2012–13 Chelsea F.C. season

English football club season February 2015 December 2020 Chelsea 2012–13 File:Chelsea FC 2012 Club World Cup Final starting XI.jpg 300px Chelsea players before 2012 FIFA Club World Cup final against Corinthians Roberto Di Matteo (until 21 November 2012)Rafael Benítez (interim manager) Bruce Buck Roman Abramovich Stamford Bridge Premier League 3rd FA Cup Semi-finals League Cup Semi-finals FA Community Shield Runners-up UEFA Champions League Group stage UEFA Europa League Winners UEFA Super Cup Runners-up FIFA Club World Cup Runners-up Frank Lampard (15) Fernando Torres (23) 41,794 vs Everton(19 May 2013, Premier League) 28,817 vs Steaua București(14 March 2013, Europa League) 41,462 (Premier League) _chelsea1213H _chelsea1213h2 _chelsea1213H _chelsea1213h _chelsea1213home 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF FFFFFF _chelsea1213a _chelsea1213a _chelsea1213a _chelsea1213a _chelsea1213a FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 000040 _chelsea1213t _chelsea1213t _chelsea1213t _chelsea1213t _liverpool1011t 000000 000000 000000 000000 000000 2011–12 2013–14 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. Season summary On 13 June 2012, Roberto Di Matteo signed a two-year contract, becoming Chelsea's permanent manager,Di Matteo signs two-year contract http://www.chelseafc.com/news-article/article/2810782 https://archive.today/20130624214041/http://www.chelseafc.com/news-article/article/2810782 dead 24 June 2013 Chelsea F.C 13 June 2012 having been appointed as interim manager after the sacking of André Villas-Boas during the 2011–12 season.Villas-Boas sacked by Chelsea https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/17250464 BBC Sport 4 March 2012 However, on 21 November 2012, Di Matteo was sackedStatement on Roberto Di Matteo http://www.chelseafc.com/news-article/article/2986865/title/statement-on-roberto-di-matteo Chelsea F.C 21 November 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20121122225716/http://www.chelseafc.com/news-article/article/2986865/title/statement-on-roberto-di-matteo 22 November 2012 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.Benitez appointed http://www.chelseafc.com/news-article/article/2987554/title/benitez-appointed Chelsea F.C. 21 November 2012 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. The season was the first since 2003–04 without Didier Drogba and the first since 2006–07 without Nicolas Anelka, both of whom joined Shanghai Shenhua. 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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."Eden Hazard: Chelsea complete transfer of Lille midfielder". BBC Sport. 4 June 2012. 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.Chelsea Statement on Battersea Power Station http://www.chelseafc.com/news-article/article/2804528 Chelseafc.com 7 June 2012 21 June 2012 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. 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.Drogba confirms China move http://www.chelseafc.com/news-article/article/2817183 Chelseafc.com 20 June 2012 21 June 2012 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."Levene Dan http://www.fulhamchronicle.co.uk/london-chelsea-fc/2012/07/13/terry-not-guilty-of-racism-64767-31390019/ Terry not guilty of racism Fulham & Hammersmith Chronicle 13 July 2012 28 July 2012 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."Chelsea Signs Three-Year Deal With Russian Energy Company Gazprom". SportsBusiness Daily. 18 July 2012. On 28 July, the club completed the signing of Brazilian midfielder Oscar from Internacional for a reported £25 million fee.https://www.theguardian.com/football/2012/jul/25/chelsea-sign-oscar-brazil-internacional Chelsea complete signing of Brazil midfielder Oscar from Internacional The Guardian 25 July 2012 28 July 2012 August On 2 August, Kevin De Bruyne was sent on a season-long loan deal to Werder Bremen of the German Bundesliga.De Bruyne loan completed http://www.chelseafc.com/news-article/article/2869398 Chelsea F.C. 2 August 2012 6 January 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130906093314/http://www.chelseafc.com/news-article/article/2869398 6 September 2013 dead 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."Chelsea 2–3 Man City". BBC Sport. 12 August 2012. The club officially announced the signings of Spanish right-back César Azpilicueta from Marseille and forward Victor Moses from Wigan Athletic on 24 August.http://www.chelseafc.com/news-article/article/2898781 Azpilicueta Signs Chelsea F.C 24 August 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120830171700/http://www.chelseafc.com/news-article/article/2898781 30 August 2012 http://www.chelseafc.com/news-article/article/2899458/title/moses-transfer-completed Moses transfer completed Chelsea F.C. 24 August 2012 24 August 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120830172555/http://www.chelseafc.com/news-article/article/2899458/title/moses-transfer-completed 30 August 2012 dead Chelsea's Premier League campaign began on 19 August with a 0–2 victory in an away match against Wigan Athletic. Both goals came in the first ten minutes, the first from Branislav Ivanović and then a Frank Lampard penalty after Eden Hazard was fouled."Wigan 0–2 Chelsea". BBC Sport. 19 August 2013. The Blues won their second match 4–2 against Reading,"Chelsea 4–2 Reading". BBC Sport. 22 August 2012. and made it three wins out of three with a 2–0 win over Newcastle United."Chelsea 2–0 Newcastle". BBC Sport. 25 August 2012. Chelsea lost 4–1 to Atlético Madrid in the 2012 UEFA Super Cup, for whom Radamel Falcao scored a hat-trick."Chelsea v Atlético Madrid – as it happened". The Guardian. 31 August 2012. 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.http://www.chelseafc.com/news-article/article/2906850/title/essien-loaned-to-real-madrid Essien loaned to Real Madrid Chelsea F.C 31 August 2012 31 August 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120902175405/http://www.chelseafc.com/news-article/article/2906850/title/essien-loaned-to-real-madrid 2 September 2012 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.http://www.chelseafc.com/news-article/article/2909772/title/meireles-departs-for-turkey Meireles departs for Turkey Chelsea F.C. 3 September 2012 4 September 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120905020032/http://www.chelseafc.com/news-article/article/2909772/title/meireles-departs-for-turkey 5 September 2012 Ryan Bertrand signed a five-year contract to extend his career at Chelsea until the summer of 2017."Long-term deal for Bertrand" https://web.archive.org/web/20120907015112/http://www.chelseafc.com/news-article/article/2911095/title/long-term-deal-for-bertrand 7 September 2012 . Chelsea F.C. 5 September 2012. 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."QPR 0–0 Chelsea". BBC Sport. 15 September 2012. 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."Chelsea 2–2 Juventus". BBC Sport. 19 September 2012. Brazilian defender David Luiz signed a new five-year contract at the club."https://archive.today/20130419213232/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19689655 BBC Sport – David Luiz signs new five-year with Chelsea". BBC Sport. 22 September 2012. On 22 September, Ashley Cole was the unlikely hero as Chelsea scored a dramatic late winner to defeat Stoke City at home."Chelsea 1–0 Stoke". BBC Sport. 22 September 2012. 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."Chelsea 6–0 Wolves". BBC Sport. 25 September 2012. Chelsea captain John Terry was banned for four games and fined £220,000 by the FA for racially abusing QPR defender Anton Ferdinand."John Terry banned and fined by FA over Anton Ferdinand incident". BBC Sport. 27 September 2012. 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.https://archive.today/20121223103155/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19684245 "Arsenal 1–2 Chelsea". BBC Sport. 29 September 2012. 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."FC Nordsjaelland 0–4 Chelsea". BBC Sport. 2 October 2012. On 6 October, Fernando Torres, Frank Lampard, Eden Hazard and Branislav Ivanović scored in Chelsea's 4–1 home victory over Norwich City,"Chelsea 4–1 Norwich". BBC Sport. 6 October 2012. 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."Tottenham 2–4 Chelsea". BBC Sport. 20 October 2012. On 23 October, Chelsea lost their first Champions League match for the season as they lost 2–1 to Shakhtar Donetsk in Ukraine."Shakhtar Donetsk 2–1 Chelsea". BBC Sport. 23 October 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2013. 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."Chelsea 2–3 Manchester United". BBC Sport. 28 October 2012. Later, Chelsea Lodged an official complaint based on Mikel John Obi claiming the referee Mark Clattenburg had used "inappropriate language.""Mark Clattenburg accused of racial slur during Chelsea v Manchester United". The Guardian. 28 October 2012. Clattenburg was cleared of the accusations on 22 November."Mark Clattenburg cleared by FA as Chelsea's Mikel is charged". BBC Sport. 22 November 2012."Statement on Clattenburg decision". Chelsea F.C. 22 November 2012. 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."Chelsea 5–4 Manchester United (aet)". BBC Sport. 31 October 2012. November thumb|right|200px|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."Sir Alex Ferguson & Juan Mata win monthly league awards". BBC Sport. 6 November 2012. 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."Swansea 1–1 Chelsea". BBC Sport. 3 November 2012. 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."Chelsea 3–2 Shakhtar Donetsk". BBC Sport. 7 November 2012. 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."West Brom 2–1 Chelsea". BBC Sport. 17 November 2012. 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,"Juventus 3–0 Chelsea". BBC Sport. 20 November 2012. ending a 262-day tenure which saw him win the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League and the 2011–12 FA Cup for Chelsea."Roberto Di Matteo sacked by Chelsea after Juventus defeat". BBC Sport. 21 November 2012."Chelsea sack manager Roberto Di Matteo after poor run of form". Sky Sports. 21 November 2012. On the same day, former Liverpool manager Rafael Benítez was appointed as the club's interim manager until the end of the season."Rafael Benitez replaces Roberto Di Matteo as Chelsea manager". BBC sport. 21 November 2012. 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."Rafael Benitez has appointed Boudewijn Zenden as his assistant at Chelsea". Sky Sports. 22 November 2012. Chelsea midfielder Mikel John Obi 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. 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."Mikel suspended" https://web.archive.org/web/20121208221918/http://www.chelseafc.com/news-article/article/3002352/title/mikel-suspended 8 December 2012 . Chelsea F.C. 6 December 2012."John Mikel Obi banned for Mark Clattenburg threats". BBC Sport. 6 December 2012. 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."Chelsea 0–0 Manchester City". BBC Sport. 25 November 2012. 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."Chelsea 0–0 Fulham". BBC Sport. 28 November 2012. 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."West Ham 3–1 Chelsea". BBC Sport. 1 December 2012. 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."Fluminense announce signing of Portugal midfielder Deco". BBC Sport. 7 August 2010."Chelsea to sign Brazilian Wallace from Fluminense in January". BBC Sport. 4 December 2012. On 5 December, it was announced that Mikel John Obi had agreed to extended his Chelsea contract until summer 2017."Five more years for Mikel" https://web.archive.org/web/20121207224250/http://www.chelseafc.com/news-article/article/3001387/title/five-more-years-for-mikel 7 December 2012 . Chelsea F.C. 5 December 2012. 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."Chelsea 6–1 Nordsjaelland". BBC Sport. 5 December 2012. 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."Sunderland 1–3 Chelsea". BBC Sport. 8 December 2012. 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,"Chelsea 3–1 Monterrey". BBC Sport. 13 December 2012. 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."Chelsea 0–1 Corinthians". BBC Sport. 16 December 2012. 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."Leeds United 1–5 Chelsea". BBC Sport. 19 December 2012. The club's first Premier League match since the Club World Cup was an 8–0 victory over Aston Villa on 23 December,"Chelsea 8–0 Aston Villa". BBC Sport. 23 December 2012. followed by a 0–1 win at Norwich City's Carrow Road three days later."Norwich 0–1 Chelsea". BBC Sport. 26 December 2012. 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."Everton 1–2 Chelsea". BBC Sport. 30 December 2012. January thumb|right|200px|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.https://archive.today/20130419192855/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20890803 "Demba Ba: Chelsea trigger Newcastle striker's release clause". BBC Sport. 2 January 2013. 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.http://www.chelseafc.com/news-article/article/3025002/title/sturridge-departs-for-liverpool Sturridge departs for Liverpool Chelsea F.C 2 January 2013 6 January 2013 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130106031928/http://www.chelseafc.com/news-article/article/3025002/title/sturridge-departs-for-liverpool 6 January 2013 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."Chelsea 0–1 QPR". BBC Sport. 2 January 2013. 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."Southampton 1–5 Chelsea". BBC Sport. 5 January 2013. 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."Chelsea 0–2 Swansea". BBC Sport. 9 January 2013. 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."Stoke 0–4 Chelsea". BBC Sport. 12 January 2013. 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."Chelsea 2–2 Southampton". BBC Sport. 16 January 2013. 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."Chelsea 2–1 Arsenal". BBC Sport. 20 January 2013. 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.Doyle Paul Swansea City v Chelsea – as it happened https://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/jan/23/swansea-city-chelsea-live-mbm 24 January 2013 The Guardian 24 January 2013 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."Brentford 2–2 Chelsea". The Guardian. 27 January 2013. 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."Reading 2–2 Chelsea". BBC Sport. 30 January 2013. 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."Newcastle 3–2 Chelsea". BBC Sport. 2 February 2013. 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."England 2–1 Brazil". The Guardian. 6 February 2013. 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"Chelsea 4–1 Wigan". BBC Sport. 9 February 2013. 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."Sparta Prague 0–1 Chelsea". BBC Sport. 14 February 2013. Three days later, Chelsea triumphed in their FA Cup replay match against Brentford, reaching the fifth round of the FA Cup."Chelsea 4–0 Brentford". BBC Sport. 17 February 2013. 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."Chelsea 1–1 Sparta Prague (agg 2–1)". BBC Sport. 21 February 2013. On 24 February, Chelsea lost away to Manchester City, with Frank Lampard missing a second half penalty as the club lost 2–0."Manchester City 2–0 Chelsea". BBC Sport. 24 February 2013. 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."Middlesbrough 0–2 Chelsea". BBC Sport. 27 February 2013. 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."Chelsea 1–0 West Brom". BBC Sport. 2 March 2013. 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."Steaua Buch't 1–0 Chelsea". BBC Sport. 7 March 2013. 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 earned a home replay."Man Utd 2–2 Chelsea". BBC Sport. 10 March 2013. 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."Chelsea 3–1 Steaua Buch't (agg 3–2)". BBC Sport. 14 March 2013. April April began with the FA Cup replay to Manchester United, winning it 1–0 thanks to a spectacular second half Demba Ba goal."Chelsea 1–0 Man Utd". BBC Sport. 1 April 2013. 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."Chelsea 3–1 Rubin Kazan". BBC Sport. 4 April 2013. 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."Chelsea 2–1 Sunderland". BBC Sport. 7 April 2013. 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."Rubin Kazan 3–2 Chelsea (agg 4–5)". BBC Sport. 11 April 2013. On 14 April, Chelsea met Manchester City in the FA cup semi-finals, where they lost 1–2 and were thus eliminated."Match report: Chelsea 1 Manchester City 2" https://web.archive.org/web/20130416031802/http://www.chelseafc.com/news-article/article/3144013/title/match-report-chelsea-1-manchester-city-2 16 April 2013 . Chelsea F.C. 14 April 2013. 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.Phil McNulty BBC Sport Benfica 1–2 Chelsea https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/22445388 15 May 2013 17 May 2013 The day after Chelsea won the Europa League, Lampard signed a one-year contract extension with Chelsea.BBC Sport Chelsea's Frank Lampard signs one-year contract https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/22548313 16 May 2013 9 June 2013 On 19 May, Chelsea ended the season with a 2–1 home-win against Everton,BBC Sport Chelsea 2–1 Everton https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/22499152 19 May 2013 9 June 2013 finishing in third place and qualifying for the 2013–14 Champions League.July 2021 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.https://archive.today/20130629133824/http://www.itv.com/sport/football/article/2013-05-24/match-report-chelsea-3-4-man-city-city-comeback-thrills-crowd-on-us-post-season-tour/ "Match report: Chelsea 3–4 Man City". ITV. 24 May 2013. 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.http://www.chelseafc.com/news-article/article/3191236/match-report-chelsea-3-manchester-city-5 Match report: Chelsea 3 Manchester City 5 Chelsea F.C 26 May 2013 7 June 2013 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."Chelsea to play in Stateside tournament" https://web.archive.org/web/20130607071633/http://www.chelseafc.com/news-article/article/3191221/title/chelsea-to-play-in-stateside-tournament 7 June 2013 . Chelsea F.C. 26 May 2013. On 28 May, Rafael Benítez was released from his contract with Chelsea to become the new manager of Italian side Napoli.http://www.chelseafc.com/news-article/article/3193668/title/rafael-benitez Rafael Benítez Chelsea F.C. 28 May 2013 7 June 2013 Club Coaching staff PositionStaffManagerITA Roberto Di Matteo (until 21 November 2012) Interim ManagerESP Rafael Benítez (from 21 November 2012) Assistant ManagerENG Steve HollandENG Eddie Newton (until 21 November 2012) NED Boudewijn Zenden (from 22 November 2012) Technical DirectorNGR Michael EmenaloGoalkeeper CoachFRA Christophe LollichonFirst Team Fitness CoachesENG Chris JonesESP Paco de Miguel (from 22 November 2012) Senior Opposition ScoutENG Mick McGivenMedical DirectorESP Paco BioscaFirst Team DoctorGIB Eva CarneiroUnder 21 Team ManagerENG Dermot DrummyYouth Team ManagerENG Adi ViveashAcademy ManagerENG Neil BathOpposition AnalystESP Xavi Valero (from 22 November 2012) Match AnalystENG James Melbourne Other information Owner RUS Roman Abramovich Chairman USA Bruce Buck |- ||Chief Executive||ENG Ron Gourlay |- Director UKRCAN Eugene Tenenbaum y Stamford Bridge 41,798 103x67 metres y Training Ground Cobham Training Centre |} Squads First team squad No. Squad number Name Nationality Position(s) Since Date of birth (age) Signed from Games Games played Goals Goals scored Goalkeepers 1 Petr Čech Czech Republic GK 2004 yes 2013 5 20 1982 5 20 France Rennes 432 0 22 Ross Turnbull England GK 2009 2013 5 20 yes 1985 1 4 England Middlesbrough 19 0 40 Henrique Hilário Portugal GK 2006 2013 5 20 yes 1975 10 21 Portugal Nacional 39 0 Defenders 2 Branislav Ivanović Serbia CB / RB 2008 2013 5 20 yes 1984 02 22 Russia Lokomotiv Moscow 219 22 3 Ashley Cole England LB 2006 2013 5 20 yes 1980 12 20 England Arsenal 312 7 4 David Luiz Brazil CB / DM 2011 2013 5 20 yes 1987 04 22 Portugal Benfica 109 12 19 Paulo Ferreira Portugal RB / LB 2004 2013 5 20 yes 1979 01 18 Portugal Porto 217 2 24 Gary Cahill England CB 2012 2013 5 20 yes 1985 12 19 England Bolton Wanderers 64 8 26 John Terry (C) England CB 1998 2013 5 20 yes 1980 12 7 England Chelsea Academy 574 55 28 César Azpilicueta Spain RB 2012 2013 5 20 yes 1989 08 28 France Marseille 48 0 34 Ryan Bertrand England LB 2006 2013 5 20 yes 1989 08 5 England Chelsea Academy 54 2 57 Nathan Aké Netherlands CB / DM 2012 2013 5 20 yes 1995 2 18 England Chelsea Academy 6 0 Midfielders 6 Oriol Romeu Spain DM / CM 2011 2013 5 20 yes 1991 09 24 Spain Barcelona 33 1 7 Ramires Brazil CM / RM 2010 2013 5 20 yes 1987 03 24 Portugal Benfica 150 23 8 Frank Lampard (VC) England CM 2001 2013 5 20 yes 1978 06 20 England West Ham United 608 203 10 Juan Mata Spain AM / LW / RW 2011 2013 5 20 yes 1988 04 28 Spain Valencia 118 32 11 Oscar Brazil AM / CM 2012 2013 5 20 yes 1991 9 9 Brazil Internacional 64 12 12 Mikel John Obi Nigeria DM / CM 2006 2013 5 20 yes 1987 04 22 Norway Lyn 277 2 13 Victor Moses Nigeria RW / LW / CF 2012 2013 5 20 yes 1990 12 12 England Wigan Athletic 43 10 15 Florent Malouda France LW / CM 2007 2013 5 20 yes 1980 06 13 France Lyon 229 45 17 Eden Hazard Belgium AM / LW / RW 2012 2013 5 20 yes 1991 1 7 France Lille 62 13 21 Marko Marin Germany LW / AM 2012 2013 5 20 yes 1989 03 13 Germany Werder Bremen 16 1 30 Yossi Benayoun Israel LW / AM / RW 2010 2013 5 20 yes 1980 5 5 ENG Liverpool 24 1 Forwards 9 Fernando Torres Spain ST 2011 2013 5 20 yes 1984 03 20 England Liverpool 131 34 29 Demba Ba Senegal ST 2013 2013 5 20 yes 1985 05 25 England Newcastle United 22 6 Stats as of end of season Premier League squad 1 CZE GK Petr Čech 2 SER DF Branislav Ivanović 3 ENG DF Ashley Cole 4 BRA DF David Luiz 6 ESP MF Oriol Romeu U21 7 BRA MF Ramires 8 ENG MF Frank Lampard HG Vice-Captain 9 ESP FW Fernando Torres 10 ESP MF Juan Mata 11 BRA MF Oscar U21 12 Nigeria MF Mikel John Obi 13 Nigeria MF Victor Moses 15 FRA MF Florent Malouda 17 BEL MF Eden Hazard U21 19 POR DF Paulo Ferreira 21 GER MF Marko Marin 22 ENG GK Ross Turnbull HG 24 ENG DF Gary Cahill 26 ENG DF John Terry HG Captain 28 ESP DF César Azpilicueta 29 SEN FW Demba Ba 30 ISR MF Yossi Benayoun 34 ENG DF Ryan Bertrand HG 35 BRA MF Lucas Piazon U21 40 POR GK Henrique Hilário 57 NED DF Nathan Aké U21 HG = Home Grown Player U21 = Under 21 Player Source: 2012–13 Premier League squad Under 21 squad 46 ENG GK Jamal Blackman 32 DEN DF Andreas Christensen 47 ENG DF Billy Clifford 49 ENG DF Aziz Deen-Conteh 57 NED DF Nathan Aké 58 GHA DF Daniel Pappoe 23 SCO DF Alex Davey — ENG DF Archange Nkumu — TAN DF Adam Nditi 71 ENG MF Lewis Baker 36 BEL MF Lamisha Musonda — BEL MF Tika Musonda 33 ENG MF Ruben Loftus-Cheek — ENG MF John Swift — ENG MF Alex Kiwomya 64 SVK FW Milan Lalkovič 44 ENG FW Patrick Bamford — SCO FW Islam Feruz Source: 2012–13 Under 21 squad UEFA Champions League squad 1 CZE GK Petr Čech 2 SER DF Branislav Ivanović 3 ENG DF Ashley Cole HG1 4 BRA DF David Luiz 6 ESP MF Oriol Romeu 7 BRA MF Ramires 8 ENG MF Frank Lampard HG1 Vice-Captain 9 Spain FW Fernando Torres 10 ESP MF Juan Mata 11 BRA MF Oscar 12 Nigeria MF Mikel John Obi 13 Nigeria MF Victor Moses HG1 17 BEL MF Eden Hazard 19 POR DF Paulo Ferreira 21 GER MF Marko Marin 22 ENG GK Ross Turnbull HG1 23 ENG FW Daniel Sturridge HG1 24 ENG DF Gary Cahill HG1 26 ENG DF John Terry HG2 Captain 28 ESP DF César Azpilicueta 34 ENG DF Ryan Bertrand HG2 35 BRA MF Lucas Piazon 46 ENG GK Jamal Blackman B 47 ENG DF Billy Clifford B 49 ENG DF Aziz Deen-Conteh B 54 ENG DF Todd Kane B 56 ENG MF George Saville B 58 GHA DF Daniel Pappoe B 60 ENG FW 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 1 CZE GK Petr Čech 2 SER DF Branislav Ivanović 3 ENG DF Ashley Cole HG1 4 BRA DF David Luiz 7 BRA MF Ramires 8 ENG MF Frank Lampard HG1 vice-captain 9 Spain FW Fernando Torres 10 ESP MF Juan Mata 11 BRA MF Oscar 12 Nigeria MF Mikel John Obi 13 Nigeria MF Victor Moses HG1 17 BEL MF Eden Hazard 19 POR DF Paulo Ferreira 21 GER MF Marko Marin 22 ENG GK Ross Turnbull HG1 24 ENG DF Gary Cahill HG1 26 ENG DF John Terry HG2 captain 28 ESP DF César Azpilicueta 30 ISR MF Yossi Benayoun 34 ENG DF Ryan Bertrand HG2 40 POR GK Henrique Hilário 46 ENG GK Jamal Blackman B 49 ENG DF Aziz Deen-Conteh B 56 ENG MF George Saville B 57 NED DF Nathan Aké 58 GHA DF 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 1 CZE GK Petr Čech 2 SER DF Branislav Ivanović 3 ENG DF Ashley Cole HG1 4 BRA DF David Luiz 6 ESP MF Oriol Romeu 7 BRA MF Ramires 8 ENG MF Frank Lampard HG1 9 Spain FW Fernando Torres 10 ESP MF Juan Mata 11 BRA MF Oscar 12 Nigeria MF Mikel John Obi 13 Nigeria MF Victor Moses HG1 17 BEL MF Eden Hazard 19 POR DF Paulo Ferreira 21 GER MF Marko Marin 22 ENG GK Ross Turnbull HG1 23 ENG FW Daniel Sturridge HG1 24 ENG DF Gary Cahill HG1 26 ENG DF John Terry HG2 28 ESP DF César Azpilicueta 34 ENG DF Ryan Bertrand HG2 35 BRA MF Lucas Piazon 40 POR GK Henrique Hilário 56 ENG MF George Saville HG2 HG1 = Association-trained player HG2 = Club-trained player Source: 2012 FIFA Club World Cup squad Transfers In Summer No. Squad Number Pos Position PlayerTransferred fromFeeDateSource —3 MFMusonda, Lamisha BEL Lamisha MusondaBEL AnderlechtUndisclosed1 July 2012Chelsea agree transfer of Charly Musonda and brothers Tika and Lamisha http://metro.co.uk/2012/06/09/chelsea-agree-transfer-of-charly-musonda-and-brothers-tika-and-lamisha-461054/ Metro UK 9 June 2012 15 January 2016 —3 MFMusonda, Charly BEL Charly MusondaBEL Anderlecht1 £1.75 million1 July 2012 —3 MFMusonda, Tika BEL Tika MusondaBEL AnderlechtUndisclosed1 July 2012322 DFChristensen, Andreas DEN Andreas ChristensenDEN BrøndbyUndisclosed 1 July 2012http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2896/premier-league/2012/02/07/2892141/chelsea-complete-signing-of-15-year-old-brondby-defender-andreas- Chelsea complete signing of 15-year-old Brondby defender Andreas Christensen on a free transfer 7 February 2012 Goal.com 7 February 2012 213 MFMarin, Marko GER Marko MarinGER Werder Bremen5 £6 million1 July 2012Marin to sign http://www.chelseafc.com/news-article/article/2752630 Chelsea F.C 28 April 2012 6 January 2013 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20121231041437/http://www.chelseafc.com/news-article/article/2752630 31 December 2012Chelsea agree deal to sign Marko Marin from Werder Bremen https://www.theguardian.com/football/2012/apr/28/chelsea-marko-marin-werder-bremen The Guardian 28 April 2012 7 June 2013 173 MFHazard, Eden BEL Eden HazardFRA Lille1 £32 million1 July 2012Terms agreed for Eden Hazard http://www.chelseafc.com/news-article/article/2797352 https://archive.today/20130215165837/http://www.chelseafc.com/news-article/article/2797352 dead 15 February 2013 Chelsea F.C 4 June 2012 6 January 2013 Chelsea agree terms with Lille for the transfer of Eden Hazard https://www.theguardian.com/football/2012/jun/04/chelsea-lille-eden-hazard The Guardian 4 June 2012 7 June 2013 —3 MFHazard, Thorgan BEL Thorgan HazardFRA Lens6 £0.8 million24 July 2012Thorgan Hazard joins Chelsea http://www.chelseafc.com/news-article/article/2859608 Chelsea F.C 24 July 2012 6 January 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130106031916/http://www.chelseafc.com/news-article/article/2859608 6 January 2013 dead 113 MFOscar (footballer, born 1991) BRA OscarBRA Internacional2 £19.5 million25 July 2012http://www.chelseafc.com/news-article/article/2860692 https://archive.today/20130215175407/http://www.chelseafc.com/news-article/article/2860692 dead 15 February 2013 Oscar signs Chelsea F.C 25 July 2012 28 July 2012 Balanco 2012 pt http://www.internacional.com.br/download.php?arquivo=BALANCO_2012.pdf Sport Club Internacional 7 June 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20150924035721/http://www.internacional.com.br/download.php?arquivo=BALANCO_2012.pdf 24 September 2015 dead 282 DFAzpilicueta, Cesar ESP César AzpilicuetaFRA Marseille4 £7 million24 August 2012http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11668/8014372/Azpilicueta-joins-Chelsea Azpilicueta joins Chelsea Sky Sports 24 August 2012 7 June 2013 134 FWMoses, Victor NGA Victor MosesENG Wigan Athletic3 £7 million24 August 2012https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/19181196 Victor Moses completes switch to Chelsea from Wigan BBC Sport 24 August 2012 7 June 2013 Winter No. Squad Number Pos Position PlayerTransferred fromFeeDateSource —2 DFWallace BRA WallaceBRA Fluminense£5.1 million1 January 2013http://www.chelseafc.com/news-article/article/3000254 Wallace deal agreed Chelsea F.C 4 December 2012 6 August 2013 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130126165320/http://www.chelseafc.com/news-article/article/3000254 26 January 2013 http://globoesporte.globo.com/futebol/times/fluminense/noticia/2012/11/vendido-ao-chelsea-wallace-quer-o-titulo-da-libertadores-antes-de-partir.html Vendido ao Chelsea, Wallace quer o título da Libertadores antes de partir Sold to Chelsea, Wallace wants the Libertadores title before leaving pt Globo Esporte 30 November 2012 7 August 2013294 FWBa, Demba SEN Demba BaENG Newcastle United£7 million4 January 2013http://www.chelseafc.com/news-article/article/3030470 Ba transfer completed Chelsea F.C 4 January 2013 6 August 2013 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130106225702/http://www.chelseafc.com/news-article/article/3030470 6 January 2013https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/20906682 Demba Ba: Chelsea confirm capture of Newcastle striker BBC Sport 4 January 2013 6 January 2013 —2 DFSuljic, Ali SWE Ali SuljicSWE Motala AIFUndisclosed29 January 2013http://talksport.com/magazine/features/130129/chelsea-transfer-news-promising-young-defender-joining-chelseas-youth-ac-190348 Chelsea transfer news: Promising young defender joining Chelsea's youth academy TalkSport 29 January 2013 15 January 2016 Out Summer No. Squad Number Pos Position PlayerTransferred ToFeeDateSource114 FWDrogba, Didier CIV Didier DrogbaCHN Shanghai ShenhuaFree transfer1 July 2012http://www.chelseafc.com/news/special/farewell-didier-drogba Farewell Didier Drogba https://web.archive.org/web/20170109202140/http://www.chelseafc.com/news/special/farewell-didier-drogba dead 9 January 2017 22 May 2012 6 August 2013http://www.chelseafc.com/news-article/article/2785354 Didier Drogba – eight glorious years Chelsea F.C 23 May 2012 6 August 2013https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/18517019 Didier Drogba signs for Chinese club Shanghai Shenhua BBC Sport 20 June 2012 6 January 2013172 DFBosingwa, Jose POR José BosingwaENG Queens Park RangersFree transfer1 July 2012http://www.chelseafc.com/news-article/article/2827314 https://archive.today/20130807020131/http://www.chelseafc.com/news-article/article/2827314 dead 7 August 2013 Jose Bosingwa bows out Chelsea F.C 14 June 2012 6 August 2013 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/19293831 Jose Bosingwa joins QPR on a three-year contract BBC Sport 17 August 2012 6 January 2013214 FWKalou, Salomon CIV Salomon KalouFRA LilleFree transfer1 July 2012http://www.chelseafc.com/news-article/article/2827308 So long Salomon Kalou Chelsea F.C 29 June 2012 6 August 2013https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/18754735 Salomon Kalou joins former French champions Lille BBC Sport 7 July 2012 6 January 2013534 FWMitrovic, Marko SWE Marko MitrovićITA BresciaFree transfer1 July 2012http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11668/7913181/Brescia-bag-Mitrovic Brescia bag Mitrovic Sky Sports 19 July 2012 6 January 2013601 GKTaylor, Rhys WAL Rhys TaylorENG Preston North EndFree transfer1 July 2012http://www.pnefc.net/news/article/taylor-agrees-non-contract-terms-130113-595162.aspx Taylor Agrees Non-Contract Terms Preston North End F.C 13 January 2013 11 February 2013http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11095/7729960/ Blues keeper set for exit Bailey, Graeme Sky Sports 4 May 2012 3 January 2013163 MFMeireles, Raul POR Raul MeirelesTUR Fenerbahçe£8 million3 September 2012https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/chelsea/9517456/Raul-Meireles-leaves-Chelsea-for-Fenerbahce.html Raul Meireles leaves Chelsea for Fenerbahçe Ogden Mark Percy John The Daily Telegraph 3 September 2012 6 January 2012 Winter No. Squad Number Pos Position PlayerTransferred ToFeeDateSource234 FWSturridge, Daniel ENG Daniel SturridgeENG Liverpool£12 million2 January 2013https://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/jan/02/liverpool-chelsea-striker-daniel-sturridge Liverpool sign Chelsea striker Daniel Sturridge on long-term deal The Guardian 2 January 2013 12 February 2013 —2 DFGordon, Alistair ENG Alistair GordonENG Crystal PalaceFree transfer27 January 2013http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11668/8446730/ Crystal Palace have signed ex-Chelsea youngster Alistair Gordon O'Rourke Pete Sky Sports 27 January 2013 12 February 2013553 MFAshton, James ENG James AshtonENG Carshalton AthleticFree transfer31 January 2013http://www.chelseafc.com/news-article/article/3061854/title/five-under-21s-released https://archive.today/20130215172029/http://www.chelseafc.com/news-article/article/3061854/title/five-under-21s-released dead 15 February 2013 Five under-21s released Chelsea F.C 31 January 2013 11 February 2013 483 MFClifford, Conor IRE Conor CliffordENG Leicester CityFree transfer31 January 2013https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/21746699 Leicester City: Ex-Chelsea midfielder Conor Clifford joins Foxes BBC Sport 11 March 2013 11 March 2013—2 DFGordon, Ben ENG Ben GordonENG Yeovil TownFree transfer31 January 2013https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/21745069 Ben Gordon: Ex-Chelsea left-back signs Yeovil Town deal BBC Sport 11 March 2013 11 March 2013512 DFInce, Rohan ENG Rohan InceENG Brighton & Hove AlbionFree transfer31 January 2013http://www.theargus.co.uk/sport/10206405.Albion_sign_young_defender/ Albion sign young defender The Argus 5 February 2013 11 February 2013604 FWCoombes, Adam ENG Adam CoombesENG Notts CountyFree transfer31 January 2013"Notts County sign former Chelsea striker Adam Coombes". BBC Sport. 1 August 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2013. Loan out No. Squad Number Pos Position PlayerLoaned ToStartEndLoan FeeSource —2 DFOmeruo, Kenneth NGR Kenneth OmeruoNED ADO Den Haag7 January 201230 June 2013Freehttp://www.mtnfootball.com/europe/epl/news/2012/jan/07-chelsea-sign-nigeria-u20-star-omeruo.html Chelsea sign Nigeria U20 star Omeruo MTN Football 7 January 2012 20 June 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130508070429/http://www.mtnfootball.com/europe/epl/news/2012/jan/07-chelsea-sign-nigeria-u20-star-omeruo.html 8 May 2013 dead432 DFBruma, Jeffrey NED Jeffrey BrumaGER Hamburg1 July 201230 June 2013UnknownBruma extends Germany stay http://www.chelseafc.com/news-article/article/2787943/ https://archive.today/20130215172530/http://www.chelseafc.com/news-article/article/2787943/ dead 15 February 2013 Chelsea F.C 24 May 2012 6 January 2013 —1 GKCourtois, Thibaut BEL Thibaut CourtoisESP Atlético Madrid1 July 201230 June 2013Unknown https://www.goal.com/en/news/722/la-liga/2012/07/04/3220515/courtois-to-remain-at-atletico-madrid-for-2012-13-season Courtois to remain at Atletico Madrid for 2012-13 season Goal.com—4 FWPírez, Jhon URU Jhon PírezESP Sabadell9 July 201223 July 2012Freehttp://thechels.net/2012/07/jhon-pirez-set-for-spanish-adventure/ Jhon Pirez Set For Spanish Adventure The Chels.net 9 July 2012 20 June 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130806181814/http://thechels.net/2012/07/jhon-pirez-set-for-spanish-adventure/ 6 August 2013 livehttp://www.mundodeportivo.com/20120723/liga-segunda-division/pirez-sabadell-cesion-chelsea_54328619873.html Jhon Pírez no vendrá cedido al Sabadell Pírez not going on loan to Sabadell – fails medical es Mundo Deportivo 23 July 2012 20 June 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20120725004315/http://www.mundodeportivo.com/20120723/liga-segunda-division/pirez-sabadell-cesion-chelsea_54328619873.html 25 July 2012 live—2 DFKalas, Tomáš CZE Tomáš KalasNED Vitesse Arnhem11 July 201230 June 2013Free382 DFvan Aanholt, Patrick NED Patrick van AanholtNED Vitesse Arnhem11 July 201230 June 2013Free https://www.espn.co.uk/football/news/story/_/id/1124091/chelsea%27s-tamas-kalas-and-patrick-van-aanholt-join-vitesse-on-loan Kalas and van Aanholt join Vitesse on loan 11 July 2012 27 August 2020 26 November 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201126021107/https://www.espn.co.uk/football/news/story/_/id/1124091/chelsea%27s-tamas-kalas-and-patrick-van-aanholt-join-vitesse-on-loan dead—3 MFDavila, Ulises MEX Ulises DávilaESP Sabadell13 July 201230 June 2013Freehttps://sports.yahoo.com/news/chelsea-loans-ulises-davila-sabadell-165300278--sow.html Chelsea loans Ulises Davila to Sabadell Gomez, Eric Goal.com Yahoo Sports 13 July 2012 6 January 2013 18 July 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120718212342/http://sports.yahoo.com/news/chelsea-loans-ulises-davila-sabadell-165300278--sow.html dead 512 DFInce, Rohan ENG Rohan InceENG Yeovil Town13 July 201226 September 2012Freehttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/18832644 Chelsea youngster Rohan Ince joins Yeovil Town on loan BBC Sport 13 July 2012 20 June 2013—1 GKDelač, Matej CRO Matej DelačPOR Vitória Guimarães17 July 20124 January 2013Free644 FWLalkovič, Milan SVK Milan LalkovičPOR Vitória Guimarães17 July 20124 January 2013Freehttp://www.portugoal.net/index.php/more-guimaraes-news/35703-guimaraes-bring-in-chelsea-duo Guimarães bring in Chelsea duo PortuGOAL.net 17 July 2012 6 January 2013 22 May 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130522021356/http://portugoal.net/index.php/more-guimaraes-news/35703-guimaraes-bring-in-chelsea-duo dead http://www.weaintgotnohistory.com/2013/1/4/3835606/milan-lalkovic-returns-to-chelsea-fc Milan Lalkovic and Matej Delac returns to Chelsea SB Nation 4 January 2013 20 June 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130201042834/http://www.weaintgotnohistory.com/2013/1/4/3835606/milan-lalkovic-returns-to-chelsea-fc 1 February 2013 live143 MFDe Bruyne, Kevin BEL Kevin De BruyneGER Werder Bremen2 August 201230 June 2013€450,000483 MFClifford, Conor IRE Conor CliffordENG Portsmouth8 August 201217 September 2012Freehttp://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/pompey/chelsea-starlet-itching-to-join-pompey-1-4137806 Chelsea starlet itching to join Pompey The News 8 August 2012 20 June 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20150407185846/http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/pompey/chelsea-starlet-itching-to-join-pompey-1-4137806 7 April 2015 livehttp://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/pompey/clifford-exits-pompey-1-4270536 Clifford exits Pompey The News 17 September 2012 20 June 2013—2 DFGordon, Ben ENG Ben GordonENG Birmingham City10 August 20127 January 2013Freehttp://www.chelseafc.com/news-article/article/2877333/ Birmingham loan for youngster Gordon Chelsea F.C. 10 August 2012 6 January 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20120911151852/http://www.chelseafc.com/news-article/article/2877333 11 September 2012 dead184 FWLukaku, Romelu BEL Romelu LukakuENG West Bromwich Albion10 August 201231 May 2013Freehttp://www.chelseafc.com/news-article/article/2877749/ Lukaku West Brom loan Chelsea F.C. 10 August 2012 6 January 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20120911145424/http://www.chelseafc.com/news-article/article/2877749 11 September 2012 dead—1 GKWalker, Sam ENG Sam WalkerENG Bristol Rovers14 August 20122 January 2013Freehttp://www.bristolrovers.co.uk/news/article/walker-joins-on-loan-311139.aspx Walker joins on loan Bristol Rovers F.C. 14 August 2012 6 January 2013 3 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160303193357/http://www.bristolrovers.co.uk/news/article/walker-joins-on-loan-311139.aspx dead 272 DFHutchinson, Sam ENG Sam HutchinsonENG Nottingham Forest16 August 201231 May 2013Freehttp://www.chelseafc.com/news-article/article/2886996/ https://archive.today/20130215175140/http://www.chelseafc.com/news-article/article/2886996/ dead 15 February 2013 Hutchinson loan deal Chelsea F.C. 16 August 2012 6 January 2013203 MFMcEachran, Josh ENG Josh McEachranENG Middlesbrough20 August 201231 May 2013Freehttp://www.chelseafc.com/news-article/article/2893140/ https://archive.today/20130215174156/http://www.chelseafc.com/news-article/article/2893140/ dead 15 February 2013 McEachran loan to Middlesbrough Chelsea F.C. 20 August 2012 6 January 2013 572 DFNkumu, Archange ENG Archange NkumuENG Yeovil Town23 August 201223 September 2012Freehttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/19357834 Chelsea youngster Archange Nkumu joins Yeovil Town BBC Sport 23 August 2012 6 January 2013 —3 MFAffane, Amin SWE Amin AffaneNED Roda JC31 August 201218 March 2013Freehttp://www.chelseafc.com/news-article/article/2905868 Youth Cup winner loaned out Chelsea F.C. 31 August 2012 6 January 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20120902213040/http://www.chelseafc.com/news-article/article/2905868 2 September 2012 dead303 MFBenayoun, Yossi ISR Yossi BenayounENG West Ham United31 August 20123 January 2013Freehttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/19446475 Yossi Benayoun to join West Ham 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CenturyLink Field Seattle 53,309 Ricardo Salazar (United States) W World Football Challenge 22 July 2012 19:00 EDT Chelsea ENG 1–1 FRA Paris Saint-Germain Report Mikel 58 Piazon 82 Lavezzi 7 Nenê 29 Sakho 40 Verratti 59 Yankee Stadium Bronx, New York 38,202 Edvin Jurisevic (United States) D MLS All-Star Game 25 July 2012 20:55 EDT MLS All-Stars USA 3–2 ENG Chelsea Report Wondolowski 21Pontius 73Johnson 90+1 Terry 32Lampard 58 PPL Park Chester, Pennsylvania 19,236 Baldomero Toledo (United States) L World Football Challenge 28 July 2012 18:00 EDT Chelsea ENG ITA Milan 0–1 https://archive.today/20130628212113/http://www.chelseafc.com/news-article/article/2864211 Report Emanuelson 68 Sun Life Stadium Miami Gardens, Florida 57,748 Ricardo Salazar (United States) L Friendly 4 August 2012 15:00 BST Brighton & Hove Albion ENG 3–1 ENG Chelsea https://archive.today/20130628210608/http://www.chelseafc.com/news-article/article/2871636 Report Vicente 37 Barnes 44 Crofts 86 Lampard 35 Falmer Stadium Brighton and Hove 17,149 Dave Phillips (England) L Post-season Friendly 23 May 2013 Chelsea ENG 3–4 Report ENG Manchester City Ba 15Azpilicueta 44 pen.Oscar 54 García 61Džeko 64 85Richards 90 St. Louis, Missouri Busch Stadium 48,263 L Friendly 25 May 2013 Chelsea ENG 3–5 Report ENG Manchester City Ramires 45 68Mata 82 Barry 3Nasri 29 73Milner 54Džeko 85 New York City Yankee Stadium 39,462 L Competitions Overall y Premier League 3rd 19 August 2012 19 May 2013 FA Cup 3rd round Semi Final 5 January 2013 14 April 2013 League Cup 3rd round Semi Final 25 September 2012 23 January 2013 FA Community Shield Final Runner-up Runners-up 12 August 2012 y UEFA Champions League Group stage Group stage 19 September 2012 5 December 2012 y UEFA Europa League Round of 32 Winner Winners 14 February 2013 15 May 2013 UEFA Super Cup Final Runner-up Runners-up 31 August 2012 y FIFA Club World Cup Semi Final Runner-up Runners-up 13 December 2012 16 December 2012 Competition record CompetitionRecordGWDLGFGAGDWin % Premier League 38 22 9 7 75 39 yes FA Cup 7 4 2 1 17 7 yes League Cup 5 3 1 1 16 7 yes Community Shield 1 0 0 1 2 3 yes UEFA Super Cup 1 0 0 1 1 4 yes Champions League 6 3 1 2 16 10 yes Europa League 9 6 1 2 17 10 yes FIFA Club World Cup 2 1 0 1 3 2 yes Total 69 39 14 16 147 82 yes FA Community Shield 2012 FA Community Shield Final 12 August 2012 13:30 BST Chelsea 2–3 Manchester City Report Torres 40Bertrand 79, 79 Ramires 31 Ivanović 0 41 Mikel 43 Lampard 45 Cole 61 Y. Touré 53Tevez 59Nasri 65 Savić 10 Kompany 48 Pantilimon 79 Villa Park Birmingham 36,394 Kevin Friend L UEFA Super Cup 2012 UEFA Super Cup Final 31 August 2012 20:45 CEST Chelsea ENG 1–4 ESP Atlético Madrid Report Ivanović 29Cahill 75 Falcao 6 19 45Miranda 60 Stade Louis II Monaco 14,312 Damir Skomina (Slovenia) L FIFA Club World Cup 2012 FIFA Club World Cup Semi-finals 13 December 2012 10:30 GMT Monterrey MEX 1–3 ENG Chelsea Report De Nigris 90+1 Mata 17Torres 46Chávez 48 o.g. International Stadium Yokohama Yokohama, Japan 36,648 Carlos Vera (Ecuador) W Final 16 December 2012 10:30 GMT Corinthians BRA 1–0 ENG Chelsea Report Guerrero 69 Jorge Henrique 55 David Luiz 70 Cahill 0 90 International Stadium Yokohama Yokohama, Japan 68,275 Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey) L Premier League 2012–13 Premier League League table CHE Results summary 12 5 2 41 16 10 4 5 34 23 Results by round table b Round Ground A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/H/A/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H Result W/W/W/D/W/W/W/W/L/D/D/L/D/D/L/W/W/W/W/L/W/D/W/D/L/W/L/W/W/L/W/W/D/W/W/D/W/W Position 4/2/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/2/3/3/4/3/3/3/3/3/3/4/3/3/3/3/3/3/4/4/3/3/4/3/4/3/3/3/3/3 Points 3/6/9/10/13/16/19/22/22/23/24/24/25/26/26/29/32/35/38/38/41/42/45/46/46/49/49/52/55/55/58/61/62/65/68/69/72/75 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss 1st 2nd 3rd red1 3rd Matches 19 August 2012 13:30 BST 1 Wigan Athletic 0–2 Report Chelsea Caldwell 10McArthur 56 Ivanović 2Lampard 7 pen., 79David Luiz 34 DW Stadium Wigan 19,738 Mike Jones W 22 August 2012 19:45 BST 2 Chelsea 4–2 Report Reading Lampard 18 pen.Cahill 68Torres 80Ivanović 90+5 Pogrebnyak 24, 65Guthrie 28Karacan 58 Stamford Bridge London 41,733 Lee Mason W 25 August 2012 17:30 GMT 3 Chelsea 2–0 Report Newcastle United Hazard 22 pen.Torres 40, 45+3 Stamford Bridge London 41,718 Phil Dowd W 15 September 2012 15:00 GMT 4 Queens Park Rangers 0–0 Report Chelsea Ramires 14 Bertrand 27 Loftus Road London 18,271 Andre Marriner D 22 September 2012 15:00 GMT 5 Chelsea 1–0 Report Stoke City Cole 85Oscar 50David Luiz 90+2 Adam 23 Stamford Bridge London 41,112 Michael Oliver W 29 September 2012 12:45 GMT 6 Arsenal 1–2 Report Chelsea Ramsey 34Gervinho 42Vermaelen 52 Torres 19Oscar 38 David Luiz 48 Mata 54 Ramires 90+3 Emirates Stadium London 60,101 Martin Atkinson W 6 October 2012 15:00 BST 7 Chelsea 4–1 Report Norwich City Torres 14 Lampard 22 Hazard 30Ivanović 76 Holt 11 Stamford Bridge London 41,784 Anthony Taylor W 20 October 2012 12:45 BST 8 Tottenham Hotspur 2–4 Report Chelsea Huddlestone 37 Gallas 39, 46Walker 45+1 Defoe 53 Cahill 17 Ivanović 24 Ramires 45+3 Mata 65 68 Sturridge 90+1 White Hart Lane London 36,060 Mike Dean W 28 October 2012 16:00 GMT 9 Chelsea 2–3 Report Manchester United Mata 44 Torres 2 45 69 Ramires 54 Ivanović 0 63Mikel 76 David Luiz 3 o.g. Van Persie 12 Hernández 75 Rooney 43 Valencia 90+1 Stamford Bridge London 41,644 Mark Clattenburg L 3 November 2012 15:00 GMT 10 Swansea City 1–1 Report Chelsea Britton 36 De Guzmán 81Hernández 87 Ki 88 Shechter 90+4 Azpilicueta 38Moses 60 Liberty Stadium Swansea 20,527 Kevin Friend D 11 November 2012 16:00 GMT 11 Chelsea 1–1 Report Liverpool Terry 20 Mikel 78 Johnson 55 Gerrard 66Suárez 73 Stamford Bridge London 41,627 Howard Webb D 17 November 2012 15:00 GMT 12 West Bromwich Albion 2–1 Report Chelsea Long 10 Odemwingie 49 Hazard 39 The Hawthorns West Bromwich 25,933 Michael Oliver L Roberto Di Matteo's last Premier League game as Chelsea manager 25 November 2012 16:00 GMT 13 Chelsea 0–0 Manchester City Stamford Bridge London 41,792 Chris Foy D Rafael Benítez's first game as Chelsea manager. 28 November 2012 19:45 GMT 14 Chelsea 0–0 Report Fulham Ivanović 67Romeu 70David Luiz 72 Stamford Bridge London 41,707 Anthony Taylor D 1 December 2012 12:45 GMT 15 West Ham United 3–1 Report Chelsea Cole 62 Noble 64 Diamé 85 Maïga 90+1 Mata 13 Čech 43 Mikel 63 Boleyn Ground London 35,005 Martin Atkinson L 8 December 2012 15:00 GMT 16 Sunderland 1–3 Report Chelsea Johnson 66 Gardner 42 Torres 11 45+2 pen. Mata 49, 86 Ivanović 71 Ramires 84 Stadium of Light Sunderland 39,273 Mark Halsey W 23 December 2012 16:00 GMT 17 Chelsea 8–0 Report Aston Villa Torres 3David Luiz 29Ivanović 34Lampard 59Ramires 76 90+1Oscar 79 pen.Hazard 83 Piazon 89' Stamford Bridge London 41,363 Phil Dowd W 26 December 2012 15:00 GMT 18 Norwich City 0–1 Report Chelsea Johnson 81 Mata 38 Hazard 90+1 Carrow Road Norwich 26,831 Jonathan Moss W 30 December 2012 13:30 GMT 19 Everton 1–2 Report Chelsea Pienaar 2, 64Distin 73 Lampard 42 72Cahill 48David Luiz 70Cole 86 Goodison Park Liverpool 39,485 Howard Webb W 2 January 2013 19:45 GMT 20 Chelsea 0–1 Report Queens Park Rangers Marin 3 Wright-Phillips 78Hill 85 Stamford Bridge London 41,634 Lee Mason L 12 January 2013 15:00 GMT 21 Stoke City 0–4 Report Chelsea Wilkinson 38Walters 89' Walters 48 o.g. 61 o.g. Lampard 64 pen. Hazard 72 Britannia Stadium Stoke-on-Trent 27,348 Andre Marriner W 16 January 2013 19:45 GMT 22 Chelsea 2–2 Report Southampton Ba 25 Hazard 45 David Luiz 83 Lambert 58 Puncheon 75 Stamford Bridge London 38,484 Michael Oliver D 20 January 2013 13:30 GMT 23 Chelsea 2–1 Report Arsenal Mata 6, 65 Lampard 16 pen. Cole 86 Szczęsny 15 Walcott 58 Stamford Bridge London 41,784 Martin Atkinson W 30 January 2013 20:00 GMT 24 Reading 2–2 Report Chelsea McAnuff 28Le Fondre 87 90+4 Ramires 39 Mata 45+1 Lampard 65 Azpilicueta 90+5 Madejski Stadium Reading 24,097 Mark Halsey D 2 February 2013 15:00 GMT 25 Newcastle United 3–2 Report Chelsea Gutiérrez 40 Perch 45+3 Cissé 61 Sissoko 67 89 Ramires 29Lampard 54 Mata 60 90+2 Cole 61 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 52,314 Howard Webb L 9 February 2013 15:00 GMT 26 Chelsea 4–1 Report Wigan Athletic Ramires 23 Hazard 56 Lampard 86 Marin 90+1, 90+3 Maloney 58 Scharner 64 Figueroa 79 Stamford Bridge London 41,562 Mike Dean W 24 February 2013 13:30 GMT 27 Manchester City 2–0 Report Chelsea Touré 63 Tevez 85 City of Manchester Stadium Manchester 47,256 Andre Marriner L 2 March 2013 15:00 GMT 28 Chelsea 1–0 Report West Bromwich Albion Ba 28Hazard 55 McAuley 64Odemwingie 84 Stamford Bridge London 41,548 Kevin Friend W 17 March 2013 16:00 GMT 29 Chelsea 2–0 Report West Ham Lampard 19Hazard 50 Reid 70Demel 72 Stamford Bridge London 41,639 Michael Oliver W 30 March 2013 16:00 GMT 30 Southampton 2–1 Report Chelsea Rodriguez 23 Lambert 35, 83Schneiderlin 87 Terry 33Torres 76 St Mary's Stadium Southampton 31,779 Jonathan Moss L 7 April 2013 15:00 GMT 31 Chelsea 2–1 Report Sunderland Kilgallon 47 o.g. Ivanović 55 Gardner 25 Azpilicueta 45+1 o.g. Rose 62 Stamford Bridge London 41,500 Neil Swarbrick W 17 April 2013 20:00 GMT 32 Fulham 0–3 Report Chelsea Ruiz 44 Senderos 47 Ivanović 18 David Luiz 30 Terry 43 71 Craven Cottage London 25,002 Mike Dean W 21 April 2013 16:00 GMT 33 Liverpool 2–2 Report Chelsea Henderson 29 Sturridge 52 Lucas 54 Suárez 56, 90+7 Carragher 64 Shelvey 82 Oscar 26 Torres 38 Azpilicueta 53 Hazard 57 pen. Čech 90+7 Anfield Liverpool 45,009 Kevin Friend D 28 April 2013 15:00 GMT 34 Chelsea 2–0 Report Swansea City Oscar 43 Lampard 45+2 pen. Azpilicueta 55 Williams 37 Britton 45+1 Davies 69 Stamford Bridge London 41,780 Mark Clattenburg W 5 May 2013 16:00 GMT 35 Manchester United 0–1 Report Chelsea Vidić 52Jones 80Rafael 0 89 David Luiz 85Mata 87 Old Trafford Manchester 75,500 Howard Webb W 8 May 2013 19:45 GMT 36 Chelsea 2–2 Report Tottenham Hotspur Oscar 10Ramires 39, 90+1 Adebayor 26Vertonghen 78Sigurðsson 80Bale 86 Stamford Bridge London 41,581 Mike Dean D 11 May 2013 12:45 GMT 37 Aston Villa 1–2 Report Chelsea Baker 4Benteke 14, 36 58 Ramires 2 16 44Terry 42Lampard 60 88, 84 Villa Park Birmingham 42,084 Lee Mason W 19 May 2013 16:00 GMT 38 Chelsea 2–1 Report Everton Mata 7Torres 34, 76David Luiz 82 Naismith 14Fellaini 57Heitinga 70 Stamford Bridge London 41,794 Anthony Taylor W FA Cup 2012–13 FA Cup 5 January 2013 15:00 GMT Third round Southampton 1–5 Report Chelsea Rodriguez 22 De Ridder 77 Ward-Prowse 88 Ba 35 61 Moses 45 Ivanović 51 Lampard 82 pen. St Mary's Stadium Southampton 27,813 Mike Dean W 27 January 2013 12:00 GMT Fourth round Brentford 2–2 Report Chelsea Trotta 42Forrester 73 pen. Oscar 55Cahill 43 Turnbull 72Torres 83 Griffin Park Brentford 12,146 Jonathan Moss D 17 February 2013 12:00 GMT Replay Chelsea 4–0 Report Brentford Mata 53 Oscar 67 Ivanović 69 Lampard 71 Terry 81 David Luiz 84 Stamford Bridge London 40,961 Neil Swarbrick W 27 February 2013 19:45 GMT Fifth round Middlesbrough 0–2 Report Chelsea McManus 69 Bailey 87 Ramires"Goal Total Clarification". Chelsea F.C. 25 May 2013. Retrieved 4 June 2013. 51Moses 72 Riverside Stadium Middlesbrough 27,856 Martin Atkinson W 10 March 2013 16:30 GMT Quarter-finals Manchester United 2–2 Report Chelsea Hernández 5Rooney 11 Azpilicueta 41 David Luiz 54Hazard 59, 75Ramires 68 Old Trafford Manchester 75,196 Howard Webb D 1 April 2013 12:30 GMT Replay Chelsea 1–0 Report Manchester United Ba 49Bertrand 60Azpilicueta 77Mata 89Oscar 90 Cleverley 54 Stamford Bridge London 40,704 Phil Dowd W 14 April 2013 16:00 GMT Semi-finals Chelsea 1–2 Manchester City Ramires 46Ba 66Torres 85 Barry 26Nasri 35Y. Touré 45Agüero 47Kompany 78 Wembley Stadium London 85,621 Chris Foy L League Cup 2012–13 Football League Cup 25 September 2012 19:45 BST Third round Chelsea 6–0 Report Wolverhampton Wanderers Cahill 4Bertrand 8Mata 17Romeu 53 pen.Torres 58Moses 71 Stamford Bridge London 32,569 Neil Swarbrick W 31 October 2012 19:45 GMT Fourth round Chelsea 5–4 yes Report Manchester United Romeu 11 Mikel 24David Luiz 30 pen., 90+2 Cahill 52 Hazard 90+3 pen. Sturridge 97Oscar 100 Ramires 114, 115 Giggs 22 120 pen., 118 Hernández 42 Nani 58, 100 Wootton 63 Keane 104 Stamford Bridge London 41,126 Lee Mason W 19 December 2012 19:45 GMT Quarter-finals Leeds United 1–5 Chelsea Becchio 37 Lampard 14Mata 46 Ivanović 64 Moses 66Bertrand 69 Hazard 80 Torres 84 Elland Road Leeds Report 33,816 Andre Marriner W 9 January 2013 19:45 GMT Semi-finalsFirst leg Chelsea 0–2 Swansea City Ba 89 Michu 38 Graham 90+1 Hernández 41 Chico 47 Stamford Bridge London Report 40,172 Anthony Taylor L 23 January 2013 19:45 GMT Semi-finalsSecond leg Swansea City 0–0 2–0 Chelsea Hazard 0 80 Liberty Stadium Swansea Report 19,506 Chris Foy D UEFA Champions League 2012–13 UEFA Champions League Group stage 2012–13 UEFA Champions League group stage#Group E Group E CHE 19 September 2012 19:45 BST 1 Chelsea ENG 2–2 Report ITA Juventus Oscar 31 33Ramires 60 Vidal 38, 66Quagliarella 80 Stamford Bridge London, England 40,918 Pedro Proença (Portugal) D 2 October 2012 19:45 BST 2 Nordsjælland DEN 0–4 Report ENG Chelsea Runje 76 Mata 33 82David Luiz 79Ramires 89 Parken Stadium Copenhagen, Denmark 25,120 Marijo Strahonja (Croatia) W 23 October 2012 19:45 BST 3 Shakhtar Donetsk UKR 2–1 Report ENG Chelsea Teixeira 3Fernandinho 52Kucher 66Hübschman 85 Oscar 88Cole 21David Luiz 80 Donbas Arena Donetsk, Ukraine 51,435 Damir Skomina (Slovenia) L 7 November 2012 19:45 GMT 4 Chelsea ENG 3–2 Report UKR Shakhtar Donetsk Torres 2 Oscar 40 David Luiz 88Moses 90+4 Willian 9 47 Teixeira 57 Stamford Bridge London, England 41,067 Carlos Velasco Carballo (Spain) W 20 November 2012 19:45 GMT 5 Juventus ITA 3–0 Report ENG Chelsea Quagliarella 38 Bonucci 40 Vidal 61Marchisio 84 Giovinco 90, 90 Ramires 75 Juventus Stadium Turin, Italy 40,000 Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey) L Roberto Di Matteo's last game as Chelsea manager. 5 December 2012 19:45 GMT 6 Chelsea ENG 6–1 Report DEN Nordsjælland Hazard 35'David Luiz 38 pen., 90 Torres 45+2 55 Cahill 50 Mata 63 Oscar 71 Stokholm 31' John 47 Christiansen 37 Mtiliga 50 Stamford Bridge London, England 40,084 Bas Nijhuis (Netherlands) W UEFA Europa League 2012–13 UEFA Europa League Knockout phase 2012–13 UEFA Europa League knockout phase Round of 32 First leg 14 February 2013 18:00 GMT Sparta Prague CZE 0–1 Report ENG Chelsea Hušbauer 66 Oscar 82 Cahill 40 Prague, Czech Republic Generali Arena 18,952 Daniele Orsato (Italy) W Second leg 21 February 2013 20:05 GMT Chelsea ENG 1–1 2–1 Report CZE Sparta Prague Hazard 90+2 Bertrand 85 Lafata 17, 43 Hybš 55 Přikryl 84 Matějovský 86 Kweuke 90+1 Stamford Bridge London, England 38,642 Aleksandar Stavrev (Macedonia) D Round of 16 First leg 7 March 2013 18:00 GMT Steaua București ROU 1–0 Report ENG Chelsea Rusescu 35 pen.Pintilii 50 Bertrand 30 Mikel 66 Bucharest, Romania Arena Națională 45,000 Sergei Karasev (Russia) L Second leg 14 March 2013 20:05 GMT Chelsea ENG 3–1 3–2 Report ROU Steaua București Mata 32Terry 58Mikel 70Torres 71Cole 80 Chiricheș 45+1Bourceanu 49Râpă 58 Stamford Bridge London, England 28,817 Stéphane Lannoy (France) W Quarter-finals First leg 4 April 2013 20:05 GMT Chelsea ENG 3–1 Report RUS Rubin Kazan Torres 16 70Moses 32Terry 41Benayoun 77Marin 90 Natcho 41 pen.Orbaiz 87 Stamford Bridge London, England 32,994 Gianluca Rocchi (Italy) W Second leg 11 April 2013 17:00 GMT Rubin Kazan RUS 3–2 4–5 Report ENG Chelsea Marcano 50, 87Gökdeniz 62 Natcho 75 pen. Torres 5Moses 54Oscar 90+1 Luzhniki Stadium Moscow, Russia 25,000 Fırat Aydınus (Turkey) L Semi-finals First leg 25 April 2013 20:05 GMT Basel SWI 1–2 Report ENG Chelsea Dragović 70 D. Degen 80 Schär 87 pen., 89 Lampard 12 Cole 68 David Luiz 83, 90+4 Azpilicueta 86 St. Jakob-Park Basel, Switzerland 36,000 Pavel Královec (Czech Republic) W Second leg 2 May 2013 20:05 GMT Chelsea ENG 3–1 5–2 Report SWI Basel Torres 50Moses 52Azpilicueta 55David Luiz 59 Salah 45+1Schär 66Steinhöfer 68Die 88 Stamford Bridge London, England 39,403 Jonas Eriksson (Sweden) W Final 2013 UEFA Europa League Final Final 15 May 2013 20:45 CEST Benfica POR 1–2 Report ENG Chelsea Garay 45+1Luisão 62Cardozo 68 pen. Oscar 14Torres 60Ivanović 90+3 Amsterdam, Netherlands Amsterdam Arena 46,163 Björn Kuipers (Netherlands) W Statistics Appearances As of end of seasonhttp://www.chelseafc.com/news-article/article/3197222/title/post-season-briefing-201213 Post-Season Briefing 2012/13 Chelsea F.C 3 June 2013 6 June 2013 Rnk Ranking Pos Position No. Squad Number PlayerPremier LeagueFA CupLeague CupChampions LeagueEuropa LeagueSuper CupClub World CupCommunity ShieldTotal1FW9ESP Fernando Torres28+82+33+15+1912164MF10ESP Juan Mata31+45+155+15+312164MF11BRA Oscar24+106+13+25+14+50+11+10644GK1CZE Petr Čech365369121635MF7BRA Ramires28+763+16811162MF17Belgium Eden Hazard31+33+32+34+25+2121627DF2SER Branislav Ivanović33+16365+1121598DF4BRA David Luiz29+15+13+167121579DF3ENG Ashley Cole3152+1531215110MF8ENG Frank Lampard21+83+12+13711+115011DF28ESP César Azpilicueta24+34+151801+1—4812DF24ENG Gary Cahill24+244441204513FW13NGA Victor Moses12+114+132+25+101+1—4314MF12NGA Mikel John Obi19+32+114+13+111138DF34ENG Ryan Bertrand14+53+23+11+250+100+13816DF26ENG John Terry11+331260012717FW29SEN Demba Ba11+35+11+1—2218MF21GER Marko Marin2+41+21+201+200+101619MF30ISR Yossi Benayoun0+61+10—3+20—01320FW23ENG Daniel Sturridge1+6—10+2—0+100+11221MF6ESP Oriol Romeu4+20210000922DF19POR Paulo Ferreira0+210+10+1100+107GK22England Ross Turnbull2+12200000724MF57NED Nathan Aké1+21001+1000625MF16POR Raul Meireles1+2—0—03MF35BRA Lucas Piazon0+1020—0003 Goalscorers As of end of season. Rnk Ranking Pos Position No. Squad Number PlayerPremier LeagueFA CupLeague CupChampions LeagueEuropa LeagueSuper CupClub World CupCommunity ShieldTotal1FW9ESP Fernando Torres81236011222MF10ESP Juan Mata121231010203MF8ENG Frank Lampard152000000174MF17BEL Eden Hazard91201000135MF11BRA Oscar42051000126MF13NGR Victor Moses1221400—107MF7BRA Ramires5211000098DF2SER Branislav Ivanović5110100089DF4BRA David Luiz20122000710DF24ENG Gary Cahill202101006DF26ENG John Terry410010006FW29SEN Demba Ba240—613FW23ENG Daniel Sturridge1—10—0002DF34ENG Ryan Bertrand00100001215DF3ENG Ashley Cole100000001MF6ESP Oriol Romeu001000001MF21GER Marko Marin100000001—Own Goals300000104TOTALS7517161617132147 Clean sheets As of end of season. Rnk Ranking Pos Position No. Squad Number PlayerPremier LeagueFA CupLeague CupChampions LeagueEuropa LeagueSuper CupClub World CupCommunity ShieldTotal1GK1Czech Republic Petr Čech143111000202GK22England Ross Turnbull001000001TOTALS14321100021 Disciplinary record As of end of season. Rnk RankingPos. PositionNo. Squad NumberPlayerPL Premier LeagueLeague CupFA CupCS Community ShieldEuropeClub World CupTotal22222221MF7BRA Ramires81010010010020000013102DF4BRA David Luiz80010020000040010016003DF2SER Branislav Ivanović4010001000011000006024FW9ESP Fernando Torres4100001000000000005105DF28ESP César Azpilicueta400000200—2000008006DF3ENG Ashley Cole300000000100300000700MF12NGA Mikel John Obi3001000001002000007008MF11BRA Oscar200100100000200000600DF34ENG Ryan Bertrand10010010010020000060010MF17BEL Eden Hazard200001100000000000301DF24ENG Gary Cahill10000010000010000130112MF8ENG Frank Lampard200100000100000000400MF10ESP Juan Mata30000010000000000040014MF21GER Marko Marin20000000000010000030015GK1CZE Petr Čech200000000000000000200MF6ESP Oriol Romeu100100000000000000200DF26ENG John Terry10000000000010000020018GK22ENG Ross Turnbull000000100000000000100FW29SEN Demba Ba000100000—100MF30ISR Yossi Benayoun000000000000100—100TOTALS51218011300501220010110024 Overview As of end of season. Games played 69 (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 won 39 (22 Premier League, 4 FA Cup, 3 League Cup, 3 UEFA Champions League, 1 FIFA Club World Cup, 6 UEFA Europa League)Games drawn 14 (9 Premier League, 2 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 1 UEFA Champions League, 1 UEFA Europa League)Games lost 16 (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 scored 147 (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 conceded 82 (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 sheets 21 (14 Premier League, 2 League Cup, 3 FA Cup, 1 UEFA Champions League, 1 UEFA Europa League)Yellow cards 100 (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 cards 6 (3 Premier League, 1 League Cup, 1 FIFA Club World Cup, 1 Community Shield)Worst discipline Ramires BRA (13 , 1 2)Best result(s) W 8 – 0 (H) v Aston Villa – Premier League – 23 December 2012Worst result(s) L 1 – 4 (N) v Atlético Madrid – UEFA Super Cup – 31 August 2012Most Appearances Juan Mata ESP, Oscar BRA & Fernando Torres ESP (64 appearances)Top scorer(s) Fernando Torres ESP (22 goals)Top assister(s) Juan Mata ESP (35 assists)Points Overall: 39/69 (56.52%) Awards No. Squad Number Player Award Month Source10 ESP Juan Mata Premier League Player of the Month October 2012 4 BRA David Luiz Silver Ball at the 2012 FIFA Club World Cup December 2012 "FIFA official awards of the FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2012". FIFA. 16 December 2012. Retrieved 5 June 2013.2 SER Branislav Ivanović Serbian Footballer of the Year "Serbia acclaims Chelsea defender Ivanović". UEFA.com. 24 December 2012. Retrieved 5 June 2013.45 ENG Nathaniel Chalobah England Men's Youth Player of the Year February 2013 "Chalobah lands award". The FA. 3 February 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.3 ENG Ashley Cole Senior Men's Player of the Year 3rd place "Gerrard crowned Player of the Year". The FA. 3 February 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.1 CZE Petr Čech Czech Footballer of the Year "Czech Awards For Cech and Kalas". Chelsea F.C. 5 February 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.– CZE Tomáš Kalas Czech Talent of the Year 13 NGA Victor Moses Samsung Fair Player of the Tournament "AFCON 2013: Moses is the Samsung Player of the Tournament" https://web.archive.org/web/20130602190908/http://www.futaa.com/football/article/afcon-2013-moses-is-the-samsung-player-of-the-tournament 2 June 2013 . Futaa.com. 10 February 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.– ESP Rafael Benítez Premier League Manager of the Month April 2013 "Rafael Benitez: Chelsea boss wins Premier League's April award". BBC Sport. 3 May 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013. References External links http://www.chelseafc.com/ 2012-13 Category:2012–13 Premier League by team Category:2012–13 UEFA Europa League participants seasons Category:2012–13 UEFA Champions League participants seasons 2012-13 Category:2012 FIFA Club World Cup participants seasons