Leicester City F.C.

Last updated : 21/05/2024 05:20:28

Introduction

Leicester City F.C. are a Grassroots football team made up of 2 team members.

The team is from Leicester, United Kingdom and play in the Premier League Lion Cup.

Leicester City F.C. started using TeamStats in November 2017.

Team Details

Leicester City Football Club

Leicester City Football Club is a professional association football club based in Leicester, in the East Midlands of England. They play their home matches at the King Power Stadium and compete in the EFL Championship, the second level of the English football league system.

History

Leicester City were founded in 1884 as Leicester Fosse F.C, playing on a field near Fosse Road. They moved to Filbert Street in 1891, were elected to the Football League in 1894 and adopted the name Leicester City in 1919. They moved to the nearby Walkers Stadium in 2002, which was renamed as the King Power Stadium in 2011.

Leicester City's most successful period came in the 2015-16 season, when they won the Premier League title. This was a major upset, as Leicester were the 5000-1 outsiders to win the title at the start of the season. The team was managed by Claudio Ranieri and featured players such as Jamie Vardy, Riyad Mahrez and N'Golo Kanté.

Leicester City have also won the FA Cup once, in 2021, and the League Cup twice, in 1964 and 1997.

Sources

Premier League

The Premier League is the top tier of the English football league system. It was founded in 1992 and is currently contested by 20 clubs. The Premier League is one of the most watched football leagues in the world, with an average of over 2 billion viewers per season.

The current Premier League champions are Manchester City.