Roman’s empire – Chelsea’s trophies under Abramovich leave English rivals behind

Chelsea’s Club World Cup win on Saturday means they have won every trophy they have entered under Roman Abramovich’s ownership.

It is the sixth different major trophy they have won since 2003, excluding the Community Shield and UEFA Super Cup, and with 18 trophies in all they are the most decorated English club in that time.

Here, the PA news agency looks at their record and how they compare to their rivals.

Abramovich’s appointment of Jose Mourinho early in his reign introduced English football to the self-styled ‘Special One’ and instantly established Chelsea as leading trophy contenders.

They won the Premier League in the Portuguese’s first two seasons in charge, adding the 2004-05 League Cup, and while Manchester United regained the title in 2006-07 Chelsea scooped a domestic cup double.

They have won three more titles since, in the debut seasons of Carlo Ancelotti and Antonio Conte in the dugout, with another in Mourinho’s second spell.

FA Cup wins in 2009, 2010, 2012 and 2018 take their total to five in the Abramovich era, with a third League Cup win in 2015.

European success arrived with a Champions League win in 2012 followed by the Europa League the following season, despite a period of managerial instability. They then won all-English finals against Arsenal in the Europa League in 2019 and Manchester City in last season’s Champions League, making it a pair of wins in each competition for Abramovich’s expensively assembled team.

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