2012–13 Chelsea F.C. season
107th season in existence of Chelsea F.C. / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The 2012–13 season was Chelsea Football Club's 99th competitive season, 24th consecutive season in the top flight of English football, 21st consecutive season in the Premier League, and 107th year in existence as a football club. Chelsea's victory in the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League for the first time in their history qualified them for the season's UEFA Super Cup and FIFA Club World Cup, although through finishing third in their Champions League group Chelsea competed in the UEFA Europa League for the first time since the 2002–03 season – then known as the UEFA Cup.
2012–13 season | ||||
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Owner | Roman Abramovich | |||
Chairman | Bruce Buck | |||
Manager | Roberto Di Matteo (until 21 November 2012) Rafael Benítez (interim manager) | |||
Stadium | Stamford Bridge | |||
Premier League | 3rd | |||
FA Cup | Semi-finals | |||
League Cup | Semi-finals | |||
FA Community Shield | Runners-up | |||
UEFA Champions League | Group stage | |||
UEFA Europa League | Winners | |||
UEFA Super Cup | Runners-up | |||
FIFA Club World Cup | Runners-up | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Frank Lampard (15) All: Fernando Torres (22) | |||
Highest home attendance | 41,794 vs Everton (19 May 2013, Premier League) | |||
Lowest home attendance | 28,817 vs Steaua București (14 March 2013, Europa League) | |||
Average home league attendance | 41,462 (Premier League) | |||
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On 13 June 2012, Roberto Di Matteo signed a two-year contract, becoming Chelsea's permanent manager,[1] having been appointed as interim manager after the sacking of André Villas-Boas during the 2011–12 season.[2] However, on 21 November 2012, Di Matteo was sacked[3] after a 3–0 loss away to Juventus in the UEFA Champions League, with Rafael Benítez replacing him as interim manager until the end of the season.[4] On 15 May 2013, Chelsea won their first and only silverware of the season, winning the Europa League final against Portuguese side Benfica. They finished the Premier League season in third place.
The season was the first since 2003–04 without Didier Drogba and the first since 2006–07 without Nicolas Anelka, both of whom joined Shanghai Shenhua.