2005 Football League Cup final
The 2005 Football League Cup final was a football match played between Liverpool and Chelsea on 27 February 2005 at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff. It was the final match of the 2004–05 Football League Cup, the 45th season of the Football League Cup, a football competition for the 92 teams in the Premier League and Football League. Liverpool were appearing in their tenth final; they had previously won seven and lost two while Chelsea were appearing in the final for the fourth time. They had previously won twice and lost once.
Match programme cover
The Millennium Stadium, the venue of the Football League Cup Final.
Didier Drogba, who scored Chelsea's second goal in the match.
Chelsea manager José Mourinho defended the gesture which saw him dismissed in the final
Chelsea Football Club is an English professional football club based in Fulham, West London. Founded in 1905, the team play their home games at Stamford Bridge. The club competes in the Premier League, the top division of English football. It won its first major honour, the League championship, in 1955. The club won the FA Cup for the first time in 1970, their first European honour, the Cup Winners' Cup, in 1971, and became the third English club to win the Club World Cup in 2022.
The first Chelsea team in September 1905
Chelsea players celebrate their first UEFA Champions League title against Bayern Munich (2012).
Players of Chelsea celebrating their first FIFA Club World Cup title (2021) after beating Brazilian side Palmeiras in the final
Stamford Bridge, West Stand
