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Leicester City F.C.

association football club in Leicester, England

Leicester City F.C. are an English professional football club, based at King Power Stadium in Leicester. They won the 2015–16 Premier League, their first top tier title.

Leicester City F.C.
Full nameLeicester City Football Club
Nickname(s)The Foxes
Founded1884 (as Leicester Fosse)
GroundKing Power Stadium, Leicester
Capacity32,262[1]
OwnerKing Power
ChairmanAiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha
ManagerEnzo Maresca
LeagueChampionship
2023–24Championship, 1st of 24 (promoted)
WebsiteClub website

Some of the club's most famous players include Gary Lineker, Peter Shilton, Gordon Banks and Jamie Vardy. Their present manager is Brendan Rodgers.

Name

  • 1884-1919 Leicester Fosse F.C.
  • 1919-present Leicester City F.C.

League position

Leicester City celebrate winning the Premier League in the 2015–16 season.
SeasonLeaguePositionNotes
2000/01Premier League13th
2001/02Premier League20thRelegated
2002/03First Division2ndPromoted
2003/04Premier League18thRelegated
2004/05EFL Championship15th
2005/06EFL Championship16th
2006/07EFL Championship19th
2007/08EFL Championship22ndRelegated
2008/09EFL League One1stChampions
2009/10EFL Championship5thPlay Off Semi Finalist
2010/11EFL Championship10th
2011/12EFL Championship9th
2012/13EFL Championship6thPlay Off Semi Finalist
2013/14EFL Championship1stChampions
2014/15Premier League14th
2015/16Premier League1stChampions
2016/17Premier League12th
2017/18Premier League9th
2018/19Premier League9th
2019/20Premier League5th
2020/21Premier League5th
2021/22premier league8th
22/23premier league18threlegated

Former position


European record

SeasonCompetitionRoundClubHomeAwayAggregate
1961–62European Cup Winners' CupPR Glenavon3–14–17–2
1R Atlético Madrid1–10–21–3
1997–98UEFA Cup1R Atlético Madrid0–21–21–4
2000–01UEFA Cup1R Red Star Belgrade1–11–3[nb 1]2–4
2016–17UEFA Champions LeagueGS Porto1–00–51st
Club Brugge2–13–0
Copenhagen1–00–0
R16 Sevilla2–01–23–2
QF Atlético Madrid1–10–11–2
2020–21UEFA Europa LeagueGS Braga4–0
AEK Athens2–1
Zorya Luhansk3–0
Notes
  • Goals by Leicester are listed first.
  • PR: Preliminary round
  • 1R: First round
  • GS: Group stage
  • R16: Round of 16
  • QF: Quarter-final

Players

First-team squad

As of 24 May 2021[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos. NationPlayer
1GK  DenmarkKasper Schmeichel (captain)
2DF  EnglandJames Justin
3DF  FranceWesley Fofana
4DF  TurkeyÇağlar Söyüncü
6DF  Northern IrelandJonny Evans
7MF  EnglandDemarai Gray
8MF  BelgiumYouri Tielemans
9FW  EnglandJamie Vardy (3rd captain)
10MF  EnglandJames Maddison
11MF  EnglandMarc Albrighton
12GK  WalesDanny Ward
13FW  AlgeriaIslam Slimani
14FW  NigeriaKelechi Iheanacho
No.Pos. NationPlayer
15MF  EnglandHarvey Barnes
17FW  SpainAyoze Pérez
18DF  GhanaDaniel Amartey
19FW  TurkeyCengiz Ünder (on loan from Roma)
20MF  EnglandHamza Choudhury
21DF  PortugalRicardo Pereira
24MF  FranceNampalys Mendy
25MF  NigeriaWilfred Ndidi
26MF  BelgiumDennis Praet
27DF  BelgiumTimothy Castagne
28DF  AustriaChristian Fuchs
33DF  EnglandLuke Thomas
35GK  SwitzerlandEldin Jakupović

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos. NationPlayer
16DF  CroatiaFilip Benković (at Cardiff City until the end of the 2020/21 season)
22MF  EnglandMatty James (at Barnsley until January 2021)
32MF  EnglandKiernan Dewsbury-Hall (at Luton Town until the end of the 2020/21 season)
No.Pos. NationPlayer
34DF  EnglandJosh Knight (at Wycombe until 3 January 2021)
—FW  AlgeriaRachid Ghezzal (at Beşiktaş until the end of the 2020/21 season)

Honours

League

Cup

  • FA Cup
    • Winners: 2020–21
    • Runners-up: 1948–49, 1960–61, 1962–63, 1968–69

Regional competitions

  • War League South
    • Champions: 1942[3]
  • Wartime Midland Cup
    • Winners: 1941[4]

References

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