# 2011–12 Chelsea F.C. season

The 2011–12 season was Chelsea Football Club's 98th competitive season, their 23rd consecutive season in the top flight of English football (20th in the Premier League), and their 106th year in existence as a football club. While their sixth place in the league was their lowest domestic finish since 2001–02, they completed a cup double by winning their seventh FA Cup and their first UEFA Champions League.

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## Key dates

* 22 June 2011: André Villas-Boas is appointed as the new manager on a three-year contract, with immediate effect.
* 7 July 2011: Villas-Boas and the rest of the first team squad have their first training of the season together.
* 13 July 2011: Chelsea win their first friendly match against Wycombe Wanderers.
* 26 July 2011: Chelsea confirm Thibaut Courtois, a Belgian goalkeeper, as Villas-Boas' first signing. He is immediately loaned out to Atlético Madrid of La Liga.
* 14 August 2011: Chelsea draw first match of the Premier League season away to Stoke City. It finishes 0–0 on Villas-Boas's debut as Chelsea manager.
* 20 August 2011: Villas-Boas wins his first competitive match as a Chelsea manager after Chelsea defeat West Bromwich Albion 2–1 at Stamford Bridge.
* 22 August 2011: Chelsea and Valencia agree a deal for Juan Mata, who signs for Chelsea for a fee rumoured to be £23.5 million.
* 27 August 2011: Juan Mata scores on his debut match in a 3–1 home victory against Norwich City.
* 27 August 2011: Chelsea and Guadalajara agree a deal for Ulises Dávila. He joins Chelsea on a five-year contract.
* 31 August 2011: The transfer deadline day sees Raul Meireles join from Liverpool, whilst Yossi Benayoun and Patrick van Aanholt depart on seasonal loan deals. France Under-20 international Gaël Kakuta joins Bolton Wanderers on loan until 1 January 2012.
* 18 September 2011: Chelsea suffer their first defeat of the season, losing 1–3 to Manchester United at Old Trafford. Fernando Torres scored Chelsea's goal.
* 29 November 2011: Liverpool knock Chelsea out of the League Cup at the Quarter Final stage, winning 2–0 at Stamford Bridge. The loss is Chelsea's third in four games, and sixth of the season overall.
* 3 December 2011: Manager André Villas-Boas confirms that Nicolas Anelka and Alex have been transfer listed, and banned from training with the first team, after handing in transfer requests to the club. Both will be allowed to resume full training if the transfer does not happen in the January transfer window. The announcement is made after the away match against Newcastle United, which Chelsea win 3–0.
* 6 December 2011: Chelsea win their final Champions League group game against Valencia 3–0 to secure progress to the knockout stages. Racing Genk's 1–1 draw against Bayer Leverkusen means that Chelsea top Group E.
* 12 December 2011: Chelsea become the first team in the 2011–12 edition of the Premier League to defeat leaders Manchester City. Chelsea come from behind in a fiery encounter by goals from Raul Meireles and a late penalty by Frank Lampard to turn the deficit into a victory.
* 4 March 2012: Villas-Boas is sacked and removed of his duties by the director's board following a 0–1 defeat against West Bromwich Albion. Italian first team assistant manager Roberto Di Matteo Is officially appointed as caretaker manager until the end of the season.
* 14 March 2012: Chelsea win their second match in the round of 16 of the UEFA champions league against Napoli with a 5–4 aggregate victory. Branislav Ivanović scores the winner in extra time to secure a spot in the quarter-finals. Following defeat of Arsenal by Milan and defeats of the Manchester clubs in their respective Europa League ties, Chelsea becomes the only remaining English representative in all European competitions.
* 18 March 2012: Chelsea progress to the FA Cup semi-finals for a fifth time in seven years after beating Leicester City 5–2 at Stamford Bridge. Fernando Torres was the man of the match with two goals and two assists.
* 4 April 2012: Chelsea progress to the Champions League semi-finals for the sixth time in the past nine seasons after beating Benfica 3–1 on aggregate.
* 15 April 2012: Chelsea progress to the FA Cup final for the third time in four seasons, courtesy of a 5–1 win against Tottenham Hotspur. Controversy over Chelsea's second goal by Juan Mata adds to calls for goal-line technology.
* 24 April 2012: Chelsea progress to the Champions League final in spectacular fashion, drawing 2–2 with Barcelona at Camp Nou despite playing with ten men for more than two-thirds of the game. Chelsea win 3–2 on aggregate.
* 28 April 2012: Chelsea agree personal terms with Werder Bremen's Marko Marin. He is set to join in the summer.
* 5 May 2012: Chelsea win the FA Cup for the seventh time after beating Liverpool 2–1 in the Final. Didier Drogba scores in his fourth FA Cup Final – a new record.
* 19 May 2012: Chelsea win their first Champions League title, defeating Bayern Munich on penalties after a 1–1 draw in the Final. In doing so, Chelsea becomes the 22nd club to win the European Cup, the fifth English team and the first team from London to win the trophy.

## Club
### Coaching staff

| Position | Staff |
| Manager | Andre Villas Boas (until 4 March 2012) |
| Caretaker manager | Roberto Di Matteo (from 4 March 2012) |
| Assistant manager | Steve Holland |
| Assistant manager | Roberto Di Matteo (until 4 March 2012) |
| Assistant manager | Eddie Newton (from 5 March 2012) |
| Technical Director | Michael Emenalo |
| Goalkeeper Coach | Christophe Lollichon |
| First Team Fitness Coach | Jose Mario Rocha (until 4 March 2012) |
| Assistant First Team Fitness Coach | Chris Jones |
| Head Opposition Scout | Daniel Sousa (until 4 March 2012) |
| Senior Opposition Scout | Mick McGiven |
| Medical Director | Paco Biosca |
| First team doctor | Eva Carneiro |
| Reserve Team Manager | Dermot Drummy |
| Youth Team Manager | Adi Viveash |
| Academy Manager | Neil Bath |
| Match Analyst | James Melbourne |

### Other information

| Owner | Roman Abramovich |
| Chairman | Bruce Buck |
| Chief Executive | Ron Gourlay |
| Director | Eugene Tenenbaum |
| Ground (capacity and dimensions) | Stamford Bridge (41,837 / 103x67 metres) |
| Training ground | Cobham Training Centre |

## Squads
### First team squad

| No. | Name | Position (s) | Date of Birth (Age) | Signed from |
| Goalkeepers ||||||
| 1 | Petr Čech | GK | (1982-05-20)20 May 1982 (aged 30) | Rennes |
| 22 | Ross Turnbull | GK | (1985-01-04)4 January 1985 (aged 27) | Middlesbrough |
| 40 | Henrique Hilário | GK | (1975-10-21)21 October 1975 (aged 36) | Nacional |
| Defenders ||||||
| 2 | Branislav Ivanović | RB / CB | (1984-02-22)22 February 1984 (aged 28) | Lokomotiv Moscow |
| 3 | Ashley Cole | LB | (1980-12-20)20 December 1980 (aged 31) | Arsenal |
| 4 | David Luiz | CB | (1987-04-22)22 April 1987 (aged 25) | Benfica |
| 17 | José Bosingwa | RB / LB | (1982-08-24)24 August 1982 (aged 29) | Porto |
| 19 | Paulo Ferreira | RB / LB | (1979-01-18)18 January 1979 (aged 33) | Porto |
| 24 | Gary Cahill | CB | (1985-12-19)19 December 1985 (aged 26) | Bolton Wanderers |
| 26 | John Terry (C) | CB | (1980-12-07)7 December 1980 (aged 31) | Chelsea Academy |
| 27 | Sam Hutchinson | RB / CB | (1989-08-03)3 August 1989 (aged 22) | Chelsea Academy |
| 34 | Ryan Bertrand | LB / LW | (1989-08-05)5 August 1989 (aged 22) | Chelsea Academy |
| Midfielders ||||||
| 5 | Michael Essien | CM / DM | (1982-12-03)3 December 1982 (aged 29) | Lyon |
| 6 | Oriol Romeu | DM / CM | (1991-09-24)24 September 1991 (aged 20) | Barcelona |
| 7 | Ramires | CM / RM | (1987-03-24)24 March 1987 (aged 25) | Benfica |
| 8 | Frank Lampard (VC) | CM | (1978-06-20)20 June 1978 (aged 33) | West Ham United |
| 10 | Juan Mata | LW / RW / AM | (1988-04-23)23 April 1988 (aged 24) | Valencia |
| 12 | Mikel John Obi | DM / CM | (1987-04-22)22 April 1987 (aged 25) | Lyn |
| 15 | Florent Malouda | LW / CM | (1980-06-13)13 June 1980 (aged 31) | Lyon |
| 16 | Raul Meireles | CM / DM | (1983-03-17)17 March 1983 (aged 29) | Liverpool |
| 20 | Josh McEachran | CM | (1993-03-01)1 March 1993 (aged 19) | Chelsea Academy |
| Forwards ||||||
| 9 | Fernando Torres | ST | (1984-03-20)20 March 1984 (aged 28) | Liverpool |
| 11 | Didier Drogba | ST | (1978-03-11)11 March 1978 (aged 34) | Marseille |
| 18 | Romelu Lukaku | ST | (1993-05-13)13 May 1993 (aged 19) | Anderlecht |
| 21 | Salomon Kalou | RW / LW / ST | (1985-08-05)5 August 1985 (aged 26) | Feyenoord |
| 23 | Daniel Sturridge | RW / LW / ST | (1989-09-01)1 September 1989 (aged 22) | Manchester City |

### Premier League squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | CZE | Petr Čech |
| 2 | DF | SRB | Branislav Ivanović |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Ashley Cole $^{HG}$ |
| 4 | DF | BRA | David Luiz |
| 5 | MF | GHA | Michael Essien |
| 6 | MF | ESP | Oriol Romeu $^{U21}$ |
| 7 | MF | BRA | Ramires |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Frank Lampard $^{HG}$ |
| 9 | FW | ESP | Fernando Torres |
| 10 | MF | ESP | Juan Mata |
| 11 | FW | CIV | Didier Drogba |
| 12 | MF | NGA | Mikel John Obi |
| 15 | MF | FRA | Florent Malouda |
| 16 | MF | POR | Raul Meireles |
| 17 | DF | POR | José Bosingwa |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 18 | FW | BEL | Romelu Lukaku $^{U21}$ |
| 19 | DF | POR | Paulo Ferreira |
| 20 | MF | ENG | Josh McEachran $^{U21}$ |
| 21 | FW | CIV | Salomon Kalou |
| 22 | GK | ENG | Ross Turnbull $^{HG}$ |
| 23 | FW | ENG | Daniel Sturridge $^{HG}$ |
| 24 | DF | ENG | Gary Cahill $^{HG}$ |
| 26 | DF | ENG | John Terry $^{HG}$ (Captain) |
| 27 | DF | ENG | Sam Hutchinson $^{HG}$ |
| 34 | DF | ENG | Ryan Bertrand $^{HG}$ |
| 35 | MF | BRA | Lucas Piazon $^{U21}$ |
| 40 | GK | POR | Henrique Hilário |
| 45 | DF | ENG | Nathaniel Chalobah $^{U21}$ |
| 46 | GK | ENG | Jamal Blackman $^{U21}$ |
* HG = Home Grown Player
* U21 = Under 21 Player
Source: 2011–12 Premier League squad

### Reserve team

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 27 | DF | ENG | Sam Hutchinson |
| 35 | MF | BRA | Lucas Piazon |
| 45 | DF | ENG | Nathaniel Chalobah |
| 47 | DF | ENG | Billy Clifford |
| 48 | MF | IRL | Conor Clifford |
| 49 | DF | ENG | Aziz Deen-Conteh |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 51 | DF | ENG | Rohan Ince |
| 53 | FW | SWE | Marko Mitrović |
| 54 | DF | ENG | Todd Kane |
| 56 | MF | ENG | George Saville |
| 58 | DF | GHA | Daniel Pappoe |
| – | FW | ENG | Adam Phillip |

### UEFA Champions League squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | CZE | Petr Čech |
| 2 | DF | SRB | Branislav Ivanović |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Ashley Cole $^{HG1}$ |
| 4 | DF | BRA | David Luiz |
| 5 | MF | GHA | Michael Essien |
| 6 | MF | ESP | Oriol Romeu |
| 7 | MF | BRA | Ramires |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Frank Lampard $^{HG1}$ (Vice-Captain) |
| 9 | FW | ESP | Fernando Torres |
| 10 | MF | ESP | Juan Mata |
| 11 | FW | CIV | Didier Drogba |
| 12 | MF | NGA | Mikel John Obi |
| 15 | MF | FRA | Florent Malouda |
| 16 | MF | POR | Raul Meireles |
| 17 | DF | POR | José Bosingwa |
| 19 | DF | POR | Paulo Ferreira |
| 20 | MF | ENG | Josh McEachran $^B$ |
| 21 | FW | CIV | Salomon Kalou |
| 22 | GK | ENG | Ross Turnbull $^{HG1}$ |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 23 | FW | ENG | Daniel Sturridge $^{HG1}$ |
| 24 | DF | ENG | Gary Cahill $^{HG1}$ |
| 26 | DF | ENG | John Terry $^{HG2}$ (Captain) |
| 34 | DF | ENG | Ryan Bertrand $^{HG2}$ |
| 40 | GK | POR | Henrique Hilário |
| 45 | DF | ENG | Nathaniel Chalobah $^B$ |
| 46 | GK | ENG | Jamal Blackman $^B$ |
| 47 | DF | ENG | Billy Clifford $^B$ |
| 48 | MF | IRL | Conor Clifford $^B$ |
| 49 | DF | ENG | Aziz Deen-Conteh $^B$ |
| 51 | DF | ENG | Rohan Ince $^B$ |
| 53 | MF | SWE | Marko Mitrović $^B$ |
| 54 | DF | ENG | Todd Kane $^B$ |
| 55 | MF | ENG | James Ashton $^B$ |
| 56 | MF | ENG | George Saville $^B$ |
| 57 | DF | ENG | Archange Nkumu $^B$ |
| 58 | DF | GHA | Daniel Pappoe $^B$ |
| 60 | GK | WAL | Rhys Taylor $^B$ |
* B = List B Player
* HG$^1$ = Association-trained player
* HG$^2$ = Club-trained player
Source: 2011–12 UEFA Champions League squad

## Transfers
### In
#### Summer

| No. | Pos | Player | Transferred From | Fee | Date |
| — | GK | Thibaut Courtois | Genk | €9 million | 26 July 2011 |
| 6 | MF | Oriol Romeu | Barcelona | €5 million | 4 August 2011 |
| 18 | FW | Romelu Lukaku | Anderlecht | €12 million | 18 August 2011 |
| 10 | MF | Juan Mata | Valencia | £23.5 million | 22 August 2011 |
| — | MF | Ulises Dávila | Guadalajara | £1.75 million | 27 August 2011 |
| 16 | MF | Raul Meireles | Liverpool | £12 million | 31 August 2011 |

#### Winter

| No. | Pos | Player | Transferred From | Fee | Date |
| 27 | DF | Sam Hutchinson | Comeback | Free transfer | 1 December 2011 |
| — | DF | Kenneth Omeruo | Standard Liège | Undisclosed | 6 January 2012 |
| 24 | DF | Gary Cahill | Bolton Wanderers | £7 million | 16 January 2012 |
| 35 | MF | Lucas Piazon | São Paulo | €7.5 million | 20 January 2012 |
| — | FW | Patrick Bamford | Nottingham Forest | £1 million | 31 January 2012 |
| — | MF | Kevin De Bruyne | Genk | £6.7 million | 31 January 2012 |

### Out
#### Summer

| No. | Pos | Player | Transferred To | Fee | Date |
| — | FW | Bobby Devyne | Chesham United | Free transfer | 30 June 2011 |
| 45 | FW | Fabio Borini | Parma | €360,000 | 1 July 2011 |
| 42 | DF | Michael Mancienne | Hamburger SV | £3 million | 1 July 2011 |
| 24 | MF | Nemanja Matić | Benfica | Free transfer* | 1 July 2011 |
| 60 | MF | Danny Philliskirk | Sheffield United | Free transfer | 1 July 2011 |
| — | MF | Anton Rodgers | Brighton & Hove Albion | Free transfer | 1 July 2011 |
| 55 | MF | Jacopo Sala | Hamburger SV | €100,000 | 1 July 2011 |
| — | DF | Ben Sampayo | Brighton & Hove Albion | Free transfer | 1 July 2011 |
| 61 | GK | Jan Šebek | Baumit Jablonec | Free transfer | 1 July 2011 |
| 63 | MF | Gökhan Töre | Hamburger SV | €1.3 million | 1 July 2011 |
| 59 | MF | Michael Woods | Yeovil Town | Free transfer | 1 July 2011 |
| — | MF | Jack Cork | Southampton | £750,000 | 7 July 2011 |
| 18 | MF | Yuri Zhirkov | Anzhi Makhachkala | €15 million | 6 August 2011 |
| — | DF | Slobodan Rajković | Hamburger SV | £1.75 million | 24 August 2011 |

#### Winter

| No. | Pos | Player | Transferred To | Fee | Date |
| — | MF | Mesca | Fulham | Free transfer | 20 September 2011 |
| 39 | FW | Nicolas Anelka | Shanghai Shenhua | Undisclosed | 1 January 2012 |
| — | DF | Carl Magnay | Gateshead | Free transfer | 1 January 2012 |
| 33 | DF | Alex | Paris Saint-Germain | £4.2 million | 27 January 2012 |
| 50 | MF | Kaby | AEL Limassol | Free transfer | 27 January 2012 |
| 59 | FW | Philipp Prosenik | Milan | Undisclosed | 31 January 2012 |
| 52 | MF | Jacob Mellis | Barnsley | Free transfer | 20 March 2012 |

### Loan out

| No. | Pos | Player | Loaned To | Start | End | Loan Fee |
| 43 | DF | Jeffrey Bruma | Hamburger SV | 1 July 2011 | 30 June 2012 | €500,000 |
| 54 | GK | Sam Walker | Northampton Town | 11 July 2011 | 23 December 2011 | Free |
| — | GK | Thibaut Courtois | Atlético Madrid | 26 July 2011 | 30 June 2012 | Free |
| — | DF | Ben Gordon | Peterborough United | 17 August 2011 | 24 September 2011 | Free |
| 64 | FW | Milan Lalkovič | Doncaster Rovers | 18 August 2011 | 15 October 2011 | Free |
| — | DF | Tomáš Kalas | Vitesse | 22 August 2011 | 30 June 2012 | Free |
| — | FW | Ulises Dávila | Vitesse | 30 August 2011 | 30 June 2012 | Free |
| 30 | MF | Yossi Benayoun | Arsenal | 31 August 2011 | 31 May 2012 | Free |
| 44 | FW | Gaël Kakuta | Bolton Wanderers | 31 August 2011 | 1 January 2012 | Free |
| 38 | DF | Patrick van Aanholt | Wigan Athletic | 31 August 2011 | 6 January 2012 | Free |
| — | GK | Matej Delač | České Budějovice | 13 September 2011 | 30 June 2012 | Free |
| 48 | MF | Conor Clifford | Yeovil Town | 4 November 2011 | 3 January 2012 | Free |
| 60 | GK | Rhys Taylor | Rotherham United | 2 January 2012 | 5 May 2012 | Free |
| — | DF | Kenneth Omeruo | ADO Den Haag | 7 January 2012 | 30 June 2013 | Free |
| — | DF | Ben Gordon | Kilmarnock | 11 January 2012 | 31 May 2012 | Free |
| 44 | FW | Gaël Kakuta | Dijon | 11 January 2012 | 30 June 2012 | Free |
| 20 | MF | Josh McEachran | Swansea City | 15 January 2012 | 31 May 2012 | Free |
| 38 | DF | Patrick van Aanholt | Vitesse | 16 January 2012 | 30 June 2012 | Free |
| — | GK | Sam Walker | Yeovil Town | 19 January 2012 | 31 May 2012 | Free |
| — | MF | Kevin De Bruyne | Genk | 31 January 2012 | 30 June 2012 | Free |
| 64 | FW | Milan Lalkovič | ADO Den Haag | 31 January 2012 | 11 April 2012 | Free |

### Overall transfer activity
## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | Started round | Final position / round | First match | Last match |
| Premier League | — | 6th | 14 August 2011 | 13 May 2012 |
| FA Cup | 3rd round | Winners | 8 January 2012 | 5 May 2012 |
| Football League Cup | 3rd round | Quarterfinal | 21 September 2011 | 29 November 2011 |
| UEFA Champions League | Group stage | Winners | 13 September 2011 | 19 May 2012 |

### Premier League
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 66 | 41 | +25 | 69 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage |
| 5 | Newcastle United | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 56 | 51 | +5 | 65 | Qualification for the Europa League play-off round |
| 6 | Chelsea | 38 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 65 | 46 | +19 | 64 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 7 | Everton | 38 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 50 | 40 | +10 | 56 | |
| 8 | Liverpool | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 47 | 40 | +7 | 52 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round |
* 1 2 3 Chelsea won the Champions League and thus qualified for the group stage as defending champions, forfeiting their spot in the Europa League as the FA Cup winners. This meant that Tottenham were to compete in the Europa League group stage, since, pursuant to the rules, only four clubs from the Premier League could play in the Champions League.
* ↑ Liverpool won the League Cup and thus qualified for the Europa League third qualifying round.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
| Ground | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H |
| Result | D | W | W | W | L | W | W | W | L | L | W | L | W | W | W | D | D | D | L | W | W | D | D | D | L | W | L | W | L | D | W | W | D | D | W | L | L | W |
| Position | 11 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Points | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 37 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 43 | 46 | 46 | 49 | 49 | 50 | 53 | 56 | 57 | 58 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 64 |

#### Matches
### UEFA Champions League
#### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | CHE | LEV | VAL | GNK |
| 1 | Chelsea | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 11 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 2–0 | 3–0 | 5–0 |
| 2 | Bayer Leverkusen | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 10 | Advance to knockout phase | 2–1 | — | 2–1 | 2–0 |
| 3 | Valencia | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 8 | Transfer to Europa League | 1–1 | 3–1 | — | 7–0 |
| 4 | Genk | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 16 | −14 | 3 | | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | — |

#### Knockout phase
##### Final
### League Cup
### FA Cup
## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

As of end of season
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Premier League | Premier League | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Champions League | Champions League |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | CZE | Petr Čech | 56 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | SRB | Branislav Ivanović | 45 | 5 | 26+3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Ashley Cole | 48 | 0 | 31+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11+1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | BRA | David Luiz | 40 | 3 | 18+2 | 2 | 5+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| 5 | MF | GHA | Michael Essien | 19 | 0 | 10+4 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | ESP | Oriol Romeu | 24 | 0 | 11+5 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | BRA | Ramires | 47 | 12 | 28+2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0+1 | 0 | 10 | 3 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Frank Lampard | 49 | 16 | 26+4 | 11 | 3+2 | 2 | 1+1 | 0 | 8+4 | 3 |
| 9 | FW | ESP | Fernando Torres | 49 | 11 | 20+12 | 6 | 5+1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6+4 | 3 |
| 10 | MF | ESP | Juan Mata | 54 | 12 | 29+5 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 0+1 | 0 | 11+1 | 2 |
| 11 | FW | CIV | Didier Drogba | 35 | 13 | 16+8 | 5 | 2+1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7+1 | 6 |
| 12 | MF | NGA | Mikel John Obi | 37 | 0 | 15+7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 7+2 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | FRA | Florent Malouda | 43 | 3 | 11+15 | 2 | 2+3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5+4 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | POR | Raul Meireles | 45 | 6 | 23+5 | 2 | 5+1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9+2 | 2 |
| 17 | DF | POR | José Bosingwa | 43 | 1 | 24+3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7+4 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | BEL | Romelu Lukaku | 12 | 0 | 1+7 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | POR | Paulo Ferreira | 9 | 0 | 3+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | CIV | Salomon Kalou | 26 | 5 | 7+5 | 1 | 4+1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3+4 | 2 |
| 22 | GK | ENG | Ross Turnbull | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | ENG | Daniel Sturridge | 43 | 13 | 28+2 | 11 | 3+1 | 1 | 1+1 | 1 | 5+2 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | ENG | Gary Cahill | 19 | 2 | 9+1 | 1 | 3+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | ENG | John Terry | 44 | 7 | 31 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| 27 | DF | ENG | Sam Hutchinson | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | DF | ENG | Ryan Bertrand | 15 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | MF | BRA | Lucas Piazon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | GK | POR | Henrique Hilário | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | DF | ENG | Nathaniel Chalobah | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who spent the season/part of the season out on loan, or left the club in January transfer window ||||||||||||||
| 20 | MF | ENG | Josh McEachran | 5 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | ISR | Yossi Benayoun | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | BRA | Alex | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 |
| 39 | FW | FRA | Nicolas Anelka | 15 | 1 | 3+6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 |

### Goalscorers

As of end of season.
| Rnk | No. | Pos | Player | Premier League | FA Cup | League Cup | Champions League | Total |
| 1 | 8 | MF | Lampard | 11 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 16 |
| 2 | 11 | FW | Drogba | 5 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
| 2 | 23 | FW | Sturridge | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| 4 | 7 | MF | Ramires | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 12 |
| 4 | 10 | MF | Mata | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| 6 | 9 | FW | Torres | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| 7 | 26 | DF | Terry | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 8 | 16 | MF | Meireles | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 6 |
| 9 | 2 | DF | Ivanović | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | 21 | FW | Kalou | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 11 | 4 | DF | David Luiz | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | 15 | MF | Malouda | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 | 24 | DF | Cahill | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | 17 | DF | Bosingwa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | 39 | FW | Anelka | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 65 | 20 | 2 | 25 | 112 |

### Clean sheets

As of end of season.
| Rnk | No. | Pos | Player | Premier League | FA Cup | League Cup | Champions League | Total |
| 1 | 1 | GK | Čech | 10 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 19 |
| 2 | 22 | GK | Turnbull | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 10 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 20 |

### Disciplinary record

As of end of season.
| Rnk | Pos. | No. | Player | PL | PL | PL | FA Cup | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | League Cup | CL | CL | CL | Total (FA Total) | Total (FA Total) | Total (FA Total) |
| 1 | DF | 3 | Ashley Cole | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 (8) | 1 (1) | 0 |
| 2 | MF | 16 | Raul Meireles | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 (9) | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | 26 | John Terry | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 (9) | 0 | 1 (0) |
| 4 | DF | 4 | David Luiz | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 (7) | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | 2 | Branislav Ivanović | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 (6) | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | 12 | Mikel John Obi | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 (7) | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | 9 | Fernando Torres | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 (5) | 0 | 1 (1) |
| 8 | MF | 7 | Ramires | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 (5) | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | 8 | Frank Lampard | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 (6) | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | DF | 17 | José Bosingwa | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 (5) | 0 | 1 (1) |
| 11 | MF | 15 | Florent Malouda | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 (5) | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | FW | 11 | Didier Drogba | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 (2) | 0 | 1 (1) |
| 13 | MF | 6 | Oriol Romeu | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 (3) | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | 24 | Gary Cahill | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 (3) | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | 33 | Alex | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (2) | 0 | 1 (1) |
| 16 | MF | 5 | Michael Essien | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 (3) | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | 10 | Juan Mata | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 (2) | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | 23 | Daniel Sturridge | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 (3) | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | GK | 22 | Ross Turnbull | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) |
| 20 | GK | 1 | Petr Čech | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | 18 | Romelu Lukaku | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | 19 | Paulo Ferreira | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | 21 | Salomon Kalou | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | 34 | Ryan Bertrand | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 74 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 124 | 1 | 6 |

### Overall

As of end of season.
| Games played | 61 (38 Premier League, 13 UEFA Champions League, 3 Football League Cup, 7 FA Cup) |
| Games won | 32 (18 Premier League, 7 UEFA Champions League, 1 Football League Cup, 6 FA Cup) |
| Games drawn | 16 (10 Premier League, 4 UEFA Champions League, 1 Football League Cup, 1 FA Cup) |
| Games lost | 13 (10 Premier League, 2 UEFA Champions League, 1 Football League Cup) |
| Goals scored | 112 (65 Premier League, 25 UEFA Champions League, 2 Football League Cup, 20 FA Cup) |
| Goals conceded | 66 (46 Premier League 12 UEFA Champions League, 3 Football League Cup, 5 FA Cup) |
| Goal difference | +46 (+19 Premier League, +13 UEFA Champions League, −1 Football League Cup, +15 FA Cup) |
| Clean sheets | 19 (10 Premier League, 1 Football League Cup, 5 UEFA Champions League, 3 FA Cup) |
| Yellow cards | 124 (74 Premier League, 31 UEFA Champions League, 8 Football League Cup, 11 FA Cup) |
| Red cards | 7 (4 Premier League, 1 UEFA Champions League, 2 Football League Cup) |
| Worst discipline | Ashley Cole (11 , 1 ) |
| Best result(s) | W 6–1 (H) v Queens Park Rangers – Premier League – 29 April 2012 |
| Worst result(s) | L 4–1 (A) v Liverpool – Premier League – 8 May 2012 |
| Most appearances | Petr Čech with 56 appearances |
| Top scorer(s) | Frank Lampard (16 goals) |
| Top assister(s) | Juan Mata (20 assists) |