2008-09 Chelsea Third Shirt, Adidas’ all-yellow change design with royal blue trim and Samsung sponsor, best remembered for the 2009 FA Cup Final at Wembley. Chelsea wore the yellow kit against Everton and came from behind to win 2-1, with Didier Drogba equalising before Frank Lampard struck the decisive second-half winner.
Wear to inner neck, bobbling throughout material [Pictured]
The vivid yellow body is finished with blue Adidas shoulder stripes, matching collar and sleeve trim, embroidered club crest and Samsung branding across the front. The strong yellow-and-blue colour code gives the shirt a completely different identity from Chelsea’s traditional home designs while keeping the late-2000s Adidas construction unmistakable.
The shirt’s defining appearance came at Wembley on 30 May 2009. Louis Saha gave Everton the lead after just 25 seconds, but Drogba headed Chelsea level before Lampard fired home from distance to secure a 2-1 victory and Chelsea’s fifth FA Cup. Used as the club’s third kit throughout 2008-09, the yellow Adidas design finished its run on the biggest domestic stage with silverware.