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@redcartel’s Chelsea
@redcartel took Chelsea back to the summer of 2009 with City’s £900m and came out with 17 major trophies. The real Chelsea won nine in the same nine seasons.
They spent £882.5m of the budget on 25 players.
Three of their titles came in a season City really won.
They built in stages, spending £178.5m in 2009 and the rest over the summers that followed.
The biggest fees: Paul Pogba (£89m, 2016), Cristiano Ronaldo (£80m, 2009) and Luis Suárez (£75m, 2014).
They were champions nine times: 2009/10, 2010/11, 2011/12, 2012/13, 2013/14, 2014/15, 2015/16, 2016/17 and 2017/18.
Season by season
2009/10
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · FA Cup
That summer they signed Cristiano Ronaldo, Wayne Rooney and 2 more for £178.5m. Champions with 92 points, 3 points clear of Man United. Won 28, drew 8, lost 2; 78 scored, 16 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Liverpool in the final. Went out of the League Cup in the third round. Went out of the Europa League in the semi-finals. Match of the season: Chelsea 4-1 Man City.
Cristiano Ronaldo
£80m
Wayne Rooney
£72m
Robin van Persie
£21.5m
Vincent Kompany
£5m
2010/11
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · FA Cup
That summer they signed Cesc Fàbregas, David Silva and 2 more for £75m. Champions with 97 points, 11 points clear of Man United. Won 31, drew 4, lost 3; 88 scored, 17 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Everton in the final. Went out of the League Cup in the fourth round. Went out of the Champions League in the quarter-finals. Match of the season: Chelsea 5-0 Wigan.
Cesc Fàbregas
£30m
David Silva
£24m
Luka Modrić
£10.5m
Gareth Bale
£10.5m
2011/12
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · FA Cup
That summer they signed Sergio Agüero, David de Gea and 1 more for £74.5m. Champions with 94 points, 15 points clear of Man City. Won 30, drew 4, lost 4; 94 scored, 23 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Tottenham in the final. Went out of the League Cup in the semi-finals. Went out of the Champions League in the quarter-finals. Match of the season: Man City 0-3 Chelsea.
Sergio Agüero
£39.5m
David de Gea
£22m
Séamus Coleman
£13m
2012/13
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed Kyle Walker and Rafael for £26.5m. Champions with 103 points, 14 points clear of Man United. Won 33, drew 4, lost 1; 84 scored, 14 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the third round. Won the League Cup, beating Everton in the final on penalties. Went out of the Champions League in the quarter-finals. Match of the season: Man City 0-3 Chelsea.
Kyle Walker
£19m
Rafael
£7.5m
2013/14
Premier League
1st
Premier League title
That summer they signed Fernandinho for £30m. Champions with 96 points, 3 points clear of Man City. Won 30, drew 6, lost 2; 79 scored, 20 conceded. Lost the FA Cup final to Newcastle on penalties. Went out of the League Cup in the quarter-finals. Went out of the Champions League in the semi-finals. Match of the season: Chelsea 2-1 Man City.
2014/15
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed Luis Suárez, Raheem Sterling and 1 more for £170m and released 1. Champions with 85 points, 4 points clear of Liverpool. Won 26, drew 7, lost 5; 85 scored, 22 conceded. Lost the FA Cup final to Liverpool on penalties. Won the League Cup, beating Swansea in the final. Went out of the Champions League in the semi-finals. Match of the season: Chelsea 5-0 Man United.
Luis Suárez
£75m
Raheem Sterling
£65m
Luke Shaw
£30m
2015/16
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed Kevin De Bruyne, Harry Kane and 1 more for £130.5m. Champions with 88 points, 3 points clear of Arsenal. Won 28, drew 4, lost 6; 69 scored, 21 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the semi-finals. Won the League Cup, beating Leicester in the final. Went out of the Champions League in the quarter-finals. Match of the season: Chelsea 1-0 Man City.
Kevin De Bruyne
£55m
Harry Kane
£40.5m
Sadio Mané
£35m
2016/17
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed Paul Pogba, John Stones and 2 more for £181.5m and released 1. Champions with 92 points, 13 points clear of Tottenham. Won 28, drew 8, lost 2; 88 scored, 17 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the quarter-finals. Won the League Cup, beating Man United in the final. Went out of the Champions League in the quarter-finals. Match of the season: Chelsea 4-2 Man City.
Paul Pogba
£89m
John Stones
£47.5m
Virgil van Dijk
£23m
Son Heung-min
£22m
2017/18
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed Rúben Neves for £16m and released 3. Champions with 100 points, 12 points clear of Man City. Won 32, drew 4, lost 2; 98 scored, 21 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the third round. Won the League Cup, beating Tottenham in the final. Went out of the Champions League in the semi-finals. Match of the season: Man City 0-2 Chelsea.
