2012–13 Chelsea F.C. season

The 2012–13 season was Chelsea Football Club's 99th competitive season, 24th 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. Chelsea's victory in the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League for the first time in their history qualified them for the season's UEFA Super Cup and FIFA Club World Cup, although through finishing third in their Champions League group Chelsea competed in the UEFA Europa League for the first time since the 2002–03 season – then known as the UEFA Cup.

Chelsea
2012–13 season
OwnerRoman Abramovich
ChairmanBruce Buck
ManagerRoberto Di Matteo
(until 21 November 2012)
Rafael Benítez
(interim manager)
StadiumStamford Bridge
Premier League3rd
FA CupSemi-finals
League CupSemi-finals
FA Community ShieldRunners-up
UEFA Champions LeagueGroup stage
UEFA Europa LeagueWinners
UEFA Super CupRunners-up
FIFA Club World CupRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague: Frank Lampard (15)
All: Fernando Torres (22)
Highest home attendance41,794 vs Everton
(19 May 2013, Premier League)
Lowest home attendance28,817 vs Steaua București
(14 March 2013, Europa League)
Average home league attendance41,462 (Premier League)

On 13 June 2012, Roberto Di Matteo signed a two-year contract, becoming Chelsea's permanent manager,[1] having been appointed as interim manager after the sacking of André Villas-Boas during the 2011–12 season.[2] However, on 21 November 2012, Di Matteo was sacked[3] after a 3–0 loss away to Juventus in the UEFA Champions League, with Rafael Benítez replacing him as interim manager until the end of the season.[4] On 15 May 2013, Chelsea won their first and only silverware of the season, winning the Europa League final against Portuguese side Benfica. They finished the Premier League season in third place.

Month by month review
Month G W D L GF GA GD GFA GAA Pts per G Max Pts Pts Pts Diff BPL Rnk
August33008262.670.6739901
September321031210.332.339724
October320110643.33229633
November504134−10.60.80.81541116
December540115510312.4151233
January5221106421.21.615873
February310266022193613
March32014221.330.6729635
April43109362.250.752.5121022
May43107431.7512.5121021
Total3822977539361.971.021.9711475393

June
On 4 June Eden Hazard became Chelsea's first signing of the new season, joining for £32 million from Lille.

Excluding players such as Marko Marin, who was signed during the previous season, Chelsea made their first signing of the new campaign on 4 June, signing Belgian international winger Eden Hazard from Lille for an undisclosed fee rumoured to be £32 million.[5] Three days later, the club lost a bid to purchase nearby Battersea Power Station which they considered converting to a stadium and make it their new home ground.[6]

Roberto Di Matteo, who had won the Champions League in the previous season as interim manager, was given a two-year contract as first-team manager on 13 June.[1] On 20 June, Didier Drogba, who scored more than 150 goals for Chelsea in his eight seasons, completed his free transfer to Chinese club Shanghai Shenhua.[7]

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."[8] Chelsea announced a "global energy partnership" with Russian energy firm Gazprom in a three-year deal with a value deemed "commercially confidential", which will help reduce the club's deficits under UEFA Financial Fair Play Regulations.[9] On 28 July, the club completed the signing of Brazilian midfielder Oscar from Internacional for a reported £25 million fee.[10]

August

On 2 August, Kevin De Bruyne was sent on a season-long loan deal to Werder Bremen of the German Bundesliga.[11] Chelsea played their first competitive match of the season in the Community Shield at Villa Park on 12 August, but lost 3–2 to Manchester City and had Branislav Ivanović sent off.[12] The club officially announced the signings of Spanish right-back César Azpilicueta from Marseille and forward Victor Moses from Wigan Athletic on 24 August.[13][14]

Chelsea's Premier League campaign began on 19 August with a 0–2 victory in an away match against Wigan Athletic. Both goals came within in the first ten minutes, the first from Branislav Ivanović and then a Frank Lampard penalty after Eden Hazard was fouled.[15] The Blues won their second match 4–2 against Reading,[16] and made it three wins out of three with a 2–0 win over Newcastle United.[17] Chelsea lost 4–1 to Atlético Madrid in the 2012 UEFA Super Cup, for whom Radamel Falcao scored a hat-trick.[18]

On transfer deadline day, Michael Essien left on a season-long loan deal with Real Madrid, signed by José Mourinho, who had previously signed him for Chelsea.[19] Two more players left Chelsea on season-long loans the same day, as Yossi Benayoun went to West Ham United and Gaël Kakuta joined Dutch club Vitesse Arnhem.

September

On 3 September Chelsea sold Portuguese midfielder Raul Meireles to Turkish club Fenerbahçe for £8 million, due to Turkey's transfer window closing later than England's.[20] Ryan Bertrand signed a five-year contract to extend his career at Chelsea until the summer of 2017.[21] Chelsea's run of three consecutive league wins from the start of the season ended on 15 September as they drew 0–0 away to Queens Park Rangers. Before the game, Anton Ferdinand refused to shake John Terry's and Ashley Cole's hand in the pre-match handshake.[22]

Chelsea began their defence of the UEFA Champions League on 19 September, at home to Juventus, and went 2–0 up with Oscar's first goals for the club before Juventus equalised.[23] Brazilian defender David Luiz signed a new five-year contract at the club.[24] On 22 September, 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 captain John Terry was banned for four games and fined £220,000 by the FA for racially abusing QPR defender Anton Ferdinand.[27] On 29 September, Chelsea became the first team of the season to defeat Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium, with a 1–2 victory which put the Blues three points clear at the top after six matches.[28]

October

Chelsea won for the first time in their 2012–13 Champions League campaign by defeating Danish champions Nordsjælland 0–4 away with goals from Ramires, David Luiz and two from playmaker Juan Mata.[29] On 6 October, Fernando Torres, Frank Lampard, Eden Hazard and Branislav Ivanović scored in Chelsea's 4–1 home victory over Norwich City,[30] before travelling to London rivals Tottenham Hotspur on 20 October for a 2–4 victory, with goals from Gary Cahill, Daniel Sturridge and two from Juan Mata. This was Chelsea's first victory at Tottenham's White Hart Lane since the FA Cup Quarter-Final Replay in 2007.[31]

On 23 October, Chelsea lost their first Champions League match for the season as they lost 2–1 to Shakhtar Donetsk in Ukraine.[32] Both Branislav Ivanović and Fernando Torres were sent off in Chelsea's home Premier League match against Manchester United on 28 October, a game which saw Chelsea go 0–2 down and equalise before a controversially late winner from United's Javier Hernández.[33] Later, Chelsea Lodged an official complaint based on John Obi Mikel claiming the referee Mark Clattenburg had used "inappropriate language."[34] Clattenburg was cleared of the accusations on 22 November.[35][36] On 31 October, Chelsea defeated Manchester United 5–4 in the fourth round of the League Cup, coming from behind three times to force extra time before goals from Daniel Sturridge and Ramires secured the win for the Blues.[37]

November
Rafael Benítez was appointed in November as Chelsea's interim coach until the end of the season.

Chelsea playmaker Juan Mata was voted Premier League Player of the Month for October after scoring three goals and contributing three assists.[38] On 3 November, Chelsea fell from first place in the Premier League (held since 25 August) after a 1–1 draw at Swansea City's Liberty Stadium.[39] Chelsea kept up hope of qualifying from their Champions League group by defeating Shakhtar Donetsk 3–2 at home with an injury-time winner from Victor Moses on 7 November. The victory put Chelsea on top of Group E with two games to play.[40] Chelsea then failed to win for their fourth Premier League match in a row after West Bromwich Albion beat them 2–1 away at The Hawthorns on 17 November. The defeat widened the gap between Chelsea and first-place by four points.[41]

Roberto Di Matteo was dismissed from his position on 21 November, the morning after a 3–0 away defeat to Juventus, which put Chelsea at risk of being eliminated from the Champions League,[42] ending a 262-day tenure which saw him win the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League and the 2011–12 FA Cup for Chelsea.[3][43][44] On the same day, former Liverpool manager Rafael Benítez was appointed as the club's interim manager until the end of the season.[4][45] His first act of his tenure was to name Dutchman Boudewijn Zenden, a former Chelsea midfielder who had played under him at Liverpool, as his assistant.[46]

Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel was charged with misconduct by the FA after his allegations of racial abuse against referee Mark Clattenburg in the October fixture against Manchester United were found to be baseless.[35][36] Mikel later received a three-match ban and a £60,000 fine as punishment for his behaviour after the match against Manchester United in October.[47][48] Benítez's first game in charge was a goalless draw with 2011–12 Premier League winners Manchester City on 25 November. Despite not scoring, Chelsea kept their first clean sheet since the 1–0 win over Stoke City on 22 September.[49] The club's next game, a West London Derby against Fulham, again ended 0–0, leaving Chelsea seven points off the top and six off second place.[50]

December

On 1 December, Benítez lost for the first time in his Chelsea tenure after Chelsea were beaten 3–1 away to London rivals West Ham United.[51] Three days later, Chelsea confirmed the signing of Brazil under-20 right back Wallace from Rio de Janeiro-based club Fluminense for an undisclosed fee. The option to sign a player from Fluminense was part of the deal that saw former Chelsea midfielder Deco join the team in 2010.[52][53] On 5 December, it was announced that John Obi Mikel had agreed to extended his Chelsea contract until summer 2017.[54]

On 5 December, Chelsea beat Nordsjælland 6–1 to record their biggest-ever Champions League win and Rafael Benítez's first win as manager, but due to other results, they were eliminated after finishing in third place, becoming the first reigning champions to exit the tournament at the group stage.[55] On 8 December, Chelsea beat Sunderland 1–3 away with Fernando Torres scoring a brace. The victory was Chelsea's first league win in eight matches.[56]

Chelsea entered the 2012 FIFA Club World Cup at the semi-final stage, where they beat CONCACAF champions Monterrey of Mexico 3–1 on 13 December,[57] before losing 1–0 in the final to Corinthians of Brazil in the Yokohama Stadium three days later. Gary Cahill was sent off in injury time for violent conduct towards Corinthians' Emerson.[58]

The club returned to England with a 5–1 home victory in the League Cup against Leeds United on 19 December, coming from a goal down at half-time to reach the semi-finals of the tournament.[59] The club's first Premier League match since the Club World Cup was an 8–0 victory over Aston Villa on 23 December,[60] followed by a 0–1 win at Norwich City's Carrow Road three days later.[61] A third consecutive Premier League victory was confirmed in the last match of 2012, which saw Frank Lampard score twice as Chelsea came from behind to win 1–2 away to Everton on 30 December, ending the Liverpool-based club's unbeaten home season.[62]

January
Senegalese forward Demba Ba was signed by Chelsea for £7 million from Newcastle United on 2 January.

Chelsea made their first purchase of the January transfer window on 2 January by triggering the release clause in the contract of Newcastle United's Senegalese forward Demba Ba. Ba, who had scored 13 times in the season for his former club, was signed for £7 million.[63] On the same day, Chelsea sold striker Daniel Sturridge to Liverpool for an undisclosed fee reported to be £12 million. Sturridge played 96 games for Chelsea in three-and-a-half seasons, scoring 24 goals.[64]

The year opened with a 0–1 home defeat to bottom-of-the-table West London rivals QPR, with the goal coming from former Chelsea winger Shaun Wright-Phillips.[65] However, Chelsea made progress in the third round of the FA Cup, where they beat Southampton 1–5 away at St Mary's on 5 January. Ba scored twice on his debut, while Frank Lampard scored his 193rd goal, moving him equal to Kerry Dixon as Chelsea's second-highest goalscorer of all time.[66]

On 9 January, two defensive mistakes from defender Branislav Ivanović caused a 0–2 home loss in the League Cup first semi-final leg tie against Swansea City.[67] In their next Premier League match, on 12 January, Chelsea ended Stoke City's 17-game unbeaten home run by winning 0–4 away. Lampard's converted penalty, his 194th goal, moved him above Dixon's total.[68] However, the following home match against Southampton on 16 January saw Chelsea give away a 2–0 half-time lead, opened by Ba's first Premier League goal, to draw 2–2.[69] The Blues then defeated London rivals Arsenal 2–1 on 20 January, with early goals from Juan Mata and Frank Lampard cutting Chelsea's deficit behind second-place Manchester City to six points.[70]

On 23 January, Chelsea drew the second leg of their League Cup semi-final against Swansea City, which sent Swansea through to the final. Chelsea's Eden Hazard was given a straight red card for an alleged violent attack on a Swansea ballboy.[71]

In the Fourth Round of the FA Cup, on 27 January, Chelsea went behind twice before a late Fernando Torres equaliser forced a replay against fellow West London club Brentford of League One.[72] Chelsea's final Premier League game of the month, played on 30 January, saw them draw 2–2 for a second time in a week, conceding a 0–2 lead in the final three minutes away to Reading. Despite drawing, Frank Lampard's goal in the game made him the first midfielder in Premier League history to score ten or more goals in ten consecutive seasons.[73]

February

On 2 February, Chelsea lost their first away game since 1 December, losing 3–2 to Newcastle United, for whom Moussa Sissoko scored a late winner.[74] On 6 February, Ashley Cole became the first Chelsea player to earn 100 England caps when he played in a friendly against Brazil at Wembley.[75] On 9 February, Chelsea defeated Wigan Athletic 4–1 to go within four points of second-placed Manchester City, with Marko Marin scoring for the first time. His goal was the club's 100th of the season in all competitions[76]

Chelsea won their first Europa League match since the 2002–03 season on 14 February, beating Sparta Prague 0–1 at the Generali Arena through a late Oscar goal.[77] Three days later, Chelsea triumphed in their FA Cup replay match against Brentford, reaching the fifth round of the FA Cup.[78] In the second leg against Sparta Prague on 21 February, an injury time equaliser from Eden Hazard prevented the game from going to extra time by putting the club through 2–1 on aggregate.[79]

On 24 February, Chelsea lost away to Manchester City, with Frank Lampard missing a second half penalty as the club lost 2–0.[80] In their last game of the month, on 27 February, Chelsea won away in their FA Cup 5th round tie against Middlesbrough with second-half goals from Ramires and Victor Moses.[81]

March

Chelsea began the month with a 1–0 home win over West Bromwich Albion on 2 March, with Demba Ba scoring the only goal of the match.[82] On 7 March 2013, Chelsea lost the first leg of their last 16 Europa League tie away against Steaua București, with Ryan Bertrand conceding a penalty which was converted as the only goal of the match.[83] In the 6th round of the FA Cup against Manchester United at Old Trafford, Chelsea conceded two early goals before a second half comeback with goals by Ramires and Eden Hazard earnt a home replay.[84] Chelsea managed to overturn their Europa League deficit with a 3–1 victory to advance 3–2 on aggregate, in a match in which Fernando Torres scored the winning goal.[85]

April

April began with the FA Cup replay to Manchester United, winning it 1–0 thanks to a spectacular second half Demba Ba goal.[86] Three days later, the club won their first leg Europa League tie against Russian side Rubin Kazan 3–1 with two goals from Fernando Torres and one from Victor Moses.[87] With their third game in only seven days, Chelsea played Sunderland in the Premier League and came back down from 0–1 to win 2–1, the winner scored by Branislav Ivanović.[88] Chelsea then played the second leg against Rubin Kazan on 11 April, losing 3–2 on the night but winning 5–4 on aggregate, sending them into the semi-finals of the competition.[89] On 14 April, Chelsea met Manchester City in the FA cup semi-finals, where they lost 1–2 and were thus eliminated.[90]

May

On 11 May, Frank Lampard broke Chelsea's all-time goal-scoring record by scoring two against Aston Villa, earning him his 203rd goal for Chelsea. On 15 May, Chelsea won the Europa League final 1–2 against Benfica.[91] The day after Chelsea won the Europa League, Lampard signed a one-year contract extension with Chelsea.[92] On 19 May, Chelsea ended the season with a 2–1 home-win against Everton,[93] finishing in third place and qualifying for the 2013–14 Champions League.

Chelsea then went to an post-season trip to the United States, where they would meet Manchester City in two friendly matches. Chelsea's first match ended in disappointment as they let slip a three-goal lead at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri.[94] Rafael Benítez's last game in charge for the Blues ended in a 3–5 defeat to Manchester City at Yankee Stadium in New York City on 25 May. It was also the last game for Paulo Ferreira, who retired after the match, as well as Yossi Benayoun's final match in a Chelsea shirt.[95]

On 26 May, Chelsea announced that they had agreed to play in the inaugural Guinness International Champions Cup in the U.S. – Chelsea will join Milan, Internazionale, Juventus, Real Madrid, Valencia, Everton and the LA Galaxy in the competition.[96] On 28 May, Rafael Benítez was released from his contract with Chelsea to become the new manager of Italian side Napoli.[97]

Club

Coaching staff

Position Staff
Manager Roberto Di Matteo
(until 21 November 2012)
Interim Manager Rafael Benítez
(from 21 November 2012)
Assistant Manager Steve Holland
Eddie Newton
(until 21 November 2012)
Boudewijn Zenden
(from 22 November 2012)
Technical Director Michael Emenalo
Goalkeeper Coach Christophe Lollichon
First Team Fitness Coaches Chris Jones
Paco de Miguel
(from 22 November 2012)
Senior Opposition Scout Mick McGiven
Medical Director Paco Biosca
First Team Doctor Eva Carneiro
Under 21 Team Manager Dermot Drummy
Youth Team Manager Adrian Viveash
Academy Manager Neil Bath
Opposition Analyst Xavi Valero
(from 22 November 2012)
Match Analyst James Melbourne

Other information

Owner Roman Abramovich
Chairman Bruce Buck
Chief Executive Ron Gourlay
Director Eugene Tenenbaum
Ground (capacity and dimensions) Stamford Bridge (41,798 / 103x67 metres)
Training Ground Cobham Training Centre

Squads

First team squad
No. Name Nationality Position(s) Since Date of birth (Age) Signed from Games Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Petr Čech GK 2004 (1982-05-20)20 May 1982 (aged 31) Rennes 432 0
22 Ross Turnbull GK 2009 (1985-01-04)4 January 1985 (aged 28) Middlesbrough 19 0
40 Henrique Hilário GK 2006 (1975-10-21)21 October 1975 (aged 37) Nacional 39 0
Defenders
2 Branislav Ivanović CB / RB 2008 (1984-02-22)22 February 1984 (aged 29) Lokomotiv Moscow 219 22
3 Ashley Cole LB 2006 (1980-12-20)20 December 1980 (aged 32) Arsenal 312 7
4 David Luiz CB / DM 2011 (1987-04-22)22 April 1987 (aged 26) Benfica 109 12
19 Paulo Ferreira RB / LB 2004 (1979-01-18)18 January 1979 (aged 34) Porto 217 2
24 Gary Cahill CB 2012 (1985-12-19)19 December 1985 (aged 27) Bolton Wanderers 64 8
26 John Terry (C) CB 1998 (1980-12-07)7 December 1980 (aged 32) Chelsea Academy 574 55
28 César Azpilicueta RB 2012 (1989-08-28)28 August 1989 (aged 23) Marseille 48 0
34 Ryan Bertrand LB 2006 (1989-08-05)5 August 1989 (aged 23) Chelsea Academy 54 2
57 Nathan Aké CB / DM 2012 (1995-02-18)18 February 1995 (aged 18) Chelsea Academy 6 0
Midfielders
6 Oriol Romeu DM / CM 2011 (1991-09-24)24 September 1991 (aged 21) Barcelona 33 1
7 Ramires CM / RM 2010 (1987-03-24)24 March 1987 (aged 26) Benfica 150 23
8 Frank Lampard (VC) CM 2001 (1978-06-20)20 June 1978 (aged 34) West Ham United 608 203
10 Juan Mata AM / LW / RW 2011 (1988-04-28)28 April 1988 (aged 25) Valencia 118 32
11 Oscar AM / CM 2012 (1991-09-09)9 September 1991 (aged 21) Internacional 64 12
12 John Obi Mikel DM / CM 2006 (1987-04-22)22 April 1987 (aged 26) Lyn 277 2
13 Victor Moses RW / LW / CF 2012 (1990-12-12)12 December 1990 (aged 22) Wigan Athletic 43 10
15 Florent Malouda LW / CM 2007 (1980-06-13)13 June 1980 (aged 32) Lyon 229 45
17 Eden Hazard AM / LW / RW 2012 (1991-01-07)7 January 1991 (aged 22) Lille 62 13
21 Marko Marin LW / AM 2012 (1989-03-13)13 March 1989 (aged 24) Werder Bremen 16 1
30 Yossi Benayoun LW / AM / RW 2010 (1980-05-05)5 May 1980 (aged 33) Liverpool 24 1
Forwards
9 Fernando Torres ST 2011 (1984-03-20)20 March 1984 (aged 29) Liverpool 131 34
29 Demba Ba ST 2013 (1985-05-25)25 May 1985 (aged 27) Newcastle United 22 6

Stats as of end of season[98]

Premier League squad

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

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

Source: 2012–13 Premier League squad

Under 21 squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
46 GK  ENG Jamal Blackman
32 DF  DEN Andreas Christensen
47 DF  ENG Billy Clifford
49 DF  ENG Aziz Deen-Conteh
57 DF  NED Nathan Aké
58 DF  GHA Daniel Pappoe
— DF  SCO Alex Davey
— DF  ENG Archange Nkumu
— DF  TAN Adam Nditi
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  ENG Lewis Baker
— MF  BEL Lamisha Musonda
— MF  BEL Tika Musonda
33 MF  ENG Ruben Loftus-Cheek
— MF  ENG John Swift
— MF  ENG Alex Kiwomya
64 FW  SVK Milan Lalkovič
— FW  ENG Patrick Bamford
— FW  SCO Islam Feruz

Source: 2012–13 Under 21 squad

UEFA Champions League squad

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

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

Source: 2012–13 UEFA Champions League squad

UEFA Europa League squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  CZE Petr Čech
2 DF  SRB Branislav Ivanović
3 DF  ENG Ashley Cole HG1
4 DF  BRA David Luiz
7 MF  BRA Ramires
8 MF  ENG Frank Lampard HG1 (vice-captain)
9 FW  ESP Fernando Torres
10 MF  ESP Juan Mata
11 MF  BRA Oscar
12 MF  NGA John Obi Mikel
13 MF  NGA Victor Moses HG1
17 MF  BEL Eden Hazard
19 DF  POR Paulo Ferreira
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 MF  GER Marko Marin
22 GK  ENG Ross Turnbull HG1
24 DF  ENG Gary Cahill HG1
26 DF  ENG John Terry HG2 (captain)
28 DF  ESP César Azpilicueta
30 MF  ISR Yossi Benayoun
34 DF  ENG Ryan Bertrand HG2
40 GK  POR Henrique Hilário
46 GK  ENG Jamal Blackman B
49 DF  ENG Aziz Deen-Conteh B
56 MF  ENG George Saville B
57 DF  NED Nathan Aké
58 DF  GHA Daniel Pappoe B
  • B = List B Player
  • HG1 = Association-trained player
  • HG2 = Club-trained player

Source: 2012–13 UEFA Europa League squad

FIFA Club World Cup squad

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

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

Source: 2012 FIFA Club World Cup squad

Transfers

Summer
No. Pos Player Transferred From Fee Date Source
— MF Lamisha Musonda Anderlecht Undisclosed 1 July 2012 [99]
— MF Charly Musonda Anderlecht £1.75 million 1 July 2012 [99]
— MF Tika Musonda Anderlecht Undisclosed 1 July 2012 [99]
32 DF Andreas Christensen Brøndby Undisclosed 1 July 2012 [100]
21 MF Marko Marin Werder Bremen £6 million 1 July 2012 [101][102]
17 MF Eden Hazard Lille £32 million 1 July 2012 [103][104]
— MF Thorgan Hazard Lens £0.8 million 24 July 2012 [105]
11 MF Oscar Internacional £19.5 million 25 July 2012 [106][107]
28 DF César Azpilicueta Marseille £7 million 24 August 2012 [13][108]
13 FW Victor Moses Wigan Athletic £7 million 24 August 2012 [14][109]

Winter
No. Pos Player Transferred From Fee Date Source
— DF Wallace Fluminense £5.1 million 1 January 2013 [53][110][111]
29 FW Demba Ba Newcastle United £7 million 4 January 2013 [112][113]
— DF Ali Suljic Motala AIF Undisclosed 29 January 2013 [114]

Summer
No. Pos Player Transferred To Fee Date Source
11 FW Didier Drogba Shanghai Shenhua Free transfer 1 July 2012 [115][116][117]
17 DF José Bosingwa Queens Park Rangers Free transfer 1 July 2012 [118][119]
21 FW Salomon Kalou Lille Free transfer 1 July 2012 [120][121]
53 FW Marko Mitrović Brescia Free transfer 1 July 2012 [122]
60 GK Rhys Taylor Preston North End Free transfer 1 July 2012 [123][124]
16 MF Raul Meireles Fenerbahçe £8 million 3 September 2012 [20][125]

Winter
No. Pos Player Transferred To Fee Date Source
23 FW Daniel Sturridge Liverpool £12 million 2 January 2013 [64][126]
— DF Alistair Gordon Crystal Palace Free transfer 27 January 2013 [127][128]
55 MF James Ashton Carshalton Athletic Free transfer 31 January 2013 [127]
48 MF Conor Clifford Leicester City Free transfer 31 January 2013 [127][129]
— DF Ben Gordon Yeovil Town Free transfer 31 January 2013 [127][130]
51 DF Rohan Ince Brighton & Hove Albion Free transfer 31 January 2013 [127][131]
60 FW Adam Coombes Notts County Free transfer 31 January 2013 [127][132]

Loan out
No. Pos Player Loaned To Start End Loan Fee Source
— DF Kenneth Omeruo ADO Den Haag 7 January 2012 30 June 2013 Free [133]
43 DF Jeffrey Bruma Hamburg 1 July 2012 30 June 2013 Unknown [134]
— GK Thibaut Courtois Atlético Madrid 1 July 2012 30 June 2013 Unknown [135]
— FW Jhon Pírez Sabadell 9 July 2012 23 July 2012 Free [136][137]
— DF Tomáš Kalas Vitesse Arnhem 11 July 2012 30 June 2013 Free [138]
38 DF Patrick van Aanholt Vitesse Arnhem 11 July 2012 30 June 2013 Free [138]
— MF Ulises Dávila Sabadell 13 July 2012 30 June 2013 Free [139]
51 DF Rohan Ince Yeovil Town 13 July 2012 26 September 2012 Free [140]
— GK Matej Delač Vitória Guimarães 17 July 2012 4 January 2013 Free [141][142]
64 FW Milan Lalkovič Vitória Guimarães 17 July 2012 4 January 2013 Free [141][142]
14 MF Kevin De Bruyne Werder Bremen 2 August 2012 30 June 2013 €450,000 [11]
48 MF Conor Clifford Portsmouth 8 August 2012 17 September 2012 Free [143][144]
— DF Ben Gordon Birmingham City 10 August 2012 7 January 2013 Free [145]
18 FW Romelu Lukaku West Bromwich Albion 10 August 2012 31 May 2013 Free [146]
— GK Sam Walker Bristol Rovers 14 August 2012 2 January 2013 Free [147]
27 DF Sam Hutchinson Nottingham Forest 16 August 2012 31 May 2013 Free [148]
20 MF Josh McEachran Middlesbrough 20 August 2012 31 May 2013 Free [149]
57 DF Archange Nkumu Yeovil Town 23 August 2012 23 September 2012 Free [150]
— MF Amin Affane Roda JC 31 August 2012 18 March 2013 Free [151]
30 MF Yossi Benayoun West Ham United 31 August 2012 3 January 2013 Free [152]
45 DF Nathaniel Chalobah Watford 31 August 2012 31 May 2013 Free [153][154]
5 MF Michael Essien Real Madrid 31 August 2012 30 June 2013 Unknown [19]
— MF Thorgan Hazard Zulte Waregem 31 August 2012 30 June 2013 Free [155]
31 MF Gaël Kakuta Vitesse Arnhem 31 August 2012 30 June 2013 Free [152]
— FW Jhon Pírez Leganés 4 September 2012 30 June 2013 Free [156]
55 MF James Ashton Charlton Athletic 1 October 2012 November 2012 Free [157]
— DF Archange Nkumu Colchester United 23 October 2012 13 December 2012 Free [158][159]
— FW Patrick Bamford Milton Keynes Dons 22 November 2012 7 January 2013 Free [160]
48 MF Conor Clifford Crawley Town 22 November 2012 5 January 2013 Free [161]
54 DF Todd Kane Preston North End 22 November 2012 5 January 2013 Free [162]
— MF Anjur Osmanović Lärje-Angereds IF 22 November 2012 30 June 2013 Free [163]
— DF Wallace Fluminense 1 January 2013 30 June 2013 Free [53]
54 DF Todd Kane Blackburn Rovers 9 January 2013 9 February 2013 Free [164]
— GK Matej Delač Inter Zaprešić 10 January 2013 30 June 2013 Free [165]
47 MF Billy Clifford Colchester United 11 January 2013 27 April 2013 Free [166][167]
— GK Sam Walker Colchester United 14 January 2013 27 April 2013 Free [168]
35 MF Lucas Piazon Málaga 15 January 2013 30 June 2013 Unknown [169]
— FW Patrick Bamford Milton Keynes Dons 31 January 2013 20 May 2013 Free [170]
56 MF George Saville Millwall 28 February 2013 4 May 2013 Free [171]
54 DF Todd Kane Blackburn Rovers 15 March 2013 31 May 2013 Free [172][173]

Overall transfer activity

Friendlies

Pre-season
18 July 2012 World Football Challenge Seattle Sounders 2–4 Chelsea Seattle
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  58'
Piazon  82'		 Report Lavezzi  7'
Nenê  29'
Sakho  40'
Verratti  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 Gardens, 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)

Post-season
23 May 2013 Friendly Chelsea 3–4 Manchester City St. Louis, Missouri
Ba  15'
Azpilicueta  44' (pen.)
Oscar  54'		 Report García  61'
Džeko  64', 85'
Richards  90'		 Stadium: Busch Stadium
Attendance: 48,263
25 May 2013 Friendly Chelsea 3–5 Manchester City New York City
Ramires  45', 68'
Mata  82'		 Report Barry  3'
Nasri  29', 73'
Milner  54'
Džeko  85'		 Stadium: Yankee Stadium
Attendance: 39,462

Competitions

Overall
Competition Started round Final
position / round		 First match Last match
Premier League — 3rd 19 August 201219 May 2013
FA Cup 3rd round Semi Final 5 January 201314 April 2013
League Cup 3rd round Semi Final 25 September 201223 January 2013
FA Community Shield Final Runners-up 12 August 2012
UEFA Champions League Group stage Group stage 19 September 20125 December 2012
UEFA Europa League Round of 32 Winners 14 February 201315 May 2013
UEFA Super Cup Final Runners-up 31 August 2012
FIFA Club World Cup Semi Final Runners-up 13 December 201216 December 2012

Competition record

[98]

Competition Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Premier League 38 22 9 7 75 39 +36 057.89
FA Cup 7 4 2 1 17 7 +10 057.14
League Cup 5 3 1 1 16 7 +9 060.00
Community Shield 1 0 0 1 2 3 −1 000.00
UEFA Super Cup 1 0 0 1 1 4 −3 000.00
Champions League 6 3 1 2 16 10 +6 050.00
Europa League 9 6 1 2 17 10 +7 066.67
FIFA Club World Cup 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1 050.00
Total 69 39 14 16 147 82 +65 056.52

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

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

FIFA Club World Cup
Main article: 2012 FIFA Club World Cup
13 December 2012 Semi-finals Monterrey 1–3 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 1–0 Chelsea Yokohama, Japan
10:30 GMT Guerrero  69'
Jorge Henrique  55'		 Report David Luiz  70'
Cahill  90'		 Stadium: International Stadium Yokohama
Attendance: 68,275
Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)

Premier League
Main article: 2012–13 Premier League

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Manchester United (C) 38 28 5 5 86 43 +43 89 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Manchester City 38 23 9 6 66 34 +32 78
3 Chelsea 38 22 9 7 75 39 +36 75
4 Arsenal 38 21 10 7 72 37 +35 73 Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
5 Tottenham Hotspur 38 21 9 8 66 46 +20 72 Qualification for the Europa League play-off round
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Play-offs (only if needed to decide champion, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions).[174]
(C) Champion.

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 22 9 7 75 39  +36 75 12 5 2 41 16  +25 10 4 5 34 23  +11

Results by round
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAAHAHHAAHAHHAHAAHAHAH
ResultWWWDWWWWLDDLDDLWWWWLWDWDLWLWWLWWDWWDWW
Position42111111123343333334333333443343433333
Points3691013161922222324242526262932353838414245464649495255555861626568697275
Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches
19 August 2012 1 Wigan Athletic 0–2 Chelsea Wigan
13:30 BST Caldwell  10'
McArthur  56'		 Report Ivanović  2'
Lampard  7' (pen.),  79'
David Luiz  34'		 Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 19,738
Referee: Mike Jones
22 August 2012 2 Chelsea 4–2 Reading London
19:45 BST Lampard  18' (pen.)
Cahill  68'
Torres  80'
Ivanović  90+5'		 Report Pogrebnyak  24',  65'
Guthrie  28'
Karacan  58'		 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  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  14'
Bertrand  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  50'
David Luiz  90+2'		 Report Adam  23' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,112
Referee: Michael Oliver
29 September 2012 6 Arsenal 1–2 Chelsea London
12:45 GMT Ramsey  34'
Gervinho  42'
Vermaelen  52'		 Report Torres  19'
Oscar  38'
David Luiz  48'
Mata  54'
Ramires  90+3'		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,101
Referee: Martin Atkinson
6 October 2012 7 Chelsea 4–1 Norwich City London
15:00 BST 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 BST Huddlestone  37'
Gallas  39',  46'
Walker  45+1'
Defoe  53'		 Report Cahill  17'
Ivanović  24'
Ramires  45+3'
Mata  65', 68'
Sturridge  90+1'		 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'
Torres  45'  69'
Ramires  54'
Ivanović  63'
Mikel  76'		 Report David Luiz  3' (o.g.)
Van Persie  12'
Hernández  75'
Rooney  43'
Valencia  90+1'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,644
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
3 November 2012 10 Swansea City 1–1 Chelsea Swansea
15:00 GMT Britton  36'
De Guzmán  81'
Hernández  87'
Ki  88'
Shechter  90+4'		 Report Azpilicueta  38'
Moses  60'		 Stadium: Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 20,527
Referee: Kevin Friend
11 November 2012 11 Chelsea 1–1 Liverpool London
16:00 GMT Terry  20'
Mikel  78'		 Report Johnson  55'
Gerrard  66'
Suárez  73'		 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 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,792
Referee: Chris Foy
Note: Rafael Benítez's first game as Chelsea manager.
28 November 2012 14 Chelsea 0–0 Fulham London
19:45 GMT Ivanović  67'
Romeu  70'
David Luiz  72'		 Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,707
Referee: Anthony Taylor
1 December 2012 15 West Ham United 3–1 Chelsea London
12:45 GMT Cole  62'
Noble  64'
Diamé  85'
Maïga  90+1'		 Report Mata  13'
Čech  43'
Mikel  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  42'		 Report Torres  11', 45+2' (pen.)
Mata  49',  86'
Ivanović  71'
Ramires  84'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 39,273
Referee: Mark Halsey
23 December 2012 17 Chelsea 8–0 Aston Villa London
16:00 GMT Torres  3'
David Luiz  29'
Ivanović  34'
Lampard  59'
Ramires  76', 90+1'
Oscar  79' (pen.)
Hazard  83'
Piazon 89'		 Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,363
Referee: Phil Dowd
26 December 2012 18 Norwich City 0–1 Chelsea Norwich
15:00 GMT Johnson  81' Report Mata  38'
Hazard  90+1'		 Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 26,831
Referee: Jonathan Moss
30 December 2012 19 Everton 1–2 Chelsea Liverpool
13:30 GMT Pienaar  2',  64'
Distin  73'		 Report Lampard  42', 72'
Cahill  48'
David Luiz  70'
Cole  86'		 Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 39,485
Referee: Howard Webb
2 January 2013 20 Chelsea 0–1 Queens Park Rangers London
19:45 GMT Marin  3' Report Wright-Phillips  78'
Hill  85'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,634
Referee: Lee Mason
12 January 2013 21 Stoke City 0–4 Chelsea Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 GMT Wilkinson  38'
Walters 89'		 Report Walters  48' (o.g.), 61' (o.g.)
Lampard  64' (pen.)
Hazard  72'		 Stadium: Britannia Stadium
Attendance: 27,348
Referee: Andre Marriner
16 January 2013 22 Chelsea 2–2 Southampton London
19:45 GMT Ba  25'
Hazard  45'
David Luiz  83'		 Report Lambert  58'
Puncheon  75'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 38,484
Referee: Michael Oliver
20 January 2013 23 Chelsea 2–1 Arsenal London
13:30 GMT Mata  6',  65'
Lampard  16' (pen.)
Cole  86'		 Report Szczęsny  15'
Walcott  58'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,784
Referee: Martin Atkinson
30 January 2013 24 Reading 2–2 Chelsea Reading
20:00 GMT McAnuff  28'
Le Fondre  87', 90+4'		 Report Ramires  39'
Mata  45+1'
Lampard  65'
Azpilicueta  90+5'		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 24,097
Referee: Mark Halsey
2 February 2013 25 Newcastle United 3–2 Chelsea Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 GMT Gutiérrez  40'
Perch  45+3'
Cissé  61'
Sissoko  67', 89'		 Report Ramires  29'
Lampard  54'
Mata  60'  90+2'
Cole  61'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 52,314
Referee: Howard Webb
9 February 2013 26 Chelsea 4–1 Wigan Athletic London
15:00 GMT Ramires  23'
Hazard  56'
Lampard  86'
Marin  90+1',  90+3'		 Report Maloney  58'
Scharner  64'
Figueroa  79'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,562
Referee: Mike Dean
24 February 2013 27 Manchester City 2–0 Chelsea Manchester
13:30 GMT Touré  63'
Tevez  85'		 Report Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 47,256
Referee: Andre Marriner
2 March 2013 28 Chelsea 1–0 West Bromwich Albion London
15:00 GMT Ba  28'
Hazard  55'		 Report McAuley  64'
Odemwingie  84'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,548
Referee: Kevin Friend
17 March 2013 29 Chelsea 2–0 West Ham London
16:00 GMT Lampard  19'
Hazard  50'		 Report Reid  70'
Demel  72'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,639
Referee: Michael Oliver
30 March 2013 30 Southampton 2–1 Chelsea Southampton
16:00 GMT Rodriguez  23'
Lambert  35',  83'
Schneiderlin  87'		 Report Terry  33'
Torres  76'		 Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 31,779
Referee: Jonathan Moss
7 April 2013 31 Chelsea 2–1 Sunderland London
15:00 GMT Kilgallon  47' (o.g.)
Ivanović  55'		 Report Gardner  25'
Azpilicueta  45+1' (o.g.)
Rose  62'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,500
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
17 April 2013 32 Fulham 0–3 Chelsea London
20:00 GMT Ruiz  44'
Senderos  47'		 Report Ivanović  18'
David Luiz  30'
Terry  43', 71'		 Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 25,002
Referee: Mike Dean
21 April 2013 33 Liverpool 2–2 Chelsea Liverpool
16:00 GMT Henderson  29'
Sturridge  52'
Lucas  54'
Suárez  56',  90+7'
Carragher  64'
Shelvey  82'		 Report Oscar  26'
Torres  38'
Azpilicueta  53'
Hazard  57' (pen.)
Čech  90+7'		 Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 45,009
Referee: Kevin Friend
28 April 2013 34 Chelsea 2–0 Swansea City London
15:00 GMT Oscar  43'
Lampard  45+2' (pen.)
Azpilicueta  55'		 Report Williams  37'
Britton  45+1'
Davies  69'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,780
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
5 May 2013 35 Manchester United 0–1 Chelsea Manchester
16:00 GMT Vidić  52'
Jones  80'
Rafael  89'		 Report David Luiz  85'
Mata  87'		 Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 75,500
Referee: Howard Webb
8 May 2013 36 Chelsea 2–2 Tottenham Hotspur London
19:45 GMT Oscar  10'
Ramires  39',  90+1'		 Report Adebayor  26'
Vertonghen  78'
Sigurðsson  80'
Bale  86'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,581
Referee: Mike Dean
11 May 2013 37 Aston Villa 1–2 Chelsea Birmingham
12:45 GMT Baker  4'
Benteke  14', 		Report Ramires  16'  44'
Terry  42'
Lampard  60', 88',  84'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 42,084
Referee: Lee Mason
19 May 2013 38 Chelsea 2–1 Everton London
16:00 GMT Mata  7'
Torres  34',  76'
David Luiz  82'		 Report Naismith  14'
Fellaini  57'
Heitinga  70'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,794
Referee: Anthony Taylor

FA Cup
Main article: 2012–13 FA Cup
5 January 2013 Third round Southampton 1–5 Chelsea Southampton
15:00 GMT Rodriguez  22'
De Ridder  77'
Ward-Prowse  88'		 Report Ba  35', 61'
Moses  45'
Ivanović  51'
Lampard  82' (pen.)		 Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 27,813
Referee: Mike Dean
27 January 2013 Fourth round Brentford 2–2 Chelsea Brentford
12:00 GMT Trotta  42'
Forrester  73' (pen.)		 Report Oscar  55'
Cahill  43'
Turnbull  72'
Torres  83'		 Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 12,146
Referee: Jonathan Moss
17 February 2013 Replay Chelsea 4–0 Brentford London
12:00 GMT Mata  53'
Oscar  67'
Ivanović  69'
Lampard  71'
Terry  81'
David Luiz  84'		 Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 40,961
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
27 February 2013 Fifth round Middlesbrough 0–2 Chelsea Middlesbrough
19:45 GMT McManus  69'
Bailey  87'		 Report Ramires[175]  51'
Moses  72'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 27,856
Referee: Martin Atkinson
10 March 2013 Quarter-finals Manchester United 2–2 Chelsea Manchester
16:30 GMT Hernández  5'
Rooney  11'		 Report Azpilicueta  41'
David Luiz  54'
Hazard  59',  75'
Ramires  68'		 Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 75,196
Referee: Howard Webb
1 April 2013 Replay Chelsea 1–0 Manchester United London
12:30 GMT Ba  49'
Bertrand  60'
Azpilicueta  77'
Mata  89'
Oscar  90'		 Report Cleverley  54' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 40,704
Referee: Phil Dowd
14 April 2013 Semi-finals Chelsea 1–2 Manchester City London
16:00 GMT Ramires  46'
Ba  66'
Torres  85'		 Barry  26'
Nasri  35'
Y. Touré  45'
Agüero  47'
Kompany  78'		 Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 85,621
Referee: Chris Foy

League Cup
Main article: 2012–13 Football League Cup
25 September 2012 Third round 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 Fourth round Chelsea 5–4 (a.e.t.) Manchester United London
19:45 GMT Romeu  11'
Mikel  24'
David Luiz  30' (pen.),  90+2'
Cahill  52'
Hazard  90+3' (pen.)
Sturridge  97'
Oscar  100'
Ramires  114',  115'		 Report Giggs  22', 120' (pen.),  118'
Hernández  42'
Nani  58',  100'
Wootton  63'
Keane  104'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,126
Referee: Lee Mason
19 December 2012 Quarter-finals Leeds United 1–5 Chelsea Leeds
19:45 GMT Becchio  37' Report Lampard  14'
Mata  46'
Ivanović  64'
Moses  66'
Bertrand  69'
Hazard  80'
Torres  84'		 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 33,816
Referee: Andre Marriner
9 January 2013 Semi-finals
First leg		 Chelsea 0–2 Swansea City London
19:45 GMT Ba  89' Report Michu  38'
Graham  90+1'
Hernández  41'
Chico  47'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 40,172
Referee: Anthony Taylor
23 January 2013 Semi-finals
Second leg		 Swansea City 0–0
(2–0 agg.)		 Chelsea Swansea
19:45 GMT Report Hazard  80' Stadium: Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 19,506
Referee: Chris Foy

UEFA Champions League
Main article: 2012–13 UEFA Champions League

Group stage
Main article: 2012–13 UEFA Champions League group stage § Group E
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Juventus 6 3 3 0 12 4 +8 12 Advance to knockout phase
2 Shakhtar Donetsk 6 3 1 2 12 8 +4 10[lower-alpha 1]
3 Chelsea 6 3 1 2 16 10 +6 10[lower-alpha 1] Transfer to Europa League
4 Nordsjælland 6 0 1 5 4 22 −18 1
Source:
Notes:
  1. Tiebreakers: Shakhtar Donetsk are ranked ahead of Chelsea on head-to-head away goals
19 September 2012 1 Chelsea 2–2 Juventus London, England
19:45 BST Oscar  31', 33'
Ramires  60'		 Report Vidal  38',  66'
Quagliarella  80'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 40,918
Referee: Pedro Proença (Portugal)
2 October 2012 2 Nordsjælland 0–4 Chelsea Copenhagen, Denmark
19:45 BST Runje  76' Report Mata  33', 82'
David Luiz  79'
Ramires  89'		 Stadium: Parken Stadium
Attendance: 25,120
Referee: Marijo Strahonja (Croatia)
23 October 2012 3 Shakhtar Donetsk 2–1 Chelsea Donetsk, Ukraine
19:45 BST Teixeira  3'
Fernandinho  52'
Kucher  66'
Hübschman  85'		 Report Oscar  88'
Cole  21'
David Luiz  80'		 Stadium: Donbass Arena
Attendance: 51,435
Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)
7 November 2012 4 Chelsea 3–2 Shakhtar Donetsk London, England
19:45 GMT Torres  6'
Oscar  40'
David Luiz  88'
Moses  90+4'		 Report Willian  9', 47'
Teixeira  56'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,067
Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo (Spain)
20 November 2012 5 Juventus 3–0 Chelsea Turin, Italy
19:45 GMT Quagliarella  38'
Bonucci  40'
Vidal  61'
Marchisio  84'
Giovinco  90',  90'		 Report Ramires  75' Stadium: Juventus Stadium
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)
Note: Roberto Di Matteo's last game as Chelsea manager.
5 December 2012 6 Chelsea 6–1 Nordsjælland London, England
19:45 GMT Hazard 34'
David Luiz  38' (pen.),  90'
Torres  45+2', 56'
Cahill  51'
Mata  63'
Oscar  71'		 Report Stokholm 31'
John  46'
Christiansen  37'
Mtiliga  50'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 40,084
Referee: Bas Nijhuis (Netherlands)

UEFA Europa League
Main article: 2012–13 UEFA Europa League

Knockout phase
Main article: 2012–13 UEFA Europa League knockout phase
Round of 32
14 February 2013 First leg Sparta Prague 0–1 Chelsea Prague, Czech Republic
18:00 GMT Hušbauer  66' Report Oscar  82'
Cahill  40'		 Stadium: Generali Arena
Attendance: 18,952
Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy)
21 February 2013 Second leg Chelsea 1–1
(2–1 agg.)		 Sparta Prague London, England
20:05 GMT Hazard  90+2'
Bertrand  85'		 Report Lafata  16',  43'
Hybš  55'
Přikryl  84'
Matějovský  86'
Kweuke  90+1'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 38,642
Referee: Aleksandar Stavrev (Macedonia)
Round of 16
7 March 2013 First leg Steaua București 1–0 Chelsea Bucharest, Romania
18:00 GMT Rusescu  34' (pen.)
Pintilii  50'		 Report Bertrand  30'
Mikel  66'		 Stadium: Arena Națională
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia)
14 March 2013 Second leg Chelsea 3–1
(3–2 agg.)		 Steaua București London, England
20:05 GMT Mata  32'
Terry  58'
Mikel  70'
Torres  71'
Cole  80'		 Report Chiricheș  45'
Bourceanu  49'
Râpă  58'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 28,817
Referee: Stéphane Lannoy (France)
Quarter-finals
4 April 2013 First leg Chelsea 3–1 Rubin Kazan London, England
20:05 GMT Torres  16', 70'
Moses  32'
Terry  41'
Benayoun  77'
Marin  90'		 Report Natkho  41' (pen.)
Orbaiz  87'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 32,994
Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)
11 April 2013 Second leg Rubin Kazan 3–2
(4–5 agg.)		 Chelsea Moscow, Russia
17:00 GMT Marcano  51',  87'
Gökdeniz  62'
Naktho  75' (pen.)		 Report Torres  5'
Moses  55'
Oscar  90+1'		 Stadium: Luzhniki Stadium
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Fırat Aydınus (Turkey)
Semi-finals
25 April 2013 First leg Basel 1–2 Chelsea Basel, Switzerland
20:05 GMT Dragović  70'
D. Degen  80'
Schär  87' (pen.),  89'		 Report Moses  12'
Cole  68'
David Luiz  83',  90+4'
Azpilicueta  86'		 Stadium: St. Jakob-Park
Attendance: 36,000
Referee: Pavel Královec (Czech Republic)
2 May 2013 Second leg Chelsea 3–1
(5–2 agg.)		 Basel London, England
20:05 GMT Torres  50'
Moses  52'
Azpilicueta  55'
David Luiz  59'		 Report Salah  45+1'
Schär  66'
Steinhöfer  68'
Die  88'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 39,403
Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)
Final
Main article: 2013 UEFA Europa League Final
15 May 2013 Final Benfica 1–2 Chelsea Amsterdam, Netherlands
20:45 CEST Garay  45+1'
Luisão  62'
Cardozo  68' (pen.)		 Report Oscar  14'
Torres  60'
Ivanović  90+3'		 Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 46,163
Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)

Statistics

Appearances

As of end of season[98]

Rnk Pos No. Player Premier League FA Cup League Cup Champions League Europa League Super Cup Club World Cup Community Shield Total
1 FW 9 Fernando Torres 28+82+33+15+1912164
MF 10 Juan Mata 31+45+155+15+312164
MF 11 Oscar 24+106+13+25+14+50+11+1064
4 GK 1 Petr Čech 36536912163
5 MF 7 Ramires 28+763+16811162
MF 17 Eden Hazard 31+33+32+34+25+212162
7 DF 2 Branislav Ivanović 33+16365+112159
8 DF 4 David Luiz 29+15+13+16712157
9 DF 3 Ashley Cole 3152+15312151
10 MF 8 Frank Lampard 21+83+12+13711+1150
11 DF 28 César Azpilicueta 24+34+151801+1—48
12 DF 24 Gary Cahill 24+2444412045
13 FW 13 Victor Moses 12+114+132+25+101+1—43
14 MF 12 John Obi Mikel 19+32+114+13+111138
DF 34 Ryan Bertrand 14+53+23+11+250+100+138
16 DF 26 John Terry 11+3312600127
17 FW 29 Demba Ba 11+35+11+1—22
18 MF 21 Marko Marin 2+41+21+201+200+1016
19 MF 30 Yossi Benayoun 0+61+10—3+20—013
20 FW 23 Daniel Sturridge 1+6—10+2—0+100+112
21 MF 6 Oriol Romeu 4+202100009
22 DF 19 Paulo Ferreira 0+210+10+1100+107
GK 22 Ross Turnbull 2+122000007
24 MF 57 Nathan Aké 1+21001+10006
25 MF 16 Raul Meireles 1+2—0—03
MF 35 Lucas Piazon 0+1020—0003

Goalscorers

As of end of season.[98]

Rnk Pos No. Player Premier League FA Cup League Cup Champions League Europa League Super Cup Club World Cup Community Shield Total
1 FW 9 Fernando Torres 8123601122
2 MF 10 Juan Mata 12123101020
3 MF 8 Frank Lampard 15200000017
4 MF 17 Eden Hazard 9120100013
5 MF 11 Oscar 4205100012
6 MF 13 Victor Moses 1221400—10
7 MF 7 Ramires 521100009
8 DF 2 Branislav Ivanović 511010008
9 DF 4 David Luiz 201220007
10 DF 24 Gary Cahill 202101006
DF 26 John Terry 410010006
FW 29 Demba Ba 240—6
13 FW 23 Daniel Sturridge 1—10—0002
DF 34 Ryan Bertrand 001000012
15 DF 3 Ashley Cole 100000001
MF 6 Oriol Romeu 001000001
MF 21 Marko Marin 100000001
— Own Goals 300000104
TOTALS 7517161617132147

Clean sheets

As of end of season.[98]

Rnk Pos No. Player Premier League FA Cup League Cup Champions League Europa League Super Cup Club World Cup Community Shield Total
1 GK 1 Petr Čech 14311100020
2 GK 22 Ross Turnbull 001000001
TOTALS 14321100021

Disciplinary record

As of end of season.[98]

Rnk Pos. No. Player PL League Cup FA Cup CS Europe Club World Cup Total
             
1 MF 7 Ramires 810 100 100 100 200 000 1310
2 DF 4 David Luiz 800 100 200 000 400 100 1600
3 DF 2 Branislav Ivanović 401 000 100 001 100 000 602
4 FW 9 Fernando Torres 410 000 100 000 000 000 510
5 DF 28 César Azpilicueta 400 000 200 — 200 000 800
6 DF 3 Ashley Cole 300 000 000 100 300 000 700
MF 12 John Obi Mikel 300 100 000 100 200 000 700
8 MF 11 Oscar 200 100 100 000 200 000 600
DF 34 Ryan Bertrand 100 100 100 100 200 000 600
10 MF 17 Eden Hazard 200 001 100 000 000 000 301
DF 24 Gary Cahill 100 000 100 000 100 001 301
12 MF 8 Frank Lampard 200 100 000 100 000 000 400
MF 10 Juan Mata 300 000 100 000 000 000 400
14 MF 21 Marko Marin 200 000 000 000 100 000 300
15 GK 1 Petr Čech 200 000 000 000 000 000 200
MF 6 Oriol Romeu 100 100 000 000 000 000 200
DF 26 John Terry 100 000 000 000 100 000 200
18 GK 22 Ross Turnbull 000 000 100 000 000 000 100
FW 29 Demba Ba 000 100 000 — 100
MF 30 Yossi Benayoun 000 000 000 000 100 — 100
TOTALS 5121 801 1300 501 2200 101 10024

Overview

As of end of season.[98]

Games played69 (38 Premier League, 7 FA Cup, 5 League Cup, 6 UEFA Champions League, 1 UEFA Super Cup, 2 FIFA Club World Cup, 9 UEFA Europa League, 1 Community Shield)
Games won39 (22 Premier League, 4 FA Cup, 3 League Cup, 3 UEFA Champions League, 1 FIFA Club World Cup, 6 UEFA Europa League)
Games drawn14 (9 Premier League, 2 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 1 UEFA Champions League, 1 UEFA Europa League)
Games lost16 (7 Premier League, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 2 UEFA Champions League, 1 UEFA Super Cup, 1 FIFA Club World Cup, 2 UEFA Europa League, 1 Community Shield)
Goals scored147 (75 Premier League, 17 FA Cup, 16 League Cup, 16 UEFA Champions League, 1 UEFA Super Cup, 3 FIFA Club World Cup, 17 UEFA Europa League, 2 Community Shield)
Goals conceded82 (39 Premier League, 7 FA Cup, 7 League Cup, 10 UEFA Champions League, 4 UEFA Super Cup, 2 FIFA Club World Cup, 10 UEFA Europa League, 3 Community Shield)
Goal difference+65 (+36 Premier League, +10 FA Cup, +9 League Cup, +6 UEFA Champions League, −3 UEFA Super Cup, +1 FIFA Club World Cup, +7 UEFA Europa League, −1 Community Shield)
Clean sheets21 (14 Premier League, 2 League Cup, 3 FA Cup, 1 UEFA Champions League, 1 UEFA Europa League)
Yellow cards100 (53 Premier League, 11 FA Cup, 8 League Cup, 6 UEFA Champions League, 1 UEFA Super Cup, 1 FIFA Club World Cup, 15 UEFA Europa League, 5 Community Shield)
Red cards6 (3 Premier League, 1 League Cup, 1 FIFA Club World Cup, 1 Community Shield)
Worst disciplineRamires (13 , 1  )
Best result(s)W 8 – 0 (H) v Aston Villa – Premier League – 23 December 2012
Worst result(s)L 1 – 4 (N) v Atlético Madrid – UEFA Super Cup – 31 August 2012
Most AppearancesJuan Mata , Oscar & Fernando Torres (64 appearances)
Top scorer(s)Fernando Torres (22 goals)
Top assister(s)Juan Mata (35 assists)
PointsOverall: 39/69 (56.52%)

Awards
No. Player Award Month Source
10 Juan Mata Premier League Player of the Month October 2012 [38]
4 David Luiz Silver Ball at the 2012 FIFA Club World Cup December 2012 [176]
2 Branislav Ivanović Serbian Footballer of the Year [177]
45 Nathaniel Chalobah England Men's Youth Player of the Year February 2013 [178]
3 Ashley Cole Senior Men's Player of the Year 3rd place [179]
1 Petr Čech Czech Footballer of the Year [180]
– Tomáš Kalas Czech Talent of the Year [180]
13 Victor Moses Samsung Fair Player of the Tournament [181]
– Rafael Benítez Premier League Manager of the Month April 2013 [182]

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