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".