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@stemc1878’s Chelsea
@stemc1878 took Chelsea back to the summer of 2009 with City’s £900m and came out with 19 major trophies. The real Chelsea won nine in the same nine seasons.
They spent £643m of the budget on 29 players.
Three of their titles came in a season City really won.
They built in stages, spending £135m in 2009 and the rest over the summers that followed.
The biggest fees: Cristiano Ronaldo (£80m, 2009), Sadio Mané (£61.5m, 2017) and Kevin De Bruyne (£55m, 2015).
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 2015/16, 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, Steven Gerrard and 3 more for £135m. Champions with 96 points, 8 points clear of Arsenal. Won 31, drew 3, lost 4; 83 scored, 16 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the fifth round. Won the League Cup, beating Aston Villa in the final. Lost the Champions League final to Real Madrid. Match of the season: Man City 0-3 Chelsea.
Cristiano Ronaldo
£80m
Steven Gerrard
£28.5m
Javier Mascherano
£16.5m
Kyle Walker
£5m
Vincent Kompany
£5m
2010/11
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · FA Cup
That summer they signed Wayne Rooney, David Silva and 3 more for £71.5m. Champions with 92 points, 5 points clear of Man United. Won 28, drew 8, lost 2; 79 scored, 21 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Birmingham in the final. Lost the League Cup final to Newcastle. Lost the Champions League final to Real Madrid. Match of the season: Stoke City 1-5 Chelsea.
Wayne Rooney
£30m
David Silva
£24m
Luka Modrić
£10.5m
Joe Hart
£6.5m
Séamus Coleman
£500k
2011/12
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed Sergio Agüero, Gareth Bale and 2 more for £88m. Champions with 89 points, 3 points clear of Man City. Won 27, drew 8, lost 3; 81 scored, 27 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the fourth round. Won the League Cup, beating Norwich in the final on penalties. Went out of the Champions League in the quarter-finals. Match of the season: Man City 0-1 Chelsea.
Sergio Agüero
£39.5m
Gareth Bale
£26m
David de Gea
£22m
John Stones
£500k
2012/13
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · FA Cup
That summer they signed Edin Džeko, Luis Suárez and 2 more for £69.5m. Champions with 95 points, 4 points clear of Man United. Won 30, drew 5, lost 3; 87 scored, 25 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Man City 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 3-1 Man City.
Edin Džeko
£40m
Luis Suárez
£16m
Ramsey
£12.5m
Harry Kane
£1m
2013/14
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed Romelu Lukaku, Christian Eriksen and 1 more for £54m and released 1. Champions with 90 points, 7 points clear of Arsenal. Won 29, drew 3, lost 6; 90 scored, 27 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the fifth 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 Man City.
Romelu Lukaku
£32.5m
Christian Eriksen
£11.5m
Philippe Coutinho
£10m
2014/15
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed Alexis Sánchez, Luke Shaw and 1 more for £67.5m and released 1. Champions with 100 points, 16 points clear of Man City. Won 32, drew 4, lost 2; 91 scored, 11 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the quarter-finals. Won the League Cup, beating West Ham in the final. Went out of the Champions League in the last 16. Match of the season: Chelsea 3-1 Man City.
Alexis Sánchez
£35m
Luke Shaw
£30m
Riyad Mahrez
£2.5m
2015/16
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · FA Cup · League Cup
That summer they signed Kevin De Bruyne and Eric Dier for £64m and released 1. Champions with 82 points, a point clear of Man City. Won 25, drew 7, lost 6; 75 scored, 31 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 semi-finals. Match of the season: Chelsea 4-2 Man City.
Kevin De Bruyne
£55m
Eric Dier
£9m
2016/17
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · FA Cup
That summer they signed Virgil van Dijk and Petr Čech for £32m. Champions with 86 points, 5 points clear of Arsenal. Won 26, drew 8, lost 4; 81 scored, 30 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Southampton in the final. Went out of the League Cup in the quarter-finals. Went out of the Champions League in the quarter-finals. Match of the season: Chelsea 3-0 Man City.
Virgil van Dijk
£23m
Petr Čech
£9m
2017/18
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed Sadio Mané for £61.5m and released 1. Champions with 95 points, 8 points clear of Man City. Won 30, drew 5, lost 3; 90 scored, 15 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the fourth round. Won the League Cup, beating Everton in the final. Went out of the Champions League in the last 16. Match of the season: Chelsea 3-0 Man City.
