2016–17 Chelsea F.C. season

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Chelsea
2016–17 season
Chairman Bruce Buck
Owner Roman Abramovich
Manager Antonio Conte
Stadium Stamford Bridge
Premier League Pre-season
FA Cup Third round
League Cup Second round
← 2015–16 2017–18 →

The 2016–17 season will be Chelsea's 103rd competitive season, 27th consecutive season in the top flight of English football, 25th consecutive season in the Premier League, and 111th year in existence as a football club.[1] They enter this season looking to rebound from a disappointing 2015–16 campaign. This will be Chelsea's last season at Stamford Bridge in its current format (renovations on the stadium are set to begin after the end of the 2016-17 season) it is as yet unconfirmed where Chelsea will play their home games during Stamford Bridge's renovation. Chelsea will also participate in the FA Cup and League Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.

Chelsea won't participate in any UEFA competition for first time since the 1996–97 season.

Club

Coaching staff

File:Chelsea Team vs DK 2015.jpg
Chelsea's starting eleven against Dynamo Kyiv in the 2015 UEFA Champions League.
Position Staff
First-team Manager Italy Antonio Conte
Assistant Manager England Steve Holland
England Eddie Newton
Technical Director Nigeria Michael Emenalo
Goalkeeper Coach France Christophe Lollichon
Fitness Coach England Chris Jones
Assistant Fitness Coach Spain Carlos Lalin
Senior Opposition Scout England Mick McGiven
Medical Director Spain Paco Biosca
Head of Youth Development England Neil Bath
Under-21 Team Manager England Adi Viveash
Under-18 Team Manager England Joe Edwards
Head of Match Analysis/Scout England James Melbourne

Source: Chelsea F.C.

Other information

Stamford Bridge
Owner Russia Roman Abramovich
Chairman United States Bruce Buck
Directors Russia Canada Marina Granovskaia
Ukraine Canada Eugene Tenenbaum
Ground (capacity and dimensions) Stamford Bridge (41,663 / 103x67 metres)
Training Ground Cobham Training Centre

Source: Chelsea F.C.

Squad information

First team squad

As of 11 May 2016. Players with contracts expiring will be removed until further notice.[2]
Squad No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of Birth (Age)
Goalkeepers
1 Asmir Begović HG1 Bosnia and Herzegovina GK (1987-06-20) 20 June 1987 (age 37)
13 Thibaut Courtois Belgium GK (1992-05-11) 11 May 1992 (age 32)
33 Mitchell Beeney U21 England GK (1995-10-03) 3 October 1995 (age 28)
40 Bradley Collins U21 England GK (1997-02-18) 18 February 1997 (age 27)
Defenders
2 Branislav Ivanović Serbia RB / CB (1984-02-22) 22 February 1984 (age 40)
5 Kurt Zouma U21 France CB / DM (1994-10-27) 27 October 1994 (age 29)
6 Baba Rahman U21 Ghana LB (1994-07-02) 2 July 1994 (age 29)
20 Matt Miazga U21 United States CB (1995-07-19) 19 July 1995 (age 28)
24 Gary Cahill HG1 England CB (1985-12-19) 19 December 1985 (age 38)
26 John Terry HG2 England CB (1980-12-07) 7 December 1980 (age 43)
28 César Azpilicueta Spain RB / LB (1989-08-28) 28 August 1989 (age 34)
37 Jake Clarke-Salter U21 England CB (1997-09-22) 22 September 1997 (age 26)
39 Fankaty Dabo U21 England RB (1995-10-11) 11 October 1995 (age 28)
43 Fikayo Tomori U21 England CB / RB (1997-12-19) 19 December 1997 (age 26)
Midfielders
4 Cesc Fàbregas HG1 Spain CM / AM (1987-05-04) 4 May 1987 (age 37)
8 Oscar Brazil AM / RW / CM (1991-09-09) 9 September 1991 (age 32)
10 Eden Hazard Belgium LW / AM / RW (1991-01-07) 7 January 1991 (age 33)
12 John Obi Mikel Nigeria DM / CM (1987-04-22) 22 April 1987 (age 37)
14 Bertrand Traoré U21 Burkina Faso RW / LW / CF (1995-09-06) 6 September 1995 (age 28)
16 Kenedy U21 Brazil LW / AM / RW (1996-02-08) 8 February 1996 (age 28)
17 Pedro Spain RW / LW (1987-07-28) 28 July 1987 (age 36)
21 Nemanja Matić Serbia DM / CM (1988-08-01) 1 August 1988 (age 35)
22 Willian Brazil AM / RW (1988-08-09) 9 August 1988 (age 35)
36 Ruben Loftus-Cheek U21 England CM (1996-01-23) 23 January 1996 (age 28)
38 Kasey Palmer U21 England AM (1996-11-09) 9 November 1996 (age 27)
41 Charlie Colkett U21 England CM (1996-09-04) 4 September 1996 (age 27)
Strikers
18 Loïc Rémy France CF (1987-01-02) 2 January 1987 (age 37)
19 Diego Costa Spain CF (1988-10-07) 7 October 1988 (age 35)
42 Tammy Abraham U21 England CF (1997-10-02) 2 October 1997 (age 26)
  • HG1 = Association-trained player
  • HG2 = Club-trained player
  • U21 = Under-21 player

New contracts

No. Pos Player Contract length Contract end Date Source

Transfers

In

Summer

No. Pos Player Transferred From Fee Date Source

Winter

No. Pos Player Transferred From Fee Date Source

Out

Summer

No. Pos Player Transferred To Fee Date Source

Winter

No. Pos Player Transferred To Fee Date Source

Loan in

Summer

No. Pos Player Loaned From Start End Source

Winter

No. Pos Player Loaned From Start End Source

Loan out

Summer

No. Pos Player Loaned To Date of Birth Start End Source
— RB Brazil Wallace Brazil Grêmio (1994-05-01) 1 May 1994 (age 30) 7 January 2016 30 June 2017 [3][4]

Winter

No. Pos Player Loaned To Start End Source

Overall transfer activity

Pre-season

On 13 April 2016, it was announced that Chelsea would visit Austria for two pre-season friendlies against Rapid Wien and Wolfsberger AC.[5]

International Champions Cup

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Main article: 2016 International Champions Cup

On 22 March 2016, the schedule for the 2016 International Champions Cup was announced that Chelsea would play Liverpool, Real Madrid and Milan.[6]

References

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