Leading the way on the global stage

• We ranked first in the Club World Cup for goals (17), open play goals (14), different goalscorers (10), and shots (112).

• We ranked second for shots on target (45), third for Expected Goals (12.5) and fourth for passing accuracy (89.5 per cent).

• Based on the average age of starting XIs, Chelsea (24 years, 192 days) were the second youngest team in the tournament, behind RB Salzburg (22y, 362d).
  

• Chelsea spent the most time of any team leading in games (433 minutes), and the least time as a percentage losing in them (4.4 per cent).

A fantastic finale

• Chelsea won a final by a three-goal margin for the fourth time – and second this season. We also did so in the 1955 Community Shield (3-0 vs Newcastle United), 2019 UEFA Europa League (4-1 vs Arsenal), and the 2025 UEFA Conference League (4-1 vs Real Betis).

• Chelsea have won our last six international finals (excluding Super Cups) since losing 0-1 to Corinthians in the 2012 Club World Cup.
  

• We are the fifth team, and first from England, to win multiple Club World Cup titles (including previous formats), joining Real Madrid (6), Barcelona (3), Bayern Munich (2), and Corinthians (2).

• Against Paris Saint-Germain, Joao Pedro became the first Chelsea player in the Premier League era to score three goals across his first two starts for the club in all competitions.

• Cole Palmer has been directly involved in six goals in his last three finals for club and country – one goal v Spain (Euros), two assists v Real Betis (Conference League) and two goals, one assist v PSG (Club World Cup).

Benfica bedlam

• The victory over Benfica in the Round of 16 was just the second time the Blues won an extra-time contest by a margin of three goals. We also defeated Swindon Town (5-2) after extra time in a first-round replay in the 1914/15 FA Cup.

• That Benfica match was suspended in the 86th minute with the score at 1-0 due to a severe weather warning and resumed after a delay of one hour and 57 minutes. The game concluded four hours and 38 minutes after its initial kick-off.

A season unlike any other

• Enzo Maresca used a club-record 45 players, nine more than the previous record of 36 set in 2023/24.
  

• We played 64 matches, which started on 18 August 2024 against Manchester City. We have faced teams from a club record 17 countries across five competitions over 330 days. We have only played more games in one other season: 69 in 2012/13.

• Chelsea won 41 games, which is our third highest number of wins in a single campaign, following the 2004/05 and 2006/07 seasons (both with 42 wins).

• We scored 137 goals, which is only the third time we have reached that number in a single campaign (behind 2009/10 with 142 and 2012/13 with 147).
  

The numbers

FIFA Club World Cup appearances: 7

Fernandez 6+1, Cucurella 6, Neto 6, Palmer 6, Sanchez 6, Gusto 5+2, Caicedo 5, Colwill 5, Delap 4+2, Chalobah 4+1, James 4+1, Nkunku 3+3, Adarabioyo 3+1, Lavia 3+1, Madueke 2+3, Joao Pedro 2+1, Badiashile 2, Dewsbury-Hall 1+4, Santos 1+3, Jackson 1+2, Acheampong 1, Jorgensen 1, Essugo 0+3, George 0+2, Guiu 0+2, Anselmino 0+1, Sarr 0+1

FIFA Club World Cup goals: 17

Joao Pedro 3, Neto 3, Palmer 3, Adarabioyo 1, Delap 1, Dewsbury-Hall 1, Fernandez 1, George 1, James 1, Nkunku 1, own goal 1

FIFA Club World Cup assists: 12

Fernandez 3, Palmer 2, Caicedo 1, Chalobah 1, Colwill 1, Delap 1, Gusto 1, Jackson 1, Santos 1