UEFA club competition milestones
• Although having emerged as a major force in recent years, success in the European Champion Clubs' Cup has eluded Chelsea. Their best campaigns to date in the UEFA Champions League came when they reached the 2003/04 and 2004/05 semi-finals, although the club have won the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup on two occasions.
• Their first victory came at the end of the 1970/71 season where they defeated Real Madrid CF 2-1 in a final replay in Athens after the sides had shared a 1-1 draw. Chelsea will hope for similar success in the Greek capital in May 2007. Chelsea won the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup again 27 years later when overcoming VfB Stuttgart 1-0, thanks to Gianfranco Zola's 70th-minute goal in Stockholm.
UEFA club competition honours
• UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1970/71, 1997/98
• UEFA Super Cup: 1998
Ten-year record (includng current season)
• Chelsea are competing in their fourth successive UEFA Champions League campaign having reached the semi-final stage in the first two seasons of that run. Overall, this is Chelsea's fifth time in the competition, and to date, every appearance has resulted in qualification for the knockout stages. This season, four victories and a draw from their six outings provided a first-placed finish in their group, two points clear of last season's European Champion Clubs' Cup winners, FC Barcelona.
1997/98: UEFA Cup Winners' Cup - winners
1998/99: UEFA Cup Winners' Cup - semi-finals
1999/00: UEFA Champions League - quarter-finals
2000/01: UEFA Cup - first round
2001/02: UEFA Cup - second round
2002/03: UEFA Cup - first round
2003/04: UEFA Champions League - semi-finals
2004/05: UEFA Champions League - semi-finals
2005/06: UEFA Champions League - first knockout round
2006/07: UEFA Champions League - quarter-finals
2005/06 season
Domestic record: Chelsea followed up their first league title for 50 years by defending their English Premiership crown in style. They finished eight points ahead of Manchester United FC to again earn direct entry into the UEFA Champions League group stage.
European record: Chelsea finished behind Liverpool FC in their group after a 1-0 defeat by Real Betis Balompié. It meant they played a group winner in the first knockout round, namely eventual winners FC Barcelona. After a 2-1 home defeat, they went out after a 1-1 away draw - their 50th European Champion Clubs' Cup match.
