2011–12 Chelsea F.C. season

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Key dates

• 22 June 2011: André Villas-Boas is appointed as the new manager on a three-year contract, with immediate effect.

• 7 July 2011: Villas-Boas and the rest of the first team squad have their first training of the season together.

• 13 July 2011: Chelsea win their first friendly match against Wycombe Wanderers.

• 26 July 2011: Chelsea confirm Thibaut Courtois, a Belgian goalkeeper, as Villas-Boas' first signing. He is immediately loaned out to Atlético Madrid of La Liga.

• 14 August 2011: Chelsea draw first match of the Premier League season away to Stoke City. It finishes 0–0 on Villas-Boas's debut as Chelsea manager.

• 20 August 2011: Villas-Boas wins his first competitive match as a Chelsea manager after Chelsea defeat West Bromwich Albion 2–1 at Stamford Bridge.

• 22 August 2011: Chelsea and Valencia agree a deal for Juan Mata, who signs for Chelsea for a fee rumoured to be £23.5 million.

• 27 August 2011: Juan Mata scores on his debut match in a 3–1 home victory against Norwich City.

• 27 August 2011: Chelsea and Guadalajara agree a deal for Ulises Dávila. He joins Chelsea on a five-year contract.

• 31 August 2011: The transfer deadline day sees Raul Meireles join from Liverpool, whilst Yossi Benayoun and Patrick van Aanholt depart on seasonal loan deals. France Under-20 international Gaël Kakuta joins Bolton Wanderers on loan until 1 January 2012.

• 18 September 2011: Chelsea suffer their first defeat of the season, losing 1–3 to Manchester United at Old Trafford. Fernando Torres scored Chelsea's goal.

• 29 November 2011: Liverpool knock Chelsea out of the League Cup at the Quarter Final stage, winning 2–0 at Stamford Bridge. The loss is Chelsea's third in four games, and sixth of the season overall.

• 3 December 2011: Manager André Villas-Boas confirms that Nicolas Anelka and Alex have been transfer listed, and banned from training with the first team, after handing in transfer requests to the club. Both will be allowed to resume full training if the transfer does not happen in the January transfer window. The announcement is made after the away match against Newcastle United, which Chelsea win 3–0.

• 6 December 2011: Chelsea win their final Champions League group game against Valencia 3–0 to secure progress to the knockout stages. Racing Genk's 1–1 draw against Bayer Leverkusen means that Chelsea top Group E.

• 12 December 2011: Chelsea become the first team in the 2011–12 edition of the Premier League to defeat leaders Manchester City. Chelsea come from behind in a fiery encounter by goals from Raul Meireles and a late penalty by Frank Lampard to turn the deficit into a victory.

• 4 March 2012: Villas-Boas is sacked and removed of his duties by the director's board following a 0–1 defeat against West Bromwich Albion. Italian first team assistant manager Roberto Di Matteo Is officially appointed as caretaker manager until the end of the season.

• 14 March 2012: Chelsea win their second match in the round of 16 of the UEFA champions league against Napoli with a 5–4 aggregate victory. Branislav Ivanović scores the winner in extra time to secure a spot in the quarter-finals. Following defeat of Arsenal by Milan and defeats of the Manchester clubs in their respective Europa League ties, Chelsea becomes the only remaining English representative in all European competitions.

• 18 March 2012: Chelsea progress to the FA Cup semi-finals for a fifth time in seven years after beating Leicester City 5–2 at Stamford Bridge. Fernando Torres was the man of the match with two goals and two assists.

• 4 April 2012: Chelsea progress to the Champions League semi-finals for the sixth time in the past nine seasons after beating Benfica 3–1 on aggregate.

• 15 April 2012: Chelsea progress to the FA Cup final for the third time in four seasons, courtesy of a 5–1 win against Tottenham Hotspur. Controversy over Chelsea's second goal by Juan Mata adds to calls for goal-line technology.

• 24 April 2012: Chelsea progress to the Champions League final in spectacular fashion, drawing 2–2 with Barcelona at Camp Nou despite playing with ten men for more than two-thirds of the game. Chelsea win 3–2 on aggregate.

• 28 April 2012: Chelsea agree personal terms with Werder Bremen's Marko Marin. He is set to join in the summer.

• 5 May 2012: Chelsea win the FA Cup for the seventh time after beating Liverpool 2–1 in the Final. Didier Drogba scores in his fourth FA Cup Final – a new record.

• 19 May 2012: Chelsea win their first Champions League title, defeating Bayern Munich on penalties after a 1–1 draw in the Final. In doing so, Chelsea becomes the 22nd club to win the European Cup, the fifth English team and the first team from London to win the trophy.

Club

Coaching staff

Other information

|- ||Chief Executive||ENG Ron Gourlay

Squads

First team squad

Premier League squad

U21 U21 U21

• HG = Home Grown Player
• U21 = Under 21 Player Source: 2011–12 Premier League squad

Reserve team

UEFA Champions League squad

• B = List B Player
• HG****1 = Association-trained player
• HG****2 = Club-trained player Source: 2011–12 UEFA Champions League squad

Transfers

In

Summer

Winter

Out

Summer

Winter

Loan out

Overall transfer activity

Spending

Summer: £60 million

Winter: £21.2+ million

Total: £81.2 million

Income

Summer: £20.65 million

Winter: £4.2+ million

Total: £24.85 million

Expenditure

Summer: £39.35 million

Winter: £17 million

Total: £56.35 million

Competitions

Overview

Pre-season and friendlies

Torres Rajković

Hilário
Benayoun

Bosingwa
Ivanović
Malouda

Malouda

Barclays Asia Trophy

Main article: 2011 Barclays Asia Trophy

Luzardo
Drogba
Sturridge

Torres
Malouda

Premier League

Main article: 2011–12 Premier League

League table

Results summary

Results by round

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Matches

Wilson Lampard Anelka Malouda Terry Tamaș Mulumbu Olsson Odemwingie Torres Lampard Mata Naughton Holt Ruddy Ji Sturridge Bosingwa Nani Rooney Valencia Fletcher Ramires Terry Cole Mata Ramires Cole Mikel Drogba Williams Taylor Boyata Lampard David Luiz Terry Cole Terry Ramires Baines Vellios Derry
Barton Drogba Mikel Lampard Ivanović David Luiz Meireles Cole Terry Terry
Ivanović
Mata
Meireles Santos Szczęsny Walcott Song Hanley
Givet
Pedersen Sturridge Meireles Sturridge
Ramires
Ivanović Rodríguez Kuyt G. Johnson Sturridge
Mata Henry R. Taylor Drogba , Sturridge Kalou Terry Romeu
Ramires
Drogba
Lampard Kompany Clichy Bale Sturridge Ramires Bosingwa Terry Cuéllar Petrov Bent Henry Doyle Ward Romeu Ramires Lampard Torres Meireles Sinclair Rangel Cole Meireles Taylor Evans
Ivanović
Mata
David Luiz Rooney
Hernández Stracqualursi Bosingwa
Torres Drogba
Lampard Andrews
McAuley Drogba Fuller
Wilson Nasri , Lampard Cahill Sandro Collins Lichaj Ivanović Torres Malouda
Ivanović Mata Figueroa
Diame Dempsey Cahill Lampard Mikel Van Persie Diaby Cahill Bosingwa Cole Terry Torres Malouda Cissé Cissé Cabaye Krul Henderson ,
Agger ,
Shelvey Terry Essien Ivanović Ramires Meireles
Bertrand

UEFA Champions League

Main article: 2011–12 UEFA Champions League

Group stage

Main article: 2011–12 UEFA Champions League group stage#Group E

David Luiz
Mata Bender Derdiyok Albelda Soldado Kalou Malouda Mata Cole Torres David Luiz Ivanović Kalou Pudil De Bruyne Meireles Kadlec
Ballack
Derdiyok
M. Friedrich Ivanović
Meireles Ramires
Romeu

Knockout phase

Main article: 2011–12 UEFA Champions League knockout phase

Round of 16

Cavani , Meireles Cahill Lampard ,
Terry
Cole
Ivanović Inler , Dossena
Campagnaro

Quarter-finals

Luisão García Kalou Ivanović Ramires Mikel Meireles Pereira Bruno César Aimar García

Semi-finals

Ramires Busquets Iniesta ,
Messi 49' Terry
Ramires ,
Ivanović Čech
Lampard
Meireles
Torres

Final

Main article: 2012 UEFA Champions League Final

Gómez Neuer Olić Schweinsteiger David Luiz Lampard Cole Drogba Müller Robben 95' David Luiz Drogba , Torres

League Cup

Main article: 2011–12 Football League Cup

Lampard David Luiz Terry Kalou Malouda Sidwell Dembélé Baird Ruiz Baines 61' Saha Drenthe Alex
Kalou
Turnbull
Mikel
Sturridge Alex Malouda Lukaku Ramires Rodríguez Kelly

FA Cup

Main article: 2011–12 FA Cup

Mata Terry Ramires Meireles Lampard Halford Williams Kitson Hall Cole Romeu Cahill
Sturridge
David Luiz Mutch Meireles Torres Kalou Torres Meireles Marshall Gallas
Adebayor
Parker Mata Ramires Lampard Mikel Malouda Mikel
Drogba Suárez

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of end of season |- |}

Goalscorers

As of end of season.

Clean sheets

As of end of season.

Disciplinary record

As of end of season.

Overall

As of end of season.

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