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.
| Full name | Leicester City Football Club | |||
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| Nickname(s) | The Foxes | |||
| Founded | 1884 (as Leicester Fosse) | |||
| Ground | King Power Stadium, Leicester | |||
| Capacity | 32,262[1] | |||
| Owner | King Power | |||
| Chairman | Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha | |||
| Manager | Steve Cooper | |||
| League | Premier league | |||
| 2023–24 | Championship, 1st of 24 (promoted) | |||
| Website | Club website | |||
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Some of the club's most famous players include Gary Lineker, Peter Shilton, Gordon Banks and Jamie Vardy. Their present manager is Steve Cooper
Name
change- 1884-1919 Leicester Fosse F.C.
- 1919-present Leicester City F.C.
League position
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| Season | League | Position | Notes |
| 2000/01 | Premier League | 13th | |
| 2001/02 | Premier League | 20th | Relegated |
| 2002/03 | First Division | 2nd | Promoted |
| 2003/04 | Premier League | 18th | Relegated |
| 2004/05 | EFL Championship | 15th | |
| 2005/06 | EFL Championship | 16th | |
| 2006/07 | EFL Championship | 19th | |
| 2007/08 | EFL Championship | 22nd | Relegated |
| 2008/09 | EFL League One | 1st | Champions |
| 2009/10 | EFL Championship | 5th | Play Off Semi Finalist |
| 2010/11 | EFL Championship | 10th | |
| 2011/12 | EFL Championship | 9th | |
| 2012/13 | EFL Championship | 6th | Play Off Semi Finalist |
| 2013/14 | EFL Championship | 1st | Champions |
| 2014/15 | Premier League | 14th | |
| 2015/16 | Premier League | 1st | Champions |
| 2016/17 | Premier League | 12th | |
| 2017/18 | Premier League | 9th | |
| 2018/19 | Premier League | 9th | |
| 2019/20 | Premier League | 5th | |
| 2020/21 | Premier League | 5th | |
| 2021/22 | premier league | 8th | |
| 22/23 | premier league | 18th | relegated |
Former position
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European record
change| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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| 1961–62 | European Cup Winners' Cup | PR |  Glenavon
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3–1 | 4–1 | 7–2 |
| 1R |  Atlético Madrid
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1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | ||
| 1997–98 | UEFA Cup | 1R | Atlético Madrid
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0–2 | 1–2 | 1–4 |
| 2000–01 | UEFA Cup | 1R |  Red Star Belgrade
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1–1 | 1–3[nb 1] | 2–4 |
| 2016–17 | UEFA Champions League | GS |  Porto
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1–0 | 0–5 | 1st |
 Club Brugge
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2–1 | 3–0 | ||||
 Copenhagen
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1–0 | 0–0 | ||||
| R16 | Sevilla
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2–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | ||
| QF | Atlético Madrid
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1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | ||
| 2020–21 | UEFA Europa League | GS | Braga
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4–0 | ||
 AEK Athens
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2–1 | |||||
 Zorya Luhansk
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3–0 |
- Notes
- Goals by Leicester are listed first.
- PR: Preliminary round
- 1R: First round
- GS: Group stage
- R16: Round of 16
- QF: Quarter-final
- ↑ 'Away' leg held at the Gerhard Hanappi Stadium, Vienna, Austria
Players
changeFirst-team squad
change- 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.
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Out on loan
changeNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Honours
changeLeague
change- First Division/Premier League(first tier)
- Second Division/First Division/EFL Championship (second tier)
- Third Division/Second Division/EFL League One (third tier)
- Champions: 2008–09
Cup
changeRegional competitions
change- War League South
- Champions: 1942[3]
- Wartime Midland Cup
- Winners: 1941[4]
References
change- ↑ "King Power Stadium Overview". Leicester City Football Club. 8 August 2007. Archived from the original on 5 February 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2008.
- ↑ "First Team". Leicester City F.C. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ↑ Chalk, Gary; Holley, Duncan (1987). Saints – A complete record. Breedon Books. pp. 104–105. ISBN 978-0-907969-22-8.
- ↑ "Leicester City Through the Years: 1940-1950".