leicester City

This is the story of Leicester City Football Club, situated within Leicester, England, the United Kingdom. The club was founded more than 100 years ago in the beginning during the 2015-16 season Leicester City won the Premier League in the Premier League, which was won with Claudio Ranieri being the manager. Also, during that same year, they was able to qualify to play in the UEFA Champions League.

In 1884, an old group of boys from Wyggeston School as "Leicester Fosse" The club was incorporated into The Football Association (FA) in 1890. Prior to shifting from Filbert Street in 1891, the club played on five different venues which included Victoria Park south-east of the city centre as well as Belgrave Road, which is the Belgrave Road Cycle and Cricket Ground. The club was also a part of to the Midland League in 1891, and was elected into Division Two of the Football League in 1894 after finishing in second place. Leicester's first Football League game was a 4-3 defeat against Grimsby Town, with a first League win in the next week, playing Rotherham United at Filbert Street. That same season also saw the club's biggest ever win in a 13-0 victory against Notts Olympic in an FA Cup qualifying match. In 1907-08 , the club finished in the Second Division runners-up, gaining promotion to the First Division, the highest stage in English football. However, the club was exiled following a single season, which also saw the club suffer its record loss by a score of 12-0 to Nottingham Forest.

In 1919, after League football resumed following World War I, Leicester Fosse stopped trading due to financial problems of which there is no information. The club was rebranded as "Leicester City Football Club" and was particularly fitting since the borough of Leicester was granted city status. After the name change, the club was able to achieve modest success during the 1920s under the leadership by Peter Hodge, who left in the month of May 1926, only to be replaced within two months with Willie Orr, and with the record-breaking goal scorer Arthur Chandler in the side They won their first Division Two title in 1924-25[15and had their second-highest league score in 1928-29, finishing runners-up with just one point over The Wednesday. However , the 1930s were a time of decline for the club and the club was relegated in 1934-35. Following promotion in 1936-37 demotion in 1938-39 saw the club finish with a relegation in the Division Two.

City made it to their first FA Cup final for the first time in their history in 1949, but lost three-one to Wolverhampton Wanderers. However, the club was enjoying the celebrations a week later, when a draw on the final game of the year secured the club's survival for the club in Division Two. Leicester took home Division Two's Division Two championship in 1954 with the help of Arthur Rowley, one of the club's most prolific strikers. Even though they were dropped out of Division One the next season under Dave Halliday, they returned in 1957 with Rowley scoring the club's record number of goals, 44, in a single season. Leicester continued to play within Division One until 1969, which is their longest run in the top league.

Under the leadership by Matt Gillies and his assistant Bert Johnson, Leicester reached the FA Cup final on another two occasions, only to lose both times in the years 1961 and 1963. In the end, they lost in the double-victory final to Tottenham Hotspur in 1961, they represented England in the European Cup Winners Cup. The 1962-63 season was when the club dominated in the First Division during the winter due to an incredible run of form on cold and frozen pitches. The team was dubbed"Ice Kings. "Ice Kings" ultimately finishing fourth. This was their best post-war record. Gillies led Leicester into their first silverware in the year 1964, in which Leicester defeated Stoke City 4-3 on aggregate to take home the League Cup for the first time. Leicester also made it to the League Cup final the following year, but fell by a score of 3-2 to Chelsea. Gillies and Johnson were both praised for their take on the "whirl" and "switch" system which was previously used for both the Austrian as well as the Hungarian National teams. After a disappointing beginning to the season Matt Gillies resigned in November 1968. The successor of the club, Frank O'Farrell was unable to stop the club from relegation, however the club did make it to the FA Cup final in 1969 and lost in the final to Manchester City 1-0.

As of 1971 Leicester received a promotion back into Division One, and won the Charity Shield for the first time. It was not typical, because of the double winners of Arsenal's participation in European competitions Division Two winners Leicester were invited to play FA Cup runners-up Liverpool, winning 1-0, thanks to a goal from Steve Whitworth. Jimmy Bloomfield was appointed for the start of the season, and the team was within the First Division for his tenure. Since Bloomfield was appointed has witnessed the team stay at the top of its division that long. Leicester made it to an FA Cup semi-final in 1973-74.

Frank McLintock, a noted player for seven years with Leicester during a period of success between the late Fifties and the mid Sixties was succeeded by Jimmy Bloomfield in 1977. City were dropped after the 1977-78 campaign and McLintock was forced to quit. Jock Wallace continued the success of previous Scottish management (after Peter Hodge and Matt Gillies) by guiding Leicester into winning the Division Two championship in 1980. [2828 Wallace was not able to maintain Leicester from Division One however, they did make it to the FA Cup semi-final in 1982. Under Wallace the City's most well-known players from home, Gary Lineker, emerged as a member of the first team. The next Leicester manager was Gordon Milne, who achieved promotion in 1983. Lineker played a role in helping Leicester to remain at the top of the First Division but was sold to Everton in 1985. Two years after that Leicester were dropped from the league after failing to find a replacement for his the teammate Alan Smith, who was transferred to Arsenal following Leicester was relegated.

Milne quit in 1986 He was succeeded in 1987 with David Pleat, who was dismissed in January of 1991, after putting Leicester in danger of being sent in the Third Division. Gordon Lee was put in the charge of Leicester until the end in the current season. Leicester took victory in their final game of the season. This allowed them to avoid being relegated to the third division of the league of football.

Brian Little took over in 1991. By the end of the 1991-92 campaign, Leicester had made it to the finals of the playoffs for an entry into the brand new FA Premier League, but was defeated by Blackburn Rovers and a penalty by the former Leicester forward Mike Newell. The club also made it to the playoff final later in the year, but lost by a score of 4-3 against Swindon Town, having come back from a 3-0 deficit. In 1993-94, City were elevated from the playoffs, defeating Derby County 2-1 in the final. Little left as Leicester manager in November to become manager at Aston Villa, and his successor Mark McGhee was unable to keep Leicester from finishing in the bottom two spots in the 1994-95 campaign.

McGhee quit the club abruptly in December 1995 when Leicester were in the top spot on the First Division to take charge of Wolverhampton Wanderers. McGhee got replaced with Martin O'Neill. In the O'Neill era, Leicester qualified for the 1996 Football League play-offs and beat Crystal Palace 2-1 in the final with the 120th minute Steve Claridge goal to gain promotion to the FA Premier League. After the promotions, Leicester established themselves in the Premier League with four successive top 10 places. O'Neill ended the wait of 33 years to win a major trophy taking home the League Cup twice, in 1997 and in 2000. Leicester finished runners-up in 1999. The club was then able to qualify for UEFA Cup in 1997-98 and 2000-01, their the first European tournament since the year 1961. On June 20, 2000, O'Neill quit Leicester City to become head of Celtic.

O'Neill has been replaced with O'Neill, who was the former England U-21 head coach Peter Taylor. In this period the club's European games ended with an 0-3 loss against Red Star Belgrade on 28 September 2000, in the UEFA Cup. Leicester started off well under Taylor's direction and dominated their league in Premier League for two weeks in autumn, and remaining in the hunt for the European place for the duration of the season. However, an unlucky end of season slump dragged them to a 13th place.

Taylor was dismissed following an inept start to the 2001-02 campaign and his succeeding Dave Bassett lasted just six months before being replaced by his deputy Micky Adams. The transition of the management team being made public just as relegation was confirmed. Leicester had only five league games throughout the season.

Leicester relocated to the new 32,314 seat Walkers Stadium at the start of the 2002-03 football season, closing 111 years of Filbert Street. Walkers are Leicestershire's crisp manufacturer, bought the rights to name the stadium for the duration of ten years. When the football club went into administration in October, 2002 it was placed into administration and was in debt that totaled PS30 million. The main reason was the disappearance of TV money (ITV Digital, also under administration offered cash towards First Division clubs for TV rights) and the huge salary bill, which was lower than anticipated fees for players who transferred to other clubs, as well as the PS37 million price tag for the stadium that was built. Adams was barred in the market of transfers for the majority of the season. This was even when the club was saved by a consortium headed by Gary Lineker. Adams was instrumental in guiding Leicester to the second place within Division One and automatic promotion into the Premier League with more than 90 points. But, Leicester lasted only one season in the top division and then were sent to the new Championship which was earlier called Division One.

When Adams quit as manager in the month of October, Craig Levein was appointed manager. The result was unsuccessful and, after 15 months in the helm, Levein was sacked, failing to bring the Foxes any closer to the top of the league. Manager assistant Rob Kelly took over as the interim manager and, after winning three of four games the team was given the task of seeing the remainder seasons. Kelly guided Leicester towards safety, and in April of 2006 was appointed manager on an ongoing basis.

The month of October, 2006 former Portsmouth chairperson Milan Mandaric was quoted as declaring that he was considering buying the club with a cost of PS6 million which included the current squad worth around PS4.2 million. The deal was officially announced on February 13, 2007. The following day, on April 11, 2007 Rob Kelly was sacked as manager, with Nigel Worthington appointed as caretaker manager until the conclusion in the current season. Worthington helped the club avoid the drop and was not given the job on a long-term basis. On May 25, 2007, the club announced the former Milton Keynes Dons manager Martin Allen as their new manager on the possibility of a three-year contract. Allen's relationships with Mandaric began to get heated and after just four matches, Allen left by mutual agreement on the 29th August 2007. The 13th September 2007 was the date that Mandaric declared Gary Megson as the new manager of the club and cited Megson's "wealth of expertise" as the primary aspect in his appointment. But, Megson left on 24 October 2007 following only six weeks in charge due to an appeal to his services to Bolton Wanderers. Mandaric put Frank Burrows and Gerry Taggart in the same position as temporary managers until a permanent manager was selected.

On the 22nd of November, Ian Holloway was appointed manager. He became the very first Leicester manager in more than 50 years to be victorious in his first match as manager, defeating Bristol City 2-0. However, this victory was not to last long, and Leicester were dropped from the Championship at the close in the season 2007/08. Holloway was released by mutual agreement after a mere one season at the club. He was substituted with Nigel Pearson.

The 2008-09 season was Leicester's first season without those two high levels that comprise English football. However, they reached their lowest point seven years prior to they became the 2015-16 Premier League champions - the fastest rise in seven years towards the top level in the English football league system, apart the emergence of Ipswich Town in 1962. After being dropped to the third tier in the preceding season Leicester went back up to Championship in the first time in 2008-09 and finished as Champions of League One after a 2-0 victory over Southend United, with two games in hand. The 2009-2010 season saw Leicester's return to form under the guidance of manager Nigel Pearson continue, as the club finished fifth in the league and was in the Championship play-offs in their debut season in the second division. Even though they were the 2-0 deficit on aggregate against Cardiff City, to briefly lead 3-2, they ultimately were defeated in a penalty shoot-out during the semi-finals of play-offs. In the final stages in the campaign, Pearson quit Leicester to be director of Hull City, claiming he was concerned that the club would not want to retain him. He also claimed the fact that Paulo Sousa had been the player during both play-off matches, suggesting the possibility of a replacement. On July 7, 2010 Sousa has been confirmed to be Pearson's replacement.

In August of 2010, following a deal on the three-year sponsorship agreement for the shirt with duty-free retailer and the King Power Group, Mandaric transferred the club to Thai-led company Asian Football Investments (AFI) led by the King Power Group's Vichai and his son , Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha. Mandaric is the owner of AFI was appointed the club's chairman. On the 1st of October, 2010, after a disappointing start that resulted in Leicester finish last in the Championship with only one victory from the initial nine league games, Paulo Sousa was sacked by the club immediately effective. The next day, Sven-Goran Eriksson, who was invited by Leicester following the loss of 6-1 to the bottom of the table Portsmouth two weeks prior was chosen as his replacement. He signed to a two-year deal at the club. On the 10th of February, the 10th of February, 2011, Vichai from Thailand, a part of the Asia Football Investments consortium, was appointed head of the club, following Mandaric was dismissed in November in order to assume the role of Sheffield Wednesday.

Leicester were considered to be one of the top contenders to be promoted during the 2011-12 season however, on the 24th October of 2011, following a lackluster beginning, with the Foxes only winning 5 of the initial 13 games, Eriksson left the club through mutual agreement. The following week, Nigel Pearson returned to the club as Eriksson's replacement. Pearson went on to manage The Foxes to a sixth-place finishing during the season 2012-2013, which ensured Leicester could be at the top of the Championship play-offs. But, Leicester lost the playoff semi-final by a 3-2 aggregate score to Watford following Anthony Knockaert missed a late penalty, and Troy Deeney scored right at the end of the game following a fast attack from the Manuel Almunia double save.

In 2014, Leicester's climb through the league system made the mark of a breakthrough. Their home victory of 2-1 over Sheffield Wednesday, combined with defeats by Queens Park Rangers and Derby County which allowed Leicester City to clinch promotion to the Premier League after a ten-year absence. The following month, a win over Bolton resulted in Leicester be crowned Champions of the 2013-14 Championship which was the seventh time they were champions of England's second division.

Leicester began its first campaign in the Premier League since 2004 with an impressive run of outcomes in their initial five league games, beginning with a draw of 2-2 on the first day against Everton. The Foxes won the very first Premier League win since May 2004, when they scored an 1-0 victory over Stoke City. The 21st September of 2014 Leicester continued to deliver one of the best turnarounds ever recorded in Premier League history to beat Manchester United 5-3 at the King Power Stadium after coming back from a 3-1 deficit with just 30 minutes remaining in the game to secure four points. They also created Premier League history by becoming the first team to defeat Manchester United from a two-goal deficit, since the league's debut in 1992.

The 2014-15 season was a disaster. the team's poor form caused the team to fall into the lowest in the table of league standings. They had just 19 points in 29 games. On April 3, 2015., the team was just seven points off safety. This could have meant an abrupt end to Leicester's seven-year climb however, seven wins in the final nine league games made that the Foxes ended the season 14th having scored 41 points. They ended the season with a 5-1 defeat of the relegated Queens Park Rangers. The improvement in their results was called one of the Premier League's most memorable escapes from the relegation process. They were also only the 3rd team of Premier League history to survive after finishing last at the time of Christmas (the other two teams were West Bromwich Albion in 2005 and Sunderland in 2014) And there was no other team in the league with less than 20 points in 29 games had ever been in the top position.

The 30th of June, 2015. Pearson was dismissed, and the club stated, "The working relationship between Nigel and the Board is no longer sustainable." The decision to sack Pearson was a result of various public relations problems involving Pearson throughout the season and the most significant of them all was his son James who was involved in an "racist sexually explicit tape" that was allegedly made in the presence of three Leicester reserve team members in Thailand as part of a post-season 'goodwill' tour. Leicester responded by the appointment of the former Chelsea coach Claudio Ranieri as their new manager for the season of the 2015-16 Premier League season. In spite of a initially skeptical reaction to the appointment of Ranieri however, the club enjoyed an impressive start to the season. The striker Jamie Vardy scored 13 goals during 11 matches in a row from August through November breaking the Ruud van Nistelrooy Premier League record of scoring in 10 consecutive games. On the 19th of December Leicester beat Everton 3-1 at Goodison Park to top the Premier League on Christmas Day after being bottom for 12 months before. A 2-0 win at Sunderland on April 10 as well as Tottenham Hotspur's 3-0 victory against Manchester United, ensured Leicester's eligibility to the UEFA Champions League for the first time in their history.

Leicester took home in the Premier League on 2 May 2016, following a game in which Tottenham lost an 2-0 lead over Chelsea by drawing 2-2 in the "Battle of Stamford Bridge". The result was the fastest rise in seven years to the title, with the exception of Ipswich Town in 1962. Many bookmakers considered that the victory of Leicester such a risk they Ladbrokes along with William Hill offered odds of 5,00-1 to win it in the first week this season. The bookmakers had never offered such odds. The title was the biggest prize in British sports history with prize money that totaled PS25 million. Due to the win for the title the team was named "The Unbelievables" which was a spin-off that harks back to Arsenal's undefeated squad "The Invincibles". The magnitude of the win has drawn attention from all over the world for the club as well as the City of Leicester. The Economist said the team would "pored over for managerial lessons". Some commentators considered it an inspiration for other clubs, and fundamentally changing the expectations of English football.

Leicester gained notoriety for their counter-attacking style playing, "incredible pace in the zones where it is essential" and their defensive vigilance. Former manager Nigel Pearson was credited by many pundits and supporters for having laid the basis for Leicester's title-winning season. Many players were appreciated for their commitment to work and teamwork which was evident throughout the team. Responding to City taking home in the Premier League, Executive chairman Richard Scudamore said to online casino malaysia :

If this was a once in every 5,000-year event, then we've effectively got another 5,000 years of hope ahead of us.

A film is being made based on the story which revolves on Jamie Vardy.

Leicester although they did very well during their Champions League, struggled domestically in 2016-17, and spent a lot of the first couple of weeks in the lowest of the list. In December of 2016, Ranieri was awarded coach of the year as well as Leicester Team of the Year at BBC Sports Personality of the Year ceremony. But on February 23rd, 2017 Ranieri was fired for the club's ongoing poor performance, which resulted in their being one point ahead of the zone of relegation. The decision was met with great astonishment and outrage by the media, and Gary Lineker called the sacking "very sad" and "inexplicable" and Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho blamed the blame to "selfish footballers". There were rumors circulating a few days after that, players were having meetings with owners to discuss the decision to sack Ranieri without Ranieri being aware, which led to massive outrage on social media. However, the allegations were never confirmed.

Craig Shakespeare took over as caretaker managerand, in his first game in charge, Leicester won 3-1 against fifth-placed Liverpool in which Vardy scoring two goals. In his second game as caretaker manager, Shakespeare played Leicester to another victory of 3-1 against Hull City. After two excellent performances and triggering "the kind of positive reaction we were hoping change would bring" The club's owners decided that Shakespeare would be the manager of the club until the final game of the season.

The 2016-17 season was the first time in 15 years when Leicester were able to qualify for European football. Leicester were part of the group G for the 2016-17 UEFA Champions League, alongside Porto, Copenhagen and Club Brugge. For their debut Champions League campaign, they were undefeated for the first five games in order to make it to the knockout stage with the title of group champions. The Foxes were then up against La Liga club Sevilla in the round of 16, and beat Sevilla Spanish team by 2-0 and 3-2 at the aggregate to make it to the quarterfinals. Then they played Atletico Madrid and were able to draw 1-1 in the second match however they the team lost 2-1 following a 1-0 loss in the initial game. The result ended the Leicester team's 2016-17 European campaign and they were crowned Champions League quarter-finalists. In spite of the loss Leicester was unbeaten in home matches during the 2016-17 Champions League.

Shakespeare was awe-inspiring in his time as a caretaker in the interim, was given a full-time job on a contract of three years. But, after a disappointing beginning to the season, he was fired in October 2017, after just four months in charge, leaving Leicester at the 18th position in the league table. He was replaced by the former Southampton manager Claude Puel on 25 October 2017. At the time Christmas came around, Leicester were in 8th place within the Premier League and went on to finish a spot lower at 9th place towards the end of the season.

Despite reports that Puel was leaving but he remained with the club until the following season and was a good performer. But, the team went through an ineffective run of games in 2019 , which resulted in Leicester be beaten by four successive home defeats. Following an away defeat of 4-1 against Crystal Palace, Puel was dismissed on February 24, 2019 and the club was placed at the 12th spot. The following day, on the 26th of February the the former Liverpool director Brendan Rodgers was appointed as his replacement. The team finished the season in ninth place.

The 2019-20 season was off to a fantastic beginning under the guidance of Rodgers as the club racking up 38 points in the first 16 games and winning an eight-match streak from the 19th of October to 8 December. On the 25th of October, 2019 Leicester had a record-breaking 9-0 victory against Southampton during the Premier League, the joint-largest victory of the season in Premier League history and the most important away victory of any team in English Top flight football history. Although they were in the top four for the majority of this season Leicester had a slide off in performance towards the conclusion of the season. They were able to win only two of their nine games following the return of league play following the COVID-19 Pandemic. Three defeats in the final four games saw them fall to fifth place, their second-highest Premier League finish in their history , and also securing an Europa League place for the next season.

15 May 2021 was the day that Leicester took home their first FA Cup after beating Chelsea 1-1 thanks to the goal of Youri Tielemans goal that was scored from 25 yards having previously lost four FA Cup finals. In the 2021-2021 Premier League, Leicester qualified for the UEFA Europa League for the second time in a row.

The 2021-22 season, Leicester played in the UEFA Europa League where they were drawn against Napoli, Spartak Moscow and Legia Warsaw in Group C of the tournament. They came third and were transferred to the newly formed UEFA Europa Conference League. Leicester was eliminated in the semi finals by AS Roma in the semi final, falling 2:1 to win the total.

The club's home colors consisting of royal blue shirts white shorts, and royal blue or white socks have been worn for the team's uniforms for the majority of its existence. "The Foxes" is the most commonly used nickname for the club. The depiction of a Fox first included in the club's logo in 1948. Leicestershire is famous for its the fox and hunting foxes. This is what gave the club the name "The Foxes".

The Leicester City badge is in the 2009-2010 season in order to celebrate 125 years of the football club.

From 1992 onwards, the badge of the club has been adorned with a fox's head set on the Cinquefoil and the Cinquefoil has a similar design to one that is used for the coat of arms used by Leicester. As with many other clubs in football, Leicester have a club emblem, which is known as "Filbert Fox." Since 1941, Leicester have began the use of the Post Horn Galop at home matches. The club plays a more modern rendition of this tune before the teams begin after the interval. In the first half, the tune is typically played live on the field.

"Foxes Don't Quit" is the motto of the club that is displayed above the tunnel's entrance before the teams leave for the field. The move of the club to their new stadium in 2002 led to some modifications to the crest that was worn to that point. Since then, the design has changed to become the current badge. In 2009-10 in the club's 125th birthday year the crest was a special edition that was used on both the away and home kits. This season it were also changes of Leicester Fosse's Leicester Fosse initial away shirt for the away kit however, with black shorts, as opposed to the white.

Since the year 2018 the Leicester City kit has been produced by the German sporting goods company Adidas. The previous manufacturers included Bukta (1962-64 1990-1992), Admiral (1976-79, 1983-88), Umbro (1979-83), Scoreline (1988-90), Fox Leisure (1992-2000), Le Coq Sportif (2000-05), JJB (2005-07), Jako (2007-09), Joma (2009-10), Burrda (2010-12) as well as Puma (2012-18).

The shirt's main sponsors are Tourism Authority of Thailand featuring the phrase "Thailand Smiles with You." The shirt sponsor is long-time King Power, a company that is also managed by owners of the team however, King Power will continue to as the shirt sponsor for domestic cup as well as European tournaments. The first logo of sponsorship to be featured on the Leicester shirt was Ind Coope back in 1983. British snack food producer Walkers Crisps held a long relationship with the club sponsorship of the club's shirts starting in 1987 through 2001, and also their ground was built in 2002, but not until 2011 which was when King Power took over. Other sponsors include John Bull (1986-87), LG (2001-03), Alliance & Leicester (2003-07), Topps Tiles (2007-09), Jessops (2009-10),[citation required as well as Loros (2009-10). Siam Commercial Bank became their first sleeves sponsor. The agreement was in effect during the period of 2017-18. For the seasons 2018-19 and 2019-20 the sleeve sponsor included Bia Saigon.

In their beginnings, Leicester played at numerous venues, but they have played in only two since joining to the Football League. When they first started out, they were playing on a field near Fosse Road. Fosse Road, hence the first name, Leicester Fosse. They then moved into Victoria Park, and subsequently to Belgrave Road. After becoming professional, the club relocated from Victoria Park to Mill Lane. After being exiled of Mill Lane the club played at the County Cricket ground, while searching for an alternative ground. The club was able to secure the use of a section of ground along Filbert Street, and moved to the ground in 1891.

Some of the improvements made by noted soccer architect Archibald Leitch occurred in the Edwardian time period and in 1927, an additional stand of two levels was built. It was dubbed"the Double Decker, a name that it would use until the stadium's closing in 2002. The facility was not upgraded further, aside from the mandatory seating being added until 1993, when construction began on the brand new Carling Stand. The stand was spectacular, whereas other areas of the stadium was undeveloped since the 1920s. This caused Manager Martin O'Neill to say he often "lead new signings backwards" and they would only see just the Carling Stand.

The club relocated away of Filbert Street back in 2002 and moved to the new stadium, which is 32,500 seats. The stadium was initially known as"the Walkers Stadium in a deal with the food manufacturer Walkers and their logo is still seen in a few areas around the exterior area of the venue. The first match played in Walkers was a friendly 1-1 draw with Athletic Bilbao, with Bilbao's Tiko was the first player to score at the stadium, as well as Jordan Stewart being the first Leicester player to score. The first game played competitively was a 2-0 win against Watford. The stadium has been the venue for an England international match against Serbia and Montenegro and Montenegro, which ended in a 2-1 win to England and Montenegro, as well as international matches among Brazil and Jamaica and Jamaica with Ghana. The stadium is used for games for the Heineken Cup European Rugby semi-finals for the Leicester Tigers rugby club, which is located within a mile from the King Power Stadium.

On the 19th of August, 2010, it was discovered that the new King Power owners King Power wanted to rename the stadium King Power Stadium, and was planning to expand the stadium's capacity to 42,000 if Leicester get promoted. On the 5th of July, the 5th of July in 2011, Leicester City confirmed the Walkers Stadium would now be called"the" King Power Stadium. In 2020, the team moved into a state-of-the art training facility situated in Seagrave, a Leicestershire town of Seagrave that is which is described as having "some of the most impressive facilities anywhere in the entire world." The old training ground of the club Belvoir Drive now serves as the training facility that plays host to Leicester City W.F.C.

The majority of Leicester supporters consider Nottingham Forest to be their primary rival, which is located just only 24 miles away. Other regional rivals of Leicester is Derby County. A Derby County derby is an East Midlands derby is any game that involves two of these three clubs.

Leicester also have an infamous rivalry with Coventry City, the game between Coventry City and Leicester has been called the M69 derby, named for the M69 motorway that connects Coventry City and Leicester.

Notes

• Goals by Leicester are listed first.
• PR: Preliminary round
• 1R: First round
• GS: Group stage
• R32: Round of 32
• R16: Round of 16
• QF: Quarter-final
• SF: Semi-final

Leicester City F.C. achievements :

• First Division / Premier League
  • Winners (1): 2015–16
• Second Division / First Division / Championship
  • Winners (7): 1924–25, 1936–37, 1953–54, 1956–57, 1970–71, 1979–80, 2013–14
  • Play-Offs Winners (2): 1993–94, 1995–96
• Football League One
  • Winners (1): 2008–09

• FA Cup
  • Winners (1): 2020–21
• Football League Cup
  • Winners (3): 1963–64, 1996–97, 1999–2000
• FA Charity Shield / FA Community Shield
  • Winners (2): 1971, 2021

From the moment Peter Hodge was hired after World War I, the team was without an official manager. The secretary/manager role was in place, but the board and selection committee were in charge of the majority of team matters. Hodge was Hodge who instituted an organization at the club that saw the manager to have full control over staff and player selection of teams, players and the tactics. Even though Hodge was at first referred to as "secretary/manager" Hodge has since been appointed the first officially appointed "manager".

Leicester have had a total of 9 permanent managers and secretary/managers, as well as 37 permanent manager (not not including the caretakers). Nigel Pearson and Peter Hodge have each had two distinct periods as the manager of Leicester. Dave Bassett also had a second stint as the caretaker manager following his time as the permanent manager.

As of match played 22 May 2022

Graham Cross holds the record for the most Leicester appearances as a defender, playing 606 games from 1960 to 1976. This up from 599 after the club's decision of incorporating the 1961 Charity Shield into official records. But, Adam Black holds the record for the highest number of appearances in the league with 528 games between 1920 and 1935.

The striker Arthur Chandler is currently the club's record-breaking goal scorer who scored 273 goals over his 12 seasons at the club. He also scored in eight consecutive matches during the1924-25 period. The most goals scored in a single season by the club is 44 , scored by Arthur Rowley, in the 1956-57 season. The fastest goal of the team's history came from Matty Fryatt. He scored in just nine seconds in the match against Preston North End in April 2006.

Jamie Vardy broke the Premier League record of having scored 13 goals over 11 league matches in the 15-16 Premier League season. Vardy was also ninth in the league to achieve at least 20 top-flight goals in a single season after Arthur Chandler, Ernie Hine, Arthur Rowley, Jimmy Walsh, Ken Keyworth, Jackie Sinclair, Frank Worthington and Gary Lineker. Vardy's goal in Sunderland on April 10, 2016 was an individual player, after Gary Lineker in 1984-85 to score 20 goals in the top flight for the club. He had already become the club's highest Premier League scorer in a single season.

The record transfer amount that was paid to Leicester for one player was PS40 millions for Monaco midfielder Youri Tielemans. The most expensive transfer fee paid for an Leicester player was around PS80 million paid by Manchester United for Harry Maguire and at the time of the transfer , it was the 11th highest fee ever, the highest transfer in between two English teams and also the highest ever for a defensive player.

The club's attendance record is 47,298 for a match against Tottenham Hotspur at Filbert Street in the fifth round of an FA Cup clash in 1928. The most successful record in the league at their present home in King Power Stadium, King Power Stadium, was 32,242 at a game against Sunderland on August 8, 2015. The largest attendance ever in a football non-competitive game of 32,188 was witnessed in a preseason friendly in the match against Spanish bigs Real Madrid on 30 July 2011.

Leicester's best ever league finish is their first ever finish to be in the Premier League in 2015-16. The lowest league finish they have ever had was their first ever finish during League One in 2008-09. Leicester are tied in the league with Manchester City for having won the most English second-tier titles (7). Leicester have played on 5 FA Cup finals, winning only once in 2021.

The longest run of unbeaten streaks for Leicester in the league took place between 1 November 2008 to 7 March 2009 after which they were unbeaten for 23 consecutive games in their quest for their League One title. (This was their first ever season playing in the third tier in English soccer). The longest streak of consecutive wins within the League is 9 which was achieved from 21 December 2013 to 1 February 2014. (in the Championship).

The 2015-16 campaign saw Leicester took home an award that The Daily Telegraph called "one among the more amazing league titles ever" and set a number of new club records, both historical and historic. They suffered the smallest away defeats of any top-flight season because they were only defeated two times on their journeys. They also registered the lowest number of losses of any of the clubs' Premier League seasons, losing only three games in their entire campaign. The club also set a record for having the most consecutive victories in the top division with each of them coming with Watford, Newcastle United, Crystal Palace, Southampton and Sunderland. Additionally, they had an unbeaten streak of five consecutive clean sheets, all against the five opponents. In 2015-16, the King Power Stadium home crowd in 2015-16 saw their team lose only one time in the Premier League all season.

Leicester have made its UEFA Champions League debut in the 2016-17 season. It was their four-time appearances in European football. They was just the 3rd English team to triumph in the day of their Champions League debut, after Manchester United in 1994 and Newcastle United in 1997. They were also only the second English team to take home a win during the day of their Champions League debut, and beat all three of their first matches during the tournament. The team is the only one to ever in Champions League history to keep clean sheets throughout each of their first four games of the competition.

In March 2017 The team became the 50th club to reach the Champions League quarter-finals.

On October 25, 2019 Leicester City set the record for the most impressive percentage of home victory within the English top division, defeating Southampton 9-0, at St Mary's Stadium. The team also broke records for biggest percentage of victory of any team in Premier League history, equalling Manchester United's 9-0 win at home against Ipswich Town in 1995. This means that Leicester have the records for all-time top of the league records for the biggest loss, the biggest away win, as well as the greatest scoring draw.

Since they were admitted to the Football League in 1894, Leicester have been a part of their time in the top two levels in English football. Leicester have been outside of the top two tiers just once in their entire history to this point. In the 2008-09 football season, they were at League One, the third class in English football, following their demotion from the Championship prior to the season. But, they were able to make an immediate move back into the 2nd division when they were promoted to champions in the season 2008-09. They have never played in England's third division.

• 1894–1908 Division 2 (L2)
• 1908–1909 Division 1 (L1)
• 1909–1915 Division 2 (L2)
• 1919–1925 Division 2 (L2)
• 1925–1935 Division 1 (L1)
• 1935–1937 Division 2 (L2)
• 1937–1939 Division 1 (L1)
• 1946–1954 Division 2 (L2)
• 1954–1955 Division 1 (L1)
• 1955–1957 Division 2 (L2)
• 1957–1969 Division 1 (L1)
• 1969–1971 Division 2 (L2)
• 1971–1978 Division 1 (L1)
• 1978–1980 Division 2 (L2)
• 1980–1981 Division 1 (L1)
• 1981–1983 Division 2 (L2)
• 1983–1987 Division 1 (L1)
• 1987–1992 Division 2 (L2)
• 1992–1994 Division 1 (L2)
• 1994–1995 Premier League (L1)
• 1995–1996 Division 1 (L2)
• 1996–2002 Premier League (L1)
• 2002–2003 Division 1 (L2)
• 2003–2004 Premier League (L1)
• 2004–2008 Championship (L2)
• 2008–2009 League One (L3)
• 2009–2014 Championship (L2)
• 2014–present Premier League (L1)

L1 = Level 1 of the football league system; L2 = Level 2 of the football league system; L3 = Level 3 of the football league system.

• Seasons spent at Level 1 of the football league system: 54
• Seasons spent at Level 2 of the football league system: 62
• Seasons spent at Level 3 of the football league system: 1

(up to and including 2021–22)

As of 7 March 2022

Directors & Senior Management
Role	Person
Chairman	Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha
Vice Chairman	Apichet Srivaddhanaprabha
Chief Executive	Susan Whelan
Finance Director	Simon Capper
Director of Football	Jon Rudkin
Football Operations Director	Andrew Neville
Operations Director	Anthony Mundy
Strategy Director	Nick Oakley
Communications Director	Anthony Herlihy
HR Director	Liam Dolan-Barr
Commercial Director	Dan Barnett
General Counsel	Matthew Phillips

First Team Management
Role	Person
First Team Manager	Brendan Rodgers
First Team Assistant Manager	Chris Davies
First Team Coach	Kolo Touré
First Team Coach	Adam Sadler
First Team Coach & Goalkeeping Coach	Mike Stowell
First Team Fitness Coach	Glen Driscoll
Head of Fitness & Conditioning	Matt Reeves
Head of Medicine	Bryan English
Kit Manager	Paul McAndrew
Head of Senior Player Recruitment	Martyn Glover
Academy Director	Jon Rudkin

Leichester City F.C. player statistics :

Leicester City's Player of the Year award is voted for by the club's supporters at the end of every season.

Leicester City Player of the Year

Year	Winner
1987–88	Steve Walsh
1988–89	Alan Paris
1989–90	Gary Mills
1990–91	Tony James
1991–92	Gary Mills
1992–93	Colin Hill
1993–94	Simon Grayson
1994–95	Kevin Poole
1995–96	Garry Parker
1996–97	Simon Grayson
1997–98	Matt Elliott
1998–99	Tony Cottee
1999–2000	Gerry Taggart
2000–01	Robbie Savage
2001–02	Robbie Savage
2002–03	Paul Dickov
2003–04	Les Ferdinand
2004–05	Danny Tiatto
2005–06	Joey Guðjónsson
2006–07	Iain Hume
2007–08	Richard Stearman
2008–09	Steve Howard
2009–10	Jack Hobbs
2010–11	Richie Wellens
2011–12	Kasper Schmeichel
2012–13	Wes Morgan
2013–14	Danny Drinkwater
2014–15	Esteban Cambiasso
2015–16	Riyad Mahrez
2016–17	Kasper Schmeichel
2017–18	Harry Maguire
2018–19	Ricardo Pereira
2019–20	Jamie Vardy
2020–21	Ricardo Pereira
2021–22	James Maddison

The following have played for Leicester and have been inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame:

•  Gordon Banks 2002 (Inaugural Inductee)
•  Peter Shilton 2002 (Inaugural Inductee)
•  Gary Lineker 2003
•  Don Revie 2004 (Inducted as a manager)
•  Frank McLintock 2009

The Football League 100 Legends is a list of "100 legendary football players" produced by The Football League in 1998, to celebrate the 100th season of League football. It also included Premier League players, and the following former Leicester City players were included:

•   Arthur Rowley
•  Gordon Banks
•  Frank McLintock
•  Peter Shilton
•  Gary Lineker

Includes competitive appearances only. Current players in bold.

• Graham Cross 600
• Adam Black 557
• Kasper Schmeichel 479
• Hugh Adcock 460
• Mark Wallington 460
• Steve Walsh 450
• Arthur Chandler 419
• John Sjoberg 414
• Mal Griffiths 409
• Steve Whitworth 401
• Jamie Vardy 385
• Andy King 379
• Sep Smith 373
• Mike Stringfellow 370
• Richie Norman 365
• Gordon Banks 356
• Ireland John O'Neill 345
• Dave Gibson 339
• Peter Shilton 339
• Colin Appleton 333
• Dennis Rofe 324
• Wes Morgan 323
• Paul Ramsey 322
• Rowley 321
• Arthur Lochhead 320
• Muzzy Izzet 319
• Ian Wilson 318
• Derek Hines 317
• Lenny Glover 306

Includes competitive appearances only. Current players in bold.

• Arthur Rowley 265
• Jamie Vardy 164
• Ernie Hine 156
• Derek Hines 117
• Arthur Lochhead 114
• Gary Lineker 103
• Mike Stringfellow 97
• Johnny Duncan 95
• Jimmy Walsh 91
• Jack Lee 84
• Alan Smith 84
• Frank Worthington 78
• Mal Griffiths 76
• Ken Keyworth 76
• Danny Liddle 71
• Arthur Maw 64
• Matty Fryatt 62
• Andy King 62
• Steve Walsh 62
• Steve Lynex 60
• David Nugent 59
• Fred Shinton 58
• Jack Bowers 56
• Dave Gibson 53
• Jackie Sinclair 53
• Hugh Adcock 52
• George Dewis 51
• Gary McAllister 51

Ballon d'Or nominees The following players have been nominated for the Ballon d'Or while playing for Leicester; the award is also referred to as the World or European Footballer of the Year.

• Gordon Banks (1966)
• Jamie Vardy (2016)
• Riyad Mahrez (2016)

PFA Player of the Year The following players have been named the PFA Player of the Year whilst playing for Leicester:

• 2016 – Riyad Mahrez

FWA Footballer of the Year The following players have been named the FWA Footballer of the Year whilst playing for Leicester:

• 2016 – Jamie Vardy

English Golden Boot The following players have won the English Golden Boot for being the country's top goalscorer, while at Leicester (note: This applies only to players playing in the top tier of English football):

• Gary Lineker (1984–85) (joint winner)
• Jamie Vardy (2019–20)

English Second Division Golden Boot The following players have won the golden boot for being the top goalscorer in the second tier of English football while at Leicester:

• David Skea (1894–95)
• Arthur Chandler (1924–25)
• Jack Bowers (1936–37)
• Arthur Rowley (1952–53), (1956–57)
• Willie Gardiner (1955–56)
• Gary Lineker (1982–83)

Football League Awards Player of the Year The following players have been named the best player in their division in the Football League Awards while at Leicester:

• Matty Fryatt (League One, 2009)

LMA Manager of the Year The following managers have been named the LMA Manager of the Year or won their division award while at Leicester:

• Nigel Pearson (Championship, 2014)
• Claudio Ranieri (Overall, 2016; Premier League, 2016)

The Best FIFA Men's Player nominees The following players have been shortlisted for The Best FIFA Men's Player award, while playing for Leicester:

• Jamie Vardy (2016)
• Riyad Mahrez (2016)

The Best FIFA Men's Coach The following managers have been shortlisted and won, The Best FIFA Men's Coach award while managing Leicester:

•  Claudio Ranieri (2016)

The Best FIFA Goalkeeper nominees The following goalkeepers have been shortlisted for The Best FIFA Goalkeeper award, while playing for Leicester:

• Kasper Schmeichel (2018, 2021)

BBC Sports Personality Coach of the Year Award

• Claudio Ranieri (2016)

BBC Sports Personality Team of the Year Award

• Leicester City (2016)

ESPN Team of the Year

• Leicester City (2016)

Laureus World Sports Award

• Leicester City (2017)

FIFA FIFPro World11 nominees The following players have been shortlisted for the FIFA FIFPro World11, while playing for Leicester:

• Jamie Vardy (2016)

PFA Team of the Year The following players have been named in the PFA Team of the Year while at Leicester:

• 1979 – Second Division – Mark Wallington
• 1982 – Second Division – Mark Wallington
• 1989 – Second Division – Gary McAllister
• 1990 – Second Division – Gary McAllister
• 1996 – First Division – Garry Parker, Steve Claridge
• 2003 – First Division – Muzzy Izzet, Paul Dickov
• 2009 – League One – Jack Hobbs, Matt Oakley, Matty Fryatt
• 2011 – Championship – Kyle Naughton, Andy King
• 2013 – Championship – Kasper Schmeichel, Wes Morgan
• 2014 – Championship – Kasper Schmeichel, Wes Morgan, Danny Drinkwater
• 2016 – Premier League – Wes Morgan, N'Golo Kanté, Riyad Mahrez, Jamie Vardy
• 2020 – Premier League – ÇaÄŸlar Söyüncü, Jamie Vardy