Chelsea F.C. Under-21s, the development team of Chelsea Football Club, compete in the Premier League 2, winning titles in 2013–14 and 2019–20. Mainly under-21 players, with occasional senior appearances, the team plays home games at Kingsmeadow. The Chelsea F.C. Academy, the under-18 team competing in the Professional U18 Development League, has won the FA Youth Cup nine times and produced stars like John Terry, Mason Mount, and Conor Gallagher. The academy trains at the Cobham Training Centre in Cobham, Surrey, with both teams occasionally using Stamford Bridge for key matches and having clinched the UEFA Youth League twice.
Current squads
- Bold indicates players to have at least one first-team appearance for Chelsea.
U21s squad
As of 1 July 20251Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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U18s squad
As of 1 July 20252Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Management team
As of 11 July 20243| Under-21s head coach | Filipe Coelho |
| Under-21s assistant | Jack Mesure |
| James Simmonds | |
| Under-18s head coach | Hassan Sulaiman |
| Under-18s assistant | Andy Ross |
| Jimmy Smith |
Academy graduates since 2000s
- Bold indicates players who still play for Chelsea, including those who are currently out on loan to other clubs.
Notable Academy graduates
- Players who have at least 10 first-team appearances for Chelsea or have represented a country at full international level, are categorised by the decade in which they were graduated from the academy.
- bold indicates players who still play for Chelsea, including those who are currently out on loan to other clubs..
Before World War II
1950s
- Micky Block
- Peter Bonetti
- Peter Brabrook
- Terry Bradbury
- Barry Bridges
- David Cliss
- John Compton
- Derek Gibbs
- Jimmy Greaves
- Mike Harrison
- Tony Nicholas
- Mel Scott
- Ken Shellito
- Bobby Smith
- Bobby Tambling
- Dick Whittaker
1960s
- Dennis Brown
- Dennis Butler
- John Dunn
- Allan Harris
- Ron Harris
- John Hollins
- Peter Houseman
- Alan Hudson
- Barry Lloyd
- Bert Murray
- Peter Osgood
- Terry Venables
- John Boyle
- Stewart Houston
1970s
- Trevor Aylott
- Brian Bason
- John Bumstead
- Gary Chivers
- Mike Fillery
- Lee Frost
- Kevin Hales
- Gary Johnson
- Tommy Langley
- Ray Lewington
- Gary Locke
- Teddy Maybank
- Micky Nutton
- Colin Pates
- Peter Rhoades-Brown
- Steve Sherwood
- John Sitton
- John Sparrow
- Gary Stanley
- David Stride
- Clive Walker
- Steve Wicks
- Graham Wilkins
- Ray Wilkins
- Ian Britton
- Steve Finnieston
1980s
- Jason Cundy
- Keith Dublin
- Steve Francis
- Robert Isaac
- Dale Jasper
- Keith Jones
- David Lee
- Graeme Le Saux
- Damian Matthew
- Graham Stuart
- Colin West
- Craig Burley
- Billy Dodds
- John Millar
- Gareth Hall
1990s
- Michael Duberry
- Jon Harley
- Paul Hughes
- Jody Morris
- Andy Myers
- Eddie Newton
- Mark Nicholls
- Neil Shipperley
- John Terry
- Samuele Dalla Bona
- Frank Sinclair
2000s
- Gaël Kakuta
- Ryan Bertrand
- Carlton Cole
- Robert Huth
- Ben Sahar
- Fabio Borini
- Anthony Grant
- Jeffrey Bruma
- Patrick van Aanholt
- Michael Mancienne
2010s
- Bertrand Traoré
- Jérémie Boga
- Andreas Christensen
- Tammy Abraham
- Nathaniel Chalobah
- Trevoh Chalobah
- Conor Gallagher
- Marc Guéhi
- Callum Hudson-Odoi
- Reece James
- Ruben Loftus-Cheek
- Josh McEachran
- Mason Mount
- Dominic Solanke
- Fikayo Tomori
- Tariq Lamptey
- Nathan Aké
- Ian Maatsen
- Ola Aina
- Billy Gilmour
2020s
- Armando Broja
- Josh Acheampong
- Levi Colwill
- Tyrique George
- Alfie Gilchrist
- Lewis Hall
- Omari Hutchinson
- Cesare Casadei
Annual awards
Young Player of the Year
Main article: Chelsea F.C. Player of the Season § Young Player of the Year
Academy Player of the Season
Main article: Chelsea F.C. Player of the Season § Academy Player of the Season
Honours
Reserves team
- U21 Premier League / Premier League 2
- The Football Combination
- Winners (11): 1948–49, 1954–55, 1957–58, 1959–60, 1960–61, 1964–65, 1974–75, 1976–77, 1984–85, 1990–91, 1993–94
- Premier Reserve League – National Champions
- Winners (1): 2010–11
- Premier Reserve League – Southern Champions
- Winners (1): 2010–11
- London Challenge Cup
- Winners (5): 1919–20, 1926–27, 1949–50, 1959–60, 1960–61
- Metropolitan League
- Winners (3): 1954–55, 1956–57, 1957–58
Academy team
- UEFA Youth League
- U18 Premier League – National Champions
- U18 Premier League – Southern Champions
- FA Youth Cup
- U18 Premier League Cup
- Winners (2): 2017–18, 2021–224
- U17 Premier League Cup
- Winners (1): 2023–245
- U16 Premier League Cup
- Winners (1): 2018–196
- Southern Junior Floodlight Cup
- Winners (5): 1955–56, 1959–60, 1960–61, 1961–62, 1963–64
- South East Counties League
- Winners (10): 1954–55, 1956–57, 1957–58, 1958–59, 1959–60, 1960–61, 1961–62, 1962–63, 1973–74, 1983–84
- South East Counties League Cup
- Winners (11): 1952–53, 1953–54, 1956–57, 1957–58, 1958–59, 1962–63, 1964–65, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1983–84, 1986–87
- North Surrey Minor League
- Winners (1): 1953–54
- London Minor Challenge Cup
- Winners (3): 1949–50, 1951–52, 1953–54
External links
- About the Academy at Chelsea F.C. official website
- Why Chelsea could finally be reaping the rewards of their outstanding academy – These Football Times (2017)
References
"Academy – U21s". Chelsea F.C. Retrieved 4 February 2025. https://www.chelseafc.com/en/teams/men?tab=under21s ↩
"Academy – U18s". Chelsea F.C. Retrieved 4 July 2024. https://www.chelseafc.com/en/teams/men?tab=under18s ↩
"Academy – Staff". Chelsea F.C. Retrieved 4 June 2024. https://www.chelseafc.com/en/teams/men?tab=staff ↩
"U18 Premier League Cup – Champions". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 15 July 2022. https://www.worldfootball.net/winner/eng-u18-h-premier-league-cup/ ↩
"PL Cup report: Wolves 1–3 Chelsea". Chelsea F.C. 11 April 2024. Retrieved 11 April 2024. https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/article/pl-cup-report-wolves-1-3-chelsea ↩
"Arsenal U16 2–5 Chelsea U16: Talented young guns fall to lively Blues in showpiece final". Islington Gazette. 15 March 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2022. https://www.islingtongazette.co.uk/news/arsenal-u16s-took-chelsea-u16s-in-the-premier-league-u16-3813524 ↩