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@andrews_fc’s Chelsea
@andrews_fc 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 £900m of the budget on 34 players.
Three of their titles came in a season City really won.
The first summer did most of the work: £640.5m in 2009, 71% of everything they spent.
The biggest fees: Cristiano Ronaldo (£80m, 2009), Luis Suárez (£75m, 2014) and Wayne Rooney (£72m, 2009).
They were champions nine times: 2009/10, 2010/11, 2011/12, 2012/13, 2013/14, 2014/15, 2015/16, 2016/17 and 2017/18.
The best season was 2013/14, winning the league, the FA Cup and the League Cup.
Season by season
2009/10
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed Cristiano Ronaldo, Wayne Rooney and 23 more for £640.5m. Champions with 92 points, 6 points clear of Arsenal. Won 29, drew 5, lost 4; 79 scored, 19 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the fourth round. Won the League Cup, beating Man United in the final. Went out of the Champions League in the last 16. Match of the season: Chelsea 2-0 Man City.
Cristiano Ronaldo
£80m
Wayne Rooney
£72m
Fernando Torres
£59.5m
Michael Carrick
£54.5m
Nemanja Vidić
£37.5m
Samir Nasri
£35m
Pepe Reina
£33m
Xabi Alonso
£30m
Steven Gerrard
£28.5m
Marouane Fellaini
£25.5m
Carlos Tevez
£25m
Joleon Lescott
£22m
Robin van Persie
£21.5m
Patrice Evra
£19.5m
Abou Diaby
£17m
Cesc Fàbregas
£17m
Gaël Clichy
£14.5m
Robinho
£14.5m
Vedran Ćorluka
£6.5m
Nigel Reo-Coker
£6m
Micah Richards
£5m
Kyle Walker
£5m
Vincent Kompany
£5m
Tomasz Kuszczak
£3.5m
Joe Hart
£3m
2010/11
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed James Milner for £18.5m and released 1. Champions with 93 points, 14 points clear of Man United. Won 28, drew 9, lost 1; 87 scored, 24 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the fourth round. Won the League Cup, beating Man City in the final. Went out of the Champions League in the semi-finals. Match of the season: Man City 0-3 Chelsea.
2011/12
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed Sergio Agüero and Gareth Bale for £65.5m and released 2. Champions with 89 points, 3 points clear of Man City. Won 27, drew 8, lost 3; 88 scored, 26 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the fourth round. Won the League Cup, beating Arsenal in the final on penalties. Lost the Champions League final to Barcelona. Match of the season: Chelsea 3-1 Man City.
Sergio Agüero
£39.5m
Gareth Bale
£26m
2012/13
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
No signings that summer. Champions with 102 points, 17 points clear of Man City. Won 33, drew 3, lost 2; 91 scored, 10 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the third round. Won the League Cup, beating Newcastle in the final on penalties. Went out of the Champions League in the quarter-finals. Match of the season: Chelsea 2-0 Man City.
2013/14
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · FA Cup · League Cup
That summer they signed David Silva and David de Gea for £72m and released 2. Champions with 87 points, 2 points clear of Man United. Won 26, drew 9, lost 3; 80 scored, 24 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Tottenham in the final on penalties. Won the League Cup, beating Liverpool in the final. Went out of the Champions League in the last 16. Match of the season: Chelsea 4-1 Man City.
David Silva
£42.5m
David de Gea
£29.5m
2014/15
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed Luis Suárez for £75m and released 1. Champions with 88 points, 7 points clear of Man City. Won 28, drew 4, lost 6; 70 scored, 19 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the third round. Won the League Cup, beating Southampton in the final. Went out of the Champions League in the semi-finals. Match of the season: Chelsea 3-0 Man City.
2015/16
Premier League
1st
Premier League title
No signings that summer. Champions with 86 points, 7 points clear of Tottenham. Won 26, drew 8, lost 4; 81 scored, 23 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the third round. Went out of the League Cup in the quarter-finals. Went out of the Champions League in the last 16. Match of the season: Chelsea 5-0 Watford.
2016/17
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
No signings that summer. Champions with 90 points, 10 points clear of Tottenham. Won 28, drew 6, lost 4; 86 scored, 24 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the semi-finals. Won the League Cup, beating Man City in the final. Went out of the Champions League in the last 16. Match of the season: Southampton 0-4 Chelsea.
2017/18
Premier League
1st
Premier League title
That summer they signed Mousa Dembélé, Andy Robertson and 1 more for £28.5m. Champions with 81 points, a point clear of Man City. Won 25, drew 6, lost 7; 75 scored, 26 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the fourth round. Went out of the League Cup in the semi-finals. Went out of the Champions League in the last 16. Match of the season: Man City 2-3 Chelsea.
Mousa Dembélé
£14m
Andy Robertson
£8m
Fabian Delph
£6.5m