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@stemc98’s Chelsea
@stemc98 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 £835m of the budget on 33 players.
Three of their titles came in a season City really won.
They built in stages, spending £184.5m in 2009 and the rest over the summers that followed.
The biggest fees: Riyad Mahrez (£111.5m, 2016), Dele Alli (£111.5m, 2016) and Kevin De Bruyne (£89m, 2017).
They were champions eight times: 2010/11, 2011/12, 2012/13, 2013/14, 2014/15, 2015/16, 2016/17 and 2017/18.
The best season was 2016/17, winning the league, the FA Cup and the League Cup.
Season by season
2009/10
Premier League
4th
That summer they signed Cristiano Ronaldo, Nemanja Vidić and 10 more for £184.5m. 4th in the Premier League with 69 points, 28 points behind Liverpool. Won 21, drew 6, lost 11; 64 scored, 34 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the fifth round. Lost the League Cup final to Birmingham on penalties. Went out of the Champions League in the quarter-finals. Match of the season: Chelsea 5-0 Arsenal.
Cristiano Ronaldo
£80m
Nemanja Vidić
£37.5m
Cesc Fàbregas
£17m
Theo Walcott
£9.5m
Leighton Baines
£9m
Nani
£9m
Luka Modrić
£8m
Vincent Kompany
£5m
Kyle Walker
£5m
Gareth Bale
£2m
Ramsey
£1.5m
Edwin van der Sar
£1m
2010/11
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed Wayne Rooney and Joe Hart for £36.5m and released 1. Champions with 89 points, 3 points clear of Man United. Won 27, drew 8, lost 3; 73 scored, 18 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the fourth round. Won the League Cup, beating Man City in the final. Lost the Champions League final to Porto. Match of the season: Chelsea 4-0 Man City.
Wayne Rooney
£30m
Joe Hart
£6.5m
2011/12
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · Champions League
That summer they signed Sergio Agüero, David Silva and 3 more for £103m. Champions with 82 points, 3 points clear of Man United. Won 24, drew 10, lost 4; 60 scored, 18 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the fourth round. Went out of the League Cup in the semi-finals. Won the Champions League, beating Real Madrid in the final. Match of the season: Chelsea 5-1 Fulham.
Sergio Agüero
£39.5m
David Silva
£24m
David de Gea
£22m
Séamus Coleman
£13m
Simon Mignolet
£4.5m
2012/13
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed Luis Suárez and Harry Kane for £17m. Champions with 94 points, a point clear of Man United. Won 29, drew 7, lost 2; 86 scored, 25 conceded. Lost the FA Cup final to Man United on penalties. Won the League Cup, beating Arsenal in the final. Went out of the Champions League in the last 16. Match of the season: Chelsea 3-0 Man City.
Luis Suárez
£16m
Harry Kane
£1m
2013/14
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · FA Cup
That summer they signed Romelu Lukaku, Christian Eriksen and 1 more for £45.5m. Champions with 83 points, ahead of Man City on goal difference. Won 25, drew 8, lost 5; 74 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 last 16. Match of the season: Chelsea 2-0 Man City.
Romelu Lukaku
£32.5m
Christian Eriksen
£11.5m
John Stones
£1.5m
2014/15
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · FA Cup
That summer they signed Alexis Sánchez, Philippe Coutinho and 1 more for £99.5m and released 2. Champions with 96 points, 15 points clear of Man City. Won 30, drew 6, lost 2; 85 scored, 15 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Southampton in the final. Lost the League Cup final to Arsenal on penalties. Lost the Champions League final to Juventus on penalties. Match of the season: Man City 2-6 Chelsea.
Alexis Sánchez
£35m
Philippe Coutinho
£34.5m
Luke Shaw
£30m
2015/16
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · FA Cup
That summer they signed Héctor Bellerín, Virgil van Dijk and 1 more for £37m and released 2. Champions with 91 points, 16 points clear of Man City. Won 29, drew 4, lost 5; 73 scored, 28 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Swansea in the final. Went out of the League Cup in the fourth round. Went out of the Europa League in the last 32. Match of the season: Chelsea 3-0 Man City.
Héctor Bellerín
£16.5m
Virgil van Dijk
£11.5m
Eric Dier
£9m
2016/17
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · FA Cup · League Cup
That summer they signed Riyad Mahrez and Dele Alli for £223m and released 2. Champions with 93 points, 6 points clear of Tottenham. Won 30, drew 3, lost 5; 94 scored, 19 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Leicester in the final. Won the League Cup, beating Tottenham in the final on penalties. Went out of the Champions League in the quarter-finals. Match of the season: Chelsea 6-1 Man City.
Riyad Mahrez
£111.5m
Dele Alli
£111.5m
2017/18
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed Kevin De Bruyne for £89m and released 1. Champions with 91 points, ahead of Man City on goal difference. Won 28, drew 7, lost 3; 88 scored, 15 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 quarter-finals. Match of the season: Chelsea 5-0 Stoke City.
