The first official game was the team’s September 2, 1905 , against Stockport , Chelsea lost 0-1 but this served to the team that was selected to participate in the Football League in the 1905-06 season , only in the second season the team reached the Division One club ‘s early years were not so good, but at the time of the first World War he scored Chelsea ‘s first decade of the club reaching the first final of the FA Cup.

In 1915 the final of the FA Cup was played at Old Trafford against Sheffield United, Chelsea fans they met a hard to get to the stadium road, which fans felt Sheffield ‘ local ‘ having been in greater amounts in addition to having a large military presence in crowds . Unfortunately Chelsea lost their first final and his first chance to win a major trophy after losing 0-3 to Sheffield United. Years later, in 1920 Chelsea was about to come back to the final of the FA Cup, but had to undergo a 1-3 defeat at Aston Villa in the semi-final.

The club suffered many twists and turns in the league, in addition to that the two World Wars that affected English football had. Things changed after a few bad results on the way to the final of the FA Cup, the team’s coach Billy Birrell decided to leave the team after poor results , so Ted Drake was appointed as new coach in May 1952.

In 1955, after failing to overcome the 16th position in the league, the team became champions for the first time in the Charity Shield after beating Newcastle United 3-0 in the final. The team had another period of ups and downs, with some equipment problems and failures for the club. Until the 1964-65 season came close to a triple (First Division, FA Cup and Football League Cup) but the team finished third in the First Division and lost in the semifinal against Liverpool in the FA Cup the other hand Chelsea were crowned champions for the first time in the Football League Cup (now Carling Cup) after winning 3-2 win over Leicester City at Stamford Bridge and 0-0 draw visitors (then were the final two matches).

After overcoming the Sparta Prague, Steaua, Rubin Kazan and Basel in the knockout stages, Chelsea reached the final of the European competition, where he faced Benfica of Portugal. In the final, held on 15 May at the Amsterdam Arena, Chelsea won by a score of 2-1 thanks to goals from Fernando Torres (min. 60) and Branislav Ivanovic (min. 90 +3’), having granted from the penalty spot for both Benfica through Oscar Cardozo (min. 68). Chelsea were crowned champions for the first time the UEFA Europa League, also becoming the first team champion at the same of the two UEFA European competitions since that date the title of Chelsea on Champions League was still in force.

The first official game was the team’s September 2, 1905 , against Stockport , Chelsea lost 0-1 but this served to the team that was selected to participate in the Football League in the 1905-06 season , only in the second season the team reached the Division One club ‘s early years were not so good, but at the time of the first World War he scored Chelsea ‘s first decade of the club reaching the first final of the FA Cup.

In 1915 the final of the FA Cup was played at Old Trafford against Sheffield United, Chelsea fans they met a hard to get to the stadium road, which fans felt Sheffield ‘ local ‘ having been in greater amounts in addition to having a large military presence in crowds . Unfortunately Chelsea lost their first final and his first chance to win a major trophy after losing 0-3 to Sheffield United. Years later, in 1920 Chelsea was about to come back to the final of the FA Cup, but had to undergo a 1-3 defeat at Aston Villa in the semi-final.

The club suffered many twists and turns in the league, in addition to that the two World Wars that affected English football had. Things changed after a few bad results on the way to the final of the FA Cup, the team’s coach Billy Birrell decided to leave the team after poor results , so Ted Drake was appointed as new coach in May 1952.

In 1955, after failing to overcome the 16th position in the league, the team became champions for the first time in the Charity Shield after beating Newcastle United 3-0 in the final. The team had another period of ups and downs, with some equipment problems and failures for the club. Until the 1964-65 season came close to a triple (First Division, FA Cup and Football League Cup) but the team finished third in the First Division and lost in the semifinal against Liverpool in the FA Cup the other hand Chelsea were crowned champions for the first time in the Football League Cup (now Carling Cup) after winning 3-2 win over Leicester City at Stamford Bridge and 0-0 draw visitors (then were the final two matches).

After overcoming the Sparta Prague, Steaua, Rubin Kazan and Basel in the knockout stages, Chelsea reached the final of the European competition, where he faced Benfica of Portugal. In the final, held on 15 May at the Amsterdam Arena, Chelsea won by a score of 2-1 thanks to goals from Fernando Torres (min. 60) and Branislav Ivanovic (min. 90 +3’), having granted from the penalty spot for both Benfica through Oscar Cardozo (min. 68). Chelsea were crowned champions for the first time the UEFA Europa League, also becoming the first team champion at the same of the two UEFA European competitions since that date the title of Chelsea on Champions League was still in force.