chelsea first won the fa cup in 1971.
when did chelsea first win the fa cup?
1971
1997 fa cup final





























the 1997 fa cup final was the 116th final of the fa cup. it took place on 17 may 1997 at wembley stadium and was contested by chelsea and middlesbrough, the north east club appearing in its first fa cup final.





























chelsea won 2–0 to win the fa cup for the second time, the first having come in 1970. their dutch manager, ruud gullit, thus became the first foreign or non-white manager to win a major trophy with an english club.
1997 fa cup final
a further revival under managers ruud gullit and gianluca vialli from 1996 to 2000 saw chelsea win the fa cup in 1997 and 2000, the league cup and uefa cup winners' cup in 1998, and qualify for the champions league for the first time; the club have not finished outside of the top ten in the premier league since the 1995–96 season. in 2003, chelsea were bought by russian billionaire roman abramovich, ushering in the club's current phase of success. josé mourinho led them to two league titles, an fa cup and two league cups in three seasons. the club added a further fa cup in 2009, and then their first league and fa cup "double" in 2010 with carlo ancelotti at the helm. under the stewardship of former player roberto di matteo, the club won a seventh fa cup in 2012, before going on to win its first uefa champions league title. mourinho's return in 2013 led to another first-place finish in the premier league by 2015, and after a poor run of form the following season, his replacement antonio conte led chelsea to another premier league victory in 2017. the following season, they won their 8th fa cup beating "the big six" rivals manchester united, 1-0.
history of chelsea f.c.