2006–07 Chelsea F.C. season
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2006–07 season | ||||
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Owner | Roman Abramovich | |||
Chairman | Bruce Buck | |||
Manager | José Mourinho | |||
Stadium | Stamford Bridge | |||
FA Premier League | 2nd | |||
FA Cup | Winners | |||
League Cup | Winners | |||
FA Community Shield | Runners-up | |||
UEFA Champions League | Semi-finals | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Didier Drogba (20) All: Didier Drogba (33) | |||
Highest home attendance | 41,953 (20 August vs Manchester City) | |||
Lowest home attendance | 32,135 (12 September vs Werder Bremen) | |||
Average home league attendance | League: 39,333 All: 38,099 | |||
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The 2006–07 season was Chelsea F.C.'s 93rd competitive season, 15th consecutive season in the Premier League and 101st year as a club. Managed by José Mourinho, the club won both the FA Cup and the League Cup.
Chelsea were in race to win a unique Quadruple until 1 May. The 2006–07 Premier League was decided on matchday 36, after Chelsea failed to win against Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium. This left them seven points behind Manchester United with two games to go, confirming Manchester United as league champions.
The season was their fourth under the ownership of Roman Abramovich and Chelsea spent heavily in the transfer market before the season. Notable transactions include the signing of Andriy Shevchenko from Milan for £30 million and Salomon Kalou from Feyenoord for an undisclosed fee. They also added Michael Ballack from Bayern Munich on free transfer and also exchanged William Gallas and £5 million with Arsenal for Ashley Cole.
In the Champions League, Chelsea aimed to improve upon their first knockout round exit in the previous season. They managed to reach the semi-finals for the third time in four seasons, but lost to Liverpool 4–1 on penalties after a 1–1 aggregate scoreline. Chelsea also lost the pre season Community Shield to Liverpool at the beginning of the season.
Kits
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Home | Home alt. | Away | Away alt. 1 | Away alt. 2 | Away alt. 3 | Third | Third alt. |
Goalkeeper 1 | Goalkeeper 2 | Goalkeeper 2 alt. | Goalkeeper 2 (Worn by John Terry) |
Management
[edit]Position | Staff |
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Manager | José Mourinho |
Assistant manager | Steve Clarke |
First team coach | Baltemar Brito |
Fitness coach | Rui Faria |
Goalkeeping coach | Silvino Louro |
Opposition scout | André Villas-Boas |
First team squad
[edit]- Squad at end of season[1]
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Left club during season
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Reserve squad
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Transfers
[edit]In
[edit]# | Pos | Player | From | Fee | Date |
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13 | MF | Michael Ballack | Bayern Munich | Free[3] | 15 May 2006 |
21 | FW | Salomon Kalou | Feyenoord | £9 million[4] | 30 May 2006 |
7 | FW | Andriy Shevchenko | Milan | £30 million [5] | 31 May 2006 |
12 | DM | Mikel John Obi | Lyn[6] | £4 million[6] | 19 July 2006[6] |
9 | DF | Khalid Boulahrouz | Hamburger SV | £8.5 million [7] | 21 August 2006 |
3 | DF | Ashley Cole | Arsenal | £5 million + Gallas[8] | 31 August 2006 |
Out
[edit]# | Pos | Player | To | Fee | Date |
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40 | GK | Lenny Pidgeley | Millwall | Free[9] | 9 June 2006 |
22 | FW | Eiður Guðjohnsen | Barcelona | £8 million[10] | 14 June 2006 |
27 | MF | Jiří Jarošík | Celtic | £2 million [11] | 19 June 2006 |
12 | FW | Carlton Cole | West Ham United | £3 million | 1 July 2006 |
11 | MF | Damien Duff | Newcastle United | £5 million[12] | 22 July 2006 |
3 | DF | Asier del Horno | Valencia | £5 million[13] | 22 July 2006 |
29 | DF | Robert Huth | Middlesbrough | £6 million[14] | 31 August 2006 |
13 | DF | William Gallas | Arsenal | Cole – £5 million[15] | 31 August 2006 |
Overall transfer activity
[edit] Total spending[edit]Summer: £56,600,000 Winter: £0,000,000 Total: £56,600,000
| Income[edit]Summer: £31,000,000 Winter: £0,000,000 Total: £31,000,000
| Expenditure[edit]Summer: £25,800,000 Winter: £0,000,000 Total: £25,800,000 |
Competitions
[edit]FA Community Shield
[edit]13 August 2006 | Chelsea | 1–2 | Liverpool | Cardiff |
14:00 BST | Shevchenko 43' Ballack 7' Lampard 15' Diarra 68' | Report | Riise 9' Crouch 80' Alonso 61' | Stadium: Millennium Stadium Attendance: 56,275 Referee: Martin Atkinson |
Premier League
[edit]League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Manchester United (C) | 38 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 83 | 27 | +56 | 89 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
2 | Chelsea | 38 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 64 | 24 | +40 | 83 | |
3 | Liverpool | 38 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 57 | 27 | +30 | 68 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round |
4 | Arsenal | 38 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 63 | 35 | +28 | 68 | |
5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 57 | 54 | +3 | 60 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[a] |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
- ^ Since both finalists of the FA Cup (Manchester United and Chelsea) and the League Cup winners (Chelsea) were qualified for the Champions League, their UEFA Cup spots were given to the 6th- and 7th-placed Premier League teams.
Matches
[edit]20 August 2006 1 | Chelsea | 3–0 | Manchester City | Stamford Bridge, London |
16:00 BST | Terry 11' Lampard 26' Essien 63' Drogba 78' | (Report) | Dabo 15' Corradi 49' 63' Dickov 71' | Attendance: 41,953 Referee: Steve Bennett |
23 August 2006 2 | Middlesbrough | 2–1 | Chelsea | Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough |
20:00 | Parnaby 76' Pogatetz 80' Boateng 88' Viduka 90' | (Report) | Shevchenko 16' Drogba 46' Ferreira 80' | Attendance: 29,198 Referee: Howard Webb |
27 August 2006 3 | Blackburn Rovers | 0–2 | Chelsea | Ewood Park, Blackburn |
16:00 | Savage 25' Ooijer 49' Khizanishvili 90' | (Report) | Lampard 50' (pen.) Makelele 66' Drogba 81' | Attendance: 19,398 Referee: Mark Clattenburg |
9 September 2006 4 | Chelsea | 2–1 | Charlton Athletic | Stamford Bridge, London |
15:00 | Drogba 6' Ballack 41' Carvalho 59' 63' | (Report) | Faye 41' Hasselbaink 54' | Attendance: 41,194 Referee: Alan Wiley |
17 September 2006 5 | Chelsea | 1–0 | Liverpool | Stamford Bridge, London |
13:30 | Boulahrouz 26' Drogba 30', 42' Ballack 51' Čech 90' | (Report) | Warnock 5' Sissoko 44' | Attendance: 41,882 Referee: Mike Riley |
23 September 2006 6 | Fulham | 0–2 | Chelsea | Craven Cottage, London |
15:00 | Volz 55' Queudrue 83' | (Report) | Carvalho 61' Lampard 73' (pen.), 80' | Attendance: 24,290 Referee: Mark Halsey |
30 September 2006 7 | Chelsea | 1–1 | Aston Villa | Stamford Bridge, London |
15:00 | Drogba 3' | (Report) | Agbonlahor 45' McCann 53' Mellberg 83' | Attendance: 41,951 Referee: Graham Poll |
14 October 2006 8 | Reading | 0–1 | Chelsea | Madejski Stadium, Reading |
17:15 | Ingimarsson 29' Sonko 45' Bikey 77' 83' | (Report) | Mikel 44' 62' Ingimarsson 45' (o.g.) Terry 53' | Attendance: 24,025 Referee: Mike Riley |
21 October 2006 9 | Chelsea | 2–1 | Portsmouth | Stamford Bridge, London |
15:00 | Shevchenko 55', 56' Ballack 57' 58' J. Cole 90+3' | (Report) | Pamarot 43' Mendes 51' Benjani 69' | Attendance: 41,838 Referee: Mark Clattenburg |
28 October 2006 10 | Sheffield United | 0–2 | Chelsea | Bramall Lane, Sheffield |
12:45 BST | Leigertwood 42' Montgomery 60' | (Report) | Lampard 43' Ballack 49' | Attendance: 32,321 Referee: Martin Atkinson |
5 November 2006 11 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2–1 | Chelsea | White Hart Lane, Tottenham |
16:00 | Dawson 17', 25' Lennon 52' Ghaly 55' King 78' | (Report) | Makelele 15', 45+3' Ferreira 25' A. Cole 45+3' Terry 62' 72' Ballack 66' | Attendance: 36,070 Referee: Graham Poll |
11 November 2006 12 | Chelsea | 4–0 | Watford | Stamford Bridge, London |
15:00 | Drogba 27', 36', 69' Ballack 40' Shevchenko 52' | (Report) | Doyley 45' | Attendance: 41,936 Referee: Howard Webb |
18 November 2006 13 | Chelsea | 1–0 | West Ham United | Stamford Bridge, London |
15:00 | Lampard 18' Geremi 22' | (Report) | Gabbidon 21' Reo-Coker 68' Mullins 71' Tevez 74' | Attendance: 41,916 Referee: Mike Dean |
26 November 2006 14 | Manchester United | 1–1 | Chelsea | Old Trafford, Manchester |
16:00 | Saha 29' Carrick 55' | (Report) | Makelele 21' Drogba 36' Carvalho 69' A. Cole 85' | Attendance: 75,948 Referee: Howard Webb |
29 November 2006 15 | Bolton Wanderers | 0–1 | Chelsea | Reebok Stadium, Bolton |
20:00 | Campo 34' Faye 45+4' Nolan 89' | (Report) | Carvalho 40' Ballack 45' | Attendance: 23,559 Referee: Steve Bennett |
10 December 2006 16 | Chelsea | 1–1 | Arsenal | Stamford Bridge, London |
16:00 | A. Cole 24' Drogba 66' Essien 84' | (Report) | Flamini 55' 78' Lehmann 65' | Attendance: 41,917 Referee: Alan Wiley |
13 December 2006 17 | Chelsea | 1–0 | Newcastle United | Stamford Bridge, London |
19:45 | Essien 62' Drogba 74' Makelele 90+4' | (Report) | Ramage 77' Babayaro 90+1' | Attendance: 41,945 Referee: Phil Dowd |
17 December 2006 18 | Everton | 2–3 | Chelsea | Goodison Park, Liverpool |
13:45 | Arteta 38' (pen.) Yobo 64' Neville 83' | (Report) | Howard 49' (o.g.) Carvalho 50' Lampard 81' Drogba 87' | Attendance: 33,970 Referee: Mark Halsey |
23 December 2006 19 | Wigan Athletic | 2–3 | Chelsea | JJB Stadium, Wigan |
17:15 | Heskey 45', 75', 72' De Zeeuw 90+6' Kilbane 90+6' | (Report) | Lampard 13', 68' Kalou 31' Robben 44', 90+3' Boulahrouz 47' Mikel 87' | Attendance: 22,077 Referee: Mike Dean |
26 December 2006 20 | Chelsea | 2–2 | Reading | Stamford Bridge, London |
13:00 | Drogba 38', 72' Ballack 88' | (Report) | Lita 67', 75' Essien 85' (o.g.) | Attendance: 41,885 Referee: Alan Wiley |
30 December 2006 21 | Chelsea | 2–2 | Fulham | Stamford Bridge, London |
15:00 | Rosenior 35' (o.g.) Ferreira 45+1' Drogba 62' | (Report) | Volz 16' Bocanegra 84' Queudrue 86' | Attendance: 41,926 Referee: Howard Webb |
2 January 2007 22 | Aston Villa | 0–0 | Chelsea | Villa Park, Birmingham |
20:00 | McCann 45' | (Report) | Drogba 48' A. Cole 71' Carvalho 71' | Attendance: 41,006 Referee: Phil Dowd |
13 January 2007 23 | Chelsea | 4–0 | Wigan Athletic | Stamford Bridge, London |
15:00 | Lampard 13' Robben 63' Kirkland 70' (o.g.) Drogba 75', 90+2' | (Report) | McCulloch 26' Cotterill 32' Haestad 50' | Attendance: 40,846 Referee: Martin Atkinson |
20 January 2007 24 | Liverpool | 2–0 | Chelsea | Anfield, Liverpool |
12:45 | Kuyt 4' Pennant 18' | (Report) | Ferreira 70' | Attendance: 44,245 Referee: Rob Styles |
31 January 2007 25 | Chelsea | 3–0 | Blackburn Rovers | Stamford Bridge, London |
19:45 | Drogba 6' Lampard 67' Kalou 90' | (Report) | Samba 86' | Attendance: 37,967 Referee: Graham Poll |
3 February 2007 26 | Charlton Athletic | 0–1 | Chelsea | The Valley, London |
15:00 | (Report) | Lampard 18' Diarra 36' | Attendance: 27,111 Referee: Mark Halsey |
10 February 2007 27 | Chelsea | 3–0 | Middlesbrough | Stamford Bridge, London |
15:00 | Drogba 45', 83' Xavier 70' (o.g.) | (Report) | Downing 48' | Attendance: 41,699 Referee: Chris Foy |
3 March 2007 28 | Portsmouth | 0–2 | Chelsea | Fratton Park, Portsmouth |
17:15 | (Report) | Ballack 25' Drogba 33' Makelele 68' Kalou 82' | Attendance: 20,219 Referee: Mark Halsey |
14 March 2007 29 | Manchester City | 0–1 | Chelsea | City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester |
20:00 | Hamann 60' Dunne 68' Richards 82' | (Report) | Lampard 28' (pen.) Drogba 82' Ballack 89' | Attendance: 39,429 Referee: Alan Wiley |
17 March 2007 30 | Chelsea | 3–0 | Sheffield United | Stamford Bridge, London |
15:00 | Shevchenko 4' Kalou 17' Ballack 58' | (Report) | Attendance: 41,897 Referee: Chris Foy |
31 March 2007 31 | Watford | 0–1 | Chelsea | Vicarage Road, Watford |
17:15 | Francis 24' | (Report) | Wright-Phillips 66' Ferreira 76' Carvalho 90+1' Kalou 90+2' | Attendance: 19,793 Referee: Uriah Rennie |
7 April 2007 32 | Chelsea | 1–0 | Tottenham Hotspur | Stamford Bridge, London |
12:45 | Carvalho 52' J. Cole 90+5' Drogba 90+5' | (Report) | Ghaly 17' | Attendance: 41,864 Referee: Rob Styles |
18 April 2007 33 | West Ham United | 1–4 | Chelsea | Boleyn Ground, London |
20:00 | Reo-Coker 12' Neill 15' Tevez 35' Mullins 77' McCartney 82' Boa Morte 88' | (Report) | Diarra 20' Wright-Phillips 31', 36' Kalou 52' Drogba 52', 62' | Attendance: 34,966 Referee: Mike Dean |
22 April 2007 34 | Newcastle United | 0–0 | Chelsea | St James' Park, Newcastle |
13:30 | (Report) | Essien 67' Mikel 83' Lampard 86' | Attendance: 52,056 Referee: Mark Halsey |
28 April 2007 35 | Chelsea | 2–2 | Bolton Wanderers | Stamford Bridge, London |
12:45 | Kalou 22' Jääskeläinen 34' (o.g.) | (Report) | Michalík 19' 56' Gardner 26' Davies 50', 54' | Attendance: 41,105 Referee: Rob Styles |
6 May 2007 36 | Arsenal | 1–1 | Chelsea | Emirates Stadium, London |
16:00 | Gilberto 43' (pen.) Adebayor 49' | (Report) | Mikel 31' Boulahrouz 43' Essien 70', 90+2' | Attendance: 60,102 Referee: Alan Wiley |
9 May 2007 37 | Chelsea | 0–0 | Manchester United | Stamford Bridge, London |
20:00 | Mikel 21' Diarra 51' Essien 56' | (Report) | Heinze 21' Lee 46' Brown 47' Eagles 58' | Attendance: 41,794 Referee: Graham Poll |
13 May 2007 38 | Chelsea | 1–1 | Everton | Stamford Bridge, London |
15:00 | Bridge 44' Drogba 57' J. Cole 68' | (Report) | Vaughan 50' Carsley 59' | Attendance: 41,746 Referee: Mark Halsey |
UEFA Champions League
[edit]Group stage
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | CHE | BAR | BRM | LSO | |
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1 | Chelsea | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 13 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
2 | Barcelona | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 11 | 2–2 | — | 2–0 | 5–0 | ||
3 | Werder Bremen | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 10 | Transfer to UEFA Cup | 1–0 | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | |
4 | Levski Sofia | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 17 | −16 | 0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–3 | — |
12 September 2006 1 | Chelsea | 2–0 | Werder Bremen | London, England |
19:45 BST | Essien 24' Ballack 68' (pen.) | Report | Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 32,135 Referee: Kyros Vassaras (Greece) |
27 September 2006 2 | Levski Sofia | 1–3 | Chelsea | Sofia, Bulgaria |
19:45 BST | Ognyanov 89' | Report | Drogba 39', 52', 68' | Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium Attendance: 28,000 Referee: Laurent Duhamel (France) |
18 October 2006 3 | Chelsea | 1–0 | Barcelona | London, England |
19:45 BST | Drogba 47' | Report | Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 40,599 Referee: Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium) |
31 October 2006 4 | Barcelona | 2–2 | Chelsea | Barcelona, Spain |
19:45 BST | Deco 3' Guðjohnsen 58' | Report | Lampard 52' Drogba 90+3' | Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 98,000 Referee: Stefano Farina (Italy) |
22 November 2006 5 | Werder Bremen | 1–0 | Chelsea | Bremen, Germany |
19:45 GMT | Mertesacker 27' | Report | Stadium: Weserstadion Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia) |
5 December 2006 6 | Chelsea | 2–0 | Levski Sofia | London, England |
19:45 GMT | Shevchenko 27' Wright-Phillips 83' | Report | Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 33,383 Referee: Alain Hamer (Luxembourg) |
Knockout phase
[edit]Round of 16
[edit]21 February 2007 First leg | Porto | 1–1 | Chelsea | Porto, Portugal |
19:45 GMT | Meireles 12' | Report | Shevchenko 16' | Stadium: Estádio do Dragão Attendance: 49,000 Referee: Massimo Busacca (Switzerland) |
6 March 2007 Second leg | Chelsea | 2–1 (3–2 agg.) | Porto | London, England |
19:45 GMT | Robben 48' Ballack 78' | Report | Quaresma 15' | Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 39,041 Referee: Roberto Rosetti (Italy) |
Quarter-finals
[edit]4 April 2007 First leg | Chelsea | 1–1 | Valencia | London, England |
19:45 GMT | Drogba 53' | Report | Silva 30' | Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 38,065 Referee: Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium) |
10 April 2007 Second leg | Valencia | 1–2 (2–3 agg.) | Chelsea | Valencia, Spain |
19:45 GMT | Morientes 32' | Report | Shevchenko 52' Essien 90' | Stadium: Estadio Mestalla Attendance: 53,000 Referee: Kyros Vassaras (Greece) |
Semi-finals
[edit]25 April 2007 First leg | Chelsea | 1–0 | Liverpool | London, England |
19:45 GMT | J. Cole 29' | Report | Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 39,483 Referee: Markus Merk (Germany) |
1 May 2007 Second leg | Liverpool | 1–0 (a.e.t.) (1–1 agg.) (4–1 p) | Chelsea | Liverpool, England |
19:45 GMT | Agger 22' | Report | Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 42,554 Referee: Manuel Mejuto González (Spain) | |
Penalties | ||||
Zenden Alonso Gerrard Kuyt | Robben Lampard Geremi |
Football League Cup
[edit]25 October 2006 Third round | Blackburn Rovers | 0–2 | Chelsea | Ewood Park, Blackburn |
(Report) | J. Cole 53' Kalou 81' | Attendance: 14,732 |
8 November 2006 Fourth round | Chelsea | 4–0 | Aston Villa | Stamford Bridge, London |
Lampard 32' Shevchenko 65' Essien 82' Drogba 84' | (report) | Attendance: 41,516 Referee: Mark Halsey |
20 December 2006 Quarter-final | Newcastle United | 0–1 | Chelsea | St James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne |
(report) | Drogba 79' | Attendance: 37,406 Referee: Chris Foy |
10 January 2007 Semi-final 1st leg | Wycombe Wanderers | 1–1 | Chelsea | Adams Park, High Wycombe |
Easter 77' | (report) | Bridge 36' | Attendance: 9,771 Referee: Steve Bennett |
23 January 2007 Semi-final 2nd leg | Chelsea | 4–0 | Wycombe Wanderers | Stamford Bridge, London |
Shevchenko 22', 43' Lampard 69', 90' | (report) | Attendance: 41,591 Referee: Mike Dean |
25 February 2007 Final | Arsenal | 1–2 | Chelsea | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff |
15:00 | Walcott 12' | (Report) | Drogba 20', 84' | Attendance: 70,073 Referee: Howard Webb Man of the Match: Didier Drogba |
FA Cup
[edit]6 January 2007 Third round | Chelsea | 6–1 | Macclesfield Town | Stamford Bridge, London |
15:00 GMT | Lampard 17', 41', 51' (pen.) Shevchenko 45+2' Wright-Phillips 68' A.Cole 78' Mikel 26', 82' Carvalho 86' | (Report) | Navarro 37' Murphy 40' Lee 48' | Attendance: 41,434 Referee: Lee Mason |
28 January 2007 Fourth round | Chelsea | 3–0 | Nottingham Forest | Stamford Bridge, London |
14:00 GMT | Shevchenko 9' Drogba 18' Mikel |