2007–08 Chelsea F.C. season

Chelsea
2007–08 season
Chairman Bruce Buck
Owner Roman Abramovich
Manager José Mourinho
(until 20 September)[1]
Avram Grant
(from 20 September)
Stadium Stamford Bridge
Premier League 2nd
FA Cup Sixth round
League Cup Runners-up
FA Community Shield Runners-up
UEFA Champions League Runners-up
Top goalscorer League:
Frank Lampard (10)
All:
Frank Lampard (20)
Highest home attendance 41,837 (vs. Fulham, 29 September)
Lowest home attendance 24,973 (vs. Rosenborg, 18 September)
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours
← 2006–07 2008–09 →
Champions League 2007–08

The 2007–08 season was Chelsea Football Club's 93rd competitive season, 16th consecutive season in the Premier League, and 102nd year as a club. Manager José Mourinho left the club by mutual consent on 20 September 2007[2] following a disappointing 1–1 draw with Rosenborg and was replaced by the Israeli Avram Grant.[3]

The 2007–08 Premier League season was decided on the last day of the season, when Chelsea needed to win against Bolton Wanderers and Manchester United to either draw or lose against Wigan Athletic. Chelsea drew 1–1 and Manchester United won 2–0, thus making Chelsea runners-up to United for the second consecutive season.

Chelsea played in their first UEFA Champions League Final, against Manchester United, making it the first all-English final in the competition's history. After extra time the score was 1–1; Manchester United won the penalty shootout 6–5 after Edwin van der Sar saved Nicolas Anelka's penalty.

This was the first time in four years that Chelsea had finished the season without a trophy; the lack of silverware led to Avram Grant being sacked three days after the Champions League final.[4] Five days later, Chelsea's assistant first-team coach, Henk ten Cate, had his contract terminated as well.[5]

Kit

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Home
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Away
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Third
Goalkeeper 1
Goalkeeper 2
Goalkeeper 3
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Kit information

The home kit was retained from the previous season. A new fluorescent yellow away kit with black stripes was introduced, replacing the black away kit from the previous season.[6] A new white third kit with blue highlights was also introduced.[7]

Squad

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

No. Position Player
1 Czech Republic GK Petr Čech
2 Serbia DF Branislav Ivanović
3 England DF Ashley Cole
4 France MF Claude Makélélé[8]
5 Ghana MF Michael Essien
6 Portugal DF Ricardo Carvalho
7 Ukraine FW Andriy Shevchenko
8 England MF Frank Lampard (vice-captain)
9 England MF Steve Sidwell
10 England MF Joe Cole
11 Ivory Coast FW Didier Drogba
12 Nigeria MF John Obi Mikel
13 Germany MF Michael Ballack
14 Peru FW Claudio Pizarro
15 France MF Florent Malouda
17 England MF Scott Sinclair
No. Position Player
18 England DF Wayne Bridge
20 Portugal DF Paulo Ferreira
21 Ivory Coast FW Salomon Kalou
22 Israel DF Tal Ben Haim
23 Italy GK Carlo Cudicini
24 England MF Shaun Wright-Phillips
26 England DF John Terry (captain)
27 Israel FW Ben Sahar
28 England MF Michael Woods
30 Wales GK Rhys Taylor
33 Brazil DF Alex
35 Brazil DF Juliano Belletti
39 France FW Nicolas Anelka
40 Portugal GK Henrique Hilário
41 England DF Sam Hutchinson
42 England MF Lee Sawyer

Left club during season

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

No. Position Player
2 England DF Glen Johnson (to Portsmouth)
16 Netherlands MF Arjen Robben (to Real Madrid)
No. Position Player
19 France MF Lassana Diarra (to Arsenal)
39 England DF Harry Worley (to Leicester City)

Reserve squad

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

No. Position Player
31 England MF Anthony Grant
32 England DF Carl Magnay[9]
34 England MF Liam Bridcutt[10]
37 England MF Jack Cork
No. Position Player
43 England DF Ryan Bertrand
44 England DF Michael Mancienne
46 England MF Jimmy Smith

Transfers

In

# Pos Player From Fee Date
Res MFEngland Jacob Mellis England Sheffield United Undisclosed June 2007
Res FWEngland Danny Philliskirk England Oldham Athletic Undisclosed[11] 1 June 2007
14 FWPeru Claudio Pizarro Germany Bayern Munich Free[12] 1 June 2007
22 DFIsrael Tal Ben Haim England Bolton Wanderers Free[13] 14 June 2007
9 MFEngland Steve Sidwell England Reading Free[14] 1 July 2007
15 MFFrance Florent Malouda France Lyon £13,500,000[15] 10 July 2007
Res FWItaly Fabio Borini Italy Bologna Free[16] 31 July 2007
33 DFBrazil Alex Netherlands PSV Loan return 10 August 2007
35 DFBrazil Juliano Belletti Spain Barcelona €5,500,000[17] 23 August 2007
39 FWFrance Nicolas Anelka England Bolton Wanderers £15,000,000[18] 11 January 2008
2 DFSerbia Branislav Ivanović Russia Lokomotiv Moscow £9,700,000[19] 16 January 2008
FWArgentina Franco Di Santo Chile Audax Italiano Undisclosed[20] 25 January 2008

Out

# Pos Player To Fee Date
33 DFPortugal Nuno Morais Cyprus APOEL Free[21] 12 May 2007
N/A DFSwitzerland Jonas Elmer Switzerland Aarau Undisclosed 2007
41 GKBelgium Yves Ma-Kalambay Scotland Hibernian Free[22] 27 June 2007
14 MFCameroon Geremi England Newcastle United Free[23] 6 July 2007
N/A GKRepublic of Ireland James Russell England Stevenage Borough Free 8 August 2007
16 MFNetherlands Arjen Robben Spain Real Madrid £21,000,000[24] 22 August 2007
2 DFEngland Glen Johnson England Portsmouth £4,000,000[25] 31 August 2007
19 MFFrance Lassana Diarra England Arsenal Undisclosed[26] 31 August 2007
N/A MFArgentina Juan Sebastián Verón Argentina Estudiantes La Plata Free 2007

Overall transfer activity

Total Spending

Summer: Decrease £19,00,000

Winter: Steady £24,700,000

Total: Decrease £43,7400,000

Income

Summer: Increase £25,000,000

Winter: Steady £0,000,000

Total: Increase £25,000,000

Expenditure

Summer: Increase £6,000,000

Winter: Steady £24,700,000

Total: Decrease £18,700,000

Club

Management

Position Staff
ManagersPortugal José Mourinho
(until 20 September)
Israel Avram Grant
(20 September – 24 May)
Assistant managersScotland Steve Clarke
Israel Avram Grant
(until 20 September)
Netherlands Henk ten Cate
(20 September – 29 May)
Goalkeeping coachFrance Christophe Lollichon
Head scoutNigeria Michael Emenalo
Club doctorEngland Dr. Bryan English
Chief scout and director of youth developmentDenmark Frank Arnesen
Reserve team managerNorthern Ireland Brendan Rodgers
Youth team managerEngland Paul Clement
Academy managerEngland Neil Bath

Last updated: 13 April 2009
Source: Chelsea FC

Other information

Owner Russia Roman Abramovich
Chairman United States Bruce Buck
Chief Executive England Peter Kenyon
Director of Communications England Simon Greenberg
Ground (capacity and dimensions) Stamford Bridge (42,055 / 110x75 yards)

Source: Chelsea F.C. article on 26 Jul 2007 and Stamford Bridge (stadium) article on 27 Jul 2007

Pre-season

Competitions

FA Community Shield

Premier League

Classification

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Manchester United 38 27 6 5 80 22+58 87 UEFA Champions League 2008–09
Group stage
2 Chelsea 38 25 10 3 65 26+39 85
3 Arsenal 38 24 11 3 74 31+43 83 UEFA Champions League 2008-09
Third Qualifying Round
4 Liverpool 38 21 13 4 67 28+39 76
5 Everton 38 19 8 11 55 33+22 65 UEFA Cup 2008-09First Round

Updated to games played on 17 May 2008.
Source: Premier League 2007-08
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 25 10 3 65 26  +39 85 12 7 0 36 13  +23 13 3 3 29 13  +16

Last updated: 5 May 2008.
Source: Barclays Premier League

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAAHAHAHAAHAHAHHAAHHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAH
Result W W D W L D L D W W W W D W W W L W D W W W W W D D W W W D W W W D W W W D

Last updated: 5 May 2008.
Source: Competitive Matches
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Matches

UEFA Champions League

Group stage

Group B
TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
England Chelsea 633092+712
Germany Schalke 04 622254–18
Norway Rosenborg 621369–37
Spain Valencia 612326–45

Knockout phase

Round of 16
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final

Disciplinary record

No. Nat. Player Yellow cards Red cards
3 England Cole, AshleyAshley Cole 10
4 France Makélélé, ClaudeClaude Makélélé 20
5 Ghana Essien, MichaelMichael Essien 40
6 Portugal Carvalho, RicardoRicardo Carvalho 20
8 England Lampard, FrankFrank Lampard 10
13 Germany Ballack, MichaelMichael Ballack 10
20 Portugal Ferreira, PauloPaulo Ferreira 10
26 England Terry, JohnJohn Terry 20
33 Brazil , AlexAlex 20
35 Brazil Belletti, JulianoJuliano Belletti 10
11 Ivory Coast Drogba, DidierDidier Drogba 01

Football League Cup

Disciplinary record

No. Nat. Player Yellow cards Red cards
4 France Makélélé, ClaudeClaude Makélélé 10
6 Portugal Carvalho, RicardoRicardo Carvalho 10
9 England Sidwell, SteveSteve Sidwell 10
10 England Cole, JoeJoe Cole 10
12 Nigeria Obi Mikel, JonJon Obi Mikel 11
22 Israel Ben Haim, TalTal Ben Haim 10
35 Brazil Belletti, JulianoJuliano Belletti 20

FA Cup

Main article: 2007–08 FA Cup

Disciplinary record

No. Nat. Player Yellow cards Red cards
6 Portugal Carvalho, RicardoRicardo Carvalho 10

References

  1. ↑ "Mourinho makes shock Chelsea exit". BBC News. 20 September 2007.
  2. ↑ "Chelsea Statement". chelseafc.com. 20 September 2007. Archived from the original on 29 December 2007. Retrieved 2007-12-27.
  3. ↑ "Chelsea name Grant as new manager". BBC Sport. 20 September 2007. Archived from the original on 14 December 2007. Retrieved 2007-12-27.
  4. ↑ "Grant sacked as Chelsea manager". BBC Sport. 24 May 2008. Archived from the original on 26 May 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-29.
  5. ↑ "Ten Cate sacked as Chelsea coach". BBC Sport. 29 May 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-29.
  6. ↑ "New away kit revealed". chelseafc.com. 14 June 2007. Archived from the original on 24 March 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-10.
  7. ↑ "New 3rd kit revealed". chelseafc.com. 31 July 2007. Archived from the original on 24 March 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-10.
  8. ↑ Makélélé was born in Kinshasa, Zaire.
  9. ↑ Magnay was born in Gateshead, England, but also qualified to represent Northern Ireland internationally through his grandparents and would be capped for Northern Ireland at U-21 level.
  10. ↑ Bridcutt was born in Reading, England, but also qualified to represent Scotland internationally through his grandfather and would make his full international debut for Scotland in March 2013.
  11. ↑ "Chelsea capture Latics youngster". BBC Sport. 1 June 2007. Archived from the original on 7 June 2007. Retrieved 2007-06-01.
  12. ↑ "Chelsea complete Pizarro signing". BBC Sport. 1 June 2007. Archived from the original on 3 July 2007. Retrieved 2007-06-01.
  13. ↑ "Chelsea secure deal for Ben Haim". BBC Sport. 14 June 2007. Archived from the original on 7 July 2007. Retrieved 2007-06-14.
  14. ↑ "Sidwell agrees switch to Chelsea". BBC Sport. 22 May 2007. Archived from the original on 2 June 2007. Retrieved 2007-05-22.
  15. ↑ "Chelsea complete Malouda signing". BBC Sport. 10 July 2007. Archived from the original on 10 July 2007. Retrieved 2007-07-10.
  16. ↑ "Fabio Borini". ChelseaFC.com. Retrieved 2009-09-20.
  17. ↑ "Chelsea complete Belletti signing". BBC Sport. 23 August 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-23.
  18. ↑ "Chelsea complete £15m Anelka deal". BBC Sport. 11 January 2008. Archived from the original on 10 January 2008. Retrieved 2008-01-11.
  19. ↑ "Chelsea clinch Ivanovic signing". BBC Sport. 16 January 2008. Archived from the original on 16 January 2008. Retrieved 2008-01-16.
  20. ↑ "Chelsea snap up Argentine striker". BBC Sport. 25 January 2008. Archived from the original on 28 January 2008. Retrieved 2008-01-25.
  21. ↑ "Chelsea's Morais moves to Cyprus". BBC Sport. 12 May 2007. Archived from the original on 17 May 2007. Retrieved 2007-05-12.
  22. ↑ "Hibs sign keeper Makaba-Makalamby". BBC Sport. 27 June 2007. Archived from the original on 2 July 2007. Retrieved 2007-06-27.
  23. ↑ "Geremi completes Newcastle move". BBC Sport. 6 July 2007. Retrieved 2007-07-06.
  24. ↑ "Robben set to complete Real move". BBC Sport. 22 August 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-22.
  25. ↑ "Portsmouth sign full-back Johnson". BBC Sport. 31 August 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-31.
  26. ↑ "Arsenal take Diarra from Chelsea". BBC Sport. 31 August 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-31.
  27. ↑ "Referee appointed for UEFA Champions League final" (PDF). UEFA. 19 May 2008. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 May 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-19.

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