CHELSEA TOURS: A HISTORY
The club's official statistician Paul Dutton has been through the records and compiled a list of every official tour game played by the Blues - going back more than 100 years.
There is hardly a corner of the earth that hasn't been at least temporarily turned blue at some point over the last century, whether it be Europe, the Americas, Africa or Asia, and we will be setting off again in 2011 when we head east to Malaysia, Thailand and China.
This list includes only longhaul trips, so misses a number of European friendlies, particularly in pre-season, but includes the groundbreaking first tour of 1906. New evidence of matches and trips is still being uncovered, and we are always keen to add more to our list, so if you have any information please get in touch at statman@chelseafc.com
| DATE | OPPOSITION | LOCATION | SCORE |
| 1906 - DENMARK, BOHEMIA, AUSTRIA & HUNGARY | |||
| 13 May 1906 | Boldklubben 1893 | Copenhagen, Denmark | 6-2 win |
| 14 May 1906 | Southampton | Copenhagen | 2-1 win |
| 16 May 1906 | Deutscher FC | Prague, Bohemia | 4-0 win |
| 17 May 1906 | Deutscher FC | Prague | 6-1 win |
| May 1906 | Budapesti Torna Club | Budapest, Hungary | 4-0 win |
| May 1906 | Magyar Atletikai Club | Budapest | 6-0 win |
| 22 May 1906 | Ferencvaros Terna Club | Budapest | 3-1 win |
| May 1906 | Vienna Cricket FC | Vienna, Austria | 3-1 win |
| May 1906 | First Vienna FC | Vienna | 3-0 win |
| May 1906 | Wiener Ramblers | Vienna | 6-0 win |
| 1929 - SOUTH AMERICA | |||
| 25 May 1929 | Buenos Aires XI | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 3-2 win |
| 26 May 1929 | Provincia | Buenos Aires | 0-4 defeat |
| 30 May 1929 | Argentine Amateur Association | Buenos Aires | 1-0 win |
| 2 June 1929 | Buenos Aires XI | Buenos Aires | 2-3 defeat |
| 8 June 1929 | San Lorenzo de Almagro | Buenos Aires | 2-0 win |
| 9 June 1929 | Penarol | Montevideo, Uruguay | 1-2 defeat |
| 15 June 1929 | Independiente | Buenos Aires | 1-1 draw |
| 16 June 1929 | Union, Santa Fe | Santa Fe, Argentina | 0-5 defeat |
| 16 June 1929 | Rosario | Rosario, Argentina | 1-2 defeat |
| 20 June 1929 | Racing Club | Buenos Aires | 0-1 defeat |
| 22 June 1929 | Estudiantil Porteno | Buenos Aires | 2-3 defeat |
| 23 June 1929 | Wanderers | Montevideo | 1-0 win |
| 28 June 1929 | Rio de Janeiro XI | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 1-1 draw |
| 30 June 1929 | Rio de Janeiro XI | Rio de Janeiro | 1-2 defeat |
| 4 July 1929 | Corinthians | Sao Paulo, Brazil | 4-4 draw |
| 7 July 1929 | Sao Paulo | Sao Paulo | 1-3 defeat |
| 1951 - ALGERIA | |||
| 19 May 1951 | Algiers Combination | Algiers | 2-1 win |
| 21 May 1951 | FC Vienna | Algiers | 4-0 win |
| 26 May 1951 | Oran Combination | Oran | 0-0 draw |
| 27 May 1951 | Valladolid | Oran | 2-1 win |
| 1954 - USA & CANADA | |||
| 9 May 1954 | Fortuna Dusseldorf | New York | 3-2 win |
| 16 May 1954 | Rangers | Montreal | 0-1 defeat |
| 21 May 1954 | Baltimore Rockets | Baltimore | 7-1 win |
| 23 May 1954 | Borussia Dortmund | New York | 1-6 defeat |
| 26 May 1954 | Eastern Seaboard All Stars | Fall River, Massachusetts | 6-0 win |
| 30 May 1954 | American All Stars | New Jersey | 2-0 win |
| 5 June 1954 | Rangers | Toronto | 4-1 win |
| 6 June 1954 | Rangers | New York | 0-0 draw |
| 1961 - ISRAEL | |||
| 1 May 1961 | Hapoel XI | Haifa | 1-0 win |
| 4 May 1961 | Israel XI | Tel Aviv | 2-0 win |
| 6 May 1961 | Maccabi XI | Tel Aviv | 5-2 win |
| 1964 - CARIBBEAN | |||
| 21 May 1964 | Barbados | Bridgetown, Barbados | 7-0 win |
| 23 May 1964 | Wolves | Bridgetown, Barbados | 1-3 defeat |
| 26 May 1964 | Trinidad | Port of Spain, Trinidad | 5-0 win |
| 27 May 1964 | Wolves | Port of Spain, Trinidad | 3-2 win |
| 29 May 1964 | Wolves | Kingston, Jamaica | 2-4 defeat |
| 31 May 1964 | St James, Jamaica | Montego Bay, Jamaica | 15-0 win |
| 2 June 1964 | Wolves | Kingston, Jamaica | 3-0 win |
| 3 June 1964 | St Mary's, Jamaica | Montego Bay, Jamaica | 12-1 win |
| 4 June 1964 | Jamaica XI | Kingston, Jamaica | 4-1 win |
| 6 June 1964 | Wolves | Port au Prince, Haiti | 2-0 win |
| 7 June 1964 | Haiti | Port au Prince, Haiti | 1-2 defeat |
| 1965 - AUSTRALIA | |||
| 8 May 1965 | New South Wales | Sydney | 5-0 win |
| 12 May 1965 | Australian Capital Territory | Canberra | 7-0 win |
| 15 May 1965 | Northern New South Wales | Newcastle | 6-2 win |
| 16 May 1965 | Victoria | Melbourne | 1-0 win |
| 19 May 1965 | Western Australia | Perth | 6-1 win |
| 22 May 1965 | South Australia | Adelaide | 2-1 win |
| 23 May 1965 | Australian Select XI | Sydney | 2-2 draw |
| 26 May 1965 | Tasmania | Hobart | 12-0 win |
| 30 May 1965 | Australian World Cup XI | Melbourne | 1-1 draw |
| 2 June 1965 | South Coast XI | Wollongong | 1-0 win |
| 6 June 1965 | Queensland | Brisbane | 4-0 win |
| 1967 - USA, CANADA & CENTRAL AMERICA | |||
| 25 May 1967 | Dundee | Los Angeles | 2-4 defeat |
| 27 May 1967 | British Columbia All Stars | Vancouver | 5-2 win |
| 28 May 1967 | North West All Stars | Seattle | 5-0 win |
| 30 May 1967 | O' Keefe's Club | Victoria, British Colombia | 3-2 win |
| 4 June 1967 | Dundee | Hertford, Connecticut | 2-2 draw |
| 7 June 1967 | Devonshire Colts | Bermuda | 8-0 win |
| 9 June 1967 | Pembroke Hamilton Club | Bermuda | 2-0 win |
| 10 June 1967 | Bermuda Olympic XI | Bermuda | 4-2 win |
| 11 June 1967 | Eintracht Braunschweig | Boston | 1-3 defeat |
| 13 June 1967 | Rochester | Rochester | 6-1 win |
| 1969 - MOZAMBIQUE | |||
| May | Mozambique XI | Maputo | 9-3 win |
| May | Mozambique XI | Maputo | 2-1 win |
| 1970 - VENEZUELA & BARBADOS | |||
| May | Vitoria Setubal | Caracas, Venezuela | 0-2 defeat |
| May | Santos | Caracas, Venezuela | 1-4 defeat |
| May | Barbados XI | Bridgetown | 4-0 win |
| May | Barbados XI | Bridgetown | 4-1 win |
| 1971 - EL SALVADOR & TRINIDAD | |||
| 30 May 1971 | Southampton | San Salvador, El Salvador | 8-3 win |
| 1 June 1971 | El Salvador | San Salvador | 1-0 win |
| 4 June 1971 | Trinidad | Port of Spain, Trinidad | 3-2 win |
| 6 June 1971 | Southampton | Port of Spain | 6-2 win |
| 1972 - BARBADOS | |||
| 18 May 1972 | Barbados Combined XI | Bridgetown | 5-0 win |
| 20 May 1972 | New South Wales | Bridgetown | 4-1 win |
| 23 May 1972 | Barbados Combined XI | Bridgetown | 10-0 win |
| 1973 - IRAN | |||
| 18 May 1973 | Persepolis | Tehran | 1-1 draw |
| 21 May 1973 | Taj Tehran | Tehran | 1-0 win |
| 25 May 1973 | Tehran Combined | Tehran | 0-1 defeat |
| 1974 - AUSTRALIA | |||
| 22 May 1974 | Northern Territories | Darwin | 6-1 win |
| 26 May 1974 | Western Australia | Perth | 1-0 win |
| 29 May 1974 | South Australia | Adelaide | 4-0 win |
| 2 June 1974 | Queensland | Brisbane | Ab 1-0 at half time due waterlogged pitch |
| 7 June 1974 | Illawarra District | Wollongong | 4-1 win |
| 9 June 1974 | New South Wales | Sydney | 1-2 defeat |
| 1977 - USA & CANADA | |||
| 25 May 1977 | Seattle Sounders | Seattle | 0-2 defeat |
| 27 May 1977 | Vancouver Island All-Stars | Vancouver | 3-0 win |
| 1 June 1977 | San Jose Earthquakes | San Jose | 2-1 win |
| 3 June 1977 | Los Angeles Aztecs | Los Angeles | 3-1 win |
| 1992 - CANADA | |||
| 15 May 1992 | Vancouver Island All Stars | Victoria | 2-1 win |
| 18 May 1992 | Dundee United | Vancouver | 3-0 win |
| 20 May 1992 | Vancouver 89ers | Vancouver | 2-2 draw |
| 1997 - HONG KONG, BRUNEI & THAILAND | |||
| 20 May 1997 | South China | Hong Kong | 3-2 win |
| 24 May 1997 | Brunei | Bandar Seri Begawan | 6-0 win |
| 27 May 1997 | Thailand | Bangkok | 1-0 win |
| 1998 - MARTINIQUE | |||
| 15 May 1998 | Auxerre | Fort de France | 0-3 defeat |
| 17 May 1998 | Martinique Club XI | Fort de France | 3-1 win |
| 2004 - USA | |||
| 24 July 2004 | Celtic | Seattle | 4-2 win |
| 29 July 2004 | Roma | Pittsburgh | 3-0 win |
| 2 August 2004 | AC Milan | Philadelphia | 2-3 defeat |
| 2005 - USA | |||
| 24 July 2005 | AC Milan | Foxborough | 1-0 win |
| 28 July 2005 | DC United | Washington DC | 2-1 win |
| 31 July 2005 | AC Milan | New Jersey | 1-1 draw |
| 2006 - USA | |||
| 5 August 2006 | MLS All Stars | Chicago | 0-1 defeat |
| 2007 - USA | |||
| 14 July 2007 | Club America | Stanford, Calif | 2-1 win |
| 17 July 2007 | Suwon Bluewings | Los Angeles | 1-0 win |
| 21 July 2007 | LA Galaxy | Los Angeles | 1-0 win |
| 2008 - CHINA, MALAYSIA & RUSSIA | |||
| 23 July 2008 | Guangzhou Pharmaceutical | Guangzhou, China | 4-0 win |
| 26 July 2008 | Chengdu Blades | Macau, China | 7-0 win |
| 29 July 2008 | Malaysia Select XI | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 2-0 win |
| 1 August 2008 | Lokomotiv Moscow | Moscow, Russia | 1-1 draw (lost 4-5 on pens) |
| 3 August 2008 | AC Milan | Moscow, Russia | 5-0 win |
| 2009 - USA | |||
| 18 July 2009 | Seattle Sounders | Seattle | 2-0 win |
| 21 July 2009 | Inter Milan | Pasadena, Calif | 2-0 win |
| 24 July 2009 | AC Milan | Baltimore | 2-1 win |
| 26 July 2009 | Club America | Dallas | 2-0 win |
| 2011 - ASIA | |||
| 21 July 2011 | Malaysian XI | Kuala Lumpur | 1-0 win |
| 24 July 2011 | Thai All Stars | Bangkok | 4-0 win |
| 27 July 2011 | Kitchee | Hong Kong | 4-0 win |
| 30 July 2011 | Aston Villa | Hong Kong | 2-0 win |
| 2012 - USA | |||
| 18 July 2012 | Seattle Sounders | Seattle | 4-2 win |
| 22 July 2012 | Paris St Germain | New York | 1-1 draw |
| 25 July 2012 | MLS All-Stars | Philadelphia | 2-3 defeat |
| 28 July 2012 | AC Milan | Milan | 0-1 defeat |
NOT TOURS BUT ONE OFF LONGHAUL TRIPS
| DATE | OPPOSITION | LOCATION | SCORE |
| 1971 - JAMACIA | |||
| 2 Feb 1971 | Santos | Kingston, Jamaica | 0-1 defeat |
| 1986 - IRAQ | |||
| 4 March 1986 | Iraq National XI | Baghdad | 1-1 draw |
| 1999 - HONG KONG | |||
| 22 May 1999 | Instant District | Hong Kong | 2-1 win |
| 2003 - MALAYSIA | Premier League Asia Cup | ||
| 25 July 2003 | Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur | 4-1 win |
| 27 July 2003 | Newcastle | Kuala Lumpur | 0-0 draw (won 5-4 on penalties) |
| 2005 - SOUTH KOREA | |||
| 20 May 2005 | Suwon Bluewings | Suwon | 1-0 win |