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@rishi’s Chelsea
@rishi took Chelsea back to the summer of 2009 with City’s £900m and came out with 18 major trophies. The real Chelsea won nine in the same nine seasons.
They spent £860m of the budget on 24 players.
Three of their titles came in a season City really won.
They built in stages, spending £181m in 2009 and the rest over the summers that followed.
The biggest fees: Cristiano Ronaldo (£80m, 2009), Wayne Rooney (£72m, 2009) and Christian Eriksen (£69m, 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.
Season by season
2009/10
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · Champions League
That summer they signed Cristiano Ronaldo, Wayne Rooney and 4 more for £181m. Champions with 93 points, 2 points clear of Arsenal. Won 29, drew 6, lost 3; 111 scored, 19 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the semi-finals. Lost the League Cup final to Man United. Won the Champions League, beating Inter in the final. Match of the season: Man City 2-6 Chelsea.
Cristiano Ronaldo
£80m
Wayne Rooney
£72m
Cesc Fàbregas
£17m
Kyle Walker
£5m
Vincent Kompany
£5m
Gareth Bale
£2m
2010/11
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed David Silva and Theo Walcott for £44m. Champions with 92 points, 7 points clear of Man United. Won 29, drew 5, lost 4; 82 scored, 16 conceded. Lost the FA Cup final to Liverpool. Won the League Cup, beating Everton in the final. Lost the Champions League final to Real Madrid. Match of the season: Man City 0-2 Chelsea.
David Silva
£24m
Theo Walcott
£20m
2011/12
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · FA Cup
That summer they signed Sergio Agüero, David de Gea and 1 more for £72m. Champions with 95 points, 16 points clear of Man United. Won 30, drew 5, lost 3; 96 scored, 19 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Man City in the final. Went out of the League Cup in the third round. Went out of the Champions League in the quarter-finals. Match of the season: Chelsea 7-0 Blackburn.
Sergio Agüero
£39.5m
David de Gea
£22m
Jérôme Boateng
£10.5m
2012/13
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · FA Cup
That summer they signed Samir Nasri and Harry Kane for £35.5m. Champions with 95 points, ahead of Man United on goal difference. Won 29, drew 8, lost 1; 80 scored, 13 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Man City in the final. 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 3-1 Man City.
Samir Nasri
£34.5m
Harry Kane
£1m
2013/14
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · FA Cup
That summer they signed Luis Suárez, Mesut Özil and 1 more for £119m. Champions with 98 points, 10 points clear of Man City. Won 31, drew 5, lost 2; 97 scored, 15 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Fulham in the final. Went out of the League Cup in the semi-finals. Went out of the Europa League in the quarter-finals. Match of the season: Man City 3-4 Chelsea.
Luis Suárez
£44m
Mesut Özil
£42.5m
Romelu Lukaku
£32.5m
2014/15
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed Raheem Sterling, Ramsey and 1 more for £137.5m. Champions with 89 points, 4 points clear of Man City. Won 26, drew 11, lost 1; 97 scored, 23 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the fourth round. Won the League Cup, beating Ipswich Town in the final. Went out of the Champions League in the semi-finals. Match of the season: Chelsea 6-0 Leicester.
Raheem Sterling
£65m
Ramsey
£40.5m
Eliaquim Mangala
£32m
2015/16
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed Christian Eriksen and Kevin De Bruyne for £124m and released 2. Champions with 78 points, 6 points clear of Leicester. Won 24, drew 6, lost 8; 74 scored, 30 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the quarter-finals. Won the League Cup, beating Tottenham in the final. Went out of the Champions League in the quarter-finals. Match of the season: Chelsea 5-1 Tottenham.
Christian Eriksen
£69m
Kevin De Bruyne
£55m
2016/17
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · FA Cup
That summer they signed Eric Dier and John Stones for £95m. Champions with 99 points, 20 points clear of Tottenham. Won 31, drew 6, lost 1; 71 scored, 18 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Hull City in the final. Went out of the League Cup in the quarter-finals. Went out of the Europa League in the quarter-finals. Match of the season: Man City 1-2 Chelsea.
Eric Dier
£47.5m
John Stones
£47.5m
2017/18
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · FA Cup
That summer they signed Benjamin Mendy for £52m. Champions with 96 points, 8 points clear of Man City. Won 31, drew 3, lost 4; 81 scored, 15 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Man United in the final. Went out of the League Cup in the fourth round. Went out of the Champions League in the semi-finals. Match of the season: Chelsea 2-0 Man City.
