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@ns115’s Chelsea
@ns115 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 £861.5m of the budget on 29 players.
Three of their titles came in a season City really won.
They built in stages, spending £162m in 2009 and the rest over the summers that followed.
The biggest fees: Dele Alli (£94m, 2017), Son Heung-min (£91.5m, 2017) and Cristiano Ronaldo (£80m, 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 2010/11, winning the league, the FA Cup and the League Cup.
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 £162m. Champions with 98 points, 14 points clear of Arsenal. Won 31, drew 5, lost 2; 99 scored, 18 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Arsenal in the final. Went out of the League Cup in the quarter-finals. Lost the Champions League final to Inter. Match of the season: Chelsea 2-0 Man City.
Cristiano Ronaldo
£80m
Wayne Rooney
£72m
Kyle Walker
£5m
Micah Richards
£5m
2010/11
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · FA Cup · League Cup
That summer they signed Cesc Fàbregas, David Silva and 2 more for £88m. Champions with 96 points, 2 points clear of Man United. Won 31, drew 3, lost 4; 81 scored, 15 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Aston Villa in the final. Won the League Cup, beating Newcastle in the final. Went out of the Champions League in the quarter-finals. Match of the season: Chelsea 2-0 Man City.
Cesc Fàbregas
£30m
David Silva
£24m
James Milner
£18.5m
Samir Nasri
£15.5m
2011/12
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · Champions League
That summer they signed Sergio Agüero, Gareth Bale and 2 more for £109.5m. Champions with 83 points, ahead of Man City on goal difference. Won 25, drew 8, lost 5; 79 scored, 21 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the semi-finals. Went out of the League Cup in the third round. Won the Champions League, beating Porto in the final on penalties. Match of the season: Man City 0-3 Chelsea.
Sergio Agüero
£39.5m
Gareth Bale
£26m
David de Gea
£22m
Vincent Kompany
£22m
2012/13
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed Yohan Cabaye for £15.5m. Champions with 89 points, 2 points clear of Man United. Won 28, drew 5, lost 5; 72 scored, 29 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: Newcastle 0-5 Chelsea.
2013/14
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed Luis Suárez, Romelu Lukaku and 4 more for £112.5m. Champions with 96 points, 13 points clear of Man City. Won 31, drew 3, lost 4; 79 scored, 17 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the semi-finals. Won the League Cup, beating Everton in the final. Went out of the Champions League in the quarter-finals. Match of the season: Chelsea 3-1 Man City.
Luis Suárez
£44m
Romelu Lukaku
£32.5m
Christian Eriksen
£11.5m
Philippe Coutinho
£10m
Raheem Sterling
£8.5m
Luke Shaw
£6m
2014/15
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · FA Cup
That summer they signed Alexis Sánchez, John Stones and 2 more for £56.5m and released 1. Champions with 94 points, 10 points clear of Arsenal. Won 29, drew 7, lost 2; 84 scored, 14 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Palace in the final. Went out of the League Cup in the third round. Went out of the Champions League in the last 16. Match of the season: Chelsea 2-0 Man City.
Alexis Sánchez
£35m
John Stones
£9.5m
Harry Kane
£8m
Eric Dier
£4m
2015/16
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed Kevin De Bruyne, Sadio Mané and 1 more for £95m and released 2. Champions with 82 points, 4 points clear of West Ham. Won 25, drew 7, lost 6; 68 scored, 24 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the semi-finals. Won the League Cup, beating Stoke City in the final. Went out of the Champions League in the last 16. Match of the season: Man City 1-6 Chelsea.
Kevin De Bruyne
£55m
Sadio Mané
£35m
Andy Robertson
£5m
2016/17
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · FA Cup
That summer they signed Leroy Sané for £37m and released 1. Champions with 90 points, 12 points clear of Liverpool. Won 27, drew 9, lost 2; 71 scored, 16 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Man City in the final on penalties. 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 0-5 Chelsea.
2017/18
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · Champions League
That summer they signed Dele Alli and Son Heung-min for £185.5m and released 2. Champions with 102 points, 18 points clear of Liverpool. Won 33, drew 3, lost 2; 96 scored, 20 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the quarter-finals. Went out of the League Cup in the quarter-finals. Won the Champions League, beating Napoli in the final. Match of the season: West Ham 0-6 Chelsea.
Dele Alli
£94m
Son Heung-min
£91.5m