 Chelsea 's first shirt sponsor was Gulf Air , agreed during the 1983 – 84 season . The club were then sponsored by Grange Farms , Bai Lin Tea and Simod before a long @-@ term deal was signed with Commodore International in 1989 ; Amiga , an offshoot of Commodore , also appeared on the shirts . Chelsea were subsequently sponsored by Coors beer ( 1994 – 97 ) , Autoglass ( 1997 – 2001 ) , Emirates ( 2001 – 05 ) , Samsung Mobile ( 2005 – 08 ) and Samsung ( 2008 – 15 ) . Chelsea 's current shirt sponsor is the Yokohama Rubber Company . Worth £ 40 million @-@ per @-@ year , the deal is second in English football to Chevrolet 's £ 50 million @-@ per @-@ year sponsorship of Manchester United . 
