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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.
The first manager under whom Chelsea won a major trophy was Ted Drake, who guided the club to the league championship in the 1954–55 season, while Dave Sexton managed the club to their first European honour, a UEFA Cup Winners' Cup triumph in 1971, and Gianluca Vialli guided Chelsea to win the 1998 UEFA Super Cup.
Chelsea: 22 June 2011: 4 March 2012: 256 2011–2012 [60] Roberto Di Matteo: Chelsea: 4 March 2012: 21 November 2012: 262 2012 Rafael Benítez ‡ Chelsea: 21 November 2012: 27 May 2013: 187 2012–2013 José Mourinho: Chelsea: 3 June 2013: 17 December 2015: 927 2013–2015 [61] Steve Holland ‡ Chelsea: 17 December 2015: 19 December 2015: 2 ...
5 May 2012: Chelsea win the FA Cup for the seventh time after beating Liverpool 2–1 in the Final. Didier Drogba scores in his fourth FA Cup Final – a new record. 19 May 2012: Chelsea win their first Champions League title, defeating Bayern Munich on penalties after a 1–1 draw in the Final. In doing so, Chelsea becomes the 22nd club to win ...
On 13 June 2012, Chelsea announced that Di Matteo had been appointed manager and first-team coach on a permanent basis signing a two-year contract with the club. [48] Chief executive Ron Gourlay said: 'Although he (Di Matteo) has set the bar very high in the short time he has been in charge, we know that Roberto is the right man to lead Chelsea ...
Roberto Di Matteo is sacked by Chelsea F.C. after a 2012–13 UEFA Champions League defeat 0-3 to Juventus F.C. left them in danger of becoming the first title holders to exit the competition in the group stage. Di Matteo managed Chelsea to their first ever Champions League title in Munich last May.
In March 2012, following a 1–0 defeat against West Brom, André Villas-Boas was sacked as Chelsea manager after nine months in charge; his win percentage was under 50%. [ 75 ] [ 76 ] At the time of his sacking, the team were fifth in the league and on the brink of Champions League elimination after a 3–1 away loss to Napoli . [ 77 ]
In 2012, Chelsea became the first London club to win the UEFA Champions League. The first major trophy won by Chelsea came in 1955, when the team became national champions after winning the 1954–55 First Division title. [2] In the 2009–10 season, Chelsea won their first and only double after winning both the Premier League and the FA Cup. [3]