2008/09 Chelsea Home Football Shirt (L)

Condition: 8/10 Excellent. The size motif has faded inside the collar. Some tiny bobbles on the lower front. The small 'climacool' motif has faded, near the lower hem

Size: Adult Large

Chest Measurement: 43-45 Inches / 109-114 CM

Manufacturer: Adidas

Colour: Blue, white & yellow trim

Material: Polyester

Seasons: 2008/2009

Player: N/A

Patches: N/A

Official Adidas Chelsea home football shirt from the 2008/09 season.

This jersey was also worn in the 2007/08 Champions League final, against Man Utd at the Luzhniki Stadium in Russia.

The condition of this original football jersey is 8/10 - Excellent. The size motif has faded inside the collar. Some tiny bobbles on the lower front. The small 'climacool' motif has faded, near the lower hem (see photos).

Chelsea sacked Scolari, replacing him with Russian national manager Guus Hiddink for the remainder of the 2008/09 season. Hiddink's regenerative effect was immediate, with four straight league wins, including a vital 1-0 victory away to Aston Villa in his first game in charge, moving Chelsea into the top three. Eleven wins in the team's last thirteen league games, marked by a 4-1 victory over Arsenal away at the Emirates Stadium, finally secured third place in the league, and Champions League football for a seventh consecutive season.

Although Chelsea's title challenge was already realistically over when he arrived, Hiddink led Chelsea to their fifth Champions League semi-final, knocking out Juventus and Liverpool before they were eliminated by FC Barcelona on away goals in the semi-final, with the performance of second leg referee Tom Henning Ovrebo proving particularly controversial.

Despite the Champions League exit, the season culminated in a trip to Wembley Stadium, with Chelsea's final game of 2008-09 contested against Everton in the 2009 FA Cup Final. Chelsea won 2-1, winning the FA Cup trophy for the fifth time in their history.