2018–19 Chelsea F.C. Women season explained

Club:	Chelsea
Season:	2018–19
Manager:	Emma Hayes
Chairman:	Adrian Jacob
Stadium:	Kingsmeadow
League:	FA WSL
League Result:	3rd
Cup1:	FA Cup
Cup1 Result:	Semi-finals
Cup2:	League Cup
Cup2 Result:	Semi-finals
Cup3:	Champions League
Cup3 Result:	Semi-finals
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Prevseason:	2017–18
Nextseason:	2019–20

The 2018–19 season was Chelsea Women's 27th competitive season and 9th consecutive season in the top flight of English football. It was the first season after the naming switch from Chelsea Ladies and also the first season in the rebranded FA Women's Super League.^[1] The season covers the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.

Squad information

First team squad

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	Name	Nat	Since	Date of birth (Age)	Signed from
Goalkeepers
1	Hedvig Lindahl		2014	29 April 1983	Kristianstads DFF
12	Lizzie Durack		2018	20 May 1994	Everton
28	Carly Telford		2017	7 July 1987	Notts County
30	Ann-Katrin Berger		2019	9 October 1990
Defenders
2	Maria Thorisdottir		2017	5 June 1993	Klepp
3	Hannah Blundell		2013	25 May 1994	Homegrown
4	Millie Bright (vice-captain)		2014	21 August 1993	Doncaster Rovers Belles
6	Anita Asante		2018	27 April 1985	FC Rosengård
11			2018	30 October 1987	FC Rosengård
16	Magdalena Eriksson		2017	6 September 1993	Linköpings
20	Jonna Andersson		2017	2 January 1993
21	Deanna Cooper		2017	19 June 1993	London Bees
25	Jade Bailey		2016	11 November 1995	Arsenal
Midfielders
5	Sophie Ingle		2018	2 September 1991	Liverpool
7	Jessica Carter		2018	27 October 1997	Birmingham City
8	Karen Carney (captain)		2016	1 August 1987	Birmingham City
10	Ji So-yun		2014	21 February 1991	INAC Kobe Leonessa
18	Maren Mjelde		2017	6 November 1989	Avaldsnes IL
24	Drew Spence		2008	23 October 1992	Homegrown
Forwards
14	Fran Kirby		2015	29 June 1993	Reading
15	Beth England		2016	3 June 1994	Doncaster Rovers Belles
17	Adelina Engman		2018	11 October 1994	Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC
22	Erin Cuthbert		2016	19 July 1998	Glasgow City
23	Ramona Bachmann		2017	25 October 1990	Wolfsburg

New contracts

		Player	Contract end	Date	Source
10	MF	Ji So-yun	2020	21 May 2018	^[3]
18	MF	Maren Mjelde	2021	29 May 2018	^[4]
14	FW	Fran Kirby	2021	1 June 2018	^[5]
16	DF	Magdalena Eriksson	2021	21 August 2018	^[6]
4	DF	Millie Bright	2021	22 August 2018	^[7]

Transfers

In

		Player	Transferred From	Fee	Date	Source
	GK	Lizzie Durack	Everton	Undisclosed	8 June 2018	^[8]
	MF	Sophie Ingle	Liverpool	Undisclosed	14 June 2018	^[9]
	MF	Jessica Carter	Birmingham City	Undisclosed	19 June 2018	^[10]
	DF	Ali Riley	FC Rosengård	Undisclosed	26 June 2018	^[11]
	FW	Adelina Engman	Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC	Undisclosed	29 June 2018	^[12]
	GK	Ann-Katrin Berger	Birmingham City	Undisclosed	4 January 2019	^[13]

Out

		Player	Transferred To	Fee	Date	Source
	MF	Katie Chapman	Retired		10 May 2018	^[14]
	FW	Eniola Aluko	Juventus	Free	16 May 2018	^[15]
	DF	Claire Rafferty	West Ham United	Free	17 May 2018	^[16]
	GK	Becky Spencer	West Ham United	Free	21 May 2018	^[17]
	GK	Fran Kitching	Sheffield United	Free	22 May 2018	^[18]
	FW	Gemma Davison	Reading	Free	13 June 2018	^[19]
	DF	Gilly Flaherty	West Ham United	Undisclosed	25 June 2018	^[20]

Coaching staff

Position	Staff
Manager	Emma Hayes
Assistant manager	Paul Green
Coach	TJ O'Leary
Head of Player Development	Robert Udberg Non-competitive Pre-season Competitions Women's Super League See main article: 2018–19 FA WSL. Results by matchday FA Cup See main article: 2018–19 Women's FA Cup. WSL Cup See main article: 2018–19 FA Women's League Cup. Group 1 South Knockout rounds Champions League See main article: 2018–19 UEFA Women's Champions League. Round of 32 See main article: 2018–19 UEFA Women's Champions League knockout phase. Chelsea won 11–0 on aggregate. Round of 16 Chelsea won 7–0 on aggregate. Quarter-finals Chelsea won 3–2 on aggregate. Semi-finals Lyon won 3–2 on aggregate. References

Notes and References

1. News: Introducing Chelsea Football Club Women . 29 June 2018 . Chelsea F.C. . 23 May 2018.
2. Web site: Women | Official Site | Chelsea Football Club .
3. News: Ji So-Yun: Chelsea Ladies midfielder signs new deal with WSL 1 champions . 29 June 2018 . BBC . 21 May 2018.
4. News: Mjelde commits . 29 June 2018 . Chelsea F.C. . 29 May 2018.
5. News: Kirby signs new contract . 29 June 2018 . Chelsea F.C. . 1 June 2018.
6. News: Magdalena Eriksson signs new contract extension until 2021 . 25 August 2018 . Chelsea F.C. . 21 August 2018.
7. News: Bright future assured with new deal signed . 25 August 2018 . Chelsea F.C. . 22 August 2018.
8. News: Chelsea Women sign Durack . 29 June 2018 . Chelsea F.C. . 8 June 2018.
9. News: Ingle added to Women's squad . 29 June 2018 . Chelsea F.C. . 14 June 2018.
10. News: Carter joins Chelsea Women . 29 June 2018 . Chelsea F.C. . 19 June 2018.
11. News: Women to recruit Riley . 29 June 2018 . Chelsea F.C. . 26 June 2018.
12. News: Women agree Engman transfer . 29 June 2018 . Chelsea F.C. . 29 June 2018.
13. News: Ann-Katrin Berger signs for Chelsea FC Women. 28 June 2019 . Chelsea F.C. . 4 January 2019.
14. News: Katie Chapman: Chelsea Ladies captain & England midfielder to retire this summer . 29 June 2018 . BBC . 10 May 2018.
15. News: Aluko to move on . 29 June 2018 . Chelsea F.C. . 16 May 2018.
16. News: Rafferty departure confirmed . 29 June 2018 . Chelsea F.C. . 17 May 2018.
17. Web site: .@BeckySpencer2 will leave the Blues this summer... Thank you and good luck, Becky! . Twitter . Chelsea F.C. Women . 29 June 2018.
18. Web site: Thank you, and good luck @FranKitching! . Twitter . Chelsea F.C. Women . 29 June 2018.
19. News: Davison departs . 29 June 2018 . Chelsea F.C. . 13 June 2018.
20. News: Flaherty moves east . 29 June 2018 . Chelsea F.C. . 25 June 2018.