2012–13 Chelsea F.C. season

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.

Chelsea

2012–13 season
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)
Home colours Away colours Third colours

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.

Month by month review

Month	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	GFA	GAA	Pts per G	Max Pts	Pts	Pts Diff	BPL Rnk
August	3	3	0	0	8	2	6	2.67	0.67	3	9	9	0	1
September	3	2	1	0	3	1	2	1	0.33	2.33	9	7	2	4
October	3	2	0	1	10	6	4	3.33	2	2	9	6	3	3
November	5	0	4	1	3	4	−1	0.6	0.8	0.8	15	4	11	16
December	5	4	0	1	15	5	10	3	1	2.4	15	12	3	3
January	5	2	2	1	10	6	4	2	1.2	1.6	15	8	7	3
February	3	1	0	2	6	6	0	2	2	1	9	3	6	13
March	3	2	0	1	4	2	2	1.33	0.67	2	9	6	3	5
April	4	3	1	0	9	3	6	2.25	0.75	2.5	12	10	2	2
May	4	3	1	0	7	4	3	1.75	1	2.5	12	10	2	1
Total	38	22	9	7	75	39	36	1.97	1.02	1.97	114	75	39	3

June

On 4 June Eden Hazard became Chelsea's first signing of the new season, joining for £32 million from Lille.

Excluding players such as Marko Marin, who was signed during the previous season, Chelsea made their first signing of the new campaign on 4 June, signing Belgian international winger Eden Hazard from Lille for an undisclosed fee rumoured to be £32 million.[5] Three days later, the club lost a bid to purchase nearby Battersea Power Station which they considered converting to a stadium and make it their new home ground.[6]

Roberto Di Matteo, who had won the Champions League in the previous season as interim manager, was given a two-year contract as first-team manager on 13 June.[1] On 20 June, Didier Drogba, who scored more than 150 goals for Chelsea in his eight seasons, completed his free transfer to Chinese club Shanghai Shenhua.[7]

July

At the Westminster Magistrates' Court, John Terry was found not guilty of racially abusing Anton Ferdinand. The district judge concluded "there being a doubt, the only verdict the court can record is one of not guilty."[8] Chelsea announced a "global energy partnership" with Russian energy firm Gazprom in a three-year deal with a value deemed "commercially confidential", which will help reduce the club's deficits under UEFA Financial Fair Play Regulations.[9] On 28 July, the club completed the signing of Brazilian midfielder Oscar from Internacional for a reported £25 million fee.[10]

August

On 2 August, Kevin De Bruyne was sent on a season-long loan deal to Werder Bremen of the German Bundesliga.[11] Chelsea played their first competitive match of the season in the Community Shield at Villa Park on 12 August, but lost 3–2 to Manchester City and had Branislav Ivanović sent off.[12] The club officially announced the signings of Spanish right-back César Azpilicueta from Marseille and forward Victor Moses from Wigan Athletic on 24 August.[13][14]

Chelsea's Premier League campaign began on 19 August with a 0–2 victory in an away match against Wigan Athletic. Both goals came within in the first ten minutes, the first from Branislav Ivanović and then a Frank Lampard penalty after Eden Hazard was fouled.[15] The Blues won their second match 4–2 against Reading,[16] and made it three wins out of three with a 2–0 win over Newcastle United.[17] Chelsea lost 4–1 to Atlético Madrid in the 2012 UEFA Super Cup, for whom Radamel Falcao scored a hat-trick.[18]

On transfer deadline day, Michael Essien left on a season-long loan deal with Real Madrid, signed by José Mourinho, who had previously signed him for Chelsea.[19] Two more players left Chelsea on season-long loans the same day, as Yossi Benayoun went to West Ham United and Gaël Kakuta joined Dutch club Vitesse Arnhem.

September

On 3 September Chelsea sold Portuguese midfielder Raul Meireles to Turkish club Fenerbahçe for £8 million, due to Turkey's transfer window closing later than England's.[20] Ryan Bertrand signed a five-year contract to extend his career at Chelsea until the summer of 2017.[21] Chelsea's run of three consecutive league wins from the start of the season ended on 15 September as they drew 0–0 away to Queens Park Rangers. Before the game, Anton Ferdinand refused to shake John Terry's and Ashley Cole's hand in the pre-match handshake.[22]

Chelsea began their defence of the UEFA Champions League on 19 September, at home to Juventus, and went 2–0 up with Oscar's first goals for the club before Juventus equalised.[23] Brazilian defender David Luiz signed a new five-year contract at the club.[24] On 22 September, Ashley Cole was the unlikely hero as Chelsea scored a dramatic late winner to defeat Stoke City at home.[25] Chelsea beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 6–0 in the League Cup, with goals coming from Gary Cahill, Juan Mata, Fernando Torres and first goals for Victor Moses, Oriol Romeu and Ryan Bertrand.[26]

Chelsea captain John Terry was banned for four games and fined £220,000 by the FA for racially abusing QPR defender Anton Ferdinand.[27] On 29 September, Chelsea became the first team of the season to defeat Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium, with a 1–2 victory which put the Blues three points clear at the top after six matches.[28]

October

Chelsea won for the first time in their 2012–13 Champions League campaign by defeating Danish champions Nordsjælland 0–4 away with goals from Ramires, David Luiz and two from playmaker Juan Mata.[29] On 6 October, Fernando Torres, Frank Lampard, Eden Hazard and Branislav Ivanović scored in Chelsea's 4–1 home victory over Norwich City,[30] before travelling to London rivals Tottenham Hotspur on 20 October for a 2–4 victory, with goals from Gary Cahill, Daniel Sturridge and two from Juan Mata. This was Chelsea's first victory at Tottenham's White Hart Lane since the FA Cup Quarter-Final Replay in 2007.[31]

On 23 October, Chelsea lost their first Champions League match for the season as they lost 2–1 to Shakhtar Donetsk in Ukraine.[32] Both Branislav Ivanović and Fernando Torres were sent off in Chelsea's home Premier League match against Manchester United on 28 October, a game which saw Chelsea go 0–2 down and equalise before a controversially late winner from United's Javier Hernández.[33] Later, Chelsea Lodged an official complaint based on John Obi Mikel claiming the referee Mark Clattenburg had used "inappropriate language."[34] Clattenburg was cleared of the accusations on 22 November.[35][36] On 31 October, Chelsea defeated Manchester United 5–4 in the fourth round of the League Cup, coming from behind three times to force extra time before goals from Daniel Sturridge and Ramires secured the win for the Blues.[37]

November

Rafael Benítez was appointed in November as Chelsea's interim coach until the end of the season.

Chelsea playmaker Juan Mata was voted Premier League Player of the Month for October after scoring three goals and contributing three assists.[38] On 3 November, Chelsea fell from first place in the Premier League (held since 25 August) after a 1–1 draw at Swansea City's Liberty Stadium.[39] Chelsea kept up hope of qualifying from their Champions League group by defeating Shakhtar Donetsk 3–2 at home with an injury-time winner from Victor Moses on 7 November. The victory put Chelsea on top of Group E with two games to play.[40] Chelsea then failed to win for their fourth Premier League match in a row after West Bromwich Albion beat them 2–1 away at The Hawthorns on 17 November. The defeat widened the gap between Chelsea and first-place by four points.[41]

Roberto Di Matteo was dismissed from his position on 21 November, the morning after a 3–0 away defeat to Juventus, which put Chelsea at risk of being eliminated from the Champions League,[42] ending a 262-day tenure which saw him win the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League and the 2011–12 FA Cup for Chelsea.[3][43][44] On the same day, former Liverpool manager Rafael Benítez was appointed as the club's interim manager until the end of the season.[4][45] His first act of his tenure was to name Dutchman Boudewijn Zenden, a former Chelsea midfielder who had played under him at Liverpool, as his assistant.[46]

Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel was charged with misconduct by the FA after his allegations of racial abuse against referee Mark Clattenburg in the October fixture against Manchester United were found to be baseless.[35][36] Mikel later received a three-match ban and a £60,000 fine as punishment for his behaviour after the match against Manchester United in October.[47][48] Benítez's first game in charge was a goalless draw with 2011–12 Premier League winners Manchester City on 25 November. Despite not scoring, Chelsea kept their first clean sheet since the 1–0 win over Stoke City on 22 September.[49] The club's next game, a West London Derby against Fulham, again ended 0–0, leaving Chelsea seven points off the top and six off second place.[50]

December

On 1 December, Benítez lost for the first time in his Chelsea tenure after Chelsea were beaten 3–1 away to London rivals West Ham United.[51] Three days later, Chelsea confirmed the signing of Brazil under-20 right back Wallace from Rio de Janeiro-based club Fluminense for an undisclosed fee. The option to sign a player from Fluminense was part of the deal that saw former Chelsea midfielder Deco join the team in 2010.[52][53] On 5 December, it was announced that John Obi Mikel had agreed to extended his Chelsea contract until summer 2017.[54]

On 5 December, Chelsea beat Nordsjælland 6–1 to record their biggest-ever Champions League win and Rafael Benítez's first win as manager, but due to other results, they were eliminated after finishing in third place, becoming the first reigning champions to exit the tournament at the group stage.[55] On 8 December, Chelsea beat Sunderland 1–3 away with Fernando Torres scoring a brace. The victory was Chelsea's first league win in eight matches.[56]

Chelsea entered the 2012 FIFA Club World Cup at the semi-final stage, where they beat CONCACAF champions Monterrey of Mexico 3–1 on 13 December,[57] before losing 1–0 in the final to Corinthians of Brazil in the Yokohama Stadium three days later. Gary Cahill was sent off in injury time for violent conduct towards Corinthians' Emerson.[58]

The club returned to England with a 5–1 home victory in the League Cup against Leeds United on 19 December, coming from a goal down at half-time to reach the semi-finals of the tournament.[59] The club's first Premier League match since the Club World Cup was an 8–0 victory over Aston Villa on 23 December,[60] followed by a 0–1 win at Norwich City's Carrow Road three days later.[61] A third consecutive Premier League victory was confirmed in the last match of 2012, which saw Frank Lampard score twice as Chelsea came from behind to win 1–2 away to Everton on 30 December, ending the Liverpool-based club's unbeaten home season.[62]

January

Senegalese forward Demba Ba was signed by Chelsea for £7 million from Newcastle United on 2 January.

Chelsea made their first purchase of the January transfer window on 2 January by triggering the release clause in the contract of Newcastle United's Senegalese forward Demba Ba. Ba, who had scored 13 times in the season for his former club, was signed for £7 million.[63] On the same day, Chelsea sold striker Daniel Sturridge to Liverpool for an undisclosed fee reported to be £12 million. Sturridge played 96 games for Chelsea in three-and-a-half seasons, scoring 24 goals.[64]

The year opened with a 0–1 home defeat to bottom-of-the-table West London rivals QPR, with the goal coming from former Chelsea winger Shaun Wright-Phillips.[65] However, Chelsea made progress in the third round of the FA Cup, where they beat Southampton 1–5 away at St Mary's on 5 January. Ba scored twice on his debut, while Frank Lampard scored his 193rd goal, moving him equal to Kerry Dixon as Chelsea's second-highest goalscorer of all time.[66]

On 9 January, two defensive mistakes from defender Branislav Ivanović caused a 0–2 home loss in the League Cup first semi-final leg tie against Swansea City.[67] In their next Premier League match, on 12 January, Chelsea ended Stoke City's 17-game unbeaten home run by winning 0–4 away. Lampard's converted penalty, his 194th goal, moved him above Dixon's total.[68] However, the following home match against Southampton on 16 January saw Chelsea give away a 2–0 half-time lead, opened by Ba's first Premier League goal, to draw 2–2.[69] The Blues then defeated London rivals Arsenal 2–1 on 20 January, with early goals from Juan Mata and Frank Lampard cutting Chelsea's deficit behind second-place Manchester City to six points.[70]

On 23 January, Chelsea drew the second leg of their League Cup semi-final against Swansea City, which sent Swansea through to the final. Chelsea's Eden Hazard was given a straight red card for an alleged violent attack on a Swansea ballboy.[71]

In the Fourth Round of the FA Cup, on 27 January, Chelsea went behind twice before a late Fernando Torres equaliser forced a replay against fellow West London club Brentford of League One.[72] Chelsea's final Premier League game of the month, played on 30 January, saw them draw 2–2 for a second time in a week, conceding a 0–2 lead in the final three minutes away to Reading. Despite drawing, Frank Lampard's goal in the game made him the first midfielder in Premier League history to score ten or more goals in ten consecutive seasons.[73]

February

On 2 February, Chelsea lost their first away game since 1 December, losing 3–2 to Newcastle United, for whom Moussa Sissoko scored a late winner.[74] On 6 February, Ashley Cole became the first Chelsea player to earn 100 England caps when he played in a friendly against Brazil at Wembley.[75] On 9 February, Chelsea defeated Wigan Athletic 4–1 to go within four points of second-placed Manchester City, with Marko Marin scoring for the first time. His goal was the club's 100th of the season in all competitions[76]

Chelsea won their first Europa League match since the 2002–03 season on 14 February, beating Sparta Prague 0–1 at the Generali Arena through a late Oscar goal.[77] Three days later, Chelsea triumphed in their FA Cup replay match against Brentford, reaching the fifth round of the FA Cup.[78] In the second leg against Sparta Prague on 21 February, an injury time equaliser from Eden Hazard prevented the game from going to extra time by putting the club through 2–1 on aggregate.[79]

On 24 February, Chelsea lost away to Manchester City, with Frank Lampard missing a second half penalty as the club lost 2–0.[80] In their last game of the month, on 27 February, Chelsea won away in their FA Cup 5th round tie against Middlesbrough with second-half goals from Ramires and Victor Moses.[81]

March

Chelsea began the month with a 1–0 home win over West Bromwich Albion on 2 March, with Demba Ba scoring the only goal of the match.[82] On 7 March 2013, Chelsea lost the first leg of their last 16 Europa League tie away against Steaua București, with Ryan Bertrand conceding a penalty which was converted as the only goal of the match.[83] In the 6th round of the FA Cup against Manchester United at Old Trafford, Chelsea conceded two early goals before a second half comeback with goals by Ramires and Eden Hazard earnt a home replay.[84] Chelsea managed to overturn their Europa League deficit with a 3–1 victory to advance 3–2 on aggregate, in a match in which Fernando Torres scored the winning goal.[85]

April

April began with the FA Cup replay to Manchester United, winning it 1–0 thanks to a spectacular second half Demba Ba goal.[86] Three days later, the club won their first leg Europa League tie against Russian side Rubin Kazan 3–1 with two goals from Fernando Torres and one from Victor Moses.[87] With their third game in only seven days, Chelsea played Sunderland in the Premier League and came back down from 0–1 to win 2–1, the winner scored by Branislav Ivanović.[88] Chelsea then played the second leg against Rubin Kazan on 11 April, losing 3–2 on the night but winning 5–4 on aggregate, sending them into the semi-finals of the competition.[89] On 14 April, Chelsea met Manchester City in the FA cup semi-finals, where they lost 1–2 and were thus eliminated.[90]

May

On 11 May, Frank Lampard broke Chelsea's all-time goal-scoring record by scoring two against Aston Villa, earning him his 203rd goal for Chelsea. On 15 May, Chelsea won the Europa League final 1–2 against Benfica.[91] The day after Chelsea won the Europa League, Lampard signed a one-year contract extension with Chelsea.[92] On 19 May, Chelsea ended the season with a 2–1 home-win against Everton,[93] finishing in third place and qualifying for the 2013–14 Champions League.

Chelsea then went to an post-season trip to the United States, where they would meet Manchester City in two friendly matches. Chelsea's first match ended in disappointment as they let slip a three-goal lead at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri.[94] Rafael Benítez's last game in charge for the Blues ended in a 3–5 defeat to Manchester City at Yankee Stadium in New York City on 25 May. It was also the last game for Paulo Ferreira, who retired after the match, as well as Yossi Benayoun's final match in a Chelsea shirt.[95]

On 26 May, Chelsea announced that they had agreed to play in the inaugural Guinness International Champions Cup in the U.S. – Chelsea will join Milan, Internazionale, Juventus, Real Madrid, Valencia, Everton and the LA Galaxy in the competition.[96] On 28 May, Rafael Benítez was released from his contract with Chelsea to become the new manager of Italian side Napoli.[97]

Club

Coaching staff

Position	Staff
Manager	Roberto Di Matteo (until 21 November 2012)
Interim Manager	Rafael Benítez (from 21 November 2012)
Assistant Manager	Steve Holland
	Eddie Newton (until 21 November 2012)
	Boudewijn Zenden (from 22 November 2012)
Technical Director	Michael Emenalo
Goalkeeper Coach	Christophe Lollichon
First Team Fitness Coaches	Chris Jones
	Paco de Miguel (from 22 November 2012)
Senior Opposition Scout	Mick McGiven
Medical Director	Paco Biosca
First Team Doctor	Eva Carneiro
Under 21 Team Manager	Dermot Drummy
Youth Team Manager	Adrian Viveash
Academy Manager	Neil Bath
Opposition Analyst	Xavi Valero (from 22 November 2012)
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 (41,798 / 103x67 metres)
Training Ground	Cobham Training Centre

Squads

First team squad

No.	Name	Nationality	Position(s)	Since	Date of birth (Age)	Signed from	Games	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	Petr Čech		GK	2004	20 May 1982 (aged 31)	Rennes	432	0
22	Ross Turnbull		GK	2009	4 January 1985 (aged 28)	Middlesbrough	19	0
40	Henrique Hilário		GK	2006	21 October 1975 (aged 37)	Nacional	39	0
Defenders
2	Branislav Ivanović		CB / RB	2008	22 February 1984 (aged 29)	Lokomotiv Moscow	219	22
3	Ashley Cole		LB	2006	20 December 1980 (aged 32)	Arsenal	312	7
4	David Luiz		CB / DM	2011	22 April 1987 (aged 26)	Benfica	109	12
19	Paulo Ferreira		RB / LB	2004	18 January 1979 (aged 34)	Porto	217	2
24	Gary Cahill		CB	2012	19 December 1985 (aged 27)	Bolton Wanderers	64	8
26	John Terry (C)		CB	1998	7 December 1980 (aged 32)	Chelsea Academy	574	55
28	César Azpilicueta		RB	2012	28 August 1989 (aged 23)	Marseille	48	0
34	Ryan Bertrand		LB	2006	5 August 1989 (aged 23)	Chelsea Academy	54	2
57	Nathan Aké		CB / DM	2012	18 February 1995 (aged 18)	Chelsea Academy	6	0
Midfielders
6	Oriol Romeu		DM / CM	2011	24 September 1991 (aged 21)	Barcelona	33	1
7	Ramires		CM / RM	2010	24 March 1987 (aged 26)	Benfica	150	23
8	Frank Lampard (VC)		CM	2001	20 June 1978 (aged 34)	West Ham United	608	203
10	Juan Mata		AM / LW / RW	2011	28 April 1988 (aged 25)	Valencia	118	32
11	Oscar		AM / CM	2012	9 September 1991 (aged 21)	Internacional	64	12
12	John Obi Mikel		DM / CM	2006	22 April 1987 (aged 26)	Lyn	277	2
13	Victor Moses		RW / LW / CF	2012	12 December 1990 (aged 22)	Wigan Athletic	43	10
15	Florent Malouda		LW / CM	2007	13 June 1980 (aged 32)	Lyon	229	45
17	Eden Hazard		AM / LW / RW	2012	7 January 1991 (aged 22)	Lille	62	13
21	Marko Marin		LW / AM	2012	13 March 1989 (aged 24)	Werder Bremen	16	1
30	Yossi Benayoun		LW / AM / RW	2010	5 May 1980 (aged 33)	Liverpool	24	1
Forwards
9	Fernando Torres		ST	2011	20 March 1984 (aged 29)	Liverpool	131	34
29	Demba Ba		ST	2013	25 May 1985 (aged 27)	Newcastle United	22	6

Stats as of end of season[98]

Premier League squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. 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 4 DF  BRA David Luiz 6 MF  ESP Oriol Romeu ^U21 7 MF  BRA Ramires 8 MF  ENG Frank Lampard ^HG (Vice-Captain) 9 FW  ESP Fernando Torres 10 MF  ESP Juan Mata 11 MF  BRA Oscar ^U21 12 MF  NGA John Obi Mikel 13 MF  NGA Victor Moses 15 MF  FRA Florent Malouda

No. Pos. Nation Player 17 MF  BEL Eden Hazard ^U21 19 DF  POR Paulo Ferreira 21 MF  GER Marko Marin 22 GK  ENG Ross Turnbull ^HG 24 DF  ENG Gary Cahill 26 DF  ENG John Terry ^HG (Captain) 28 DF  ESP César Azpilicueta 29 FW  SEN Demba Ba 30 MF  ISR Yossi Benayoun 34 DF  ENG Ryan Bertrand ^HG 35 MF  BRA Lucas Piazon ^U21 40 GK  POR Henrique Hilário 57 DF  NED Nathan Aké ^U21

• HG = Home Grown Player
• U21 = Under 21 Player

Source: 2012–13 Premier League squad

Under 21 squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 46 GK  ENG Jamal Blackman 32 DF  DEN Andreas Christensen 47 DF  ENG Billy Clifford 49 DF  ENG Aziz Deen-Conteh 57 DF  NED Nathan Aké 58 DF  GHA Daniel Pappoe — DF  SCO Alex Davey — DF  ENG Archange Nkumu — DF  TAN Adam Nditi

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  ENG Lewis Baker — MF  BEL Lamisha Musonda — MF  BEL Tika Musonda 33 MF  ENG Ruben Loftus-Cheek — MF  ENG John Swift — MF  ENG Alex Kiwomya 64 FW  SVK Milan Lalkovič — FW  ENG Patrick Bamford — FW  SCO Islam Feruz

Source: 2012–13 Under 21 squad

UEFA Champions League squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. 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^1 4 DF  BRA David Luiz 6 MF  ESP Oriol Romeu 7 MF  BRA Ramires 8 MF  ENG Frank Lampard ^HG^1 (Vice-Captain) 9 FW  ESP Fernando Torres 10 MF  ESP Juan Mata 11 MF  BRA Oscar 12 MF  NGA John Obi Mikel 13 MF  NGA Victor Moses ^HG^1 17 MF  BEL Eden Hazard 19 DF  POR Paulo Ferreira 21 MF  GER Marko Marin

No. Pos. Nation Player 22 GK  ENG Ross Turnbull ^HG^1 23 FW  ENG Daniel Sturridge ^HG^1 24 DF  ENG Gary Cahill ^HG^1 26 DF  ENG John Terry ^HG^2 (Captain) 28 DF  ESP César Azpilicueta 34 DF  ENG Ryan Bertrand ^HG^2 35 MF  BRA Lucas Piazon 46 GK  ENG Jamal Blackman ^B 47 DF  ENG Billy Clifford ^B 49 DF  ENG Aziz Deen-Conteh ^B 54 DF  ENG Todd Kane ^B 56 MF  ENG George Saville ^B 58 DF  GHA Daniel Pappoe ^B 60 FW  ENG Adam Phillip ^B

• B = List B Player
• HG¹ = Association-trained player
• HG² = Club-trained player

Source: 2012–13 UEFA Champions League squad

UEFA Europa League squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. 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^1 4 DF  BRA David Luiz 7 MF  BRA Ramires 8 MF  ENG Frank Lampard ^HG^1 (vice-captain) 9 FW  ESP Fernando Torres 10 MF  ESP Juan Mata 11 MF  BRA Oscar 12 MF  NGA John Obi Mikel 13 MF  NGA Victor Moses ^HG^1 17 MF  BEL Eden Hazard 19 DF  POR Paulo Ferreira

No. Pos. Nation Player 21 MF  GER Marko Marin 22 GK  ENG Ross Turnbull ^HG^1 24 DF  ENG Gary Cahill ^HG^1 26 DF  ENG John Terry ^HG^2 (captain) 28 DF  ESP César Azpilicueta 30 MF  ISR Yossi Benayoun 34 DF  ENG Ryan Bertrand ^HG^2 40 GK  POR Henrique Hilário 46 GK  ENG Jamal Blackman ^B 49 DF  ENG Aziz Deen-Conteh ^B 56 MF  ENG George Saville ^B 57 DF  NED Nathan Aké 58 DF  GHA Daniel Pappoe ^B

• B = List B Player
• HG¹ = Association-trained player
• HG² = Club-trained player

Source: 2012–13 UEFA Europa League squad

FIFA Club World Cup squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. 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^1 4 DF  BRA David Luiz 6 MF  ESP Oriol Romeu 7 MF  BRA Ramires 8 MF  ENG Frank Lampard ^HG^1 9 FW  ESP Fernando Torres 10 MF  ESP Juan Mata 11 MF  BRA Oscar 12 MF  NGA John Obi Mikel 13 MF  NGA Victor Moses ^HG^1

No. Pos. Nation Player 17 MF  BEL Eden Hazard 19 DF  POR Paulo Ferreira 21 MF  GER Marko Marin 22 GK  ENG Ross Turnbull ^HG^1 23 FW  ENG Daniel Sturridge ^HG^1 24 DF  ENG Gary Cahill ^HG^1 26 DF  ENG John Terry ^HG^2 28 DF  ESP César Azpilicueta 34 DF  ENG Ryan Bertrand ^HG^2 35 MF  BRA Lucas Piazon 40 GK  POR Henrique Hilário 56 MF  ENG George Saville ^HG^2

• HG¹ = Association-trained player
• HG² = Club-trained player

Source: 2012 FIFA Club World Cup squad

Transfers

Summer

No.	Pos	Player	Transferred From	Fee	Date	Source
—	MF	Lamisha Musonda	Anderlecht	Undisclosed	1 July 2012	[99]
—	MF	Charly Musonda	Anderlecht	£1.75 million	1 July 2012	[99]
—	MF	Tika Musonda	Anderlecht	Undisclosed	1 July 2012	[99]
32	DF	Andreas Christensen	Brøndby	Undisclosed	1 July 2012	[100]
21	MF	Marko Marin	Werder Bremen	£6 million	1 July 2012	[101][102]
17	MF	Eden Hazard	Lille	£32 million	1 July 2012	[103][104]
—	MF	Thorgan Hazard	Lens	£0.8 million	24 July 2012	[105]
11	MF	Oscar	Internacional	£19.5 million	25 July 2012	[106][107]
28	DF	César Azpilicueta	Marseille	£7 million	24 August 2012	[13][108]
13	FW	Victor Moses	Wigan Athletic	£7 million	24 August 2012	[14][109]

Winter

No.	Pos	Player	Transferred From	Fee	Date	Source
—	DF	Wallace	Fluminense	£5.1 million	1 January 2013	[53][110][111]
29	FW	Demba Ba	Newcastle United	£7 million	4 January 2013	[112][113]
—	DF	Ali Suljic	Motala AIF	Undisclosed	29 January 2013	[114]

Summer

No.	Pos	Player	Transferred To	Fee	Date	Source
11	FW	Didier Drogba	Shanghai Shenhua	Free transfer	1 July 2012	[115][116][117]
17	DF	José Bosingwa	Queens Park Rangers	Free transfer	1 July 2012	[118][119]
21	FW	Salomon Kalou	Lille	Free transfer	1 July 2012	[120][121]
53	FW	Marko Mitrović	Brescia	Free transfer	1 July 2012	[122]
60	GK	Rhys Taylor	Preston North End	Free transfer	1 July 2012	[123][124]
16	MF	Raul Meireles	Fenerbahçe	£8 million	3 September 2012	[20][125]

Winter

No.	Pos	Player	Transferred To	Fee	Date	Source
23	FW	Daniel Sturridge	Liverpool	£12 million	2 January 2013	[64][126]
—	DF	Alistair Gordon	Crystal Palace	Free transfer	27 January 2013	[127][128]
55	MF	James Ashton	Carshalton Athletic	Free transfer	31 January 2013	[127]
48	MF	Conor Clifford	Leicester City	Free transfer	31 January 2013	[127][129]
—	DF	Ben Gordon	Yeovil Town	Free transfer	31 January 2013	[127][130]
51	DF	Rohan Ince	Brighton & Hove Albion	Free transfer	31 January 2013	[127][131]
60	FW	Adam Coombes	Notts County	Free transfer	31 January 2013	[127][132]

Loan out

No.	Pos	Player	Loaned To	Start	End	Loan Fee	Source
—	DF	Kenneth Omeruo	ADO Den Haag	7 January 2012	30 June 2013	Free	[133]
43	DF	Jeffrey Bruma	Hamburg	1 July 2012	30 June 2013	Unknown	[134]
—	GK	Thibaut Courtois	Atlético Madrid	1 July 2012	30 June 2013	Unknown	[135]
—	FW	Jhon Pírez	Sabadell	9 July 2012	23 July 2012	Free	[136][137]
—	DF	Tomáš Kalas	Vitesse Arnhem	11 July 2012	30 June 2013	Free	[138]
38	DF	Patrick van Aanholt	Vitesse Arnhem	11 July 2012	30 June 2013	Free	[138]
—	MF	Ulises Dávila	Sabadell	13 July 2012	30 June 2013	Free	[139]
51	DF	Rohan Ince	Yeovil Town	13 July 2012	26 September 2012	Free	[140]
—	GK	Matej Delač	Vitória Guimarães	17 July 2012	4 January 2013	Free	[141][142]
64	FW	Milan Lalkovič	Vitória Guimarães	17 July 2012	4 January 2013	Free	[141][142]
14	MF	Kevin De Bruyne	Werder Bremen	2 August 2012	30 June 2013	€450,000	[11]
48	MF	Conor Clifford	Portsmouth	8 August 2012	17 September 2012	Free	[143][144]
—	DF	Ben Gordon	Birmingham City	10 August 2012	7 January 2013	Free	[145]
18	FW	Romelu Lukaku	West Bromwich Albion	10 August 2012	31 May 2013	Free	[146]
—	GK	Sam Walker	Bristol Rovers	14 August 2012	2 January 2013	Free	[147]
27	DF	Sam Hutchinson	Nottingham Forest	16 August 2012	31 May 2013	Free	[148]
20	MF	Josh McEachran	Middlesbrough	20 August 2012	31 May 2013	Free	[149]
57	DF	Archange Nkumu	Yeovil Town	23 August 2012	23 September 2012	Free	[150]
—	MF	Amin Affane	Roda JC	31 August 2012	18 March 2013	Free	[151]
30	MF	Yossi Benayoun	West Ham United	31 August 2012	3 January 2013	Free	[152]
45	DF	Nathaniel Chalobah	Watford	31 August 2012	31 May 2013	Free	[153][154]
5	MF	Michael Essien	Real Madrid	31 August 2012	30 June 2013	Unknown	[19]
—	MF	Thorgan Hazard	Zulte Waregem	31 August 2012	30 June 2013	Free	[155]
31	MF	Gaël Kakuta	Vitesse Arnhem	31 August 2012	30 June 2013	Free	[152]
—	FW	Jhon Pírez	Leganés	4 September 2012	30 June 2013	Free	[156]
55	MF	James Ashton	Charlton Athletic	1 October 2012	November 2012	Free	[157]
—	DF	Archange Nkumu	Colchester United	23 October 2012	13 December 2012	Free	[158][159]
—	FW	Patrick Bamford	Milton Keynes Dons	22 November 2012	7 January 2013	Free	[160]
48	MF	Conor Clifford	Crawley Town	22 November 2012	5 January 2013	Free	[161]
54	DF	Todd Kane	Preston North End	22 November 2012	5 January 2013	Free	[162]
—	MF	Anjur Osmanović	Lärje-Angereds IF	22 November 2012	30 June 2013	Free	[163]
—	DF	Wallace	Fluminense	1 January 2013	30 June 2013	Free	[53]
54	DF	Todd Kane	Blackburn Rovers	9 January 2013	9 February 2013	Free	[164]
—	GK	Matej Delač	Inter Zaprešić	10 January 2013	30 June 2013	Free	[165]
47	MF	Billy Clifford	Colchester United	11 January 2013	27 April 2013	Free	[166][167]
—	GK	Sam Walker	Colchester United	14 January 2013	27 April 2013	Free	[168]
35	MF	Lucas Piazon	Málaga	15 January 2013	30 June 2013	Unknown	[169]
—	FW	Patrick Bamford	Milton Keynes Dons	31 January 2013	20 May 2013	Free	[170]
56	MF	George Saville	Millwall	28 February 2013	4 May 2013	Free	[171]
54	DF	Todd Kane	Blackburn Rovers	15 March 2013	31 May 2013	Free	[172][173]

Overall transfer activity

Spending Summer: £74,050,000 Winter: £12,100,000 Total: £86,150,000

Income Summer: £8,000,000 Winter: £12,000,000 Total: £20,000,000

Totals Summer: £66,050,000 Winter: £100,000 Total: £66,150,000

Friendlies

Pre-season

18 July 2012 World Football Challenge	Seattle Sounders	2–4	Chelsea	Seattle
21:30 PDT	Montero  13', 31'	Report	Lukaku  2', 43' Hazard  10' Marin  39'	Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 53,309 Referee: Ricardo Salazar (United States)

22 July 2012 World Football Challenge	Chelsea	1–1	Paris Saint-Germain	Bronx, New York
19:00 EDT	Mikel  58' Piazon  82'	Report	Lavezzi  7' Nenê  29' Sakho  40' Verratti  59'	Stadium: Yankee Stadium Attendance: 38,202 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic (United States)

25 July 2012 MLS All-Star Game	MLS All-Stars	3–2	Chelsea	Chester, Pennsylvania
20:55 EDT	Wondolowski  21' Pontius  73' Johnson  90+1'	Report	Terry  32' Lampard  58'	Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 19,236 Referee: Baldomero Toledo (United States)

28 July 2012 World Football Challenge	Chelsea	0–1	Milan	Miami Gardens, Florida
18:00 EDT		Report	Emanuelson  68'	Stadium: Sun Life Stadium Attendance: 57,748 Referee: Ricardo Salazar (United States)

4 August 2012 Friendly	Brighton & Hove Albion	3–1	Chelsea	Brighton and Hove
15:00 BST	Vicente  37' Barnes  44' Crofts  86'	Report	Lampard  35'	Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 17,149 Referee: Dave Phillips (England)

Post-season

23 May 2013 Friendly	Chelsea	3–4	Manchester City	St. Louis, Missouri
	Ba  15' Azpilicueta  44' (pen.) Oscar  54'	Report	García  61' Džeko  64', 85' Richards  90'	Stadium: Busch Stadium Attendance: 48,263

25 May 2013 Friendly	Chelsea	3–5	Manchester City	New York City
	Ramires  45', 68' Mata  82'	Report	Barry  3' Nasri  29', 73' Milner  54' Džeko  85'	Stadium: Yankee Stadium Attendance: 39,462

Competitions

Overall

Competition	Started round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
Premier League	—	3rd	19 August 2012	19 May 2013
FA Cup	3rd round	Semi Final	5 January 2013	14 April 2013
League Cup	3rd round	Semi Final	25 September 2012	23 January 2013
FA Community Shield	Final	Runners-up	12 August 2012
UEFA Champions League	Group stage	Group stage	19 September 2012	5 December 2012
UEFA Europa League	Round of 32	Winners	14 February 2013	15 May 2013
UEFA Super Cup	Final	Runners-up	31 August 2012
FIFA Club World Cup	Semi Final	Runners-up	13 December 2012	16 December 2012

Competition record

[98]

Competition	Record
	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Premier League	38	22	9	7	75	39	+36	057.89
FA Cup	7	4	2	1	17	7	+10	057.14
League Cup	5	3	1	1	16	7	+9	060.00
Community Shield	1	0	0	1	2	3	−1	000.00
UEFA Super Cup	1	0	0	1	1	4	−3	000.00
Champions League	6	3	1	2	16	10	+6	050.00
Europa League	9	6	1	2	17	10	+7	066.67
FIFA Club World Cup	2	1	0	1	3	2	+1	050.00
Total	69	39	14	16	147	82	+65	056.52

FA Community Shield

12 August 2012 Final	Chelsea	2–3	Manchester City	Birmingham
13:30 BST	Torres  40' Bertrand  79',  79' Ramires  31' Ivanović  41' Mikel  43' Lampard  45' Cole  61'	Report	Y. Touré  53' Tevez  59' Nasri  65' Savić  10' Kompany  48' Pantilimon  79'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 36,394 Referee: Kevin Friend

UEFA Super Cup

31 August 2012 Final	Chelsea	1–4	Atlético Madrid	Monaco
20:45 CEST	Ivanović  29' Cahill  75'	Report	Falcao  6', 19', 45' Miranda  60'	Stadium: Stade Louis II Attendance: 14,312 Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)

FIFA Club World Cup

13 December 2012 Semi-finals	Monterrey	1–3	Chelsea	Yokohama, Japan
10:30 GMT	De Nigris  90+1'	Report	Mata  17' Torres  46' Chávez  48' (o.g.)	Stadium: International Stadium Yokohama Attendance: 36,648 Referee: Carlos Vera (Ecuador)

16 December 2012 Final	Corinthians	1–0	Chelsea	Yokohama, Japan
10:30 GMT	Guerrero  69' Jorge Henrique  55'	Report	David Luiz  70' Cahill  90'	Stadium: International Stadium Yokohama Attendance: 68,275 Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)

Premier League

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Manchester United (C)	38	28	5	5	86	43	+43	89	Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2	Manchester City	38	23	9	6	66	34	+32	78
3	Chelsea	38	22	9	7	75	39	+36	75
4	Arsenal	38	21	10	7	72	37	+35	73	Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
5	Tottenham Hotspur	38	21	9	8	66	46	+20	72	Qualification for the Europa League play-off round

Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Play-offs (only if needed to decide champion, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions).[174]
(C) Champion.

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
38	22	9	7	75	39	+36	75	12	5	2	41	16	+25	10	4	5	34	23	+11

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	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	W	L	D	D	L	D	D	L	W	W	W	W	L	W	D	W	D	L	W	L	W	W	L	W	W	D	W	W	D	W	W
Position	4	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	3
Points	3	6	9	10	13	16	19	22	22	23	24	24	25	26	26	29	32	35	38	38	41	42	45	46	46	49	49	52	55	55	58	61	62	65	68	69	72	75

Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

19 August 2012 1	Wigan Athletic	0–2	Chelsea	Wigan
13:30 BST	Caldwell  10' McArthur  56'	Report	Ivanović  2' Lampard  7' (pen.),  79' David Luiz  34'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 19,738 Referee: Mike Jones

22 August 2012 2	Chelsea	4–2	Reading	London
19:45 BST	Lampard  18' (pen.) Cahill  68' Torres  80' Ivanović  90+5'	Report	Pogrebnyak  24',  65' Guthrie  28' Karacan  58'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,733 Referee: Lee Mason

25 August 2012 3	Chelsea	2–0	Newcastle United	London
17:30 GMT	Hazard  22' (pen.) Torres  40',  45+3'	Report		Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,718 Referee: Phil Dowd

15 September 2012 4	Queens Park Rangers	0–0	Chelsea	London
15:00 GMT		Report	Ramires  14' Bertrand  27'	Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 18,271 Referee: Andre Marriner

22 September 2012 5	Chelsea	1–0	Stoke City	London
15:00 GMT	Cole  85' Oscar  50' David Luiz  90+2'	Report	Adam  23'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,112 Referee: Michael Oliver

29 September 2012 6	Arsenal	1–2	Chelsea	London
12:45 GMT	Ramsey  34' Gervinho  42' Vermaelen  52'	Report	Torres  19' Oscar  38' David Luiz  48' Mata  54' Ramires  90+3'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,101 Referee: Martin Atkinson

6 October 2012 7	Chelsea	4–1	Norwich City	London
15:00 BST	Torres  14' Lampard  22' Hazard  30' Ivanović  76'	Report	Holt  11'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,784 Referee: Anthony Taylor

20 October 2012 8	Tottenham Hotspur	2–4	Chelsea	London
12:45 BST	Huddlestone  37' Gallas  39',  46' Walker  45+1' Defoe  53'	Report	Cahill  17' Ivanović  24' Ramires  45+3' Mata  65', 68' Sturridge  90+1'	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 36,060 Referee: Mike Dean

28 October 2012 9	Chelsea	2–3	Manchester United	London
16:00 GMT	Mata  44' Torres  45'  69' Ramires  54' Ivanović  63' Mikel  76'	Report	David Luiz  3' (o.g.) Van Persie  12' Hernández  75' Rooney  43' Valencia  90+1'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,644 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

3 November 2012 10	Swansea City	1–1	Chelsea	Swansea
15:00 GMT	Britton  36' De Guzmán  81' Hernández  87' Ki  88' Shechter  90+4'	Report	Azpilicueta  38' Moses  60'	Stadium: Liberty Stadium Attendance: 20,527 Referee: Kevin Friend

11 November 2012 11	Chelsea	1–1	Liverpool	London
16:00 GMT	Terry  20' Mikel  78'	Report	Johnson  55' Gerrard  66' Suárez  73'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,627 Referee: Howard Webb

17 November 2012 12	West Bromwich Albion	2–1	Chelsea	West Bromwich
15:00 GMT	Long  10' Odemwingie  49'	Report	Hazard  39'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 25,933 Referee: Michael Oliver
Note: Roberto Di Matteo's last Premier League game as Chelsea manager

25 November 2012 13	Chelsea	0–0	Manchester City	London
16:00 GMT				Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,792 Referee: Chris Foy
Note: Rafael Benítez's first game as Chelsea manager.

28 November 2012 14	Chelsea	0–0	Fulham	London
19:45 GMT	Ivanović  67' Romeu  70' David Luiz  72'	Report		Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,707 Referee: Anthony Taylor

1 December 2012 15	West Ham United	3–1	Chelsea	London
12:45 GMT	Cole  62' Noble  64' Diamé  85' Maïga  90+1'	Report	Mata  13' Čech  43' Mikel  63'	Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 35,005 Referee: Martin Atkinson

8 December 2012 16	Sunderland	1–3	Chelsea	Sunderland
15:00 GMT	Johnson  66' Gardner  42'	Report	Torres  11', 45+2' (pen.) Mata  49',  86' Ivanović  71' Ramires  84'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 39,273 Referee: Mark Halsey

23 December 2012 17	Chelsea	8–0	Aston Villa	London
16:00 GMT	Torres  3' David Luiz  29' Ivanović  34' Lampard  59' Ramires  76', 90+1' Oscar  79' (pen.) Hazard  83' Piazon 89'	Report		Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,363 Referee: Phil Dowd

26 December 2012 18	Norwich City	0–1	Chelsea	Norwich
15:00 GMT	Johnson  81'	Report	Mata  38' Hazard  90+1'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 26,831 Referee: Jonathan Moss

30 December 2012 19	Everton	1–2	Chelsea	Liverpool
13:30 GMT	Pienaar  2',  64' Distin  73'	Report	Lampard  42', 72' Cahill  48' David Luiz  70' Cole  86'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 39,485 Referee: Howard Webb

2 January 2013 20	Chelsea	0–1	Queens Park Rangers	London
19:45 GMT	Marin  3'	Report	Wright-Phillips  78' Hill  85'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,634 Referee: Lee Mason

12 January 2013 21	Stoke City	0–4	Chelsea	Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 GMT	Wilkinson  38' Walters 89'	Report	Walters  48' (o.g.), 61' (o.g.) Lampard  64' (pen.) Hazard  72'	Stadium: Britannia Stadium Attendance: 27,348 Referee: Andre Marriner

16 January 2013 22	Chelsea	2–2	Southampton	London
19:45 GMT	Ba  25' Hazard  45' David Luiz  83'	Report	Lambert  58' Puncheon  75'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 38,484 Referee: Michael Oliver

20 January 2013 23	Chelsea	2–1	Arsenal	London
13:30 GMT	Mata  6',  65' Lampard  16' (pen.) Cole  86'	Report	Szczęsny  15' Walcott  58'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,784 Referee: Martin Atkinson

30 January 2013 24	Reading	2–2	Chelsea	Reading
20:00 GMT	McAnuff  28' Le Fondre  87', 90+4'	Report	Ramires  39' Mata  45+1' Lampard  65' Azpilicueta  90+5'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 24,097 Referee: Mark Halsey

2 February 2013 25	Newcastle United	3–2	Chelsea	Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 GMT	Gutiérrez  40' Perch  45+3' Cissé  61' Sissoko  67', 89'	Report	Ramires  29' Lampard  54' Mata  60'  90+2' Cole  61'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,314 Referee: Howard Webb

9 February 2013 26	Chelsea	4–1	Wigan Athletic	London
15:00 GMT	Ramires  23' Hazard  56' Lampard  86' Marin  90+1',  90+3'	Report	Maloney  58' Scharner  64' Figueroa  79'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,562 Referee: Mike Dean

24 February 2013 27	Manchester City	2–0	Chelsea	Manchester
13:30 GMT	Touré  63' Tevez  85'	Report		Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 47,256 Referee: Andre Marriner

2 March 2013 28	Chelsea	1–0	West Bromwich Albion	London
15:00 GMT	Ba  28' Hazard  55'	Report	McAuley  64' Odemwingie  84'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,548 Referee: Kevin Friend

17 March 2013 29	Chelsea	2–0	West Ham	London
16:00 GMT	Lampard  19' Hazard  50'	Report	Reid  70' Demel  72'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,639 Referee: Michael Oliver

30 March 2013 30	Southampton	2–1	Chelsea	Southampton
16:00 GMT	Rodriguez  23' Lambert  35',  83' Schneiderlin  87'	Report	Terry  33' Torres  76'	Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 31,779 Referee: Jonathan Moss

7 April 2013 31	Chelsea	2–1	Sunderland	London
15:00 GMT	Kilgallon  47' (o.g.) Ivanović  55'	Report	Gardner  25' Azpilicueta  45+1' (o.g.) Rose  62'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,500 Referee: Neil Swarbrick

17 April 2013 32	Fulham	0–3	Chelsea	London
20:00 GMT	Ruiz  44' Senderos  47'	Report	Ivanović  18' David Luiz  30' Terry  43', 71'	Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 25,002 Referee: Mike Dean

21 April 2013 33	Liverpool	2–2	Chelsea	Liverpool
16:00 GMT	Henderson  29' Sturridge  52' Lucas  54' Suárez  56',  90+7' Carragher  64' Shelvey  82'	Report	Oscar  26' Torres  38' Azpilicueta  53' Hazard  57' (pen.) Čech  90+7'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 45,009 Referee: Kevin Friend

28 April 2013 34	Chelsea	2–0	Swansea City	London
15:00 GMT	Oscar  43' Lampard  45+2' (pen.) Azpilicueta  55'	Report	Williams  37' Britton  45+1' Davies  69'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,780 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

5 May 2013 35	Manchester United	0–1	Chelsea	Manchester
16:00 GMT	Vidić  52' Jones  80' Rafael  89'	Report	David Luiz  85' Mata  87'	Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 75,500 Referee: Howard Webb

8 May 2013 36	Chelsea	2–2	Tottenham Hotspur	London
19:45 GMT	Oscar  10' Ramires  39',  90+1'	Report	Adebayor  26' Vertonghen  78' Sigurðsson  80' Bale  86'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,581 Referee: Mike Dean

11 May 2013 37	Aston Villa	1–2	Chelsea	Birmingham
12:45 GMT	Baker  4' Benteke  14',	Report	Ramires  16'  44' Terry  42' Lampard  60', 88',  84'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 42,084 Referee: Lee Mason

19 May 2013 38	Chelsea	2–1	Everton	London
16:00 GMT	Mata  7' Torres  34',  76' David Luiz  82'	Report	Naismith  14' Fellaini  57' Heitinga  70'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,794 Referee: Anthony Taylor

FA Cup

5 January 2013 Third round	Southampton	1–5	Chelsea	Southampton
15:00 GMT	Rodriguez  22' De Ridder  77' Ward-Prowse  88'	Report	Ba  35', 61' Moses  45' Ivanović  51' Lampard  82' (pen.)	Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 27,813 Referee: Mike Dean

27 January 2013 Fourth round	Brentford	2–2	Chelsea	Brentford
12:00 GMT	Trotta  42' Forrester  73' (pen.)	Report	Oscar  55' Cahill  43' Turnbull  72' Torres  83'	Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 12,146 Referee: Jonathan Moss

17 February 2013 Replay	Chelsea	4–0	Brentford	London
12:00 GMT	Mata  53' Oscar  67' Ivanović  69' Lampard  71' Terry  81' David Luiz  84'	Report		Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 40,961 Referee: Neil Swarbrick

27 February 2013 Fifth round	Middlesbrough	0–2	Chelsea	Middlesbrough
19:45 GMT	McManus  69' Bailey  87'	Report	Ramires[175]  51' Moses  72'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 27,856 Referee: Martin Atkinson

10 March 2013 Quarter-finals	Manchester United	2–2	Chelsea	Manchester
16:30 GMT	Hernández  5' Rooney  11'	Report	Azpilicueta  41' David Luiz  54' Hazard  59',  75' Ramires  68'	Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 75,196 Referee: Howard Webb

1 April 2013 Replay	Chelsea	1–0	Manchester United	London
12:30 GMT	Ba  49' Bertrand  60' Azpilicueta  77' Mata  89' Oscar  90'	Report	Cleverley  54'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 40,704 Referee: Phil Dowd

14 April 2013 Semi-finals	Chelsea	1–2	Manchester City	London
16:00 GMT	Ramires  46' Ba  66' Torres  85'		Barry  26' Nasri  35' Y. Touré  45' Agüero  47' Kompany  78'	Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 85,621 Referee: Chris Foy

League Cup

25 September 2012 Third round	Chelsea	6–0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	London
19:45 BST	Cahill  4' Bertrand  8' Mata  17' Romeu  53' (pen.) Torres  58' Moses  71'	Report		Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 32,569 Referee: Neil Swarbrick

31 October 2012 Fourth round	Chelsea	5–4 (a.e.t.)	Manchester United	London
19:45 GMT	Romeu  11' Mikel  24' David Luiz  30' (pen.),  90+2' Cahill  52' Hazard  90+3' (pen.) Sturridge  97' Oscar  100' Ramires  114',  115'	Report	Giggs  22', 120' (pen.),  118' Hernández  42' Nani  58',  100' Wootton  63' Keane  104'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,126 Referee: Lee Mason

19 December 2012 Quarter-finals	Leeds United	1–5	Chelsea	Leeds
19:45 GMT	Becchio  37'	Report	Lampard  14' Mata  46' Ivanović  64' Moses  66' Bertrand  69' Hazard  80' Torres  84'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 33,816 Referee: Andre Marriner

9 January 2013 Semi-finals First leg	Chelsea	0–2	Swansea City	London
19:45 GMT	Ba  89'	Report	Michu  38' Graham  90+1' Hernández  41' Chico  47'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 40,172 Referee: Anthony Taylor

23 January 2013 Semi-finals Second leg	Swansea City	0–0 (2–0 agg.)	Chelsea	Swansea
19:45 GMT		Report	Hazard  80'	Stadium: Liberty Stadium Attendance: 19,506 Referee: Chris Foy

UEFA Champions League

Group stage

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Juventus	6	3	3	0	12	4	+8	12	Advance to knockout phase
2	Shakhtar Donetsk	6	3	1	2	12	8	+4	10[lower-alpha 1]
3	Chelsea	6	3	1	2	16	10	+6	10[lower-alpha 1]	Transfer to Europa League
4	Nordsjælland	6	0	1	5	4	22	−18	1

Source:
Notes:

1. Tiebreakers: Shakhtar Donetsk are ranked ahead of Chelsea on head-to-head away goals

19 September 2012 1	Chelsea	2–2	Juventus	London, England
19:45 BST	Oscar  31', 33' Ramires  60'	Report	Vidal  38',  66' Quagliarella  80'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 40,918 Referee: Pedro Proença (Portugal)

2 October 2012 2	Nordsjælland	0–4	Chelsea	Copenhagen, Denmark
19:45 BST	Runje  76'	Report	Mata  33', 82' David Luiz  79' Ramires  89'	Stadium: Parken Stadium Attendance: 25,120 Referee: Marijo Strahonja (Croatia)

23 October 2012 3	Shakhtar Donetsk	2–1	Chelsea	Donetsk, Ukraine
19:45 BST	Teixeira  3' Fernandinho  52' Kucher  66' Hübschman  85'	Report	Oscar  88' Cole  21' David Luiz  80'	Stadium: Donbass Arena Attendance: 51,435 Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)

7 November 2012 4	Chelsea	3–2	Shakhtar Donetsk	London, England
19:45 GMT	Torres  6' Oscar  40' David Luiz  88' Moses  90+4'	Report	Willian  9', 47' Teixeira  56'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,067 Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo (Spain)

20 November 2012 5	Juventus	3–0	Chelsea	Turin, Italy
19:45 GMT	Quagliarella  38' Bonucci  40' Vidal  61' Marchisio  84' Giovinco  90',  90'	Report	Ramires  75'	Stadium: Juventus Stadium Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)
Note: Roberto Di Matteo's last game as Chelsea manager.

5 December 2012 6	Chelsea	6–1	Nordsjælland	London, England
19:45 GMT	Hazard 34' David Luiz  38' (pen.),  90' Torres  45+2', 56' Cahill  51' Mata  63' Oscar  71'	Report	Stokholm 31' John  46' Christiansen  37' Mtiliga  50'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 40,084 Referee: Bas Nijhuis (Netherlands)

UEFA Europa League

Knockout phase

Round of 32

14 February 2013 First leg	Sparta Prague	0–1	Chelsea	Prague, Czech Republic
18:00 GMT	Hušbauer  66'	Report	Oscar  82' Cahill  40'	Stadium: Generali Arena Attendance: 18,952 Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy)

21 February 2013 Second leg	Chelsea	1–1 (2–1 agg.)	Sparta Prague	London, England
20:05 GMT	Hazard  90+2' Bertrand  85'	Report	Lafata  16',  43' Hybš  55' Přikryl  84' Matějovský  86' Kweuke  90+1'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 38,642 Referee: Aleksandar Stavrev (Macedonia)

Round of 16

7 March 2013 First leg	Steaua București	1–0	Chelsea	Bucharest, Romania
18:00 GMT	Rusescu  34' (pen.) Pintilii  50'	Report	Bertrand  30' Mikel  66'	Stadium: Arena Națională Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia)

14 March 2013 Second leg	Chelsea	3–1 (3–2 agg.)	Steaua București	London, England
20:05 GMT	Mata  32' Terry  58' Mikel  70' Torres  71' Cole  80'	Report	Chiricheș  45' Bourceanu  49' Râpă  58'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 28,817 Referee: Stéphane Lannoy (France)

Quarter-finals

4 April 2013 First leg	Chelsea	3–1	Rubin Kazan	London, England
20:05 GMT	Torres  16', 70' Moses  32' Terry  41' Benayoun  77' Marin  90'	Report	Natkho  41' (pen.) Orbaiz  87'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 32,994 Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)

11 April 2013 Second leg	Rubin Kazan	3–2 (4–5 agg.)	Chelsea	Moscow, Russia
17:00 GMT	Marcano  51',  87' Gökdeniz  62' Naktho  75' (pen.)	Report	Torres  5' Moses  55' Oscar  90+1'	Stadium: Luzhniki Stadium Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Fırat Aydınus (Turkey)

Semi-finals

25 April 2013 First leg	Basel	1–2	Chelsea	Basel, Switzerland
20:05 GMT	Dragović  70' D. Degen  80' Schär  87' (pen.),  89'	Report	Moses  12' Cole  68' David Luiz  83',  90+4' Azpilicueta  86'	Stadium: St. Jakob-Park Attendance: 36,000 Referee: Pavel Královec (Czech Republic)

2 May 2013 Second leg	Chelsea	3–1 (5–2 agg.)	Basel	London, England
20:05 GMT	Torres  50' Moses  52' Azpilicueta  55' David Luiz  59'	Report	Salah  45+1' Schär  66' Steinhöfer  68' Die  88'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 39,403 Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)

Final

15 May 2013 Final	Benfica	1–2	Chelsea	Amsterdam, Netherlands
20:45 CEST	Garay  45+1' Luisão  62' Cardozo  68' (pen.)	Report	Oscar  14' Torres  60' Ivanović  90+3'	Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 46,163 Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)

Statistics

Appearances

As of end of season[98]

Rnk	Pos	No.	Player	Premier League	FA Cup	League Cup	Champions League	Europa League	Super Cup	Club World Cup	Community Shield	Total
1	FW	9	Fernando Torres	28+8	2+3	3+1	5+1	9	1	2	1	64
	MF	10	Juan Mata	31+4	5+1	5	5+1	5+3	1	2	1	64
	MF	11	Oscar	24+10	6+1	3+2	5+1	4+5	0+1	1+1	0	64
4	GK	1	Petr Čech	36	5	3	6	9	1	2	1	63
5	MF	7	Ramires	28+7	6	3+1	6	8	1	1	1	62
	MF	17	Eden Hazard	31+3	3+3	2+3	4+2	5+2	1	2	1	62
7	DF	2	Branislav Ivanović	33+1	6	3	6	5+1	1	2	1	59
8	DF	4	David Luiz	29+1	5+1	3+1	6	7	1	2	1	57
9	DF	3	Ashley Cole	31	5	2+1	5	3	1	2	1	51
10	MF	8	Frank Lampard	21+8	3+1	2+1	3	7	1	1+1	1	50
11	DF	28	César Azpilicueta	24+3	4+1	5	1	8	0	1+1	—	48
12	DF	24	Gary Cahill	24+2	4	4	4	4	1	2	0	45
13	FW	13	Victor Moses	12+11	4+1	3	2+2	5+1	0	1+1	—	43
14	MF	12	John Obi Mikel	19+3	2+1	1	4+1	3+1	1	1	1	38
	DF	34	Ryan Bertrand	14+5	3+2	3+1	1+2	5	0+1	0	0+1	38
16	DF	26	John Terry	11+3	3	1	2	6	0	0	1	27
17	FW	29	Demba Ba	11+3	5+1	1+1	—					22
18	MF	21	Marko Marin	2+4	1+2	1+2	0	1+2	0	0+1	0	16
19	MF	30	Yossi Benayoun	0+6	1+1	0	—	3+2	0	—	0	13
20	FW	23	Daniel Sturridge	1+6	—	1	0+2	—	0+1	0	0+1	12
21	MF	6	Oriol Romeu	4+2	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	9
22	DF	19	Paulo Ferreira	0+2	1	0+1	0+1	1	0	0+1	0	7
	GK	22	Ross Turnbull	2+1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	7
24	MF	57	Nathan Aké	1+2	1	0	0	1+1	0	0	0	6
25	MF	16	Raul Meireles	1+2	—				0	—	0	3
	MF	35	Lucas Piazon	0+1	0	2	0	—	0	0	0	3

Goalscorers

As of end of season.[98]

Rnk	Pos	No.	Player	Premier League	FA Cup	League Cup	Champions League	Europa League	Super Cup	Club World Cup	Community Shield	Total
1	FW	9	Fernando Torres	8	1	2	3	6	0	1	1	22
2	MF	10	Juan Mata	12	1	2	3	1	0	1	0	20
3	MF	8	Frank Lampard	15	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	17
4	MF	17	Eden Hazard	9	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	13
5	MF	11	Oscar	4	2	0	5	1	0	0	0	12
6	MF	13	Victor Moses	1	2	2	1	4	0	0	—	10
7	MF	7	Ramires	5	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	9
8	DF	2	Branislav Ivanović	5	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	8
9	DF	4	David Luiz	2	0	1	2	2	0	0	0	7
10	DF	24	Gary Cahill	2	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	6
	DF	26	John Terry	4	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	6
	FW	29	Demba Ba	2	4	0	—					6
13	FW	23	Daniel Sturridge	1	—	1	0	—	0	0	0	2
	DF	34	Ryan Bertrand	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	2
15	DF	3	Ashley Cole	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
	MF	6	Oriol Romeu	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
	MF	21	Marko Marin	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
—	Own Goals			3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4
TOTALS				75	17	16	16	17	1	3	2	147

Clean sheets

As of end of season.[98]

Rnk	Pos	No.	Player	Premier League	FA Cup	League Cup	Champions League	Europa League	Super Cup	Club World Cup	Community Shield	Total
1	GK	1	Petr Čech	14	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	20
2	GK	22	Ross Turnbull	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
TOTALS				14	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	21

Disciplinary record

As of end of season.[98]

Rnk	Pos.	No.	Player	PL			League Cup			FA Cup			CS			Europe			Club World Cup			Total
1	MF	7	Ramires	8	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	13	1	0
2	DF	4	David Luiz	8	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	16	0	0
3	DF	2	Branislav Ivanović	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	2
4	FW	9	Fernando Torres	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0
5	DF	28	César Azpilicueta	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	—			2	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0
6	DF	3	Ashley Cole	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0
	MF	12	John Obi Mikel	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0
8	MF	11	Oscar	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0
	DF	34	Ryan Bertrand	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0
10	MF	17	Eden Hazard	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1
	DF	24	Gary Cahill	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	1
12	MF	8	Frank Lampard	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
	MF	10	Juan Mata	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
14	MF	21	Marko Marin	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
15	GK	1	Petr Čech	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	MF	6	Oriol Romeu	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	DF	26	John Terry	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
18	GK	22	Ross Turnbull	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	FW	29	Demba Ba	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	—									1	0	0
	MF	30	Yossi Benayoun	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	—			1	0	0
TOTALS				51	2	1	8	0	1	13	0	0	5	0	1	22	0	0	1	0	1	100	2	4

Overview

As of end of season.[98]

Games played	69 (38 Premier League, 7 FA Cup, 5 League Cup, 6 UEFA Champions League, 1 UEFA Super Cup, 2 FIFA Club World Cup, 9 UEFA Europa League, 1 Community Shield)
Games won	39 (22 Premier League, 4 FA Cup, 3 League Cup, 3 UEFA Champions League, 1 FIFA Club World Cup, 6 UEFA Europa League)
Games drawn	14 (9 Premier League, 2 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 1 UEFA Champions League, 1 UEFA Europa League)
Games lost	16 (7 Premier League, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 2 UEFA Champions League, 1 UEFA Super Cup, 1 FIFA Club World Cup, 2 UEFA Europa League, 1 Community Shield)
Goals scored	147 (75 Premier League, 17 FA Cup, 16 League Cup, 16 UEFA Champions League, 1 UEFA Super Cup, 3 FIFA Club World Cup, 17 UEFA Europa League, 2 Community Shield)
Goals conceded	82 (39 Premier League, 7 FA Cup, 7 League Cup, 10 UEFA Champions League, 4 UEFA Super Cup, 2 FIFA Club World Cup, 10 UEFA Europa League, 3 Community Shield)
Goal difference	+65 (+36 Premier League, +10 FA Cup, +9 League Cup, +6 UEFA Champions League, −3 UEFA Super Cup, +1 FIFA Club World Cup, +7 UEFA Europa League, −1 Community Shield)
Clean sheets	21 (14 Premier League, 2 League Cup, 3 FA Cup, 1 UEFA Champions League, 1 UEFA Europa League)
Yellow cards	100 (53 Premier League, 11 FA Cup, 8 League Cup, 6 UEFA Champions League, 1 UEFA Super Cup, 1 FIFA Club World Cup, 15 UEFA Europa League, 5 Community Shield)
Red cards	6 (3 Premier League, 1 League Cup, 1 FIFA Club World Cup, 1 Community Shield)
Worst discipline	Ramires (13 , 1  )
Best result(s)	W 8 – 0 (H) v Aston Villa – Premier League – 23 December 2012
Worst result(s)	L 1 – 4 (N) v Atlético Madrid – UEFA Super Cup – 31 August 2012
Most Appearances	Juan Mata , Oscar & Fernando Torres (64 appearances)
Top scorer(s)	Fernando Torres (22 goals)
Top assister(s)	Juan Mata (35 assists)
Points	Overall: 39/69 (56.52%)

Awards

No.	Player	Award	Month	Source
10	Juan Mata	Premier League Player of the Month	October 2012	[38]
4	David Luiz	Silver Ball at the 2012 FIFA Club World Cup	December 2012	[176]
2	Branislav Ivanović	Serbian Footballer of the Year		[177]
45	Nathaniel Chalobah	England Men's Youth Player of the Year	February 2013	[178]
3	Ashley Cole	Senior Men's Player of the Year 3rd place		[179]
1	Petr Čech	Czech Footballer of the Year		[180]
–	Tomáš Kalas	Czech Talent of the Year		[180]
13	Victor Moses	Samsung Fair Player of the Tournament		[181]
–	Rafael Benítez	Premier League Manager of the Month	April 2013	[182]

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