Leicester City F.C.

Leicester City F.C.

Full name	Leicester City Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Foxes, The Blues, The Blue Army
Founded	1884 (as Leicester Fosse)
Ground	King Power Stadium, Leicester
Ground Capacity	32,262
Owner	Asian Football Investments
Chairman	Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha
Manager	Claude Puel
League	The Premier League
2015–16	Premier League, 1st
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Leicester City F.C. are an English football club. They are based in Leicester in the county of Leicestershire. Leicester won the 2015–16 Premier League, their first Premier League title.

They are probably most famous for producing players like Gary Lineker and Peter Shilton. They have won 3 Football League Cups and hold the record for appearing in the most FA Cup finals without ever winning one. Their current chairman is Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha and their current manager is Claude Puel.

They historically won their first and only English Premier League title in the 2015/16 season.

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.

Season	League	Position	Notes	Manager(s)
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	League Championship	15th
2005/06	League Championship	16th		Craig Levein, Rob Kelly
2006/07	League Championship	19th		Rob Kelly, Nigel Worthington, Martin Allen
2007/08	League Championship	22nd	Relegated	Gary Megson, Frank Burrows, Ian Holloway
2008/09	League One	1st	Champions	Nigel Pearson
2009/10	League Championship	5th	Play Off Semi Finalist	Nigel Pearson
2010/11	League Championship	10th		Paulo Sousa, Sven Goran Eriksson
2011/12	League Championship	9th		Sven Goran Eriksson, Nigel Pearson
2012/13	League Championship	6th	Play Off Semi Finalist	Nigel Pearson
2013/14	League Championship	1st	Champions	Nigel Pearson
2014/15	Premier League	14th		Nigel Pearson
2015/16	Premier League	1st	Champions	Claudio Ranieri
2016/17	Premier League	12th		Claudio Ranieri, Craig Shakespeare

Former position

1894/95 : Second Division - 4th 1895/96 : Second Division - 8th 1896/97 : Second Division - 9th 1897/98 : Second Division - 7th 1898/99 : Second Division - 3rd 1899/00 : Second Division - 5th 1900/01 : Second Division - 11th 1901/02 : Second Division - 14th 1902/03 : Second Division - 15th 1903/04 : Second Division - 18th 1904/05 : Second Division - 14th 1905/06 : Second Division - 7th 1906/07 : Second Division - 3rd 1907/08 : Second Division - 2nd 1908/09 : First Division - 20th 1909/10 : Second Division - 5th 1910/11 : Second Division - 15th 1911/12 : Second Division - 10th 1912/13 : Second Division - 15th 1913/14 : Second Division - 18th 1914/15 : Second Division - 19th 1919/20 : Second Division - 14th 1920/21 : Second Division - 12th 1921/22 : Second Division - 9th 1922/23 : Second Division - 3rd 1923/24 : Second Division - 12th 1924/25 : Second Division - Champions 1925/26 : First Division - 17th 1926/27 : First Division - 7th 1927/28 : First Division - 3rd 1928/29 : First Division - 2nd 1929/30 : First Division - 8th 1930/31 : First Division - 16th 1931/32 : First Division - 19th 1932/33 : First Division - 19th 1933/34 : First Division - 17th 1934/35 : First Division - 21st 1935/36 : Second Division - 6th 1936/37 : Second Division - Champions 1937/38 : First Division - 16th 1938/39 : First Division - 22nd 1939/40 : Second Division - - 1946/47 : Second Division - 9th 1947/48 : Second Division - 9th 1948/49 : Second Division - 19th 1949/50 : Second Division - 15th 1950/51 : Second Division - 14th 1951/52 : Second Division - 5th 1952/53 : Second Division - 5th 1953/54 : Second Division - Champions 1954/55 : First Division - 21st 1955/56 : Second Division - 5th 1956/57 : Second Division - Champions 1957/58 : First Division - 18th 1958/59 : First Division - 19th 1959/60 : First Division - 12th 1960/61 : First Division - 6th 1961/62 : First Division - 14th 1962/63 : First Division - 4th 1963/64 : First Division - 11th 1964/65 : First Division - 18th 1965/66 : First Division - 7th 1966/67 : First Division - 8th 1967/68 : First Division - 13th 1968/69 : First Division - 21st 1969/70 : Second Division - 3rd 1970/71 : Second Division - Champions 1971/72 : First Division - 12th 1972/73 : First Division - 16th 1973/74 : First Division - 9th 1974/75 : First Division - 18th 1975/76 : First Division - 7th 1976/77 : First Division - 11th 1977/78 : First Division - 22nd 1978/79 : Second Division - 17th 1979/80 : Second Division - Champions 1980/81 : First Division - 21st 1981/82 : Second Division - 8th 1982/83 : Second Division - 3rd 1983/84 : First Division - 15th 1984/85 : First Division - 15th 1985/86 : First Division - 19th 1986/87 : First Division - 20th 1987/88 : Second Division - 13th 1988/89 : Second Division - 15th 1989/90 : Second Division - 13th 1990/91 : Second Division - 2nd 1991/92 : Second Division - 4th 1992/93 : First Division - 6th 1993/94 : First Division - 4th 1994/95 : Premier League - 21st 1995/96 : First Division - 5th 1996/97 : Premier League - 9th 1997/98 : Premier League - 10th 1998/99 : Premier League - 10th 1999/00 : Premier League - 8th

European record

Season	Competition	Round	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
1961–62	European Cup Winners' Cup	PR	Glenavon	3–1	4–1	7–2
		1R	Atlético Madrid	1–1	0–2	1–3
1997–98	UEFA Cup	1R	Atlético Madrid	0–2	1–2	1–4
2000–01	UEFA Cup	1R	Red Star Belgrade	1–1	1–3	2–4
2016–17	UEFA Champions League	GS	Porto	1–0	–	1st place
			Club Brugge	2–1	3–0
			Copenhagen	1–0	0–0
		R16		–	–	–

Notes

• Goals by Leicester are listed first
• PR: Preliminary round
• 1R: First round
• GS: Group stage