The 2024–25 season was the 119th season in the history of Chelsea Football Club, and their 36th consecutive season in the top flight of English football. In addition to the domestic league, the club participated in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup. In international football, Chelsea contested and won both the UEFA Conference League and the expanded FIFA Club World Cup, with this season being their first participation in the former.
Season summary On 3 June 2024, the club announced that Leicester City manager Enzo Maresca would be joining as head coach on 1 July 2024, signing a five-year deal with an option to extend for a further year.
Despite an opening day defeat to Manchester City, Chelsea would only lose one of their next sixteen games and looked to be unlikely title challengers to runaway leaders Liverpool. On 11 October, Cole Palmer was named the Premier League Player of the Month for September, which largely owed to a spectacular performance where he scored four goals in the first half in a 4-2 victory over Brighton and Hove Albion.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/czeg10p13l9t Meanwhile, Enzo Maresca picked up the Manager of the Month award. However, a poor run of form beginning with a Boxing Day defeat to local rivals Fulham meant Chelsea's domestic campaign ultimately became a fight to finish in the Top 5 and secure a Champions League place.
On 30 April 2025, having played most of the season without a front of shirt, Chelsea announced a deal with Dubai-based property development firm DAMAC to feature on the kit for the rest of the season in addition to a long-term club partnership.
On 25 May, Chelsea defeated Nottingham Forest on the final match day of the Premier League season to finish fourth in the table, securing a place in the league phase of the 2025–26 UEFA Champions League. This confirmed Chelsea's participation in the UEFA Champions League for the first time since the 2022–23 UEFA Champions League, and the first time that Chelsea had secured a place in European football's elite competition under new owners BlueCo.
On 28 May, Chelsea defeated Real Betis 4–1 in the final of the UEFA Conference League. In doing so, Chelsea became the first club to win each of the five major European competitions. Cole Palmer was named Man of the Match in the final after providing two assists. He was also named in the team of the tournament along with teammates Filip Jörgensen, Tosin Adarabioyo, and Enzo Fernández. The success marked the first silverware won in the BlueCo era.
On 8 July 2025, Chelsea secured a spot in the final of the newly revamped FIFA Club World Cup with a 2–0 win over Brazilian side Fluminense. Both goals were scored by new signing João Pedro, who had only joined Chelsea from Brighton on 2 July and was making just his second appearance for the club. On 13 July, Palmer scored twice and provided an assist for João Pedro in a 3–0 win over Paris Saint-Germain in the final. Palmer earned the Golden Ball award for his performance in the tournament and goalkeeper Robert Sánchez won the Golden Glove.
Kits
Management team {|class="wikitable" |- !style=background:#001489;color:#FFFFFF|Position !style=background:#001489;color:#FFFFFF|Staff |- |Head coach|| Enzo Maresca |- |Assistant coach|| Willy Caballero |- |rowspan=2|First team coach|| Roberto Vitiello |- || Danny Walker |- |Goalkeeper coach|| Michele De Bernardin |-|| Hilário |- |Assistant goalkeeper coach|| James Russell |- |Fitness coach|| Marcos Alvarez |- |Technical analyst|| Bernardo Cueva |- |Match analyst|| Javi Molina
Squad information Players and squad numbers last updated on 13 July 2025. Appearances include all competitions.
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
First team +No.PlayerNat.PositionsDate of birth (age)Place of birthSigned inContract endsSigned fromTransfer feeApps.GoalsGoalkeepers1 (HG, AT)GK Cartagena20232030 Brighton & Hove Albion£25m61012GK Lomma20242031 Villarreal£20.7m24013 (HG)GK Camberwell20212026 FulhamFree1039 (U21)GK Maasmechelen20252032 Genk£17m0044 (U21)GK Addison20222032 Chicago Fire£8.1m0047 (HG)GK Pargas20222025Academy00Defenders3LB Alella20222028 Brighton & Hove Albion£56m11384 (HG, AT) CB Paddington20242028 Fulham Free4155CB Limoges20232030 Monaco£35m5526 (U21, B) CB Southampton20212029Academy75319 (U21)CB Martigues20252033 Strasbourg £12m1023 (HG, CT)CB Freetown20182028Academy104524 (captain) (HG, CT)RB Redbridge20182028Academy1901427 (U21) RB Décines-Charpieu20232030 Lyon£26.3m85029CB Marseille20222029 Leicester City£70m34230 (U21)CB Bernardo Larroudé20242031 Boca Juniors £15.6m1034 (U21, B)RB / CB Waltham Forest20242029Academy14059 (U21, B)CB Luton20242026Academy1064 (U21, B)RB Stockholm20252027Academy20Midfielders8 (vice-captain)CM / DM San Martín20232031 Benfica£106.8m1151610 (HG, AT)AM / RW Manchester20232033 Manchester City£40m974314 (U21)DM Odivelas20252033 Sporting CP£18.5m3017 (U21)CM Rio de Janeiro20232030 Vasco da Gama£18m4022 (HG, AT)CM / AM Nottingham20242029 Leicester City£30m36525DM Santo Domingo20232031 Brighton & Hove Albion£100m98333 (U21, B)CM Sutton Coldfield20242026Academy1037 (U21, AT)AM Derby20242030 Aston Villa£19m0045 (U21, AT)DM Brussels20232030 Southampton£53m23051 (U21, B)CM Southwark20242026Academy4081 (U21, B)CM London20252026Academy20 (U21)CM Le Blanc-Mesnil20252033 Saint-Étienne£12.5m20Forwards7 RW / LW Viana do Castelo20242031 Wolverhampton Wanderers£51.3m5199 (U21, AT)ST Winchester20252031 Ipswich Town£30m6111RW Barnet20232030 PSV Eindhoven£30.7m922015 ST / LW Banjul20232033 Villarreal£32m813018 CF / AM Lagny-sur-Marne20232029 RB Leipzig£52m621820ST Ribeirão Preto20252033 Brighton & Hove Albion£55m3332 (U21, B)LW / RW Camden20242027Academy26338 (U21)ST Granollers20242029 Barcelona£5m16655 (U21, B)RW / LW Accra20242025Academy1076 (U21, B)ST Birmingham20242027Academy50LW Berestyn20232031 Shakhtar Donetsk£62m7310ST Ouragahio20232029 Molde£8m40 (HG, AT) LW / RW Camberwell20242025 Manchester UnitedLoan415
Notes: Player (HG) – Player who fulfils the Premier League's "Home Grown Player" criteria. Player (U21) – Player who fulfils the Premier League's under-21 player criteria. Player (CT) – Player who fulfils UEFA's "club-trained player" criteria. Player (AT) – Player who fulfils UEFA's "association-trained player" criteria. Player (B) – Player who fulfils UEFA's "List B" criteria.
Out on loan +PlayerNat.PositionsDate of birth (age)Place of birthSigned inContract endsSigned fromTransfer feeApps.GoalsGoalkeepersGK Ondarroa20182026 Athletic Bilbao£71.5M1630 (U21, B)GK High Wycombe20232025Academy00GK Požarevac20232030 New England Revolution£12.5M310 (U21, AT)GK Leicester20202025 Burton AlbionUndisclosed00Defenders (HG, AT)LB Milton Keynes20202027 Leicester City£45M1079CB Gonesse20232029 Monaco£38.8M615 (U21, B)CB Kingston upon Thames20232026Academy171 (U21, B)CB Exeter20232027Academy20Zak Sturge (U21, AT)LB London20222025Academy00 (U21)LB / DM Lisbon20242031 Basel£11.8M182 (U21)LB Atlanta20242030 Atlanta United£8.5M00 (U21, B)LB Shrewsbury20222025 Derby CountyUndisclosed00Midfielders (U21, B)AM Kingston upon Thames20242027Academy10 (U21, B)AM / CM Eisenstadt20222028 Aston Villa£20M322AM / LW Viseu20242031 Atlético Madrid£44.5M4011 (U21, AT)CM Bedford20232026Academy10 (U21)DM Rennes20232030 Rennes£23M150Forwards (HG, CT)ST Slough20202028Academy383 (U21, AT)ST Poole20252027Academy00 (HG, AT)LW / RW Kingston20222027 Manchester City£47.5M8119 (U21)ST Itumbiara20232030 Santos£13.7M30
Notes: Player (HG) – Player who fulfils the Premier League's "Home Grown Player" criteria. Player (U21) – Player who fulfils the Premier League's under-21 player criteria. Player (CT) – Player who fulfils UEFA's "club-trained player" criteria. Player (AT) – Player who fulfils UEFA's "association-trained player" criteria. Player (B) – Player who fulfils UEFA's "List B" criteria.
New contracts No.Pos.PlayerDateUntilRef.58DF Richard Olise21 May 202430 June 202575DF Kaiden Wilson22 May 202430 June 2026GK Teddy Sharman-Lowe24 May 202430 June 202532FW Tyrique George17 June 202430 June 202782FW Frankie Runham13 July 202430 June 202755FW Jimmy-Jay Morgan24 July 202430 June 202783FW Shaun Wade25 July 202430 June 202720FW Cole Palmer13 August 202430 June 203379MF Ollie Harrison17 August 202430 June 202559MF Samuel Rak-Sakyi21 August 202430 June 2026GK Kepa Arrizabalaga29 August 202430 June 202615FW Nicolas Jackson13 September 202430 June 203334DF Josh Acheampong18 December 202430 June 202972MF Landon Emenalo22 January 202530 June 2027GK Ted Curd23 April 202530 June 202842MF Jimi Tauriainen23 May 202530 June 2027GK Max Merrick30 June 2028
Transfers In Summer DatePos.PlayerFromFeeRef.First team29 June 2024AM Omari Kellyman Aston Villa£19,000,0001 July 2024CB Tosin Adarabioyo FulhamFreeST Marc Guiu Barcelona£5,000,0002 July 2024CM Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall Leicester City£30,000,00012 July 2024LB Renato Veiga Basel£11,800,00022 July 2024LB Caleb Wiley Atlanta United£8,500,00030 July 2024GK Filip Jörgensen Villarreal£20,700,0008 August 2024 CB Aarón Anselmino Boca Juniors £15,600,00011 August 2024 RW Pedro Neto Wolverhampton Wanderers£51,300,00021 August 2024 AM João Félix Atlético Madrid£44,500,000
Winter DatePos.PlayerFromFeeRef.First team4 February 2025CM Mathis Amougou Saint-Étienne£12,500,000
Loaned in Summer DatePos.PlayerFromDate untilRef.First team30 August 2024 LW Jadon Sancho Manchester UnitedEnd of season
Out Summer DatePos.PlayerToFeeRef.First team27 June 2024GK Jamie Cumming Oxford United Undisclosed 28 June 2024LB Ian Maatsen Aston Villa£37,500,000RW Hakim Ziyech Galatasaray£2,500,00030 June 2024RW Omari Hutchinson Ipswich Town£20,000,0001 July 2024 LB Lewis Hall Newcastle United £28,000,000CB Thiago Silva FluminenseFree 26 July 2024CB Malang Sarr LensFree 16 August 2024LW Diego Moreira Strasbourg£1,700,00021 August 2024CM Conor Gallagher Atlético Madrid£36,000,00029 August 2024AM Tino Anjorin EmpoliUndisclosedST Romelu Lukaku Napoli£25,200,0003 September 2024RW Ângelo Gabriel Al Nassr£19,400,000Academy14 June 2024RW Dion Rankine Wigan AthleticUndisclosed21 June 2024CM Charlie Webster Burton AlbionUndisclosed1 July 2024CB Josh Brooking Dorking WanderersFreeRB Noah Hay Slough TownFree5 July 2024 RW Chinoso Chibueze Stoke City Undisclosed 7 July 2024 CM Michael Golding Leicester City £5,000,00016 August 2024ST Mason Burstow Hull City£2,000,000 30 August 2024CM Billy Gee Norwich CityUndisclosed CB Saheed Olagunju Wolverhampton WanderersUndisclosed
Winter DatePos.PlayerToFeeRef.First team2 February 2025CM Cesare Casadei Torino £12,500,000Academy6 January 2025GK Kai Crampton Bournemouth Undisclosed 17 January 2025LW Zain Silcott-Duberry Bournemouth Undisclosed 3 February 2025CB Travis Akomeah WatfordUndisclosedLB Somto Boniface Ipswich TownUndisclosedAM Harvey Vale Queens Park RangersUndisclosed4 February 2025CM Reiss-Alexander Russell-Denny Tottenham HotspurUndisclosed
Loaned out Summer