| Club: | Chelsea Ladies FC |
| Season: | 2017 |
| Manager: | Emma Hayes |
| Stadium: | Wheatsheaf Park |
| League: | FA WSL |
| League Result: | 1st |
| Cup1: | FA Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | Semi-finals |
| Cup2: | Champions League |
| Cup2 Result: | Semi-finals |
| Prevseason: | 2016 |
| Nextseason: | 2017–18 |
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The 2017 season was Chelsea Ladies Football Club's 25th season of competitive football and its seventh season in the FA Women's Super League and at the top level of English women's football, being one of the league's foundation clubs.[1]
Following a reorganisation of top-level women's football in England, the 2017 season only covered half of a traditional season's length, while the FA WSL shifted its calendar to match the traditional autumn-to-spring axis of football in Europe.[2] For the same reason, there was no Champions League qualification nor relegation to be competed for.
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| Squad No. | Name | Nationality | Date of Birth (Age) |
| Goalkeepers | |||
| 1 | Hedvig Lindahl |  | 1983 4, df=yes |
| 12 | Becky Spencer | 1991 2, df=yes | |
| 28 | Carly Telford | 1987 7, df=yes | |
| 40 | Fran Kitching | 1998 2, df=yes | |
| Defenders | |||
| 3 | Hannah Blundell | 25 May 1994 | |
| 5 | Gilly Flaherty (vice-captain) | 24 August 1991 | |
| 6 | Niamh Fahey |  | 13 October 1987 |
| 11 | Claire Rafferty | 11 January 1989 | |
| 21 | Deanna Cooper | ||
| Midfielders | |||
| 4 | Millie Bright | 21 August 1993 | |
| 7 | Gemma Davison | 17 April 1987 | |
| 8 | Karen Carney | 1 August 1987 | |
| 10 | Ji So-yun |  | 21 February 1991 |
| 15 | Beth England | 3 June 1994 | |
| 17 | Katie Chapman (captain) | 15 June 1982 | |
| 18 | Maren Mjelde |  | 6 November 1989 |
| 22 | Erin Cuthbert | 19 July 1998 | |
| 24 | Drew Spence | 23 October 1992 | |
| 25 | Jade Bailey | 11 November 1995 | |
| Forwards | |||
| 9 | Eniola Aluko | 21 February 1987 | |
| 14 | Fran Kirby | 29 June 1993 | |
| 19 | Crystal Dunn |  | 3 July 1992 |
| 23 | Ramona Bachmann | 25 December 1990 | |
| Player | Contract end | Date | Source | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | MF | Ana Borges | 2018 | 19 December 2016 | [4] | |
| 3 | DF | Hannah Blundell | 2019 | 11 January 2017 | [5] | |
| 4 | MF | Millie Bright | 2020 | 11 January 2017 | ||
| 12 | GK | Becky Spencer | 2018 | 11 January 2017 | ||
| 20 | MF | Jodie Brett | 2017 | 11 January 2017 | ||
| 29 | FW | Millie Farrow | 2017 | 11 January 2017 | ||
| 40 | GK | Fran Kitching | 2017 | 11 January 2017 | ||
| 8 | MF | Karen Carney | 2020 | 23 March 2017 | [6] | |
| 1 | GK | Hedvig Lindahl | 2019 | 30 March 2017 | [7] | |
| 15 | MF | Beth England | 2019 | 20 April 2017 | [8] |
| Entry date | Position | No. | Player | From club | Contract end | Fee | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 November 2016 | MF | 18 | Maren Mjelde | Avaldsnes IL | 2018 | Undisclosed | [9] | |
| 6 December 2016 | FW | 23 | Ramona Bachmann | VfL Wolfsburg | 2019 | Undisclosed | [10] | |
| 8 December 2016 | MF | 22 | Erin Cuthbert | Glasgow City | 2019 | Undisclosed | [11] | |
| 3 January 2017 | FW | 19 | Crystal Dunn | Washington Spirit | 2018 | Free | [12] | |
| 13 February 2017 | DF | 21 | Deanna Cooper | London Bees | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | [13] | |
| 2 May 2017 | GK | 28 | Carly Telford | Notts County | 2017 | Free | [14] | |
| 15 July 2017 | DF | 16 | Magdalena Eriksson | Linköpings FC women | 2019 | Undisclosed | [15] |
| Start date | End date | Position | No. | Player | To club | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 December 2016 | 30 June 2017 | MF | 16 | Undisclosed | |||
| 24 January 2017 | 31 May 2017 | MF | 20 | Undisclosed | [17] | ||
| 24 January 2017 | 31 May 2017 | FW | 29 | Undisclosed | |||
See main article: 2016–17 FA Women's Cup.
Hedvig Lindahl (finalist)[18]