Chelsea — FIFA Soccer Manager 97

Under player-manager Ruud Gullit, Chelsea were becoming a cosmopolitan force with Italian, Dutch and French internationals. Won the FA Cup in 1997 — their first major trophy since 1971.

The Blues

Nickname

English Premier League

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Stamford Bridge

Stadium · 31,500 capacity

London

Area

Ruud Gullit ⭐

Player-Manager

72.0

Squad avg · 27 players

Best XI — 4-4-2

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FOR

RWB

Full Squad

#	Position	Player	Nationality	Age	Rating
1	GK	Dimitri Kharine Skills Move Speed 51 Agility 80 Acceleration 72 Stamina 63 Strength 67 Fitness 68 Skill Shooting 8 Passing 67 Heading 27 Control 68 Dribbling 17 Tack Tackling Determination 59 Tackling Skill 33 GK GK Kick 74 GK Throw 74 GK Handling 83 Other Cool 82 Awareness 86 Flair 27 Throw-in 12 Leadership 54 Consistency 75 Determination 50 Greed 35 Position ratings GK 79 RB 51 LB 51 CD 45 RWB 44 LWB 44 SW 51 DM 58 RM 53 LM 53 AM 54 RW 47 LW 47 FR 47 FOR 37 SS 40	🇷🇺 Russian	27	79
2	RWB	Dan Petrescu Skills Move Speed 77 Agility 63 Acceleration 72 Stamina 71 Strength 76 Fitness 71 Skill Shooting 55 Passing 83 Heading 62 Control 63 Dribbling 68 Tack Tackling Determination 75 Tackling Skill 78 GK GK Kick 19 GK Throw 24 GK Handling 16 Other Cool 74 Awareness 84 Flair 48 Throw-in 45 Leadership 58 Consistency 82 Determination 74 Greed 33 Position ratings GK 47 RB 77 LB 77 CD 75 RWB 73 LWB 73 SW 77 DM 80 RM 76 LM 76 AM 76 RW 72 LW 72 FR 70 FOR 63 SS 64	🇷🇴 Romanian	28	73
4	AM	Ruud Gullit ⭐ Skills Move Speed 68 Agility 66 Acceleration 59 Stamina 81 Strength 83 Fitness 79 Skill Shooting 86 Passing 85 Heading 79 Control 81 Dribbling 77 Tack Tackling Determination 45 Tackling Skill 57 GK GK Kick 22 GK Throw 8 GK Handling 14 Other Cool 87 Awareness 90 Flair 80 Throw-in 41 Leadership 63 Consistency 84 Determination 68 Greed 38 Position ratings GK 49 RB 68 LB 68 CD 65 RWB 69 LWB 69 SW 72 DM 76 RM 75 LM 75 AM 77 RW 76 LW 76 FR 78 FOR 79 SS 80	🇳🇱 Dutch	33	77
5	SW	Franck Leboeuf Skills Move Speed 63 Agility 84 Acceleration 67 Stamina 65 Strength 74 Fitness 63 Skill Shooting 62 Passing 85 Heading 63 Control 70 Dribbling 52 Tack Tackling Determination 78 Tackling Skill 83 GK GK Kick 20 GK Throw 18 GK Handling 17 Other Cool 68 Awareness 78 Flair 51 Throw-in 42 Leadership 51 Consistency 76 Determination 77 Greed 29 Position ratings GK 51 RB 78 LB 78 CD 76 RWB 70 LWB 70 SW 73 DM 80 RM 76 LM 76 AM 76 RW 68 LW 68 FR 65 FOR 64 SS 66	🇫🇷 French	28	73
6	CD	Steve Clarke Skills Move Speed 77 Agility 58 Acceleration 66 Stamina 65 Strength 70 Fitness 64 Skill Shooting 26 Passing 55 Heading 55 Control 60 Dribbling 53 Tack Tackling Determination 73 Tackling Skill 79 GK GK Kick 25 GK Throw 21 GK Handling 19 Other Cool 65 Awareness 75 Flair 32 Throw-in 56 Leadership 47 Consistency 77 Determination 79 Greed 44 Position ratings GK 45 RB 73 LB 73 CD 71 RWB 64 LWB 64 SW 68 DM 67 RM 61 LM 61 AM 59 RW 56 LW 56 FR 57 FOR 47 SS 47	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scottish	32	71
8	LWB	Andy Myers Skills Move Speed 81 Agility 62 Acceleration 66 Stamina 71 Strength 73 Fitness 70 Skill Shooting 34 Passing 72 Heading 57 Control 65 Dribbling 60 Tack Tackling Determination 75 Tackling Skill 77 GK GK Kick 18 GK Throw 25 GK Handling 19 Other Cool 69 Awareness 74 Flair 37 Throw-in 42 Leadership 40 Consistency 65 Determination 70 Greed 30 Position ratings GK 45 RB 73 LB 73 CD 71 RWB 68 LWB 68 SW 72 DM 73 RM 69 LM 69 AM 68 RW 65 LW 65 FR 63 FOR 52 SS 54	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	22	68
9	FOR	Gianluca Vialli Skills Move Speed 70 Agility 75 Acceleration 73 Stamina 79 Strength 88 Fitness 78 Skill Shooting 74 Passing 70 Heading 75 Control 65 Dribbling 52 Tack Tackling Determination 43 Tackling Skill 46 GK GK Kick 17 GK Throw 19 GK Handling 16 Other Cool 75 Awareness 80 Flair 76 Throw-in 38 Leadership 53 Consistency 58 Determination 68 Greed 40 Position ratings GK 48 RB 58 LB 58 CD 56 RWB 59 LWB 59 SW 62 DM 64 RM 65 LM 65 AM 66 RW 65 LW 65 FR 66 FOR 72 SS 71	🇮🇹 Italian	32	72
10	FOR	Mark Hughes Skills Move Speed 68 Agility 75 Acceleration 80 Stamina 80 Strength 93 Fitness 77 Skill Shooting 80 Passing 65 Heading 82 Control 85 Dribbling 65 Tack Tackling Determination 63 Tackling Skill 47 GK GK Kick 10 GK Throw 11 GK Handling 20 Other Cool 58 Awareness 78 Flair 72 Throw-in 41 Leadership 51 Consistency 66 Determination 77 Greed 55 Position ratings GK 48 RB 60 LB 60 CD 58 RWB 63 LWB 63 SW 64 DM 63 RM 64 LM 64 AM 66 RW 68 LW 68 FR 71 FOR 76 SS 75	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Welsh	32	76
11	DM	Dennis Wise Skills Move Speed 74 Agility 63 Acceleration 68 Stamina 76 Strength 68 Fitness 71 Skill Shooting 69 Passing 77 Heading 53 Control 70 Dribbling 65 Tack Tackling Determination 70 Tackling Skill 74 GK GK Kick 22 GK Throw 18 GK Handling 15 Other Cool 65 Awareness 83 Flair 67 Throw-in 51 Leadership 81 Consistency 67 Determination 67 Greed 41 Position ratings GK 45 RB 72 LB 72 CD 70 RWB 70 LWB 70 SW 73 DM 75 RM 74 LM 74 AM 74 RW 71 LW 71 FR 70 FOR 68 SS 69	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	29	75
12	CD	Mike Duberry Skills Move Speed 78 Agility 65 Acceleration 70 Stamina 73 Strength 75 Fitness 67 Skill Shooting 20 Passing 31 Heading 78 Control 43 Dribbling 27 Tack Tackling Determination 70 Tackling Skill 78 GK GK Kick 22 GK Throw 24 GK Handling 17 Other Cool 65 Awareness 68 Flair 15 Throw-in 36 Leadership 51 Consistency 77 Determination 83 Greed 36 Position ratings GK 44 RB 71 LB 71 CD 73 RWB 53 LWB 53 SW 60 DM 56 RM 48 LM 48 AM 45 RW 40 LW 40 FR 43 FOR 42 SS 38	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	20	73
13	GK	Kevin Hitchcock Skills Move Speed 59 Agility 74 Acceleration 64 Stamina 77 Strength 66 Fitness 62 Skill Shooting 19 Passing 63 Heading 36 Control 61 Dribbling 8 Tack Tackling Determination 34 Tackling Skill 23 GK GK Kick 73 GK Throw 69 GK Handling 79 Other Cool 78 Awareness 76 Flair 26 Throw-in 9 Leadership 85 Consistency 74 Determination 53 Greed 35 Position ratings GK 74 RB 43 LB 43 CD 39 RWB 36 LWB 36 SW 44 DM 52 RM 49 LM 49 AM 50 RW 43 LW 43 FR 43 FOR 40 SS 41	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	33	74
14	AM	Craig Burley Skills Move Speed 78 Agility 74 Acceleration 64 Stamina 72 Strength 67 Fitness 73 Skill Shooting 75 Passing 79 Heading 61 Control 69 Dribbling 65 Tack Tackling Determination 54 Tackling Skill 53 GK GK Kick 14 GK Throw 28 GK Handling 13 Other Cool 61 Awareness 70 Flair 68 Throw-in 45 Leadership 49 Consistency 57 Determination 67 Greed 57 Position ratings GK 45 RB 59 LB 59 CD 57 RWB 64 LWB 64 SW 66 DM 68 RM 70 LM 70 AM 72 RW 71 LW 71 FR 70 FOR 70 SS 71	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scottish	24	72
15	CD	David Lee Skills Move Speed 67 Agility 59 Acceleration 50 Stamina 60 Strength 77 Fitness 69 Skill Shooting 22 Passing 53 Heading 62 Control 52 Dribbling 30 Tack Tackling Determination 76 Tackling Skill 70 GK GK Kick 29 GK Throw 21 GK Handling 15 Other Cool 66 Awareness 68 Flair 19 Throw-in 38 Leadership 52 Consistency 68 Determination 68 Greed 35 Position ratings GK 42 RB 67 LB 67 CD 67 RWB 52 LWB 52 SW 59 DM 62 RM 54 LM 54 AM 52 RW 45 LW 45 FR 45 FOR 41 SS 41	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	26	67
16	DM	Roberto Di Matteo Skills Move Speed 70 Agility 77 Acceleration 50 Stamina 72 Strength 70 Fitness 63 Skill Shooting 72 Passing 86 Heading 65 Control 81 Dribbling 68 Tack Tackling Determination 70 Tackling Skill 78 GK GK Kick 19 GK Throw 16 GK Handling 21 Other Cool 64 Awareness 65 Flair 33 Throw-in 31 Leadership 30 Consistency 57 Determination 58 Greed 40 Position ratings GK 48 RB 72 LB 72 CD 71 RWB 69 LWB 69 SW 71 DM 77 RM 75 LM 75 AM 75 RW 70 LW 70 FR 67 FOR 66 SS 69	🇮🇹 Italian	26	77
17	LWB	Scott Minto Skills Move Speed 74 Agility 64 Acceleration 70 Stamina 70 Strength 71 Fitness 68 Skill Shooting 31 Passing 70 Heading 58 Control 65 Dribbling 51 Tack Tackling Determination 76 Tackling Skill 80 GK GK Kick 29 GK Throw 22 GK Handling 15 Other Cool 69 Awareness 70 Flair 43 Throw-in 51 Leadership 39 Consistency 73 Determination 74 Greed 46 Position ratings GK 45 RB 74 LB 74 CD 73 RWB 66 LWB 66 SW 70 DM 72 RM 68 LM 68 AM 67 RW 62 LW 62 FR 60 FOR 51 SS 53	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	24	66
18	CD	Erland Johnsen Skills Move Speed 70 Agility 60 Acceleration 53 Stamina 61 Strength 80 Fitness 70 Skill Shooting 24 Passing 39 Heading 79 Control 57 Dribbling 36 Tack Tackling Determination 70 Tackling Skill 75 GK GK Kick 15 GK Throw 17 GK Handling 21 Other Cool 70 Awareness 73 Flair 23 Throw-in 39 Leadership 56 Consistency 64 Determination 69 Greed 23 Position ratings GK 44 RB 70 LB 70 CD 72 RWB 54 LWB 54 SW 61 DM 60 RM 51 LM 51 AM 48 RW 44 LW 44 FR 47 FOR 44 SS 42	🇳🇴 Norwegian	29	72
19	CD	Paul Parker Skills Move Speed 70 Agility 55 Acceleration 65 Stamina 68 Strength 74 Fitness 62 Skill Shooting 27 Passing 47 Heading 53 Control 58 Dribbling 57 Tack Tackling Determination 77 Tackling Skill 76 GK GK Kick 51 GK Throw 21 GK Handling 14 Other Cool 60 Awareness 67 Flair 32 Throw-in 62 Leadership 49 Consistency 69 Determination 77 Greed 41 Position ratings GK 42 RB 69 LB 69 CD 69 RWB 62 LWB 62 SW 64 DM 61 RM 56 LM 56 AM 54 RW 54 LW 54 FR 55 FOR 45 SS 45	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	32	69
20	CD	Frank Sinclair Skills Move Speed 75 Agility 61 Acceleration 69 Stamina 69 Strength 79 Fitness 67 Skill Shooting 25 Passing 36 Heading 73 Control 54 Dribbling 32 Tack Tackling Determination 77 Tackling Skill 73 GK GK Kick 17 GK Throw 24 GK Handling 23 Other Cool 61 Awareness 69 Flair 21 Throw-in 42 Leadership 53 Consistency 60 Determination 72 Greed 45 Position ratings GK 44 RB 68 LB 68 CD 70 RWB 54 LWB 54 SW 60 DM 57 RM 50 LM 50 AM 47 RW 44 LW 44 FR 46 FOR 45 SS 42	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	24	70
22	CD	Jacob Kjeldberg Skills Move Speed 69 Agility 62 Acceleration 51 Stamina 63 Strength 80 Fitness 68 Skill Shooting 26 Passing 38 Heading 67 Control 55 Dribbling 31 Tack Tackling Determination 69 Tackling Skill 74 GK GK Kick 10 GK Throw 27 GK Handling 18 Other Cool 62 Awareness 67 Flair 20 Throw-in 40 Leadership 58 Consistency 43 Determination 69 Greed 41 Position ratings GK 41 RB 67 LB 67 CD 68 RWB 51 LWB 51 SW 58 DM 57 RM 49 LM 49 AM 47 RW 42 LW 42 FR 44 FOR 43 SS 41	🇩🇰 Danish	26	68
23	DM	Eddie Newton Skills Move Speed 75 Agility 68 Acceleration 67 Stamina 69 Strength 75 Fitness 66 Skill Shooting 50 Passing 78 Heading 59 Control 59 Dribbling 45 Tack Tackling Determination 71 Tackling Skill 71 GK GK Kick 27 GK Throw 25 GK Handling 12 Other Cool 69 Awareness 80 Flair 41 Throw-in 40 Leadership 57 Consistency 40 Determination 50 Greed 42 Position ratings GK 44 RB 70 LB 70 CD 69 RWB 63 LWB 63 SW 69 DM 75 RM 70 LM 70 AM 70 RW 63 LW 63 FR 60 FOR 58 SS 59	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	24	75
24	FOR	Mark Stein Skills Move Speed 72 Agility 68 Acceleration 60 Stamina 79 Strength 70 Fitness 83 Skill Shooting 69 Passing 65 Heading 68 Control 57 Dribbling 63 Tack Tackling Determination 44 Tackling Skill 47 GK GK Kick 21 GK Throw 15 GK Handling 21 Other Cool 62 Awareness 73 Flair 74 Throw-in 43 Leadership 40 Consistency 33 Determination 46 Greed 43 Position ratings GK 44 RB 54 LB 54 CD 53 RWB 60 LWB 60 SW 61 DM 61 RM 62 LM 62 AM 63 RW 64 LW 64 FR 66 FOR 67 SS 66	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	30	67
25	FOR	Gianfranco Zola Skills Move Speed 83 Agility 79 Acceleration 76 Stamina 62 Strength 63 Fitness 74 Skill Shooting 93 Passing 90 Heading 60 Control 90 Dribbling 89 Tack Tackling Determination 42 Tackling Skill 40 GK GK Kick 18 GK Throw 18 GK Handling 35 Other Cool 78 Awareness 85 Flair 87 Throw-in 38 Leadership 37 Consistency 63 Determination 57 Greed 55 Position ratings GK 57 RB 57 LB 57 CD 52 RWB 72 LWB 72 SW 71 DM 72 RM 78 LM 78 AM 81 RW 85 LW 85 FR 86 FOR 85 SS 86	🇮🇹 Italian	30	85
26	GK	Nick Colgan Skills Move Speed 44 Agility 73 Acceleration 60 Stamina 63 Strength 66 Fitness 72 Skill Shooting 16 Passing 51 Heading 40 Control 45 Dribbling 28 Tack Tackling Determination 41 Tackling Skill 21 GK GK Kick 68 GK Throw 67 GK Handling 73 Other Cool 66 Awareness 58 Flair 23 Throw-in 39 Leadership 51 Consistency 61 Determination 52 Greed 38 Position ratings GK 67 RB 38 LB 38 CD 35 RWB 37 LWB 37 SW 40 DM 43 RM 41 LM 41 AM 42 RW 41 LW 41 FR 41 FOR 34 SS 36	🇮🇪 Irish	22	67
27	LM	Paul Hughes Skills Move Speed 70 Agility 69 Acceleration 69 Stamina 82 Strength 78 Fitness 79 Skill Shooting 71 Passing 70 Heading 69 Control 72 Dribbling 52 Tack Tackling Determination 65 Tackling Skill 70 GK GK Kick 26 GK Throw 24 GK Handling 19 Other Cool 70 Awareness 80 Flair 39 Throw-in 55 Leadership 41 Consistency 53 Determination 64 Greed 32 Position ratings GK 48 RB 70 LB 70 CD 68 RWB 64 LWB 64 SW 69 DM 71 RM 68 LM 68 AM 68 RW 63 LW 63 FR 63 FOR 67 SS 66	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	20	68
28	RM	David Rocastle Skills Move Speed 72 Agility 61 Acceleration 73 Stamina 69 Strength 70 Fitness 63 Skill Shooting 74 Passing 65 Heading 60 Control 68 Dribbling 62 Tack Tackling Determination 65 Tackling Skill 73 GK GK Kick 23 GK Throw 20 GK Handling 12 Other Cool 61 Awareness 74 Flair 68 Throw-in 42 Leadership 41 Consistency 57 Determination 57 Greed 45 Position ratings GK 42 RB 68 LB 68 CD 68 RWB 68 LWB 68 SW 69 DM 69 RM 68 LM 68 AM 68 RW 66 LW 66 FR 67 FOR 69 SS 68	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	29	68
29	LB	Daniel Granville Skills Move Speed 65 Agility 60 Acceleration 50 Stamina 73 Strength 75 Fitness 79 Skill Shooting 47 Passing 47 Heading 65 Control 55 Dribbling 49 Tack Tackling Determination 60 Tackling Skill 67 GK GK Kick 29 GK Throw 24 GK Handling 34 Other Cool 70 Awareness 67 Flair 41 Throw-in 48 Leadership 33 Consistency 51 Determination 60 Greed 50 Position ratings GK 48 RB 64 LB 64 CD 64 RWB 56 LWB 56 SW 59 DM 58 RM 54 LM 54 AM 52 RW 51 LW 51 FR 52 FOR 52 SS 51	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	21	64
30	GK	Frode Grodas Skills Move Speed 59 Agility 83 Acceleration 59 Stamina 70 Strength 75 Fitness 72 Skill Shooting 26 Passing 60 Heading 47 Control 45 Dribbling 24 Tack Tackling Determination 28 Tackling Skill 31 GK GK Kick 79 GK Throw 82 GK Handling 87 Other Cool 79 Awareness 80 Flair 18 Throw-in 52 Leadership 50 Consistency 50 Determination 64 Greed 35 Position ratings GK 78 RB 46 LB 46 CD 42 RWB 41 LWB 41 SW 49 DM 54 RM 49 LM 49 AM 50 RW 46 LW 46 FR 45 FOR 41 SS 42	🇳🇴 Norwegian	21	78