Their miracle 2016 Premier League title put the club at the forefront of the world’s attention, but there’s more to Leicester City than just that one glorious season.
Leicester City are a football club from Leicester, England, who will be playing in the Premier League for the 2024/25 season.
Known as The Foxes, Leicester play their home matches at the King Power Stadium. They are most famous for winning the 2015/16 Premier League under Claudio Ranieri after they had been widely tipped as relegation candidates before the season began.
Leicester became a consistently competitive force in the Premier League, spurred on by goals from Jamie Vardy and the tactical astuteness of manager Brendan Rodgers.
Under Rodgers, Leicester twice missed out on Champions League qualification with final-day defeats - finishing fifth in 2019/20 and 2020/21. But he did get his side over the line in the 2021 FA Cup as the club won the famous competition for the first time in their history.
They reached their first ever European semi-final in the 2021/22 season, with a run to the last four of the inaugural Europa Conference League before losing to Roma.
Leicester struggled and after a winless run of six games, including defeats against relegation rivals Southampton and Crystal Palace, the board sacked Rodgers in April 2023.
In a surprise move, former Aston Villa and Norwich manager Dean Smith was brought in as interim manager to take charge for the final eight games of the season.
Under Enzo Maresca, Leicester secured their return to the Premier League the following season, after securing the Championship title in late April 2024. But the Italian left for Chelsea less than a month later.
Former Nottingham Forest boss Steve Cooper was named as the new manager in June 2024, but was sacked after only five months in the role.
Former Manchester United striker Ruud van Nistelrooy was named as Cooper's replacement on November 30, 2024.
Foundation and early history
Post-war period
Martin O'Neill era
League One and Premier League comeback
Miracle relegation escape and Premier League title
Helicopter disaster
Winning the FA Cup and Community Shield
Relegation to the Championship
Back in the Premier League
Biggest rivals
The fanbase
Club finances
Leicester City News
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