2024–25 Chelsea F.C. season

On 3 June 2024, the club announced that Leicester City manager Enzo Maresca would be joining as head coach on 1 July 2024, signing a five-year deal with an option to extend for a further year. Meanwhile, Enzo Maresca picked up the Manager of the Month award. On 25 May, Chelsea defeated Nottingham Forest on the final match day of the Premier League season to finish fourth in the table, securing a place in the league phase of the 2025–26 UEFA Champions League. This confirmed Chelsea's participation in the UEFA Champions League for the first time since the 2022–23 UEFA Champions League, and the first time that Chelsea had secured a place in European football's elite competition under new owners BlueCo. In doing so, Chelsea became the first club to win each of the five major European competitions. Cole Palmer was named Man of the Match in the final after providing two assists. He was also named in the team of the tournament along with teammates Filip Jörgensen, Tosin Adarabioyo, and Enzo Fernández. The success marked the first silverware won in the BlueCo era. On 8 July 2025, Chelsea secured a spot in the final of the newly revamped FIFA Club World Cup with a 2–0 win over Brazilian side Fluminense. Both goals were scored by new signing João Pedro, who had only joined Chelsea from Brighton on 2 July and was making just his second appearance for the club. On 13 July, Palmer scored twice and provided an assist for João Pedro in a 3–0 win over Paris Saint-Germain in the final. Palmer earned the Golden Ball award for his performance in the tournament and goalkeeper Robert Sánchez won the Golden Glove. ==Kits==

{|class="wikitable" ==Squad information==

Players and squad numbers last updated on 13 July 2025. Appearances include all competitions. Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. First team Notes: • Player (HG) – Player who fulfils the Premier League's "Home Grown Player" criteria. • Player (U21) – Player who fulfils the Premier League's under-21 player criteria. • Player (CT) – Player who fulfils UEFA's "club-trained player" criteria. • Player (AT) – Player who fulfils UEFA's "association-trained player" criteria. • Player (B) – Player who fulfils UEFA's "List B" criteria. Out on loan Notes: • Player (HG) – Player who fulfils the Premier League's "Home Grown Player" criteria. • Player (U21) – Player who fulfils the Premier League's under-21 player criteria. • Player (CT) – Player who fulfils UEFA's "club-trained player" criteria. • Player (AT) – Player who fulfils UEFA's "association-trained player" criteria. • Player (B) – Player who fulfils UEFA's "List B" criteria. ==New contracts==

In Summer Winter Loaned in Summer Out Summer Winter Loaned out Summer Winter Overall transfer activity Expenditure Summer: £206,400,000 Winter: £12,500,000 Total: £218,900,000 Income Summer: £177,300,000 Winter: £12,500,000 Total: £189,800,000 Net totals Summer: £29,100,000 Winter: £0 Total: £29,100,000 ==Pre-season and friendlies==

On 8 March, Chelsea announced a planned return to the United States during pre-season with matches later confirmed against Wrexham, Club América, Celtic, Manchester City and Real Madrid. A sixth friendly was later announced, against Inter Milan. ==Competitions==

Overall record Premier League League table Results summary Results by round Score overview Matches The league fixtures were announced on 18 June 2024. FA Cup Chelsea entered the competition at the third round stage, and were drawn at home to Morecambe. In the fourth round, they were drawn away to Brighton & Hove Albion. EFL Cup Chelsea entered the competition in the third round, and were drawn at home against Barrow. In the fourth round, they were drawn away to Newcastle United. UEFA Conference League Chelsea entered the UEFA Conference League in the play-off qualification round, and were drawn against Swiss club Servette. Play-off round League phase The league phase draw was held on 30 August 2024. Results summary Knockout phase Round of 16 The round of 16 draw was held on 21 February 2025. Quarter-finals The draw for the order of the quarter-final legs was held on 21 February 2025, after the round of 16 draw. However, the order of legs in Chelsea's tie was later reversed in order to avoid a scheduling conflict with the Europa League's Tottenham Hotspur v Eintracht Frankfurt match in the same city. Semi-finals The draw for the order of the semi-final legs was held on 21 February 2025, after the draw for the round of 16 and quarter-finals. However, the order of legs in Chelsea's tie was later reversed in order to avoid a scheduling conflict with the Europa League's Tottenham Hotspur v Bodø/Glimt match in the same city. They were drawn into Group D alongside 2022 Copa Libertadores winners Flamengo and 2023–24 CAF Champions League runners-up Espérance de Tunis, from Brazil and Tunisia respectively. 2023 CONCACAF Champions League winners Club León were removed from the tournament by FIFA on 21 March 2025. They were replaced by Los Angeles FC. Knockout phase Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final ==Statistics==

Appearances Goalscorers Hat-tricks • Score – The score at the time of each goal. Chelsea's score listed first. Top assists Clean sheets Discipline ==Awards==

Players Manager ==References==