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2025–26 Chelsea F.C. season

The 2025–26 season is the 120th season in the history of Chelsea Football Club, and their 34th consecutive season in Premier League as well as their 37th consecutive season in the English top flight. In addition to the domestic league, the club is participating in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup and the UEFA Champions League, returning to the latter competition for the first time since the 2022–23 season.

Management team
Enzo Maresca (until 1 January 2026) {|class="wikitable" Liam Rosenior (from 8 January until 22 April 2026) {|class="wikitable" ==Squad information==
Squad information
Players and squad numbers last updated on 4 May 2026. 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 fulfills the Premier League's "Home Grown Player" criteria • Player (U21) – Player who fulfills the Premier League's under-21 player criteria • Player (CT) – Player who fulfills UEFA's "club-trained player" criteria • Player (AT) – Player who fulfills UEFA's "association-trained player" criteria • Player (B) – Player who fulfills UEFA's "List B" criteria Out on loan Notes: • Player (HG) – Player who fulfills the Premier League's "Home Grown Player" criteria • Player (U21) – Player who fulfills the Premier League's under-21 player criteria • Player (CT) – Player who fulfills UEFA's "club-trained player" criteria • Player (AT) – Player who fulfills UEFA's "association-trained player" criteria • Player (B) – Player who fulfills UEFA's "List B" criteria ==New contracts==
Transfers
In Summer Winter Out Summer Winter Loaned in Summer Loaned out Summer Winter Overall transfer activity Expenditure Summer: £310,500,000 Winter: £500,000 Total: £311,000,000 Income Summer: £304,985,000 Winter: £5,700,000 Total: £310,685,000 Net totals Summer: £5,515,000 Winter: £5,200,000 Total: £315,000 ==Pre-season and friendlies==
Pre-season and friendlies
On 17 June 2025, Chelsea announced that they would host a pre-season tournament playing against Bayer Leverkusen and Milan at Stamford Bridge. ==Competitions==
Competitions
Overall record Premier League League table Results summary Results by round Score overview Matches The league fixtures were announced on 18 June 2025. FA Cup As a Premier League club, Chelsea entered the competition in the third round, and were drawn away to Charlton Athletic. They were then drawn away to Hull City in the fourth round, away to Wrexham in the fifth round, and at home to Port Vale in the quarter-finals. Chelsea faced Leeds United in the semi-finals at Wembley, and will play Manchester City in the final. EFL Cup As one of the Premier League clubs competing in a European competition, Chelsea entered the competition in the third round, and were drawn away to League One club Lincoln City. They were then drawn away to Wolverhampton Wanderers in the fourth round, and away to Cardiff City in the quarter-finals. A two legged-tie against Arsenal was drawn for the semi-finals, with the first leg at home and second leg being away. UEFA Champions League League phase Chelsea were drawn against Benfica, Ajax, Barcelona and Pafos at home, and Bayern Munich, Qarabağ, Atalanta and Napoli away in the league phase. Results summary Knockout phase Round of 16 Chelsea were drawn against Paris Saint-Germain in the round of 16, with the first leg being away. ==Statistics==
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==
Awards
Player awards Premier League Player of the Month Premier League Goal of the Month • Score – The score at the time of the goal. Chelsea's score listed first. Other awards Manager awards Premier League Manager of the Month ==References==
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