B
60 FW England ENG Adam Phillip B
  • B = List B Player
  • HG1 = Association-trained player
  • HG2 = Club-trained player

Source: 2012–13 Chelsea UEFA Europa League squad 2012–13

FIFA Club World Cup squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Czech Republic CZE Petr Čech
2 DF Serbia SRB Branislav Ivanović
3 DF England ENG Ashley Cole HG1
4 DF Brazil BRA David Luiz
7 MF Brazil BRA Ramires
8 MF England ENG Frank Lampard HG1
9 FW Spain ESP Fernando Torres
10 MF Spain ESP Juan Mata
11 MF Brazil BRA Oscar
12 MF Nigeria NGA John Obi Mikel
13 MF Nigeria NGA Victor Moses HG1
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF Belgium BEL Eden Hazard
19 DF Portugal POR Paulo Ferreira
21 MF Germany GER Marko Marin
22 GK England ENG Ross Turnbull HG1
23 FW England ENG Daniel Sturridge HG1
24 DF England ENG Gary Cahill HG1
28 DF Spain ESP César Azpilicueta
34 DF England ENG Ryan Bertrand HG2
35 FW Brazil BRA Lucas Piazón
40 GK Portugal POR Henrique Hilário
56 MF England ENG George Saville B
  • B = List B Player
  • HG1 = Association-trained player
  • HG2 = Club-trained player

Source: 2012 Chelsea FIFA Club World Cup squad 2012

Starting XI

Only considering Competitive starts. When starts on a position are equal, player with the most total starts is displayed. The amount of starts is based on each specific position.

Luiz has 5 starts as DM.

Ramires has 3 starts as RW, 1 start as AM and 2 starts as LW.

Moses has 7 starts as RW.

Piazon has 1 start as AM and 1 as LW.

Mata has 1 start as LW.

Oscar has 1 start as DM and 1 as LW.

Sturridge and Hazard has 1 start each as AM.

Marin has 1 start as RW and 1 as LW.

Bertrand has 4 starts as LW.

Meireles has 1 start as DM.

Club

Coaching staff

Position Staff
Interim manager Spain Rafael Benítez
Assistant manager Netherlands Boudewijn Zenden
Technical director Nigeria Michael Emenalo
Goalkeeper coach France Christophe Lollichon
First-team fitness coach Spain Paco de Miguel
Senior opposition scout England Mick McGiven
Medical director Spain Paco Biosca
First-team doctor Gibraltar Eva Carneiro
Reserve team manager England Dermot Drummy
Youth team manager England Adrian Viveash
Academy manager England Neil Bath
Video analyst Spain Xavi Valero

Last updated: July 2012
Source: Chelsea F.C.

Other information

Owner Russia Roman Abramovich
Chairman United States Bruce Buck
Chief Executive England Ron Gourlay
Director England Ron Gourlay
England Eugene Tenenbaum
Ground (capacity and dimensions) Stamford Bridge (41,837 / 103x67 metres)
Training ground Cobham Training Centre

Updated to match played 15 July 2012
Source: Chelsea F.C.

Transfers

In

Summer

Squad # Position Player Transferred From Fee Date Source
21 MF Germany Marko Marin Germany Werder Bremen £7 million 28 April 2012 [74]
17 MF Belgium Eden Hazard France Lille £32 million 4 June 2012 [75]
MF Belgium Thorgan Hazard France Lens £0.5 million 24 July 2012 [76]
11 MF Brazil Oscar Brazil Internacional £20 million 25 July 2012 [77]
28 DF Spain César Azpilicueta France Olympique Marseille £7 million 24 August 2012 [78]
13 FW Nigeria Victor Moses England Wigan Athletic £9 million 24 August 2012 [79]

Winter

Squad # Position Player Transferred From Fee Date Source
DF Brazil Wallace Brazil Fluminense Undisclosed 4 December 2012 [80]
29 FW Senegal Demba Ba England Newcastle United £7 million 4 January 2013 [81]

Out

Summer

Squad # Position Player Transferred To Fee Date Source
11 FW Ivory Coast Didier Drogba China Shanghai Shenhua Free transfer 30 June 2012 [82]
17 DF Portugal José Bosingwa England Queens Park Rangers Free transfer 30 June 2012 [83]
21 FW Ivory Coast Salomon Kalou France Lille Free transfer 30 June 2012 [83]
53 FW Sweden Marko Mitrović Italy Brescia Free transfer 30 June 2012 [84]
60 GK Wales Rhys Taylor England Southend United Free transfer 30 June 2012 [85]
16 MF Portugal Raul Meireles Turkey Fenerbahçe £8 million 3 September 2012 [86]

Winter

Squad # Position Player Transferred To Fee Date Source
23 FW England Daniel Sturridge England Liverpool £12 million 2 January 2012 [87]

Loan out

Squad # Position Player Loaned To Start End Source
43 DF Netherlands Jeffrey Bruma Germany Hamburg 24 May 2012 31 May 2013 [88]
38 DF Netherlands Patrick van Aanholt Netherlands Vitesse 11 July 2012 31 May 2013 [89]
50 DF Czech Republic Tomáš Kalas Netherlands Vitesse 11 July 2012 31 May 2013 [89]
GK Belgium Thibaut Courtois Spain Atlético Madrid 27 June 2012 31 May 2013 [90]
51 MF England Rohan Ince England Yeovil Town 13 July 2012 13 January 2013 [91]
56 MF Mexico Ulises Dávila Spain Sabadell 13 July 2012 31 May 2013 [92]
66 FW Uruguay Jhon Pírez Spain Sabadell 13 July 2012 31 August 2012
64 FW Slovakia Milan Lalkovič Portugal Vitória Guimarães 17 July 2012 31 May 2013 [93]
61 GK Croatia Matej Delač Portugal Vitória Guimarães 17 July 2012 31 May 2013 [93]
59 DF Nigeria Kenneth Omeruo Netherlands ADO Den Haag 1 July 2012 31 May 2013
14 MF Belgium Kevin De Bruyne Germany Werder Bremen 2 August 2012 31 May 2013 [94]
DF England Ben Gordon England Birmingham City 10 August 2012 7 January 2013 [95]
18 FW Belgium Romelu Lukaku England West Bromwich Albion 10 August 2012 31 May 2013 [96]
52 GK England Sam Walker England Bristol Rovers 14 August 2012 2 January 2013 [97]
27 DF England Sam Hutchinson England Nottingham Forest 16 August 2012 31 May 2013 [98]
48 MF Republic of Ireland Conor Clifford England Portsmouth 17 August 2012 17 September 2012 [99]
20 MF England Josh McEachran England Middlesbrough 20 August 2012 31 May 2013 [100]
57 DF England Archange Nkumu England Yeovil Town 23 August 2012 23 September 2012 [101]
MF Sweden Amin Affane Netherlands Roda JC 30 August 2012 31 May 2013 [102]
MF Belgium Thorgan Hazard Belgium Zulte Waregem 30 August 2012 31 May 2013 [102]
45 DF England Nathaniel Chalobah England Watford 31 August 2012 2 January 2013 [103]
31 MF France Gaël Kakuta Netherlands Vitesse 31 August 2012 30 June 2013 [104]
30 MF Israel Yossi Benayoun England West Ham United 31 August 2012 3 January 2013 [104]
5 MF Ghana Michael Essien Spain Real Madrid 31 August 2012 30 June 2013 [19]
66 FW Uruguay Jhon Pírez Spain CD Leganés 5 September 2012 31 May 2013 [105]
55 MF England James Ashton England Charlton Athletic 1 October 2012 31 May 2013 [106]
48 MF Republic of Ireland Conor Clifford England Crawley Town 22 November 2012 5 January 2013 [107]
54 DF England Todd Kane England Preston North End 22 November 2012 5 January 2013 [108]
FW England Patrick Bamford England Milton Keynes Dons 22 November 2012 5 January 2013 [109]
MF Sweden Anjur Osmanović Sweden Lärje-Angereds IF 22 November 2012 5 January 2013 [110]

Overall transfer activity

Pre-season and friendlies

18 July 2012 World Football Challenge Seattle Sounders 2 – 4 Chelsea Seattle, Washington
21:30 PDT Montero 13', 31' Report Lukaku 2', 43'
Hazard 10'
Marin 39'		 Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 53,309
Referee: Ricardo Salazar (United States)
22 July 2012 World Football Challenge Chelsea 1 – 1 Paris Saint-Germain Bronx, New York
19:00 EDT Mikel Yellow card 58'
Piazón 82'		 Report Lavezzi Yellow card 7'
Nenê 29'
Sakho Yellow card 40'
Verratti Yellow card 59'		 Stadium: Yankee Stadium
Attendance: 38,202
Referee: Edvin Jurisevic (United States)
25 July 2012 MLS All-Star Game MLS All-Stars 3 – 2 Chelsea Chester, Pennsylvania
20:55 EDT Wondolowski 21'
Pontius 73'
Johnson 90+1'		 Report Terry 32'
Lampard 58'		 Stadium: PPL Park
Attendance: 19,236
Referee: Baldomero Toledo (United States)
28 July 2012 World Football Challenge Chelsea 0 – 1 Milan Miami, Florida
18:00 EDT Report Emanuelson 68' Stadium: Sun Life Stadium
Attendance: 57,748
Referee: Ricardo Salazar (United States)
4 August 2012 Friendly Brighton & Hove Albion 3 – 1 Chelsea Brighton and Hove
15:00 BST Vicente 37'
Barnes 44'
Crofts 86'		 Report Lampard 35' Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 17,149
Referee: Dave Phillips (England)

Competitions

Overall

Competition Started round Current
position / round 		Final
position / round 		First match Last match
FA Community Shield Final — Runner-up 12 August 2012
EPL — 4th 19 August 2012 19 May 2013
UEFA Super Cup Final — Runner-up 31 August 2012
UCL GS — Group Stage 19 September 2012 5 December 2012
UEL Rof32 Rof32 14 February 2012
FL Cup R3 Semi Final 26 September 2012
FIFA Club World Cup Semifinal — Runner-up 13 December 2012 16 December 2012
FA Cup 3R — 5 January 2013

Updated to match played 1 January 2013
Source: Competitions

FA Community Shield

12 August 2012 Final Chelsea 2 – 3 Manchester City Birmingham
13:30 BST Torres 40'
Bertrand 79' Yellow card 79'
Ramires Yellow card 31'
Ivanović Red card 41'
Mikel Yellow card 43'
Lampard Yellow card 45'
Cole Yellow card 61'		 Report Y. Touré 53'
Tevez 59'
Nasri 65'
Savic Yellow card 10'
Kompany Yellow card 48'
Pantilimon Yellow card 79'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 36,394
Referee: Kevin Friend

UEFA Super Cup

31 August 2012 Final Chelsea England 1 – 4 Spain Atlético Madrid Monaco
20:45 CEST Cahill 75'
Ivanović Yellow card 29'		 Report Falcao 6', 19', 45'
Miranda 60'		 Stadium: Stade Louis II
Attendance: 14,312
Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)

FIFA Club World Cup

13 December 2012 Semi Final Monterrey Mexico 1 – 3 England Chelsea Yokohama, Japan
10:30 GMT De Nigris 90+1' Report Mata 17'
Torres 46'
Chávez 48' (o.g.)		 Stadium: International Stadium Yokohama
Attendance: 36,648
Referee: Carlos Vera (Ecuador)
16 December 2012 Final Corinthians Brazil 1 – 0 England Chelsea Yokohama, Japan
10:30 GMT Guerrero 69'
Henrique Yellow card 55'		 Report David Luiz Yellow card 70'
Cahill Red card 90'		 Stadium: International Stadium Yokohama
Attendance: 68,275
Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)

Premier League

League table

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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
20 11 5 4 39 19  +20 38 5 3 2 22 8  +14 6 2 2 17 11  +6

Last updated: 2 January 2013.
Source: Premier League

Results by round

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Matches

19 August 2012 1 Wigan Athletic 0 – 2 Chelsea Wigan
13:30 GMT Caldwell Yellow card 10'
McArthur Yellow card 56'		 Report Ivanović 2'
Lampard 7' (pen.) Yellow card 79'
David Luiz Yellow card 34'		 Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 19,738
Referee: Mike Jones
22 August 2012 2 Chelsea 4 – 2 Reading London
19:45 GMT Lampard 18' (pen.)
Cahill 68'
Torres 80'
Ivanović 90+5'		 Report Pogrebnyak 24' Yellow card 64'
Guthrie 28'
Karacan Yellow card 57'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,733
Referee: Lee Mason
25 August 2012 3 Chelsea 2 – 0 Newcastle United London
17:30 GMT Hazard 22' (pen.)
Torres Yellow card 40' 45+3'		 Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,718
Referee: Phil Dowd
15 September 2012 4 Queens Park Rangers 0 – 0 Chelsea London
15:00 GMT Report Ramires Yellow card 14'
Bertrand Yellow card 27'		 Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 18,271
Referee: Andre Marriner
22 September 2012 5 Chelsea 1 – 0 Stoke City London
15:00 GMT Cole 85'
Oscar Yellow card 50'
David Luiz Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Adam Yellow card 23' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,112
Referee: Michael Oliver
29 September 2012 6 Arsenal 1 – 2 Chelsea London
12:45 GMT Gervinho 42'
Ramsey Yellow card 34'
Vermaelen Yellow card 52'		 Report Torres 19'
Mata 54'
Oscar Yellow card 38'
David Luiz Yellow card 48'
Ramires Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,101
Referee: Martin Atkinson
6 October 2012 7 Chelsea 4 – 1 Norwich City London
15:00 GMT Torres 14'
Lampard 22'
Hazard 30'
Ivanović 76'		 Report Holt 11' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,784
Referee: Anthony Taylor
20 October 2012 8 Tottenham Hotspur 2 – 4 Chelsea London
12:45 GMT Gallas Yellow card 39' 46'
Defoe 53'
Huddlestone Yellow card 37'
Walker Yellow card 45+1'		 Report Cahill 17'
Mata 65', 68'
Sturridge 90+1'
Ivanović Yellow card 24'
Ramires Yellow card 45+3'		 Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 36,060
Referee: Mike Dean
28 October 2012 9 Chelsea 2 – 3 Manchester United London
16:00 GMT Mata 44'
Ramires 54'
Ivanović Red card 63'
Torres Yellow card 45' Yellow-red card 69'
Mikel Yellow card 76'		 Report David Luiz 3' (o.g.)
Van Persie 12'
Hernández 75'
Rooney Yellow card 43'
Valencia Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,644
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
3 November 2012 10 Swansea City 1 – 1 Chelsea Swansea
15:00 GMT Hernández 87'
Britton Yellow card 36'
de Guzmán Yellow card 81'
Ki Yellow card 88'
Shechter Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Moses 60'
Azpilicueta Yellow card 38'		 Stadium: Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 20,527
Referee: Kevin Friend
11 November 2012 11 Chelsea 1 – 1 Liverpool London
16:00 GMT Terry 20'
Mikel Yellow card 78'		 Report Suarez 73'
Johnson Yellow card 55'
Gerrard Yellow card 66'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,627
Referee: Howard Webb
17 November 2012 12 West Bromwich Albion 2 – 1 Chelsea West Bromwich
15:00 GMT Long 10'
Odemwingie 49'		 Report Hazard 39' Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 25,933
Referee: Michael Oliver
Note: Roberto Di Matteo's last Premier League game as Chelsea manager
25 November 2012 13 Chelsea 0 – 0 Manchester City London
16:00 GMT Report Zabaleta Yellow card 64'
Kolarov Yellow card 76'
Balotelli Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,792
Referee: Chris Foy
Note: Rafael Benitez's first game as Chelsea manager.
28 November 2012 14 Chelsea 0 – 0 Fulham London
19:45 GMT Ivanović Yellow card 67'
Romeu Yellow card 70'
Luiz Yellow card 72'		 Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,707
Referee: Anthony Taylor
1 December 2012 15 West Ham 3 – 1 Chelsea London
12:45 GMT Cole 62'
Diamé 85'
Maïga 90+1'
Noble Yellow card 64'		 Report Mata 13'
Cech Yellow card 43'
Mikel Yellow card 63'		 Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 35,005
Referee: Martin Atkinson
8 December 2012 16 Sunderland 1 – 3 Chelsea Sunderland
15:00 GMT Johnson 66'
Gardner Yellow card 42'		 Report Torres 11', 45+2' (pen.)
Mata 49' Yellow card 86'
Ivanović Yellow card 71'
Ramires Yellow card 84'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 39,273
Referee: Mark Halsey
15 December 2012 17 Chelsea Postponed Southampton London
15:00 GMT Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Note: Postponed due to Chelsea's involvement in the FIFA Club World Cup.
23 December 2012 18 Chelsea 8 – 0 Aston Villa London
16:00 GMT Torres 3'
Luiz 29'
Ivanović 34'
Lampard 59'
Ramires 76', 90+1'
Oscar 79' (pen.)
Hazard 83'
Piazon soccer ball with red X 89'		 Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,363
Referee: Phil Dowd
26 December 2012 19 Norwich City 0 – 1 Chelsea Norwich
15:00 GMT Johnson Yellow card 81' Report Mata 38'
Hazard Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 26,831
Referee: Jonathan Moss
30 December 2012 20 Everton 1 – 2 Chelsea Liverpool
13:30 GMT Pienaar 2' Yellow card 64'
Distin Yellow card 73'		 Report Lampard 42', 72'
Cahill Yellow card 48'
Luiz Yellow card 70'
Cole Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 39,485
Referee: Howard Webb
2 January 2013 21 Chelsea 0 - 1 Queens Park Rangers London
19:45 GMT Marin Yellow card 3' Report Wright Phillips 79'
Hill Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,634
Referee: Lee Mason
12 January 2013 22 Stoke City – Chelsea Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 GMT Stadium: Britannia Stadium
20 January 2013 23 Chelsea – Arsenal London
13:30 GMT Stadium: Stamford Bridge

FA Cup

5 January 2013 R3 Southampton v Chelsea Southampton
15:00 GMT Stadium: St Mary's Stadium

League Cup

25 September 2012 R3 Chelsea 6 – 0 Wolverhampton Wanderers London
19:45 BST Cahill 4'
Bertrand 8'
Mata 17'
Romeu 53' (pen.)
Torres 58'
Moses 71'		 Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 32,569
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
31 October 2012 R4 Chelsea 5 – 4 (a.e.t.) Manchester United London
19:45 GMT Romeu Yellow card 11'
Mikel Yellow card 24'
David Luiz 30' (pen.) Yellow card 90+2'
Cahill 52'
Hazard 90+3' (pen.)
Sturridge 97'
Oscar Yellow card 100'
Ramires Yellow card 114' 115'		 Report Giggs 22', 120' (pen.) Yellow card 118'
Hernandez 42'
Nani 58' Yellow card 100'
Wootton Yellow card 63'
Keane Yellow card 104'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,126
Referee: Lee Mason
19 December 2012 QF Leeds United 1 – 5 Chelsea Leeds
19:45 GMT Becchio 37' Report Lampard Yellow card 14'
Mata 46'
Ivanović 64'
Moses 66'
Bertrand Yellow card 69'
Hazard 80'
Torres 84'		 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 33,816
Referee: Andre Marriner
9 January 2013 SF L1 Chelsea v Swansea City London
19:45 GMT Stadium: Stamford Bridge
23 January 2013 SF L2 Swansea City v Chelsea Swansea
19:45 GMT Stadium: Liberty Stadium

UEFA Champions League

Group stage

Group E
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Italy Juventus 6 3 3 0 12 4 +8 12
Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk 6 3 1 2 12 8 +4 10
England Chelsea 6 3 1 2 16 10 +6 10
Denmark Nordsjælland 6 0 1 5 4 22 −18 1
19 September 2012 R1 Chelsea England 2 – 2 Italy Juventus London, England
19:45 BST Oscar 31', 33'
Ramires Yellow card 60'		 Report Vidal 38' Yellow card 66'
Quagliarella 80'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 40,918
Referee: Pedro Proença (Portugal)
2 October 2012 R2 Nordsjælland Denmark 0 – 4 England Chelsea Copenhagen, Denmark
19:45 BST Runje Yellow card 76' Report Mata 33', 82'
Luiz 79'
Ramires 89'		 Stadium: Parken Stadium
Attendance: 25,120
Referee: Marijo Strahonja (Croatia)
23 October 2012 R3 Shakhtar Donetsk Ukraine 2 – 1 England Chelsea Donetsk, Ukraine
19:45 BST Teixeira 3'
Fernandinho 52'
Kucher Yellow card 66'
Hübschman Yellow card 85'		 Report Oscar 89'
Cole Yellow card 21'
Luiz Yellow card 80'		 Stadium: Donbass Arena
Attendance: 51,435
Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)
7 November 2012 R4 Chelsea England 3 – 2 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk London, England
19:45 GMT Torres 6'
Oscar 40'
Luiz Yellow card 88'
Moses 90+4'		 Report Willian 9', 47'
Teixeira Yellow card 56'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,067
Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo (Spain)
20 November 2012 R5 Juventus Italy 3 – 0 England Chelsea Turin, Italy
19:45 GMT Quagliarella 38'
Bonucci Yellow card 40'
Vidal 61'
Marchisio Yellow card 84'
Giovinco 90' Yellow card 90'		 Report Ramires Yellow card 75' Stadium: Juventus Stadium
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)
Note: Roberto Di Matteo's last game as Chelsea manager.
5 December 2012 R6 Chelsea England 6 – 1 Denmark Nordsjælland London, England
19:45 GMT Hazard soccer ball with red X 34'
Luiz 38' (pen.)
Torres 45+2', 56'
Cahill 51'
Mata 63'
Oscar 71'		 Report Stokholm soccer ball with red X 31'
John 46'
Christiansen Yellow card 37'
Mtiliga Yellow card 50'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 40,084
Referee: Bas Nijhuis (Netherlands)

UEFA Europa League

14 February 2013 Ro32 L1 Sparta Prague Czech Republic v England Chelsea Prague, Czech Republic
18:00 GMT Stadium: Generali Arena
21 February 2013 Ro32 L2 Chelsea England v Czech Republic Sparta Prague London, England
20:05 GMT Stadium: Stamford Bridge

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As on 30 December 2012.
No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League FA Cup Football League Cup Europe/ World
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Czech Republic CZE Petr Čech 25 0 16 0 0 0 1 0 8 0
2 DF Serbia SRB Branislav Ivanović 23 3 15 3 0 0 0 0 8 0
3 DF England ENG Ashley Cole 21 1 14 1 0 0 0 0 7 0
4 DF Brazil BRA David Luiz 21 3 12 0 0 0 1 1 8 2
6 MF Spain ESP Oriol Romeu 9 1 4+2 0 0 0 2 1 1 0
7 MF Brazil BRA Ramires 24 3 11+4 1 0 0 1+1 1 7 1
8 MF England ENG Frank Lampard 13 3 4+4 3 0 0 0 0 4+1 0
9 FW Spain ESP Fernando Torres 25 13 16+0 7 0 0 1 2 7+1 4
10 MF Spain ESP Juan Mata 24 11 12+2 6 0 0 2 1 7+1 4
11 MF Brazil BRA Oscar 24 5 9+5 0 0 0 0+2 0 6+2 5
12 MF Nigeria NGA John Obi Mikel 22 0 14 0 0 0 1 0 6+1 0
13 FW Nigeria NGA Victor Moses 15 3 4+4 1 0 0 2 1 3+2 1
15 MF France FRA Florent Malouda 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 MF Belgium BEL Eden Hazard 26 4 16 3 0 0 0+2 1 6+2 0
19 DF Portugal POR Paulo Ferreira 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+2 0
21 MF Germany GER Marko Marin 4 0 0+2 0 0 0 1+1 0 0 0
22 GK England ENG Ross Turnbull 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
24 DF England ENG Gary Cahill 18 6 9+1 2 0 0 2 2 6 2
26 DF England ENG John Terry 10 1 6+1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0
28 DF Spain ESP César Azpilicueta 11 0 6+2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0
34 DF England ENG Ryan Bertrand 15 1 6+3 0 0 0 1+1 1 1+3 0
35 MF Brazil BRA Lucas Piazón 3 0 0+1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
40 GK Portugal POR Henrique Hilário 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players who left the club in-season
16 MF Portugal POR Raul Meireles 3 0 1+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 FW England ENG Daniel Sturridge 11 2 1+6 1 0 0 1 1 0+3 0

Top scorers

The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal and includes all competitive matches. This excludes one goal each scored by Fernando Torres and Ryan Bertrand in the 2012 Community Shield, which is officially classed as a friendly.

As on 30 December 2012.
Rank Pos No. Player Premier League [111] FA Cup League Cup Champions League Europa League Super Cup Club World Cup Total
1 FW 9 Spain Fernando Torres 7 0 2 3 0 0 1 13
MF 10 Spain Juan Mata 7 0 2 3 0 0 1 13
3 DF 24 England Gary Cahill 2 0 2 1 0 1 0 6
MF 8 England Frank Lampard 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
MF 11 Brazil Oscar 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 6
MF 17 Belgium Eden Hazard 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 6
6 DF 2 Serbia Branislav Ivanović 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 5
MF 7 Brazil Ramires 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 5
8 FW 13 Nigeria Victor Moses 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 4
DF 4 Brazil David Luiz 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 4
11 FW 23 England Daniel Sturridge 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
12 DF 3 England Ashley Cole 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
MF 6 Spain Oriol Romeu 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
DF 26 England John Terry 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
DF 34 England Ryan Bertrand 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
# Own Goals 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
TOTALS 39 0 16 16 0 1 3 75

Top assists

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total assists are equal.

As on 30 December 2012.
Rank Pos No. Player Premier League [112] FA Cup League Cup Champions League Europa League Super Cup Club World Cup Total
1 MF 10 Spain Juan Mata 8 0 4 4 0 0 0 16
2 MF 17 Belgium Eden Hazard 11 0 2 2 0 0 1 15
3 MF 11 Brazil Oscar 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 7
4 DF 3 England Ashley Cole 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 3
FW 13 Nigeria Victor Moses 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3
MF 7 Brazil Ramires 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 3
6 DF 2 Serbia Branislav Ivanović 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
MF 8 England Frank Lampard 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2
FW 9 Spain Fernando Torres 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
DF 28 Spain César Azpilicueta 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
FW 35 Brazil Lucas Piazón 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
DF 24 England Gary Cahill 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
10 DF 4 Brazil David Luiz 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
TOTALS 34 0 15 10 0 0 3 60

Clean sheets

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total clean sheets are equal.

As on 30 December 2012.
Rank Pos No. Player Premier League FA Cup League Cup Champions League Europa League Super Cup Club World Cup Total
1 GK 1 Czech Republic Petr Čech 8 0 0 1 0 0 0 9
2 GK 22 England Ross Turnbull 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
TOTALS 9 0 1 1 0 0 0 11

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total cards are equal.

As on 30 December 2012.
Rank Pos. No. Player Premier League Europe/World League Cup FA Cup Total
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card
1 DF 2 Serbia Branislav Ivanović 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1
2 FW 9 Spain Fernando Torres 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
3 DF 4 Brazil David Luiz 5 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0
4 MF 7 Brazil Ramires 4 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0
5 MF 12 Nigeria John Obi Mikel 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
6 MF 11 Brazil Oscar 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
7 MF 6 Spain Oriol Romeu 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
MF 8 England Frank Lampard 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
DF 34 England Ryan Bertrand 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
DF 3 England Ashley Cole 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
10 GK 1 Czech Republic Petr Cech 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
MF 10 Spain Juan Mata 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
DF 28 Spain César Azpilicueta 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
MF 28 Belgium Eden Hazard 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
DF 24 England Gary Cahill 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
MF 21 Germany Marko Marin 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
TOTALS 28 1 1 7 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 42 1 1

Overview

As on 30 December 2012.
Games played 31 (19 Premier League, 3 League Cup, 6 UEFA Champions League, 1 UEFA Super Cup, 2 FIFA Club World Cup)
Games won 18 (11 Premier League, 3 League Cup, 3 UEFA Champions League, 1 FIFA Club World Cup)
Games drawn 6 (5 Premier League, 1 UEFA Champions League)
Games lost 7 (3 Premier League, 2 UEFA Champions League, 1 UEFA Super Cup, 1 FIFA Club World Cup)
Goals scored 75 (39 Premier League, 16 League Cup, 16 UEFA Champions League, 1 UEFA Super Cup, 3 FIFA Club World Cup)
Goals conceded 39 (18 Premier League, 5 League Cup, 10 UEFA Champions League, 4 UEFA Super Cup, 2 FIFA Club World Cup)
Goal difference +36 (+21 Premier League, +11 League Cup, +6 UEFA Champions League, -3 UEFA Super Cup, +1 FIFA Club World Cup)
Clean sheets 9 (7 Premier League, 1 League Cup, 1 UEFA Champions League)
Yellow cards 42 (28 Premier League, 7 League Cup, 7 UEFA Champions League, 1 UEFA Super Cup)
Red cards 2 (2 Premier League)
Worst discipline Branislav Ivanović (4 Yellow card 1 Red card)
Best result(s) W 8 – 0 (H) v Aston Villa – Premier League – 23 December 2012
Worst result(s) L 1 – 4 (N) v Atletico Madrid – UEFA Super Cup – 31 August 2012
Most Appearances Eden Hazard (26 appearances)
Top scorer(s) Fernando Torres & Juan Mata (13 goals)
Top assister(s) Juan Mata (16 assists)

Honours

Individuals

No. Player Award Month Source
10 Spain Juan Mata Barclays Premier League Player of the Month October 2012 [36]
4 Brazil David Luiz Silver Ball at the 2012 FIFA Club World Cup December 2012 [113]
2 Serbia Branislav Ivanovic Serbian Footballer of the Year December 2012 [114]

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